This course is designed for academically talented students. This class will require more skills and creative thinking and be more challenging than regular English 9. Grammar and usage skills will be compacted. Advanced composition, literature, and language study will give the students greater opportunities for academic advancement than they would in a regular English classes. It is recommended that the students have at least a B average in English at the eighth grade level to be successful in this class.
Summer reading is required.
10 English 10 will concentrate on writing, speaking, and reading skills. Writing instruction will concentrate on spelling, outlining, paragraphs, and short compositions. Speech instruction will concentrate on informative speeches. Reading instruction will include vocabulary development, reading comprehension, interpretation of fiction and non-fiction. Book reports are required each grading period.