English 10 . . . Full Year . . . 2 Credits The major emphasis in this class will be the writing process. Students will continue their use of writing portfolios and study grammar and mechanics in their own writing extensively. Students will read four required readings, one will include a William Shakespeare play. Students will complete a research paper and will learn how to complete a works cited page and parenthetical citations.
Vocabulary study is included in connection with literature studies.
English 11 . . . The basis of study in the class is American Literature. A chronological study of literature begins with the colonial period. Included throughout the year are authors representative of the periods of Revolutionary, Realism, Civil War, Transcendentalism, and Modern. Literary genre is reviewed and new material is introduced.