English 10

Curriculum Revised August 2024

Course # 122/123
Credit 1.0

College Prep:
Sophomore English continues to build on students’ analytical reading and writing skills (including an emphasis on grammar, spelling, usage, and mechanics). As students will read a series of complex literary texts and explore a central topic in each unit of study, students will be expected to express their understanding of the core body of knowledge and skills through a variety of written, oral, and multimodal expressions regarding ethics, storytelling, historical influence and more.

Honors
Prerequisite: Students must have a 90 or higher cumulative average in their freshmen Honors English or a 95 or higher in their freshman College Prep English class, along with a teacher recommendation. 

Sophomore English continues to build on students’ analytical reading and writing skills (including an emphasis on grammar, spelling, usage, and mechanics). As students will read a series of complex literary texts and explore a central topic in each unit of study, students will be expected to express their understanding of the core body of knowledge and skills through a variety of written, oral, and multimodal expressions regarding ethics, storytelling, historical influence and more. As this is an Honors level course, the scope, and depth of analysis within literary texts will be greater than that of a College Preparatory course. By the end of this course, students will be prepared to write for higher-level challenges, such as the SAT, AP exams, or other college placement examinations.