English 10

Trimester B Syllabus

Textbook Collections (Elements of Literature, 4th Course). Selections from collections 4-7; 11-13
Reading Selections: Animal Farm, Anthem, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s
Dream

Terms to Know

Literature Persuasion and Propaganda

Point of View Blank Verse Objective vs. Subjective Writing
• First Person Pun Fact vs. Opinion
• Third-Person Soliloquy Credibility and Motivation
Omniscient Aside Appeals
Tragedy • Emotional
• Third-Person
Tragic Flaw • Logical
Limited
Tragic Hero Logical Fallacies
Irony
Allegory • Name Calling
• Dramatic • Either/Or
Fable
• Situational Moral • False Cause/Effect
• Verbal Elizabethan English • Hasty Generalizations
Satire Archaic Words • Loaded Language
Generalizations Propaganda Techniques
Tone • Fear Appeal
Voice • Rumor/Innuendo
• Slogans/Repetition
• Bandwagon
• Doublespeak/Euphemisms

Grammar and Language. “Daily Language Workouts” (Writer’s Inc.), Units 12-22. Focus:
Transitions, parallel structure, dangling/misplaced modifiers, participles/participial phrases,
subordinate clauses

Vocabulary. “Vocabulary Workshop” (Holt Supplement): Units 13-24

Note: Time constraints may limit the total number of both grammar/language and
vocabulary units completed during the trimester. This syllabus illustrates the unit choices and
the maximum amount of units to be completed by any teacher.

Reading Skills: Chronological order; summarize vs. paraphrase; understanding analogies,

anecdotes, and comic relief; reading nonfiction

Writing: Minimum of two graded essays.

Mandatory Essay: Persuasion: Students will convince an audience using credible persuasive
techniques.

Other Requirements:
• Research: Evaluate source credibility; understand primary and secondary sources; document
sources using MLA (Modern Language Association) format
• Oral Presentation
• Use of Technology (one minimum): PowerPoint, wikis, blog, multi-media, Internet research