Syllabus for English 10

Class Pages

Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.

Charles Fisher

Objectives:

The objective of this class, and teacher, is to help you become a better reader and writer. As Malcolm X said, "By any means necessary!"

Texts:

McDougal Littell: The Language of Literature

Themes:

Themes we will be looking at this year are: tolerance, Americanism & the American Dream, Individualism, and Freedom.

Units:

We will be studying the following units in the 1^st semester:

Voices of Colonial America

American Revolution/Writers in a Growing Nation

New England Speaks/Transcendentalism

Procedures:

No purses on your desk or lap...Put them under the chair, or in your locker.

Cell phones, and ALL other electronic devices:

1^st Offense: Item will be confiscated until the end of the period.

2^nd Offense: Item will be confiscated and given to the dean for parent pick-up.

You will receive on bathroom pass for six weeks. Once you use it, no more bathroom trips.

Journal Requirements

Writing is just like anything else: the more you practice, the better you become. In this class, you are required to write ½ page each day in your journal. Most classes will use the five minutes at the beginning of class to, at least, begin to complete the ½ page. However, when it becomes clear that most of the class is not using the five minutes, the journal becomes a standing homework assignment.