English Grade 10 Interdisc. w/ Global

Content

Elements of a Narrative
Quoting and Paraphrasing
Relating 2 or more texts
Introduce Session One Part B Regents
(reading & writing for information)
Develop Original ideas using supporting documentation
Apply non-fiction texts to ideas/tasks
Research/Bibliography
Primary/Secondary ResourcesSuggested ResourcesNovels
Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift
Frankenstein Mary Shelley
Candide Voltaire
The Island of Dr. Moreau H.G.WellsEssays/Short Stories
Some Thoughts Concerning Education - John Locke
Essay on the Custom & Spirit of Notions - Voltaire
Moral Theory - David Hume
Movies/Films
Gulliver's Travels
Issac Newton: A Tale of Two Issacs
Plays
The Tempest

Skills

Draw Conclusions, make inferences, make judgments, and predict outcomes based on historical events
Make inferences using context clues
Apply research material to current events and historical events
Identify Literary Devices (foreshadowing, suspense, irony, figurative language)
Extend reading vocabulary
Use Charts/Graphic Material to draw conclusions and connect ideas
Suggested Strategies
Use internet to locate primary sources
Use library reference material
Dictionary/encyclopedia skills
Graphic Organizers
Outlines
Research Groups
Fishbowl Activities
Socratic Circles
***Trip to NYC Public Library***

Assessment
Regents Session One Part B
Vocabulary Tests/Quizzes
Compositon/Essays
Group Research Project
Current Event Reports
Teacher Generated Assessment using Bloom's Taxonomy
-20% knowledge -20% comprehension -20% application -10% analysis -10% synthesis -10% evaluationThemes
Science and Nature
Nature and Mankind
Human Nature
Progressive Thinking
Philosophy
Good -vs- Evil
Social/Political/Religious Responsibility
Moral/Political Impacts on Science
Deism/Humanism/Christianity