Course Learning Outcomes

As students complete the course assignments, they will increase their knowledge, improve twenty-first-century skills, and develop an attribute.

Knowledge: English 9, Part 2

In this course, knowledge refers to the subject matter and content students will learn while completing the readings, practices, quizzes, and assignments.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:

1. Explore how our brains make meaning of stories through reading.

2. Develop your toolbox for reading stories by learning about reading strategies.

3. Write a literary analysis.

4. Practice close reading and take notes in their course notes.

5. Identify several elements of culture and understand how food, clothing, family events, traditions, and experiences shape identity.

6. Conduct research.

7. Write an expository essay in steps.

Twenty-First-Century Skill: Critical Thinking: Interpretation and Analysis

As students complete this course's assignments, they will gain skills in Interpretation and Analysis. This skill is part of critical thinking.  

Attribute: Respect

Respect is the attribute of this course. There are various examples drawn from literature and things to think about to help students think of ways to increase their respect.

Course Description

In English 10, Part 2, you will explore the course theme of How Culture Shapes Identity.  The course is divided into three units of instruction:

• Unit 1 includes modules 1–5. In this unit, students will apply cognitive reading strategies and examine literary elements in their anchor text, including point of view, authors' choices, characterization, and theme.

• Unit 2 includes modules 6–11. This unit will focus on making connections through shared experiences. Students will examine food, traditions and family customs, childhood experiences, clothes, names, and homes within cultures.

• Unit 3 includes modules 12–15. Students will apply the principles and concepts of cultural identity to focus on research and expository writing with a music topic. This unit will allow students to choose a music topic, research it, and write about it. Students will submit their final paper, take the final exam, and claim their optional microcredential if they choose to do so in module 16. 

Course Structure

The structure of each module in the course includes three main sections, referred to as "lessons" so students can monitor their time:

1. Literacy Skills and Strategies: This is where students will learn how to be expert readers, writers, and thinkers around literature. 

2. Application and Writing Assignments: Most of the written assignments for submission will be in this section. Sometimes an assignment is out of order, simply because it needs to occur before the next concept is taught.

3. English Skill Enrichment Focus: These are the English skills that students need to master including grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, vocabulary, fluency, etc.