ENGL 047: Tenth-Grade English, Part 2 – Expand

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 and take the final exam in module 16.

Additional Required Course Textbooks / Materials

Students will have a choice of which novel to read for the anchor text in this course. These are the novel choices:

• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
• Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
• Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

ENGL 047 Tenth-Grade English Part 2 Syllabus