English 10 Syllabus 3 rd
Quarter
Jan. 5 Introduction to Mythology
6 Work on presentations of Olympians
7 Chap. 1 Olympians
8 Chap. 1 Lesser Gods (Quiz on Olympians; video on Perseus)
9 Chap. 2 (Quiz on Lesser Gods) video
12 Chap. 3 (Quiz on Chap. 2 & video on Prometheus)
13 Chap. 4 (Quiz chap. 3)
14 Quiz chap. 4 & Review for test on part 1
15 Test Part 1
16 Chap. 13
19 Inservice
20 Chap. 14 (Quiz on 13)
21 Video on Troy (Quiz on 14)
22 Chap. 15
23 Chap. 16 (quiz on 15)
26 Chap. 17 (Quiz on 16) Review part 4
27 Test Part 4
28 Chap. 18
29 Chap. 19 (Quiz on 18)
30 Quiz on 19; Review for Mythology final
Feb. 2 Mythology Final
3 Introduce poetry unit; DVD from author’s desk; poetry terms & first poem
4 Read selections of poetry 595-603
5 626-633
6 648-652
9 Test on Three sections of poetry
10 Descriptive essay/Benchmark test
11 Descriptive essay
12 664-670
13 683-684,689-691
16 Grammar Chap. 20, Sec. 1(316-319)
17 700-706
18 Test on three sections of poetry
19-20 Winter Break
23 Benchmark Test
24 Work on Essay
25 Intro. To Drama-DVD on author/elements of Drama/ Begin reading play
26 Introduce Antigone/Begin reading
27 751-760
Mar. 2 Video
3 770-780
4 Video
5 780-790
6 Video
9 Chap. 20, Sec. 1 Grammar
10 798-806
11 Test Antigone/ Enemy of the People
12 Quarter Test
13 Begin Our Town/end of quarter

Grading for Class for the class will be based on the following: Daily grades 30%, Selection Tests
35%, and Benchmark Tests/Essays 35%.
Class Expectations:
1.
All class work is to be in ink or typed and raggy edges are to be cut off.
2.
All students are responsible to make up missed work no later than three days after returning.
3.
Class work for missed classes is to be done before planned school field trips or sports activities which occur during school time.
4.
Expectations for class behavior are posted on the wall.

English 10 Syllabus 4 th Quarter
Mar. 16 Our Town Read Act 1
17 Our Town Discuss Act 1 & Quiz Read Act 2
18 Our Town Discuss Act 2 & Quiz( video on Act 3)
19 Our Town Discuss Act 3 & Quiz
20 Reflective Essay
23 Introduction to Julius Caesar/Listen to Scenes 1 & 2
24 Discuss rest of Act 1
25 Act 2 Scene 1 (video)
26 Act. 2 Scene 2 –end of Act 2
27-30 no school
31 Act 3 Scene 1 (video)
April 1 Act 3 Scenes 2 & 3
2 Video
3 Act 4 (video)
6 Act 5
7 Grammar Chap. 20, Sec. 2 Clauses
8 Review for Test on Julius Caesar
9 Test on Julius Caesar
10& 13 No School
14 Raisin in the Sun
15 Video
16 Raisin in the Sun
17 Video
20 Raisin in the Sun
21 Video
22 Raisin in the Sun
23 Paper on the Play
24 Introd. to unit DVD 964-965,( Read 967-974)
27 967-974 (Read 991-999)
28 991-999/Review simple/Compound sentences
29 1007-1015
301036-1043
May 1 1045-1050
4 Test on Unit 6 Part 1
5 Introduce Romances & King Arthur
6 1076-1091
7 video Camelot
8 Don Quixote 113-1121
11 Test on Romances
12 Review for final
13 Final Test/Begin independent reading
14 Job Shadowing Report
15-21 Independent Reading
Grading for fourth quarter will be the following: Selection Tests 35%, Daily 30%, Essays and
Job Shadowing reports 35%( due date May 15 for written work)
Class expectations are same as last quarter.