English 10
Semester I Syllabus
Mr. Traband
Introduction to Class: Rules, Expectations, and Hope for the Future
1. Pass Out Textbooks: Elements of Literature Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1997.
2. Read Page 2: “A Conversation with Ray Bradbury”
3. Read Page 3: “Becoming a Strategic Reader”
4. Read Pages 4-5: “What Happened During the Ice Storm” by Jim Heynen
Hard Choices: A Short Stories Unit
1. Read Pages 8-27: “The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin
a. Summary Work: Making Meaning and Language Link Questions
b. Movie Tie-in: The Wrath of Kahn (1982)
2. Read Pages 32-33 Elements of Literature: “Plot: The Story’s Framework” by John Leggett
a. Work Sheet: Understanding the Framework of “Cold Equations”
3. Read Pages 34-40: “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell
a. Summary Work: Making Meaning and Language Link Questions
4. Read Page 43: Before you Read “Mr. Parker”
5. Read Pages 44-47: “Mr. Parker” by Laurie Colwin
a. Summary Work: Making Meanings and Language Link Questions
6. Read Pages 50- 51 Elements of Literature: “Setting: Putting Us There” by John Leggett
7. Read Pages 52-64: “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro
a. Read Page 65: “First Lesson” by Phyllis McGinley
b. Summary Work: Making Meanings, Building Your Portfolio, and Language Link
8. Read Page 69: Before You Read “Everyday Use”
9. Read Pages 70-76: “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker
a. Summary Work: Connections, Making Meanings, Building Your Portfolio, Literature
Link
10. Read Pages 81-83: “from Travels With Charlie” by John Steinbeck
a. Summary Work: Finding Common Ground and Writer’s Workshop Pages 83-89
11. Essay: Writing a Personal Narrative of 3 to 5 Pages
12. Unit Test
Book Reading: Young Adult Genre
1. Read: The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman
a. Focus: Taking notes while reading. Picking out important passages and elements to the
story.
2. Read: Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
a. Focus: Elements of Poetry.
3. Semester Final