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English 10 Introductory Material

English 10 Syllabus

English 10 Day One Presentation

English 10 Letter Home to Parents

Student Survey Sheet

Summer Reading Essay Prompts

Essay Graphic Organizer

Hero's Journey Unit

Hero's Journey Prezi

Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer

Hero's Journey Project Assignment Sheet

Hero's Journey Relevant Video Links:

• Finding Joe Documentary Trailer
• Matrix and the Monomyth
• Harry Potter receives his "call to adventure"
• E.T. Bicycle Flight
• Goonies Elixir Scene
• Prison Break Season 1 Trailer

Hero Archetypes

Heroine Archetypes

Villain Archetypes

Female Villain Archetypes

Shows and Movies that use archetypes:

• Saved by the Bell
• Breakfast Club poster
• Breakfast Club trailer

United 93 Trailer

The Man Behind the Red Bandana

Finding Joe (documentary about Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey)

Finding Joe guided questions

Hero's Journey Test Review Sheet

Beowulf Unit

Beowulf Introductory PowerPoint

Beowulf Translation Essay Assignment (Honors)

Ragnar Research Project (quiz grade)

Ragnar Guided Viewing Questions

PSAT Preparation

Official PSAT Practice Test from the College Board

MacBeth

MacBeth Day 1 Lesson Plans

MacBeth Day 1 Tossing Lines Handout

MacBeth 1.1 Video Clips

MacBeth 1.2 Video Clip

MacBeth 1.2 Analysis Video (Honors Only)

Why should we study MacBeth? video

Tossing Lines 2.1

2.1 MacBeth Soliloquy video

MacBeth Act 3 Questions

MacBeth 3.4 Anticipation Guide and Viewing Sheet

MacBeth 3.4-4.3 Handout

MacBeth Act 4 Guided Viewing Handout

MacBeth Act 5 Questions

Sonnets

Sonnet Introductory Notes

Hip-Hop and Shakespeare TED Talk

Romeo and Juliet Palmers' Sonnet Video 1

Romeo and Juliet Palmers' Sonnet Video 2

Shakespeare's Sonnet Series Background Information

John Green Video Explaining Sonnets 18, 116, 130

One Tree Hil Wedding Toast Video with Sonnet 116

Multiple Choice Questions for Sonnets 18 and 116

Sonnet 130 Presentation (with video links)

J. Cole - "Crooked Smile" - for use with Sonnet 130

Sonnet 130 MCAS-style editorial essay assignment

Satire

Satire Introductory PowerPoint

Shrek Clip

Will Ferrell as George W. Bush Clip

Horace vs. Juvenal Satire

Modest Proposal In-Context Vocabulary Exercise

Your Own Modest Proposal Essay and Rubric

Your Own Modest Proposal Graphic Organizer

Welcome to English 10! 

This is a challenging course which explores the British literary tradition, to coincide with your study of European history this year.  Together, we will read some of our language’s greatest works of literature, written over the course of literally 1000 years.  As we examine novels, plays, poems, and nonfiction informational texts, we’ll be preparing for the MCAS, which all sophomores will take as a graduation requirement in the spring.

Our coursework will be aligned to the Common Core State Standards and the Medford District curriculum.  In this class, you will have opportunities to think to be creative!