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Our theme for English in 10th grade is culture. We will be working from our Springboard textbook (Level V) to improve our comprehension and writing skills. We are also going to read several novels together in class.*****************************************************************************************2010/2011: Novels for ELA 10October/November: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR THINGS FALL APART:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_Fall_Apart
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/things/http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Things-Fall-Apart.id-133.html
*******************************************************************************************January/February: Smoke Signals by Sherman AlexieHelpful Links for Smoke Signals:Movie Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4GthKmraXQReview of Smoke Signals: http://www.fallsapart.com/rvw-ssse.html