English 10 Academic
syllabus
Carla Kurt, Instructor
English Department
Canton High School
Canton, CT
ckurt@cantonschools.org

English Ten - The Search for Individual Meaning

In addition to major works listed, each unit will include thematically related poetry, short fiction and nonfiction, extensive writing instruction, grammar and vocabulary. 

Unit I - Quest for Personal Identity: Who Am I?
  • Siddhartha – Hermann Hesse
  • Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer
Unit II - The Quest for Personal Identity: Where Do I Fit In?
  • The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
  • A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine hansberry
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Ken Kesey
Unit III - The Quest for Personal Agency: The Beast Within
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Lord of the Flies - William Golding
  • Twelve Angry Men - Reginald Rose
  • Macbeth - William Shakespeare
  • Smoke, Fire and Angels - Mark Robinson
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