10th Grade English/Language Arts

This class will focus on novels, short stories, and poetry  that have withstood the test of time.  ACT/SAT practice will be incorporated in class.  Students will be guided in writing a research paper in the Spring term. 

Materials: 

  • 1/2″ inch, 3-ring binder or pocket folder with braids in the middle for notes
  • 4 Binder dividers with pockets
  • Loose leaf paper in binder (college-ruled)
  • Black pens/pencils
  • Yellow highlighters
  • Red pens
  • Spring semester: index cards for research paper & pocket folder

10th Grade  (all paperbacks)

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Click here for link

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
(will need first week of school)

  • ASIN  :  B09X6JCFF5
  • Independently published (April 10, 2022)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
– ISBN-10: 9780141439518
– ISBN-13: 978-0141439518

MacBeth by William Shakespeare
(Please make sure to get the above version (link above) because it has useful notes)

Please note: Students will choose either Pride & Prejudice or War of the Worlds to read. Only purchase the book they choose between the two.