English 10 Academic
syllabus

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

English Ten - The Quest

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 - Search for Individual Meaning
  • Siddhartha – Hermann Hesse
  • Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer
  • Smoke, Fire, and Angels - Mark Robinson (independent reading)
Unit II - Search for a Place in Society
  • The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
  • A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
  • The Girl Who Fell from the Sky - Heidi Durrow
Unit III - Search for Individual Morality
  • Lord of the Flies - William Golding
  • Macbeth - William Shakespeare
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