English 10 emphasizes reading, understanding, and writing about literature using principles of logic. Students read historical and contemporary non‐fiction, poetic, dramatic, and prose selections from around the world. Readings include works by William Golding, Erich Maria Remarque, Mary Shelley, Yaa Gyasi, Khaled Hosseini, Jean Rhys, Thi Bui and others. This course builds on the fundamental reading, writing, and critical thinking skills that were taught in English 9, and deepens the formal, in‐depth study of literary analysis. Students’ appreciation of the broader social, cultural, and historical context is particularly encouraged. Ultimately, this course enables students to value literary art and to understand the complexities of human experience. An emphasis will be placed on critical analysis of fiction and nonfiction reading, advanced grammar and convention work, vocabulary acquisition, research, poetic expression and analysis. Students will write literary analysis, creative nonfiction, research papers, original poetry, OpEds, persuasive essays and a variety of creative writing forms.