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Curriculum Highlights English 10, 6.0

Curriculum Highlights English 10, 6.0. It was a year filled with memorable characters! . All Quiet on the Western Front. Summer Reading! What joy! In this novel, you explored the grisly, realistic portrayal of World War I written by a guy who’d been there, done that.

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Curriculum Highlights English 10, 6.0

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  1. Curriculum HighlightsEnglish 10, 6.0 It was a year filled with memorable characters!

  2. All Quiet on the Western Front • Summer Reading! What joy! • In this novel, you explored the grisly, realistic portrayal of World War I written by a guy who’d been there, done that. • Remarque’s main character, Paul Baumer, and his comrades touched upon the themes of instinct, loss, and identity that soldiers from all wars during all time periods have struggled with.

  3. AQWF continued… • The trench warfare tactics, along with the vivid descriptions of the struggles of the soldier cemented this novel as “The Greatest War Novel of All Time.” • Though the characters are German, this book is not about nationality but humanity.

  4. A Tale of Two Cities • Vive la France! We learned about the French Revolution! • Juxtaposition of the Manettes’ quiet English home to France’s blood-thirsty mobs.

  5. A Tale of Two Cities continued… • You met Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay. They represent the two sides of one personality, one city, one historical moment; this is a novel that is aptly titled. • Sydney Carton is one of Dickens’ most complex and interesting characters.

  6. Oedipus Rex • If you thought the Greeks were boring, think again! • Oedipus is a tragic hero. He murders his father and marries his mother…without realizing it until it is far too late. • Oedipus’s hubris is realized, but not until after his wife/mother has committed suicide, and his brother-in-law agrees to banish him.

  7. The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger • Oh, Holden, why so angry? Through this character study, we explored the teenage angst and extreme emotions a young man went through as he tried to navigate that perilous adolescent time that bridges childhood and adulthood. It doesn’t help that his kid brother Allie died.

  8. Dante’s The Inferno • If you are ever kicked out of the country for political reasons, the best way to get revenge is to write a long poem about Hell and put all of your enemies there! • Dante was also a romantic; he fell in love with a woman he only met twice and wrote her into his work as his guide through Heaven, though our studies focused on Virgil as his guide through Hell.

  9. The Inferno continued . . . • In The Inferno, a medieval scholar travels into Hell, where the sinners are divided up and sentenced to suffer according to their gravest sin. For example, the lustful, swept away by their passions in life, are caught in a perpetual roaring whirlwind. • Dante’s character learns about the punishment for sin and the price one pays for earthly pleasures.

  10. Cyrano de Bergerac • The man can improvise verse and fence at the same time. What more could a person want? • Romanticism at its finest – Cyrano’s pride and assumption that his spirit will never trump his gigantic nose leads to a humorous yet tragic love triangle.

  11. Cyrano de Bergerac continued… • In spite of Cyrano’s daring swordfights, impromptu ballads, and romantic balcony scenes, Christian seems to win out, but his idiocy fails to impress Roxanne, who ultimately realizes she desires a poetic soul over a rockin’ body.

  12. A Doll’s House • Victorian Era bliss… • Nora’s decision to leave her husband and family was controversial in its day, and it still has a powerful impact. The characters are incredibly real and complex. • As a former student once said of Torvald (from the movie), “No wonder he went on to become Hannibal Lecter and eat people.” • Realism & Allegory

  13. Culture Pieces - Selected Shorter Works • “Perceval: The Story of the Grail”, “Federigo’s Falcon”, “Old Milon”, “Daedalus and Icarus” • “A Problem”, “What Men Live By”, “The Lorelei” • “Half A Day”, “The Jay”, “The Guest” • “Dead Man’s Path”, “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”, “Half a Day”, Panchatantra: “Slow . . .” • Excerpts from religious and cultural pieces such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, “Noah and the Flood”, The Ramayana, The Rubaiyat, Tao Te Ching, and The Analects. Our studies have taken us from the ancient past… to imaginary realms we can only dream of!

  14. Overall, • Your learning this year focused on: • The theme of UNIVERSALITY • Authors’ TONE • Literary ANALYSIS • CRITICAL WRITING skills I hope you had as much fun exploring these concepts as I did!

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