English 10, a college preparatory course, builds upon the foundations set in English 9. Students study a variety of literary genres and learn to analyze and respond from a biblical worldview. The course stresses the development and application of literary analysis to improve close reading skills. As students practice and enhance their understanding of grammar and punctuation rules, they also develop their composition skills by honing their argumentation and effectively integrating evidence into their argumentative essays and research papers. 

Though summer reading is not required for this course, students will find that establishing a reading habit over the summer helps them get a head start on the reading experience they will have during the year. While we encourage them to read books of their own choosing, we also recommend the following titles as indicative of the type of literary rigor they may encounter in the English 10 classroom: George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Erich Garcia Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Parents may wish to have students read at least one of these titles, as doing so will help them enter the course better prepared for its pace and expectations.