Topic outline

  • General

    English 10 Q4

    In English 10, we will study and explore poetry, narratives, short stories, novels, non-fiction essays, articles and informational texts. Our comprehension of these texts will be facilitated by analyzing and evaluating the literary elements, plot, character development and themes of each work. As part of this course, we will continue to develop writing skills by experimenting with multiple forms of writing. We will clarify thinking and writing by improving our ability to support opinions, providing expressive details and using the writing process as a means to strengthen ideas. This course will provide ample opportunities for students to imaginatively and critically express themselves through multi-media resources as they make essential connections to the world, themselves and literature.


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    • English 10 Q4 Moodle Course File

  • Topic 1



    • You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things -- to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.

      -       Sir Edmund Hillary

    • INTRODUCTION

    • Introduction to week 1 Page

    • RESOURCES

    • WATCH--Scope of Mt. Everest Page
    • RESOURCE--What it takes to climb Mt. Everest by Amelia Hansen Page
    • RESOURCE--All about Everest Page

    • GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

    • REVIEW --Comonly Confused Words: Good/Well Page

    • NON-FICTION WRITING

    • WATCH--Reading & Analyzing Non-Fiction Page
    • WATCH--Sir Edmund Hillary & Mt. Everest File
    • READ--Everest--Norgay, Krakauer & Hillary Page
    • READ--Rodger Ebert on Star Wars URL
    • READ--Vincent Candy on Star Wars URL
    • READ--Critical Reviews & Star Wars Page

  • Topic 2

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    • INTRODUCTION

    • INTRODUCTION to week 2 Page

    • RESOURCES

    • RESOURCE--Commonly Confused Words URL
    • RESOURCE--MLA intext citations URL
    • RESOURCES--Student Examples of Multigenre Reseach Paper Page

    • GRAMMAR & COMPREHENSION

    • MULTI-GENRE RESEARCH

    • INFORMATION--Writing a Multi-Genre Research Paper Page
    • RESOURCE--Timeline & Parenthetical Referencing Page
    • WATCH--MLA Works Cited and Intext Citation Page
    • READ--Our Research Process URL

    • SHAKESPEARE

    • WATCH--Shakespeare Biography Page
    • WATCH--Shakespeare's Language Page

  • Topic 3

    • IAGO
      O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;
      It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
      The meat it feeds on; (3.3.15)

    • INTRODUCTION

    • INTRODUCTION to week 3 Page
    • How to STRUCTURE your week Page

    • RESOURCES

    • RESOURCE--Intext Citations Page
    • RESOURCE--Othello Text Page
    • RESOURCE--Printable PDF File of Othello
    • RESOURCE-No Fear Shakespeare URL

    • GRAMMAR & COMPREHENSION

    • READ--Technical Writing on Space Junk Page
    • -Grammar Girl--Using Transition Words Page

    • MULTIGENRE RESEARCH PAPER

    • ASSIGNMENT--Introduction & Artifact 1 Page

    • OTHELLO

    • WATCH--Understanding Shakespeare's Othello Page
    • WATCH--The THEMES of Othello Page

  • Topic 4

    • Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh as Othello and Iago respectively, in a scene from the 1995 version of Othello.

    • INTRODUCTION

    • INTRODUCTION to week 4 Page

    • RESOURCES

    • RESOURCE--Intext Citations Page
    • RESOURCE--Othello Text Page
    • RESOURCE--Printable PDF File of Othello
    • RESOURCE--No Fear Shakespeare URL

    • GRAMMAR & COMPREHENSION

    • READ --Diction Page

    • MULTI-GENRE RESEARCH PAPER

    • OTHELLO

    • READ--Othello Act I, scenes ii-iii Page
    • WATCH--Othello Mini-Lecture Act I, scenes ii-iii Page
    • WATCH--Othello Act I Scene 2 Discussion Page
    • WATCH--Othello and You URL

  • Topic 5

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      William Shakespeare's grave, in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon.

    • INTRODUCTION

    • INTRODUCTION to week 5 Page

    • RESOURCES

    • RESOURCE--Listen to Othello URL
    • RESOURCE--Text of Othello Page

    • GRAMMAR & COMPREHENSION

    • WATCH--Choosing the RIGHT Word Page

    • MULTIGENRE RESEARCH PAPER

    • RESOURCE--How to compile a WORKS CITED page

    • OTHELLO

    • READ--Othello and Feminist Criticism Page
    • READ--Othello, Act II, scenes i-ii Page

  • Topic 6


    • We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly follow'd.
      --Iago (Othello, Act I, scene I, 43-44)

    • INTRODUCTION

    • RESOURCES

    • GRAMMAR & COMPREHENSION

    • WATCH--Aside, Soliloquy, Motif Page

    • OTHELLO

    • WATCH--Shakespearean Tragedy Page
    • ASSIGNMENT--Characters of Othello Page
    • WATCH--Productions of Othello Page
    • WATCH--Paul Robeson's Othello 1943 Page

  • Topic 7

  • Topic 8



    • John McCullough as Othello in mid 1800's. McCullough played both Iago and Othello in different productions of this play.


    • INTRODUCTION

    • INTRODUCTION to week 8 Page

    • RESOURCES

    • RESOURCE--No Fear Shakespeare URL
    • RESOURCE--Listen to Othello URL
    • RESOURCE--Text of Othello Page

    • GRAMMAR & COMPREHENSION

    • OTHELLO

    • READ--Othello, Act IV, scenes ii-iii Page

  • Topic 9

    • INTRODUCTION

    • INTRODUCTION to week 9 Page

    • RESOURCES

    • RESOURCE--No Fear Shakespeare URL
    • RESOURCE--Listen to Othello URL
    • RESOURCE--Text of Othello Page

    • GRAMMAR & COMPREHENSION

    • WATCH--Six Word Memoirs Page

    • OTHELLO

    • READ--Othello, Act V, Scene ii Page
    • READ--What the Critics Say... Page

  • Topic 10



    • “The riders in a race do not stop when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voices of friends and say to oneself, 'The work is done.'”
      --Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. quotes

    • INTRODUCTION

    • INTRODUCTION to week 10 Page

    • OTHELLO

    • Review for Othello Exam Page