Honors Language and Literature 10 is the second core course for Communication Arts at the high school, and is designed for students desiring a deeper and more rigor understanding of communication skills at an accelerated pace. The basic format of the course is comparable to LL10 with a greater emphasis placed on disciplined writing and enhanced text analysis of reading assignments. Teachers will foster students’ independence in applying concepts, skills and strategies in reading, writing and language acquisition that have been taught in previous levels as well as well as extend student learning in increasingly complex tasks.
A wide variety of genres focusing on world literature is explored and critically analyzed for enhanced understanding of ancient and modern world cultures, and world issues.
In this course of study, students extend their writing sophistication through in-depth assignments as well as deepen their ability to be active, critical and analytical readers and thinkers as they analysis, synthesis, and evaluate various modes of writing and genres of text. Assignments include extensive oral and written presentations, a formal research paper, and a summer reading assignment prior to the start of the course.