LAN 1000: English 10

05/01/2025 to 05/30/2026 • Modified 08/28/2025
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Course Description

This year-long course provides an engaging overview of world literature from ancient and modern cultures. Students read major works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama and evaluate the historical context, author’s influence, and literary impact of the works. These and other texts frame the students’ vocabulary comprehension through contextual application. Students study all steps of the development of a research paper and then utilize the learned skills to produce a well-structured research paper comparing or contrasting literary works. Students are guided with biblical truths to develop the skills necessary to honor God through excellence in the written word.

Prerequisite

English 9

Schedule

Module 1: Course Introduction & Writing Foundation

  • Week 1: Introduction and Vocabulary
  • Week 2: Writing Well and Avoiding Plagiarism
  • Week 3: Grammar and Style Review

Module 2: Greek Epic: The Odyssey by Homer

  • Week 4: Introduction to Greek Culture and The Odyssey Books 1-3
  • Week 5: The Odyssey: Books 4-9
  • Week 6: The Odyssey Books 10-15
  • Week 7: The Odyssey Books 16-20
  • Week 8: The Odyssey Books 21-22
  • Week 9: The Odyssey Books 23-24 and Quarter Exam

Module 3: Ancient Eastern Texts

  • Week 10: The Book of Job
  • Week 11: Epic of Gilgamesh

Module 4: Italian Literature: Selections from Dante’s Inferno

  • Week 12: Introduction to Dante
  • Week 13: Inferno Selections and Essay Instructions
  • Week 14: Inferno Selections and Essay Submission

Module 5: British Literature: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

  • Week 15: Introduction to Julius Caesar and Acts 1-2
  • Week 16: Julius Caesar, Acts 3-4
  • Week 17: Julius Caesar, Acts 4-5
  • Week 18: Julius Caesar Analysis and Quarter Exam

Module 6: Nonfiction

  • Week 19: Cicero and Pericles
  • Week 20: Theodora, More, Wollstonecraft, Augustine, and Lewis
  • Week 21: Comparative Texts and Sermons

Module 7: Short Stories

  • Week 22: Introduction to Short Stories and Russian Literature
  • Week 23: Spanish Literature: Don Quixote
  • Week 24: German Literature: Metamorphosis
  • Week 25: French and South American Short Stories
  • Week 26: Folk Tales and Fairy Tales
  • Week 27: Biblical Stories and Quarter Exam

Module 8: Research Paper & Poetry

  • Week 28: Introduction to Research
  • Week 29: Gathering and Evaluating Sources
  • Week 30: Creating an Outline and Finishing Research
  • Week 31: Rough Draft Submission
  • Week 32: Poetry and Paper Revisions
  • Week 33: Poetry and Final Draft Submission

Module 9: African Literature: Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

  • Week 34: Cry, the Beloved Country, Chapters 1-6
  • Week 35: Cry, the Beloved Country, Chapters 7-27
  • Week 36: Cry, the Beloved Country, Chapters 28-36 and Quarter Exam
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