LAN 1000: English 10

05/01/2025 to 05/30/2026 • Modified 04/27/2025

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.

Next Start Date*

Next Monday

Program Restrictions*

ESD: Elementary School Diploma (ESDP-ESD-D) Excluded
MSD: Middle School Diploma (MSDP-MSD-D) Excluded

Prerequisite Requirements*

Any of the following:

All of the following:
- LAN 0901 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
  and
- LAN 0902 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
or
All of the following:
- LAN 0901 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
  and
- LAN 0905 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
  and
- LAN 0906 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
or
All of the following:
- LAN 0902 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
  and
- LAN 0903 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
  and
- LAN 0904 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
or
All of the following:
- LAN 0903 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
  and
- LAN 0904 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
  and
- LAN 0905 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
  and
- LAN 0906 previously completed with a minimum grade of D
or
LAN 0900 previously completed with a minimum grade of D

High School Diploma Requirements*

Contributes 1 credit to LUOA – English, English Requirement.

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

*Course specifics are tentative and subject to change each year. For the most current information, please refer to the Course Registration Tool.