Year 10 English

Core Program

This course covers the key subject area of English, including Essay and Genre Writing.

Our term courses are scheduled in line with public school term dates. There are 4 terms per year and usually 10 lessons per term, with one lesson each week. You can commence our courses at any time, however a new term starts in late January, April, July and October.

Our English course enable students to:

  • Improve English skills such as comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, genre and essay writing by using imaginative, interpretive and critical thinking to analyse and compose a variety of texts.

Program schedules are designed to allow maximum flexibility for students.

Course Structure
  • English (including Essay & Genre Writing)
  • 4 terms in a year, 10 weeks in a term
  • 1.5 hour lessons per week, during term
  • Can be combined with Maths (English + Maths: 3 hour lessons per week)
  • Students attend lessons at their allocated time schedule
  • Small class group based
  • Experienced educators
Course Outline

Year 10 ENGLISH

Term 1
Week 1 — Texts and Rhetoric
Week 2 — Debating I
Week 3 — Debating II
Week 4 — Discursive Writing
Week 5 — Reflective Writing
Week 6 — Essay Writing
Week 7 — Imaginative Writing
Week 8 — Term Test
Week 9 — Advanced Writing Skills
Week 10 — Review

Term 2
Week 1 — Texts and Rhetoric
Week 2 — Debating I: Analysing Arguments
Week 3 — Debating II: Analysing Arguments
Week 4 — Discursive Writing
Week 5 — Reflective Writing
Week 6 — Essay Writing
Week 7 — Imaginative Writing
Week 8 — End of Term Test
Week 9 — Advanced Writing Skills
Week 10 — Term Review

Term 3
Week 1 — Texts and Connections
Week 2 — Connecting with Self
Week 3 — Connecting with Others
Week 4 — Connecting with Places
Week 5 — Connecting with Memories
Week 6 —
Week 7 —
Week 8 —
Week 9 —
Week 10 —

Term 4 (Year 11 Jumpstart)
Note: This outline applies to the English Advanced syllabus
Week 1 — Reading to Write I
Week 2 — Reading to Write II
Week 3 — Reading to Write III
Week 4 — Narratives that Shape our World I
Week 5 — Narratives that Shape our World II
Week 6 — Narratives that Shape our World III
Week 7 — Critical Study of Texts I
Week 8 — Critical Study of Texts II
Week 9 — The Craft of Writing I
Week 10 — The Craft of Writing II

Note: This outline applies to the English Standard syllabus
Week 1 — Reading to Write I
Week 2 — Reading to Write II
Week 3 — Reading to Write III
Week 4 — Contemporary Possibilities I
Week 5 — Contemporary Possibilities II
Week 6 — Contemporary Possibilities III
Week 7 — Close Study of Texts: Irony
Week 8 — Close Study of Texts: Poetry
Week 9 — The Craft of Writing I
Week 10 — The Craft of Writing II

Note: This outline applies to the EAL/D syllabus
Week 1 — Module A: Language and Texts in Context
Week 2 — Module A: Language and Texts in Context
Week 3 — Module B: Close Study of Texts
Week 4 — Module B: Close Study of Texts
Week 5 — Module A: Language and Texts in Contexts
Week 6 — Understanding Poetry I
Week 7 — Understanding Poetry II
Week 8 — Term Test
Week 9 — Listening Tests: Interviews
Week 10 — Viewing and Representing

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