Course Description
The Grade 10 ELA course introduces students to texts set within complex social, historical, or cultural contexts, enabling them to develop skills in reasoning and evaluating diverse perspectives. Writing tasks focus on advanced comparison, analysis, and argumentation. Students are guided in source citation, constructing counterarguments, and developing personal viewpoints supported by evidence. By the end of the course, students will be able to construct independent arguments, critically assess multiple perspectives, and demonstrate logical thinking through both writing and speaking.
🔹 Learning Content
1. Text Types
The Grade 10 curriculum further expands students’ engagement with analytically rich texts connected to specific cultural and historical contexts. Students work with classical and modern literary works, including excerpted novels, symbolist poetry, tragedies, and multi-layered short stories. Informational texts include sociological analyses, political commentaries, comparative and contrast essays, and excerpts from scholarly works in interdisciplinary fields. Students also read and analyze digital texts that integrate language, imagery, and data, developing comprehensive skills for processing academic information.
2. Reading Skills
Reading instruction in Grade 10 focuses on in-depth analysis of a text’s structure, language, and ideas. Students evaluate how authors construct and develop arguments, compare the effectiveness of rhetorical strategies, and determine how tone impacts the reader. For literary works, students analyze themes of social, philosophical, and emotional significance, identify symbols, motifs, and intertextual elements. Informational texts are used to develop skills in synthesizing information, analyzing opposing viewpoints, and assessing the credibility of sources—preparing students for independent research at higher academic levels.
3. Writing Skills
The Grade 10 writing program emphasizes producing highly academic texts requiring deep argumentation, logically organized evidence, and precise language. Students practice literary analysis, multi-perspective argumentative writing, and informational writing that incorporates data, as well as refining their skills in responding to academic texts. Each written product follows a structured process: idea generation, planning, content development, revision, and finalization. Students are guided to use reliable citations, format academic documents according to established conventions, and present content with a formal, clear tone.
4. Listening & Speaking Skills
Grade 10 listening and speaking skills involve engaging with complex academic scenarios. Students practice listening to speeches, in-depth interviews, and documentary videos to take notes, synthesize information, and provide analytical responses. Speaking skills are developed through presentations with fully structured arguments, supported by visual aids such as graphics, data tables, or relevant video excerpts. Students are expected to adjust intonation, choose precise vocabulary, and maintain a consistent presentation style to meet the requirements of academic communication and formal topic delivery.
5. Language
The language component in Grade 10 focuses on grammatical accuracy, flexibility in expression, and the effectiveness of academic argumentation. Students review and expand their use of complex sentence structures, transitional elements, and supporting clauses, as well as practice editing paragraphs according to academic criteria for coherence, unity, and style. Vocabulary development targets specialized language for analysis, evaluation, and argumentation, alongside skills in recognizing and using language with clear expressive nuances and rhetorical purposes.
🔹 Learning Methodology
In the personalized online Grade 10 ELA program, instruction focuses on enhancing students’ academic analytical skills, critical thinking, and their ability to write and speak in a structured, coherent, and well-evidenced manner. Lessons are designed with an integrated skills approach, incorporating multi-dimensional text analysis activities and requiring students to express their viewpoints through essays or presentations with fully developed arguments.
Learning tasks require students to apply interdisciplinary knowledge, make effective use of reference materials, cite sources accurately, and use precise academic language. From the learner’s side, the course demands self-directed learning, the ability to analyze and evaluate information, manage the academic writing process, and demonstrate a high level of independent expression—preparing them for the research and academic debate requirements of the final stage of high school.
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