Grade 10 Academic English A quick overview as to what you will be studying this semester.

Unit 1: Sight Passages Short stories Essays Emphasis is on analysis, not writing Creative writing assignment Unit test

Unit 2: 1984 Chapter questions Introductory 4 paragraph essay Chapter expert group assignment Unit test Summative essay (worth 10% of final mark!)

Unit 3: Romeo and Juliet Small assignments along the way Unit test Literary terms Quotation analysis Sonnet writing Unit test Media summative with an oral component (worth 5% of your final mark!)

Unit 4: Poetry Analyze poems together Poetry assignment: why you love your favourite song (focus on lyrics) Again, emphasis is on analysis and not writing. No unit test!

Exam Section A (20 marks) Section B (25 marks) Section C (5 marks) Analyze a poem Write a formal paragraph Section B (25 marks) Analyze a sight passage Section C (5 marks) Spelling and grammar

You got it… NO ESSAY ON FINAL EXAM!!!

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