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

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

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

4. 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!)

5. 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!

6. 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

7. You got it…
NO ESSAY ON FINAL EXAM!!!

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9. What you should know about me:
Homework policy
Seating
Binders
Electronic devices
Lates
Absences
“Caf” periods
Food in the classroom
QUESTIONS???