This document provides information about the Year 10 English course to new students. It will comprise qualifications in English Language and English Literature with exams in November 2010 and May 2011. Students will have four English lessons per cycle and likely the same teacher for the two-year course. They will study modules including Romeo and Juliet, a novel, poetry, and exam texts. Students will complete exams and coursework testing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. All written work must be submitted through Turnitin. Students are instructed to organize their English notes in folders on their computers. The first unit of study is an inquiry into language and literature, where students will research topics of interest to present to peers.

1. Welcome to Year 10!
What you need to know right from
the first lesson!

2. The Course…
The English course comprises two
qualifications: English Language
English Literature
You will have 4 lessons of English per
cycle and it is most likely you will the
the same teacher throughout the 2 year
course.

3. The Course…
This year the course differs from previous
ones due to a change in syllabus, so you will
sit the Literature exam in November 2010 and
the Language exam in May 2011.
Details of these courses are in the handout
‘Welcome to Year 10’: please read through
this now and ask your teacher if you have any
questions.

4. The modules of study…
An introductory inquiry unit
Study of Romeo and Juliet
Study of wider reading novel
Creative writing
How to read with insight (Section B)
Poetry Carousel
Introduction to exam texts: ‘A View from
the Bridge’ and ‘Balzac and the Little
Chinese Seamstress’

5. Exams and Coursework
As you read in the handout, you will
complete 2 exams and a number of
coursework pieces which test your
reading, writing, speaking and listening
skills.
These will be done throughout this year
and the next, and all written work MUST
be submitted through turnitin.com.
Please set up your turnitin account now.

6. File system
We expect that you will file your English
‘notes’ in your computer in a logical
manner within a range of folders:

7. English
General
Language
- Anthology texts
- Genres
- Coursework
- Exams
Literature
- A View from the
Bridge
- Balzac
- Poetry
- Exam

8. Please save your ‘Welcome to year 10’
doc into the ‘General’ folder.
In the same folder, set up a sub-folder
called ‘Year 10 Inquiry into Language
and Literature’
Now we are ready to start…

9. Now on to more exciting
things…
The first unit you will undertake this year is
‘Language and Literature: how we express
ourselves through the spoken and written
word’.
The purpose of the unit is to consider why we
study language and literature at school, and
our personal connection with language and
literature.

10. The Unit…
We will start by asking you to complete a
series of activities (in stations) that relate to
language and literature.
Then you will need to consider an inquiry,
related to language and literature, that you
are interested in. You may choose to work
individually or in small groups.

11. You will spend a number of lessons
researching your inquiry, with the aim of
showing your findings through the creation
of a product, or a performance that will be
shared with your peers.
You will be guided through each step of
the process:
- engaging
- investigating
- connecting

12. First things first…
Think about all of the ways we choose to
communicate and express ourselves.
In groups, create a visual map/ mind map on
the whiteboards.
Once done, try to rate which you think are the
most effective.
Share with the class.

13. Please open your student reflection journal and
respond to the following questions:
How would you define the terms ‘language’,
‘literature’ and ‘express’? Discuss in small
groups/ the class once done.
What are your experiences of language and
literature, to this point in your life?

14. Station work
Your teacher will now introduce the stations
you can choose from.
You need to complete ___(fill in considering
the time available) this lesson and do 1 for
homework. Next lesson you will also have
station work to do.
GOOD LUCK!!!