10 English

Year 10 English

English is the study of story, meaning, communication and identity.  We study English so we can interact more successfully with the world around us, effectively explain our points of view, develop empathy for others and discover who we are through reading stories and writing our own.

English at Year 10 builds on skills established in Year 9 and will continue to develop these skills so that students are ready to tackle NCEA by the end of the year.  Students will study multiple novels and a range of short written texts, along with creating works of creative, transactional, and academic writing.

Year 10 English will focus on:

·       In-depth literary studies of novels and short texts, such as poetry and short stories 

-      Exploring a series of short texts by Maori authors

·       Narrative creative writing

·       Improving the depth and skill of your academic writing so you can produce essays 

·       Presenting your understanding of texts and your own ideas through a range of styles 

·       Further developing your close-reading skills, concentrating specifically on how writers achieve desired purposes through the use
        of language features, word choice and sentence types