English Language Arts
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GRADE TEN-QUARTER ONE
1. Use information from news reports, speeches, informative talks, panel discussions, etc. in everyday conversations and exchanges
a. Worksheet 1: Gathering Information from News Reports
b. Worksheet 2: Gathering Information from a Press Conference
c. Worksheet 3: Gathering Information from a Public Speech
d. Worksheet 4: Using Information as Conversation Starters
2. Determine the effect of textual aids like advance organizers, titles, non-linear illustrations, etc. on the understanding of the text
a. Worksheet 1: Understanding Advance Organizers
b. Worksheet 2: Understanding Non-Linear Illustrations
c. Worksheet 3: Other Types of Textual Aids
d. Worksheet 4: Using Textual Aids
e. Worksheet 5: Outlining
f. Worksheet 6: Creating an Essay from an Outline
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3. Appraise the unity of plot, setting, and characterization in a material viewed to achieve the writer's purpose
a. Worksheet 1: Understanding Parts of a Plot
b. Worksheet 2: Assessing a Writer's Purpose
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4. Compare and contrast the contents of the materials viewed with outside sources of information in terms of accessibility and effectiveness
a. Worksheet 1: Recognizing Changes Made from a Published Material and Its Movie
Adaptation
b. Worksheet 2: Recognizing Differences in Details Between Two Sources of Similar Content
5. Employ analytical listening in problem solving
a. Worksheet 1: Understanding Messages from a Slam Poetry
b. Worksheet 2: Understanding Messages from an Impromptu Speech
6. Evaluate and make judgements about a range of texts using a set of criteria e.g. comparing arguments on the same topic, critiquing a short story
a. Worksheet 1: Evaluating Text through Argumentation
b. Worksheet 2: Evaluating Text through Reviews and Critique
c. Worksheet 3: Evaluating Text through Comparing and Constrasting
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7. Evaluate spoken texts using given criteria, e.g. fluency, tone, cohesion, correctness
a. Worksheet 1: Factors that Contribute to Fluency
b. Worksheet 2: Understanding Coherence in Speech
c. Worksheet 3: How Tone Changes the Message You are Portraying
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GRADE TEN - QUARTER TWO
1. Observe the language of research, campaigns, and advocacies
Worksheet 1: Write to Convince
Worksheet 2: Choosing a Topic for Research
2. Identify key structural elements
Worksheet 1: Position Statement Structure: Use of Conjunctions
3. Formulate a statement of opinion or assertion
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4. Formulate claims of fact, policy, and value
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5. Write an exposition or discussion on a familiar issue to inlcude key structural elemetns and language features
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6. Deliver a prepared or impromptu talk on an issue employing the techniques in public speaking
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7. Compose texts which include multi-modal elements
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GRADE TEN - QUARTER THREE
1. Compose an argumentative essay
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2. Use a variety of informative, persuasive, and argumentative writing techniques
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3. Compose an independent critique of a chosen selection
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4. Critique a literary selection based on the following approaches:
a. Structuralist/Formalist
b. Moralist
c. Marxist
d. Feminist
e. Historical
f. Reader-response
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GRADE TEN - QUARTER FOUR
1. Distinguish technical terms used in research
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2. Given technical and operational definitions
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3. Give expanded definitions of words
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4. Observe correct grammar in making definitions
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5. Compose a research report on a relevant social issue
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