English
Grade 10 · Canadian Curriculum (General)
Grade 10 English (ENG2D in Ontario) deepens analysis and is, in Ontario, the year of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test: a graduation requirement assessing reading and writing across subject areas.
Students study a full Shakespeare play, a novel, poetry and non-fiction, and write sustained comparative and analytical essays. Writing demands a controlled formal voice, integrated evidence, and paragraphs that build a cumulative argument.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- ShakespeareA full play studied for plot, character, language and dramatic technique.
- Novel & Poetry StudyTheme, structure and technique traced across whole texts.
- Comparative EssayArguing across two texts on a shared theme or method.
- Literacy Test PreparationOSSLT reading and writing task types, timing and strategy.
- Formal Writing VoiceRegister, integrated quotation and cumulative paragraph structure.
- Media StudiesAnalyzing perspective, bias and construction in media texts.
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