Year 10 English
The Australian Curriculum: Classroom Approaches English units were originally designed to align with Version 3 of the Australian Curriculum (2012) but have recently been mapped to Version 9 (2024). The four units provide adaptable and scalable learning pathways that can be shaped for use in diverse classroom contexts, and hopefully provide inspiration for locally-developed units of work for other depth studies and areas of the curriculum. Click the "Download Year 10 Units" button to get a PDF of the units outlined below.
Year 10 Overview
The Australian Curriculum: English for Year 10 continues to build on students' literacy, critical thinking, and creative skills through engaging and diverse units. Each unit focuses on different aspects of English language and literature, encouraging students to explore and respond to texts in diverse and meaningful ways.
Year 10 Units
UNIT ONE: A PLACE TO BELONG
Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas:
That human beings seek to belong.
That belonging is about community.
That through writing, we share our own stories and those of others.
Suggested Texts: "Cannilly, Cannily" (French), "Red" (Gleeson), Assorted poetry
Performance Task: Class anthology of works on belonging
Links to Australian Curriculum v9 Content Descriptions: AC9E7LA01, AC9E7LA05, AC9E7LA09, AC9E7LE01, AC9E7LE02, AC9E7LE06, AC9E7LE07, AC9E7LY06, AC9E7LY01, AC9E7LY08
General Capabilities: Literacy, ICT, Critical & Creative Thinking, Personal & Social Capability, Ethical Behaviour, Intercultural Understanding
The Australian Curriculum: English for Year 10 continues to build on students' literacy, critical thinking, and creative skills through engaging and diverse units. Each unit focuses on different aspects of English language and literature, encouraging students to explore and respond to texts in diverse and meaningful ways.
Year 10 Depth Studies
UNIT ONE: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas:
That writers write from their experience.
That some stories are powerful and enduring, crossing boundaries of space and time.
That perspective and point of view are important in shaping a narrative.
Suggested Texts: "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Harper Lee), "Scout, Atticus and Boo" (Mary McDonagh Murphy)
Performance Task: Case brief and witness statements for the trial of Tom Robinson
Links to Australian Curriculum v9 Content Descriptions: AC9E10LA01, AC9E10LA02, AC9E10LA05, AC9E10LA06, AC9E10LE01, AC9E10LE02, AC9E10LE03, AC9E10LE04, AC9E10LE05, AC9E10LE06, AC9E10LE07, AC9E10LY03, AC9E10LY04, AC9E10LY05, AC9E10LY06, AC9E10LY07, AC9E10LY08
General Capabilities: Literacy, Numeracy, ICT Capability, Critical & Creative Thinking, Personal & Social Capability, Ethical Behaviour, Intercultural Understanding
UNIT TWO: READING MACBETH
Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas:
That we read Shakespeare because his work offers insights into the contemporary world.
That there are different ways of reading and interpreting Shakespearean texts.
Suggested Texts: "Macbeth" (William Shakespeare), A Performance of Macbeth (1979, Trevor Nunn), "Macbeth" (1971, Roman Polanski)
Performance Task: 15-minute Macbeth – writing and performance
Links to Australian Curriculum v9 Content Descriptions: AC9E10LA01, AC9E10LA03, AC9E10LA05, AC9E10LA07, AC9E10LE01, AC9E10LE02, AC9E10LE04, AC9E10LE05, AC9E10LE06, AC9E10LE08, AC9E10LY01, AC9E10LY03, AC9E10LY04, AC9E10LY06, AC9E10LY07, AC9E10LY08
General Capabilities: Literacy, Numeracy, ICT Capability, Critical & Creative Thinking, Personal & Social Capability, Ethical Behaviour, Intercultural Understanding
UNIT THREE: GRAPHIC FICTION
Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas:
That stories can be told in many different ways.
That text and images work together in graphic novels to convey messages to readers.
That graphic novels can be complex and nuanced texts.
Suggested Texts: "Akira" (Katsuhiro Otomo), "Persepolis" (Marjane Satrapi)
Performance Task: Concept and extracts from a graphic novel
Links to Australian Curriculum v9 Content Descriptions: AC9E10LA04, AC9E10LA05, AC9E10LA06, AC9E10LA07, AC9E10LA09, AC9E10LE03, AC9E10LE04, AC9E10LE05, AC9E10LE08, AC9E10LY03, AC9E10LY04, AC9E10LY05, AC9E10LY06, AC9E10LY07
General Capabilities: Literacy, Numeracy, ICT Capability, Critical & Creative Thinking, Personal & Social Capability, Ethical Behaviour, Intercultural Understanding
UNIT FOUR: DOCUMENTARY FILM
Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas:
That documentary films come in many different forms.
That real human stories can be told in compelling ways through documentary film.
That narrative can be built in complex ways through film.
Suggested Texts: “In My Blood it Runs”, "Spellbound",
Performance Task: Trailer and promotional materials for a documentary film
Links to Australian Curriculum v9 Content Descriptions: AC9E10LA01, AC9E10LA03, AC9E10LA07, AC9E10LA08, AC9E10LA09, AC9E10LE01, AC9E10LE05, AC9E10LE04, AC9E10LE06, AC9E10LE08, AC9E10LY02, AC9E10LY03, AC9E10LY04, AC9E10LY05, AC9E10LY06, AC9E10LY07
General Capabilities: Literacy, Numeracy, ICT Capability, Critical & Creative Thinking, Personal & Social Capability, Ethical Behaviour, Intercultural Understanding
Alternatively, if you prefer to create your own unit of work, please click the 'DIY Design Template' button below to download an attached Word document template.