Curriculum

Class:10 Cycle:4
Subject: English Textbook: Themes for Today

Domains Lessons Learning Outcomes/

Reading/ Themes Competencies

Technology Plot, Tone, and Mood Grasping the contents of a story

for comprehension
Vocabulary Matching and Sentence
Completion

Ethical Concerns Theme Grasping the contents of a story

for comprehension

Patterns of organization and Identifying patterns in the

their clue words narrative and using specific
patterns to achieve focus and
organization

Vocabulary Multiple choice and sentence

completion
Pictures from Real Life Figurative Language: Developing a mature and rich
Simile, metaphor, writing style
personification
Vocabulary Word replacement, sentence
completion
The Earth: Our Home Figurative Language: Developing a mature and rich
Metaphor writing style

Setting Grasping the contents for

comprehension
Vocabulary Multiple choice and sentence
completion
 Curriculum
Class:10 Cycle:4
Subject: English Textbook: Themes for Today

Domains Lessons Learning Outcomes/

Reading/ Themes Competencies

The Individual And The Family Autobiography Analyzing autobiography texts

and identifying key language
and structure

Vocabulary Matching and word

replacement
Human values and Rights Irony Developing rich writing styles

Vocabulary Sentence Completion

Sports and Holidays Conflict Grasping the contents of a story

for comprehension

Figurative Language: Developing a mature and rich

Hyperbole , Onomatopoeia writing style

Vocabulary Sentence completion

The world of Mystery Magazine Articles Learning new topics that are
important, unusual, and
relevant to their lives

Vocabulary Word replacement and

sentence completion
 Curriculum
Class:10 Cycle:4
Subject: English Textbook: Themes for Today

Domains Lessons Learning Outcomes/

Reading/ Themes Competencies

Teenagers Cultural Awareness Enhancing their thinking skills

Vocabulary Word replacement and

Sentence Completion

Hygiene and Nutrition Figurative Language: Developing a mature and rich

Paradox, oxymoron, pun writing style

The Media Symbol Examining the use of symbols in

everyday life and in fictional
tests and interpreting the
meanings

Vocabulary Fill in the blanks

 Curriculum
Class:10 Cycle:4
Subject: English Textbook: Themes for Today

Domains/ Writing Lessons Learning Outcomes/

Competencies
Paraphrase / summary Students will know the
difference between
Descriptive summarizing and paraphrasing
Foreword ( Audience, Tone, Students will be fully aware of
Narrative Purpose) their audience, tone and
purpose in order to
Persuasive communicate clearly and
effectively
Expository Paragraph Unity and coherence Students will be able to develop
a) Comparison & Contrast one idea and support it with
b) Cause & Effect sentences directly related to it
Thesis Statement Students will learn to recognize
Letter Writing and write a thesis statement
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Class:10 Cycle:4
Subject: English Textbook: Themes for Today

Domains/ Writing Lessons Learning Outcomes/

Competencies
Essay development by Learning to develop their
examples essays using examples as
supporting details to illustrate
their points of views
Essay development by cause Students will learn to support
and effect their causes and effects with
specific details from personal
experience, statistics,
questions, and results of
research etc.
Argumentative Essay Students will learn to persuade
readers to accept a certain
point of view , take a certain
action, or change their minds
about something
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Class:10 Cycle:4
Subject: English Textbook: Themes for Today

Domains/ Grammar Lessons Learning Outcomes/

Competencies
Parts of speech The part of speech can be used
to write good sentences in an
essay or any other form of
communication
All Verb tenses Students will understand that
verbs change form depending
on their relationship to time
Subject-verb agreement Constructing their own
sentences using correct subject-
verb agreement
Active and passive voices To teach students how active
and passive voice function
within writing. Students will be
able to identify active and
passive construction and the
reason s each are used
Sentences, Clauses, Phrases Using sentences, clauses, and
phrases effectively in writing

Prepositions Students will be able to use

prepositions and prepositional
phrases in sentences
Modal Auxiliaries Students will differentiate
between the modals used for
possibility, obligation, and
necessity while writing essays
Inversion Students will learn to use
different sentences in their
essays
Reported speech Students will be able to create
sentences and report the
speech of others when they
make requests or statements,
students will be able to write
about past experiences and
reported remarks