In Year 10 students are given early exposure to the literature and critical thinking required of them in later years.

Students undertaking this course will gain considerable insight into the standards of English skills expected at the completion of the early part of Stage 5, to then promote in them a desire to achieve their highest degree of academic potential as they move into Year 11. It is also hoped that the students will develop a love of literature, and strive to gain higher order analytical and appreciation skills when engaging in a range of literature texts, in order to extend their knowledge and enjoyment of these quality literature works of art.

One of the focus aspects of this specific English course is the provision of targeted instructional units of work that explicitly teach students to analyse tasks, use critical analysis of tasks and to interpret more complex literary language, concepts and text formats. Many students at this stage in their learning struggle with the basic concepts of interpreting assignment work. This course supports students in this process, providing them with modelled examples and many practical applications to build confidence and competence when completing any given assessment or assignment task.