PNG Grade 10 English study plan
PNG Grade 10 English · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading and Comprehension & Vocabulary and Usage
Annotate two unfamiliar PNG-relevant passages of 400-600 words each, marking main idea, supporting detail, and author's purpose
Identify the meaning of 30 unfamiliar words from context clues without a dictionary, then verify and log accuracy rate
Distinguish fact from opinion in 20 exam-style statements and justify each classification in one sentence
Build a personal vocabulary log of 40 Tier-2 academic words with own-sentence usage
Your checkpoint
A dated reading log containing 2 annotated passages, a 20-item fact/opinion table, and a 40-word vocabulary log with original sentences
Reading and Comprehension & Vocabulary and Usage
Summarise three passages in 60 words or fewer each, preserving the central claim
Answer 15 inference questions and cite the exact line or phrase supporting each answer
Classify 25 words by prefix, root, and suffix and predict meaning before checking
Compare two passages on the same theme and list three points of agreement and two of difference
Your checkpoint
Three 60-word summaries plus an inference answer sheet with line citations scoring at least 12/15
Language and Grammar & Reading and Comprehension
Correct 40 sentences containing sentence-fragment, run-on, and comma-splice errors
Apply subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent rules across 30 items, explaining each correction
Punctuate 20 unpunctuated sentences with commas, semicolons, colons, and quotation marks
Identify the function of every clause in two paragraphs by labelling main and subordinate clauses
Your checkpoint
A corrected error workbook of 90 items with a one-line rule statement written beside each correction
Language and Grammar & Vocabulary and Usage
Convert 20 sentences among active, passive, direct, and reported speech forms
Select the correct word among 30 commonly confused pairs (e.g. affect/effect, principal/principle) and justify the choice
Use 20 new words from the vocabulary log correctly in a single coherent paragraph
Rewrite 10 informal sentences in formal register suitable for an exam essay
Your checkpoint
A 300-word formal paragraph using at least 20 logged vocabulary words, plus a 30-item confusable-words quiz scored and self-marked
Writing and Composition & Language and Grammar
Draft a 350-400 word argumentative essay with a clear thesis, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion
Write two timed 25-minute essays under exam conditions on unseen prompts
Edit one draft for cohesion using five different linking devices appropriately
Produce a one-page personal editing checklist drawn from your own recurring errors
Your checkpoint
Two complete timed essays plus one revised final draft with tracked changes and a written self-evaluation against the editing checklist
Writing and Composition & Literature and Text Study
Write a 300-word analytical response to a poem, quoting at least three lines and explaining their effect
Identify and define theme, tone, mood, imagery, metaphor, simile, and personification in three short texts
Plan and write a 250-word descriptive or narrative piece using sensory detail and varied sentence structure
Summarise a short story's plot, setting, characters, and conflict in a structured outline
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of three finished pieces (poetry analysis, descriptive/narrative piece, story outline) totalling at least 700 words
Literature and Text Study & Reading and Comprehension
Compare two literary texts, stating three similarities and three differences in theme and technique with evidence
Explain how a writer's choice of narrator or point of view shapes reader response in two extracts
Answer 10 unseen-poetry questions on tone, imagery, and theme with quoted support
Relate the themes of one studied text to a current social issue in PNG in 150 words
Your checkpoint
A 400-word comparative response with at least six embedded quotations and a works-cited-style reference list of the texts used
Reading and Comprehension & Language and Grammar & Vocabulary and Usage & Writing and Composition & Literature and Text Study
Complete two full-length timed practice papers under exam conditions and record section-by-section scores
Review every wrong answer and write the underlying rule or skill it tested
Re-drill the 25 weakest vocabulary items and 15 weakest grammar rules identified from practice
Write one final timed essay and self-mark it against all five domain criteria
Your checkpoint
A scored results sheet for two full practice papers with an error-analysis table and a written plan for the final week before the exam
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a self-made 30-item reading comprehension set, and demonstrate a vocabulary log of 60 words with 80% accuracy on a self-test
Week 4: Score at least 75% on a 50-item grammar and usage test, and produce a 300-word paragraph judged free of sentence-structure errors
Week 6: Complete two timed essays within 25 minutes each and score at least 60% against a self-applied writing rubric covering structure, grammar, vocabulary, and content
Week 8: Achieve at least 65% overall across two full practice papers with no single domain below 55%, and submit a completed error-analysis table