Hello, I'm Bidisha Basu Mitra, a 44-year-old woman hailing from the vibrant city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. I pursued my academic journey with a BA in English from Pondicherry University in 2002, followed by an MA in English from Rabindra Bharati University in 2008.

Over the past 18 years, I have passionately embraced the field of education, dedicating my skills to the enriching role of a teacher in schools. As the educational landscape evolved, I transitioned seamlessly, contributing three years to the dynamic realm of online teaching.

Throughout my career, I have garnered several achievements, with a focus on fostering an engaging and inclusive learning environment. I take pride in nurturing young minds and fostering a love for literature and language.

My professional career goals revolve around continuously adapting to innovative teaching methods, staying abreast of educational technology, and inspiring students to reach their full potential.

Beyond academia, my interests include exploring literature, writing, and immersing myself in cultural pursuits. I find joy in connecting with my students and fostering a love for learning that extends beyond the classroom.

In essence, my journey as an educator has been a fulfilling odyssey, marked by a commitment to excellence and a genuine passion for empowering the next generation.

Degree: Bachelors of Arts - University: Pondicherry University

Degree: Masters of Arts - University: Rabindra Bharati University

Degree: Textile designing - University: National Institute of Fashion Technology

Grade-10 or High School Sophomore English course is important because it develops the reasoning capacity and thought process of an individual. It encourages and enables students to read widely and often, acquire a wide vocabulary, and understand grammar and linguistic conventions. It also aligns with the Common Core Standards and prepares students to read and write confidently in all subject areas. This 10the grade English course is a great option for students who want to improve their understanding of the vocabulary skills they’ve been learning in class. The course contains short yet engaging and lessons that simplify 10th grade English concepts, such as Parts of speech, British prose, poems, American Literature and more.

• Learning Objectives:

  English Language Arts

  Ch 1. Text Analysis & Close Reading

  Ch 2. Developing as a Reader & Writer

  Ch 3. Reading & Understanding Various Media

  Ch 4. Literary Forms & Genres

  Ch 5. Shakespeare                                                              

  Ch 6. African American Writers

  Ch 7. British Fiction

  Ch 8. American Prose

  Ch 9. Ancient Literature

  Ch 10. Introduction to Literary Criticism Lesson Plans

  Ch 11. Drama

  Ch 12. The Writing Process

  Ch 13. Using Source Materials

  Ch 14. Usage Conventions in

  Ch 15. Elements of Grammar

  Ch 16. Identifying Usage Errors

  Ch 17. Punctuation in Writing

  Writing and Literature

  Ch 1. Speaking & Listening Skills Review

  Ch 2.: Reading Skills Review

  Ch 3.: Reading Skills

  Ch 4.: Literary Text Analysis Review

  Ch 5.: Literary Text Analysis

  Ch 6.: Literary Terms & Devices Review

  Ch 7. Analysing Short Stories

  Ch 8. Novel Exemplars: Grapes of Wrath & Fahrenheit 451

  Ch 9.: Drama Characteristics Review

  Ch 10. Drama Characteristics: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

  Ch 11. Poetry Terms & Analysis: Percy Shelley & Shakespeare

  Ch 12.: Nonfiction Text Analysis Review

  Ch 13.: Nonfiction Text Analysis

  Ch 14.: Media & Art Analysis Review

  Ch 15.: Word Choice & Tone Review

  Ch 16.: The Writing Process Review

  Ch 17.: Argumentative Reading & Writing Review

  Ch 18.: Informative Writing Review

  Ch 19.: Technical Writing

  Ch 20.: Narrative Writing Review

  Ch 21.: Research Skills Review

  Ch 22.  Fahrenheit 451 & The Grapes of Wrath

  Ch 23.  Essay Grading Rubric

  Ch 24. Poetry 

• Course Outline:

  ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

  Ch 1. Text Analysis & Close Reading for

  Lesson 1 - Get the Gist of an Essay & Improve Reading Comprehension                            

  Lesson 2 - How to Use Context to Determine the Meaning of Words                                  

  Lesson 3 - What is Inference? - How to Infer Intended Meaning                             

  Lesson 4 - Constructing Meaning with Context Clues, Prior Knowledge & Word Structure                                   

  Lesson 5 - Reading Strategies Using Visualization                           

  Lesson 6 - What Are Connotation and Denotation? - Definitions & Examples                                

  Lesson 7 - Understanding Tone and Mood in a Reading Passage                             

  Lesson 8 - What is Structure in Writing and How Does it Affect Meaning?                        

  Lesson 9 - Close Reading vs. Big Picture Reading Strategies                                   

  Lesson 10 - Interpreting Literary Meaning: How to Use Text to Guide Your Interpretation                         

   

  Ch 2. Developing as a Reader & Writer

  Lesson 1 - Reading and Writing for Personal Growth                                  

  Lesson 2 - Writing for Self-Expression: Essays, Poems and Journals                                   

  Lesson 3 - Making Text-to-Text Connections Between Written Works                                

  Lesson 4 - Connecting Literature to Other Art Forms                                   

  Lesson 5 - How to Compare & Contrast Ideas in a Reading Selection                                 

  Lesson 6 - Finding & Interpreting the Main Idea in Literature

                                       

  Ch 3. Reading & Understanding Various Media

  Lesson 1 - Finding Meaning in Visual Media: Strategies & Examples                                 

  Lesson 2 - Experiencing and Interpreting the Arts: Looking at Process & Product                          

  Lesson 3 - Understanding Performance Art: Finding the Thesis, Narrative & Meaning                              

  Lesson 4 - How to Write in Response to Other Art Forms                            

   Reading & Understanding Various Media

  : Reading & Understanding Various Media

   

  Ch 4. Literary Forms & Genres

   

  Lesson 1 - What is Drama? - Terms, Time Periods and Styles                                  

  Lesson 2 - What is Prose? - Finding Meaning in Foreshadowing & Character                                

  Lesson 3 - Types of Fiction: Novels, Novellas & Short Stories                                

  Lesson 4 - Epistolary Writing: Letter and Diary Forms                                

  Lesson 5 - Poetry as Literary Form: Overview and Examples                                  

  Lesson 6 - Non-Fiction as Literary Form: Definition and Examples                        

  Lesson 7 - Lewis Carroll: Biography, Poems & Books                                 

  Lesson 8 - Jabberwocky Poem: Definition & Analysis                                 

  Lesson 9 - Literary Nonsense Genre: Definition & Examples                                  

  Lesson 10 - Columbine by Dave Cullen Discussion Questions                                

  Lesson 11 - Into Thin Air Discussion Questions                               

  Lesson 12 - A Walk in the Woods Discussion Questions                              

   

   

  Ch 5. Shakespeare for

  Lesson 1 - Introduction to Shakespeare: Life and Works                              

  Lesson 2 - Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare's Famous Star-Crossed Lovers                          

  Lesson 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Summary, Quotes and Characters                                   

  Lesson 4 - Julius Caesar: Shakespeare's Play vs. History                             

  Lesson 5 - Twelfth Night: Themes, Quotes and Cross-Dressing Characters                         

   

  Ch 6. African American Writers

  Lesson 1 - The Harlem Renaissance: Novels and Poetry from the Jazz Age                        

  Lesson 2 - Frederick Douglass: Narrative and Style                         

  Lesson 3 - Countee Cullen's Role in the Harlem Renaissance: An Analysis of Heritage                             

  Lesson 4 - Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God: Summary & Analysis                           

  Lesson 5 - Langston Hughes & the Harlem Renaissance: Poems of the Jazz Age                           

  Lesson 6 - Claude McKay: Role in Harlem Renaissance & 'America' Analysis                               

  Lesson 7 - Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man Summary and Analysis                             

  Lesson 8 - Richard Wright's Black Boy: Summary and Analysis                             

  Lesson 9 - Maya Angelou: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Poetry                          

  Lesson 10 - Contemporary African American Writers: Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, James Baldwin                                

  Ch 7. British Fiction

  Lesson 1 - Dickens' Great Expectations: Plot, Characters, and Social Class                        

  Lesson 2 - Introduction to Charles Dickens: Works, Style, and Influence                            

  Lesson 3 - Introduction to George Eliot: Life and Major Works                              

  Lesson 4 - Jane Austen: Biography and Major Novels                                 

  Lesson 5 - Introduction to Sir Walter Scott: Works of Historical Fiction                              

  Lesson 6 - Jonathan Swift and Satire: Examples and Analysis                                 

  Lesson 7 - Lord of the Flies: Summary, Themes & Analysis                        

  Lesson 8 - Orwell's Animal Farm: Summary, Characters and Themes                                 

  Lesson 9 - Orwell's 1984: Summary and Analysis    

                           

  Ch 8. American Prose

   

  Lesson 1 - John Steinbeck: Grapes of Wrath and Other Works                                

  Lesson 2 - Of Mice and Men: Summary and Analysis of Steinbeck's Style                         

  Lesson 3 - Herman Melville: Moby Dick Summary and Analysis                            

  Lesson 4 - The Old Man and the Sea: Summary, Characters & Themes                              

  Lesson 5 - All Quiet on the Western Front: Summary and Themes                          

  Lesson 6 - Edith Wharton: Biography and Major Novels                             

  Lesson 7 - Henry David Thoreau's Walden: Summary and Analysis                        

  Lesson 8 - Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience: Summary and Analysis                             

  Lesson 9 - Uncle Tom's Cabin and the American Civil War                         

  Lesson 10 - Kate Chopin: Biography, Works, and Style                               

  Lesson 11 - Kate Chopin's The Awakening: Summary and Analysis                        

  Lesson 12 - Kate Chopin's 'Story of an Hour': Summary and Analysis                                

  Lesson 13 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Summary & Analysis                            

   

  Ch 9. Ancient Literature

   

  Lesson 1 - The Epic of Gilgamesh                             

  Lesson 2 - The Iliad: Greek Epic                               

  Lesson 3 - The Odyssey: Greek Epic                        

  Lesson 4 - The Argonautica Plot Synopsis: The Myth of Jason and the Argonauts                          

  Lesson 5 - The Aeneid by Virgil                                

  Lesson 6 - Greek Myth and Religion                         

  Lesson 7 - The Bible as Literary Influence: References and Allusion                                  

  Lesson 8 - Anti-Hero: Definition, Examples & Characteristics                     

               

  Ch 10. Introduction to Literary Criticism

   

  Lesson 1 - Introduction to Literary Theory: Major Critics and Movements                         

  Lesson 2 - Glossary of Literary Terms: Prose                                   

  Lesson 3 - Glossary of Literary Terms: Poetry                                  

  Lesson 4 - Overview of Literary Periods and Movements: A Historical Crash Course                                

  Lesson 5 - Art Criticism: Definition, Function & Examples 

                           

  Ch 11. Drama

   

  Lesson 1 - Elements of Drama: Characters, Plot, Setting & Symbolism                              

  Lesson 2 - Drama Structure: Acts, Scenes, Prologue & Epilogue                             

  Lesson 3 - Plot Elements in Drama: From Exposition to Resolution                        

  Lesson 4 - Reading & Interpreting Dialogue from a Script or Play                          

  Lesson 5 - Interpreting the Main Idea and Purpose of a Scene                                 

  Lesson 6 - Tennessee Williams: Biography, Works, and Style                                  

  Lesson 7 - A Streetcar Named Desire: Summary and Analysis                                 

  Lesson 8 - The Glass Menagerie: Summary and Analysis                            

  Lesson 9 - Character Dialogue & Nonverbal Communication in a Drama                           

  Lesson 10 - Character Motivation in a Drama                                  

  Lesson 11 - The Use of Punctuation in Dramatic Dialogue                          

  Lesson 12 - Identifying Stage Directions in a Drama                       

  Lesson 13 - Inferring Mood in Drama                                   

  Lesson 14 - Arthur Miller: Biography and Major Plays                                

  Lesson 15 - Arthur Miller's The Crucible: Summary and Quotes

                                       

  Ch 12. The Writing Process for

   

  Lesson 1 - How to Focus Your Essay and Respond to the Essay Prompt                             

  Lesson 2 - What is a Thesis Statement?                                 

  Lesson 3 - How to Write a Thesis Statement                         

  Lesson 4 - How to Write a Strong Personal Essay                            

  Lesson 5 - How to Determine the Best Audience or Readers for an Essay                           

  Lesson 6 - Audience Opposition: Anticipating and Refuting Opposing Views in Your Essays                                

  Lesson 7 - How to Edit and Improve Essay Content                         

  Lesson 8 - Peer Editing: How to Edit Essays by Other Writers                                 

  Lesson 9 - What are Logical Fallacies? - Define, Identify and Avoid Them

                           

  Ch 13. Using Source Materials

   

  Lesson 1 - What Is a Bibliography and When Should I Write One?                         

  Lesson 2 - How to Avoid Plagiarism: When to Cite Sources                        

  Lesson 3 - How to Read Citations in Texts and Bibliographies                                

  Lesson 4 - Journal Article Citations                           

  Lesson 5 - Citations from Authored Books, Edited Books and Revised Books                               

  Lesson 6 - Citations from Magazines                        

  Lesson 7 - How to Cite Online Sources                                

  Lesson 8 - How to Use Reference Material in Your Writing                         

  Lesson 9 - How to Make In-Text Citations                            

  Lesson 10 - What is MLA Format?                            

  Lesson 11 - APA Citation: Formats & Examples                               

  Lesson 12 - What Is the Chicago Citation Style?                              

  Lesson 13 - How to Make a Works Cited Page                                 

   

  Ch 14. Usage Conventions in Writing

   

  Lesson 1 - How to Write Well: What Makes Writing Good?                        

  Lesson 2 - How to Write with Good Diction to Develop Style, Tone & Point-of-View                               

  Lesson 3 - How to Write with Idioms or Phrasal Verbs                                

  Lesson 4 - Active and Passive Voice                          

  Lesson 5 - How to Write Logical Sentences and Avoid Faulty Comparisons                                   

  Lesson 6 - Sentence Clarity: How to Write Clear Sentences                         

  Lesson 7 - Sentence Structure: Identify and Avoid 'Mixed Structure' Sentences                              

  Lesson 8 - Spelling: Words That Sound Alike (Homonyms & Homophones)                                  

  Lesson 9 - Commonly Confused Words in English                           

  Lesson 10 - Capitalization Rules in Writing                          

  Lesson 11 - How to Write a Friendly Letter: Format, Parts & Example                               

  Ch 15. Elements of Grammar

   

  Lesson 1 - What Are Nouns? - Definition, Types & Examples                                 

  Lesson 2 - Singular & Plural Nouns: Definitions, Rules & Examples                                  

  Lesson 3 - What Are Possessive Nouns? - Examples, Definition & Types                           

  Lesson 4 - What Are Collective Nouns?                               

  Lesson 5 - What Are Pronouns? - Types, Examples & Definition                            

  Lesson 6 - Pronouns: Relative, Reflexive, Interrogative & Possessive                                 

  Lesson 7 - What Are Personal Pronouns?                              

  Lesson 8 - Using Nouns as the Subject of a Sentence: Grammar Rules & Examples                                  

  Lesson 9 - Possessive Pronouns & Contractions: Definition & Examples                           

  Lesson 10 - What is an Antecedent? - Definition, Meaning & Examples                             

  Lesson 11 - Compound Antecedents: Definition & Examples                                  

  Lesson 12 - Personal Pronouns and Antecedents: Number Agreement                                 

  Lesson 13 - Action, Linking and Auxiliary Verbs: Definitions, Functions & Examples                               

  Lesson 14 - Verb Forms: Participles & Infinitives                             

  Lesson 15 - Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs: Examples, Sentences & Exercises                               

  Lesson 16 - Indefinite and Definite Articles: Definition and Examples                                

  Lesson 17 - What Are Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Modifiers?                                 

  Lesson 18 - What are Predicates? - Definition and Examples                                   

  Lesson 19 - Parallelism: How to Write and Identify Parallel Sentences                               

  Lesson 20 - How to Identify the Subject of a Sentence                                 

  Lesson 21 - Verb Tense & Subject-Verb Agreement                         

  Lesson 22 - Subject-Verb Agreement: Using Uncommon Singular and Plural Nouns and Pronouns          

  Lesson 23 - Sentence Agreement: Avoiding Faulty Collective Ownership                          

   

  Ch 16. Identifying Usage Errors

   

  Lesson 1 - Identifying Subject-Verb Agreement Errors                                

  Lesson 2 - Identifying Errors of Verb Tense                          

  Lesson 3 - Identifying Errors of Singular and Plural Pronouns

                                       

  Ch 17. Punctuation in Writing

   

  Lesson 1 - Independent & Dependent Clauses: Subordination & Coordination                               

  Lesson 2 - Commas: Correct Usage & Basic Rules                          

  Lesson 3 - Comma Usage: Avoid Confusion in Clauses & Contrasting Sentence Parts                               

  Lesson 4 - Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences                             

  Lesson 5 - Punctuation: Using Colons, Semicolons & Periods                                 

  Lesson 6 - Question Mark: Definition & Use                       

  Lesson 7 - Exclamation Mark: Use & Meaning                                

  Lesson 8 - Apostrophe: Use & Examples                              

  Lesson 9 - Parentheses and Dashes: Correct Usage                          

  Lesson 10 - Using Hyphens, Brackets, Ellipses & Quotation Marks            

               

  Writing and Literature

  Ch 1. Speaking & Listening Skills Review

  Ch 2.: Reading Skills Review

  Ch 3.: Reading Skills

  Ch 4.: Literary Text Analysis Review

  Ch 5.: Literary Text Analysis

  Ch 6.: Literary Terms & Devices Review

  Ch 7. Analysing Short Stories

  Ch 8. Novel Exemplars: Grapes of Wrath & Fahrenheit 451

  Ch 9.: Drama Characteristics Review

  Ch 10. Drama Characteristics: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

  Ch 11. Poetry Terms & Analysis: Percy Shelley & Shakespeare

  Ch 12.: Nonfiction Text Analysis Review

  Ch 13.: Nonfiction Text Analysis

  Ch 14.: Media & Art Analysis Review

  Ch 15.: Word Choice & Tone Review

  Ch 16.: The Writing Process Review

  Ch 17.: Argumentative Reading & Writing Review

  Ch 18.: Informative Writing Review

  Ch 19.: Technical Writing

  Ch 20.: Narrative Writing Review

  Ch 21.: Research Skills Review

  Ch 22.  Fahrenheit 451 & The Grapes of Wrath

  Ch 23.  Essay Grading Rubric

  Ch 24. Poetry 

   

   

   

   

   

• Recomended Audience:

  The audience of this course is students of Grade-10 from International Board of USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore etc. All the Chapters are well designed and its coverage as per International Board, Still Student have completed flexibility to enhance or modify the course coverage during the course of learning process with Teacher. We are expecting that students of Grade-10 should drive their classes with Teacher as per chapters mentioned and also as per syllabus of their school and applicable School district or Board.

   

   

• Pre-Requisite Requirement:

  For attending this course, prior knowledge of Grade-09 English is required, this course assumes that students have prior experience with all the topics of English of Grade 09. This is not an introductory class for absolute beginners on English of Grade-10. Participants should already be familiar with the basic English concepts included in the course or syllabus.

• Course Level:
  Intermediate
• Language of Teaching:
  English
• Class Schedule Availiability:
  Morning