Ukraine 10th Grade Curriculum - Foreign Literature (Standard Level)
This curriculum outlines the foreign literature course of study for 10th grade students in Ukraine, based on the curriculum published in 2022. It is important to note that changes have been implemented since this publication, most notably the removal of works by Russian and Soviet authors. Further curriculum adjustments are possible.
Grade 10
Introduction
- Original and Translated Literature in the Modern World: Explores the significance of fiction in the 21st century, the impact of digital technology on reading, and the role of translated literature in Ukrainian culture.
- Golden Pages of Former Ages: An overview of ancient Greek, Italian, and English literature.
Ancient Greece: Focuses on Homer's Odyssey*.
Italy: Studies Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (Inferno)*.
England: Examines Shakespeare's Hamlet*.
- The Prose and Poetry of Late Romanticism and the Transition to Realism in the 19th Century: Covers works from German, Russian, and American literature.
Germany: Features E.T.A. Hoffmann's Little Zaches called Cinnaber*.
- Russia: Examines the poetry of Tyutchev and Fet.
USA: Studies Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass*.
Novel of the Nineteenth Century: Includes novels from various national literatures, with a focus on Stendhal's The Red and the Black, Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, and Oscar Wilde's The Portrait of Dorian Gray*. Teachers may select one or two novels for in-depth study.
- The Transition to Modernism. The Interaction of Symbolism and Impressionism in Lyrics: Explores works by Baudelaire, Verlaine, and Rimbaud.
Dramaturgy of the End of the 19th and the Early 20th Centuries: Focuses on Maurice Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird*.
- Contemporary Literature in Youth Reading: Includes works by Romain Gary, Paolo Coelho, Tomas Tranströmer, Mo Yan, Sue Townsend, and Neil Gaiman. Teachers and students may select one or two works for study.
Memorization Requirements: Shakespeare's Hamlet (one monologue), Whitman (one passage), Verlaine (one poem).
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