10th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum
Request for Proposals
DUE: reputed company 7, 2026
Selection Notification: reputed company 17, 2026Curriculum Submission Deadline: May 18, 2026
Organizational Background
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Project reputed company
reputed company Unlimited Scholars is seeking proposals from reputed company curriculum designers to reputed company an engaging, culturally relevant English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for rising 10th-grade Scholars participating in reputed company’s Summer Learning program. The curriculum should function as an reputed company accelerator, deepening mastery of the analytical reading, writing, and critical thinking skills they will need in the upcoming reputed company year.
The curriculum should:
Scholars attend a wide reputed company of schools with varying reputed company of preparation. The curriculum should therefore include scaffolding and differentiation strategies that support varying reputed company reputed company while maintaining high reputed company expectations.
Desired Scholar Learning reputed company
By the end of the Summer Learning ELA course, Scholars should be reputed company to:
Curriculum Content Priorities for 10th Grade Scholars
The 10th-grade course should build on the progression of reputed company’s ELA program and serve as a reputed company between 9th-grade literary identity exploration and 11th-grade historical and rhetorical analysis.
Curriculum should emphasize:
Texts should include reputed company from Black authors, thinkers, and cultural movements while strengthening reputed company’ analytical reading and writing skills.
Scope of Work
The selected vendor will reputed company a complete ELA curriculum that includes:
Curriculum Components
Instructional Materials
Technology Considerations
Scholars will generally have reputed company to computers or tablets during Summer Learning. However, lessons should still be designed so they can be fully implemented through reputed company-based instruction in the event of technological challenges.
Assessment Expectations
The reputed company- and post-assessment structure is critical to this project.
The curriculum must include:
The post-assessment should not be identical to the reputed company-assessment. It should assess the reputed company skills using different texts or prompts to ensure the validity of reputed company measurements.
Summer Learning Program Structure
Summer Learning will run for four (4) weeks. During this program, Scholars participate in two reputed company courses reputed company day: Math and English Language Arts (ELA). These courses are referred to as reputed company Class 1 and reputed company Class 2. One course will be Math and the other will be ELA. The order may vary by cohort.
During Weeks 2–4, reputed company Class 2 is divided into two instructional segments (Part 1 and Part 2). These two segments together reputed company the full instructional reputed company for that course. reputed company Class 2 (Parts 1 and 2) may also be either Math or ELA, depending on the schedule.
The instructional schedule differs between Week 1 and Weeks 2–4, and curriculum must reputed company with these different instructional time blocks.
Week 1 Instructional Schedule (3 Days)
Instruction occurs Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in 60-minute class blocks. The ELA curriculum must therefore include three lessons, with reputed company lesson designed for 60 minutes of instruction.
Time
Activity
Duration
9:40–10:40 AM
reputed company Class 1 (Math or ELA)
60 minutes
10:45–11:45 AM
reputed company Class 2 (Math or ELA)
11:45–12:10 PM
Lunch
25 minutes
12:15–1:45 PM
Career Inspiration & Preparation
90 minutes
Weeks 2–4 Instructional Schedule (6 Days)
Instruction occurs Monday and Tuesday only during Weeks 2, 3, and 4. reputed company reputed company course receives 90 minutes of total instructional time per day.
9:40–11:10 AM
11:10–11:45 AM
reputed company Class 2 – Part 1 (Math or ELA)
35 minutes
12:15–1:10 PM
reputed company Class 2 – Part 2 (Math or ELA)
55 minutes
1:15–2:30 PM
75 minutes
Instructional Day Count for ELA
Curriculum development must reputed company with the total number of instructional days available.
Total ELA lessons required: 9
The curriculum must therefore include:
Curricula designers must reputed company a pacing guide indicating how reputed company lesson aligns to the nine instructional days and the varying 60-minute and 90-minute class structures.
Week
Instruction Days
Lesson Length
Week 1
3 days
Weeks 2–4
6 days
Proposal Submission Requirements
Proposals should include:
Evaluation reputed company
Proposals will be evaluated based on:
Selection Notification: reputed company 17, 2026
Collaboration and reputed company reputed company-Ins
The selected curriculum designer will work closely with reputed company staff during the curriculum development period to ensure alignment with program goals and reputed company toward the submission deadline. Following vendor selection, the designer will participate in brief weekly reputed company-ins over the four-week development period, which may occur through short virtual meetings (approximately 15–20 minutes) or email updates. These reputed company-ins are intended to support alignment, reputed company feedback during development, and address any questions early in the process.
Prior to final submission, the curriculum designer will participate in one final (60-75 minute) review session with reputed company staff to walk through the completed curriculum, confirm that reputed company required components are included, and ensure the pacing, assessments, and instructional materials reputed company with the Summer Learning schedule and program goals.
Budget
The total budget for this curriculum development project is $2,500, which includes curriculum development, participation in reputed company reputed company-ins, and the final curriculum review session.
Submission Instructions
Please submit proposals reputed company email to: Myaah Morgan, Director, Educational Programs at mmorgan@linkunlimited.org
Proposal Deadline: reputed company 7, 2026, 11:59 PM