This course emphasizes the development of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures, as well as a range of informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity and incorporating stylistic devices appropriately and effectively. The course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 12 university or college preparation course. (The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: English, 2007 (Revised))
Oral Communication - Listening and Speaking
Short Stories - Imprints 11 and various
Poetry - Various from Poetry in Voice
Readings will be provided digitally. I will provide the links in the specific units.
The Doc Project Activity - Formative
The Doc Project Assignment - Seminar presentation (wt. 3) Summative
Short Story Activity - Formative
Short Story Assignment - Formal paragraph (wt. 2)
Reading Poetry for Meaning, Together and Mini Analysis - Formative
Poetry Anthology - Structured journal writing and short presentation (wt. 3)
The Tempest Reading Questions and Discussion - Formative
Drama Assignment - Opinion Essay (wt. 5) Summative
Animal Farm Reading Questions and Discussion - Formative
Novel Assignment - Information Report (wt. 4) Summative
Media Studies Activity - Media Analysis - Formative
Media Studies Assessment - Media Analysis (wt. 1) Summative
Before mid-term + after mid-term = 70% of the final mark
10% of final mark. This has been altered in 2020/21 because of COVID-19 to reflect 70 % Term Work + 30% Culminating Activity.
20% of final mark. This has been altered in 2020/21 because of COVID-19 to reflect 70 % Term Work + 30% Culminating Activity.
There is no final exam in 2020/21
Assignments are weighted using a scale of 1 - 5.
1
oral readings
skits
quizzes and tests
2
short form writing
3
seminars
presentations
4
long form writing
5
major essay
Level 1 50–59%
1- 52% / 1 55% / 1+ 58%
Level 2 60–69%
2- 62% / 2 65% / 2+ 68%
Level 3 70–79%
3- 72% / 3 75% / 3+ 78%
Level 4 80–100%
4- 84% / 4 91% / 4+ 98%
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;
2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;
3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of informational, literary, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;
2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;
3. Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;
4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience;
2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;
3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively;
4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;
2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning;
3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;
4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.
Students will be assessed and evaluated using the standard province-wide achievement chart that identifies four categories of knowledge and skills in English.
Knowledge and Understanding: Subject-specific content acquired in the course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding).
Thinking: The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, specifically planning skills, processing skills, and critical/creative thinking processes.
Communication: The conveying of meaning through various forms.
Application: The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts.
The breakdown for this course is as follows:
20% Knowledge and Understanding
30% Thinking
30% Communication
20% Application
70 % Term Work + 10% Culminating Activity + 20% Final Exam. This has been altered in 2020/21 because of COVID-19 to reflect 70 % Term Work + 30% Culminating Activity.
These values are from the DPCDSB 2017 assessment document.
Please see the student agenda for further details.
1. All major assignments must be handed in on the due dates given. There will be a penalty of 10% for late work. After three school days and parental contact, the assignment will be given a mark of zero.
2. Minor assignments will not be accepted after the class work has been returned.
3. If a test is missed due to a legitimate reason, verification by parental contact must be given and arrangements will be made to either write the test, or complete an alternative assessment.
4. Original work is the only work that will be evaluated. Plagiarism of any kind will result in a mark of zero
5. All assignments must be handed in to our Google Classroom and Turnitin.