This course emphasizes the consolidation of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse a variety of informational and graphic texts, as well as literary texts from various countries and cultures, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms for practical and academic purposes. An important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for college or the workplace. (The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: English, 2007 (Revised))
Oral Communication - Listening and Speaking
Short Stories - Various
Poetry - Various
Drama - A View from the Bridge and How Black Mothers Say I Love You. Hamlet : Manga(time permitting).
Novel - The Pearl
Writing
Media Studies
Readings will be provided digitally. I will provide the links in the specific units.
The Pearl - Notes and Quotes - Formative
Novel Reading Questions / Essay Quote Preparation (wt. 1) Summative
Literary Essay: The Pearl (wt. 5) Summative
A View from the Bridge - Reading questions - Formative
Writing in Role: A View from the Bridge (wt. 2) Summative
Writing Portfolio - Journal Prompts - Formative
Writing Portfolio (wt. 2) Summative - This unit may happen before or after the midterm depending on the calendar.
Reading Poetry for Meaning - Formative
Poetry Video (wt. 3) Summative
How Black Mothers Say I Love You - Note taking discussion - Formative
Act 1 Quiz: How Black Mothers Say I Love You (wt. 1) Summative
Character Analysis: How Black Mothers Say I Love You (wt. 1) Summative
Writing in Role: How Black Mothers Say I Love You (wt. 3) Summative
Short Stories
Hamlet - Reading the abridged version and watching the play. Theme, symbol and character tracing - Formative
Character Sketch : Hamlet (wt. 1) Summative
Before mid-term + after mid-term = 70% of the final mark
15% of final mark.
15% of final mark.
Assignments are weighted using a scale of 1 - 5.
1
oral readings
skits
quizzes and tests
informal presentations
character sketch
2
short form writing
storyboarding
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:
25% Knowledge and Understanding
25% Thinking
25% Communication
25% Application
70 % Term Work + 15% Culminating Activity + 15% Final Exam.
These values are from the DPCDSB 2023 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. If you are truant, the assessment will be given a mark of zero.
3. If a test is missed due to a legitimate reason, verification by parental / guardian contact must be given and arrangements will be made to either write the test, or complete an alternative assessment. Your parent / guardian must contact the attendance office.
4. Original work is the only work that will be evaluated. Plagiarism of any kind will result in a mark of zero.
5. Some assessments will be handed in in class, others will be handed in to the Google Classroom.
Classes should begin with phones put away. [. . .]
Students Grade 7 and above may not use cellphones or other mobiles devices during class time without the explicit permission of their teacher.
They [students] can use their mobile device during learning time only when:
a teacher says to use it as part of learning, for example, doing research or visiting a specific website
it’s needed for a health or medical reason
it supports special education needs
Taken from https://www.ontario.ca/page/cellphones-and-other-mobile-devices-schools