This course is designed to extend the range of oral communication, reading, writing, and media literacy skills that students need for success in their secondary school academic programs and in their daily lives. Students will analyse literary texts from contemporary and historical periods, interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on the selective use of strategies that contribute to effective communication. This course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 11 university or college preparation course.
By the end of this course, students will develop the following skills in these different areas:
| 1. Oral Communication | |
| 1.1 | Listening to Understand: Listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes. |
| 1.2 | Speaking to Communicate: Use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. |
| 1.3 | Reflect 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. |
| 2. Reading and Literature Studies | |
| 2.1 | Reading for Meaning: Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational and graphic texts, using a rage of strategies to construct meaning. |
| 2.2 | Understanding Form and Style: Recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning. |
| 2.3 | Reading with Fluency: Use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently. |
| 3. Writing | |
| 3.1 | Developing and Organizing Content: Generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience. |
| 3.2 | Using Knowledge of Form and Style: Draft and revise their writing, using a variety of literary, informational, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience. |
| 3.3 | 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. Poetry Studies | |
| 4.1 | Understanding poetry Texts: Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of poetry texts. |
| 4.2 | Learning and experiment: Describe their observations and reactions by selecting words and rhythms that enhance the intended meaning or effect of a text. |
| 4.3 | Exploring: Exploring the value of white space and punctuation, understanding how intentional craft decisions impact readers’ comprehension of and reaction to texts. |
| 4.4 | Enabling: Enabling to describe what reading, to feel and think with greater precision. |
| Time Allocated | Online/Offline Component | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Short Stories & Literary Analysis | ||
Students will be reading though four short stories, one per week of this four week unit. This unit will introduce students to elements such as plot, point-of-view, character development as well as multiple literary and figurative language devices. Students will read, evaluate, analyze and create short stories as well as nonfiction texts. Students will focus on deepening their reading comprehension and literary writing skills. Students will have the opportunity to work on their presenting and public speaking skills through daily activities as well as a unit final presentation project. | 21.5 hours | Online: 16.5 hours Offline: 5 hours |
| 2. Poetry | ||
Students will be exploring multiple poets from multiple genres of poetry. Students will learn to critique poetry, as well as to create their own poetry. Students will develop their own poetry portfolio in this unit. | 18.5 hours | Online: 13.5 hours Offline: 5 hours |
| 3. Novel Study: The Alchemist By Paulo Coehlo | ||
Students will be studying the timeless novel “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coehlo and exploring the deeper meaning of the text as well as the literary devices employed. This unit will require students to complete many of the readings independently and be prepared to come to class and engage in insightful conversations about their personal connections to the text. Major themes of this novel include fate and coming-of-age. | 21.5 hours | Online: 16.5 hours Offline: 5 hours |
| 4. Shakespeare- Romeo & Juliet | ||
Students will be exploring the language and themes of the timeless play, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Students will focus on employing reading strategies that will help them understand the play. Students will continue to improve their skills of planning, organizing, drafting, revising, and polishing a literary essay as examined, practiced, and assessed throughout this unit. | 21.5 hours | Online: 16.5 hours Offline: 5 hours |
| 5. Film Study & Essay Writing | ||
Students will analyse the visual storytelling elements of a film titled “Wall-E”. through studying this film students will analyze the content as well as the visual literary devices employed. Students will have the opportunity to work with storyboarding techniques, film techniques and other film elements. | 18.5 hours | Online: 13.5 hours Offline: 5 hours |
| 6. Independent Study Unit (ISU) | ||
Students will choose a novel and throughout the semester they will have assignments to complete. This Independent Study Unit will require students to use their knowledge gained throughout the course independently. This ISU is to be a showcase of the students achievements and growth from the entire semester. In June, the students will be required to present their ISU live in front of their peers in class. This Independent Study unit is worth 15% of your final grade. | 8.5 hours | Online: 1.5 hours Offline: 7 hours |
| 7. Final Examination | ||
This is a proctored exam worth 15% of your final grade. | 3 hours | |
| Total | 113 Hours | |
This course is organized into a semester format. Lessons and activities will be presented to students via the internet. Lessons will be provided on-line, with regularly scheduled student teacher conferences and student to student discussion forums.
A variety of strategies will be used in the online delivery of this course. Instructional strategies will include but are not limited to:
Learning goals will be discussed at the beginning of each assignment and success criteria will be provided to students. The success criteria are used to develop the assessment tools in this course, including rubrics and checklists.
A variety of assessment and evaluation methods, strategies and tools are required as appropriate to the expectation being assessed. These include diagnostic, formative and summative within the course and within each unit.
Assessment FOR Learning and Assessment AS Learning is obtained through a variety of means, including the following:
Ongoing descriptive feedback, including descriptive feedback on students’ plans for their venture
Assessment and evaluation in this course will be based on the provincial curriculum expectations. Students will be provided with numerous and varied opportunities to demonstrate the full extent of their achievement. Categories of assessment and breakdowns are as follows:
A final grade will be determined as follows:
Students with special needs and English Language Learners will be provided with accommodation, including additional time, assistive technology and scribe where available.
earning Skills listed below are key to student success. Learning Skills are assessed independently of achievement and are determined through observation and participation. A checklist and student conference will be used to determine the level in each category.
All resources (short stories, poems, novels and plays) will be provided to the student in online formats. However; students may choose to purchase copies of the following:
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