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 12 university (ENG4U) 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. Media Studies | |
| 4.1 | Understanding Media Texts: Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts. |
| 4.2 | 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 |
| 4.3 | Creating Media Texts: Create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques |
| 4.4 | 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. |
| Time Allocated | |
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| 1. SHORT STORIES & LITERARY ANALYSIS | |
Students will be reading through three short stories, one per week of this three 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 their creative writing with their project in this unit. | 24 hours (10 online/ 14 offline) |
| 2. THE ART OF RHETORIC & DEBATE | |
Students will be exploring the art of rhetoric and examining the various ways they can employ the skills of ethos, pathos & logos in their writing and speaking. Students will have a group project in this unit that will call upon them to focus on collaboration and teamwork. | 23 hours (11 online/ 12 offline) |
| 3. NOVEL STUDY: ‘ON THE COME UP’ BY ANGIE THOMAS | |
Students will be studying the 2019 novel “On The Come Up” by Angie Thomas 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 freedom of speech, identity and society norms. | 23 hours (10 online/ 13 offline) |
| 4. SHAKESPEARE- MACBETH | |
Students will be exploring the language and themes of the timeless play, Shakespeare’s Macbeth. 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. | 30 hours (12 online/ 18 offline) |
| 5. 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. At the end of the semester, 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 the final grade. | 7 hours (3 online/ 4 offline) |
| 6. FINAL EXAMINATION | |
This is a proctored exam worth 15% of the final grade. | 3 hours (online) |
| Total | 110 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:
• Independent Study Unit 50%
Students with special needs and English Language Learners will be provided with accommodation, including additional time, assistive technology and scribe where available.
Learning 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: • “On The Come Up” by Angie Thomas
• “Macbeth” a play by William Shakespeare (No Fear Shakespeare Edition recommended)
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