G11 English New
Course Description
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.
Overall Curriculum Expectations
A. Oral Communication
| A1 | Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes; |
| A2 | Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes; |
| A3 | 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. |
B. Reading and Literature Studies
| B1 | Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; |
| B2 | Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning; |
| B3 | Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently; |
| B4 | 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. |
C. Writing
| C1 | Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience; |
| C2 | 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; |
| C3 | 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; |
| C4 | 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. |
D. Media Studies
| D1 | Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; |
| D2 | 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; |
| D3 | Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; |
| D4 | 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. |
Outline of Course Content
| Unit | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | The Writer’s Toolbox | 18 hours |
| Unit 2 | Short Stories and Poetry | 27 hours |
| Unit 3 | Novel | 24 hours |
| Unit 4 | Play | 30 hours |
| Unit 5 | Media/td> | 9 hours |
| Final | Course Culminating Activity Final Examination |
2 hours 2 hours |
| Total hours | 110 hours + 2 hours |
Diagnostic assessment is used at the beginning of a unit to assist in determining a starting point for instruction. Assessments for Learning and as Learning (AFL & AAL) provide information to students as they are learning and refining their skills. Assessment of Learning (AOL), at the end of units and course, provides students with the opportunity to synthesize/apply/demonstrate their learning and the achievement of the expectations. The course also provides the students with a variety of ways to demonstrate their knowledge through the so-called Triangulation Assessments, which may assess students through Observation and/or Conversation (i.e. Oral Presentations or Student Interviews), as well as Student Products. The AOLs are posted at the end of each unit.
There are four levels of achievement for students who are passing the course:
- Level 1 (50-59%)
- Level 2 (60-69%)
- Level 3 (70-79%)
- Level 4 (80-100%)
Level 3 is the provincial standard for student achievement.
The final grade will include the following weighting:
| Knowledge/Understanding | Thinking | Communication | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Seventy percent (70%) of the grade will be based on evaluation conducted throughout the course. Final evaluation will take into account the student’s most recent and most consistent performance.
Thirty percent (30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation consisting of the final examination and the independent study unit, which will take into account the entire course, including the student’s most recent and most consistent performance.
The evaluation for this course is based on the student’s achievement of curriculum expectations and the demonstrated skills required for effective learning. The final percentage grade represents the quality of the student’s overall achievement of the expectations for the course and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the achievement chart for the discipline.
Proctoring
The tests are typically a paper-pen evaluation written at a mutually agreed time, date, and location. The tests will be proctored, meaning a suitable adult with a dedicated identifiable and authentic email address will supervise you writing the tests. This process ensures the security and integrity of the test. Any person related or affiliated to the student in a personal way cannot serve as a test supervisor.
Resources required by the student
• A scanner, smart phone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work
• A front-facing camera on a desktop, laptop, or mobile device to allow for proctoring over the internet
• Internet access and a modern standards-compliant web browser
Course Curriculum
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