Prerequisite
Grade 9 English, Academic or Applied
Description
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.
Teaching and Learning strategies
A variety of teaching and learning strategies will be used to properly engage and educate students on the course material. Some of these strategies may include:
- Guided reading and writing
- Peer editing and teacher conferencing
- Group work and cooperative learning
- Presentations and seminars
- Independent work including reading, writing, analysis, research, etc.
- Class discussion and lecture
- Research activity
OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT
Tools of the Writing Trade
20 hours
Poetry, Prose and Media: A Discourse
28 hours
The Novel: Hidden Figures
30 hours
The Drama: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
30 hours
Final Examination
2 hours
Total
110 hours
