Prerequisite
None
Description
This course is designed to develop the 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 informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on the use of strategies that contribute to effective communication. The course is intended to prepare students for the Grade 10 academic English course, which leads to university or college preparation courses in Grades 11 and 12.
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 activities
OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT
Tools of the Writing Trade and Communication Strategies
15 hours
Short Story Collection
15 hours
Poetry, Prose and Media Forms: An Introduction
18 hours
The Novel: William Golding’s Lord of the Flies
30 hours
The Drama: William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
30 hour
Final Examination
2 hours
Total
110 hours
