Ancaster High School

Course Outline 2013/2014

ENG2D1 – English, Grade 10 Academic

Department:  English/Drama    

 

TEACHER:            PREREQUISITE: ENG1D    HOURS: 110        CREDIT VALUE: 1

 

DEPARTMENT HEAD: D. Sheeler    

 

GUIDELINE: The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: English, 2007 (revised)

 

The texts will be provided free of charge.  However, the student is responsible for returning the books in reasonable condition.  The student will be charged for loss or damage.

 

 

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS:

 

Oral Communication

By the end of this course, students will:

• listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;

• use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;

• reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.

Reading and Literature Studies

By the end of this course, students will:

• read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; 

• recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning; 

• use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently; 

• reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.

Writing

By the end of this course, students will:

• generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience; 

• draft and revise their writing, using a variety of literary, informational, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience; 

• use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively;

• 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.

Media Studies        

By the end of this course, students will:

• demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; 

• identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; 

• create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; 

• 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.

 

 

TEACHING STRATEGIES (include, but not limited to):

 

• Providing appropriate accommodation for students on IEP’s and for English Language Learners and for those who are First Nations, Metis or Inui;

• Utilizing Student Support and Student Alternative Support Programs;

• Contacting parents for support and assistance;

• Using diagnostic assessment and check-in points to monitor student progress;

• Providing differentiation of instruction and assessment to meet the needs of diverse learners;

• Providing ongoing descriptive feedback that is clear, specific, meaningful, and timely to support improved student learning;

• Creating lessons, and assessment and evaluations, that are carefully planned to relate to the curriculum expectations and learning goals, and as much as possible to the interests, learning styles and preferences of all students;

• Developing students’ self-assessment skills to enable them to assess their own learning, set specific goals, and plan next steps for their learning.

 

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF WORK:

 

Assessment and evaluation will be based on the provincial curriculum expectations and the achievement levels outlined in the curriculum policy document.  Students will be given numerous and varied opportunities to demonstrate their achievement of the expectations across the four categories of knowledge and skills.

Midterm and final marks will be calculated using the prescribed learning strands with the following weighting:

 

Oral Communication        25%

Reading and Literature    30%

Writing                             30%

Media Studies                  15%

 

Evidence of achievement can be determined from a variety of sources, including but not limited to:  in-class assignments, class presentation, open-ended questions, observations, quizzes, unit tests, investigations, projects, conversations, portfolios, anecdotal records, self-assessments, etc.

 

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Culminating activities occur at or near the end of a course.  They form part of the final 30% of a student’s mark.  If a student is absent from a culminating activity, they must provide a doctor’s note.  The culminating activity will not normally be re-scheduled.

 

For this course, the culminating activity will occur: 

And will consist of the following:  an oral/media activity and an exam.

 

MARK CALCULATION:

Interim:  A report will be given to reflect how well the student is progressing with suggestions for improvement.

 

Term Work:        70% of the overall grade (from all term evaluations) 

Final Evaluation(s) :    30% of the overall grade (will include a culminating activity and  final exam) 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Teacher’s Name: Annie Wood

Phone Number:  905 648-4468 ext.539

Email: annie.wood@hwdsb.on.ca

Extra Help Sessions: By appointment