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English
ENGLISH 10
EN 10 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: None
Course Content: Students will build on skills developed in the preceding year; investigate literary themes, techniques and terminology; and develop insight about literature. Short stories, novels, essays, poetry, modern drama, and a Shakespearean play make up the literature component of the grade 10 course. Teachers will organize the material to suit the needs of various classes. Activities will be employed in fashioning the course so as to suit a wide range of student abilities. Students will undertake a considerable amount of writing: some personal, some in response to the literature, some creative. In addition to improving their writing skills, students will develop expertise in editing and in improving their critical and analytical thinking.
Evaluation: Essays as well as in-class tests and quizzes, projects, and daily assignments. Some public speaking may take place.
*20% of the course mark is dependant on a final Provincial Exam.
ENGLISH 10 (LITERACY)
EN 10L (4 credits)
Prerequisite: Placement is based on the recommendation of counsellors, on the student’s grades and performance in Grade 9 English and their performance on a standardized test of reading ability.
Course Content: English 10 (LITERACY) is an adapted English Language program designed to prepare students to enter Communications 11. This course focuses on developing and improving language skills through reading, writing, and working with the structure of the English language. Course content is designed within the framework of the regular English 10 program; using materials appropriate to the students placed in EN 10L. Some students may be ready to move onto Communications 11 on completion of En 10L. For others, EN 10L may be a terminal English program if they are unable to meet the course requirements preparing them for Communications 11. Students who reveal potential for attempting a regular English program will be encouraged to enroll in the EN10 program after completion of EN 10L
ENGLISH 10 HONOURS
EN 10 H (4 credits)
The Honours English 10 course is for students in grade 10 who have an avid interest in English Literature and Language Arts. The primary focus of the course is not to overload the student with work, but to complement the grade 10 curriculum with elevated class discussions, projects, writing assignments, and literature. Specifically, there will be an even greater emphasis on enhancing students’ critical thinking, synthesis, and writing skills, thus enhancing a students’ success across the curriculum. Students considering entering this course should have a minimum B in Humanities 9, or be strongly committed to Language Arts, and show a certain level of maturity in the classroom and beyond. See Mr. Pink, Mrs. Massey, or Ms. Morris for details.
ENGLISH 11
EN 11 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: English 10
Course Content: Students will build on skills developed in the preceding year. Students will investigate literary themes, techniques and terminology in greater depth. A more mature insight of literature will be expected. Short stories, novels, essays, poetry, modern drama, and a Shakespearean play make up the literature component of the grade 11 course. Teachers will organize the material to suit the need of various classes. Activities will be employed in fashioning the course so as to suit a wide range of student abilities. Students will undertake a considerable amount of writing: some personal, some in response to the literature, some creative. In addition to improving their writing skills, students will develop expertise in editing and in improving their critical and analytical thinking.
Evaluation: Essays (personal, descriptive, narrative, persuasive, expository, research) as well as in-class tests, quizzes, projects, and daily assignments. Some public speaking may take place. Marks will reflect time spent on various activities.
ENGLISH 11 HONOURS
EN 11 H (4 credits)
If you can write a decent essay, know what an adjective is and would like to spend more of your time in class discussing and writing about challenging ideas, then consider taking Engllish 11 Honours. We will study works like the Nobel Prize winning novel Lord of the Flies, Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, John Knowles’ classic A Separate Peace, poetry that needs a second reading and short stories that make you think. Our goal is not to do more work, but to do the work in greater depth so that you might choose to go on to one of our two English 12 Honours streams: Advanced Placement Literature and Composition/En 12 or Literature 12/En 12.
ENGLISH 12
EN 12 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: English 11
Course Content: Students will build on skills developed in the preceding year. Students will develop a thorough understanding of literary themes, techniques and terminology. Short stories, novels, essays, poetry, modern drama, and a Shakespearean play (should time permit) make up the literature component of the grade 12 course. Teachers will organize the material to suit the needs of various classes. Activities will be employed in fashioning the course so as to suit a wide range of student abilities and to build skills for the world of work, to instill in students a life-long love of and appreciation for literature, and to prepare students for the requirements of the government examination. Students will undertake a considerable amount of writing: some personal, some in response to the literature, some creative. In addition to improving their writing skills, students will develop expertise in editing and in improving their critical and analytical thinking.
Evaluation: Essays (personal, descriptive, narrative, persuasive, expository, research) as well as in-class tests, quizzes, projects and daily assignments. Some public speaking may take place. Marks will reflect time spent on various activities.
*40% of the course mark is dependant on a final Provincial Exam.
HONOURS ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION/ ENGLISH 12
AP EN LIT & COMP/EN 12 (4 credits)
AP English is a university course given in a high school setting. You will be required to read and write in greater depth than a regular English 12 student, to write more but not do more homework. You will do reading and some writing outside of class (there is a summer reading assignment, for instance); however, most of the writing will be done in class. Students will be expected to read several novels outside of class time. Students contemplating taking AP English/English 12 should be “A” or “B” students in English 11, preferably Honours English 11. You will have to write both the AP exam in May and the English 12 exam in June and will get 7 credits for this “double” course.
This course is a linear course and, at the time of writing, charges a fee which covers the external exam from College Board.
Evaluation: In-class assignments and discussion, projects, and formal literacy analysis form the basis of 100% of the Advanced Placement English 12 mark and 60% of the EN 12 mark (the other 40% comes from the Provincial Exam). The EN 12/AP course has two formal exams. The first is written in May and results in credit or advanced placement in participating colleges and universities. The second exam, written in June, is the provincial English 12 exam which all academic students are required to write.
HONOURS LITERATURE 12 / ENGLISH12
HLIT 12/EN 12 (4 credits)
For students who do not want the expense, stress and more formal academic rigor of the AP English course, but still want to take a course which deals primarily with literature, we offer Honours Literature 12/English 12. This course follows English literature chronologically, from Beowulf to Margaret Atwood, encountering greats like Chaucer, Shakespeare and Jane Austen on the way. Students should already have the ability to write an effective essay, as the course concentrates primarily on literature. Students will be required to write both the Literature 12 and English 12 provincial exams and will receive 8 credits. This course may be semestered or linear.
WRITING 12
WR 12 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: English 11 or Communications 11 or special permission from Instructor.
Course Content: This course is designed for students who have demonstrated above-average ability in creative writing (prose, poetry, drama). Students should be able to demonstrate mastery both of the mechanical skills required for writing and an understanding of the conventions of the language. This course will allow students to enhance and embellish their skills in writing in various genres. Students will be expected to revise and polish their work to a level suitable for publication. Students are also required to submit a minimum of 4 works for publications.
Evaluation: Creative Writing 12 utilizes a “portfolio assessment” approach. Evaluation is based on a student-developed criterion using “creative writing units” as a basis for measurement.
COMMUNICATIONS 11
COM 11 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: English 10, ACS 10, or English 10 Literacy and Teacher Recommendation. This course will not qualify students for entry into post-secondary institutions where academic studies are pursued. It does qualify the student for high school graduation and for entry into vocational-training programs and career programs at regional colleges.
Course Content:This course continues the skill-building approach. Emphasis is now placed on communications in the work place and on reading for information. Students are required to write three to four multi-paragraph compositions and to demonstrate competence in reading, listening, and speaking. These skills will be built around projects in applied communications such as solving problems, giving directions, and networking in the work place.
Evaluation:Essays, tests, assignments and a final examination.
COMMUNICATIONS 12
COM 12 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: Communications 11 or English 11 and Teacher Recommendation. This course will not qualify students for entry into post-secondary institutions where academic studies are pursued. It does qualify for vocational training programs and career programs at regional colleges.
Course Content: This course continues a skill-building approach to English. Emphasis is now placed on writing for the world of work. A significant proportion of the course is review and coaching for government exam standards and reading for information and its application to the real world. Students are required to write a minimum of four multi-paragraph compositions and to demonstrate competence in reading, listening, and speaking. Individual and group projects will be designed around career change, retraining, and upgrading during a lifetime of learning.
Evaluation: *40% of the course mark is dependant on a final Provincial Exam.
