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    Thames Valley District School BoardCentral Elgin Collegiate Institute

    Department:English

    Department Head:Carol Quigley

    Course Developer(s):Carmen Richter

    and Christopher Pereira

    Course Revisor(s):Danika Barker and

    Carmen Richter

    Course Name:Grade 12 College English

    Ministry Course Code: ENG4U

    Development Date:September 2007

    Revision Date:September 2010

    Course Type:University Grade Level:12 Credit Value: 1Prerequisites/Co-requisites, if any: English, Grade 11 University

    Course Outline 2010-2011

    Curriculum Policy Document(s)/Date:

    The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: English, 2007 (Revised)

    Course Description/Rationale (based on description from the Policy document)This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical andcreative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students willanalyse a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures;interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and mediatexts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherentlyand confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particularpurposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intendedto prepare students for university, college, or the workplace.

    Textbook(s)/Essential Resource Materials (e.g. text with date)

    *Boyden, Joseph. Three Day Road. Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2005.Canadian Practical Stylist with Readings. Ed. Sheridan Baker and Lawrence B.

    Gamache. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada , 1998.Imprints 12. Toronto: Gage Learning, 2002.*Martel, Yann. Life of Pi. Random House of Canada, 2007.*Rushdie, Salman. Haroun and the Sea of Stories. London: Penguin Books, 1990.*Urquhart, Jane. The Stone Carvers. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2001.

    *These novels are part of a literature circle study. Students will be reading two novels.

    Overall Expectations of the Course: by the end of this course students will

    A. ORAL COMMUNICATION

    1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately ina variety of situations for a variety of purposes;2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately tocommunicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;

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    3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths aslisteners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found mosthelpful in oral communication situations.

    B. READING AND LITERATURE STUDIES

    1. Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety ofinformational, literary, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct

    meaning;2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, andstylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicatemeaning;3. Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths asreaders, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before,during, and after reading.

    C. WRITING

    1. Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and

    information to write for an intended purpose and audience;2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety ofinformational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for thepurpose and audience;3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishingskills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refineexpression, and present their work effectively;4. 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 inthe writing process.

    D. MEDIA STUDIES

    1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of mediatexts;2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some mediaforms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used tocreate meaning;3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes andaudiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as mediainterpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found mosthelpful in understanding and creating media texts.

    Outline of Course Content

    Unit 1:Short Fiction and NonfictionStudents will read a variety of fiction and nonfiction from a number of different sources.Through these pieces students will develop an understanding of literary criticism as wellas an understanding of the form and style of the essay. The culminating task will be atest. This unit will run concurrently with the second unit.Approximately 20 periods

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    Assessment and Evaluation of Student Performance:

    Term Work (70% of overall grade)Term work will include a variety of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessmentstrategies including tests, quizzes, and performance tasks. Wherever possible, choicewill be provided to support students with diverse learning styles and needs. The fourcategories of knowledge and skills (Knowledge/ Understanding, Thinking,

    Communication, Application) will be weighted equally.

    Final Evaluation (30% of overall grade)The final evaluation will be based on the essential understandings that have beenpractised during the course.