An International Baccalaureate School

6670 Campobello Rd, Mississauga, ON, L5N 2L8(905) 814-0202 | www.stjudesacademy.comPrivate Schools in Ontario #883829

English, Grade 9, Academic (ENG1D) -1.0 CreditMYP: Language and Literature, Year 4

Teacher: Melissa Chin Contact: http://sjamschin.blogspot.ca/

mchin@stjudesacademy.comClassroom: P7Head of the Department: Melissa Chin

Course 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.

Overall Curriculum Expectations

Oral CommunicationOverall ExpectationsBy the end of this course, students will:

1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;

2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;

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

An International Baccalaureate School

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Reading and Literature StudiesOverall ExpectationsBy the end of this course, students will:

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

2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;

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 as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.

WritingOverall ExpectationsBy the end of this course, students will:

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 of literary, informational, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;

3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, 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 in the writing process.

Media StudiesOverall ExpectationsBy the end of this course, students will:

An International Baccalaureate School

6670 Campobello Rd, Mississauga, ON, L5N 2L8(905) 814-0202 | www.stjudesacademy.comPrivate Schools in Ontario #883829

1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;

2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning;

3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;

4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: 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.

Units

Unit 1: Short Story Unit

Unit 2: Novel Study: The Chrysalids

Unit 3: Media Studies: Twelve Angry Men

Unit 4: Novel: Lord of the Flies

Unit 5: Play: Macbeth

Unit 6: Cross-textual

An International Baccalaureate School

6670 Campobello Rd, Mississauga, ON, L5N 2L8(905) 814-0202 | www.stjudesacademy.comPrivate Schools in Ontario #883829

Evaluation

Coursework = 70%This work includes all unit tasks and tests.

Final Summative Evaluation = 30%This is a summative evaluation, which will take place at the end of the term and include all material covered in the course.

Text

Textbook: SightLines 10; ResourceLines 9/10Author(s):  M. Crane, Robert Dawe, Barry Duncan, Wendy Mathieu, et al Publisher: Pearson Education Canada ISBN: 0130287814   ISBN-13: 9780130287816 Grade: 10 Subject: English Course Title: English Grade 10, Academic (ENG2D) Course Code: ENG2D Distributor: Pearson Education Canada Textbook: Vocabulary from Latin and Green Roots Author(s): Elizabeth Osborne Publisher: Prestwick HouseISBN: 1-58049-202-9Grade: 10Subject: English Course Title: English Grade 10, Academic (ENG2D) Course Code: ENG2D Novel: Lord of the Flies Author(s): William Golding Publisher: Faber and Faber LimitedISBN: 0-571-08483-4Grade: 10Subject: English Course Title: English Grade 10, Academic (ENG2D) Course Code: ENG2D 

An International Baccalaureate School

6670 Campobello Rd, Mississauga, ON, L5N 2L8(905) 814-0202 | www.stjudesacademy.comPrivate Schools in Ontario #883829

Novel: The ChrysalidesAuthor(s): John WyndhamPublisher: Penguin Books LimitedISBN: 0-14-103846-2Grade: 10Subject: English Course Title: English Grade 10, Academic (ENG2D) Course Code: ENG2D Play: Macbeth (No Fear Shakespeare)Author(s): William Shakespeare Publisher: Spark Pub GroupISBN: 1-58663-846-7Grade: 10Subject: English Course Title: English Grade 10, Academic (ENG2D) Course Code: ENG2D 

Film: Twelve Angry Men Director: Sidney Lumet Editor: Carl Lerner Grade: 10Subject: English Course Title: English Grade 10, Academic (ENG2D) Course Code: ENG2D 

Short Stories: The Lottery, The Black Cat, The Story of an Hour, Harrison Bergeron, The Most Dangerous Game. Author(s): Shirley Jackson, Edgar Allan Poe, Kate Chopin, Kurt Vonnegut, and Richard ConnellGrade: 10Subject: English Course Title: English Grade 10, Academic (ENG2D) Course Code: ENG2D 

An International Baccalaureate School

6670 Campobello Rd, Mississauga, ON, L5N 2L8(905) 814-0202 | www.stjudesacademy.comPrivate Schools in Ontario #883829

Exam

Exams will be held between June 1 - 5, 2014

*All course outlines are available in the SJA office