Waterloo-Oxford Grade 9 Academic English
Ms. S. Fraser
Email: Sheila_Fraser@wrdsb.on.ca
Phone: 519-634-5441
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Waterloo-Oxford Grade 9 Academic English
Units of Study
Term Work – 70% of final mark
1. Narrative Forms and Voices
Students read and respond to a variety of narrative texts. A strong emphasis is on reading comprehension and understanding narrative terminology. Assignments include story analysis and writing, journal response writing, summary writing, group presentations, and theme based research projects.
Summative: Narrative Test and analytical paragraph
2. Dramatic Forms and Voices
Students are introduced to the form of drama through a study of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Emphasis is on learning dramatic terminology, language devices, and text analysis. Assignments include performing scenes, memorizing lines, creating a script, studying media adaptations, analyzing language and character.
Summative: Character Analysis Paragraph and/or dramatic presentation
3. Poetic Forms and Voices
Students read and write a variety of poetry. Emphasis is on the analysis and use of poetic devices and language. Assignments include analyzing, creating, and collecting various types of poetry.
Summative: Formal Paragraph and Poetry Test
4. Informational Forms and Voices
Students read and respond to a variety of informational texts. Emphasis is on understanding the difference between fact and fiction, the language of print, advertisements, and presentation and listening skills. Assignments include writing news articles and expository pieces, analyzing various types of media, researching topics and creating media works.
Summative: News Article or Essay
5. Grammar Units
Students will continually learn about Parts of Speech and Punctuation throughout the year. Quizzes may be given.
Culminating Activity – 30% of mark
6. Independent Novel Study (to begin end of April)
Students will study the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Students will read the novel and complete a series of assignments independently.
Assignment Policy
Late and Missed Assignments
All Summative assignments listed above are considered major, summative evaluations. Each assesses a student’s learning of components of the course’s essential knowledge and skills as prescribed in The Ontario Curriculum (2007). As such, each of these assignments MUST be completed successfully in order for a credit to be earned.
In the event that the deadline for a major assignment has passed and no assignment has been received, the teacher may,
a) negotiate a completion date with the student;
b) communicate with the student’s parent/guardian about the outstanding work;
c) provide an alternate opportunity to demonstrate the required knowledge and skills to be eligible to earn the credit.
Major assignments not handed-in after the negotiated completion date will receive an incomplete mark (I) and the result will be reflected in the Learning Skills section of the report card. The teacher will not assign a grade of 0 for a missed major, summative evaluation, nor deduct marks for a late assignment. The teacher will exercise his or her professional judgment when entering a mark at report card time if major assignments are incomplete.
The teacher will determine a date when the assignment will no longer be accepted for marks. The essential knowledge and skills that the missing assignment was designed to assess must still be demonstrated in order for a credit to be earned.
If all essential knowledge and skills have not been successfully demonstrated by the end of the course, the student will earn a failing mark.
MARK REPORTING DATES FOR 2014-2015
Term 1: November 6 Term 2: January 29
Term 3: April 10 Term 4: June 9
All major/summative assignments not submitted by the above dates will be receive and incomplete mark (I) and the student’s report card mark will be determined by the teacher’s professional judgment.
Dear Parent/Guardian;
It is my goal that every student has a successful year in ENG4UI, learning and achieving to his or her full potential. In order to help achieve success for your son/daughter, communication between you and me is essential. There are many ways we can facilitate this communication.
First, the course website contains all information for the course. I post a class schedule, copies of hand-outs, updated marks, due dates, etc. to the course website. Please go to http:/sfraserenglish. at any time for updated course information.
For specific questions about your son/daughter, e-mail is the fastest, most immediate form of communication. Please contact me by e-mail at sheila_fraser@wrdsb.on.ca if you have any concerns/questions. Please enter your e-mail information below to help me reach you if necessary.
I send reminders about assignments/HW/due dates/etc. to students in this class by use of a program called Remind. Remind sends one-way text messages from me to all students and parents who sign up. Phone numbers are never shared and students cannot reply. If you wish to receive these text messages to stay updated about what is happening in class, please enter the number (415)683-6680 on your phone and the message @efceee.
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