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Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School English Department

Grade 11 University English- Pre AP

Course Description

This course emphasizes the development of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyze challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures, as well as a range of informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity and incorporating stylistic devices appropriately and effectively. The course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 12 University or College.

Identifying Information

|Course Title: |English, Grade 11 |

|Course Code: |ENG3UX |

|Course Type: |University Preparation / Pre AP |

|Grade: |11 |

|Credit Value: |1 |

|Ministry Document: |The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: English, 2007, Revised |

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Course Units

|Unit |Description - Weight (55%) |

|1 |Short Stories & Essays |

| |Read, analyze, and discuss a variety of short stories and essays from Imprints 11 |

|2 |Shakespeare |

| |Read, analyze, and discuss Macbeth |

|3 |Novel Studies |

| |Read, analyze, and discuss Lord of the Flies and The Kite Runner |

|4 |Poetry |

| |Read, analyze, and discuss a variety of poems from Imprints 11 |

|5 |History of the English Language |

| |Understand the origins and continuing development of the English language |

|6 |Fifteen Percent Time Project (15%) |

| |Independent passion project |

| |Summative (30%) |

| |1. Independent Novel Study (10%) |

| |- Write a formal essay comparing a novel of the student’s choosing to another text |

| |2. Final Exam (20%) |

| |Write a formal essay comparing the two core texts. |

Essential Course Components

To be successful in this course you must be able to demonstrate all of the following skills.

❑ Participate in an organized oral discussion analyzing a text

❑ Write a formal comparative literary essay that develops a strong thematic connection

❑ Write a formal literary essay on an assigned topic

❑ Create and/or analyze a media text related to one of the core course texts

❑ Create and present a dramatic monologue based on a text of the student’s choosing

❑ Write a formal comparative literary essay that develops a strong thematic connection

❑ Write a formal comparative literary essay that develops a strong thematic connection on an assigned topic

Procedures

Key values of Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School and the WRDSB include respect, responsibility, honesty, and trustworthiness. Our expectations for student behaviour and academic conduct come from these core values. In accordance with Waterloo Region District School Board guidelines outlined in the Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting Handbook, the following policies are in effect at SJAM:

a) Late and Missed Assignments

Completing tasks on time has been shown to be a key part of school success. It is the expectation that students will submit all required work by the assigned deadlines.

• If work is not submitted on time, next steps will involve student-teacher conferences, parent/guardian contact and may include student referral to in-school supports.

• The teacher will determine a date after which he/she will no longer accept an assignment for marks. In the absence of these student products, teachers will use professional judgement to determine a grade based on evidence of learning available/seen to that point.

• If one or more assignments are not completed, students risk losing the credit for the course.

• The Learning Skills section of the student’s Provincial Report Card will be used to reflect incidents of late and missed assignments.

b) Cheating and Plagiarism

It is the expectation that students will submit their own, original work for the purpose of demonstrating their learning. Note that plagiarism includes both sharing original work and using work that is not one’s own. In the event that cheating or plagiarism occurs, the following consequences may be implemented, in consultation with administration, depending on the situation:

• The student who plagiarizes will be required to complete the SJAM Academic Honesty Remediation Tutorial.

• The student may be required to redo all or part of the assignment or assessment.

• The student may be required to complete an alternate assignment or assessment.

• Consequences may include a loss of access to academic awards and scholarship opportunities.

• Plagiarism will be reflected in the Learning Skills section of the student’s Provincial Report Card.

• Potential disciplinary actions may also include suspension.

c) Waterloo Region District School Board Policy for Provincial Report Card marks below 50%

For grades 11 and 12:

If a student does not earn the credit for the course, the student’s mark will be reported as follows:

• a mark in the range of 35-45% only.

Or

• a mark of 0 will be assigned if a student has demonstrated NO evidence of achievement.

Teacher Contact Information

The teacher for this course is Ms. Meghan Kidd

She can be reached by e-mail at Meghan_kidd@wrdsb.on.ca.

You can also contact her through her Googleapps account at Meghan_kidd@googleapps.wrdsb.ca. These electronic methods of contact are preferred to telephone.

Agreement

Please print your name and sign below indicating you have read and understand the requirements for successful completion of this course.

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|Student Name | |Parent/Guardian Name |

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|Student Signature | |Parent/Guardian Signature |

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|Date | |Date |

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|Preferred Method of Contact | |Parent Email |

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|Phone | |Daytime phone number |

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