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Course Title: English
Course Code: ENG2D
Grade: 10
Course Type: Academic
Credit Value: 1
Prerequisite: ENG1D
Curriculum Policy Document: English, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10, 2007
Department: English
Course Developer: Mr. John Smallwood
Development Date: 2007
Course Revised by:
Revision Date:

Course Description:

This course is designed to extend the range of 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 and evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on the selective use of strategies that contribute to effective communication. This course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 11 university or college preparation course.

Unit	Titles and Descriptions	Time and Sequence
Unit 1	Media Studies This unit examines three significant media topics: virtual product placement, media representations and target marketing. The unit begins by examining virtual product placement. Students will look at how the next frontier of advertising- video gaming. Virtual product placement in sport will then be examined to see how media creates sport history. Students will demonstrate what they have learned by designing a 30 second commercial of their own. Media representations are the ways in which the media portrays particular groups, communities, experiences, ideas, or topics from a particular ideological or value perspective. Rather than examining media representations as simply reflecting or mirroring “reality,” we will be examining how media representations serve to “re-present” or to actually create a new reality. We will focus on the media representations of dads, children, the elderly, occupations, families, and war. Finally the third section of the unit will involve a case study of the Pirates of the Caribbean. Students will begin to understand how audiences are specifically defined and targeted ensuring that the right type of product can be exposed to the most lucrative audience profile. Students will examine a case study of the very successful Pirates of the Caribbean movies to see how they were marketed, who the target audiences were, and the various iterations of media products that have spun out.	23 hours
Unit 2	Poetry Students will read a wide variety of poems, 16 in total. They will look at the techniques that poets use including poetic devices such as metaphor, verbs, similes, apostrophes, stanza length, powerful language, and how poets engage our senses. Students will write their own poems, they will hear poems read and practice reciting them to achieve different effects. Students will complete three polished writing assignments in this unit.	10 hours
Unit 3	Short Stories When we read stories, even the most futuristic stories, we look for a flash of recognition, some glimmer that says, “Yes, I’ve been there. I know exactly what that feels like.” The conflicts and frustrations characters face in the stories studied in this unit are often universal. Seven stories in all will be read and polished writing assignments will be submitted on three of them. Tensions between the past and the present, the wilderness and the city, and isolation and connections abound in these short stories. Students will do oral, visual and written reflection as well as learning about and dealing with writing techniques and devices.	20 hours
Unit 4	Novel Study Students will read, discuss and write about William Bell’s novel, Stones. Many of the assignments ask students to make connections between what they are reading in the novel and their own personal experiences.	30 hours
Unit 5	Drama This unit will involve students in a study of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The themes of militarism, personal conflict, ambition and pride are as interesting and valid to today as they were two millennia ago when Caesar was alive. Students will read the play scene by scene. After reading each scene they will refer to the brief notes that have been included. These notes will clarify points that students may have missed and they will also simplify the language of Shakespeare which may take some getting used to. There are thirteen assignments associated with this unit, all of which must be completed, as well as one culminating activity. Students are encouraged to be patient and try to involve themselves in the ideas that Shakespeare is working with as he tells a story that deals with intrigue, murder and revenge.	25 hours
	Final Evaluation The final assessment task is a two hour proctored examination worth 30% of the student’s final mark.	2 hours
	Total	110 hours

Teaching / Learning Strategies:

Since the over-riding aim of this course is to help students use language skillfully, confidently and flexibly, a wide variety of instructional strategies are used to provide learning opportunities to accommodate a variety of learning styles, interests and ability levels. These include:

Reading various poems	Independent research	Directed Reading Activities
Reading various short stories	Direct Instruction	Peer Practice
Independent Study	Writing Processes	Writing to Learn
Journal writing	Portfolio	Report
Conferencing	Reading novel	Multimedia Presentations
Creative Writing	Guided Internet Research	Guided Writing
Note Making	Visual Stimuli	Reading Responses

Assessment and Evaluation Strategies of Student Performance:

Assessment is a systematic process of collecting information or evidence about student learning. Evaluation is the judgment we make about the assessments of student learning based on established criteria. The purpose of assessment is to improve student learning. This means that judgments of student performance must be criterion-referenced so that feedback can be given that includes clearly expressed next steps for improvement. Tools of varying complexity are used by the teacher to facilitate this. For the more complex evaluations, the criteria are incorporated into a rubric where levels of performance for each criterion are stated in language that can be understood by students.

Strategy	Purpose	Who	Assessment Tool
Review Sheet	Diagnostic	Teacher	Checklist responses
Discussion Board Posting / Exercise Questions	Assessment	Self/teacher	Checklist
Discussion Board Posting / Internet Research	Assessment	Self/teacher	Marking scheme
Novel Analysis	Assessment	Peer/teacher	Rating Scale
Worksheets	Evaluation	Teacher	Checklist
Literary Devices Exercises	Evaluation	Teacher	Marking Scheme
Unit Tests	Evaluation	Teacher	Marking scheme
Grammar Exercises	Evaluation	Teacher	Rating scale
Writing Assignments	Evaluation	Teacher	Marking Scheme
Media Analysis Exercises	Evaluation	Teacher	Marking Scheme
Book Review Report	Evaluation	Teacher	Rubric
Reports	Evaluation	Teacher	Rubric
Simulation reports	Evaluation	Teacher	Rubric
Multimedia presentation	Evaluation	Teacher	Rating scale
Internet research	Evaluation	Teacher	Rubric
Final Exam	Evaluation	Teacher	Rubric

Assessment is embedded within the instructional process throughout each unit rather than being an isolated event at the end. Often, the learning and assessment tasks are the same, with formative assessment provided throughout the unit. In every case, the desired demonstration of learning is articulated clearly and the learning activity is planned to make that demonstration possible. This process of beginning with the end in mind helps to keep focus on the expectations of the course as stated in the course guideline. The evaluations are expressed as a percentage based upon the levels of achievement.

Note on Oral Communication: Because this is an online course, oral communication is taught and assessed throughout the course using two devices. Students will be required throughout the course to participate in discussions. Some of these will take place on discussion boards where students will post their ideas about a topic at hand in guided discussion format. Students will be required to respond to the ideas of their course-mates. All students will be assessed on their ability to listen, to speak and to think about the strategies they use to do so. In addition students will see icons of speakers throughout the course which they will click on to hear ideas being spoken about and to tape themselves doing the same.

Overall Expectations - ENG2D

ORAL COMMUNICATION
Overall Expectations
EOC.01	Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;
EOC.02	Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;
EOC.03	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.
READING AND LITERATURE STUDIES
Overall Expectations
ERL.01	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;
ERL.02	Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;
ERL.03	Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;
ERL.04	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.
WRITING
Overall Expectations
EWR.01	Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience;
EWR.02	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;
EWR.03	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;
EWR.04	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 STUDIES
Overall Expectations
EMS.01	Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;
EMS.02	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;
EMS.03	Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;
EMS.04	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.

The Final Grade:

The evaluation for this course is based on the student's achievement of curriculum expectations and the demonstrated skills required for effective learning.

The percentage grade represents the quality of the student's overall achievement of the expectations for the course and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the achievement chart for the discipline.

A credit is granted and recorded for this course if the student's grade is 50% or higher. The final grade for this course will be determined as follows:

• 70% of the grade will be based upon evaluations conducted throughout the course. This portion of the grade will reflect the student's most consistent level of achievement throughout the course, although special consideration will be given to more recent evidence of achievement.



• 30% of the grade will be based on the final assessment task, a two hour proctored examination.

The report card will focus on two distinct but related aspects of student achievement; the achievement of curriculum expectations and the development of learning skills. The report card will contain separate sections for the reporting of these two aspects.

A Summary Description of Achievement in Each Percentage Grade Range and Corresponding Level of Achievement
Percentage Grade Range	Achievement Level	Summary Description
80-100%	Level 4	A very high to outstanding level of achievement. Achievement is above the provincial standard.
70-79%	Level 3	A high level of achievement. Achievement is at the provincial standard.
60-69%	Level 2	A moderate level of achievement. Achievement is below, but approaching, the provincial standard.
50-59%	Level 1	A passable level of achievement. Achievement is below the provincial standard.
below 50%	Level R	Insufficient achievement of curriculum expectations. A credit will not be granted.

Achievement Chart: English, Grades 9-12

Categories	50-59% (Level 1)	60-69% (Level 2)	70-79% (Level 3)	80-100% (Level 4)
Knowledge and Understanding - Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding)
	The student:
Knowledge of content (e.g., forms of text; strategies used when listening and speaking, reading,writing, and viewing and representing; elements of style; literary terminology, concepts, and theories; language conventions)	demonstrates limited knowledge of content	demonstrates some knowledge of content	demonstrates considerable knowledge of content	demonstrates thorough knowledge of content
Understanding of content (e.g.,concepts; ideas; opinions; relationships among facts, ideas,concepts,themes)	demonstrates limited understanding of content	demonstrates some understanding of content	demonstrates considerable understanding of content	demonstrates thorough and insightful understanding of content
Thinking - The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes
	The student:
Use of planning skills (e.g., generating ideas, gathering information, focusing research, organizing information)	uses planning skills with limited effectiveness	uses planning skills with moderate effectiveness	uses planning skills with considerable effectiveness	uses planning skills with a high degree of effectiveness
Use of processing skills (e.g., drawing inferences, interpreting, analysing, synthesizing, evaluating)	uses processing skills with limited effectiveness	uses processing skills with some effectiveness	uses processing skills with considerable effectiveness	uses processing skills with a high degree of effectiveness
Use of critical/creative thinking processess (e.g., oral discourse, research, critical analysis, critical literacy, metacognition, creative process)	uses critical / creative thinking processes with limited effectiveness	uses critical / creative thinking processes with some effectiveness	uses critical / creative thinking processes with considerable effectiveness	uses critical / creative thinking processes with a high degree of effectiveness
Communication - The conveying of meaning through various forms
	The student:
Expression and organization of ideas and information (e.g., clear expression, logical organization) in oral, graphic, and written forms, including media forms	expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness
Communication for different audiences and purposes (e.g., use of appropriate style, voice, point of view) in oral, graphic, and written forms, including media forms	communicates for different audiences and purposes with limited effectiveness	communicates for different audiences and purposes with some effectiveness	communicates for different audiences and purposes with considerable effectiveness	communicates for different audiences and purposes with a high degree of effectiveness
Use of conventions (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage), vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline in oral, graphic, and written forms, including media forms	uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with limited effectiveness	uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with some effectiveness	uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with considerable effectiveness	uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with a high degree of effectiveness
Application - The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts
	The student:
Application of knowledge and skills (e.g.,literacy strategies and processes; literary terminology, concepts, and theories) in familiar contexts	applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with limited effectiveness	applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with some effectiveness	applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with considerable effectiveness	applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with a high degree of effectiveness
Transfer of knowledge and skills (e.g., literacy strategies and processes; literary terminology, concepts, and theories) to new contexts	transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with limited effectiveness	transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with some effectiveness	transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with considerable effectiveness	transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with a high degree of effectiveness
Making connections within and between various contexts (e.g., between the text and personal knowledge and experience, other texts, and the world outside school)	makes connections within and between various contexts with limited effectiveness	makes connections within and between various contexts with some effectiveness	makes connections within and between various contexts with considerable effectiveness	makes connections within and between various contexts with a high degree of effectiveness

Resources:

• ENG2D online course of study
• various pieces of poetry
• various short stories
• Novel: Stones by William Bell
• Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• PLay: Julius Caesar by Shakespeare
• dictionary
• thesaurus
• various internet websites as resource

Program Planning Considerations for English:

Teachers who are planning a program in English must take into account considerations in a number of important areas. Essential information that pertains to all disciplines is provided in the companion piece to this document, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 to 12: Program Planning and Assessment, 2000. The areas of concern to all teachers that are outlined there include the following:

• types of secondary school courses
• education for exceptional students
• the role of technology in the curriculum
• English as a second language (ESL) and English literacy development (ELD)
• career education
• cooperative education and other workplace experiences
• health and safety

Considerations relating to the areas listed above that have particular relevance for program planning in English are noted here.

Education for Exceptional Students. In planning courses in English, teachers should take into account the needs of exceptional students as set out in their Individual Education Plan. English courses reflect the creative part of our literary world, which offers a vast array of opportunities for exceptional students. Students who use alternative techniques for communication may find a venue for their talents as writers. Just as English responds to the needs and demands of the greater world of work, English courses are largely shaped by the needs and demands of students who will all eventually end up in this greater world.

The Role of Technology in the Curriculum. Information technology is considered a learning tool that must be accessed by English students when the situation is appropriate. As a result, students will develop transferable skills through their experience with word processing, internet research, presentation software, and telecommunication tools, as would be expected in any business environment.

English As a Second Language and English Literacy Development (ESL/ELD). This English course can provide a wide range of options to address the needs of ESL/ELD students. Detailed analysis of the components of sentences aid ESL students in mastering the English language and all of its idiosyncrasies. We have purposely chosen literature from different countries to enrich our student's own experiences. In addition, since all occupations require employees with a wide range of English skills and abilities, many students will learn how their backgrounds and language skills can contribute to their success in the larger world.

Career Education. English definitely helps prepare students for employment in a huge number of diverse areas. The skills, knowledge and creativity that students acquire through this English course are essential for a wide range of careers. Being able to express oneself in a clear concise manner without ambiguity would be an overall intention of this English course, as it helps students prepare for success in their working lives.

Cooperative Education and Other Workplace Experiences. By applying the skills they have developed, students will readily connect their classroom learning to real-life activities in the world in which they live. Cooperative education and other workplace experiences will broaden their knowledge of employment opportunities in a wide range of fields. In addition, students will increase their understanding of workplace practices and the nature of the employer-employee relationship. Teachers of English should maintain links with community-based businesses to ensure that students have access to hands-on experiences that will reinforce the knowledge they have gained in school.

Health and Safety. The English program provides the reading skills for the student to be able to explore the variety of concepts relating to health and safety in the workplace. Teachers who provide support for students in workplace learning placements need to assess placements for safety and ensure that students can read and understand the importance of issues relating to health and safety in the workplace.