VAUGHANSECONDARY SCHOOL
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Welcome to English, Grade 11,
University Preparation
(ENG3U3)
Prerequisite:ESL E
Course Credit Value:1.0
This course emphasizes the development of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse 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 preparation course.
COURSE CONTENT AND RESOURCES
UNIT /RESOURCES / ANTICIPATED LENGTH*
1 / Media
Language studies / Variety of media texts
Teacher resources / 10 periods
Ongoing
2 / Non-Fiction Prose / Echoes II, Oxford Guide to Language, Literature and Media / 10-15 periods
3 / Poetry / Echoes II, Themes on a Journey, Teacher resources / 10-15 periods
4 / Drama / Macbeth / 15-20 periods
5 / Novel Study / Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World, Jane Eyre, Snow Falling on Cedars, All Quiet on the Western Front, Color Purple, Clockwork Orange, 1984, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest / 15-20 periods
6 / ISU / Selection of novels / Approx. 10 periods - time allotted throughout
*The teacher may use his/her professional judgment to vary the length of any unit for reasons which include, but are not limited to, student needs, interests, and availability of resources.
STRANDS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Oral / Reading / Writing / Media- Listening to Understand
- Speaking to Communicate
- Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
- Reading for Meaning
- Understanding Form and Style
- Reading with Fluency
- Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
- Developing and Organizing Content
- Using Knowledge of Form and Style
- Applying Knowledge of Conventions
- Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
2. Understanding Forms, Conventions and Techniques
3. Creating Media Texts
4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
Evaluation of summative work uses the following scale.
Level 480-100% / Level 3
70-79% / Level 2
60-69% / Level 1
50-59% / Remedial
Below 50%
A very high to outstanding level of achievement. Achievement is above the provincial standard / A high level of achievement. Achievement is at the provincial standard. / A moderate level of achievement. Achievement is below, but approaching, the provincial standard. / A passable level of achievement. Achievement isbelow the provincial standard. / Insufficient achievement of curriculum expectations. A credit will not be granted.
Students will be given multiple opportunities, through assignments including written pieces, tests and quizzes, research projects, oral presentations, and oral and written analytical works, to demonstrate their levels of skill in the achievement categories listed below.
The four achievement categories of knowledge and skills within which the subject expectations for this course are organized are interrelated, reflecting the wholeness and interconnectedness of learning.
Achievement Categories / Term(70%) / Final
(30%) / Total
(100%)
Knowledge
-subject-specific content acquired in this course and the comprehension of its meaning and significance / 17.5% / 7.5% / 25%
Thinking
-planning skills, processing skills, critical/creative thinking processes / 17.5% / 7.5% / 25%
Communication
-conveying meaning through various oral, written, and visual forms, including electronic forms / 17.5% / 7.5% / 25%
Application
-use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts / 17.5% / 7.5% / 25%
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