VAUGHAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Welcome to English, Grade 10, Essential

Locally Developed (ENG2LM)

Prerequisite: ENG1LM

Course Credit Value: 1.0

In this course, students focus on extending their literacy and communication skills to prepare for success in their daily lives, in the workplace, in the English Grade 11 Workplace Preparation course (ENG3E), or in the English Contemporary Aboriginal Voices, Grade 11 Workplace Preparation course (NBE3E). The course is organized by strands that extend listening and talking skills, reading and viewing skills, and writing skills. In all strands, the focus is on refining foundational literacy skills and in using language clearly and accurately in a variety of authentic contexts. Students reflect regularly on their growth in these areas.
COURSE CONTENT AND RESOURCES

UNIT / RESOURCES / ANTICIPATED LENGTH*
1 / Short Stories / Global Reading Safari
Teacher resources / 16 periods
2 / Novel study / Various novels / 12 periods
on going
3 / Media and language studies / Non-fiction articles, magazines,
Variety of Media texts and teacher resources / 16 periods
4 / Drama / Teacher resources / 12 periods
5 / ISU and cumulating unit / Teacher resources / 15 periods

*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
1. Listening to Understand
2. Speaking to Communicate
3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies / 1. Reading for Meaning
2. Understanding Form and Style
3. Reading with Fluency
4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies / 1. Developing and Organizing Content
2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style
3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions
4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies / 1. Understanding Media Texts
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 4
80-100% / 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 is below 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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