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E.L Crossley High School

ENG 1D – English, Grade 9 Academic

Course Summary

This course is designed to develop the 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 historicalperiods, interpret informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media textsin a variety of forms. An important focus will be on the use of strategies that contributeto effective communication. The course is intended to prepare students for the Grade 10academic English course, which leads to university or college preparation courses inGrades 11 and 12.

Overall Expectations

• listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety ofsituations for a variety of purposes;
• use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicatewith different audiences for a variety of purposes;
• reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers,areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations;
• read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational,and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;
• recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements, and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;
• use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;
• reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas forimprovement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading;
• generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to writefor an intended purpose and audience;
• draft and revise their writing, using a variety of literary,informational, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;
• use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and presenttheir work effectively;
• reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas forimprovement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.
• demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;
• identify some media forms andexplain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning;
• create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, usingappropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;
• reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understandingand creating media texts.

Core Content

*More units will be added as I will only be the teacher for a couple of months. Grammar and literacy components will be added throughout the units.

Evaluation

Your achievement in each of the four categories will be assessed throughout the course.

Achievement Levels

Academic Integrity

All students should be aware that they must be prepared to answer questions about their sources and content, as well as provide additional documentation to the teacher upon request. All work that is not original must be referenced and cited.

Academic fraud occurs when a student commits one of the following offences:

1. Commits plagiarism. Plagiarism is the taking of ideas and words of another and attempting to disguise them as original to the student submitting the assignment.
2. Submits a work of which the student is not the author, in whole or in part.
3. Falsely attributes a statement to a source.
4. Submits the same piece of work or significant part thereof for more than one course or other work that has been submitted elsewhere without authorization from the teacher concerned.

Academic fraud could jeopardize the course credit, result in academic probation, and lead to formal suspension.

Attendance Policy

Students are expected to attend class daily, to be punctual, and to fully participate in all class activities. Students must give the teacher adequate notice of absences due to extra-curricular activities or other nature. Students are expected to take the initiative to catch up on missed course work, preferably beforeabsence. Students are encouraged to identify two students in the

class who they may rely on to update them on missed work.

Student Name: ______Phone number: ______

e-mail:______

Student Name: ______Phone number: ______

e-mail:______

** Students are expected to consult the course website on a regular (preferably daily) basis

Classroom Expectations

Be positive

Be respectful of yourself, the teacher, your classmates, and the environment

Actively participate in all activities

Be prepared for class: homework, texts, pen, paper, etc.

No food or drinks in class

ABSOLUTELY NO CELL PHONES, PAGERS, CD/MP3 PLAYERS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN THE CLASS.

Extra Help Policy

If a student is experiencing difficulties or curiosities with the course content, he/she is encouraged to seek extra help from the teacher. Extra help will be arranged by the student.

Homework Policy

Homework will vary in length depending on unit of the study. In addition to regular weekly review of materials taught, the student should expect to spend at least one-two hours a night on homework. Daily completion of homework is a must and academic success depends on it.

Lateness Policy

Assignments are to be submitted to the teacher on the due date. Lateness will be treated seriously and may result in a loss of course marks. Teacher will use professional judgment in dealing with this issue.

Missed Tests/Performance Assessment Tasks Policy

It is expected that all students will complete tests and assignment on the assigned dates. Any student who unexpectedly misses a test or assignment due date must provide a note of explanation upon his/her return, with parental acknowledgement of the missed evaluation item.

Textbook Policy

Textbooks are property of the school. They are costly. It is expected that students maintain the quality of their assigned text and reimburse the school if it is lost.

Final Comments:

Reporting of student success is done formally through the provincial report card.

Parent/Guardian’s signature: ______