ACADEMIC ENGLISH GRADE 10: ENG 2D1

Description of Course:

The Grade 10 English course builds on the Grade 9 English course; it extends the range of analytic, reading, writing, oral communication, and thinking skills needed in secondary school programs. In the Grade 10 Academic course students study and interpret challenging texts from contemporary and historical periods, including novels, poems, plays, and opinion pieces, and analyze and create effective media works. An important focus is the thoughtful use of spoken and written language.

Pre-Requisite or Co-Requisite: Grade 9 Academic English

Policy Document Reference: The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10, English, 2000

Textbook(s): Literature and Media 10

Unit Titles (With approximate time allotted per unit)

1.Beauty and the Beast: Focus on Lord of the Flies (4 weeks)

2.Voices : Including writing a persuasive essay (4 weeks)

3.Diversity: Including short fiction and myths (4 weeks)

4.Interaction: Focus on a Shakespearean play, Julius Caesar (4 weeks)

5.Independence: Focus on three independent novels (2 weeks)

Assessment and Evaluation

According to Ministry policy, the primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. It will be based upon the provincial curriculum expectations and the achievement levels outlined in the secondary curriculum policy documents.

Assessment is the process of gathering information from a variety of sources such as assignments, demonstrations, projects, learning skills, etc.

Evaluation is the process of judging the value of the student’s work on the basis of established criteria and assigning a value to represent that quality. The course evaluation is based on the DSBN Subject Council Consistency in Assessment and Evaluation Agreement, 2003-2004.

Learning Skills

These skills are supportive of student learning, marks serve another purpose. A student’s ability to work with others, to attend class regularly, to be punctual, and to keep up with the work and maintain an accurate and complete notebook is very important and has an impact on how well a student performs. The report card allows these skills to be recorded for the public record. Therefore, teachers will continue to record information on these skills and assign a value to them for the report card.

Types of Assessment, Evaluation and Activities

●unit tests, novel tests

●written reports, projects, essays

●oral presentations and grammar skills

●homework, quizzes, assignments

          Term Work Assessment   70%

 Summative Assessment           30%

The course is defined by expectations set by the Ministry of Education. The assignments of the course are meant to give you opportunities to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning goals they define. Your marks will fall into these 4 categories to make up a term mark worth 70% of your final grade:

Studies in Literature and Reading (25%)

Writing (25%)

Language (10%)

Media (10%)

The final 30% of your mark will be made up of:

●          A final project (worth 10%) This project will combine reading, writing, use of media, and a brief oral presentation in an Independent Novel Project

●          A written exam (worth 20%)

Specific Course Expectations:

Students should have with them each day:

●3 ring binder containing lined paper

●pencil, pen, and eraser

●A.N. Myer Student Planner