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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. (Ontario Curriculum, 2007)

Prerequisite: English, Grade 9, Academic

Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting:

Using most recent, most consistent performance, a final grade for the term is determined as follows:

Communication:

We encourage frequent communication between parents/guardian and the teacher. The teacher will contact parents as needed to improve the educational opportunities of the student. Parents or students may contact the teacher at (613) 733-4860 during regular school hours, or email the teacher at the email address listed above. Please refer to the student agenda for reporting dates and other important event dates at Ridgemont High School.

For more key information on Assessment and Evaluation please refer to the following:

1.  Page nine of the Student Agenda for student responsibilities,

2.  Assessment and Evaluation: The Spartan Way

3.  Procedure PR.584.CUR “Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting of Student Performance”

OVERALL LEARNING EXPECTATIONS:

ORAL COMMUNICATION

1.  Listen to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;

2.  Speak to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;

3.  Reflect 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

1.  Read for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;

2.  Understand Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;

3.  Read with Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;

4.  Reflect 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

1.  Develop and Organize Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience;

2.  Use 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;

3.  Apply 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;

4.  Reflect 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

1.  Understand Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;

2.  Understand Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning;

3.  Create Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;

4.  Reflect 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.

For more information, you may access the following website: (http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/english910currb.txt )

PARENTS: Please note

·  I have a website (www.missryan.pbworks.com) that has information for each class. I will be updating it regularly with class work, daily schedule, due dates, homework, etc. This is a great tool for both you and your son/daughter to use in order to make sure he/she is staying on top of the work and meeting deadlines. It is also particularly helpful if your son or daughter misses any classes.

·  Also, the best way to contact me is through email (). Please fill out the information below which will help me to get in contact with you if needed. If you do not access your email on a regular basis, please leave that information blank.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND RETURN IT TO MISS RYAN:

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Student’s name: ______

Parent/Guardian’s name: ______

Additional Parent/Guardian’s name (optional): ______

Email address: ______

Phone number (where can I reach you during the day?): ______

THANK YOU J

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