COURSE TITLE:  Grade 10 Academic English

COURSE CODE:  ENG2D

CREDIT:  1.0

 

Description/Rationale:

 

This course is designed to extend the range of oral communciation, 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.

 

Course Texts:

 

Sightlines 10

Romeo and Juliet

Lord of the Flies

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

 

Units of Study:

 

Unit 1: Lord of the Flies

Unit 2: Romeo and Juliet

Unit 3: Short Fiction and Poetry

Unit 4: Summative - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

 

Evaluation:

 

Term Work (Reading, Writing, Oral Skills, Media Studies) - 70%

Summative (Term Summative 10%, Examination 20%) - 30%