York Region District School Board

 

Grade 9, English, Academic (ENG1D)

Credit Value: 1.0

 

Course Description

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

 

Prerequisite: None

Ministry Policy Document(s)
The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10, Ministry of Education, 1999 and Course Profile, English, Grade 9 Academic, ENG1D, Catholic, Ministry of Education.

Text Resources
Students are required to locate copies of the following:

·         Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

·         Just Lather, That's All by Hernando Tellez

·         The Chrysalids by John Wyndam Any version will do, but the version referred to in this course is:
Wyndam John. THE CHRYSALIDS. London , England (may also have been printed in Canada : Penquin Books, 1958.

·         Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Any version will do, but the version referred to in this course is: The Oxford text ISBN#  0 19 831972 X.

·         Movie - Romeo and Juliet (Modern Version)- Baz Luhrmann's movie version of Romeo and Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet.

Other Resources
Some of the activities in this course will require the installation of some free software "plugins" on your computer, such as Apple QuickTime, Shockwave, Flash & Authorware, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Real Networks RealPlayer, and Microsoft Media Player

 

Assessment and Evaluation: Term Work 60%

The 60% will be distributed in the following manner:

1.        10% will be based on overall communication within the course.  This may include, but is not limited to, threaded discussions, chat, e-mail and participation during office hours, and

2.        50% will be based on course work. This may include, but is not limited to, assignments, quizzes, tests, projects and collaborative work.

 

Culminating Activities:

·          40% of each of the report card marks will be based on face-to-face exams. All examinations will be written at Richmond Green Secondary School.

Report cards

1.        Mid-Semester Report                        

1.1.      Examination 40%                                        

1.2.      Term 60%

 

2.        Final Report                                                   

2.1.      Mid-Semester  Exam 10%                                    

2.2.      Final Exam 30%                                            

2.3.      Term 60%

Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty includes practices such as plagiarism, cheating on tests, examinations and assignments. Academic dishonesty may result in the suspension of online privileges.

Plagiarism
When you borrow another writer's words and/ or ideas and include them in your work, you must acknowledge this whether it is a direct quotation or a restatement of an idea. Failure to do so is a form of academic dishonesty known as plagiarism and will result in a mark of zero for the work submitted.

Late Policy
All assignments have been given a due date. Please review "Module Titles and Assignment Due Dates" in this document. If you know that you will not be able to meet a given due date, contact your teacher in advance of the final deadline to request an extension. Once the final deadline has arrived, extensions will be granted for extenuating circumstances only.

Reporting
Students will receive two formal reports. One will be issued mid-semester and the other after the final examination.

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