Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School

787 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1E3

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English Grade ! *cade+ic

Prerequisite: None Semester: Winter 2014

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Block: B and C Room: 133 Teacher Contact #n"ormation: $1%&'4$&()$1 * 4(% Teacher: s!Ste"anidis Class Site htt+:,,kcien-lish!.ee/l0!com This course is desi-ned to e*tend the ran-e o" oral communication1 readin-1 .ritin-1 and media literac0 skills that students need "or success in secondar0 school and dail0 li"e! Students .ill stud0 and create a 2ariet0 o" in"ormational1 literar01 and -ra+hic te*ts! 3n im+ortant "ocus .ill /e on the consolidation o" strate-ies and +rocesses that hel+ students inter+ret te*ts and communicate clearl0 and e""ecti2el0! This course is intended to +re+are students "or the com+ulsor0 4rade 10 3cademic 5n-lish course!

Essential .earning
Success"ul com+letion o" all essential learnin- /elo. is required to earn the course credit! The Student .ill /e a/le to: #nter+ret media te*ts and identi"0 some o" the messa-es the0 con2e0 usin- di""erent con2entions and techniques! 4enerate1 -ather1 and or-ani6e ideas and in"ormation to .rite "or an intended +ur+ose and audience! Create a 2ariet0 o" te*ts "or di""erent audiences and +ur+oses! 7ra"t1 re2ise and .rite "or di""erent +ur+ose and audiences usin- di""erent literar0 "orms 8sin- editin- and +roo"readin- strate-ies1 as .ell as kno.led-e o" con2entions1 students .ill /e a/le to clearl0 communicate his or her ideas in .ritin 3++l0 readin- strate-ies to course te*ts to success"ull0 identi"0 im+ortant ideas and su++ortin- details1 make in"erences and connections! #denti"0 and use di""erent strate-ies to im+ro2e readin- and e*+and 2oca/ular0! 9isten criticall0 to understand1 inter+ret and anal06e oral te*ts! Clearl0 2er/all0 communicate "or di""erent audiences and +ur+oses! #denti"0 strate-ies "or im+ro2ement in readin-1 .ritin-1 media literac0 and oral communication!

/nits o0 St1d2
The 5ssential 9earnin- :as listed a/o2e; .ill /e co2ered throu-hout the semester as .e e*+lore the "ollo.in- 8nits o" Stud0: 1! Short Stories :"iction and non&"iction;&Sightlines 9 2! 0tholo-0 3! Book Clu/ No2el Stud0 4. A Midsummers Nights Dream $! #S8 stud0: 3 recent "iction no2el o" 0our choice 3Sho1ld a st1dent not (ish to read a )oo& or 4ie( a 0il+ )eca1se o0 its content, an alternati4e (ill )e s1ggested3

.earning S&ills
The "ollo.in- 9earnin- Skills re"lect student .ork ha/its and ha2e /een identi"ied as ke0 skills in determinin- student success in academics and the .ork +lace! The0 are e2aluated on the student<s +ro2incial re+ort card!
.earning S&ills Sa+$le 5eha4io1rs

Res+onsi/ilit0 =r-ani6ation #nde+endent Work Colla/oration #nitiati2e

The student com+letes and su/mits class .ork1 home.ork1 and assi-nments accordin- to a-reed&u+on timelines1 as .ell as takin- res+onsi/ilit0 "or and mana-in- his,her o.n /eha2iour! The student esta/lishes +riorities to com+lete tasks on time and achie2e -oals! The student uses class time a++ro+riatel0 to com+lete tasks and "ollo.s instructions .ith minimal su+er2ision! The student res+onds +ositi2el0 to the ideas1 o+inions1 2alues1 and traditions o" others .hile acce+tin- 2arious roles and an equita/le share o" .ork in a -rou+! The student looks "or and a++roaches ne. tasks .ith a +ositi2e attitude and interest in learnin-!

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The student assesses and re"lects criticall0 on his,her stren-ths1 needs1 and interests! >e,she sets indi2idual -oals and monitors +ro-ress to.ards achie2in- them!

E4al1ation 5rea&do(n '0? Term Work :#nde+endent and -rou+ assi-nments1 +ara-ra+h and essa0 .ritin-1 +resentations1 tests1 etc!; 1$? @inal 52aluation 1$? Culminatin- ProAect

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S#P is a mandator0 +art o" the student<s instructional da0! 3ttendance and en-a-ement lead to -reater success /0 +ro2idin- time "or assi-nment com+letion1 +ractice and e*tra hel+1 as .ell as li/rar0 and com+uter access!

Classroo+ ;1les
To ensure a sa"e and en-a-in- learnin- en2ironment1 each student must understand and "ollo. the "ollo.in-:

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ust come to class on time and +re+ared to learn! ust res+ect :this means no +utdo.n1 cursin-1 dero-ator0 comments; all students o+inions and ideas1 de/ate is acce+ta/le onl0 in a critical and constructi2e .a0! Cell +hones ma0 onl0 /e used u+on teacher a++ro2al #" 0ou are a/sent1 or kno. 0ou .ill /e1 +lease make arran-ements .ith me ahead o" time! 3ll due dates are "inal! 5*ce+tions .ill /e determined on an indi2idual /asis! Bou are res+onsi/le "or checkin- the class .e/site and understandin- our 9earnin- 4oals! @ood or drink is +ermissi/le1 as lon- as it a/ides /0 school and classroom rules :ie! 3ller-ies;

*cade+ic -ntegrit2
#n cases .here a student has not su/mitted maAor assessments or has su/mitted assessments that are +la-iari6ed1 the +arent,-uardian .ill /e contacted /0 the teacher or administrator! The student .ill still /e e*+ected to su/mit .ork that demonstrates their understandin- o" the essential learnin- that .as /ein- assessed! The student ma0 also /e su/Aect to additional consequences and concerns .ith academic inte-rit0 .ill /e re"lected on the +ro2incial re+ort card!

Please si-n /elo. indicatin- 0ou ha2e read and understood this course outline1 includin- the requirements "or success"ul com+letion o" this course1 and return this sheet to 0our teacher:
Student Name:

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