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English 11

Overview of Course

One Course: Many Goals

The English 11 course will build upon the skills you've learned and developed. You will move from reading closely to reading critically, examining how composers convey their messages. You will improve from writing clearly to composing responses that provide researched and supported arguments in an articulate way for a specific audience and purpose.

You will discover the myriad text types that exist and learn how to confidently analyze them and create your own, whether written, visual, or a combination.

Units of Work

Semester 1 and Semester 2​

 

Semester One will begin with revision on the Power of Words and the Elements of Fiction; this will provide the foundation for the rest of the course. Then we explore History and Memory through theatrical texts, and finally hone our listening and speaking skills as we discuss our choice books in lit circles.

 

Semester Two sees students looking at canonical texts (Shakespeare) and arguing whether the values of the 17th century have relevance to today. After that, we look at the Voices of the Marginalized by examining text types like poetry, blogs, PSAs, music videos, essays, obituaries and more. Finally, we wrap up the year with the incorporation of a Literary Analysis and Portfolio of Work from the year.

Assessment       Tasks

Weighting and Grading
Weighting of Tasks: All assigned work will be 'summative', in that it will count toward your grade. Some tasks will have fewer points than others (formative in nature) since they will focus on specific targets; cumulative tasks will have more weight since they will assess all standards/targets for the unit.
Grading of Tasks: Students will have opportunity to resubmit their work to demonstrate an improved skill set, provided they have met the requirements for that task (eg completed all work throughout the unit, met the deadlines, etc) and have reflected upon their improvement from feedback. Conferencing with students will be an integral part of grading to assist students in understanding their learning.
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