Dufferin-Peel CDSB - Holy Name of Mary Catholic Secondary School

ENG 2L : English, Grade 10 , Locally Developed

Course Description:

In this course, students focus on extending their literacy and communication skills to prepare for success in their daily lives, in the workplace, in the English Grade 11 Workplace Preparation course, or in the English: Contemporary Aboriginal Voices, Grade 11 Workplace Preparation course.

The course is organized into strands that extend listening and talking skills, reading and viewing skills, and writing skills. In all strands, the focus is on refining foundational literacy skills and on using language clearly and accurately in a variety of authentic contexts.

Students build on their strategies and engage in the processes involved in talking, listening, reading, viewing, writing, and thinking, and reflect regularly upon their growth in these areas.

Prerequisite: Grade 9 English

Strand
Overall Course Expectations: By the end of this course, students will:

Extending Listening and Talking Skills

apply active listening strategies to gather information and ideas as they contribute to small-group and class discussions;
use talk to extend critical and creative thinking skills in small- and large-group interactions;
contribute ideas and engage in thoughtful conversation in classroom activities;
assess their growth as oral communicators and set goals for extending their talking and listening skills.

Extending Reading and Viewing Skills

apply reading and viewing strategies to understand and make connections with texts that are part of school, workplace, and everyday life, with an emphasis on increasing independence;
read and interpret a variety of engaging, authentic, and relevant print and non-print text forms, both teacher and student selected;
assess their growth as independent readers and viewers and set goals for extending their reading and viewing skills.

Developing Writing Skills

apply the writing process by generating and organizing ideas, writing a draft, revising, and editing to produce a variety of short written texts;
convey information and ideas with clarity and coherence in a variety of short print and non-print forms;
assess their growth as writers and set goals for extending their writing skills.

Units of Study:

Literacy Development

Evaluation:

Oral Participation
OSSLT-style Writing Assignments
OSSLT-style Reading Assignments
Vocabulary Quizzes / Activities

Newspaper and Magazine Unit

Evaluations:

News Reports
Oral Participation

Novel Study

Evaluations:

Oral Participation
Reading Comprehension and AR Exercises
Writing
Vocabulary Quizzes / Activities
Drama / Media Activity

Grammar

Evaluation

Work in Language Power G

Songs to Shakespeare

Evaluations:

Oral Participation
Writing Activities
Vocabulary Quizzes / Activities
Drama / Media Activity

Course Mark Breakdown

Knowledge/Understanding 20%
Thinking/Inquiry 25%
Communication 25%
Application 25%
Accelerated Reader (AR) 5.0%

Strategies Used in The Classroom

Developing Vocabulary
Use of Exemplars
Conferencing with Students
Formative Assessments
Modeling Reading Strategies
Test-Taking Strategies for OSSLT
Regular Use of the Computer

Strand	Overall Course Expectations: By the end of this course, students will:
Extending Listening and Talking Skills	apply active listening strategies to gather information and ideas as they contribute to small-group and class discussions; use talk to extend critical and creative thinking skills in small- and large-group interactions; contribute ideas and engage in thoughtful conversation in classroom activities; assess their growth as oral communicators and set goals for extending their talking and listening skills.
Extending Reading and Viewing Skills	apply reading and viewing strategies to understand and make connections with texts that are part of school, workplace, and everyday life, with an emphasis on increasing independence; read and interpret a variety of engaging, authentic, and relevant print and non-print text forms, both teacher and student selected; assess their growth as independent readers and viewers and set goals for extending their reading and viewing skills.
Developing Writing Skills	apply the writing process by generating and organizing ideas, writing a draft, revising, and editing to produce a variety of short written texts; convey information and ideas with clarity and coherence in a variety of short print and non-print forms; assess their growth as writers and set goals for extending their writing skills.