English and Moderns Department
Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School
Course Code: ENG 2D1
Course Name: Grade Ten English
Level: Academic
Student Name: ________________________
Textbook #: __________
Course Description:
This course is designed to extend the range of 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 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.
Overall Course Expectations or Strands:
Strand 1: Oral Communication
listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes
use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes
reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful
in oral communication situations
Strand 2: Reading and Literature Studies
read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to
construct meaning
recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help
communicate meaning
use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently
reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during,
and after reading
Strand 3: Writing
generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience
draft and revise their writing, using a variety of literary, informational, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the
purpose and audience
use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine
expression, and present their work effectively
reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different
stages of the writing process
Strand 4: Media Studies
demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts
identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning
create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques
reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found
most helpful in understanding and creating media texts
Overall Catholic Graduate Expectations:
Students are encouraged to continue their life-long journey as believers in something and someone greater than themselves. They are invited
to become discerning believers and develop a commitment to social justice. The course content will help students flourish as individuals who
are connected to those around them in ways that are meaningful, healthy and mutually beneficial. They are encouraged to reach their
personal potential understanding that there will be set-backs along the way; how they deal with the setbacks will help determine their
capacity as citizens of the school, community, world and the greater Christian community. Students will be encouraged to develop their own
ideas and give voice to those ideas as the characters do in the literature studied in class.
Efforts will be made to meet the individual learning needs of students to promote student success
with respect to meeting the expectations of this course.
My signature below indicates that I have read the Course Handout, and I am in agreement with its contents.
Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature: _________________________
Date: _______________
Student’s Signature: ________________________________
Date: _______________
Resources:
Course Timeline:
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
The course will use a variety of resources which
will be distributed to students during the first
week of the course. The text and all other
resources assigned to each student are the
responsibility of the student.
Grammar and Punctuation; OSSLT Preparation
Shakespeare Unit
Poetry
Novel Unit
Short Stories
Culminating Activity
Resources for this course include:
Culminating Summative Tasks will be administered towards the
end of the course and will be weighted at 30% of the final
mark. These tasks are specifically itemized below.
All timelines as stated are approximate.
Romeo and Juliet
To Kill a Mockingbird or Catcher in the Rye
Elements of English 10
Poetry Anthology
Any damage incurred will result in payment for
replacement.
In the unfortunate circumstance that a resource is lost
please ask your teacher about the replacement cost.
Evaluation Policies
1. Student marks will be determined by evaluating process & product according to 4 categories (see
below) & 4 levels of the Achievement Chart as found in the Ministry Policy document for
Mathematics.
Evaluation Structure::
Knowledge/Understanding
Application
Communication
Thinking/Inquiry
25%
25%
25%
25%
Term Evaluations = 70% of the final mark. Final Evaluation = 30% of the final mark.
Final Evaluations will include: (itemize; eg. final exam = 15% & CPT = 15%)
2. Feedback will also be provided for student learning skills. Working independently, teamwork,
organization, work habits/homework, and initiative are assessed apart from student achievement in
the four categories outlined above and will conform to the coding:
E – Excellent
G – Good
S – Satisfactory
N - Needs Improvement
3. Assignments submitted after the due date established by the teacher will receive a penalty in
accord with our Board Assessment & Evaluation Policy Document as outlined in the student agenda.
4. Should a student miss an evaluation due to a legitimate absence, in accord with our Board A&E
Policy Document, the student and teacher will make arrangements to address the missed
evaluation in a timely manner. In the cases of extended vacation or prolonged absence,
consultation with the appropriate administrator is required.
5. In the event that the student does not make up the missed evaluation(s), a zero may be assigned.
If it is determined that the evaluation(s) has/have been missed as a result of a skip/truancy or
has/have been plagiarized, a zero may be assigned.
6. For all other cases of absence and/or missed evaluations (including absence during the final
examination period), please refer to our Board A&E Policy as outlined in the student agenda.
May God bless your efforts this semester!