English and Moderns Department
Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School
Course Code: EMS 3O1
Course Name: Grade Eleven English
Level: University
Student Name: ________________________
Textbook #: __________
Course Description:
This course emphasizes knowledge and skills that will enable students to understand media communication in the twenty-first century and to
use media effectively and responsibly. Through analysing the forms and messages of a variety of media works and audience responses to
them, and through creating their own media works, students will develop critical thinking skills, aesthetic and ethical judgment, and skills in
viewing, representing, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Overall Course Expectations or Strands:
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Understanding and Responding to Media Texts: demonstrate understanding of a variety of media texts;
2. Deconstructing Media Texts: deconstruct a variety of types of media texts, identifying the codes, conventions, and
techniques used and explaining how they create meaning.de 11, Open
MEDIA AND SOCIETY OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Understanding Media Perspectives: analyse and critique media representations of people, issues, values, and
behaviours;
2. Understanding the Impact of Media on Society: analyse and evaluate the impact of media on society.
THE MEDIA INDUSTRY OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Industry and Audience: demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which the creators of media texts target and
attract audiences;
2. Ownership and Control: demonstrate an understanding of the impact of regulation, ownership, and control on access,
choice, and range of expression.
PRODUCING AND REFLECTING ON MEDIA TEXTS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Producing Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different audiences and purposes, using effective forms,
codes, conventions, and techniques;
2. Careers in Media Production: demonstrate an understanding of roles and career options in a variety of media industries;
3. Metacognition: demonstrate an understanding of their growth as media consumers, media analysts, and media
producers.
Overall Catholic Graduate Expectations:
Students are expected to be discerning consumers of media by the end of EMS 3O1. Especially important in this journey is
the students’ understanding of how agents in the media seek to manipulate and co-opt the individual for their own purposes.
The students, guided by their teacher will integrate their faith and life experiences in the dissection of media and its potential
affects on their lives. Catholic teachings about morality and conscience will serve as a guide in this course of deep analysis
and scrutiny of media. Ultimately, students will examine and reflect on their own values, abilities and aspirations as they
influence their personal choices. They will be called to promote social responsibility, human solidarity and the common good
through reflective thinking and creative problem solving through the issues examined in the course.
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:
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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.
Media Mindfulness
Popular Culture
Advertising
Movies
Television
Music
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.
Resources for this course include:
All resources are provided by the teacher (a variety of
media texts and Into the Wild; a three ring binder is
compulsory for this course as handouts are given out
daily.)
Any damage incurred will result in payment for
replacement.
All timelines as stated are approximate.
In the unfortunate circumstance that a resource is lost, please
ask your teacher about a 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
20%
20%
30%
30%
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!