English and Moderns Department
Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School
Course Code: ENG OLC
Course Name: Grade Twelve English
Level: Grade 12 OLC
Student Name: ________________________
Textbook #: __________
Course Description:
Welcome to the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) which is a full credit Grade 12 course. The course is designed to help you
acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. When you
complete the course successfully, you will have met the provincial literacy requirement for graduation. You will read a variety of narrative,
informational and graphic texts and will produce a variety of forms of writing, including summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces
and news reports. You will also maintain and manage a literacy portfolio containing a record of your reading experiences and samples of your
writing.
Overall Course Expectations or Strands:
By the end of this course, students will:
O Demonstrate the ability to read and respond to a variety of texts
O Demonstrate understanding of the organizational structure and features of a variety of informational, narrative and
graphic texts, including information paragraphs, opinion pieces, textbooks, newspaper reports and magazine stories
and short fiction
O Demonstrate understanding of the content and meaning of informational, narrative and graphic texts that students
have read using a variety of reading strategies
O Use a variety of strategies to understand unfamiliar and specialized words and expressions in information, narrative
and graphic texts
O Demonstrate the ability to use the writing process by generating and organizing ideas and producing first drafts,
revised drafts and final polished pieces to complete a variety of writing tasks
O Use knowledge of writing forms and of the connections between form, audience and purpose to write summaries,
information paragraphs, opinion pieces (series of paragraphs expressing an opinion), news reports and personal
reflections incorporating graphic elements where necessary and appropriate
O Demonstrate understanding of the importance of communications skills in your everyday lives – at school, at work
and at home
O Demonstrate an understanding of their own roles and responsibilities in the learning process
O
Demonstrate understanding of the reading and writing processes and of the role of reading and writing in learning
O
Demonstrate understanding of their own growth in literacy during the course
Overall Catholic Graduate Expectations:
The course content will help students reach their personal potential. They will learn to become discerning learners as discerning believers who have
spent four years being formed in the Catholic Faith Community. They will continue to develop 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 building personal
character and personal dignity. They are encouraged to strive towards creating life goals that will be personally fulfilling and respectful of their
Christian beliefs; teachers and students will work together to understand the importance of morality and conscience in decision making as reflected in
the lessons delivered in the classroom. They will continue their journey as life-long learners, responsible individuals, collaborative contributors to their
communities and responsible citizens.
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.
Narrative Texts
Graphic Texts
Informational Texts
News Reports
Informational Paragraphs
Summaries
Series of Paragraphs (Essay)
Grammar and Reflective Writing
Any damage incurred will result in payment for
replacement.
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.
In the unfortunate circumstance that a resource is lost
please ask your teacher about the replacement cost.
All timelines as stated are approximate.
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. CPT = 30%)
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!