DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND
HEALTH EDUCATION
IONA CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL
Course Code: PPL 301
Course Name: Grade Eleven Open Healthy Active Living –
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Course Overview:
The focus of this course is physical activity. Through active participation in a well-balanced enjoyable program, students will
explore and continue to improve their movement skills, personal fitness, and personal competence. Students will gain the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle through the investigation of personal safety and injury
prevention, healthy sexuality, and mental health. Students will develop a commitment to lifelong participation in enjoyable
physical activity. “Life and physical health are precious gifts entrusted by God. We must take reasonable care of them, taking
into account the needs of others and the common good.”(Catechism of the Catholic Church, CCC 2288) (Ministry of Education
and Training, 2000)
Strands of Study and Overall Expectations include:
Strands of Study and Overall Expectations include:
By the end of this course, students will:
• demonstrate
personal competence in applying movement skills and principles
• demonstrate knowledge of guidelines and strategies that can enhance their participation in recreation and sport activities
• participate regularly in a balanced instructional program that includes a wide variety of physical activities that encourage
lifelong participation
• demonstrate personal health-related physical fitness
• demonstrate responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others
• explain strategies to promote positive lifestyle choices and relationships with others
• demonstrate understanding of reproductive health and illnesses
• demonstrate understanding of the issues surrounding good mental health and mental illnesses
• identify ways of taking appropriate action in new situations based on knowledge of positive decisions related to healthy active
living
• demonstrate an understanding of the importance of lifelong healthy active living
• use appropriate social skills and positive attitudes when interacting with others
Efforts will be made to meet the individual learning needs of students in order to ensure these
expectations are being met.
Course Breakdown
Resources:
UNITS OF STUDY:
The course will use a variety of resources
including fitness equipment, video, CD-ROM,
Internet Applications and print sources.
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Interactive Fitness
Personal Safety/Injury Prevention
Healthy Growth and Sexuality
Mental Health and Stress
Individual and Team Activities
Evaluation Structure::
Knowledge/Understanding
20%
Thinking
15 %
Communication
15 %
Application
50 %
The above is reflected both in the term work
(worth 70% of the final mark) and the summative
work (worth 30% of the final mark). Summative
work consists of the Final Fitness Portfolio (10 %),
Skills Exam (10%) and a Health Exam (10 %).
Evaluation Policy
Students will be assessed & evaluated according to the work produced & skills displayed. Methods of providing feedback will include assessing work
in process & evaluating completed assignments, tests, co-operative learning activities, simulations and presentations. Peer & self-evaluations will also
be utilized. Participation in daily physical activities is critical.
Category
Knowledge/Understanding:
 Knowledge of content/facts
 Subject-specific content acquired in course (knowledge) and the
comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding).
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3:
Level 4:
50-59%
60-69%
70-79%
80-100%
Limited display
of:
Some success
in:
Considerable
display of:
Thorough
understanding of:
Thinking:
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The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes
(understanding the problem, making a plan for solving the problem,
inquiry)
Communication:
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The conveying of meaning through various oral, written, and visual
forms
Application:
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Application of knowledge and skills in familiar contexts
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Transfer of knowledge and skills to new contexts
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Making connections within and between various contexts
Feedback will also be provided for student learning skills. Skills like working independently, team work, organization, work habits and homework,
and initiative are assessed independently student achievement and will be conducted through the use of a rubric indicating specific criteria to be
achieved to receive each of the following letter grades: E –Excellent
G – Good S – Satisfactory
N - Needs Improvement
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LATE ASSIGNMENTS The due dates for major assignments will be clearly articulated by the teacher when the task is assigned. The teacher will
establish a deadline and an acceptance period of 3 school days following the deadline. The teacher will also allow for submission of assignments
before the deadlines of the acceptance period for the purpose of assistance in revising. If a student does not hand in the assignment by the deadline, a
mark reduction will be applied to the assignment submitted thereafter up to a total of 10%. If the assignment is not submitted by the end of the
acceptance period the student will receive a mark of zero. Refer to The Student Handbook for further details.
INCOMPLETE ASSSIGNMENTS Assignments will be graded according to the extent with which they meet the criteria established in the rubric
or evaluation structure.
MISSED TESTS Teachers will give the class ample notice for up-coming tests/evaluations. It is the responsibility of the student to make
arrangements for an alternative assessment date (which may not be during class time) with the teacher before the scheduled time for the
test/evaluation. If a test is missed due to a legitimate reason, verification (note only to be handed in on the day of the student’s return) from a
parent/guardian must be given to the subject teacher indicating that the parents are aware the student has missed a test. If a test is missed as a result
of truancy, a mark of zero will be assigned with no opportunity for a re-write.
PLAGIARISM in any form reflects academic dishonesty and will result in a mark of zero for the assignment in question. Refer to The Student
Handbook for further details.
ATTENDANCE It is the responsibility of each student to be punctual and in attendance, with proper materials, at all classes and scheduled
activities. Students who miss classes may put their credit in jeopardy. It is the student’s responsibility to catch up on missed work when absent.