CARDINAL LEGER
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
GRADE ELEVEN UNIVERISTY CURRICULUM (ENG 3UI)
2008
The study of literature is central in the English curriculum in which students
deepen their understanding of human thought and experience. The literary works are
drawn from many genres, historical periods, and cultures. A central goal of student
writing is to promote communication skills using a range of forms and styles to suit
specific purposes and audiences and to correctly apply the conventions of languagegrammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation. In the English program, students will have
opportunities to analyze various aspects of media communications as well as a production
project.
UNIVERSITY
Units of Study
Language Units from Echoes 11
Novel Study: Lathe of Heaven by Ursula LeGuin
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Play study: Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Evaluation:
Knowledge and Understanding 14% term work 6% culminating activity
Thinking 21% term work 9% culminating activity
Communication 21% term work 9% culminating activity
Application 14% term work 6% culminating activity
Term Work 70%: Tests- weighting 2, Short Writing Pieces- weighting 1, Oral
Presentations
-weighting 1, Major Writing Pieces: a 5 paragraph persuasive essay and a 1000-1500
word critical essay with MLA format and secondary resources-weighting 2) 70%
Each activity will be evaluated in all four categories
Culminating activities 30% : Final Exam 15%-weighting 1
Culminating project: Two novels of the student’s choice and a
1500-2000 word comparative essay with MLA format
Each culminating activity will be evaluated in all four categories