English 30 Syllabus
Mr. Moore
Introduction
Film Analysis
Non Fiction
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Administration, expectations, marking schedules, texts,
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Handout of Outcomes, Syllabus, Assessments, url for website.
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Technique
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Analysis
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Stranger than Fiction
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one other
Writing
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Writing Process
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Types of Writing
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Keys to Effective Writing (methods of development, Thesis Statements,
voice, organization, substantiation, word choice, logic and critical
thinking, proof reading)
Analysis
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Descriptive/Narrative Writing
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“Once More to the Lake”
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“Waves of Winter”
Expository Writing (including Opinion, Argument, Persuasion,
Comparison and Contrast)
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“My Wood”
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“1944: The Year I Learned to Love a German”
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“The Way of All Flesh”
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“Canadians: What do They Want?”
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“from What the Dog Saw”
Poetry
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Purpose and Technique
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Terminology
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Technique (Repetition and Rhythm, compression and verse forms, word
choice (denotation and connotation), the speaker’s voice, the speaker’s
vision, Irony, comparison, patterns of imagery)
Analysis
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TPCASTT
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“There’s a Certain Slant of Light”
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“The Tyger”
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“Tell All The Truth But Tell It Slant”
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“As I Walked Out One Evening”
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“I Knew A Woman”
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“Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
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“Dover Beach”
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“July Man”
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“The Burning of Leaves”
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“The Boatman”
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“Vancouver Lights”
Short Fiction
Novel
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Elements of Fiction (plot, character, setting, theme, point of view)
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Analysis
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text and context
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“The Snows of Kilimajaro” – Plot, Theme, Point of View
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“The Chrysanthemums” – Character, Theme, Symbolism
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“The Rocking Horse Winner” – Plot, Theme, Symbolism/Irony
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“Boys and Girls” – Character, Theme, Symbolism/Irony, Point of View
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“That Evening Sun” – Symbolism/Irony, Character, Point of View, Theme
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“Young Goodman Brown” – Symbolism/Irony, Point of View, Theme
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“Paul’s Case” – Plot, Character, Symbolism/Irony, Point of View, Theme
Analysis
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Novel vs Short fiction
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The Kite Runner
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Night
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The Wars
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The Grapes of Wrath
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The Bean Trees
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One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Shakespearean Drama
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Context
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Text – Hamlet/Macbeth
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Analysis – play vs. study
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Text – Death of a Salesman
Modern Drama
Texts
The Act Of Writing
The Heath Introduction to Literature
Story and Structure
On Stage 3 (Death of a Salesman)
Hamlet
Individual novels
Assessment
Assessment is broken into two major categories:
1. Diploma exams – 50% of year mark (divided as below)
a. Written Exam – 25% of year mark
i. Personal Response
ii. Critical or Analytical Response to Text
b. Reading Comprehension – 25% of year mark
2. Teacher Assessment – 50% of mark (divided as below)
a. Text Comprehension - 20%
-reading comprehension exams, questions on literature, reading quizzes, notes on
literature, vocabulary and spelling quizzes, literary terms quizzes.
b. Text Creation - 20%
-critical essays and responses, personal responses, newspaper articles, journal
entries, short stories.
c. Representation and Collaboration - 10%
-visual and multimedia presentations, oral presentations, group discussion or group
work marks, project work, pre reading research assignments, class discussion marks.
Progress reports will be handed out each 6 weeks. Students are responsible to communicate these
results with their parents.