Waterloo Catholic District School Board – St Benedict’s Catholic Secondary School
STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET ENGLISH, GRADE 10 ACADEMIC (CONDENSED)
Instructor: Miss Tapper
Phone: 519-621-4050 (11:00 – 1:00/ after 2:30)
E-mail: Marjalissa.Tapper@wcdsb.ca
Date: Sept. 2014
Prerequisite: Grade 9 Academic or Applied
Classnet: via School website; click on my name
Course Description: This course is designed to extend the range of oral communication, reading, writing, and
media literacy skills that students need for success in their secondary school academic programs and in their daily lives.
Students will analyse literary texts from contemporary and historical periods, interpret and evaluate informational and
graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on the selective
use of strategies that contribute to effective communication. This course is intended to prepare students for the
compulsory Grade 11 university or college preparation course.
Course Resources and Materials: Elements of English 10; Lord of the Flies; Romeo and Juliet; Language Power
Evaluation:
Unit Description (70%)
Strategies and Skills Emphasized
Short Fiction (Elements of
English)
Summarize/ Connect/ Inference
Writing complete responses to questions
Paragraph writing/ Integrating quotations
Common Grammar/ Punctuation Errors (Part 1)
Evaluating
Analysis and Synthesis
Common Grammar/ Punctuation Errors (Part 2)
Building Vocabulary
Making text to text connections
Listening/ Speaking/ Viewing
Use of Poetic Language
Quotation Analysis
The Novel (Lord of the Flies)
Drama / Poetry (Romeo and
Juliet)
Final Evaluation: Nonfiction/ Media/ ISU Novel
Study
Final Evaluation
Reading and creating graphic text
Assessment &
Evaluation
Unit Test
Persuasive Essay
Chapter Quizzes
Compare and Contrast
essay
Unit Test
Unit Test
Oral Presentation
Magazine and
Presentation (15%)
Exam (15%)
Categories: Knowledge/Understanding 25%, Thinking/Inquiry 25%, Communication 25%, Application 25%
Overall Breakdown: Term 70%; Culminating Activity 15%; Final Exam 15%
Learning Skills: Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative, Self-Regulation
PROGRESS REPORTS = October 16
REPORT CARDS = November 20
EXAMS = January 23,26,27,28
Ministry, School, Department and Classroom Policies: The following “Growing Success” policies apply to this program area:
ASSESSMENT AND LATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY: Students are responsible for providing evidence of their achievement of the
overall expectations within the time frame specified by the teacher and in the form approved by the teacher. Consequences for
not completing assignments, unacceptable absences for tests, submitting work late, cheating and plagiarism are outlined in
Board policy and can be found on the school website. Late and missed assignments may also be noted on the report card as
part of the evaluation of the student's learning skills and work habits.
PRE- APPROVED LATE FORMS: Students unable to meet summative assignment deadlines must complete a Pre-Approved Late
(P.A.L.) form. The form is due a minimum of one day prior to the due date. The classroom teacher will determine if an extension
is warranted and approved.
CREDIT RESCUE: Students with incomplete summative evaluations and/or culminating activities in the course and/or those not
achieving the credit at the end of the semester will be required to attend a 2 hour credit rescue period during the examination
schedule to complete and demonstrate overall or missing expectations for the course
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