Literary and Rhetorical Analysis of non-fiction essays

Short Stories - Various

Novel - Frankenstein

Poetry - Various

Drama - Hamlet

Media Studies

Nonfiction - The Educated Imagination

Readings will be provided digitally.  I will provide the links in the specific units.

Before mid-term:

• Short Story Activity - Formative

• Short Story Assignment: Research / Annotated Bibliography (wt. 2) Summative

• In Class Demand Writing:  Short Story Assessment (wt. 1 weighted like a quiz / test, not a demand write)

• Commencement Speech Analysis - Formative

• Nonfiction Essay Analysis - Formative

• In Class Demand Writing: Nonfiction Essay Analysis / Rhetoric (wt. 4 weighted like an essay) Summative

• Nonfiction Essay: Rhetoric (wt. 4) Summative

• Frankenstein Note Taking Questions - Formative

• Synthesis Notes: Frankenstein (wt. 1) Summative

• Quiz: Gothic & Romanticism (wt. 1)

• Seminar: Frankenstein (wt. 3) Summative (Depending on the external timing decisions, this may not be included on the mid term)

• In Class Demand Writing: Frankenstein (wt. 2) Summative

After mid-term:

• Hamlet Reading Questions - Formative

• Quiz: Tragedy (wt. 1)

• In Class Demand Writing: Hamlet Acts 1-4 (wt. 2) Summative

• In Class Demand Writing Assignment: Hamlet (wt. 4) Summative OR Writing in Role: Hamlet (wt. 3) Summative OR Literary Essay: Hamlet (wt. 5 if outline wt. 3) Summative

• Poetry Workshop - Formative

• In Class Demand Writing: Poetry Response (wt. 2) Summative OR  Poetry Response (wt. 2) Summative

• Media Studies - Formative

• Media Studies Assessment (wt. 1)  Summative

• The Educated Imagination Questions - Formative

• Informal Presentation: The Educated Imagination (wt. 1)  Summative

Before mid-term + after mid-term = 70% of the final mark

CPT

• 10% of final mark

Exam

• 20% of final mark

Weights

Assignments are weighted using a scale of 1 - 5. 

1

• oral readings

• skits

• quizzes and tests

• informal presentation

• annotations or synthesis notes

2

• short form writing

3

• seminars

• presentations

• essay outline

4

• long form writing

5

• major essay

Levels

Level 1 50–59%

1- 52% / 1 55% / 1+ 58%

Level 2 60–69%

2- 62% / 2 65% / 2+ 68%

Level 3 70–79%

3- 72% / 3 75% / 3+ 78%

Level 4 80–100%

4- 84% / 4 91% / 4+ 98%

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS 

Oral Communication 

1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes; 

2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes; 

3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations. 

Reading and Literature Studies 

1. Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; 

2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning; 

3. Reading with Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently; 

4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading. 

Writing 

1. Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience; 

2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of literary, informational, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience; 

3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively; 

4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process. 

Media Studies 

1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; 

2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; 

3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; 

4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts. 

Students will be assessed and evaluated using the standard province-wide achievement chart that identifies four categories of knowledge and skills in English.

Knowledge and Understanding: Subject-specific content acquired in the course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding).

Thinking: The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, specifically planning skills, processing skills, and critical/creative thinking processes.

Communication: The conveying of meaning through various forms.

Application: The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts. 

The breakdown for this course is as follows:

20% Knowledge and Understanding

30% Thinking 

30% Communication 

20% Application

70 % Term Work + 10% Culminating Activity + 20% Final Exam.  

These values are from the DPCDSB 2017 assessment document.

Please see the student agenda for further details.

1. All major assignments must be handed in on the due dates given. There will be a penalty of 10% for late work. After three school days and parental contact, the assignment will be given a mark of zero.

2. If you are truant, the assessment will be given a mark of zero.

3. If a test is missed due to a legitimate reason, verification by parental / guardian contact must be given and arrangements will be made to either write the test, or complete an alternative assessment.  Your parent / guardian must contact the attendance office.

4. Original work is the only work that will be evaluated. Plagiarism of any kind will result in a mark of zero.

5. Some assessments will be handed in in class, others will be handed in to the Google Classroom.