Grade: 9 ENG1D1 This course is designed to develop the oral communication, ·  · 2011-02-16Grade:...

Grade: 9 Course Code: ENG1D1 Course Name: English, Academic Description: This course is designed to develop the 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 informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on the use of strategies that contribute to effective communication. The course is intended to prepare students for the Grade 10 academic English course, which leads to university or college preparation courses in Grades 11 and 12. Prerequisite: none

ENG1D1 Core Text List

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare OR The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

TRACKING SHEET FOR ENG 1D (05/07) Name: _________________________ Starting Date: ___________________________

Short Stories

____ Unit 1 ____ Questions for two short stories *

____ Grammar handout*

____ Unit 2 ____ Hard News Story

____ Unit 3 ____ Short Story Test

____ Library Orientation *

Essays

____ Unit 4 ____ Questions for one essay *

____ Summary *

____ Grammar *

____ Unit 5 ____ Opinion Piece

Novel Study – To Kill A Mockingbird

____ Unit 6 ____ Read novel; write test

____ Grammar *

____ Unit 7 ____ Novel assignment *

____ Grammar *

____ Units 8 & 9 ____ Essay outline *

____ Essay conference *

____ Essay rough draft *

____ Essay final draft (mark counts for units 8 & 9)

Poetry

____ Unit 10 ____ Questions on poems *

____ Unit 11 ____ Poetry assignment

____ Grammar Practice Test*

Mythology and Grammar Test

____ Unit 12 ____ Grammar Test

____ Unit 13 ____ Myth assignment *

____ Unit 14 ____ Research and Oral Presentation

Drama – Twelfth Night / The Taming of the Shrew

____ Unit 15 ____ Read play as a class & lessons on Shakespeare *

____ Unit 16 ____ Test

____ Unit 17 ____ Promptbook

____ Unit 18 ____ Dramatization (units 17 & 18 = 10% of final mark)

____ Unit 19 ____ In-class Essay

Exam Preparation

____ Unit 20 ____ Complete guide*

Course Work: 70% (Units 1-16 &19) ____

Culminating Activity:10% (Units 17 & 18) ____

Final Exam: 20% ____

Final Mark : ____

* Indicates assessed work; no mark assigned