Course Description
This course emphasizes the consolidation of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse a variety of informational and graphic texts, as well as literary texts from various countries and cultures, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms for practical and academic purposes. An important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for college or the workplace.
| ENG4C COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Unit # | Unit Name | Time Allocation |
| 1 | Myths and Legends - This short story unit will explore various a culturally relevant theme and various authors who have helped contribute to classic and/or modern aboriginal literature. Students will create and present a research project for their culminating unit project. | 20 |
| 2 | Land and Identity - This thematic unit will explore various aspects of our specified topic. This topic will focus on a significant and relevant issue facing the broad aboriginal community. This unit will include a media project as well as an essay. | 25 |
| 3 | Heroes - This poetry unit will explore various aspects and dimensions of verse on a specific theme. Students will create and reflect on their writing as well as create and present a media project on provided topic. | 25 |
| 4 | “Blood Upon Our Land” by Maxine Trottier – This novel study unit will provide students with an opportunity to explore a single piece of literature in-depth. Students will create and present a research project on their novel. Students will also author a grade appropriate unit essay on a provided topic of the unit novel. | 30 |
| 5 | Final Assignment: I.S.P. & Exam | 10 |
| Total Hours | 110 |
Resources
- Moodle Site
- “Blood Upon Our Land” by Maxine Trottier