All students must register for one of the following English Courses in Grade 9:
- ENG 1DP (Advanced Placement)
- ENG 1D1 (Academic)
- ENG 1P1 (Applied)
- ENG 1L1 (Locally Developed)
- ENG 1D1 (Academic)
Grade Nine Team 2015-2016 |
| Course | Teachers |
| Advanced Placement ENG1DP | Ms. Dobson-Efpatridis |
| Academic ENG1D1 | Mrs. Cole, Mr. Ramos and Ms. Trigiani |
| Applied ENG1P1 | Mrs. Dobson-Efpatridis, Mr. MacChesney, Mr. Ruscica, and Ms. Ciufo |
| Locally Developed ENG1L1 | Mr. Burnside |
Students will be assessed and evaluated using a variety of methods to measure process work, final products, skills displayed, critical literacy, and metacognition. Tests, quizzes, assignments, presentations, cooperative learning activities and other methods of evaluation will be used at the teacher's discretion. Curriculum Documents are available through this link.
A student whose achievement is below 50% at the end of a course will not obtain a credit for the course. For a detailed overview of
CATEGORY | DESCRIPTION |
Knowledge/Understanding (25%) Knowledge of subject specific content and comprehension of its meaning and significance
Thinking (25%) Conveying meaning through various forms
Application Use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts
| § Knowledge of text forms, strategies used when listening, and speaking, reading, writing and viewing text § Knowledge of elements of style, literary terms, concepts, and language conventions and relationships among facts, ideas, concepts and themes § Use of planning skills – generating ideas, gathering information, focusing research and organizing information § Use of processing skills – drawing inferences, interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating § Use of critical/creative thinking processes – oral communication, research, critical analysis, critical literacy, and metacognition § Expression and organization of ideas and information in oral, graphic, media and written forms § Communication for different audiences and purposes § Use of grammar, spelling, punctuation conventions and vocabulary and terms § Application of knowledge and skills including literacy strategies and processes, literary terms, concepts in familiar contexts § Transfer of knowledge and skills to new contexts § Making connections within and between various contexts between the text and personal knowledge and experience, other texts and the world outside school |