Sheldon-Williams Collegiate
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English Language Arts
| Degree: | High School Diploma |
| Field of Study: | English as a Second Language
English Language and Literature, General
High School/Secondary Diploma Programs, Other
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General Information
1. Each of the courses is worth one credit, and each includes both literature and composition.
Students entering grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 will require:
- Two English credits in grade 9;
- Two in grade 10 (one of A10 or AC10, the other B10 or BD10);
- One in grade 11 (A20); students can still take another credit (non-compulsory) from Creative Writing 20, Journalism 20, or Media Studies 20; and
- Two credits in grade 12 (one being A30 the other in B30).
2. A student who fails one or both English credits in a year must attend Summer School or repeat one or both credits in the following year.
3. Each year Balfour Collegiate runs a night school. For $25.00 a student can upgrade his or her marks. A higher level English Language Arts credit cannot be taken until successfully completing both lower level credits.
Grade 9
English Language Arts
(Two classes compulsory)
Both courses in grade nine are based on the same curriculum principles. Language skills and concepts are integrated through a balance of listening, speaking, reading, and writing experiences. The program focuses on the meaningful use of language for self-discovery, expression, communication, and learning. The physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth of students is taken into consideration in course planning. Assessment and evaluation of both process and product are continuous and varied.
The literature contents of each course are determined by a genre split. In E.L.A. A9 students study novels, short stories, and mythology. In E.L.A. B9, students study one-act plays, poetry, a Shakespearean play and non-fiction.
Grade 10 - Two classes required
1. (Either ELA A10 or ELA AC10 compulsory)
English Language Arts A10
This course examines the themes of Canadian Frontiers, Challenges, and The Unknown using poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and nonfiction materials. Composition focuses on the critical analysis of literature. Spelling, vocabulary study, punctuation, and grammar are integrated into the writing process.
English Language Arts AC10: Canadian Literature
This course looks at Canadian Literature exclusively and examines the themes of Frontiers, Challenges, and The Unknown in this context. The course then broadens to look at the Canadian mosaic that is an integral part of being Canadian today. This course also has units of creative writing designed to encourage students to explore the different genres of literature and their Canadian identity.
2. (Either ELA B10 or ELA BD10 compulsory)
English Language Arts B10
This course examines the themes of Decisions, The Environment, and Human Rights. Many new materials have been recently added to the E.L.A. B10 course. Composition skills are integrated into the study of print material. A Shakespearean play will be studied.
English Language Arts BD10: Theatre Study
This course examines the themes of Decisions, The Environment, and Human Rights as they relate to screen plays, modern dramatic plays, radio drama, and classic dramatic plays. A Shakespearean play will be studied. Students complete investigative reports and critiques on plays. Students also compose a one-act play and construct a stage model for their play.
Grade 11
English Language Arts A20 (compulsory)
This course is organized around themes that are of interest to adolescents and that focus on self, society, and what it means to be human. This course investigates themes entitled Recollections and Anticipation.
Elective Classes - one of the following is recommended.
English Language Arts CW20: Creative Writing
Creative writing provides opportunities for students to refine their expressive writing skills and abilities beyond those developed in the required English Language Arts courses. Students are encouraged to explore and develop their own ideas. Through the use of what is known as the writing process, students will become familiar with a variety of writing genres that require increasingly complex levels of thought and imagination. Evaluation and assessment of both process and product are continuous and varied.
English Language Arts J20: Journalism
This course will help students learn how to gather, write, edit, publish, and broadcast news for print and electronic media. Students will become knowledgeable about journalism as a career and will learn to organize their time, meet deadlines, establish schedules, write objectively, develop original styles, and gain proficiency in desktop publishing and the Internet.
English Language Arts MS20: Media Studies
This course allows students to explore mass media and their effects on society in more depth. Given the influence, which the mass media hold in our lives and in the lives of our students, it is important that we bring the “languages" of these media into the classrooms with the goal of teaching our students how to become critical listeners, readers, and viewers.
Grade 12
English Language Arts A30 (compulsory)
Canadian Voices and Perspective
Canada is a diverse country with diverse landscapes, voices, and perspectives. Its literature and language gives voices to a country and helps us understand the nature of the people who live here. Topics in this language-based course include Diverse Landscapes and People, and Diverse Canadian Voices.
English Language Arts B30 (compulsory)
World Voices and Perspectives
One of the challenges highlighted in history and literature is striking the balance between personal ambition and the common good. Issues to be studied through literature include Responsibility, Truth and Justice, Ambition, and the Common Good, Identity, Relationships, and Human Qualities and Ideals.
Advanced Placement English AP30
Students, who wish to challenge the Advanced Placement Exam in May, can take an Advanced Placement pre-exam in the second semester of grade eleven. |