Jacob Hespeler Secondary School English Department

ENG 4CI Grade 12 College English

Teacher: Mr. Fetter
Course Themes: Global Perspectives, Survival
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 (The Ontario Curriculum: Grades 11 and
12 English Revised, 2007) 109.
Evaluation:
Writing (process & product)
Reading and Literature Studies
Oral Communication
Media Studies

20%
20%
15%
15%

Culminating Evaluation

30%

70% = term work evaluation

to take place near end of course

Units of Study (subject to change):

Novel Study The Catcher in the Rye ($20.00), Lullabies for Little Criminals ($20.00),
The Perks of Being a Wallflower ($23.00), Into the Wild ($20.00)
Media films, articles, etc.
Prose Non-fiction/Informational Texts essays, articles, research materials, etc.
and teacher resources
Culminating Evaluation (and exam)
Essential Course Components:
To be successful in this course, students must be able to demonstrate ALL of the following skills:
1) Media Product(s)evaluating, interpreting, and creating media texts
2) Formal Literary Writingusing the writing process to develop and organize ideas
3) Research Reportdemonstrating the ability to find and organize information to support
ideas
4) Presentation(s)speaking clearly using appropriate diction and listening actively
5) Reading Comprehension Task(s)understanding and analyzing content, making
inferences

Course Expectations: This is a college level course. This is a course designed to prepare students
for the expectations of college. Students will read and study a variety of works and are expected to keep
up with the reading requirements and the pace of the course.

Process: It is important for students to develop good personal management skills (such as time
management and planning). These skills will be reflected in the learning skills area of the report card.
All of the above skills listed under the Essential Course Components section must be demonstrated in
order to earn this credit.

Late and Missing Assignments: It is important for students to develop good personal management
skills (such as time management and planning). These skills will be reflected in the learning skills area
of the report card. All of the above assignments listed under the Essential Course Components section
must be submitted and/or demonstrated in order to earn this credit.
According to Section 3.3 of Appendix G in Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting Handbook (2013), the
teacher will determine a date where he/she will no longer accept an assignment for marks.

Attendance: Attendance in classes is an important part of learning, and absences should be avoided.
When a student is absent, a parent/guardian must call the schools attendance line on the date of
absence, or provide a note explaining the absence for the student to submit the following day. Students
are responsible for what they missed during their absence.

Cheating and Plagiarism: It is important for students to do their own best work. Most assignments for
this class are done within the classroom, observed by the teacher, and this helps to minimize the chances
of cheating and plagiarism. In the event that cheating or plagiarism occurs, the following consequences
may be implemented, in consultation with administration, depending on the situation:
1. The student may be required to redo all or part of the assignment or assessment.
2. The student may be required to complete an alternate assignment or assessment.
3. The students work may be treated as a missed assignment.
There may also be other consequences that are determined to be appropriate (e.g. detention,
suspension, etc.) as per the schools progressive discipline process. Parents/guardians will be informed
about the infraction and the consequences.
Please refer to your student handbook for more details on these policies and other academic procedures.

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