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Jacob Hespeler Secondary School English Department

ENG 4UI Course Outline
Teachers: Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Cavallin-Thomas, Ms. Coe
Course Theme:
Personal and Community Responsibility: Making a Difference

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 range of challenging literary texts
from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and
create oral, written, media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language
coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular
purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students
for university, college, or the workplace. (Ontario Curriculum Grades 11 and 12). Pre-requisite: ENG 3UI

Units of Study: (subject to change)

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Introduction to essays, analytic reading skills, and critical discussion

Short Fiction (various selections from Echoes and other sources) (media creation and analysis, reading
analysis, short essay writing)
Independent novel study (extended essay writing, oral presentations, media creation, reading analysis)
Group novel study and library research: group novel study--Lullabies for Little Criminals ($20.00), Book
of Negroes ($20.00), No Great Mischief ($20.00), Sarahs Key($20.00), The Attack($15.00), The
Wars($20.00), The Sisters Brothers ($20.00) and others (style analysis, reading analysis, group
discussion, oral presentations)
Drama: Hamlet ($20.00) (group seminars, media product, tests)
Prose Non-Fiction and Media (Echoes 12, $80.00 and The Contemporary Reader, $25.00
Culminating evaluation and final exam

Evaluation:
Writing (process & product)
Reading and Literature Studies
Oral Communication
Media Studies
Culminating Evaluation

20%
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15%
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30%

70% = term work evaluation

near end of the course

Enduring Understandings:
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Becoming skilled communicators in listening, speaking, and written formats prepares us for
success in post-secondary pursuits.
An awareness of historical content, authorial intent, and form and style enhance our
understanding of texts.
Developing an understanding of forms and conventions and creating media allows us to
solidify insight into societal messages and bias.

Essential Course Components:

To be successful in this course, students must be able to demonstrate all of the following skills:
1) Oral Presentations... speaking with clarity and confidence to an audience
2) Formal Group Discussion... clearly demonstrate the ability to understand and critically respond to others
3) Formal Literary Essay... demonstrate the ability to organize content, understand form and style, use the
writing process effectively, and reflect on skills and strategies
4) Media product and analysis... create and explain a text for different purposes and audiences
5) Reading analysis... demonstrate success in reading for meaning and understanding
6) Research component... develop and organize content; demonstrate critical literacy skills
7) Self-Reflection... reflecting on skills and strategies in media, oral, reading, and writing

Course Expectations:
This is an academic, university preparation course. Students will be expected to read a variety of
challenging works and will have to read ahead in order to keep up with the pace of the course.
Students will be expected to participate, engage in classroom discussions and share their ideas
and work. Students will be required to complete assignments and reading on a daily basis to keep
up to the pace of the course. Because of the vast amount of writing and reading expected,
students must plan their time accordingly.

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 listed skills/assignments listed under the
Essential Course Components section must be demonstrated in order to earn this credit.

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.

Signatures
Please sign below indicating you have read and understand the requirements for successful
completion of this course.
Student

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