Description
This Grade 10 Academic English course extends the oral communication, reading, writing and media literacy skills students need for secondary school and beyond. Students engage with literary, informational and media texts, including the novel Hidden Figures and Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
What You’ll Learn
- Listen, speak and communicate effectively for different purposes and audiences.
- Read literary, informational and graphic texts using strategies to construct meaning.
- Analyze text forms, features, style and the ways they communicate meaning.
- Generate, organize, draft, revise, edit, proofread and publish writing for different purposes and audiences.
- Interpret media texts and understand media forms, conventions and techniques.
- Create media texts and reflect on strengths, areas for improvement and effective communication strategies.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Close reading, annotation and use of textual evidence
- Academic writing, revision, editing and publication
- Oral communication, seminar and presentation skills
- Media analysis and media-text creation
- Research, source use, critical literacy and reflective learning
Learning Outcomes
- Listen and respond appropriately and use speaking strategies for varied audiences and purposes.
- Read and understand literary, informational and graphic texts using a range of comprehension strategies.
- Recognize text forms, features and stylistic elements and explain how they create meaning.
- Generate and organize content and produce effective writing for intended purposes and audiences.
- Apply conventions, editing, proofreading and publishing skills to refine written communication.
- Understand media texts, forms, conventions and techniques and create media texts for different purposes and audiences.
- Reflect on oral communication, reading, writing and media-literacy strengths and next steps.
