English – ENG4U

Description

This Grade 12 university preparation English course consolidates the literacy, communication, critical-thinking and creative-thinking skills needed for university, college, the workplace and daily life. Students analyze challenging literary, informational, graphic and media texts and create oral, written and media texts with increasing control, coherence and academic precision.

What You’ll Learn

• Read and interpret complex literary, informational, graphic and media texts using appropriate strategies.
• Analyze form, style, language, literary techniques and the relationship between text and context.
• Develop academic arguments supported by precise textual evidence and credible research.
• Plan, draft, revise, edit and publish polished writing for different purposes and audiences.
• Communicate ideas through seminars, presentations, debates and structured discussion.
• Analyze and create media texts while applying critical literacy and ethical source-use practices.

Skills You’ll Develop

• Advanced literary and critical analysis
• Academic writing and research
• Close reading and textual evidence
• Oral communication and seminar discussion
• Media literacy, editing and precise academic language

Learning Outcomes

• Listen, speak and respond effectively for different audiences and purposes.
• Read and demonstrate understanding of complex literary, informational and graphic texts.
• Analyze text forms, features, style and language to explain how meaning is created.
• Generate, organize and develop ideas and information for academic writing.
• Draft, revise, edit, proofread and publish polished texts using appropriate conventions.
• Interpret, evaluate and create media texts for different purposes and audiences.
• Reflect on communication strategies and use feedback to improve reading, writing and oral communication.