Course Profile - Curriculum Services Canada

Accommodations
• Students read Appendix 3C – The Shakespearean Audience in pairs or triads.
• Students write summaries in pairs.
Activity 3: Will’s World – Researching Aspects of Shakespeare’s Times
Time: 6 hours
Description
Students conduct research about the Shakespearean era, create a media work based on their research, and
present it to the class. Students practise research and note taking, create a bibliography, and take notes
from the presentations of their peers.
Strand(s) & Learning Expectations
Oral and Visual Communication
EORV.01 - initiate, sustain, and conclude conversations and discussions on a wide variety of topics on
personal, social, and academic interests;
EORV.04 - create and analyse a variety of media works, in forms appropriate for different purposes and
audiences;
EOR1.01 - make effective presentations on classroom topics, with some teacher guidance;
EOR4.03 - create media works for different purposes and explain how the purpose influenced their
design decisions in each case.
Reading
EREV.06 - use a range of research strategies independently to gather information for a variety of
purposes;
ERE4.01 - gather information from a variety of sources, including electronic databases, websites, and
online libraries;
ERE4.03 - prepare a bibliography of print and electronic sources consulted during research;
ERE4.04 - acknowledge borrowed information, ideas, and quotations.
Writing
EWRV.03 - organize and link ideas logically and effectively in written texts such as narratives and
essays;
EWRV.04 - use the sentence patterns and conventions of standard Canadian English in their writing with
the degree of accuracy necessary for continued success in subject classrooms at the college and/or
university preparation level;
EWR1.01 - write coherently on a range of academic topics, using appropriate forms;
EWR1.03 - write to analyse, interpret, and evaluate information and ideas;
EWR2.02 - use a variety of strategies to proofread, edit, and correct writing, focusing on effective style,
relevant and interesting content, accurate spelling, and correct use of conventions;
EWR2.03 - publish written work, selecting a format suited to the intended audience and using
technology, such as graphics and desktop publishing software, as appropriate.
Social Cultural Competence
ESCV.02 - learn effectively in a wide variety of teaching and learning situations;
ESC2.01 - participate effectively in the full range of learning and teaching situations in the school.
Unit 3 – Page 6
• Bridge to English – Open