Course Profile - Curriculum Services Canada

Units: Titles and Times
* Unit 1 Choices 25 hours
Unit 2 Cultural References and Common Themes 25 hours
* Unit 3 Will’s World – The Time of Shakespeare 15 hours
Unit 4 Love in an Imperfect World – Romeo and Juliet 25 hours
Unit 5 To Buy or Not to Buy 20 hours
* These units are fully developed in this Course Profile.
Unit Overviews
K/U = Knowledge/Understanding, T/I = Thinking/Inquiry, C= Communication, A = Application
Unit 1: Choices
Time: 25 hours
Unit Description
Students consider the themes of choices and identity in poetry, short stories, essays, and an independently
read novel. Students apply the knowledge practised in the study of short stories to the independently read
novel and prepare a report for presentation in a student-teacher conference. Students research
informational guides, the Internet, and other media sources to assist them in making choices for their
personal and professional futures. Throughout the unit, students refine and develop their creative and
report-writing skills, as well as their research and oral-presentation skills. In the culminating activity,
students write a research report and present it to the class.
Unit Overview Chart
Learning
Activity
Assessment
Focus/Tasks
1
The Road
Not Taken
5 hours
2
Literature
Survey
9 hours
Expectations
EORV.01, EOR1.01,
EOR1.02, EOR2.02,
EREV.01, EREV.02,
EREV.04, EREV.05,
ERE1.03, ERE1.05,
ERE2.01, ERE3.02,
ERE3.03, EWRV.01,
EWRV.02, EWRV.03,
EWRV.04, EWR1.02,
EWR2.01, EWR2.02,
EWR2.03, EWR3.01
EORV.01, EOR1.02,
EREV.01, EREV.04,
EREV.05, ERE1.02,
ERE1.03, ERE1.04,
ERE1.05, ERE1.06,
ERE2.01, ERE2.02,
ERE3.02, ERE3.03,
EWRV.04, EWR1.03,
ESCV.02, ESC2.01
Diagnostic
• Vocabulary quiz
(K/U)
• Creative writing
(T/I, C, A)
• Oral
communication
(C)
Summative
• Summary and
analysis of poem
(K/U, A)
Diagnostic
• Comprehension
activities (K/U)
Formative
• Graphic
organizer
(K/U, T/I)
• Literary genre
comparison chart
(K/U, T/I, C, A)
Focus: Course Introduction and
Poetry Study
Tasks
• Poetry reading
• Listening comprehension and
vocabulary
• Literary devices
• Poetry structure
• Creative writing using literary
devices
• Poetry analysis
• Choosing a novel for independent
reading and beginning a book log
Focus: Comparison of Theme/Thesis
and Literary Structures
Tasks
• Maintaining a book log; reading a
novel; writing a critical review;
and preparing for student/teacher
conference
• Pre-reading and reading activities
• Studying cultural references
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• Bridge to English – Open