2008 09 Calendar.indd - Algoma District School Board

Oponal Courses
Communicaon in the World of Business and Technology, Grade 12, Open (EBT4O)
This course emphasizes praccal wring and communicaon skills that are needed in the
world of business and technology. Students will analyse the characteriscs of effecve models of business and technical
communicaons; gather informaon to write reports, business leers, memos, manuals, instrucons, and brochures; and integrate
graphics and text, using technology appropriately for formang and special effects. They will also make a number of oral and visual
presentaons. Prerequisite: English, Grade 11, University Preparaon, College Preparaon, or Workplace Preparaon WC Eaket only
Studies in Literature, Grade 12, College Preparaon (ETS4C)
This course is for students with a special interest in literature. The course may focus on
themes, genres, me periods, or countries. Students will study a variety of forms and stylisc elements of literary texts and respond
personally, crically, and creavely to them. They will also invesgate crical interpretaons and complete an independent study
project. Prerequisite: English, Grade 11, College Preparaon Michipicoten only
Studies in Literature, Grade 12, University Preparaon (ETS4U)
This course is for students with a special interest in literature and literary cricism. The course may focus on themes, genres, me
periods, or countries. Students will analyse a range of forms and stylisc elements of literary texts and respond personally, crically,
and creavely to them. They will also assess crical interpretaons, write analycal essays, and complete an independent study
project. Prerequisite: English, Grade 11, University Preparaon Michipicoten and SJD only
The Writer’s Cra, Grade 12, University Preparaon (EWC4U)
This course emphasizes knowledge and skills related to the cra of wring. Students will
analyse models of effecve wring; use a workshop approach to produce a range of works; idenfy and use techniques required for
specialized forms of wring; and idenfy effecve ways to improve the quality of their wring. They will also complete a major paper
as part of a creave or analycal independent study project and invesgate opportunies for publicaon and for wring careers.
Prerequisite: English, Grade 11, University Preparaon CASS, Elliot Lake, Korah, SJD, WC Eaket (e-learning), and White Pines only
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC4O)
This course is designed to help students acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario
Secondary School Literacy Test. Students who complete the course successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for
graduaon. Students will read a variety of informaonal, narrave, and graphic texts and will produce a variety of forms of wring,
including summaries, informaon paragraphs, opinion pieces, and news reports. Students will also maintain and manage a literacy
porolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their wring.
Students who have been eligible to write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) at least twice, and have been
unsuccessful at least once, are eligible to take this course to achieve both a Grade 12 credit and their literacy credenal for
graduaon or on Principal’s recommendaon. All schools
French As a Second Language
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Core French, Grade 12, University Preparaon (FSF4U)
This course draws on a variety of themes to promote extensive development of French- language skills. Students will consolidate
their oral skills as they discuss literature, culture, and current issues. They will read a variety of texts and will write a formal essay.
The use of correct grammar and appropriate language convenons in both spoken and wrien French will be emphasized throughout
the course. Prerequisite: Core French, Grade 11, University Preparaon Bawang, CASS, Chapleau, Korah, Michipicoten, SJD, WC
Eaket, and White Pines only
* At SJD this course will include acvies designed to prepare students to write the Advanced Placement (AP) examinaon in French.
French Immersion, Grade 12, University Preparaon (FIF4U)
This course provides for extensive study of French literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will study
novels, plays, poems, films, and non-ficon works produced in various historical periods, and will write a formal research paper. The
use of correct grammar and appropriate language convenons in both spoken and wrien French will be emphasized throughout the
course. Prerequisite: French Immersion, Grade 11, University Preparaon. Offered as part of the French Immersion Program at SJD,
Elliot Lake, and Chapleau. * At SJD this course will include acvies designed to prepare students to write the Advanced Placement
(AP) examinaon in French.
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