<p> Colonel By Secondary School ENG 4U </p><p>Course Description:</p><p>This course emphasizes consolidation of literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills. Students will analyse a range of challenging texts from various time periods, countries, and cultures; write analytical and argumentative essays and a major paper for an independent literary research project; and apply key concepts to analyse media works. An important focus will be on understanding academic language and using it coherently and confidently in discussion and argument.</p><p>*From The Ontario Curriculum Grades 11 and 12 English</p><p>Prerequisite: ENG 3U</p><p>Term One: September to January</p><p>Unit 1 Echoes 12 Anthology: Short non-fiction & Personal Response Eval: Personal Response & Photo Narrative Assignment</p><p>Unit 2 Poetry: Select Passages from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet Eval: Close reading of an assigned sight passage</p><p>Unit 3 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Eval: Interactive Orals: Culture and Context examined</p><p>Term Two: February to June</p><p>Unit 4 The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway Eval: Literature Circles </p><p>Unit 5 Media Studies (ongoing throughout year) Eval: Critical Analysis of a chosen media text</p><p>Unit 6 Independent Study Unit 20th-21st Century Novel Study includes academic essay Ongoing in Four Stages, Nov-April. & individual oral presentation</p><p>Summative Evaluation May-June</p><p>Assessment & Evaluation:</p><p>Students will be evaluated by level using the Ontario Curriculum Expectations in four main areas: Oral, Writing, Reading, and Media. Course work will comprise 70% of the final grade and Summative Evaluations 30%. Mr. Vitzthum’s Guide to Success in English  Be here. It’s amazing how well you can do just by showing up and paying attention!</p><p> Leave your assumptions about your own performance behind. Consider this a fresh start.</p><p> Get the mark that you want. To get it, you’ll have to earn it: o Plan ahead. o Ask questions. o See me if you need support – I always help people that want to help themselves.</p><p> If you need extra time for an assignment, ask well in advance. o Never arrive empty handed! I will expect an Evaluation Contract in place of a missed assignment.</p><p> Be active in class! Just sitting without saying anything all class is boring; keep yourself engaged! If you decide not be an active participant in class you won’t do as well. Most importantly: o Be respectful of those who are active and engaged.</p><p> Visualize your own success</p><p> Take notes. Learn how to do it now. (You’ll thank me later.)</p><p> Smartphones and laptops -- please use them appropriately.</p><p> Academic honesty. It counts and may affect your future academic plans!! </p><p> Finally, be kind and courteous to others. In the words of Morrisey from The Smiths: It’s so easy to laugh / It’s so easy to hate / It takes strength to be gentle and kind.</p>