Sir John A.

Macdonald Secondary School Languages

Department

Grade 11 College English

Course Description
This course emphasizes the development of literacy, communication, and critical
and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life.
Students will study the content, form and style of a variety of informational and
graphic texts, as well as literary texts from Canada and other countries, and create
oral, written and media texts in a variety of forms for practical and academic
purposes. An important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity.
The course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 12 college
preparation course.
During the first half of the semester, students will study a selection of short stories
and media works from the text Passages 11, and will focus on further development
of written communication in the form of reports, letters and essays. In the second
half of the course, students will complete a novel study, and summative
independent project.

Identifying Information
Course Title:
English, Grade 11
Course Code:
ENG3C
Course Type:
College Preparation
Grade:
11
Credit Value:
1
Ministry Document: The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: English, 2007,
Revised http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/english1112currb.pdf

Course Units
Uni
t
1
2
3

Description Weight (70%)

Short Stories
Read, analyse, and discuss a variety of texts from Passages 11 and
other media
Shakespeare
Read, analyse, and discuss Macbeth (Graphic Novel)
Novel Study
Read, analyse, and discuss The Body of Christopher Creed
Summative (30%)
1. Christopher Creed Test (10%)
2. Newspaper Summative (20%)

Procedures
Key values of Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School and the WRDSB include respect,
responsibility, honesty, and trustworthiness. Our expectations for student behaviour and
academic conduct come from these core values. In accordance with Waterloo Region
District School Board guidelines outlined in the Assessment, Evaluation, and
Reporting Handbook, the following policies are in effect at SJAM:
a. Late and Missed Assignments
Completing tasks on time has been shown to be a key part of school success. It is the
expectation that students will submit all required work by the assigned deadlines.

b.

If work is not submitted on time, next steps will involve student-teacher

conferences, parent/guardian contact and may include student referral to inschool supports.
The teacher will determine a date after which he/she will no longer accept an
assignment for marks. In the absence of these student products, teachers will
use professional judgement to determine a grade based on evidence of
learning available/seen to that point.
If one or more assignments are not completed, students risk losing the credit
for the course.
The Learning Skills section of the students Provincial Report Card will be used
to reflect incidents of late and missed assignments.
Cheating and Plagiarism
It is the expectation that students will submit their own, original work for the purpose of
demonstrating their learning. Note that plagiarism includes both sharing original work
and using work that is not ones own. In the event that cheating or plagiarism occurs,
the following consequences may be implemented, in consultation with administration,
depending on the situation:

c.

The student who plagiarizes will be required to complete the SJAM Academic
Honesty Remediation Tutorial.
The student may be required to redo all or part of the assignment or
assessment.
The student may be required to complete an alternate assignment or
assessment.
Consequences may include a loss of access to academic awards and
scholarship opportunities.
Plagiarism will be reflected in the Learning Skills section of the students
Provincial Report Card.
Potential disciplinary actions may also include suspension.

Waterloo Region District School Board Policy for Provincial Report Card
marks below 50%
If a student does not earn the credit for the course, the students mark will be reported
as follows:
For grades 11 and 12:
a mark in the range of 35-45% only
OR

a mark of 0 if a student has demonstrated NO evidence of achievement

Teacher Contact Information

The teacher for this course is Mrs. Deanne Gladding
I can be reached at 519-880-9979 or
deanne_gladding@wrdsb.on.ca
We will be using google classroom. The class code is

grl89pj

Agreement
Please print your name and sign below indicating you have read and understood the
requirements for successful completion of this course.

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Parent Name: ______________________

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