English 1DE - Course Outline
pre-IB enriched Grade nine
Course description
This enriched course for students in the pre-International Baccalaureate programme emphasizes high analytical writing, reading, oral communication and thinking skills that students need for success in secondary academic programmes generally and the IB programme particularly. Students will study and interpret texts from contemporary and historical periods, including novels, a play, poems, short stories and they will investigate and create media works. The course content and skills are foundational for pre IB Enriched grade ten and the IB1 (grade 11) and IB2 (grade 12) years.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the IB Programme.
September-October: Mythology
Classical Greek and Roman mythology; survey of short myths, and
The Iliad by Homer and The Aeneid by Virgil
Old English epic Beowulf
Texts: Faces of Myth, Book of Myths, Masterpieces of Literature
Novel Study 1
John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
November: Short Prose Fiction
A selection of short stories, including Canadian titles
Texts: Short Stories 17 and Sightlines
November-January Novel Study 2
Charles Dickens- Great Expectations
February-March Drama Study
Shakespeare- Romeo and Juliet
Poetry Study - focus on the lyric
April-May Novel Study 3
Harper Lee- To Kill a Mockingbird
May-June Summative Evaluation and Examination
Evaluation:
Class Work including reading logs, paragraphs, essays, quizzes, tests, presentations, and independent studies. |
70% |
Knowledge/Understanding 17.5% Thinking/Inquiry 17.5% Communication 17.5% Application 17.5%
Summative Evaluation (May/June) End of year task and Examination 30% |
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