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Here is an overview of the ENG3EE course: This course emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills. Students study the content, form, and style of informational texts and literary works; write explanations, letters and reports; and investigate the connections among media forms, audiences, and media industry practices. An important focus will be on using language clearly, accurately, and effectively in a variety of contexts.

There are 4 units: There are 4 strands, each of the strands will be worth 1/4 of your mark: Your mark will be determined in the following way: Term Work - 70% Final Culminating Activity - 30%
 * 1) ** Unit 1 - 10 classes  **
 * 2) ** Unit 2 - 20 classes  **
 * 3) ** Unit 3 - 25 classes  **
 * 4) ** Unit 4 - 25 classes  **
 * === Literature Studies and Reading ===
 * === Writing ===
 * === Language ===
 * === Media Studies ===

=Course Outline= 1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes; 2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes; 3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
 * Unit || Provincial Expectations Assessed and Evaluated || Description || Approximate Duration ||
 * ===I Know What I Know=== || Oral Communication

Reading and Literature Studies 1. Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of informational, graphic, and literary texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; 2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning; 3. Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.

Writing 1. Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience; 2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, graphic, and literary forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience; 3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.

Media Studies 1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; 2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; 3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts. || This unit focuses on students’ analysis and personal responses to stories, articles, and pictures. As part of the introduction to the course, students read and discuss the course outline and expectations, and complete diagnostic assessments in language, reading, and writing. These include writing a well-constructed paragraph about their chosen career, identifying important current issues by reading articles from print and electronic sources, and defending their opinions on these articles both verbally and in writing. Students also analyse and justify pictures used with print and electronic sources and respond to a story in a carefully constructed personal essay. || 2 weeks || 1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes; 2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes; 3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
 * ===** Ad. It Up! **=== || Oral Communication

Reading and Literature Studies 1. Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of informational, graphic, and literary texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; 2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning; 3. Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.

Writing 1. Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience; 2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, graphic, and literary forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience; 3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.

Media Studies 1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; 2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; 3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts. || This unit focuses on students’ investigation and interpretation of the different forms of advertising. Students use the knowledge of media forms, representations, audiences, and industry practices to analyse a variety of media works. They demonstrate an understanding of form, audience, and production by designing and creating advertisements both collaboratively and individually. In this unit there is a major emphasis on the investigation of newspapers and magazines. Students study the Classified Section in several newspapers in order to interpret the text as well as to explore and demonstrate an understanding of various career opportunities. This will lead into Unit 4 where employability skills are studied in more depth. || 7 weeks || 1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes; 2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes; 3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
 * ===** Novel Movies **=== || Oral Communication

Reading and Literature Studies 1. Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of informational, graphic, and literary texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; 2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning; 3. Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.

Writing 1. Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience; 2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, graphic, and literary forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience; 3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.

Media Studies 1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; 2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; 3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts. || Students choose a novel or a short story. After reading the selection, students discuss elements and content such as imagery, descriptions, character, and audiences. Students then view the movie that complements the book. Students compare and contrast the novel/ short story with the movie version of the same text. A Venn diagram can be used to compare the novel and movie versions. Students are required to present their findings to the class either on videotape, audiotape, or via a live performance. || 5 weeks || 1. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes; 2. Speaking to Communicate: use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes; 3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
 * ===** Consulting the Community - **Final Culminating Activity=== || Oral Communication

Reading and Literature Studies 1. Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of informational, graphic, and literary texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; 2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning; 3. Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.

Writing 1. Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience; 2. Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, graphic, and literary forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience; 3. Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.

Media Studies 1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; 2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; 3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; 4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts. || Students research and practise specific skills that are expected in the workplace. They identify workplace requirements and employability skills and relate them to their communications skills. Through reading and writing of workplace communications, and interaction with guest speakers from local businesses, they develop their own skills and then document them in a portfolio, which also includes samples of their written work. This gives students an opportunity to apply and master the necessary communication skills required in the workplace. || 3 weeks ||

Mark Calculation

 * Term Mark || 70% ||
 * Final Culminating Assessment || 30% ||
 * Final Culminating Assessment || 30% ||