English 11 is the entry level senior English course in the graduation program. English 11 attempts to develop student's literacy skills to a level expected for entry into English 12 and for pre-graduation; for more detailed information on the skills and learning outcomes of English 11 see the link on Mr. Companion's web site for the Ministry of Education Prescribed Learning Outcomes. In Mr. Companion's classes most or all units are accompanied by a detailed agenda of the day to day expectations as far as assignments are concerned; these agendas, or advanced organizers are the basis in which students and parents are informed as to future assignments and expectations; the advanced organizers are given out in class but also are available on Mr. Companion's web site.  The units of study in this course are as follows:
 
 

Unit One: Elements of the Short Story

Text:Tigers of the Snow Skills Emphasized: listening, responding, expressing views, identifying  conflict, theme, character dynamics, composing and writing fluency, vocabulary development

 

Unit Two: Novel Study

Text: lord of the Flies Skills Emphasized: same as short story but with added focus on literary features such as allegory, extended metaphor, extensive focus on theme, extended reading skills

 

Unit Three: The Research   Essay

Text: NA Skills Emphasized: critical thinking, analysis, processing info, research, documentation, composition and drafting, vocabulary

 

Unit Four: Macbeth

Skills Emphasized:  familiarity with elements of drama; introduction to tragedy; character analysis; critical thinking; essay writing

 

Unit Five: Elements of Poetry

Resource: Mr. Companion's web site Skills Emphasized: familiarity with poetic devices and their effect; listening skills; composition and sentence structure in drafting critiques of poems.

These five form the core content in Mr. Companion's classes; there will be a number of other focuses either as separate studies or as integrated parts of the above; examples are grammar studies, vocabulary exercises, proper English usage exercises. The basic grading for all English course at Dover Bay is as follows:
 
 

Term One

35%

Term Two

35%

Final Composition

15%

Final Exam

15%

One final note: parents and students should be aware that the dates that appear on Mr. Companion's advanced organizers are not flexible and must be observed or lost marks will result. Good luck in English 11!

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