English 10 (Comp 10 /Lit Studies 10)
Teacher(s)
Zac Gordon
Description
English 10 (Composition and Literary Studies) fully meets the learning standards for the BC Curriculum. The focus in this course is on reading and responding to a variety of texts and genres, critical thinking, and writing in a variety of forms.
English 10 is organized into four units:
- Unit 1: Personal, expository and narrative writing
- Unit 2: Persuasive writing
- Unit 3: Literature (including poetry, short stories and drama)
- Unit 4: Novel or Nonfiction Study
Big Ideas
There are a number of big ideas identified in the curriculum for this course. Here are the ones that we'll spend the most time exploring:
- The exploration of text and story deepens our understanding of diverse, complex ideas about identity, others, and the world.
- Language shapes ideas and influences others.
- Engagement with writing processes can support creativity and enhance clarity of expression.
Curricular Competencies
There are two broad sets of curricular competencies for this course.
Comprehend and Connect - these are the competencies connected to reading, viewing, and listening. Students will explore text in a variety of forms and genres, and will be encouraged to think critically, creatively and reflectively to explore ideas within and between texts.
Create and Communicate - these are the competencies connected to crafting, revising, and polishing original texts. Students will write in a variety of genres, structures, and forms, and will be encouraged to take risks and become ever more precise and intentional in their use of language.
Type
online
Credit
4
Delivery
online
Summary
Students will submit all assignments electronically.
Tests are written at a student’s convenience using an electronic test supervision program. Students will need access to a web camera in order to write their tests.
Assessment
Assessment is the systematic gathering of information about what students know, understand, and are able to do in relation to the curricular competencies and content for this course. Here are the key ways you will be assessed:
- Formative submissions on which we will give you descriptive feedback and no grade.
- Polished submissions in a variety of forms and genres, including expository, narrative, creative and descriptive writing, and charts assessing thinking skills.
- Supervised assessments
- Self-assessment about student learning and growth conducted through phone or Zoom interviews
Students will be assessed on a variety of assignments demonstrating their writing and thinking skills. There are two supervised assessments in the course.
A final mark will be based on the student’s body of work as a whole, taking into consideration both supervised and unsupervised assessments.
Support
Students are supported by the online teacher for the course, and can receive assistance by email, phone or Zoom.
Materials
Students need access to a computer and high speed internet. A web camera is required for proctored tests.
More Info
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/english-language-arts/10/composition
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/english-language-arts/10/literary-studies
