Course Outline: Grade 10 English Bloc A/AA & B/BB

Anglais 20F-03  2014-2015

 

1st semester, Bloc A/AA & B/BB                           Teacher: Estelle Bérard              

E-mail:   estelle.berard@dsfm.mb.ca                        Blog: http://eberard.blogspot.ca                   

 

Objective :

In this class, you will learn to:

-  Explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences

-  Comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print, and other media texts

-  Manage ideas and information

-  Enhance the clarity and artistry of communication

-  Celebrate and build community.

Essentially, you will learn to listen, to speak, to read, to write, to view and to represent to the best of your ability.

 

Schedule:

The following is the tentative schedule for this course.

Monday:                                    

-   Unit/Novel

-  Grammar lessons

Tuesday:                                    

-  Writing activities

-  Responding to text                  

Wednesday:

-  Unit/Novel                                              

Thursday:

-  Unit/Novel

-  Corrections

Friday:

-  Oral activity

-  Varies

Evaluation:

The following explains how your work will be evaluated for this course.  Please note that not all work will be for points.

 

Reading and Writing, Viewing and Representing                            

o        Text Response                                                           15% of final mark

o        Writing activities (focus on eulogy)                           5% of final mark

o        Grammar usage, capitalization, and punctuation       5% of final mark

o        Units :                                                                       40% of final mark-

       To Kill a Mockingbird                                                                          

        Romeo & Juliet                                                                              

                          To be determined

 

Listening and Speaking                                                                    5% of final mark

Final Exam                                                                                       30% of final mark

 

Assignments

-          You will be given class time to complete much of  your work.  You should not take certains assignments out of class.  If you don’t complete an assignment in the time given to you, you will be asked to come to class to complete it on your own time (before school, at lunch, after school, etc.)

-          You may receive a grade of zero for cases of cheating or plagiarism.  Your parents may be informed, the incident may be documented in your file, and you may be asked to re-do the assignment.

-          Do not count on “extra credit” work for points, as I rarely agree to this.

 

Respect and Tolerance:

The most important rule in this class is to create a safe environment through respect.  Everyone has an equal right to learn in this class and should be treated as such.  It is at my soul discretion to determine what behaviour is considered disrespectful.  Listening to others, speaking only when it’s your turn and being positive are especially encouraged.  Please come see me if you feel you are being disrespected in my class.

 

What you should bring to class:

-  Reading materials (to read for pleasure and novel being studied in class)

-  Binder with dividers (you are encouraged to keep your binder organized by dividing your work between different sections.  Usually, work is divided into the following sections: Writing, Response, Grammar, Novel, Other)

-  Homework

-  Paper

-  Pen

-  Agenda

-  Any other material you’ve been asked to bring. 

You may bring a bottle of water, but all other food and liquids are not allowed (unless you’ve made other arrangements with me).

 

Devices:

You are welcome to use your technological devices (cell phones, tablets, laptops, music players, etc.) at appropriate times for research, taking notes, typing work, keeping track of homework, etc.  However, if you use your device inappropriately during class time, you will lose this privilege until further notice.

Tardiness and Absences:

If you miss class or are late, (once the door is closed you are considered late), you must make arrangements to get any missed notes, homework assignments, hand-outs, etc.  You are asked to see me for this.  Please note that although asking in advance is appreciated, it will not always be possible to give you everything you will be missing in advance.  If your missed assignments or texts are not completed by a pre-arranged date, the test or assignment will be considered incomplete.  Incomplete assignments may be given the grade of  zero.

 

Please note that it’s important to attend class.  If you’ve missed several consecutive classes, I will speak to you about it.  If you miss 10 classes (whether your absences are justified or not), your home will be notified.  If you miss 15 classes, school administration will be notified.

You are always encouraged to see me if you have any questions or concerns.  Please make arrangements in advance.  It is possible to meet before school, during lunch, after school and occasionally at other times.  I am here to support your learning, so please utilize all the resources possible to make the most of this course.