English 12

English 12 Course Details

Teacher

Kim Lemieux

Prerequisite

It is recommended that students complete English 11 or equivalent.

Description

Students complete four of six modules for English 12 as outlined below.
All students must complete the following:

Students must choose one of:

Module choices must be made at time of registration

Type

print

Credit

4

Deposit

150.00

Delivery

Student-paced - for those who wish to take responsibility for establishing their own timelines or who need to have maximum flexibility in terms of course work in order to accommodate other activities in their lives.

Summary

4 modules with 16 send-in assignments
3 module tests, 2 hours each

Evaluation

The school grade is 60% as follows:
60% send-in assignments
40% Tests

The provincial exam determines the remaining 40%

Support

Limited tutorial support at SIDES by appointment 

Materials

Media CD ($30.00)

Obasan (textbook) ($15.00)

DVD—Death of a Salesman ($60.00)

DVD—Hamlet (BBC) ($25.00)

Keeper N’Me (textbook) ($18.00)

The Kite Runner (textbook) ($20.00)

The New Canon (textbook) ($25.00)

Hamlet (textbook) ($8.00)

Death of a Salesman (textbook) ($15.00)

Writing on the Run! Workbook ($30.00)

Writing on the Run! CD ($30.00)

Source File ($15.00)

More Info

MODULE 1~~Connecting the Dots

Section 1: An Apple a Day…
Section 2: Reading the Signs (and Between the Lines)
Section 3: Being Green
Section 4: Research Skills


MODULE 2~~Short Prose and Novel Study: Obasan

Section 1: Introducing Fiction
Section 2: Japanese-Canadian History and the Novel
Section 3: Fiction Up Close


MODULE 3~~Short Prose and Novel Study: The Kite Runner

Section 1: Introducing Fiction
Section 2: Afghanistan
Section 3: Fiction Up Close


MODULE 4~~Short Prose and Novel Study: Keeper’n Me

Section 1: Aboriginal History and the Novel
Section 2: Introducing Fiction
Section 3: Fiction Up Close


MODULE 5~~Poetry

Section 1: A Mouthful of Air
Section 2: Critical Reading
Section 3: Express Yourself!


MODULE 6~~Hamlet

Section 1: Setting a Reader’s Mental Stage
Section 2: Upsetting the Prince’s Mental Stage—Act 2
Section 3: Play Within a Mousetrap
Section 4: Hamlet the Mad Murderer
Section 5: Graveyard, Poisons, and Swordplay


MODULE 7~~Death of a Salesman

Section 1: Death of a Salesman: Act 1
Section 2: A Length of Rubber Hose
Section 3: Looking for a Harbour
Section 4: Dinner at Frank’s Chop House
Section 5: A Perfect Proposition All Around

Outcome

English 12 Prescribed Learning Outcomes