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:
- Module 1: Paragraph and Essay Writing
- Module 5: Poetry
Students must choose one of:
- Modules 2, 3, and 4
AND: - one of Modules 6 or 7
Module choices must be made at time of registration
Type
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