Evaluation: Assignments are graded continuously and count toward the final term mark out of one hundred. There will be an exam in May/June. To achieve honour roll status in English, a student must achieve 80% or higher. This is how the students are evaluated:
Term 1: 20%
Term 2: 20%
Term 3: 60%
English Explanation Value for each Term
Competency #1 Uses language to communicate and learn 33%
Competency #2 Reads and listens to texts 33%
Competency #3 Produces spoken, written, and media texts 34%
Examples of English work covered in each competency:
Competency #1 Competency #2 Competency #3
-Group work -Journal writing -Grammar workbook
-Class discussion -Silent reading participation -Spelling tests
-Pupil discussion -Reading participation -Projects
-Oral presentations -Project presentations -Book reports
-Dramatic presentations -Oral reading participation -Tests
-Creative interviews -Literature workbook (Reg.) -Essays (short and long)
-Dramatic presentations -Student directed class novel reading -Short answer questions
-Song/poetry presentations -Mid Term Exam (Term 2) -Creative writing stories/poetry)
-Project presentations -Final Exam (Term 3) -Presentations (written work)
-Games/Spelling Bees (Reg.) -Puzzles
-Scrabble (Enr.) -Mid Term Exam (Term 2)
-Mid Term Exam (Term 2) -Final Exam (Term 3)
-Storytelling (Term 2)