English 30-1
Summer School for Grade 10-12 Students
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Course Overview and Materials
This course is intended to be completed by students who are repeating English 30-1 to apply to post-secondary programs. It is an intense, demanding, and rigorous course as outlined by Alberta Education. Expect to be working on the course 5 to 7 hours each day for the month of July. Vacations or full-time jobs should not be taken during this time. You will explore a variety of texts to showcase your understanding of how the English Language is used to convey thoughts and emotions.
There are 22 assignments of varying length and type, including multiple timed, remotely-supervised assignments. There is no final exam for this course other than the 2-part Alberta Diploma Exam. It is up to the student to register for the diploma. For more specific information on the texts and assignments covered in this course, click here: English 30-1 Summer Session Course Outline.
In order for a student to be successful in this course, VVS requires a minimum of 65% in the prerequisite course.
Required Materials not sold by VVS
Required Materials not sold by VVS
You are responsible for providing your own copy of the required film. VVS does not stock films.
This course requires the film Away From Her (2006).
Grade Level: 12
Delivery: ONLINE
Dept: Sr High Language Arts
Course Code: ELA3105
Prerequisites: English 20-1 or English 30-2
Corequisites: Not required
Materials: Yes
Credits Earned: 5
Required Materials sold by VVS
Required Materials sold by VVS
A refundable caution fee applies to required materials, as per our Refund Policy.
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
Hamlet (Shakespeare) - $50.00
AND CHOOSE ONE OF THE NOVELS BELOW
AND CHOOSE ONE OF THE NOVELS BELOW
Novel Descriptions *Please choose only one novel from the below list.
1984 (George Orwell) - $11.00
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) - $21.00
Five Little Indians (Michelle Good) - $18.00
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (Jon Krakauer) - $23.00
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