English

English (9-12)

Strands and Examples

A. Oral Communication

• conferencing
• presenting
• peer sharing
• listening to presentations
• note taking during mini lessons

B. Reading and Literature Studies

• skimming and scanning
• selecting appropriate reading material
• summarizing information
• active reading
• acquiring new vocabulary
• evaluating sources

C. Writing

• researching
• appropriate citation guidelines
• reporting
• reflecting
• concise writing for presentations
• applying language rules

D. Media Studies

• analyzing media texts during research
• possibly creating media forms as part of the project
• creating a media text for the final presentation

Resources

Ontario Curriculum Documents, grades 9&10 (English)

Ontario Curriculum Documents, grades 11&12 (English)

Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools