Grade 12 English Courses
Grade 12 English Courses
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Grade 12 Course Requirements
Grade 12 Course Requirements
Students are required to take TWO credits of English 12 (taken as a pair):
Language and Literary Forms 12 and English 12 Literary Focus
OR
Language and Transactional Forms 12 and English 12 Transactional Focus
In both cases, students must complete the Major Individual Paper (MIP) as part of their English 12 credits.
Literary and Transactional
Literary and Transactional
At Kelvin, students select Literary or Transactional courses for grade 11 and grade 12. In both courses students will be expected to read extensively and to write extensively. The following diagram may assist parents and students in understanding the “Lit – Trans” distinction.
In a "Lit" class, you will spend more time looking into the work of literature, talking about art or craft, about ‘big’ ideas, about how literature is vital to life.
In a "Trans" class, you will spend more time looking out from the work of literature, talking about purpose, about communication of ideas, about how language is vital to life.
Students may take both courses, though only one credit is needed at the grade 11 level.
Language and Literary forms - ENLS4S (semester 1)
Language and Literary forms - ENLS4S (semester 1)
Prerequisite: English 11 Literary or Transactional
The course is an advanced study of language and literature. All forms of writing and responding to materials are designed to allow students to develop insight into and enjoyment of literature.
English 12 Literary Focus - ENGL4S (semester 2)
English 12 Literary Focus - ENGL4S (semester 2)
Prerequisite: English 12 Language and Literary forms
This course is designed for students who enjoy working with traditional literature (novels, short stories, poetry and plays, including Shakespeare) and non-fictional, transactional materials. Assignments will include both literary and transactional approaches with a focus on aesthetic texts and writing.
Students will write the English 12 Provincial Standards Test as the final exam for this course.
Language and Transactional forms - ENTS4S (semester 1)
Language and Transactional forms - ENTS4S (semester 1)
Prerequisite: English 11 Literary or Transactional
The course is an advanced study of language and transactional materials. All forms of writing and responding to materials are designed to allow students to gain insight into and experience with transactional forms and styles of language.
English 12 Transactional Focus - ENGT4S (semester 2)
English 12 Transactional Focus - ENGT4S (semester 2)
Prerequisite: English 12 Language and Transactional forms
This course is designed for students who want to work with an emphasis on non-fictional material (e.g. feature articles, news reports, editorials, proposals) and traditional literature (novels, plays, short stories, poetry). Assignments will include both transactional and literary approaches. The focus is on pragmatic texts and writing.
Students will write the English 12 Provincial Standards Test as the final exam for this course.
The Major Individual Paper (MIP)
The Major Individual Paper (MIP)
As part of the grade 12 English program at École secondaire Kelvin High School, students must complete a major paper as part of the two mandatory credits.
Timeline
Timeline
The process and product will be explained before the end of the first semester (the end of January), and the paper will be complete before the end of March (before Spring Break).
Value
Value
The major paper is worth 30% of a student’s final grade. The 30% is divided between the process and the product. The individual teacher has discretion regarding the portion of the 30% that belongs to each semester and credit.
Switching sections
Switching sections
Though never ideal, there are occasions when a student needs to switch sections and/or teachers at the end of the first semester; when this occurs, the student must complete the major paper with the teacher who began the process. In other words, the first semester teacher is the mentor and the marker for a student’s major paper.
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