Course Outline

Teachers....Have problems deciding how to set up your course? Never have enough time with your marking load to write your own outline? Well, we have solved the problem for you. Listed below are three variations on the same course outline. Feel free to download and alter as you wish. We fully support anything that makes a teacher's life easier.

Option #1

English 9: Course Outline

My Responsibility: Welcome to English 9. My responsibility for this course is to help you learn English in a way that is both relevant and interesting to you.

Your Responsibility: Your responsibility is to learn about reading, writing and literature. It is also to think about and form your own opinions about what you are learning.

* Here us some room for you to add your OWN objectives for the course.

Year at a glance:

Unit 1: Short Stories

Unit 2: Shakespeare: “Romeo and Juliet”

Unit 3: Novel

Unit 4: Poetry

Major Assignments:
* Short Story *Unit Tests
* Original Poetry *Personal Essay
* Research Assignment *Poetry Anthology
* Dramatic Presentation.

Grade Breakdown:
Tests 25 %
Presentations/Projects 25%
Homework/ Small Assignments 35%
Learning Logs: 15 %

About the Course:
Throughout this course you will learn how to think for yourself. You will have lots of opportunities to make your own decisions about what happened in a novel, play, poem or story. This is often called critical thinking; a concept we will discuss often in English 9. We are also going to focus our attention on developing our reading and writing skills.

Option #2

Course Outline
English 9

Teacher:

Welcome to English 9!! In this course we will study a variety of poetry, literature and drama. This study will allow you to develop many skills, including: reading, writing, speaking, researching, and critical thinking. Through this development, we hope that you will grow to understand and appreciate English. And of course…recognize it as the greatest subject of all time(That is if you don't feel that way already)!!

Course Breakdown: The course will be divided into 4 separate units. Each unit will include 1 major assignment, a unit test, and many smaller in class and homework assignments and quizzes. To successfully complete the course of English 9, you must pass each unit. The units and the expected time allotted are as follows:

- Short Stories--- 10 days(November 17th-December 2nd).
- Shakespeare---Romeo and Juliet(December 3rd-December 18th).
- Novel--- To be decided(January 4th-January 21st).
- Poetry---(January 22nd-January 29th).

Expectations: In order to have a class where each student can learn and do his/her best work everyone will be expected to:

- Attend every class on time.
- Arrive to class on time with appropriate materials (notebook, textbook, pen/pencil).
- Work productively in class and complete assigned work
- Contribute to a respectful, tolerant and clean classroom environment

Evaluation: Your marks will be broken down into these categories and distributed the following percentages:

* Tests/Quizzes -- %15
* Journal/Portfolio -- %10
* Unit Projects -- %40(short stories, dramatic presentation, research paper, poetry anthology).
* Assignments -- %25

Late and/or Missing Assignments

In order to successfully pass each unit, you must first submit a variety of assignments. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what you have missed on the day you return. You must complete the work that you miss. If you fail to hand in an assignment you will be required to attend Learning Support until the assignment is completed.

In this class, a late assignment is one that is handed in after the assignment has been handed back. For example, let's assume an assignment is due on Monday. Mr. Quested or Mr. Heywood will collect it and announce when it will be handed back.(let's say Wednesday). Everyone who has not handed it in will have until Wednesday to compete the assignment for full marks. On the Wednesday, before handing the assignment back the teacher will ask, "does anyone have an assignment to hand in?" As soon as the assignment has been handed back anything else that comes in afterwards is considered late!

What Does Late Mean?----Anything handed back after this point can receive nothing higher than 50%. The assignment becomes a pass/fail. On top of this, the students must still attend Learning Support to complete the assignment. In other words---Hand your Assignments in on time!!!

One final note---Except in extraordinary circumstances, an "Incomplete" will be converted to a "Failing" grade on the last day of the course.(January 29th)

Other Teacher Quirks to be Aware Of.

- Talking while others are speaking is absolutely unacceptable.
- Food and/or drinks are not allowed in the classroom
- Neither are Discman's.
- If you have any ideas about what or how you would like to learn, let us know. If it is reasonable, we may try it. We want to hear your opinions.

*Note* The teacher will have the discretion to adjust the evaluation and required components, and to determine the depth to which the above topics will be covered, based on time, resources available, and the interests of the class.

Optional Course Outlines.

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Optional Course Outlines Teachers....Have problems deciding how to set up your course? Never have enough time with your marking load to write your own outline? Well, we have solved the problem for you. Listed below are three variations on the same course outline. Feel free to download and alter as you wish. We fully support anything that makes a teacher's life easier. Option #1 English 9: Course Outline My Responsibility: Welcome to English 9. My responsibility for this course is to help you learn English in a way that is both relevant and interesting to you. Your Responsibility: Your responsibility is to learn about reading, writing and literature. It is also to think about and form your own opinions about what you are learning. * Here us some room for you to add your OWN objectives for the course. Year at a glance: Unit 1: Short Stories Unit 2: Shakespeare: “Romeo and Juliet” Unit 3: Novel Unit 4: Poetry Major Assignments: * Short Story Unit Tests Original Poetry Personal Essay Research Assignment Poetry Anthology Dramatic Presentation. Grade Breakdown: Tests 25 % Presentations/Projects 25% Homework/ Small Assignments 35% Learning Logs: 15 % About the Course: Throughout this course you will learn how to think for yourself. You will have lots of opportunities to make your own decisions about what happened in a novel, play, poem or story. This is often called critical thinking; a concept we will discuss often in English 9. We are also going to focus our attention on developing our reading and writing skills. Option #2 Course Outline English 9 Teacher: Welcome to English 9!! In this course we will study a variety of poetry, literature and drama. This study will allow you to develop many skills, including: reading, writing, speaking, researching, and critical thinking. Through this development, we hope that you will grow to understand and appreciate English. And of course…recognize it as the greatest subject of all time(That is if you don't feel that way already)!! Course Breakdown: The course will be divided into 4 separate units. Each unit will include 1 major assignment, a unit test, and many smaller in class and homework assignments and quizzes. To successfully complete the course of English 9, you must pass each unit. The units and the expected time allotted are as follows: - Short Stories--- 10 days(November 17th-December 2nd). - Shakespeare---Romeo and Juliet(December 3rd-December 18th). - Novel--- To be decided(January 4th-January 21st). - Poetry---(January 22nd-January 29th). Expectations: In order to have a class where each student can learn and do his/her best work everyone will be expected to: - Attend every class on time. - Arrive to class on time with appropriate materials (notebook, textbook, pen/pencil). - Work productively in class and complete assigned work - Contribute to a respectful, tolerant and clean classroom environment Evaluation: Your marks will be broken down into these categories and distributed the following percentages: * Tests/Quizzes -- %15 * Journal/Portfolio -- %10 * Unit Projects -- %40(short stories, dramatic presentation, research paper, poetry anthology). * Assignments -- %25 Late and/or Missing Assignments In order to successfully pass each unit, you must first submit a variety of assignments. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what you have missed on the day you return. You must complete the work that you miss. If you fail to hand in an assignment you will be required to attend Learning Support until the assignment is completed. In this class, a late assignment is one that is handed in after the assignment has been handed back. For example, let's assume an assignment is due on Monday. Mr. Quested or Mr. Heywood will collect it and announce when it will be handed back.(let's say Wednesday). Everyone who has not handed it in will have until Wednesday to compete the assignment for full marks. On the Wednesday, before handing the assignment back the teacher will ask, "does anyone have an assignment to hand in?" As soon as the assignment has been handed back anything else that comes in afterwards is considered late! What Does Late Mean?----Anything handed back after this point can receive nothing higher than 50%. The assignment becomes a pass/fail. On top of this, the students must still attend Learning Support to complete the assignment. In other words---Hand your Assignments in on time!!! One final note---Except in extraordinary circumstances, an "Incomplete" will be converted to a "Failing" grade on the last day of the course.(January 29th) Other Teacher Quirks to be Aware Of. - Talking while others are speaking is absolutely unacceptable. - Food and/or drinks are not allowed in the classroom - Neither are Discman's. - If you have any ideas about what or how you would like to learn, let us know. If it is reasonable, we may try it. We want to hear your opinions. Note The teacher will have the discretion to adjust the evaluation and required components, and to determine the depth to which the above topics will be covered, based on time, resources available, and the interests of the class.