English 10—Welcome

English 10 Course Outline                                     Mr. Miller

English 10 provides students with the opportunity, through the study of literature, to experience the power of language. The course will explore the structure and process of writing, short stories, novels, poetry, as well as grammar and spelling. The goal of this course is to enrich students’ understanding of the English language and to help develop their communication skills through writing, reading, discussing and presenting. Students will work to develop an understanding of themselves and their world by becoming aware of how people use language for various purposes.

Students will be expected to:

interact with others to explore, understand and create ideas and texts and deepen understanding select and apply strategies to develop, organize, revise and publish written, visual and oral communications create personal oral and written communications and representations with clearly developed ideas that connect experiences, opinions and feelings

listen, read and view literary, information and visual texts to comprehend, analyze, synthesize and evaluate ideas, attending to bias, perspectives, voice and context use features, structures and conventions of language to enhance meaning, artistry and coherence in written and spoken communications use the features, structures, patterns and context of language to make meaning from what is heard, read and viewed

Rules and Expectations

Ø  Attendance is mandatory. If you are going to miss class then please let me know 3–4 days ahead of time. If you miss assignments you are responsible to find out what you missed.

Ø  Come to class on time. Late arrivals disturb the class and it will affect your mark.

Ø  I do not want to see MP3 players or cell phones in the class. 

Assignments and Tests

Please hand in all assignments on time. If you know that you are not going to be at class then it is your responsibility to make arrangements to hand something in early. If you know that you are going to have trouble getting an assignment done on time then come and talk to me. If you don’t talk to me I will not accept a late assignment. If you miss a unit test you must provide a note explaining your absence before you will be permitted to rewrite the test.

Course Evaluation Term 1            40%   Based on assignments, class involvement, exams and quizzes. Term 2            40%   Final Exam     20%  The Provincial Exam constitutes 20% of your final grade. The key to success is to work hard and get all your assignments in on time. Use class time wisely as I will give you the opportunity to complete much of your work in class. If you have any problems or issues, please come and talk to me. Good luck!