English
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:23
WELCOME TO THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
RUBRICS:
To help students achieve the highest possible marks, several rubrics are listed below. All students are encouraged to strive for a level 4 rating.
ENGLISH COURSES:
There are many different optional English courses that students can take. Some cool optional courses that you can take are: Public Speaking (EPS 301), Media (EMS 301), Literature Studies (ETS 4U1), and Writer's Craft (EWC 4U1). To view these, as well as all mandatory English courses, please click on the link below:
Click here to see a list of English courses.
Wondering which English courses are mandatory? Click on the following link to see the English flowchart:
Click_here_to_see_English_Flowchart.pdf
THE CLAW
To view the school newspaper, click on the link below. If you want to join our Creative Words Club which publishes the school newspaper, we meet every Friday at lunch in room 192. See Ms. Adams if you have any questions.
Click here to read the most recent edition.
Students will complete a preparation package as review for the O.S.S.L.T. provincial assessment, which will take place on March 29th, 2012. Also, it is strongly suggested that students practise at home using the resources provided. The following are links to some useful EQAO practice items. www.eqao.com - follow the links to Student Resources Students are encouraged to join the White Pine Book club. This year's novel choices can be found on the spinner in the library and include both fiction and non-fiction books. Talk to Mr. MacIsaac or Mrs. Aguiar, in the library, for more information. Need help trying to figure out English Literature terminology? Check out the following link to understand what all the terms mean: If you need any tips for starting your essay, use this helpful website to get some ideas: Make sure that you ALWAYS include a works cited page when you hand in an essay, research assignment, major project, etc. The following link can help you outline your works cited page properly. You can access any of the following web sites to learn grammatical concepts and use the tutorials to increase your understanding of the grammar taught in class: Looking for interesting poems? Trying to figure out how to analyse a poem? Check out the following websites: Avoid plagiarism in your essays by following the rules! If you don't know what plagarism is, read about it in the following link: All grade 11 and 12 students are encouraged to submit their papers to Turnitin.com to check for plagiarism. Mr. King Ms. James Ms. Bagshaw & Ms. Bowring Mr. Brokelman Ms. KulasONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERACY TEST:
rwa.ddsbschools.ca (Username: student; Password: readwrite)WHITE PINE BOOKS:
LITERARY TERMINOLOGY
ESSAY WRITING TIPS
WORKS CITED
GRAMMAR:
POETRY:
PLAGIARISM:
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TEACHERS:
