Course Title:

Literacy Skills, Gr 10, Open

Course Code:

ELS2O8

Course Type:

Grade 10, Open

Subject Area:

English

Program Differentiation:

ESL course

Description:

This course is designed to help students strengthen essential reading and writing skills, providing them with the extra literacy support they need in order to graduate. Students will read informational, graphic, and literary texts, with a focus on locating information, identifying main ideas and supporting details, building vocabulary, and consolidating skills in the application of key comprehension strategies. The course will also help students develop core learning strategies.

Prerequisites:

Grade 9 English, Academic or Applied, or a Grade 9 English LDCC (locally developed compulsory credit) course

Course Title:

English

Course Code:

ENG2D1

Course Type:

Grade 10, Academic

Subject Area:

English

Program Differentiation:

Regular One Credit course

Description:

This course is designed to extend the range of oral communication, reading, writing, and media literacy skills that students need for success in their secondary school academic programs and in their daily lives. Students will analyse literary texts from contemporary and historical periods, interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on the selective use of strategies that contribute to effective communication. This course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 11 university or college preparation course.

Prerequisites:

Grade 9 English, Academic or Applied