English Language Arts
Grade 9
Lancer 360⁰ (LWE15S/RT15S = 1 credit)
In this course, students will focus on developing their literacy, numeracy, technology and communication skills. The primary goal is to develop the personal and academic skills that are required to be successful in high school and beyond.
Lancer 360° is comprised of two half credits (Reading is Thinking and Life/Work Exploration) to make one full credit. After successful completion of this course, students would be eligible to receive up to two high school credits in conjunction with employment in Grade 11 and 12.
English 10F (E10F - 1 credit)
Prerequisite: Grade 8 English Language Arts
English Language Arts 10F is a required course for all grade 9 students and involves all aspects of language development. Students will develop knowledge of, and skill in: reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing, in order to meet the grade 9 curricular outcomes.
Outcomes
- Explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
- Comprehend and respond personally and critically to literary and media texts.
- Manage ideas and information.
- Enhance the clarity and artistry of communication.
- Celebrate and build community.
Various texts will be used in the course, and may include novels, poetry, short stories, plays, film and non-fiction.
Grade 10
English 20F (E20F - 1 credit)
Prerequisite: English 10F
English Language Arts 20F is a required course for all grade 10 students and involves all aspects of language development. Students will further develop knowledge of and skill in reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing in order to meet the grade 10 curricular outcomes.
Outcomes:
- Explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences
- Comprehend and respond personally and critically to literary and media texts
- Manage ideas and information
- Enhance the clarity and artistry of communication
- Celebrate and build community
Grade 11
Comprehensive Focus (ECOMF30S - 1 credit) COMPULSORY
Prerequisite: English 20F
English Language Arts is a required subject in each year of high school beginning with Grade 9. The English Language Arts program at Dakota Collegiate involves all aspects of language development. Students develop knowledge of and skill in their use of the language arts as they listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent in a wide variety of contexts.
The concepts and outcomes of English Language Arts 30S will help students learn to think critically and to function more effectively within their community. They will examine issues that are relevant to their lives and focus on every day applications of language. Students will be exposed to materials to further develop their literacy skills and enable them to respond to, and interact with, a variety of pragmatic and aesthetic texts. Pragmatic texts may include newspapers, documentaries, television, magazines, the Internet, film and novels. Aesthetic texts set out to appeal to the imagination, senses and feelings and may include novels, modern drama, Shakespeare, poetry, film, short prose and media.
Grade 12
Comprehensive Focus (ECOMF40S - 1 credit) COMPULSORY
Prerequisite: ECOMF30S
Grade 12 English 40S is a required credit for graduation.
English 40S combines elements of the literary and transactional uses of language with equal emphasis. Concepts and outcomes will be studied to further help students enhance their critical thinking ability and enable them to function more effectively within their community. Students will be exposed to a variety of text forms that will further develop their literary skills and enable them to respond more effectively to and interpret texts. The E40S focus includes activities such as research, oral presentations, group discussions, essay writing and journal writing. Students may study novels, poetry, film, short prose, drama, articles, documentary film, and television as a media construct.