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The Curriculum Document

Click on the embedded link below to visit the B.C. Curriculum page for English Language Arts 9

Building Student Success - B.C. Curriculum

Story/text forms such as narrative, exposition, report , functions, and genres literary or thematic categories such as fantasy, humour, adventure, biography of text Text and texts are generic terms referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communication: Oral texts include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories.

​The Grading
​Standards Based Assessment & Evaluation

Ms. Carrey does her assessment and evaluation using a tool called ThinkWave.  Updates will be generated from that service and can be sent to parents via email or in hard copy.

Below you will find the weighted categories for the class.  Specific assignments may have elements that fall into more than one category, but an assignment will be most focused in one category. 

In the descriptions below, there are some examples of skills/content from the curriculum document to help you understand what each category includes. This list of examples is not exhaustive. 

The Categories

15% - Content & Knowledge      

• Information, facts, terminology etc. 
• Strategies and Processes
• Text features, text forms and genres

20% - Comprehension, Connections & Analysis

• Identifying and analyzing bias​
• Thinking critically
•  Apply comprehension and study strategies (i.e. note taking) ​

20% - Communication & Collaboration

• Explore diversity (cultural, varied perspectives) in Indigenous and non-Indigenous texts
• The history of language, and it's influence on personal and social identities
• Clear communication of key ideas for an intended audience and purpose.
• ​Communication with peers and instructors for the purpose of collaboration, review, revision and creation.​
• ​Reading/viewing/listening for meaning

17% - Planning, Creating & Presenting Content

• Planning a research project (i.e. key questions, thesis)
• Planning a project incl. time management 
• Preparing material to be published or presented, and posting/sharing work on the assigned platform

8% Research, Citations & Acknowledgements

• Accessing (seeking, assessing, sorting) information.
• Understanding protocols around ownership and guardianship of Indigenous oral texts.
• Using citations to properly give credit to the creators of source material.
• Quoting vs. paraphrasing vs. original observations.
• Effective use of search engines and databases.

20% - Final Evaluation Tasks 

The Final Evaluation Tasks are worth a combined 20% of the entire course grade. 

There will be both a Final Project (written including drafting, revision and editing) and a Final Exam (with a focus on content knowledge). 

​Together, these tasks will bring together materials and skills from all of the semester's study/work

​The Course Outline
​The Plan 

Below is an interactive online 'book' that contains the plan for this semester. 

Click on the pointing finger in the top right to see the interactive elements where you will find links, and more information.  You can open the 'book' by making it full screen (click on the three dots in the bottom right corner and navigate through the material). ​

Semester Plan EN 09 Jan - June 2021 by Robin Carrey on Genially

MEN--09 2020/21 Semester Plan English 09 INDEX iNTRODUCtion Staff objectives time Frames TOPICS resources EVALUAtion MEN 09 2020/21 English 09 In the English classroom thanks INTRODUCtion ABOUTTHE SUBJECT English Language ArtsThe key to all language is the communication of clear ideas.Although many students in English classes speak it as a first or second language, that is not the same as using English artfully, thoughtfully and consistently to clearly communicate a variety of ideas to a wide range of audiences for diverse purposes.

The Course Materials
​Texts and other Resources

• The Novel Study

• Other Fiction

• Non-fiction

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  ​Our novel study this semester will be The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. 
  
  Novels will be signed out to students.  They are responsible for ensuring that the books are returned by the end of the semester without any additional damage.  Not returning a book or damage to a book will result in a report to the office and the requirement that the student pay for the item's replacement (which has to happen via the school's access to Yukon Education's Resource Services division).
  
  If a student would like to get a personal copy at their own expense they may order a hard copy, see if a copy is available at local bookstore or library, or purchase a digital copy online (i.e. via Apple Books, Kindle, Kobo, etc.) but this would be at the student's own expense. 
  
  There is a an audiobook available, narrated by the author, which students/parents could also choose to access at their own expense, if listening along with reading is helpful to the student. 
  
  The teacher will generally read the book out loud to the class to ensure that the entire class is able to participate in ongoing discussions about theme, plot development, characterization, setting, literary devices and elements, etc.  Attendance is highly recommended as simply reading the book is not the same as analyzing it, which is the literary process we undertake in a novel study. 
  
  Students are welcome to read ahead on their own time, but: 

  • no spoilers for other class members
  • having read ahead does not excuse a student from paying attention to in-class discussion and analysis of material they have already read 

  
  
  
• Other fiction materials may include but not be limited to: 

  • Short stories
  • Short films
  • Full length films
  • Plays
  • Poetry
  • Songs
  • Recorded Performances

  
  Selection of these materials is determined based on the following: 

  • Student engagement
  • Connection to course themes of personal identity and responsibility
  • Currency
  • Accuracy
  • Relevance
  • Availability

  
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• Non-fiction materials may include but not be limited to: 

  • Magazine articles
  • Short films - documentary or docudrama
  • Full length films - documentary or docudrama
  • News articles or news casts
  • Biography
  • Infographics

  
  Selection of these materials is determined based on the following: 

  • Student engagement
  • Connection to course themes of personal identity and responsibility
  • Currency
  • Accuracy
  • Relevance
  • Availability
  • Authenticity of sources
  • Format

PCCS Semester 2 Calendar 

PCSS Sem 2 Jan to June 2021 by Robin Carrey on Genially

January - June 2021 PCSS Semester 2 The one where the light returned start January February March April May June January 2021 01 Happy New Year! Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Well, 2020 was ... interesting.January brings us a new year, and - as of January 18th - a new semester.We'll begin to notice longer daylight, too!

Keeping up with The Class

January - February

Classroom Expectations Review
Please see the Prezi presentation on Classroom Community here on this website.

March

Information coming March 2021

April

Information coming April 2021

May

Information coming May 2021

June

Information coming June 2021