English 20-2

Course Outline
Teacher: Mrs. Mooney Email: nmooney@rdcrd.ab.ca Course website: mooneyenglish20-2.weebly.com

Course Texts:
Viewpoints !anthology" Macbeth !play and #ilm" $%our choice o# no&el !in consultation with me" V #or Vendetta !#ilm and graphic no&el e'cerpts"

Course Objectives
To de&elop an ability to communicate with increasing maturity( logic and clarity in both written and &erbal #orms. To increase the ability to listen( spea)( &iew( read and write in a logical( coherent and clearly de#ined manner. To encourage students to relate literary !and other media" e'periences to their own personal e'perience and to broaden )nowledge o# their own cultural heritage through the en*oyment o# literature+ to respond personally to a &ariety o# te'ts. To de&elop the ability to ma)e in#ormed critical responses to literature !and other media" through understanding and appreciation o# #orm( structure and style. To use writing and other #orms o# representation to: e'plore( clarity( and re#lect on their thoughts( #eeling( e'periences and learning+ to use their imaginations. To create te'ts collaborati&ely and independently( using a &ariety o# #orms #or a range o# audiences and purposes.

Course Timeline
Unit 1: Personal Res onse Te't: Viewpoints Unit 2: #ovel $tu%" Te't: $%our choice !with teacher appro&al" !ebruar" &arch

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Evaluation:
,riting-Essays 0ssignments Tests-E'ams .0/ 10/ .0/

%our 2inal E'am will be worth 10/ o# your o&erall mar).

$tu%ent Ex ectations
0ou are ex ecte% to be in class ever" %a" . 3# you are absent( you are still e'pected to catch up on all wor) missed. 4lease chec) with me or a peer at the #irst opportunity to see what you ha&e missed( and ha&e your wor) ready to hand in when you return to school. 0n e'cused absence does not e5ual an e'cused assignment. 0ll assignments must be handed in at the beginning o# class on the day they are due. 3# an assignment is not handed in at the beginning o# class( you may be doc)ed mar)s. 3# the assignment has still not been handed in the ne't day( you will be re5uired to complete it in student support. 4lease be on time #or class e&ery day. 3n the e&ent that lateness is una&oidable( please sign in at the o##ice( and then come in 5uietly without disturbing the class. English 20- students can e'pect to ha&e a minimum o# .0 minutes o# homewor) e&ery night. 4lease ensure that your time is managed accordingly. 6tudents who are not spending this time re&iewing( practicing( and completing assignments will not be success#ul in this course.

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