This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; 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 using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace. Students will be required to do research assignments on a variety of topics and will be encouraged to use the web as a source of information. They will be both given a list of reliable web sites and encouraged to seek out sites for themselves.
Prerequisite: English, Grade 11, University Preparation
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