Friday, Feb 1, 2013 - Intro Info

Course Information Sheet

English: ENG 1D

This course is designed to develop the 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 informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on the use of strategies that contribute to effective communication. 

ENG 1D focusses on these overall expectations from the Ministry of Education’s curriculum:

Oral Communication

-listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;

- use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;

- reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.

Reading and Literature Studies

- read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;

- recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;

- use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;

- reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.

Writing

- generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience;

- draft and revise their writing, using a variety of literary, informational, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose     and audience;

- use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively;

- reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.

Media Studies

- demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;
- identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning;
- create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;
- reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.

Your final mark will be calculated based on the Ministry of Education’s Achievement Chart for the course as follows: 

Knowledge/Understanding: 25% 

Thinking/Inquiry: 25% 

Communication: 25% 

Application: 25%

70% of the final mark will be based on work completed throughout the course, including tests, oral presentations and a variety of written assignments and projects. 30% will be based on the final evaluation (ISU project and an exam)

And now, on with the class...

ENG1D with Mr. Lobb - Your Introduction to English 

Hello.

My name is Mr. Lobb and I am your ENG1D teacher. I am also sick. With no voice. 

There is a lot of introductory material that I would normally give you at this time, and it would be powerful and informative, but I am not here to share that with you. 

As such, the onus is now on YOU to make this class go well. And go well it must.

Today’s Task List:

• 1. Hand out iPads.  
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• Every student will get a SPECIFIC iPad. That is your responsibility for the semester. Treat it with love and respect for this device is crucial to your work in the course. 
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• Record and remember your iPad number. Each day you will get that one and return it to the correct slot, plugging it in carefully before leaving. 
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• 2. Hand out Elements of English 9. This is our first textbook. Please record this number as well, for the same reasons. 
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• 3. Check out my blog at www.eng1gdci.blogspot.com and read the Course Information sheet for English 1D. You need to be aware of this before we begin. 
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• 4. Make sure you have a Google account and a Gmail address. You probably already do, but if not, make one. 
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• 5. Assignment 1 is to send me an email at thelabcoatguy@gmail.com from your Gmail address. This is the best way to submit work. Nobody can lose anything. 
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• Make an Evernote account (www.evernote.com). Using your iPad, check out the Evernote app on the iPad. This would be the BEST way for you to take notes in class, although you can certainly use a pen and paper if you like. You should watch the Intro to Evernote video on the Evernote site, and check out other videos there if you like. VERY HANDY. (earbuds would make this way better and less noisy) 
  
  
• Make a Dropbox account, which should be self-explanatory, but is another way for you to save your work in the cloud (especially from the iPad). 
  
  
• And now, write me a 300-500 word This Is Me opinion piece, telling me all about you as a person AND as a student. I will take them in any form starting Monday.