LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Course Descriptions

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 6 (ENGLISH 6)

Course Code: EN6

The Language and Literature 6 course is challenging and rewarding courses, which build on the skills developed in Grade 5. Through a variety of themes and resources, students will develop and extend their communication, criticalthinking, collaboration, research, and self-management skills, and have the opportunity to show their creativity. Students learn the skills involved in five areas of language: speaking, listening, reading, writing and viewing.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 7 (ENGLISH 7)

Course Code: EN7

The Language and Literature 7 course continues to introduce students to the Middle Years Program curriculum of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and presenting. Students will explore a variety of literature, such as novels, graphic novels, short stories, as well as various non-fiction forms. The development of writing skills will focus on sentence and paragraph structure, as well as the introduction of various creative writing techniques.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 8 (ENGLISH

Course Code: EN8

8)

The Language and Literature 8 curriculum allows students to develop their personal and intellectual growth through speaking, listening, reading, viewing, writing, and representing. Students will develop their ability to make sense of common cross-cultural themes by examining and comparing ideas and elements among fiction and non-fiction. Students will create a variety of personal, informational, and imaginative texts while using elements of style and form appropriate to the purpose and audience.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 9 (ENGLISH 9)

Course Code: EN9

The Language and Literature 9 curriculum enables students to become proficient in their understanding, use, and appreciation of language. Students will strive for sophistication in their communication, and cultivate various creative processes that encourage the development of imagination and creativity through self-expression. The six skill areas of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and presenting will be taught through the study of both fiction and nonfiction.

Language And Literature 10

Course Code: EFLS 10 / EFWR 10

Credits: 2

Prerequisite: Language and Literature 9 / English 9

The Language and Literature 10 curriculum is designed to empower students by providing them with strong communication skills, an understanding and appreciation of language as well as literature, and the capacity to engage fully as literate and responsible citizens in the digital age. This class is a combination of English First People’s Literary Studies 10 and Composition 10. With a focus on authentic First Peoples texts and stories, students will study both fiction (oral stories, novels, short stories, plays, poetry) and non-fiction (autobiographies, journals, articles, essays) forms to develop their ability to think critically, creatively, and reflectively about texts - visual, auditory, or written. Understanding of how context and perspective impact texts and create intertextuality is a focus in order to foster justice and Reconciliation. Students will participate in a wide variety of assignments both in class and for homework.

All students are required to write the Provincial Literacy 10 assessment during their Grade 10 year.