ENG4C course emphasizes the consolidation of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students in ENG4C will analyse a variety of informational and graphic texts, as well as literary texts from various countries and cultures, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms for practical and academic purposes. In ENG4C an important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for college or the workplace.
Course curriculum
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The English credit for college
Intended for students headed to college or the workplace: the course consolidates the literacy and communication skills used in college programs and on the job, with a focus on writing clearly and with precision.
Two full texts, closely read
Stephen King’s novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, paired with real-life prison information, then Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse, read alongside documentaries and Indigenous perspectives.
Writing you will actually use
A personal memoir, a research report, a passage analysis, a business letter and promotional materials: practical forms built up step by step with teacher feedback.
Motivation, resilience and a final portfolio
A short unit on motivation and mindset connects podcasts and TED Talks to the novels’ protagonists, and the course closes with a portfolio that brings the themes together.
ENG4C Course outline
Full unit-by-unit breakdown.
Explore narrative voice through a range of fiction and nonfiction short stories. Look at how narration and narrative time shape the way a story reaches its audience, work through plot, theme and characterization in short writing tasks, and finish by writing your own personal memoir.
Key topics
Narrative voice · narration and narrative time · plot, theme and characterization · fiction and nonfiction · personal memoir
Assessed by
Short story questions · personal narrative (memoir), observed by your teacher
Focus on one novella, Stephen King’s Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, practising comprehension skills while viewing the text and reflecting on the real-life prison information that opens the unit. Finish with a research report presented orally to your teacher.
Key topics
Novella study · informational texts · comprehension strategies · reflection · research report
Assessed by
Research report · oral presentation in conversation with your teacher
Read Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse, practising comprehension and reflecting on the themes of the course, with documentary and background material on residential schools and Grassy Narrows. Build toward a passage analysis and a presentation.
Key topics
Novel study · theme and context · passage analysis · Indigenous perspectives
Assessed by
Passage analysis · slideshow presentation (observation and conversation with your teacher)
Explore the elements of motivation and resilience through podcasts, mindset videos, articles and TED Talks, and connect these ideas to the protagonists of the two novel studies.
Key topics
Motivation and resilience · mindset · podcasts and TED Talks · connections to the novels
Assessed by
Personal reflection · applied on the final exam
Create a final project that brings the themes and ideas of the course together: an introductory business letter, promotional materials, a research report and an oral presentation.
Key topics
Business letter · promotional materials · research report · oral presentation
Assessed by
Portfolio
