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English, Grade 12, University (EAE4U)
$499.00
All course prices are in CAD – Canadian Dollars
Course Description For English, Grade 12, University (EAE4U)
This course focuses on developing literacy, communication, and critical thinking skills vital for success in both academic and everyday life. Students will analyze diverse literary texts from various countries, periods, and cultures, as well as informational and media texts. They will create a variety of written and media texts, including creative, persuasive, and analytical pieces. Additionally, students will enhance their oral communication skills across formal and informal contexts. Key areas of emphasis include independent research, creative and precise language use, clear expression, and speaking with fluency and confidence.
Summary Of Units And Timelines For English, Grade 12, University (EAE4U)
Below is the suggested sequence of course unit delivery as well as the recommended number of hours to complete the respective unit. For complete details of targeted expectations within each unit and activity, please see each Unit Overview found in the EAE4U course profile.
| Unit | Title | Expectations Summary | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oral and Oral-Visual Communication | Develop listening, speaking, presentation, and oral communication skills in formal and informal contexts. | 35 Hours |
| 2 | Reading and Interpretation | Analyse literary, informational, and media texts using critical literacy and interpretation strategies. | 35 Hours |
| 3 | Writing and Representation | Create analytical, persuasive, and creative written texts using effective writing and research strategies. | 35 Hours |
| 4 | Review, Summative & Exam | Complete review activities, culminating tasks, and final evaluations. | 5 Hours |
| Total | Course Total | Total instructional time | 110 Hours |
What You Will Learn – Curriculum Expectations
Overall Expectations
- Use active listening strategies and higher-order thinking skills to interpret, make inferences about, and respond to a variety of situations for a variety of purposes.
- Use appropriate speaking skills and strategies when communicating in formal and informal situations.
- Prepare and deliver a variety of independent and collaborative oral and oral-visual communications, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques.
- Analyse their listening and speaking strategies and set goals to improve their oral communication skills.
- Time: 35 Hours
Overall Expectations
- Identify a variety of reading strategies and use them appropriately before, during, and after reading to understand ideas and information in increasingly complex texts.
- Identify and describe the form, structure, and stylistic elements in a variety of literary texts, including modern texts and works from various historical periods and cultures, and in informational texts, including media texts, produced for a variety of audiences and purposes.
- Demonstrate a range of critical literacy skills by analysing and assessing overt and implied messages in a text, the author’s use of stylistic techniques, and the perspectives presented in the text.
- Analyse their skills as readers and interpreters of texts and set goals for improvement.
- Time: 35 Hours
Overall Expectations
- Use a variety of pre-writing strategies to generate ideas, and plan the content and organization of texts effectively and according to their purpose and audience.
- Apply strategies to select, assess, organize, and document information for research purposes from a variety of texts and electronic resources.
- Write texts in a variety of forms and for various media, applying their knowledge of stylistic techniques and other characteristics associated with each form.
- Revise, edit, and publish their texts to refine expression, correct errors, and present their work effectively.
- Analyse their writing and producing strategies and set goals for improvement.
- Time: 35 Hours
Final Review and Evaluation
- Complete review, summative activities, and final examination preparation.
- Time: 5 Hours
Skills students build throughout the course
- Responsibility
- Organization
- Initiative
- Independent Work
- Collaboration
- Self-Regulation
Instructional approaches
- Direct Instruction
- Class Discussion
- Worksheets/Surveys
- Small Group Discussion
- Silent Individual Reading
- Independent Work
- Group Work
- Brainstorming
How marks are calculated
- 70% — Course work based on evaluations conducted throughout the course.
- 30% — Final evaluation.
- Knowledge and Understanding: 20%
- Thinking and Inquiry: 20%
- Application: 40%
- Communication: 20%
Learning materials
- Literature and Media — Nelson English
- Hamlet
- Catcher in the Rye
Ontario Ministry Guidelines: 110-Hour Course Requirement
Please be aware that, as per Ministry guidelines, CanSTEM Education has a mandatory minimum requirement of 2 weeks enrolment for students to be eligible for a midterm report card and 4 weeks enrolment to be eligible for a final report card. This 110-hour requirement ensures that students receive a standardized amount of learning time for each credit they earn. The 110 hours typically include planned learning activities, excluding homework, designed to achieve the course’s curriculum expectations, according to the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Frequently Asked Questions
EAE4U is a Grade 12 English high school course at a University preparation level.
4U refers to the Grade level of the courses and the pathway. 4 means it is a grade 12 course and U means it is a university preparation course.
Prerequisite: EAE3U, Grade 11 English
At CanSTEM Education you can complete a high school credit courses as quickly as 4 weeks, or take as long as 6 months.
Yes, we can send the marks for your online courses directly to OUAC, OCAS, your home, and to your day school.
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