English 11Teacher: Mr. RadfordWebsite: radfordclasses.wordpress.comEmail: [email protected]
Materials• Paper and writing materials• English/Chinese dictionary (Not a cell-
phone!)• Class textbooks
What is English 11?English 11 provides students with opportunities to experience the power of lan-guage by dealing with a range of texts and with the full range of contexts and purposes associated with the use of language.
This Course’s Content1. Speaking and Listening2. Reading and Viewing3. Writing and Representing
We will read an analyse a variety of texts in this course: poetry, non-fiction, short stories, and novels. You will also write in different styles, and work together with classmates.
Our longest units will follow two novels, Lord of the Flies and Life of Pi. You’ll be ex-pected to read along and discuss both plot and symbolism in groups. Reading sum-maries online will not be enough.
Assessment*• Daily Work and Attendance: 20%• Quizzes: 20%• Major Work: 25%• Exams: 35%
*May change from term to term, depending on types of assignments and timing. The focus will be on au-thentic work in areas we spend time on.
No PlagiarismPlagiarism is claiming somebody else’s writing or ideas as your own. This includes copying from friends or the internet. It also includes using ideas that are not your own. This is considered cheating. If you cannot fully orally explain an idea in your writing, I cannot give you marks for it. Any writing copied from the internet or an-other student will recieve an automatic zero.
Classroom Rules• Be respectful to your classmates at all times.• No food or drinks during class hours.• No cell phones during class. They will be collected after attendance.• English only during class hours.• Come to class on time. Students who are more than 5 minutes late cannot en-
ter.o For exams , students more than 30 minutes late will not be allowed to
write
Assignment Rules and Tips• Plagiarism is forbidden. You will not get a warning in grade twelve. Several
students in Mr. Radford’s class recieved zeroes last year for plagiarism.• Finish assignments on time. Late assignments will lose 5% per day. If Mr.
Radford has already gone over answers with the class, then late assignments cannot be accepted.
• If you miss a quiz or in-class writing without a valid reason, you will recieve a zero. If you have a valid reason for missing class, there will be ONE make-up opportunity. If you forget it or miss it, you will not get another chance.
• If you are going to miss class, tell or email Mr. Radford before class to get in-structions and make up lost work.
o Mr. Radford’s website can also be very helpful in finding out home-work and assignments.
o If you ask Mr. Radford what you missed on the day you come back, it will be too late. You will get zeroes.
TopicsTerm 1: Theme and Image (poetry)Term 2: Lord of the Flies (novel)Term 3: Lord of the Flies (novel)Term 4: Inside Stories (short stories)Term 5: Life of Pi (novel)Term 6: Life of Pi (novel)
