COURSE Description
Course Title: English
Course Code: ENG4U
Grade: 12
Course Type: University
Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: ENG3U, English, Grade 11, University
Curriculum Policy Document: English, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12, 2007
Department: English
Course Developer: Kydan Educational Services
Development Date: 2015-2016
Course Description: This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace.