ENG1D

Grade 9 Academic English

This course is designed to extend the students’ knowledge of oral communication, reading, writing, and media literacy skills learned in the prerequisite courses. Students need these skills for success in their secondary school academic programs and in their daily lives.

Students will analyze literary texts in modern and historical periods, 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 the selective use of strategies that contribute to effective communication.

This course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 10 university or college preparation course.

Prerequisite: None