English 12 - Self and Society (Personal Awareness)

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Prescribed Learning Outcomes
Suggested Instructional Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
Recommended Learning Resources

PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES

It is expected that students will use language to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences to prepare for their roles in the world.

It is expected that students will:

demonstrate confidence in their abilities to communicate effectively in a variety of school, community, and work contexts
assess their own communication skills, interests, and attitudes in the light of personal and career plans
develop communication goals and monitor their action plans
demonstrate their understanding of themselves as self-directed, curious, self-appraising, and open-minded learners

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SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Students increase their self-understanding when they reflect on aspects of their personal lives and take time to consider their futures and the communication skills needed in both private and public domains.

Engage students in a discussion about the various contexts they have worked within at school, at home, and in the community. Ask them to make notes describing situations where they feel comfortable or uncomfortable. Encourage them to reshape their ideas visually or poetically.
As students research careers of their choice, ask them to collect information from a wide range of sources, including telecommunications networks. Suggest they find information on educational prerequisites and expenses, course requirements, employment prospects, and expected salary ranges. Have students present their information to the class.
Have students explore their paths to their chosen careers by evaluating their current skills, related experience, and career requirements. Then have them develop plans to close the gaps. Ask them to explain why their career choices are appropriate for them, describe the problems they anticipate, and list related jobs they might consider.

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

At this level, students should be expected to show increasing responsibility for analysing their communication needs and goals, making informed choices, developing plans, and monitoring their progress. The way in which they demonstrate their growth is likely to vary substantially from one student to another. Some students may rely on written reflections and analyses; others may demonstrate the outcomes through annotated collections, visual representations, or other media.

When students research and analyse the role of language and communication in postsecondary study, work, and personal activities they are interested in, look for evidence that they:
- explored a variety of sources including people who are currently involved in their field of interest
- made connections between what they found out and what they know about themselves
- arrived at logical conclusions or generalizations
Have students develop individual communication profiles that include an analysis of:
- their current skills, interests, and attitudes
- relevant experiences
- preferences among communication forms and situations (e.g., large group, small group; reading, listening, or viewing; virtual or face-to-face; writing, visual representations, speaking, or electronic media)
- goals for improvement
- postsecondary plans

Look for evidence that they are able to be reflective, objective, analytic, realistic, and open in their self-analysis.

RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES

Print Materials

75 Readings
The Act of Writing
The Business of English
Coming of Age
Discoveries in Non-Fiction
Discovering Fiction
Discovering Literature
An Enemy of the People
Ethics
Global Matters
Horizons
Inside Stories for Senior Students
Living Theater
Matters of Gender
Notes on a Prison Wall
On The Edge
Process and Practice
The Range of Literature
The Stolen Party
Stories from Asia
The Storyteller
Technically-Write!
Voices 2
Voices of the First Nations
The Whole Language Catalogue
World Literature
World Literature, Signature Edition
Worlds in Small
The Writer's Workshop
Your Voice and Mine

Video

Ellen's Story

Laserdisc/Videodisc

In Perspective

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