ENGLISH
9
ESSENTIAL
LEARNING OUTCOMES (ELOs)
WHAT ARE ELOs?
ELOs are clearly-defined essential, core skills that a student needs to
develop before they can move on to the next grade. ELOs
for English 9 are based on the Ministry of Education’s curriculum for
English 9. In this course, there are 8
ELOs (see over).
WHY DO WE USE THIS
EVALUATION METHOD?
The Ministry of Education requires that all student assessment be criterion-referenced. This method of evaluation ensures that all
students who pass the course have met a required minimum standard of competency
in all areas of the course. Mastering
the ELOs for English 9 fully prepares students for success in future English
courses and beyond. This will prevent
students from moving forward through the education system with gaps in their
skills and learning.
HOW WILL I BE EVALUATED?
In English 9, you must demonstrate a required minimum competency for
EACH of the 8 ELOs in order to pass the course.
You must demonstrate competency (pass assignments or tests) a certain
number of times to be considered to have mastered a particular ELO. You will get multiple opportunities to
demonstrate competency – more than will be needed to pass the course. Your grade will be calculated using your best
scores for each ELO.
If a student has not demonstrated competency for any one of the ELOs, the course will be considered incomplete, and
the student will receive an “I” (Incomplete) for English 9.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I MISS
OPPORTUNITIES OR FAIL TO PASS AN ELO?
You will have multiple opportunities to pass your ELOs, but if you miss
these opportunities or do not meet the minimum standard for the assignments,
you may find you have run out of opportunities.
If this is the case, make-up assignments will be completed outside of
class time. Make-up opportunities for no
more than two ELOs will be given during the exam week at the end of the
semester.
Hand in all your assignments on time!
Late assignments without a valid excuse (and a note from a parent or
guardian) will not be accepted and will result in missing an opportunity to
pass an ELO.
The same goes for extended vacations/absences outside of the school
calendar. These may result in you
missing an ELO opportunity that you will not be able to make up and
could impact your grade and ability to pass the course!
STEVESTON-LONDON SECONDARY SCHOOL:
ENGLISH 9 ELO CHECKLIST
This
report of student progress is based on criterion-referenced assessment and
mastery learning. The Essential Learning
Outcomes (ELOs), or, essential skills, for English 9 are outlined below.
Note: The number beside each row of boxes
indicates the number of assignments the student must pass in order to pass the
entire ELO.
In order to pass English 9, students must:
1.
Successfully demonstrate at least one method of organized note-taking. (1)
2.
Make unassisted connections between what they read and their own
experiences, other texts or the world around them. (3)
3.
Identify major elements of literature and poetic devices, and
demonstrate an understanding of literature. (4)
4.
Demonstrate interest and ability to locate necessary background or
context for the understanding of a text. (4)
5.
Write an unassisted three-part paragraph (introduction, body, and
conclusion) that uses transitions and
textual evidence, and demonstrates the ability to self-edit. (4)
6.
Successfully demonstrate oral skills:
In Presentations (1) In
Discussions (1)
7.
Express themselves in a variety of genres. (3)
8.
Successfully identify:
Different parts of speech (1) Parts of a sentence (1) (1) Different types of phrases
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