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Lillie 2014-2015 Eastwood Collegiate Institute

GRADE 9 DRAMA COURSE OUTLINE
Course Code: ADA10I
Grade and Type: Grade 9 Oen
School and Departent: Eastwood Collegiate Institute! Englis" and Dra#ati$ Arts
Deart#ent
!ear: 2014-2015
CO%&'E DE'C&I()IO* +or! ,-A) we are going to do t"is .ear/0
)"is $ourse e#"asi1es t"e a$ti2e e3loration o4 dra#ati$ 4or#s and te$"ni5ues! using
#aterial 4ro# a wide range o4 aut"ors! genres! and $ultures. 'tudents will $onstru$t!
dis$uss! er4or#! and anal.se dra#a! and t"en re6e$t on t"e e3erien$es to de2elo an
understanding o4 t"e#sel2es! t"e art 4or#! and t"e world around t"e#.
%*I)' O7 ')%D8 +or! -O, we are going to do t"is/0
%nit 10 Orientation9)"eatre )er#inolog. %nit 50 Intro to )"eatre -istor. : Gree;
)"eatre
%nit 20 Grou D.na#i$s9)a<leau %nit =0 &ole (la.9I#ro2isation
%nit >0 Mo2e#ent9Mi#e9'tage 7ig"ting %nit ?0 Monologues9C"ara$ter
De2elo#ent
%nit 40 'ee$"9@oi$e9Di$tion %nit A0 'u##ati2e %nit : Ant"olog.
A''E''ME*) A*D E@AL%A)IO*0
)"e grade 9 Dra#ati$ Arts $ourse $onsists o4 eig"t learning $.$les! ea$" $ontaining
#ultile a$ti2ities. 'tudents are e2aluated on t"eir a$"ie2e#ent o4 e3e$tations t"roug"
t"e 4our $ategories indi$ated on t"e Ministr. o4 Edu$ation do$u#ents. )"ese $ategories
are listed <elow %nder )er# ,or;0
Assess#ent 4or t"is $ourse will use a 4or#ula w"i$" $o#<ines ter# and su##ati2e wor;
as 4ollows0
7I*AL G&ADE +100B/ C )E&M ,O&D +?0B/ E '%MMA)I@E ,O&D +>0B/
Ter "or# $ %&'
Dnowledge -10B
)"in;ing9In5uir. : 10B
Co##uni$ation : 20B
Ali$ation : >0B
Suat()e $ *&'
'u##ati2e (roFe$t : >0B
8our Gnal #ar; is <ased on .our #ost $onsistent er4or#an$e <. t"e end o4 t"e $ourse! in all
4our $ategories. @aried oortunities are used to assess and e2aluate .our a$"ie2e#ent0
diagnosti$ a$ti2ities s"ow w"at .ou alread. ;now and need to learnH 4or#ati2e e3er$ises and
assign#ents "el .ou i#ro2eH and su##ati2e wor; s"ows w"at .ou "a2e Gnall. learned. )o
t"e e3tent ossi<le! learning s;ills are not $onsidered in .our #ar;s. Credit is granted i4 .ou
a$"ie2e le2el 1 or "ig"er! 50B or #ore. &eort $ard #ar;s are re$orded as a er$entage.
Le2el 40 A0B-100B +alost+al,ays or al,ays #et $ourse e3e$tations/
Le2el >0 ?0B-?9B +o-ten #et $ourse e3e$tationsH ro2in$ial standard/
Le2el 20 =0B-=9B +soet(es #et $ourse e3e$tations/
Le2el 10 50B-59B +rarely #et $ourse e3e$tations/
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Le2el &0 Ielow 50B +ne)er or )(rtually ne)er #et $ourse e3e$tations/
Learning Skills contribute to effective learning and they will be part of the report card. The skills are as follows:
Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative and Self-Regulation.
ASSESSMENT AND E.ALUATION STRATEGIES:
E)aluat(on o- ach(e)eent le)els ,(ll /e accopl(shed throu0h the -our d()(s(ons o-
student ,or#:
Indeendent Journals
o Class re6e$tions
o AdFudi$ations on $lass
resentations
Anal.ti$al ,riting
o C"ara$ter resear$"
o C"ara$ter s;et$"es
o 7or#ati2e 5ui11es
o '$rit writing
Grou and Oral ,or;
o Grou e2aluations9resentations
o (ro$ess $"e$;s
o &is;-ta;ing
o (arti$iation
o Leaders"i
'u##ati2e 5ui11es9tests
o Multile $"oi$e tests
o '"ort answer tests
ADDITIONAL 1OLIC! IN2ORMATION
M(ssed "or#
It is e3e$ted t"at students $o#lete all assigned wor; in a ti#el. #anner. 'tudents w"o are
a<sent on t"e da. o4 an assess#ent +e.g. test or resentation/ or w"en an assign#ent is due!
#ust sea; wit" t"eir tea$"er w"en t"e. return to #a;e arrange#ents to $o#lete t"e
re5uired wor;. ,"ene2er ossi<le! students will in4or# t"eir tea$"er in ad2an$e o4 t"eir
a<sen$e.
Ea$" assess#ent will "a2e a Gnal date o4 su<#ission a4ter w"i$" it will no longer <e graded.
)"is date will <e $learl. $o##uni$ated to students <. t"e tea$"er. ,or; t"at "as not <een
su<#itted <. t"e Gnal due date will <e dee#ed Kin$o#leteL 4or t"e uroses o4 grade
reorting. 7ailure to $o#lete all re5uired wor; will negati2el. i#a$t a studentMs Gnal grade!
and #a. re2ent su$$ess4ul attain#ent o4 t"e $redit.
In addition! students w"o do not su<#it wor; in a ti#el. #anner s"ould e3e$t to "a2e t"is
re6e$ted in t"e Learning ';ills and $o##ents se$tions o4 t"e reort $ard.
M(sunderstood Acade(c O3ences
E4cess()e colla/orat(on
N Dis$ussing an assign#ent in signiG$ant detail wit" eers or slitting u wor;
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N %sing a $lass#ateMs assign#ent as t"e <asis or as a re4eren$e 4or .our own or allowing
so#eone else to do t"is wit" .our assign#ent
N Ea$" assign#ent #a. "a2e diOerent re5uire#ents related to $olla<orationH <e sure to $onGr#
t"ese e3e$tations wit" .our tea$"er
1la0(ar(s
N Co.ing $ode! ideas! i#ages! dire$t 5uotations! et$. wit"out roer $itation
N citationmachine.net is a $itation generator t"at $an "el .ou a2oid lagiaris# : t"ere is also
one on Mi$roso4t ,ord under t"e &e4eren$es ta<
N 'el4-lagiaris#! re-su<#itting an assign#ent 4or anot"er $lass! is an oOen$e
Unauthor(5ed use o- pre)(ous ter6s ass(0nents7 tests7 solut(ons
N It is una$$eta<le to "a2e unaut"ori1ed a$$ess to t"is in4or#ation or to a$$et it i4 it is
oOered to .ou
N E2en i4 it was not .ou w"o o<tained it! t"is is still an oOen$e
Use o- another student6s pre)(ous ass(0nent7 test7 solut(on
N 8ou #a. not wor; oO o4! or re4er to in an. wa.! a $o. o4 an assign#ent a student su<#itted
in a re2ious se#ester or .ear
N E2en t"oug" students #a. "a2e Gnis"ed a $ourse! t"eir su<#itted do$u#ents #a. <e ;et
4or re4eren$e
The-t o- another student6s (ntellectual property
N Loo;ing at anot"er indi2idualMs assign#ent! test or e3a# wit"out t"eir er#ission or
su<#itting anot"er indi2idualMs assign#ent as .our own are 2er. serious oOen$es and under no
$ir$u#stan$es is t"is e3$usa<le
Adapted with permission from the The Academic Integrity Fact Sheet for Students, University of Wateroo, !"ce of Academic
Integrity, #ay $%&'.
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