Open School BC: K-12 content and resources, online and in print.

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This completely redesigned course will engage students by taking them on a literary journey through some of the most powerfully written works of our time, using them to explain specific literary concepts.

This resource offers choice and flexibility to the teacher and student, both in the selection of which modules to use and in the variety of activities within the modules.

As well as being the perfect course to offer in a Distributed Learning program, this is also an excellent resource for the classroom teacher. With new and creative lessons, assignments, tests and blackline masters, it delivers exceptional value to both the veteran and new teacher.

Module tests have been created for Modules 1-5. The tests for Modules 2-5 have been developed using the same structure as that found in the Ministry of Education's revised English 12 Provincial Examination.

The English 12 Media CD includes rich, interactive multimedia pieces that offer tutorials, illustrate concepts, and illuminate literature. Some of the resources included are:

Will's World: the award-winning multimedia resource (Award of Excellence, Award of Distinction for Best Overall Production in the Second International Conference of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education) that includes a graphically rich environment where students interact with William Shakespeare's 17th century England
Minoru: Memory of Exile: an animated narrative of a grandfather, who lived through internment as a Japanese Canadian during WWII
A series of audio recordings from the CBC Poetry Face-Off, 2008
Excerpts from video interviews with a variety of fiction authors

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Click on these images to view examples from the multimedia pieces.

For your English 12 credit, you choose four of these seven modules.

English 12 choose four of the seven modules

A variety of different pathways through which students can complete the course based on student skill and interest
Addresses all the learning outcomes in the BC Ministry of Education's English Language Arts 12 IRP (2007)
Engaging interactive student activities
Updated with an attractive, contemporary new visual design
Rich and varied multimedia are included on the English 12 Media CD, containing animations, sound clips, and videos
The English 12 Companion Website introduces supplementary Web links for the course
The English 12 Source File is a print-based resource that includes website excerpts, articles, and short stories relating to the course content

To make use of the multimedia resources requires a modern computer with a CD-Rom drive and a Flash Player (free to download from Adobe's website). To take the online course requires all of the above, plus an Internet connection and a current web browser.

Below are the required resources for teaching English 12:

Texts:
Modules 1 - 4: English 12 Source File
Module 2: Obasan by Joy Kogawa (Penguin Books, 1983)
Module 3: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Anchor Canada, 2004)
Module 4: Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese (Anchor Canada, 2004)
Module 5: The New Canon: An Anthology of Canadian Poetry (Signal Editions, 2006)
Module 6: Hamlet (Signet Classics)
Module 7: Death of a Salesman (Penguin Plays, 1998)

Videos:
Module 3: The Kite Runner DVD (not available through OSBC)
Module 6: Hamlet DVD (BBC Version)
Module 7: Death of a Salesman DVD

CD:
Modules 2-7: English 12 Media CD (optional for Module 1)

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English 12 Modules
Module 1: Connecting the Dots	This module introduces the student to various forms of informational literacy, with three predominant strands: health literacy, advertising literacy, and environmental literacy. The assignments and activities use real world situations to illustrate ideas and concepts and apply contemporary examples to engage the student.
Module 2: Short Prose and Novel Study: Obasan	Obasan by Joy Kogawa is a highly acclaimed novel exploring the origins and legacy of the internment of Japanese Canadian citizens by the Canadian government during the Second World War. Students learn key terms and concepts related to structure and function in the novel and short prose. Students will deepen their understanding and appreciation of literature through reflective writing, critical analysis and interpretation, and creative assignments.
Module 3: Short Prose and Novel Study: The Kite Runner	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini tells the tale of an Afghan-American writer who returns to his homeland under Taliban rule, to atone for the mistakes of his past. Students will identify symbols and themes in this novel, expressing what they have learned through creative and critical writing.
Module 4: Short Prose and Novel Study: Keeper'n Me	Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese tells the story of Garnet Raven, Ojibway, taken from his family at three years of age and placed in foster care. As a young man, the protagonist ends up in jail, where a member of his family contacts him. Raven then returns home to rediscover the traditional ways of his people. Students will learn how to respond to the novel, discussing setting, atmosphere and characterization though reflective writing, critical analysis and interpretation, and creative assignments.
Module 5: Poetry	The poetry module is designed for use with the critically applauded poetry volume, The New Canon: An Anthology of Canadian Poetry (Signal Editions, 2006). The poems in this anthology introduce a new generation of Canadian poets to the fore. Students will take at look at language, patterns and syntax as they discover the world of poetry.
Module 6: Hamlet	The revised Hamlet module includes references to Will's World, a multimedia resource developed by OSBC. Will's World is included on the English 12 Media CD, and features information and activities about Shakespearean England.
Module 7: Death of a Salesman	The module for this longstanding dramatic classic has been updated using Open School's BC's new design templates. The lessons in this module are designed to help students examine and analyze pivotal scenes in the play, considering how both realism and expressionism may inform the interpretation of events.