OLC40P: Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course
The following chart indicates the areas of achievement that will be the focus of this assignment.
| Categories | Approaching the Required Level of Literacy (0-49%) |
Achieving the Required Level of Literacy (50-64%) |
Exceeding the Required Level of Literacy (65-79%) |
Significantly Exceeding the Required Level of Literacy (80-100%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge/Understanding - knowledge of form of opinion paragraphs - understanding of resource materials read
|
- demonstrates limited knowledge of form of opinion paragraphs - demonstrates limited understanding of materials read |
- demonstrates adequate knowledge of form of opinion paragraphs - demonstrates adequate understanding of materials read |
- demonstrates considerable knowledge of form of opinion paragraphs - demonstrates considerable understanding of materials read |
- demonstrates thorough knowledge of form of opinion paragraphs - demonstrates thorough understanding of materials read |
Thinking/Inquiry - critical and creative thinking skills (developing ideas, selecting, evaluating, organizing information, explaining, forming conclusions) |
- demonstrates limited competence developing and organizing ideas, explaining, forming conclusions | - demonstrates moderate competence developing and organizing ideas, explaining, forming conclusions | - demonstrates considerable competence developing and organizing ideas, explaining, forming conclusions | - demonstrates a high degree of competence developing and organizing ideas, explaining, forming conclusions |
Communication - communication of information and ideas - communication for audience and purpose - use of form of opinion paragraphs |
- communicates information and ideas with limited clarity - communicates ideas and information for audience and purpose with limited effectiveness - demonstrates limited control of form of opinion paragraphs |
- communicates information and ideas with moderate clarity - communicates ideas and information for audience and purpose with moderate effectiveness - demonstrates moderate control of form of opinion paragraphs |
- communicates information and ideas with considerable clarity - communicates ideas and information for audience and purpose with considerable effectiveness - demonstrates considerable control of form of opinion paragraphs |
- communicates information and ideas with a high degree of clarity - communicates ideas and information for audience and purpose with a high degree of effectiveness - demonstrates extensive control of form of opinion paragraphs |
Application - application of language conventions - application of the writing process |
- uses language conventions with limited accuracy and effectiveness - uses the writing process with limited competence |
- uses language conventions with moderate accuracy and effectiveness - uses the writing process with moderate competence |
- uses language conventions with considerable accuracy and effectiveness - uses the writing process with considerable competence |
- uses language conventions accurately and effectively all or almost all of the time - uses the writing process with a high degree of competence |
Source: Adapted from the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course Profile, Appendix 16, p. 55.
Note: A student whose achievement is below Level 1 (50%) has not met the expectations for this assignment or activity.