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 The student: – knowledge of forms of texts – understanding of texts read – knowledge of reading strategies; the writing process; conventions of grammar, usage, and spelling – understanding of the importance of reading and writing skills |
– demonstrates limited knowledge of forms – demonstrates limited understanding of texts read – demonstrates limited knowledge of strategies, processes, and conventions – demonstrates limited understanding of the importance of literacy skills |
– demonstrates adequate knowledge of forms – demonstrates a reasonable understanding of texts read – demonstrates adequate knowledge of strategies, processes, and conventions – demonstrates a reasonable understanding of the importance of literacy skills |
– demonstrates considerable knowledge of forms – demonstrates considerable understanding of texts read – demonstrates considerable knowledge of strategies, processes, and conventions – demonstrates considerable understanding of the importance of literacy skills |
– demonstrates thorough knowledge of forms – demonstrates thorough and insightful understanding of texts read – demonstrates thorough knowledge of strategies, processes, and conventions – demonstrates thorough understanding of the importance of literacy skills |
Thinking/Inquiry The student: – critical and creative thinking skills .in reading, developing ideas; selecting, evaluating, and organizing information; explaining; forming conclusions – self-assessment skills |
– demonstrates limited competence in using critical and creative thinking skills – demonstrates limited competence in using self-assessment skills |
– demonstrates moderate competence in using critical and creative thinking skills – demonstrates moderate competence in using self-assessment skills |
– demonstrates considerable competence in using critical and creative thinking skills – demonstrates considerable competence in using self-assessment skills |
– demonstrates a high degree of competence in using critical and creative thinking skills – demonstrates a high degree of competence in using self-assessment skills |
| Communication – communication of ideas and information in writing pieces – communication for different audiences and purposes – use of various forms of communication |
– communicates ideas and information with limited clarity – communicates ideas and information for different audiences and purposes with limited appropriateness – demonstrates limited command of the various forms |
– communicates ideas and information with moderate clarity – communicates ideas and information for different audiences and purposes with moderate appropriateness and effectiveness – demonstrates moderate command of the various forms |
– communicates ideas and information with considerable clarity – communicates ideas and information for different audiences and purposes appropriately and effectively – demonstrates considerable command of the various forms |
– communicates ideas and information with a high degree of clarity – communicates ideas and information for different audiences and purposes appropriately and with a high degree of effectiveness – demonstrates extensive command of the various forms |
Application – application of required language – application of reading strategies – application of the writing process – application of literacy skills in new contexts |
– uses the required language Conventions with limited accuracy and effectiveness – uses reading strategies with limited competence – uses the writing process with limited competence – uses literacy skills in new contexts with limited effectiveness |
– uses the required language conventions with a moderate degree of accuracy and effectiveness – uses reading strategies with moderate competence – uses the writing process with moderate competence – uses literacy skills in new contexts with moderate effectiveness |
– uses the required language conventions with considerable accuracy and effectiveness – uses reading strategies with considerable competence – uses the writing process with considerable competence – uses literacy skills in new contexts with considerable effectiveness |
– uses the required language conventions with a high degree of accuracy and effectiveness – uses reading strategies with a high degree of Competence – uses the writing process with a high degree of competence – uses literacy skills in new contexts with a high degree of effectiveness |
Note: A student whose achievement is below Level 1 (50%) has not met the expectations for this assignment or activity.