In the English Classroom Academic vs. Applied In the English Classroom

ENG 1D Grade 9 Academic ENG 2D Grade 10 Academic ENG 3U Grade 11 University ENG 4U Grade 12 University ENG 1P Grade 9 Applied ENG 2P Grade 10 Applied ENG 3C Grade 11 College ENG 4C Grade 12 College ENG 1L Grade 9 LDCC ENG 2L Grade 10 LDCC ENG 3E Grade 11 Workplace ENG 4E Grade 12 Workplace

College vs. University College University Good with your hands, building or making things Application of knowledge Jobs such as carpentry, plumbing, electrician, auto mechanic   More theoretical Jobs creating and engineering Teachers, lawyers, doctors, accountants, engineers, architects

Sonnets A sonnet is a 14 lined poem, usually about love Each line has 10 syllables It follows a very specific rhyme scheme, three quatrains and one couplet ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Sonnets Academic Applied SONNET 18-William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? 
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date: 
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; 
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest: 
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee. For You-Anavi Potts   My love for you is simple, sweet, and strong. It flows like a deep river from my heart, A wave of an uncomplicated song, Sung with much desire and little art. I cannot tell my love, but it will show In ways that even I cannot foresee; A Love as full as mine must overflow Into everything that makes me, me. Just as the sun must shine to be the sun And trees burst forth in blossoms every year, So I must love in ways that everyone Can see or sense or reason out or hear. Still, I'll tell you of my love in this: For fear, despite all, you might my love miss. Sonnets

Sample Questions Sample Questions Academic Applied What is the metaphor in this passage? What is the message it conveys? Can you find an example of alliteration in this passage? Write it down. What is the overall theme of this poem? Now that you know what makes a sonnet, try writing your own sonnet. Are there any clues in the poem’s title? How does the poem make you feel? Why? What do you find out about the narrator? What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? How many syllables are in each line? Are there any patterns or literary devices in the poem? Describe what each section of the poem is discussing. What is the crucial moment in the poem? What aspect of the poem did you like or not like? Why? Sample Questions

Literary Terms Academic Applied Alliteration- the repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row. 
i.e. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Simile - figure of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. 
i.e. She floated in like a cloud. Hyperbole - a figure of speech involving exaggeration. Personification - is giving human qualities to animals or objects.
i.e. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. Metaphor - A comparison in which one thing is said to be another. 
i.e. The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness. Allusion – A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. 
i.e. She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. Image is language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching. Theme is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express

Sample Writing Academic Applied Level 4 Level 1

Answers questions efficiently, but in short sentences Characteristics of Academic and Applied Students Academic Applied Spelling and grammar is decent to fairly strong (ie. No errors in capitalization, no run-on sentences, good paragraph writing) Strong readers Answers questions efficiently, but in short sentences Struggles with paragraph writing, spelling, etc. Infrequent readers

How do you decide? First and foremost, listen to your Grade 8 teacher’s recommendation. Look at your marks in English and base your decision on that. Take a piece of your writing and compare it to the samples provided Try to answer the questions provided Think about whether you want to go to university or college Lastly, listen to your Grade 8 teacher’s recommendation