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Course name: Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course Course code: (OLC4O)

Grade: 12
Type: Open
Course description: This resource is designed to help Learners acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Learners who complete the resource successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for graduation. Learners will read a variety of informational, narrative, and graphic texts and will produce a variety of forms of writing, including summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces, and news reports. Learners will also maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their writing.
Grade: 12
Type: Open
Prerequisites: None
Course description: This resource is designed to help Learners acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Learners who complete the resource successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for graduation. Learners will read a variety of informational, narrative, and graphic texts and will produce a variety of forms of writing, including summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces, and news reports. Learners will also maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their writing.
announcement

These learning resources support both Teacher led instruction and independent study.

For independent study, Learners may engage in active notebook reflection whenever prompted to participate in Discussions, Partner Activities, or Quizzes. No assignments can be submitted to TVO for grading or credit.

Educators may refer to the For Teachers page for extra information.

announcement

These learning resources support both Teacher led instruction and independent study.

For independent study, Learners may engage in active notebook reflection whenever prompted to participate in Discussions, Partner Activities, or Quizzes. No assignments can be submitted to TVO for grading or credit.

Educators may refer to the For Teachers page for extra information.

19 Lessons

5 Lessons

1.1   When and how do we read?

1.2   Reading comprehension strategies

1.3   Text features and the main idea

1.4   Opinion pieces: Writing the first draft

1.5   Opinion pieces: Revising and the final draft

5 Lessons

2.1   Inferring and summarizing

2.2   Exploring the news

2.3   Exploring the narrative

2.4   Writing information paragraphs

2.5   Putting it all together

5 Lessons

3.1   Researching and applying for the job

3.2   Résumés and cover letters

3.3   Workplace vocabulary

3.4   Workplace communication

3.5   Landing the job

4 Lessons

4.1   Revisiting reading strategies

4.2   Reviewing summaries and information paragraphs

4.3   More news reports

4.4   Returning to opinion pieces