Quebec · Secondary 4

English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2

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Quebec’s Secondary 4 English language course, from Language Repertoire to Texts.

Units
3
Lessons
6
Skills
22
Provincial exam
None

Unit by unit

Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.

Unit 1 · 7 skills

Language Repertoire

Language for interacting with others

  • Using English: Describes events, experiences, ideas and issues

    Skill 1.1

  • Using English: Asks about events, experiences, ideas and issues

    Skill 1.2

  • Using English: Supports opinions

    Skill 1.3

  • Using English: Asks others to support their opinions

    Skill 1.4

  • Using English: Sets short- and long-term learning goals

    Skill 1.5

  • Using English: Shares reflections about learning

    Skill 1.6

Language for informing and describing

  • Using English: Uses targeted vocabulary related to texts

    Skill 1.7

The official wording · 7 outcomes
1.1
Describes events, experiences, ideas and issues (e.g. This is about…, It was the best day of my life because...)
1.2
Asks about events, experiences, ideas and issues (e.g. What does it look like? Can you tell me more about...)
1.3
Supports opinions (e.g. I believe this because..., For example…, Based on the text…)
1.4
Asks others to support their opinions (e.g. Why do you say that? Why are you against…? What are your arguments?)
1.5
Sets short- and long-term learning goals (e.g. I will watch an English TV program tonight. By the end of the year, I will…, This year, I want to improve…)
1.6
Shares reflections about learning (e.g. I was able to understand this text because…, I used this strategy to…, I learned…)
1.7
Uses targeted vocabulary related to texts (e.g. text components: subtitles)

Unit 2 · 13 skills

Processes

The response process

  • Using English: Uses knowledge of text features to prepare to respond to tex

    Skill 2.1

  • Using English: Answers guiding questions individually and expands on prompt

    Skill 2.2

  • Using English: Shares generalizations inspired by issues from texts with ot

    Skill 2.3

The writing process

  • Using English: Deconstructs model written texts

    Skill 2.4

  • Using English: Shares draft with others for feedback

    Skill 2.5

  • Using English: Adds, substitutes, removes and rearranges ideas, words and s

    Skill 2.6

  • Using English: Writes final copy

    Skill 2.7

The production process

  • Using English: Deconstructs model media texts

    Skill 2.8

  • Using English: Creates preliminary version of media text with team members

    Skill 2.9

  • Using English: Uses appropriate media conventions

    Skill 2.10

  • Using English: Validates preliminary version of media text with sample audi

    Skill 2.11

  • Using English: Shares final version of media text with intended audience

    Skill 2.12

  • Using English: Uses self-evaluation means to reflect on process and final v

    Skill 2.13

The official wording · 13 outcomes
2.1
Uses knowledge of text features to prepare to respond to texts
2.2
Answers guiding questions individually and expands on prompts that deal with issues from texts at a broader level
2.3
Shares generalizations inspired by issues from texts with others to deepen understanding
2.4
Deconstructs model written texts
2.5
Shares draft with others for feedback
2.6
Adds, substitutes, removes and rearranges ideas, words and sentences to improve draft
2.7
Writes final copy
2.8
Deconstructs model media texts
2.9
Creates preliminary version of media text with team members
2.10
Uses appropriate media conventions
2.11
Validates preliminary version of media text with sample audience and makes adjustments according to feedback (i.e. edits and adds final touches)
2.12
Shares final version of media text with intended audience
2.13
Uses self-evaluation means to reflect on process and final version of media text (e.g. self-evaluation grid, class discussion)

Unit 3 · 2 skills

Texts

Text features

  • Using English: Uses text features to construct meaning when listening to, r

    Skill 3.1

  • Using English: Applies knowledge of text features to write and produce text

    Skill 3.2

The official wording · 2 outcomes
3.1
Uses text features to construct meaning when listening to, reading and viewing texts
3.2
Applies knowledge of text features to write and produce texts

The official curriculum

This page follows Quebec’s own curriculum for English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2.

Study it in MapleMind

MapleMind teaches English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2 one skill at a time. Each skill gets a short lesson, practice as you go and a check worth up to three stars. It remembers where you stopped.

Mathematics, Secondary 3 in the MapleMind app on a tablet: its units, Unit 1 open, and the skills done so far with their starsMathematics, Secondary 3 in the MapleMind app on a phone: its units, Unit 1 open, and the skills done so far with their stars
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Questions about English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2

What is English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2?

Quebec’s Secondary 4 English language course: 3 units and 22 skills, from Language Repertoire to Texts.

What units are in English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2?

1. Language Repertoire, 2. Processes and 3. Texts.

Is there a provincial exam for English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2?

No. Quebec gives no provincial exam for English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2.

What comes after English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2?

English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 3.

Can MapleMind help with English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 2?

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