OLC4O Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course – Grade 12 (Open)

OLC4O online is one of over 160 secondary school courses that Blyth Academy Online offers.

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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: Students who have been eligible to write the OSSLT at least twice and who have been unsuccessful at least once are eligible to take the course. Please see guidance to confirm eligibility. (Students who have already met the literacy requirement for graduation may be eligible to take the course under special circumstances, at the discretion of the Principal).

GRADE: 12 (Open)

AVAILABILITY: Full-time – All Campuses, Private – All campuses, Blyth Academy Online

THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM: English

OLC4O online is designed to help students acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Students who complete the course successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for graduation. Students 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. In OLC4O online, students will also maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their writing.

UNIT ONE

Graphic Texts
Essential Question: How can we use graphic texts to disseminate information?
  • In this unit, students will learn, practice and demonstrate the literacy skills required to analyze a graphic text. These skills are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). In this unit, students will read a variety of graphic texts that are found in everyday life. They will gain important skills and strategies to learn how to read graphic texts successfully.

UNIT TWO

Writing Summaries
Essential Question: How can we summarize information by identifying key details? Why are these skills important to literacy?
  • In this unit, students will learn, practice and demonstrate the literacy skills required to analyze an informational text in order to write a summary. These skills are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). In this unit, students will read a variety of non-fiction texts that are found in everyday life. Students will gain important skills and strategies to learn how to write a summary successfully.

UNIT THREE

Informational Reading & Writing
Essential Question: What is an informational text and how do we disseminate its information effectively?
  • In this unit, students will learn, practice and demonstrate the literacy skills required to analyze an informational text. These skills are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). In this unit, students will read a variety of non-fiction texts that are found in everyday life. Students will gain important skills and strategies to learn how to write an informational paragraph successfully.

UNIT FOUR

Writing News Reports
Essential Question: How do you compose a news report so as to communicate key details about an event?
  • In this unit, students will learn, practice and demonstrate the literacy skills required to analyze and write a news report. These skills are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). In this unit, students will read a variety of non-fiction texts that are found in everyday life. Students will gain important skills and strategies to learn how to read and write a news report successfully.

UNIT FIVE

Series of Paragraphs
Essential Question: How do you compose a series of paragraphs so as to communicate key details and your opinion about a given topic?
  • In this unit, students will learn, practice and demonstrate the literacy skills required to write a series of paragraphs. These skills are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). In this unit, students will read a variety of non-fiction texts that are found in everyday life. They will gain important skills and strategies to learn how to write a series of paragraphs successfully.

CULMINATING PROJECT

15% of Final Grade
  • This project is one of the final evaluations of OLC4O online. This project will challenge students’ knowledge of the concepts learned throughout this course and will be worth 15% of the final grade.

FINAL EXAM

Proctored Exam
15% of Final Grade
  • This exam is the final evaluation of OLC4O online. Students need to arrange their final exam 10 days in advance. All coursework should be completed and submitted before writing the final exam, please be advised that once the exam is written, any outstanding coursework will be given a grade of zero. The exam will be two hours. There are two options for taking the exam:
  • WRITE EXAM AT BLYTH ACADEMY CAMPUS: If you live close to a Blyth Academy Campus, or if you attend a Blyth Academy Campus, you can take your exam there. Once inside the exam scheduling interface, please click Login/Create Account. Check for an available time and date at the campus of your choosing. The earliest available date will be open within the next 3-5 business days. You cannot book an exam in more than one campus or multiple times at the same campus. You will receive an automatic confirmation email with next steps and exam information. You can cancel and reschedule anytime using the same link.
  • USE EXAMITY PROCTORING SERVICE: For a fee of 22 USD*, students can arrange to take their exam in the comfort of their own home, at any time, on any day. Please select Examity Exam in the exam section of your course to set up your Examity profile and schedule your exam. Exams must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. *Price is subject to change.
  • Please email exams@blythacademyonline.com if you need assistance.
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