Mr. Farmer

Welcome ENG3C Students

I would like to welcome my ENG3C students to the start of a new semester.  You will find this to be a busy and challenging semester as we prepare for your departure to a college in two short years.  This course has been designed to provide you with the skills that will make you a successful college student.  That means that we will focus on business writing (including business letters, memos, and formal reports), and presentation skills.  I will also stress the use of technology in the course since that is also an important skill in both the college world and the real world.  We will be using Google Documents for everything.  All assignments will be submitted through Google Documents, all assignment sheets and class notes will be provided through Google Documents, and individual mark sheets will be shared with you through Google Documents.  I have also set up a class Site that has everything that you need for the course.  All assignments and class notes will also be available here for download as PDF files, a calendar has been set up to keep track of important dates, and notices and reminders will also be posted here.  The website address is https://sites.google.com/a/ed.amdsb.ca/eng3c/.  There is also an easier to remember tiny url: http://tinyurl.com/3cenglish.  Finally, I will also be using this blog to update you on assignments and upcoming presentation dates. 

You will be completing an independent study that will culminate in your final evaluation.  This independent study will comprise the bulk of the assessment for the course.  It is important that you stay on top of the work given as part of the study.

We begin the course with a novel study-Of Mice and Men.  Part of the focus for this unit is for you, the students, to gain an empathetic understanding of life during this time.  Being able to put yourself in the shoes of others will be an important skill for your independent study as you will be looking at a global issue and the impact it has on people world wide.

Good luck this year

Richard Farmer

ENG1P Course Information

The new semester will be here in two short days so it is time for students to begin thinking about the work ahead.  In my English class you will be quick to learn that I stress the use of technology.  All of the class assignment sheets and notes will be available in three places for easy access by the students and the parents.  

The first place is the most important: Google Docs.  All of my assignment sheets, class notes, and mark sheets are on Google Docs and will be shared with the students.  The mark sheets are individualized and shared with the students from the beginning of the course.  This way they know all of their marks and what assignments they are missing.  Students will be handing in all of their work via Google Docs.

The second place is where all of the course information can be found: the Google Class Site.  I have made it easier to remember the site by shortening the URL to http://tinyurl.com/eng1p.  The link for the site is here and I will have it posted in the class as well.  This site is very important because all class announcements, homework reminders, the class calendar, and class notes will be posted here.

The final place is this blog.  This is the easiest one to remember since it is one click away from the school site.  I will post the class announcements and homework reminders here and post the assignment sheets (as PDF's) under the ENG1P Page found on the right hand side of the page.

If any parent is interested in creating a Google account, I can share your son or daughter's mark sheet with you.  To do this, all I need is the email account you use to log into Google Docs.

I hope that this will be an educational and enjoyable semester

Richard Farmer