The Ontario Curriculum Exemplars, Grade 9
Samples of Student Work: A Resource for Teachers
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Contents
These Exemplars can be downloaded as a single large file (2,345 KB) or as smaller, separate files.
Introduction
- Contents and Introduction (34 KB)
English Academic
A Supported Opinion Essay on Conflict
Topics:
- Overview (28 KB)
- Child Labour (Sample 1) and Kids and Guns (Sample 2), Level 1 (455 KB)
- Anorexia (Sample 1) and To Yield, Or Not to Yield (Sample 2), Level 2 (263 KB)
- Gun Control (Sample 1) and The Truth About Smoking (Sample 2), Level 3 (355 KB)
- Epidemic! The Plague of Casinos (Sample 1) and What It Means to be Ugly Duckling (Sample 2), Level 4 (554 KB)
- Teacher Package (36 KB)
English Applied
A "How-to" Guide
Topics:
- Overview (26 KB)
- Baseball Guide (Sample 1) and How to Make a Sandwich (Sample 2), Level 1 (173 KB)
- How To Do A Cartwheel (Sample 1) and How To Roller Blade (Sample 2), Level 2 (100 KB)
- How to Wash the Dishes (Sample 1) and How to Plant a Flower Garden (Sample 2), Level 3 (253 KB)
- How to Throw A Curve Ball (Sample 1) and How to Build a Fire (Sample 2), Level 4 (147 KB)
- Teacher Package (70 KB)
The Ministry of Education wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the many individuals, groups, and organizations that participated in the development and refinement of this curriculum policy document.
ISBN (0-7794-0239-1)