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The Ontario Curriculum Exemplars, Grade 12

Samples of Student Work: A Resource for Teachers

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Contents

These Exemplars can be downloaded as a single large file (13 MB) or as smaller, separate files.

Introduction

• Contents and Introduction (26 KB)

Biology, University Preparation (SB14U)

A Report on Invading Species
Topics:

• The Task and Expectations Addressed in the Exemplar Task (25 KB)
• Task Rubric (30 KB)

Student Samples

• Below Level 1 (28 KB)
• Low Level 1 (80 KB)
• Level 1 (120 KB)
• High Level 1 (180 KB)
• Low Level 2 (74 KB)
• Level 2 (67 KB)
• High Level 2 (171 KB)
• Low Level 3 (119 KB)
• Level 3 (135 KB)
• High Level 3 (76 KB)
• Low Level 4 (59 KB)
• Level 4 (65 KB)
• High Level 4 (102 KB)

• Teacher Package (36 KB)

Chemistry, College Preparation (SCH4C)

A Urinalysis Report
Topics:

• The Task and Expectations Addressed in the Exemplar Task (23 KB)
• Task Rubric (29 KB)

Student Samples

• Below Level 1 (28 KB)
• Low Level 1 (187 KB)
• Level 1 (453 KB)
• High Level 1 (244 KB)
• Low Level 2 (319 KB)
• Level 2 (372 KB)
• High Level 2 (281 KB)
• Low Level 3 (411 KB)
• Level 3 (407 KB)
• High Level 3 (334 KB)
• Low Level 4 (365 KB)
• Level 4 (648 KB)
• High Level 4 (754 KB)

• Teacher Package (37 KB)

Physics, University Preparation (SPH4U)

A Design Proposal for a Low-Cost Tennis Ball Launcher
Topics:

• The Task and Expectations Addressed in the Exemplar Task (25 KB)
• Task Rubric (29 KB)

Student Samples

• Below Level 1 (27 KB)
• Low Level 1 (685 KB)
• Level 1 (848 KB)
• High Level 1 (387 KB)
• Low Level 2 (295 KB)
• Level 2 (510 KB)
• High Level 2 (449 KB)
• Low Level 3 (1.2MB)
• Level 3 (450 KB)
• High Level 3 (562 KB)
• Low Level 4 (588 KB)
• Level 4 (957 KB)
• High Level 4 (945 KB)

• Teacher Package (59 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.

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