Friday, June 15, 2012

June 18: Final Exams

**FINAL EXAM Questions: Blk. G on Mon. June 18
***FINAL  DEADLINE for assignment completion is Thurs. June 14*** 

**FINAL EXAM practice questions**  
**Virtual Lit Poetry Analysis Review**
***Personality, Interests and Skills Survey***

Mon. June 18 GGHH Double blocks
- Block G - Final Exam today.
Return all textbooks to classroom teacher. 

Friday, June 8, 2012

June 11 - 15: Final Week

**FINAL EXAM ESSAY In class on Thurs. June 14**
**FINAL EXAM Questions: Blk. F on Fri. June 15 / G on Mon. June 18
***FINAL  DEADLINE for assignment completion is Thurs. June 14*** 

**FINAL EXAM practice questions**  
**Virtual Lit Poetry Analysis Review**
***Personality, Interests and Skills Survey***

Fri. June 15 EEFF Double blocks
- Block F - Final Exam today.

Thurs. June 14
- Final Exam in-class essay today.

Wed. June 13
Conclude The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux. 
- We will view part one of the movie on Monday and part two on Wednesday.
- The main character Allie Fox (Harrison Ford) takes his family in pursuit of his own dream or "personal legend."  Do the other members of the Fox family share this dream? What are the results of this adventure for these characters?


Tues. June 12
- The lab is booked for this class to work on assignment completion.


Mon. June 11- Introduction to The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux. 
- We will view part one of the movie on Monday and part two on Wednesday.
- The main character Allie Fox (Harrison Ford) takes his family in pursuit of his own dream or "personal legend."  Do the other members of the Fox family share this dream? What are the results of this adventure for these characters?

Friday, June 1, 2012

June 4 - 8: Documentary Genre

**FINAL EXAM ESSAY In class on Thurs. June 14**
**FINAL EXAM Questions: Blk. F on Fri. June 15 / G on Mon. June 18
***FINAL  DEADLINE for assignment completion is Thurs. June 14*** 

**FINAL EXAM practice questions**  
**Virtual Lit Poetry Analysis Review**
***Personality, Interests and Skills Survey***

Tues. June 5 - Wed. June 6 - Fri. June 8, 2012

- The lab is booked for Tues. Wed. and Fri. this week.
- Continue work on the Google Presentation "Personal Legend Book Tour." You have these classes to finish your tour.
- Use the Google Presentation template. See the sample slides.




Mon. June 4 / Thurs. June 7 2012 - Today is BlackOutSpeakOut Day


- Review last week's documentary, The Last Mountain.
- What were the film's strengths and weaknesses? How do you evaluate the film's treatment of the topic? Was it fair? Was it balanced? Must a documentary film be balanced? What was the objective of the filmmaker? Did the filmmaker succeed?
- Review the Economy or Ecology case study.  Discuss this ethical dilemma.
- What is the status of the Occupy Movement? What is it about? Is it over? Is it valid?
- Review the study guide for the documentary The Corporation. This is a Canadian made documentary film.
- As we view this documentary, complete the tasks on the reflection worksheet. This sheet is worth 7 bonus marks.
- If you are interested in extending your awareness about current Canadian environmental concerns, visit the recently launched website BlackOutSpeakOut. It is a collaborative effort of leading environmental advocacy groups in Canada. This group has analyzed the top ten environmental concerns regarding Bill C-38.