June 3 - 7: October Sky

**FINAL EXAM practice questions**  
**Rocket Boys Musical****October Sky discussion questions** Chaptersummaries **
**Term DEADLINE is Mon. June 10 for all assignments  
ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Wed. June 5 (91)

Fri. June 7
- 30 min. for reading and assignment completion.
- Continue viewing the movie October Sky.

Wed. June 5 / Thurs. June 6
- Blk. E start viewing October Sky movie
- The book October Sky educates readers about the early years of the space race in the 1950s. Watch Our Generation's Space Race.
- Read the article Mining On the Moon.  Why would Canada be well-positioned for this new space race? 
- Then continue reading October Sky and completing Ch. 3-8 assignments.
 

Mon. June 3 and Tues. June 4
ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Wed. June 5 (91)
- Documentary film is an effective storytelling medium that is increasingly focused on social, political, and environmental issues / activism.
- We will be viewing The Last Mountain, which tells the story of controversial mountaintop removal mining practices used in West Virginia (the setting of the novel October Sky).
- Start work on the documentary reflection chart and paragraph responses. Consult the discussion guide if you've missed this documentary.

May 27 - 31: October Sky

**FINAL EXAM practice questions** 
**Rocket Boys Musical****October Sky discussion questions** Chapter summaries **
**Term DEADLINE is Mon. June 10 for all assignments 
Personal Legend Slide Project DUE Wed. May 29 (60)

ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Wed. June 5 (91)

Fri. May 31
- Review the final exam practice questions.
- Continue reading and completion on ch. 1-8 questions.
- To better understand the historical and political setting of the novel, view "Cold War Politics in the Space Race."

 

- Watch Part 2 of the Homer Hickam interview:
 

Thurs. May 30 - Homework for Fri. Read ch.7
- Lab 120 is booked so that you can research the topics for the ch. 4 paragraph assignments as well as the ch. 8 question 7 paragraph response. Consult these chapter assignments and the link for question 7 of chapter 8.
 
Wed. May 29 - Homework for Thurs. Read ch. 5 and 6
- Read chapters 5 and 6 and complete the chapter assignments.
  - Watch Part 1 of the Homer Hickam interview:

Tues. May 28/13 - Homework for Wed. May 29: Read ch. 3 and 4
- Finish ch. 1 and 2 answers
- Read ch. 3 and 4; complete chapter 3 and 4 questions.


 
Mon. May 27/13
- We'll be reading the novel October Sky. This memoir, written by Homer Hickam, is the first of Hickam's Coalwood trilogy, which also includes The Coalwood Way and Sky of Stone.
- October Sky, originally published as Rocket Boys, is set in Coalwood, West Virginia. Watch the video below to learn about this town.

May 21 - 24: Book Tour Project / Macbeth Test

TEST (100) on Macbeth on Fri. May 24
*prepare for the Macbeth multiple choice test by doing the practice quizzes: Macbeth Quiz #1 - Quiz #2 - Quiz #3 - Quiz #4
**ANSWERS: Episode 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11

Fri. May 24
 - Macbeth Test (100 multiple choice questions).
-  Use remaining time to finish missing assignments or to start reading October Sky.

Tues. May 21 - Thurs. May 23
- Start work on the Google Presentation "Personal Legend Book Tour." You have three classes to create your tour.
- Use the Google Presentation template. See the sample slides.

May 13 - 16: Macbeth

In-class essay on Macbeth's character on Thurs. May 16

Thurs. May 16 Macbeth Online Play   Translated Macbeth Online
- In-class essay on Macbeth's character. You may use your primary and secondary source quote sheets and the hardcover Macbeth book.
- You will be given the essay topic sheet, the references page and the essay evaluation criteria sheet to use while you write your paper.

Wed. May 15
- review a copy of the Macbeth graphic novel.
- complete the Macbeth graphic novel assignment (20 marks). Hand it in this class.

Mon. May 13 - Tues. May 14 Macbeth Online Play   Translated Macbeth Online

- Complete the Modern Day Warrior Macbeth assignment (45 marks).  
- You have these two lab classes for this project.

- First, import the Google template (click "use this template" button) and read the instructions.
Next, complete these 3 tasks: 

- 1. Use the Modern Day Warrior Machine to create your fresh comic book version of Macbeth. You do not have to use colour as you will be printing it in black and white. 
***School Computer Printing Instructions: Print the screen shot of your warrior by following this path to print: click on the K at the bottom of your screen; click graphics; click KSnapshot (select region to size the image); print.
- 2. After you've printed the warrior image that you created, write a descriptive paragraph about your comic book Macbeth in the Google Docs template.
- 3. Finally, name and paste head shots of three actors that you'd invite to audition for the movie version of your comic book Macbeth character into the bottom of the template.

-When finished, remember to complete your primary and secondary source worksheets; then, prepare for the Macbeth multiple choice test by doing the practice quizzes: Macbeth Quiz #1 - Quiz #2 - Quiz #3 - Quiz #4

May 6 - 10: Macbeth

Primary and Secondary quote sheets DUE Thurs. May 9
ANSWERS: Episode 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11

Wed. May 8 - Fri. May 10  Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online
- We're watching the Macbeth movie in class. If you're absent you can watch parts of the BBC cartoon play or the PBS version of the play online:


Mon. May 6 - Tues. May 7 Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online
- The lab is booked for these classes
- Finish the Primary Source exercise sheet
- Start the Secondary Source exercise sheet.
You may use the introductory and back of book editorial notes in the hardcover Macbeth book as secondary source material or look for online content. See sites below:

GradeSaver. *Macbeth Summary* http://www.gradesaver.com/macbeth/study-guide/short-summary/

Shmoop Editorial Team. "Macbeth in Macbeth" http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/macbeth-character.html

Went, Alex. CliffsNotes on Macbeth http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/m/macbeth/character-analysis/macbeth

Wikipedia contributors. "Macbeth (character)"  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_%28character%29  

Both sheets should be completed by Thurs. May 9th in preparation for the Macbeth essay.
-If finished, do the practice quizzes: Macbeth Quiz #1 - Quiz #2 - Quiz #3 - Quiz #4