Feb. 3 - 7: Media Awareness

DUE Fri. Feb. 7: Reading Log (24 marks)

Fri. Feb. 7
- Complete your reading log and hand it in today (24 marks)
- Finish the annotated bibliography assignment.
- Old media focus: Travel media - Write annotated bibliography entries for five samples of travel media.
- See a sample annotated bibliography.

Thurs. Feb. 6
- Today, we're in the library lab for work / instruction on the topics of plagiarism and MLA citation.
Assignments:
- Complete student information form (3 marks)
- Submit a "Freedom To Read Week" book recommendation (3 marks)

Wed. Feb. 5
- 20 min. silent reading OR complete your paragraph from yesterday (DUE Today)
- Continue the annotated bibliography assignment.
- Old media focus: Travel media - Write annotated bibliography entries for five samples of travel media.
- See a sample annotated bibliography.

Tues. Feb. 4
- 20 min. silent reading OR complete your paragraph from yesterday (DUE Today)
- Discuss MLA annotated bibliography format. Review the annotated bibliography assignment.
- Old media focus: Travel media - Write annotated bibliography entries for five samples of travel media.
- See a sample annotated bibliography.

Mon. Feb. 3 - Welcome to English 11.
Today we will review the course outline and expectations.
Discussion Items:

• Seating plan
• Course blog / website
• Silent reading (bring or borrow)
• Study block 
• Academic aspirations
• Evaluation 
• Assignment completion
• Essays (informal / formal)
• Tests
• Cross grade exam (20%)
• Email contact (assignments only). Parents should phone school.
• Literary theme(s) of this course: Dreams and self-determination
• Media studies unit / review  (tourism media, media bias, privacy, celebrity topics)

 - Review formal and informal writing style comparison notes. Underline the seven most important characteristics of each and create a Venn diagram outline in preparation for a paragraph that contrasts formal and informal writing styles (point of view; subject; tone; structure; thesis placement; vocabulary; purpose).