Mar. 31 - Apr. 4: Short Stories

Open Textbook QUIZ (14) "The Painted Door" Mon. Mar 31
FINAL DEADLINE work assigned before Spring break: Fri. Mar. 28
FINAL DEADLINE work assigned after Spring break: Wed. Apr. 9 
 
Tues. Apr. 1 - Fri. Apr. 4
- Lab 120 is booked to work on the team short story assignment.
- Seventh Sanctum Story Generator and  Short Story Ideas sites may help you find a plot idea.
- If you are finished your short story, review the background information for Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 to prepare for the start of next week's poetry study.

Mon. Mar. 31
- View the DVD "The Painted Door"
- Review the questions  and write the quiz on “The Painted Door” on p. 47 of Tigers of the Snow
- Review details on the Team Short Story Assignment. 
- Make note on the short story planning sheet.

Mar. 24 - 28: Short Stories

Open Textbook QUIZ (14) "The Sound of Hollyhocks" Tues. Mar. 25 
Open Textbook QUIZ (14)  "The Firing Squad" Wed. Mar. 26
Open Textbook QUIZ (14) "Two Fishermen" Thurs. Mar. 27 
Open Textbook QUIZ (14) " The Late Man" Fri. Mar. 28 
Open Textbook QUIZ (14) "The Painted Door" Mon. Mar 31
FINAL DEADLINE work assigned before Spring break: Fri. Mar. 28
 
Fri. Mar. 28
- Review the questions  and write the quiz on “The Late Man” on p. 98 of Tigers of the Snow .  The Late Man is a modern, surrealist short story. Surreal means unreal or dreamlike.When finished, start reading “The Painted Door” on p. 47 and work on the vocabulary and questions. There will also be a 14 mark open-book quiz on Monday.

Thurs. Mar. 27
- Review questions and write quiz on  "Two Fishermen."
- Read "The Late Man" on p. 98 of Tigers of the Snow.  If you are confused by this story, read an explanation written by the author, Andreas Schroeder.
- Review and quiz on Friday.

Wed. Mar. 26
- Review questions and write quiz on "The Firing Squad."
- Read "Two Fishermen" on p. 89 of Tigers of the Snow. 
- Review and quiz on Thursday. 


Tues. Mar. 25
- Review  "The Sound of Hollyhocks" by Hugh Garner on p. 7 of Tigers of the Snow.
- Discuss the story questions.
- Write the 14 mark open-book quiz
-Read "The Firing Squad" by Colin McDougall on p. 69.
-Discuss the questions. Tomorrow you will write the quiz.

Mon. Mar. 24
- 20 min. for assignment completion or self-directed reading.
- Read: "The Sound of Hollyhocks" by Hugh Garner on p. 7 of Tigers of the Snow.
- Discuss the story questions. Then, be ready at the start of tomorrow's class to write the open-book quiz.

Mar. 10 - 14: The Alchemist

DUE Wed. Mar. 12: Mind Map for The Alchemist (32)  
DUE Thurs. Mar. 13: Debriefing activity sheet for The Alchemist (15)
DUE Fri. Mar. 14: Press Release for The Alchemist movie (10)
Complete student information form (3 marks)

Fri. Mar. 14
- Classes will work in the library today. Complete any unfinished essays or overdue assignments listed on your interim report. Finish reading The Alchemist and return the book to me after it has been scanned. If you've completed all tasks, take time to read whatever you like in the library and look for materials you'd like to sign out over spring break. Have a wonderful holiday!

Thurs. Mar. 13 - Peer Editing
Today, we'll review the purpose of peer editing and practice editing first draft essays / paragraphs from other classes.

Wed. Mar. 12 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook 
- Read the press release announcing the plan to produce The Alchemist movie. Note the style of this type of promotional writing. Although this press release was published in 2008, the production of the movie has not been completed.
Assignment: Imagine that the movie has been completed and is ready for release on the big screen. Write a new press release announcement for the movie opening. Edit the press release template after copying and pasting the text into another word processor.  This assignment is worth 10 marks; see the criteria:

Press Release Marking Criteria  (10 marks)

Covers 5W + H facts: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? (6 marks)

Style (4 marks)

4 - Provides a variety of sentence types and uses precise, descriptive language. Contains few, if any, errors in the conventions of the English language. Errors are first draft in nature.

3 - Provides a variety of sentence types and uses some descriptive language. May contain some errors in the conventions of the English language. Errors do not impede understanding.             

2 - Provides few types of sentence variety and uses predictable language. Contains errors in the conventions of the English language. Errors may impede understanding.

1 - Provides no sentence variety and uses limited vocabulary. Contains serious errors in the conventions of the English language.  Errors impede understanding.

Tues. Mar. 11 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook 
- Finish reading the novel.
- Write your final (4th) paragraph for peer editing: Do you agree that "to realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation" (Coelho 22)?
 - Complete the debriefing activity sheet. Complete other overdue assignments.


Mon. Mar. 10 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook 
- Visit the 15 stations posted around the room. Read and discuss the quotes at each station; then, write a response to the question at each station on the debriefing activity sheet.
- When finished, work on incomplete assignments, finish your essay, or finish reading The Alchemist.