Jan. 4 - 8 2016: October Sky

FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for overdue December work is Fri. Jan. 8, 2016
DUE Mon. Jan. 4: Top Ten Personal Legend Book Tour
DUE Mon. Jan. 18: October Sky chapter questions.  
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for overdue January work is Thurs. Jan. 21, 2016 

Fri. Jan. 8, 2016
- A stage version of October Sky has been created. Rocket Boys, the musical, has been in development with showings over the last few years in West Virginia, Atlanta, and Chicago in preparation for a possible opening on Broadway. The performance was reviewed recently in the Chicago Sun-Times.
- continue reading October Sky and responding to the chapter questions. Read ch. 1-4 by Monday.
- Group discussion questions

Wed. Jan. 6 - Thurs. Jan. 7, 2016

- Continue reading October Sky and responding to the chapter questions. Read ch. 1-3 by Monday.
- From Rocket Boys to October Sky is a new book about the journey from book to movie.
 
  - Watch Part 1 of the Homer Hickam interview:


Mon. Jan. 4 - Tues. Jan. 5, 2016

- We'll start reading the novel October Sky. This memoir, written by Homer Hickam, is the first of Hickam's Coalwood series, which also includes The Coalwood Way , Sky of Stone and We Are Not Afraid.- October Sky, originally published as Rocket Boys, is set in Coalwood, West Virginia. Watch the video below to learn about this town.
- Start reading the book and work on the chapter questions (these will be handed in for marking).

Dec. 14 - 18: Macbeth / Book Tour Project

DUE Wed. Dec. 16: Modern Day Macbeth Warrior Project
DUE Mon. Jan. 4: Top Ten Personal Legend Book Tour
 
Tues. Dec. 15 - Fri. Dec. 18, 2015  "Top 10 Personal Legend Book Tour."
- The lab is booked this week.
- Start work on the Google Presentation "Top 10 Personal Legend Book Tour." You have four classes to create your tour. You are creating a reading journey slide show with 10 destinations and 10 books customized to your own life goals and interests.
- Import and use the Google Presentation template. See the sample slides in the presentation below. Marking criteria is on the final slide.
- Your presentation must include a unique title slide, ten destination / book slides, and one sharing slide (list five people who've viewed your completed slide show).




Mon. Dec. 14, 2015
- Lab 2 is booked today.
- Complete the Modern Day Warrior Macbeth assignment (45 marks).  

- 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 Menu at the bottom of your screen; click accessories; click screenshot (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 according to the Google Docs template guidelines.
- 3. Finally, name and paste into the bottom of the template head shots of three actors that you'd invite to audition for the movie version of your comic book Macbeth character.

Dec. 8 - 11: Macbeth

MARKING CUT OFF DEADLINE for overdue Nov. work is Fri. Dec. 11

Fri. Dec. 11, 2015  -  Macbeth Online Play
- Multiple choice Macbeth test (100). Remember to review the four practice quizzes on last week's post.
- Use remaining class time to finish the in-class character analysis essay on Macbeth or complete overdue assignments.
- Review TRU's Student Academic Integrity Policy.

Thurs. Dec. 10, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play
 Finish your in-class character analysis essay on Macbeth.
- If finished, prepare for Friday's multiple choice Macbeth test (100). Remember to review the four practice quizzes on last week's post.
Macbeth Documentary - Shakespeare Uncovered: Macbeth (Ethan Hawke).

Wed. Dec. 9, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play
Blk. C - Career Fair at the Sandman Centre (board buses at start of long break).
Blk. A - Finish your in-class character analysis essay on Macbeth.
- If finished, prepare for Friday's multiple choice Macbeth test (100). Remember to review the four practice quizzes on last week's post.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play  
-  Today, students write the in-class five paragraph essay on Macbeth's character.
-  You can use the hardcover Macbeth textbook, your single sheet outline and your primary / secondary source sheets. The assignment instruction sheet and the marking criteria sheet will be provided in class.
- Essay Thesis Statement (include at the end of your introduction paragraph):

• Macbeth displays conflicting traits and behaviors that are revealed through his roles as military general, husband, and king.

Nov. 30 - Dec. 4: Macbeth

Primary Source exercise sheet DUE Tues. Dec. 1 
Secondary Source exercise sheet DUE Thurs. Dec. 3

Thurs. Dec. 3 - Fri. Dec. 4, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play

- Continue viewing the movie of Shakespeare's play Macbeth (if absent, view the PBS adaptation).
- Also see the BBC's animated Macbeth: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
- Start work on the Macbeth character analysis essay outline. 
- Read "Macbeth: The Man" pp. xx-xxiii
- Review Macbeth's character traits below:

1. Military General (trusted, brave, loyal, noble, courageous, respected, and skilled; capable of killing in battle; seen as protector; takes pride in his actions; influenced by witches, mentally stable; has friends and is part of a fraternity of Thanes)
2. Husband (faithful/ loving toward wife; wants to please wife and have her think he is manly; influenced/manipulated by wife; ambitious; experiences self-doubt/remorse over plotting, decisions and actions; realizes his desires are corrupt; his anxiety over Duncan's murder leads to emotional torment/hallucinations; poisonous partnership)
3. King (not virtuous; corruptly crowned; suspicious, paranoid, self-centred, distrustful, and vengeful; insomniac; mentally unstable; becomes increasingly murderous; detached and alone)

Wed. Dec. 2, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play   

- Lab 2 is booked. Finish primary and secondary source sheets (see Tuesday's post for resources).
- In preparation for Tuesday's in-class essay on Macbeth's character, review the proper way to cite Shakespearean works.
- Read the official history of Macbeth. See Thug Notes Macbeth.
- Prepare for next week's big 100 mark multiple choice test by practicing quizzes #1 to #4 below:

 







Tues. Dec. 1 - Wed. Dec. 2, 2015 - Macbeth Online Play 

- 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  

Mon. Nov. 30, 2015 - Macbeth Online Play 

- Finish the Primary Source exercise sheet DUE Tues. Dec. 1
- Start viewing the movie Macbeth (if absent, view the PBS adaptation).  Review archetypes for literary analysis.

Nov. 23 - 27: Macbeth

DUE Tues. Nov. 24 - Survey Project Report (25)
DUE Fri. Nov. 27 - Survey Poem (15) 
DUE Tues. Dec. 1 -  Primary Source exercise (15)

Thurs. Nov. 26 - Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 Macbeth Online Play 

- View the Macbeth Characters DVD
- Review the Primary Source exercise sheet. This should be completed by Tues. Dec. 1st.
- Start reading the Macbeth graphic novels after you finish working on episode 7 - 11 questions.
-  Episode 7 (Act III sc 5 - Act IV sc 1)
-  Episode 8 (Act IV sc 2-3)
-  Episode 9 (Act V sc 1)
-  Episode 10 (Act V sc 2-5)
-  Episode 11 (Act V sc 6-7)
Various directors interpret the play differently with different types of witches:
- Macbeth Retold (BBC)
- Macbeth witches from the Patrick Stewart Great Performances version of the play.

Wed. Nov. 25, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play   

- View the Macbeth Basics DVD
- Continue reading the Macbeth graphic novels and working on episode questions.
- Use the summary / question sheets below to answer questions about Macbeth:

• Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4)
• Episode 2 questions (Act I sc. 5-7) 
• Episode 3 questions (Act II sc. 1-2)
• Episode 4 questions (Act II sc. 3-4) 
• Episode 5 questions (Act III sc 1-3)
• Episode 6 questions (Act III sc 4) 

- Japanese director Akira Kurosawa adapted Macbeth for a Japanese audience in this 1957 movie, Throne of Blood.
- Orson Welles directed the Voodoo version of Macbeth (set in Haiti) in 1936.
- Brebeuf's Ghost is a first nations adaptation of Macbeth.
- House of Cards characters Claire and Francis have Lady Macbeth and Macbeth qualities.

Mon. Nov. 23 - Tues. Nov. 24, 2015  Macbeth Online Play

Monday- Find out about the curse. Why is Macbeth often called the Scottish Play?
- Review the plot summary of Macbeth
- Use your Oxford Press edition of Macbeth and start work on the Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4). Continue on with the episode 2 (Act I sc. 5-7) and Episode 3 questions (Act. II sc. 1-2).
Tuesday- View Introduction to Shakespeare DVD
Use your Oxford Press edition of Macbeth and finish work on the Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4) , episode 2 questions (Act I sc. 5-7), and  Episode 3 (Act II sc. 1-2)
- Start  Episode 4 (Act II sc. 3-4) questions.

Nov. 16 - 20: Poetry

DUE Mon. Nov. 16 - The Interview poem (12)
DUE Fri. Nov. 20 - Documentary Poem (16) 
DUE Tues. Nov. 24 - Survey Project Report (25)
DUE Fri. Nov. 27 - Survey Poem (15)

Wed. Nov. 18 - Fri. Nov. 20, 2015
- You will be authoring an online survey, participating in surveys produced by others in English 11, writing a report on your results and completing a poem on the topic of surveys.
- Use these classes to produce an online survey, respond to student surveys and write a poem about surveys (and finish overdue work).
 1.- Assignment: Work alone or with one partner to develop a student survey on a topic of interest to you and/or your partner. Consult the Debatabase for topic ideas.
- Once you've decided on a topic and a key question of inquiry, develop eight to ten well-written survey questions.
- You will be in the lab to put your survey online, participate in other surveys, and examine and report on your results. You can use the Google Forms application of Google Drive in the lab to create and publish your survey online.
2. - When you have completed your online survey, copy the link to the live survey form.
3. - Click on Student Surveys and add your survey to this editable page. Use the link button to hyperlink your survey title. Check that your hyperlink works.  
- Please complete the Ice Cream in Prison National Parks Survey

Mon. Nov. 16 - Tues. Nov. 17, 2015

- Finish The Interview poem and hand it in today.
- In preparation for today's documentary poem, view Mountains In Motion.
- Complete this poem and other assignments.
- Review the terminology slides below and read the poem "David" by Earle Birney. If you have finished The Interview poem and your essay, work alone or with others on the scavenger hunt activity for the poem "David." The scavenger hunt will not be marked.

David poem setting vocabulary from jeffmarshall

Nov. 9 - 13: Poetry

Final Marking Deadline for SONNET - Tues. Nov. 10
DUE Fri. Nov. 13 - Poetry Blog

Fri. Nov. 13, 2015
- Start work on the interview poem assignment. You may respond to the questions as yourself or respond as a fictional character or popular culture personality. If you are adopting a persona that is not yourself, write the character's identity under your title.
- Complete any unfinished essays in class first. The interview poem can be written at home.
- Slam poetry samples:

   

Thurs. Nov. 12, 2015
- complete the in-class synthesis essay.

Tues. Nov. 10, 2015
- In-class synthesis essay. All material provided in class. Review the preparation content below on Monday's post.

Mon. Nov. 9, 2015
- Lab 120 is booked for poetry blog completion.
-When your blogging tasks are finished, send your blog for marking by going to the top of your published blog page. Click "More". Select "Share By Email." 
--- In the email box, type en8a@yahoo.ca
---In the message box, type your full name.
---Hand in your blog assignment marking sheet with your name on it.

Preparation for in-class synthesis essay on Tues. Nov. 10th.
- Review the Elements of Poetry slides noting one error on slide 19: "Our love bloomed in the garden" is an example of metaphor, not personification.

Elements of poetry from Beth Spataro

- Review biographical information on the poets Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou.
- Listen to Langston Hughes discuss the concept of dreams and recite his poem "Dreams.'
- Listen to Maya Angelou recite her poem "Still I Rise."

Nov. 2 - 6: Poetry

FINAL marking deadline for overdue October work - Fri. Nov. 6  
Sonnet (14 lines; 10 syllables per line) DUE Wed. Nov. 4 (18 marks)


Fri. Nov. 6, 2015
- Complete all four poetry blogging assignments
-When your blogging tasks are finished, send your blog for marking by going to the top of your published blog page. Click "More". Select "Share By Email." 
--- In the email box, type en8a@yahoo.ca
---In the message box, type your full name.
---Hand in your blog assignment marking sheet with your name on it.


Thurs. Nov. 5, 2015
- Finish the "Found Poems" and the "Privacy Poem" assignments.
- Start the "Video Poem"  assignment.
- Find a short video from Wikimedia Commons to upload to DotSub.com.
- Caption a poem(s) over at least 30 seconds of video to complement the visual imagery. Include at least four identified literary techniques.
- Embed the video poem on your blog.
See an example. This poem has alliteration (Bear Brothers); metaphor (snowy mat); personification (They speak in bear); repetition (Be patient / Be prepared / Be ferocious):

 

Wed. Nov. 4, 2015
- Start work on the "Privacy Poem" assignment according to the instructions.

Privacy Poem Example (abcb rhyme pattern)

Private Living

Give up civilized life for a cave

Digital secrets can’t be told

Prepare for your social life deep freeze

Get used to your time in the cold

Nothing online for people to save

On Ebay you’ll never be sold

“I’m off the grid” now you can wheeze

“Life’s filled with cavernous mold !”

Instead of a Tweet you’ll give ‘em a wave

‘cause e-mail is even too bold

ID protection will be a real breeze

Hacking thieves can’t ever take hold

If it’s privacy you frequently crave

Guess it’s a sign that you’re old

Disconnected life’s as fun as you please

By computers you can’t be controlled

Privacy by Robert W. Service

Oh you who are shy of the popular eye,
(Though most of us seek to survive it)
Just think of the goldfish who wanted to die
Because she could never be private.
There are pebbles and reeds for aquarium needs
Of eel and of pike who are bold fish;
But who gives a thought to a sheltering spot
For the sensitive soul of a goldfish?

So the poor little thing swam around in a ring,
In a globe of a crystalline crudity;
Swam round and swam round, but no refuge she found
From the public display of her nudity;
No weedy retreat for a cloister discreet,
From the eye of the mob to exempt her;
Can you wonder she paled, and her appetite failed,
Till even a fly couldn't tempt her?

I watched with dismay as she faded away;
Each day she grew slimmer and slimmer.
From an amber that burned, to a silver she turned
Then swiftly was dimmer and dimmer.
No longer she gleamed, like a spectre she seemed,
One morning I anxiously sought her:
I only could stare - she no longer was there . . .
She'd simply dissolved in the water.

So when you behold bright fishes of gold,
In globes of immaculate purity;
Just think how they'd be more contented and free
If you gave them a little obscurity.
And you who make laws, get busy because
You can brighten the lives of untold fish,
If it's sadness you note, and a measure promote
To Ensure Private Life For The Goldfish.

Tues. Nov. 3, 2015

- The lab is booked for work on the poetry blogging assignment today.

- In the computer lab, set up your blog at Blogger.com (sign in with your Google Docs username and password. Do not make a new account). You can customize your blog's privacy and comment moderation settings through your Blogger Dashboard "settings" and "comments" tabs.
- Follow the instructions for assignment 1 on the poetry blogging assignment.
-  See found article poem and found Twitter poem examples below:

Article Found Poem 

small but 'nasty'

on April 8 oil spilled

approximately 2,700 litres 

highly toxic

viscose

thick

Can't contain all with the booms

cleanup continues 
oil globs wash up on

English Bay Beach, Sunset Beach, Second Beach, Third Beach, Siwash Rock

Crab Park, New Brighton Park, Inner Coal Harbour

beaches north of False Creek remain closed

there needs to be a plan

it's quite toxic

"It's a nasty kind of fuel," and will keep washing up on beaches

Wording source: Vancouver oil spill was small but 'nasty' and spread quickly Apr. 14, 2015

Twitter Found Poem

#BurnabyMountain

The pipeline protest draws more demonstrators; heavy police presence

livefeed by Sea Shepherd

Crowd chanting Protect the people, not Kinder Morgan

eight arrests today, so that's 61 total so far

SFU molecular biology professor @LynneQuarmby, Author J. B. MacKinnon and Tamo Suzuki got arrested

Dr Alejandro Frid arrested 4 defending his daughter's future.

11yr old was released

David Suzuki wrote a letter to grandson arrested. Suzuki is scolding the RCMP on #BurnabyMountain

"The RCMP are glorified security for a Private Company..it has to stop" (Tamiko Suzuki)

Notice which journalists save all of their snark & really hard questions for protesters, not corporations

#Burnaby said NO to Kinder Morgan (AKA Enron) pipeline expansion

proud of my city for taking a stand

Seattle is with you #BurnabyMountain! Solidarity

Bus from #Victoria arrived 2 #Burnabymountain

Amazing how many people don’t want

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Wording Source:  Twitter #burnabymountain Nov. 22-23, 2014

 
Mon. Nov. 2, 2015
- Shakespearean sonnets: Today we'll review the characteristics of a sonnet.
- Review the sonnet lesson.
- Start writing your own 14 line sonnet.

- Read Ozymandias and view / listen to this sonnet read by Bryan Cranston in the context of Breaking Bad. This poem was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, and it was inspired by an ancient Egyptian statue of Ramses II. Shelley wrote the poem for a sonnet competition he was having with friends.

- View the video of David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, singing Shakespeare's Sonnet 18

Oct. 26 - 30: Short Stories

FINAL marking deadline for overdue October work - Fri. Nov. 6  
TEAM Short Story DUE Fri. Oct. 30
Open Textbook QUIZ (14) "The Painted Door" Mon. Oct. 26, 2015
Open Textbook QUIZ (14) "The Late Man" Tues. Oct. 27, 2015

Tues. Oct. 27 - Fri. Oct. 30, 2015

***The CBC Short Story Competition closes on Nov. 1st, if you want to enter.***
***Complete missed short story quizzes until Fri. Oct. 30***
-  Write"The Late Man" quiz on Tuesday.
- Review details on the Team Short Story Assignment. DUE Fri. Oct. 30.
- Start short stories in the lab. You will have four lab classes to complete a story.
Find short story ideas at:
Short Story Ideas
Seventh Sanctum

Mon. Oct. 26, 2015

- Review  by viewing the “The Painted Door” DVD and discussing the questions.
- Open book quiz on "The Painted Door"
- Then, read "The Late Man" on p. 98. Open book 14 mark quiz on Tuesday.

Oct. 19 - 22: Short Stories

Open Textbook Quiz - Tues. Oct. 20 (14 marks) "The Sound of Hollyhocks." 
Open Textbook Quiz - Wed. Oct. 21 (14 marks) "The Firing Squad." 
Open Textbook Quiz - Thurs. Oct. 22 (14 marks) "Two Fishermen." 
Open Textbook Quiz - Mon. Oct. Oct. 26 (14 marks) "The Painted Door."

Thurs. Oct. 22, 2015

- Review questions and write quiz on "Two Fishermen."
- Read “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.

Wed. Oct. 21, 2015

- 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. Oct. 20, 2015

- 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. Oct. 19, 2015

- 25 - 45 minutes for synthesis essay work, reading preferences sheet completion, or novel 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.