Apr. 2 - 5: Short Stories / Poetry

Open Book Quiz "Two Fishermen" E/F Thurs. Mar. 28 / Tues. Apr. 2 (14 marks)
Open Book Quiz "The Late Man" E/F Tues. Apr. 2 / Wed. Apr. 3 (14 marks)
Open Book Quiz "The Painted Door" E/F Thurs. Apr. 4 / Thurs. Apr. 4 (14 marks)
Patchwork Poem (15) is now overdue.

Fri. Apr. 5/13

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

- View the video of David Gilmour of Pink Floyd singing Shakespeare's Sonnet 18

Thurs. Apr. 4
- View the video "The Painted Door" and discuss the questions.
- Write the quiz (14 marks)

Wed. Apr. 3
Blk. E. -  finish reading “The Painted Door” on p. 47 of Tigers of the Snow and work on the vocabulary and questions. There will also be a 14 mark open-book quiz tomorrow.

Blk. F. 

- Review and quiz on “The Late Man” on p. 98 of Tigers of the Snow . 

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 tomorrow.

Tues. Apr. 2
- Review on editing for pronoun reference.
Blk. E.
 -  Review and quiz on “The Late Man” on p. 98 of Tigers of the Snow .  
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 Thursday.

Blk. F. 

- Review and quiz on “Two Fishermen” on p. 89 of Tigers of the Snow .

When finished, start reading “The Late Man” on p. 98 and work on the vocabulary and questions. There will also be a 14 mark open-book quiz tomorrow.

Mar. 25 - 28: Short Stories

Reading Preferences sheet DUE Mon. Mar. 25 (16 marks) 
Patchwork Poem DUE Wed. Mar. 27 (15 marks) 
Open Book Quiz "The Sound of Hollyhocks" E/F Tues. Mar. 26 / Wed. Mar. 27 (14 marks) 
Open Book Quiz "The Firing Squad" E/F Wed. Mar. 27 / Thurs. Mar. 28 (14 marks) 
Open Book Quiz "Two Fishermen" E/F Thurs. Mar. 28 / Tues. Apr. 2 (14 marks)
Open Book Quiz "The Late Man" E/F Tues. Apr. 2 / Wed. Apr. 3 (14 marks)

Thurs. Mar. 28
Blk. E. - Review and quiz on  "Two Fishermen."
- Read "The Late Man" on p. 98 of Tigers of the Snow. 
- Review and quiz on Tuesday. Blk. F. - Review and quiz on  "The Firing Squad."
- Read "Two Fishermen" on p. 89 of Tigers of the Snow. 
- Review and quiz on Tuesday. 

Wed. Mar. 27
Blk. E. - Review and quiz on  "The Firing Squad."
- Read "Two Fishermen" on p. 89 of Tigers of the Snow. 
- Review and quiz on Thursday.        
Blk. F. 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. Quiz on this story tomorrow.

Tues. Mar. 26
Blk. E - 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.
Blk. F - We'll be in the library participating in a UBC Health Survey (60 min.). After the survey, read "The Firing Squad" by Colin McDougall on p. 69. Your quiz on "The Sound of Hollyhocks" will be on Wednesday.

Mon. Mar. 25
- 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. 11 - 15: The Alchemist

Media Paragraphs (4 rough, 2 typed) DUE Fri. Mar. 15 (20 marks)
Reading Preferences sheet DUE Mon. Mar. 25 (16 marks)
Mind Map Project: DUE Fri. Mar. 8 (32 marks) 
Synthesis Essay in class on Mon. Mar. 11 (24 marks)
Patchwork Poem DUE Wed. Mar. 27 (15 marks) 

Fri. Mar. 15, 2013
- complete your reading preferences sheet paragraphs and charts (16 marks). DUE Mon. Mar. 25.
- Start work Patchwork Poem (15 marks). See examples in class and review the mark criteria sheet handed out. DUE Wed. Mar. 27.
  
Thurs. Mar. 14, 2013
- complete your reading preferences sheet paragraphs and charts (16 marks). DUE Mon. Mar. 25.

Wed. Mar.  13, 2013
- The computer lab is booked
- Type out your two best paragraphs from your peer-edited rough copies. Staple these to the front of your 4 rough copies. Write your full name and block on the top typed page before handing in. 
DUE Fri. Mar. 15:  2 typed good copies (2 x 6 marks) and four rough drafts (4 x 2 marks)  
Total 20 marks.

Tues. Mar. 12, 2013
- Orientation on the peer editing process
- Complete synthesis essay or complete reading preferences sheet assignments.
  
Mon. Mar. 11, 2013
- In-class synthesis essay. All necessary materials will be provided at the time of writing. No homework preparation is required.

Mar. 4 - 8: The Alchemist

Quiz on part 1 of The Alchemist: Wed. Mar. 6 (25) paragraph (6)
Mind Map Project: DUE Fri. Mar. 8 (32 marks) 
Synthesis Essay in class on Mon. Mar. 11 (24 marks) 
Homework: Complete this information survey (6 marks)

Mon. Mar. 4 - Fri. Mar. 8 - The Alchemist online novel  / The Alchemist audio book
- Quiz Wednesday on Part I. Review questions and notes
- The computer lab is booked for Monday to Friday. During this time, finish reading the novel while constructing a mind map on one of the novel topics on the assignment sheet.
- Work on your computer-generated mind map project.

• Review the mind map evaluation rubric and assignment (work alone or with one partner).
• Go to Google Drive. Click Create button and select Drawing from the drop down list.
• Create a new Google Drawing mind map for your novel mind map topic selection.
• Depending on your mindmap topic choice, consult the novel, the Novel Setting Map and/or the  Study Notes
• Your mindmap must include at least three (3) quotes with citations.
• When finished, email your mind map to me with full name(s) and block