Mar. 3 - 7, 2014: The Alchemist

Wed. Mar. 5: MATCHING VOCAB. QUIZ on definitions on the article
DUE Mon. Mar. 10: reading preferences sheet  
OVERDUE: Reading Logs (24 marks); student fraud Crossword (10); Celebrity Research worksheet (25); Privacy worksheet (12)
Complete student information form (3 marks)


Mon. Mar. 3 - Fri. Mar. 7, 2014 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook 
Fri. Blk. G - Finish synthesis essay / course selection; Blk. E Synthesis essay
Thurs. Blk. G - In class synthesis essay writing   Blk. H - Mind map project work in the lab
- The computer lab is booked for several classes this week.  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 symbolism , 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

Feb. 24 - 28: The Alchemist

Thurs. Feb. 27 :QUIZ Introduction, Prologue and Part 1 of The Alchemist (25 multiple choice)
Mon. Mar. 3: MATCHING VOCAB. QUIZ on definitions on the article
Wed. Mar. 5: reading preferences sheet is DUE
OVERDUE: Reading Logs are overdue (24 marks); student fraud Crossword(10);   Celebrity Research worksheet (25); Privacy worksheet (12)
Complete the online survey
Complete student information form (3 marks)

Fri. Feb. 28 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook
- complete your reading preferences sheet paragraphs and charts using the data sheet distributed in class today (16 marks). DUE Wed. Mar.. 5.
- Finish the vocabulary definitions on the article handed out yesterday.
- Silent reading: Finish The Alchemist.

Thurs. Feb. 27 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook
- Review questions and answers before today's Part 1 quiz on The Alchemist.
- complete the vocabulary definitions on the article handed out in class today. Be ready for a 12 mark matching quiz on these words on Mon. Mar. 3rd.
- continue reading the novel to completion before next week.
 
Wed. Feb. 26 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook
- Read to page 47 (all of Part 1). Search for answers to the questions. Complete all questions.***Part 1 QUIZ tomorrow (25 multiple choice).
- Review questions and answers

Tues. Feb. 25 - The Alchemist      The Alchemist audiobook
- Read to page 33. Search for answers to the questions. Complete up to ques. 7.
- Continue to review questions and notes
- Review symbolism in the novel.
 

Mon. Feb. 24, 2014 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook
- 30 min. for self-directed reading or paragraph writing completion (Two Topics:   1 Media Celebrity Activism: Altruism or Self-Promotion;   2  Is Privacy Dead?)
Start Literature Study: The Alchemist
- Meet author Paulo Coelho. As you read his novel, The Alchemist, and learn more about him, decide whether he fits into the category of celebrity.
- Read to the introduction (complete ques. 1-4) and read the prologue (take notes).
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is reported to be the fifth most read book in the world. It holds the Guiness Book World Record for the most translated book by a living author (71 languages). Source 10 Most Read Books in the World.

Feb. 17 - 20: Media Awareness

DUE Thurs. Feb. 20: student fraud Crossword(10)
DUE Thurs. Feb. 20: Celebrity Research worksheet (25)
DUE Mon. Feb. 24:  Privacy worksheet (12)
Reading Logs are overdue (24 marks)

Thurs. Feb. 20  #SpyingTownHall at 5:00 pm today here
- Today, you'll be writing two opinion editorial (op-ed) - style responses to two topics/questions we have been investigating this week:

• Media celebrity activism: Is it altruism or self-promotion?
• Is privacy dead?

 - See an example op-ed http://digitaljournal.com/print/article/365045
 - These writing samples will be peer-edited; use your writing codes, not your names.
 

Young Canadians in a Wired World: Online Privacy, Online Publicity from MediaSmarts | HabiloMédias

Wed. Feb. 19
Blk. G - 30 min. for course selection
Blk. E- 25 min. for crossword completion, privacy paragraph completion or celebrity research sheet completion.
- Complete the back of the privacy worksheet (3 thesis statements).
- Additional reading: Articles on Monitoring Students,  Privacy Anxiety

Tues. Feb. 18: Media Celebrity Activism: Is It Altruism or Self-Promotion?

In the classroom: complete the reading preferences survey  and then complete the online survey in the computer lab.

Complete these two tasks in the computer lab:

1. **Visit Look to the Stars and complete the celebrity information chart (page 8) for any five people.
2.  **Review the media representation piece from the United Nations Refugee Agency. Write point form responses on the deconstructing media handout (page 9)

**Both tasks (25 marks) due for Mon. Feb. 24

Mon. Feb. 17, 2014 - Complete student information form (3 marks)

- 25 minutes for self-directed silent reading or work on the student Fraud Crossword using the RCMP Student Fraud Guide. 
- Personal privacy grid activity: Compare your grid with several other students and write a paragraph about your own views on personal information privacy.

Feb. 11 - 14: Media Awareness

Reading Logs are overdue (24 marks)
Book Recommendations due by Friday (3 marks)
Typed Annotated Bibliography DUE Wed. Feb. 12

Fri. Feb. 14, 2014  - Complete student information form (3 marks)
- 20 min. of silent reading.
--- Malicious media awareness: Start work on the Fraud Crossword using the RCMP Student Fraud Guide.

- Today, the library is booked for individual or group work on the Student Personal Information Anti-Fraud crossword. 

- Media privacy: View video on Facebook photo facial recognition capabilities.



Thurs. Feb. 13, 2014 
- In-class essay today (5 paragraph structured informal style).
Topic: Which three places in Western Canada would you visit if you had an extended spring break this year?
- You may use your outline sheet, the transition words and opening/concluding paragraph example handout sheets.

Wed.  Feb. 12, 2014 

- 20 min. for silent reading
- Develop your outline for tomorrow's in-class essay (5 paragraph structured informal style).
Topic: Which three places in Western Canada would you visit if you had an extended spring break this year?
- Your essay may include creative opportunities that go beyond typical holiday activities (eg. ice time at GM Place taking shots on Roberto Luongo; assume he'll make time in his schedule for you).
- Engage your reader by connecting your choices of destinations, activities, cities, and landmarks to your own special interests and motivations.

Tues.  Feb. 11, 2014   - Complete student information form (3 marks)

- 20 min. for silent reading
- Lab 2 is booked for this class. Use the time to carefully type your annotated bibliographies. Remember to alphabetize your list and proofread before printing.

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).

Jan. 20 - 25: FINAL WEEK

**FINAL EXAM practice questions**  
**Rocket Boys Musical****October Sky discussion questions** Chaptersummaries **
DUE Fri. Jan. 17: Ch. 1-8 October Sky questions
Final Exam (2 parts): Wed. Jan. 22 and Thurs. Jan. 23 

Thurs. Jan. 23, 2014
-Final EXAM Part 2
   BB (12:30-2:45)
- Lab 120 is booked for students who finish the exam early. 
- If you wish you could be an October Sky rocket boy/girl, try interactive rocketry:
(Use Google Chrome browser for best access)

• NASA Rocket Science 101
• NASA Launch It
• NASA Bottle Rocket Simulator
• Rocket Simulator
• NASA Interactive Media

Wed. Jan. 22, 2014
- Final exam composition response today. Topic will be provided in class.

Tues. Jan. 21, 2014
- review practice questions for the final exam
- Finish viewing the movie October Sky.

Mon. Jan.  20, 2014
- 20 min. for reading and assignment completion. Chapter 1-8 questions overdue.
- Continue viewing the movie October Sky.

Jan. 13 - 17: October Sky

**FINAL EXAM practice questions**  
**Rocket Boys Musical****October Sky discussion questions** Chaptersummaries **
DUE Fri. Jan. 17: Ch. 1-8 October Sky questions
Final Exam (2 parts): Wed. Jan. 22 and Thurs. Jan. 23 

Fri. Jan.  17, 2014
- 30 min. for reading and assignment completion. Chapter 1-8 questions due today.
- Start viewing the movie October Sky.

Tues. Jan. 14 - Thurs. Jan. 16, 2014
ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Fri. Jan. 17 (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).
- This film states that we are all connected to coal. How is this true in British Columbia? Check facts about the BC coal industry on page 9 of this report. 
- Start work on the documentary reflection chart and paragraph responses. Consult the discussion guide if you've missed this documentary.

Mon. Jan.13, 2014

- Lab 1 is booked for today. Use your lab time to research the ch. 4 topics and the Invictus poem in the ch. 8 questions. Complete the paragraph and question assignments for ch. 1 - 8.

Jan. 6 - 10: October Sky

DUE Fri. Jan. 17: Ch. 1-8 October Sky questions
Final Exam (2 parts): Wed. Jan. 22 and Thurs. Jan. 23
TERM 2 2013 assignment FINAL DEADLINE: Fri. Jan. 10th

Fri. Jan 10, 2014

- 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. Jan. 9/14 
- First, complete any incomplete 2013 course work.
- Continue reading October Sky and responding to the chapter questions.
  - Watch Part 1 of the Homer Hickam interview:

Wed. Jan. 8/14 
- First, complete any incomplete 2013 course work.
- Continue reading October Sky and responding to the chapter questions.
- From Rocket Boys to October Sky is a new book about the journey from book to movie.
 

Mon. Jan. 6 - Tues. Jan. 7, 2014
- We'll be 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.

Dec. 16 - 20: Macbeth

Mon. Dec. 16: In-class character analysis essay on Macbeth
2013 Term 2 deadline assignments will not be marked after Fri. Jan. 10/14

Thurs. Dec. 19 - Fri. Dec. 20, 2013 
The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux. 

- We will view this movie on Thursday and Friday.
- As you view this film, compare and contrast the husband / wife relationship of Allie Fox (Harrison Ford) and Mother Fox (Helen Mirren) to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Also, examine the father / son relationship in this movie.

- The main character Allie Fox (Harrison Ford) takes his family in pursuit of his own dream or "personal legend."  Do the other members of the Fox family share this dream? What are the results of this adventure for these characters?

Wed. Dec. 18, 2013
-Mrs. Hopkins is away today.
- You will be viewing the Biography Channel DVD of William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama.
- finish your speed debating persuasive paragraph.
--Write a 6-10 sentence persuasive paragraph in formal third person style arguing one side of one of the debate topics.

Tues. Dec. 17, 2013
- speed debating

Mon. Dec. 16th, 2013 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.

Dec. 9 - 13: Macbeth

Fri. Dec. 13: Macbeth unit test (100 multiple choice); Primary / Secondary worksheets due.
Mon. Dec. 16: In-class character analysis essay on Macbeth
2013 Term 2 deadline assignments will not be marked after Fri. Jan. 10/14

Fri. Dec. 13, 2013 Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online
- 100 mark multiple choice test on Macbeth

Wed. Dec. 11/ Thurs. Dec. 12, 2013  Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online
- Continue viewing the movie Macbeth .
BBC's animated Macbeth is also available on YouTube.
- Finish the Primary Source exercise sheet (due Fri. Dec. 13)
- Finish the Secondary Source exercise sheet (due Fri. Dec. 13).


Mon. Dec. 9/Tues. Dec. 10, 2013  Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online
- Start viewing the movie Macbeth (1/2 hour each day before lab time).
- The lab is booked for Friday, Monday and Tuesday classes
BBC's animated Macbeth is available on YouTube.
- 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 Fri. Dec. 13th in preparation for the Macbeth essay.

Dec. 3 - 6: Macbeth

Fri. Dec. 13: Macbeth unit test (100 multiple choice)
Mon. Dec. 16: In-class character analysis essay on Macbeth
2013 Term 2 deadline assignments will not be marked after Fri. Jan. 10/14

Fri. Dec. 6, 2013  Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online

- The lab is booked for Friday, Monday and Tuesday 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 Fri. Dec. 13th in preparation for the Macbeth essay.

-Prepare for next week's big multiple choice test by practicing quiz #1 and #2 below:

 


Tues. Dec. 3 - Thurs. Dec. 5, 2013 Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online

- View the Macbeth Characters DVD
- Review the Primary Source exercise sheet and the Secondary Source exercise sheet. These should be completed by Fri. Dec. 13th in preparation for the Macbeth in-class essay on Mon. Dec. 16th.
- 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:
- Japanese director Akira Kurosawa adapted Macbeth for a Japanese audience in this 1957 movie, Throne of Blood.
- Macbeth Retold (BBC)
- Macbeth witches from the Patrick Stewart Great Performances version of the play.

Nov. 25 - 29: Poetry / Macbeth

Fri. Nov. 29, 2013 Macbeth Online Play   Translated Macbeth Online

- 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.

Mon. Nov. 25 - Thurs. Nov. 28

Multi-grade group work in "Confronting Challenging Texts."
- If you miss Monday's class, check the schedule and student groups posted on the classroom door to find out where you're supposed to be.

Nov. 18 - 22: Poetry / Macbeth

Twitter "found" poem DUE Tues. Nov. 19 (18)
2 typed paragraphs/4 rough copies DUE Fri. Nov. 22 (20)
Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Contest: Deadline is Jan. 15, 2014 / Previous winners


Thurs. Nov. 21 - Fri. Nov. 22, 2013  Macbeth Online Play
Thursday- 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).
Friday- 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.

Tues. Nov. 19 - Wed. Nov. 20, 2013

- Exercises on editing for careful use of pronouns in writing. Use pronouns accurately to avoid wordiness and confusion.
- Complete handout sheet exercises as instructed in class today.
- In preparation for today's poem, view Mountains In Motion.

Mon. Nov. 18, 2013
- Lab 1 in the library is booked today.
- Complete poetry assignments and start typing your two selected good copy paragraphs.
Overdue poetry work:
--sonnet (18)
--poetry text questions / blog (64)
--poetry synthesis essay (24)
--Love "found" poem (16)
Due on Tues. Nov. 19:  Twitter "found" poem (18)
Due on Fri. Nov. 22: Paragraphs - 2 typed (12); 4 rough (8) = total (20)

The Adventure of English Episode 4

Nov. 12 - 15: Poetry

Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Contest: Deadline is Jan. 15, 2014 / Previous winners
In-class essay on Thurs. Nov. 14 (materials will be provided at time of writing)

Fri. Nov. 15:  Love "found" Poem is due today
The lab is booked for this class. Start work on the Twitter Poem Assignment
See an example.
Twitter poem assignment is due on Monday, Nov. 18.
Complete unfinished essays during the final hour of class.
 
Thurs. Nov. 14
In-class essay today. Materials will be provided.

Wed. Nov. 13/13 - Poetry / Peer Editing

Today, we'll review the purpose of peer editing and practice editing first draft essays / paragraphs from other classes.


Tues. Nov. 12, 2013

- Write a poem for potential contest entry OR complete the found poem exercise on the theme of love.  Resources will be provided in class.

 
 

Nov. 4 - 8: Poetry

Term 1 deadline is Wed. Nov. 6th (includes all short story unit assignments)
Term 2 assignments: Sonnet DUE Fri. Nov. 8; Poetry worksheet / blog DUE Tues. Nov. 12
 
Mon. Nov. 4 - Fri. Nov. 8, 2013 - Poetry

- The lab is booked for these five classes. You may choose either the worksheet (Option A) or the blogging tasks (Option B) for this poetry unit:

- Option A:  You will complete Part One (except ques. 2 of General Subjects) on the worksheet tasks. You may write or type your answers. Hand in the answers on paper (64 marks).
OR

- Option B: You will complete the four poetry blogging tasks on the poetry blogging unit assignment sheet. Email the URL for your completed blog (64 marks).

• - 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.

Oct. 28 - Nov. 1: Short Stories / Poetry

Team Short Story DUE Fri. Nov. 1
Term deadline is Wed. Nov. 6th.
 
Fri. Nov. 1/13

- 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

Mon. Oct. 28 - Thurs. Oct. 31, 2013

- Lab 2 is booked to work on the team short story assignment.
- Seventh Sanctum Story Generator and  Short Story Ideas sites can help you find a plot.
- Complete unfinished term assignments and hand these in.

Oct. 21 - 24: Short Stories

Open Book QUIZ (14) "The Late Man" Mon. Oct. 21 
Open Book QUIZ (14) "The Painted Door" Tues. Oct. 22 
DUE Thurs. Oct. 24: Complete sentence answers for "Always A Motive" and "We Have To Sit Opposite." 

Wed. Oct. 23 and Thurs. Oct. 24    Story Generator
- DUE Thurs. Oct. 24 - Complete the short story questions for:
---"Always A Motive" p. 107 (10 marks)
---"We Have to Sit Opposite" p. 142 (10 marks)
***All answers (except vocabulary) must be in complete sentences.
  

Tues. Oct. 22
- 25 min. for silent reading and dialogue punctuation practice.
- View the video "The Painted Door" and discuss the questions.
- Write the quiz (14 marks)

Mon. Oct. 21
- Review and 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 tomorrow.

Oct. 15 - 18: Short Stories

Open Book QUIZ (14) "The Late Man" Mon. Oct. 21
Open Book QUIZ (14) "Two Fishermen" Fri. Oct. 18
Open Book QUIZ (14) "The Firing Squad" Thurs. Oct. 17
Open Book QUIZ (14) "The Sound of Hollyhocks" Wed. Oct. 16
QUIZ (12) Article vocab. matching on Tues. Oct. 15

Fri. Oct. 18
- Review and quiz on  "Two Fishermen."
- Read "The Late Man" on p. 98 of Tigers of the Snow. 
- Review and quiz on Monday.

Thurs. Oct. 17
- Review and quiz on "The Firing Squad."
- Read "Two Fishermen" on p. 89 of Tigers of the Snow. 
- Review and quiz on Friday. 

Wed. Oct. 16
- 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.

Tues. Oct. 15
- 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. 

Oct. 7 - 11: The Alchemist

DUE Fri. Oct. 4: Mindmap project
IN-Class ESSAY on Mon. Oct. 7 (24). Topic and criteria will be handed out on Monday. 
DUE Wed. Oct. 9: Four rough copy paragraphs for peer editing  
QUIZ Tues. Oct. 15 : Coelho article vocabulary (12 matching)

The Alchemist (online novel)
The Alchemist (audio book)

Fri. Oct. 11, 2013
- complete your reading preferences sheet paragraphs and charts (16 marks). DUE Wed. Oct. 16.
- Finish the synthesis essay, vocabulary definitions, and four rough copy paragraphs for peer editing.
- Silent reading: Finish The Alchemist.


Thurs. Oct. 10, 2013
- We are attending a presentation in the JP gym this morning during our class time. Remember to complete the vocabulary definitions on the article handed out yesterday. There will be a 12 mark vocabulary quiz on Tues. Oct. 15.

Wed. Oct. 9, 2013
- finish writing the in-class synthesis essay (24)
- finish writing the four rough copy paragraphs for the peer editing assignment  (20). 
Topics may be completed in any order (DUE Wed. Oct. 9):
1.  The importance of personal dreams / goals.
2.   Surviving defeat / disappointment.
3.  Setting, plot or character: Which is most important in a story? Why?
4.  "To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation" (Coelho 22). Do you agree or disagree? Why?
- if finished, complete novel reading

Tues. Oct. 8, 2013
- finish writing the four rough copy paragraphs for the peer editing assignment  (20). 
Topics may be completed in any order (DUE Wed. Oct. 9):
1.  The importance of personal dreams / goals.
2.   Surviving defeat / disappointment.
3.  Setting, plot or character: Which is most important in a story? Why?
4.  "To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation" (Coelho 22). Do you agree or disagree? Why?
- if finished, complete novel reading or synthesis essay assignment.

Mon. Oct. 7, 2013
- In-class synthesis essay. All necessary materials will be provided at the time of writing. No homework preparation is required.

Sept. 30 - Oct. 4: The Alchemist

Make up QUIZ Mon. Sept. 30: (25) multiple choice Part 1 The Alchemist 
DUE Fri. Oct. 4: Mindmap project
IN-Class ESSAY on Mon. Oct. 7 (24). Topic and criteria will be handed out on Monday. 
DUE Wed. Oct. 9: Four rough copy paragraphs for peer editing 
Homework: Information form (6 marks)

• The Alchemist (online novel)
• The Alchemist (audio book)

Fri. Oct. 4  The Alchemist
- continue reading the novel
- continue writing the four rough copy paragraphs for the peer editing assignment  (20). 
Topics may be completed in any order (DUE Wed. Oct. 9):
1.  The importance of personal dreams / goals.
2.   Surviving defeat / disappointment.
3.  Setting, plot or character: Which is most important in a story? Why?
4.  "To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation" (Coelho 22). Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Thurs. Oct. 3 The Alchemist
- continue reading the novel
- start writing the first of four rough copy paragraphs for the peer editing assignment  (20).
Topics may be completed in any order (DUE Wed. Oct. 9):
1.  The importance of personal dreams / goals.
2.   Surviving defeat / disappointment.
3.  Setting, plot or character: Which is most important in a story? Why?
4.  "To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation" (Coelho 22). Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Mon. Sept. 30 - Wed. Oct. 2 The Alchemist
- Make up quiz on Part I for students previously absent. Review questions and notes
- The computer lab is booked for four classes. 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