June 3 - 7: October Sky

**FINAL EXAM practice questions**  
**Rocket Boys Musical****October Sky discussion questions** Chaptersummaries **
**Term DEADLINE is Mon. June 10 for all assignments  
ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Wed. June 5 (91)

Fri. June 7
- 30 min. for reading and assignment completion.
- Continue viewing the movie October Sky.

Wed. June 5 / Thurs. June 6
- Blk. E start viewing October Sky movie
- The book October Sky educates readers about the early years of the space race in the 1950s. Watch Our Generation's Space Race.
- Read the article Mining On the Moon.  Why would Canada be well-positioned for this new space race? 
- Then continue reading October Sky and completing Ch. 3-8 assignments.
 

Mon. June 3 and Tues. June 4
ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Wed. June 5 (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).
- Start work on the documentary reflection chart and paragraph responses. Consult the discussion guide if you've missed this documentary.

May 27 - 31: October Sky

**FINAL EXAM practice questions** 
**Rocket Boys Musical****October Sky discussion questions** Chapter summaries **
**Term DEADLINE is Mon. June 10 for all assignments 
Personal Legend Slide Project DUE Wed. May 29 (60)

ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Wed. June 5 (91)

Fri. May 31
- Review the final exam practice questions.
- 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. May 30 - Homework for Fri. Read ch.7
- Lab 120 is booked so that you can research the topics for the ch. 4 paragraph assignments as well as the ch. 8 question 7 paragraph response. Consult these chapter assignments and the link for question 7 of chapter 8.
 
Wed. May 29 - Homework for Thurs. Read ch. 5 and 6
- Read chapters 5 and 6 and complete the chapter assignments.
  - Watch Part 1 of the Homer Hickam interview:

Tues. May 28/13 - Homework for Wed. May 29: Read ch. 3 and 4
- Finish ch. 1 and 2 answers
- Read ch. 3 and 4; complete chapter 3 and 4 questions.


 
Mon. May 27/13
- We'll be reading the novel October Sky. This memoir, written by Homer Hickam, is the first of Hickam's Coalwood trilogy, which also includes The Coalwood Way and Sky of Stone.
- October Sky, originally published as Rocket Boys, is set in Coalwood, West Virginia. Watch the video below to learn about this town.

May 21 - 24: Book Tour Project / Macbeth Test

TEST (100) on Macbeth on Fri. May 24
*prepare for the Macbeth multiple choice test by doing the practice quizzes: Macbeth Quiz #1 - Quiz #2 - Quiz #3 - Quiz #4
**ANSWERS: Episode 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11

Fri. May 24
 - Macbeth Test (100 multiple choice questions).
-  Use remaining time to finish missing assignments or to start reading October Sky.

Tues. May 21 - Thurs. May 23
- Start work on the Google Presentation "Personal Legend Book Tour." You have three classes to create your tour.
- Use the Google Presentation template. See the sample slides.

May 13 - 16: Macbeth

In-class essay on Macbeth's character on Thurs. May 16

Thurs. May 16 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.

Wed. May 15
- review a copy of the Macbeth graphic novel.
- complete the Macbeth graphic novel assignment (20 marks). Hand it in this class.

Mon. May 13 - Tues. May 14 Macbeth Online Play   Translated Macbeth Online

- Complete the Modern Day Warrior Macbeth assignment (45 marks).  
- You have these two lab classes for this project.

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

-When finished, remember to complete your primary and secondary source worksheets; then, prepare for the Macbeth multiple choice test by doing the practice quizzes: Macbeth Quiz #1 - Quiz #2 - Quiz #3 - Quiz #4

May 6 - 10: Macbeth

Primary and Secondary quote sheets DUE Thurs. May 9
ANSWERS: Episode 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11

Wed. May 8 - Fri. May 10  Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online
- We're watching the Macbeth movie in class. If you're absent you can watch parts of the BBC cartoon play or the PBS version of the play online:


Mon. May 6 - Tues. May 7 Macbeth Online Play  Translated Macbeth Online
- The lab is booked for these 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 Thurs. May 9th in preparation for the Macbeth essay.
-If finished, do the practice quizzes: Macbeth Quiz #1 - Quiz #2 - Quiz #3 - Quiz #4

Apr. 29 - May 3: Macbeth

Thurs. May 2 - Fri. May 3, 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 Thurs. May 9th in preparation for the Macbeth essay.
- Continue reading the Macbeth graphic novels and 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) 

Wed. May 1, 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.

The Pinnacle of Evil
Throne of Blood — MOVIECLIPS.com

Tues. Apr. 30, 2013 Macbeth Online Play

- 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.

Mon. Apr. 29, 2013  Macbeth Online Play
- 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).

Apr. 22 - 26: Poetry

Sonnet (18), Story (25), Poetry (64) ALL are OVERDUE

Fri. Apr. 26, 2013
- Watch the documentary William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama and complete the fill-in-the-blanks notes.
 
Thurs. Apr. 25, 2013

Using the stapled pronoun reference worksheets:

- take out lined paper and pick any 10 poorly worded sentences from the section in Pronoun Reference, Level 2 p. 155 - 158.

- carefully re-write the 10 you’ve selected to eliminate confusing pronouns.

- These must be handed in this class (10 marks). Use remaining time for silently reading your own or borrowed books. 
**Any students not finished the poetry synthesis essays must complete these.

Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
- The lab is booked. Complete the found poem assignment from yesterday as well as unfinished synthesis essays and overdue assignments.

Tues. Apr. 23, 2013

- Found poem exercise on the theme of love. Resources will be provided in class.


 
 

Mon. Apr. 22, 2013
- In-class synthesis essay on poetry.  NOTE: if you are absent, you will have to make this up under teacher supervision. 

Apr. 16 - 19: Poetry

Short Story (25) and Sonnet (18) are now overdue

Tues. Apr. 16 - Fri. Apr. 19 - Poetry

- The lab is booked for these four 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.

Apr. 8 - 12: Short Stories / Poetry

Term DEADLINE: Wed. Apr. 10
5 revised sentences p. 154 (5) DUE: Mon. Apr. 8
Sonnet (18) DUE: Fri. Apr. 12
Short Story (25) DUE: Fri. Apr. 12

Mon. Apr. 8 - Fri. Apr. 12
- Lab 120 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.
- Remember to finish your Shakespearean sonnet and hand it in by Friday.
- Complete unfinished term assignments and hand these in by the Wed. Apr. 10 deadline.

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

Feb. 25 - Mar. 1: Media Studies / The Alchemist

This is Freedom to Read Week !
Novel quiz on Part 1 of The Alchemist (25 multiple choice) Wed. Mar. 5
Homework (6 MARKS): If you haven't already, complete student information form

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

Fri. Mar. 1 - The Alchemist
- Read to page 33. Search for answers to the questions. Complete up to ques. 7.
- Continue to review questions and notes
- Paulo Coelho "One on One" interview (Al Jazeera) Part 1

Thurs. Feb. 28 - The Alchemist
- Read to page 21 (* on page). Search for answers to the questions. Complete up to ques. 5.
- Continue to review questions and notes

Wed. Feb. 27
- Discuss:  Media Celebrity Activism: Altruism or Self-Promotion?
- 30 min. for rough copy paragraph, privacy sheet, and crossword completion
- Meet author Paulo Coelho. As you read his novel 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.
 

Mon. Feb. 25 - Tues. Feb. 26: Media, Celebrity and Global Activism

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 Wed., Feb. 27 class.
  

Feb. 18 - 22: Media Studies

Annotated Bibliography (40 MARKS) DUE Mon. Feb 18 (E and F).
In-Class essay (25 MARKS): Blk. E Mon. Feb. 18 / Blk. F Tues. Feb. 19  
Privacy sheet (12 marks) Due Fri. Feb. 22
4 First Draft Media Paragraphs DUE Wed. Feb. 27 
Crossword Puzzle DUE Wed. Feb. 27
Homework (6 MARKS): Complete the following online student information form

Fri. Feb. 22
- 20 min. assignment completion.
- Discussion: What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media?
- Complete the compare / contrast outline sheet.
- Article discussion and comparison regarding the topic of cell phones in school.
Finish writing draft paragraphs on media topics (4).
- Paragraph ideas:
1. What is the best policy for cell phones in school?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cell phones in class?
3. Why is geotagging a privacy concern?
4. Social media’s advantages and disadvantages
 
Thurs. Feb. 21- Media Privacy Topics

- 25 min. silent reading or privacy grid paragraph completion
- Complete the thesis statement responses(12 marks). DUE by Fri. Feb. 22
- Article discussion and comparison regarding the topic of cell phones in school.
- Write 3rd and 4th media topic paragraphs DUE by Wednesday, Feb. 27.
- Paragraph ideas:
1. What is the best policy for cell phones in school?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cell phones in class?
3. Why is geotagging a privacy concern?
Article: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, Including Your Location




Wed. Feb.20 - Media Privacy Topics

- 20 min. of silent reading
- Personal privacy grid activity: Compare your grid with several other students and write a paragraph about your own views on personal information privacy. Or, finish your other paragraph topics.

Mon. Feb. 18 / Tues. Feb. 19 , 2013 - Media Privacy Topics
Blk. E / Blk. F - In-class informal five paragraph essay today.  If you had an extended three week spring break vacation, which three places in Western Canada would you visit?
Blk. F / Blk. E - 20 min. of silent reading or essay outline completion.
           - Malicious media awareness: Start work on the Fraud Crossword using the RCMP Student Fraud Guide.
Articles: Data Privacy;  Facebook EU; Privacy Anxiety.
  - View video on Facebook photo facial recognition capabilities.