- Students will be working on a synthesis essay in class. All materials will be provided. - The slide presentation below provides information about synthesis essay writing. The sample essay topic is not the topic students will write about on Thursday and Friday.
- 20 min. for silent reading or assignment completion . - 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. Hand in the completed sheet at the end of the class.
The computer lab is booked for today. During this time,
finish reading the novel and 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 New button and select Drawing from the drop down list.
Create a new Google Drawing mind map for your novel mind map topic selection.
Marking cut off DEADLINE for Sept. assignment work is Fri. Oct. 9, 2015. Complete student information form (3 marks) QUIZ (25 multiple choice) on Part I of The Alchemist (read to p. 47) Mon. Oct. 5 DUE Fri. Oct. 9, 2015 - Reading Preferences Sheet Wed. Oct. 6 - Fri. Oct. 9-The AlchemistThe Alchemist audiobook
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 New button and select Drawing from the drop down list.
Create a new Google Drawing mind map for your novel mind map topic selection.
- 15 minutes for crossword puzzle work or quiz preparation.
- The Alchemist quiz (25 multiple choice) Part One to page 47.
- When the quiz has been handed in, go to the library tables and get a ChromeBook.
- Review the following online resources on themes and symbols before you continue reading The Alchemist. Attempt to complete the novel by Wednesday.
--- Themes, Motifs and Symbols (SparkNotes)
--- Symbols in The Alchemist (CliffNotes)
Marking cut off for Sept. assignment work is Fri. Oct. 9th Complete student information form (3 marks) Complete the student reading preferences survey. QUIZ (25 multiple choice) on Part I of The Alchemist (read to p. 47) Mon. Oct. 5
- 25 min. for group discussions. - Continue work on the reading preferences worksheet. Use the student reading preferences survey results to write a third person formal style paragraph summary of the overall reading preferences of the survey participants. Remember to include an informative topic sentence, supporting sentences and a strong concluding statement. - Read to page 47 by Monday (end of Part 1). Search for answers to the questions.
- Continue to review questions and notes
for: Introduction, Prologue, 1 - 5 a-j.
- 25 min. for crossword puzzle completion. - Read to page 47 by Monday (end of Part 1). Search for answers to the questions.
- Continue to review questions and notes
for: Introduction, Prologue, 1 - 5 a-j.
- Why is this book so popular? Do Paulo Coelho's Facebook and Twitter pages provide any clues?
- 20 min. for silent reading and discussion (Topic: Personal Reading Preferences) - 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.
- 20 min. for silent reading 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.
- 20 min. for paragraph revisions OR silent reading.
- The lab is booked for students to type their two strongest paragraphs for marking.
- When the two paragraphs are typed, staple them to the front of all four rough copies.
- These will be marked: Each good copy is out of 6 marks (2 x 6); each rough copy is worth 2 marks (4 x 2); total assignment score is out of 20 marks.
- Please include your full name and block on each good copy sheet.
- 25 min. to write your fourth rough copy paragraph. The topic choices are:
--- Is Privacy Dead? OR
---Do we have a right to privacy in the digital age?
- Finish the Personal privacy grid sheet.
- If you have time, continue work on the student Fraud Crossword using the RCMP Student Fraud Guide.
- Students' privacy has been eroded in some school jurisdictions that have implemented RFID tags.
- In the news: BC student data is missing
Tues. Sept. 22, 2015
- 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.
Mon. Sept. 21, 2015 - 25 min. for reading or essay completion. - Writing question from last week's research: Media celebrity activism: Is it altruism or self-promotion? - Complete a rough copy opinion response to this question (6-10 sentences). - Discuss and explore media bias in the news coverage of the refugee crisis. - Start work on the RCMP Student Fraud Guidecrossword puzzle. Remember to protect your personal data.
Lab time is booked for a session on plagiarism. If you have extra time, finish your celebrity research sheet from yesterday. See instructions below on Thursday's post.
Thurs. Sept. 17, 2015 RESEARCH TOPIC- Media Celebrity Activism: Is It Altruism or Self-Promotion? (expect to write on this topic next week) Complete these two tasks in the computer lab:
**Both tasks (25 marks) due for Mon. Sept. 21 See samples of celebrity activism below:
Wed. Sept. 16, 2015
In-class five paragraph essay. Complete the outline and bring this to class. TOPIC: Three Places I'd Like To Visit in Western Canada - This is an informal five paragraph essay. Marking criteria will be provided in class. - You will have all class to write your composition; additional time will be provided if you do not finish.
- 25 min. for silent reading
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Lab 2 is booked for these classes. Use the time to carefully type your
annotated bibliographies. Remember to alphabetize your list and
proofread before printing.
- Work on the outline for your in-class essay on Wednesday: "Three Places in Western Canada That I'd Like to Visit."
- Explore online bibliography tools: BibMe; Citation Machine.
Fri. Sept. 11, 2015
- 20 min. silent reading
Continue work on the annotated bibliography assignment.
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Using travel media in this assignment, you will write annotated
bibliography entries for five samples of travel media; use travel
booklets or websites for destinations in western Canada. You will have more class time to complete your five
entries.
-When all five rough copy entries are completed, you will have lab time next week to type the bibliography assignment.
- See a sample annotated bibliography. Be aware of media bias and look for it in the travel samples.
- TED Talks Video: Eli Pariser on Internet filter bubbles narrowing our world view.
Thurs. Sept. 10, 2015
- 25 min. silent reading OR complete your two 6-10 sentence paragraphs:
- Discuss MLA annotated bibliography format. Review the annotated bibliography assignment.
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Using travel media in this assignment, you will write annotated
bibliography entries for five samples of travel media; use travel
booklets or websites for destinations in Western Canada. Start your
first entry today. You will have more class time to complete your five
entries.
-When all five rough copy entries are completed, you will have lab time next week to type the bibliography assignment.
- See a sample annotated bibliography.
Wed. Sept. 9, 2015
-25 min. to complete the 6-10 sentence paragraph on a "lived" or "observed" story from your summer.
- 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).
- Use your Venn diagram outline to write a formal style compare/contrast paragraph on formal and informal writing styles (use a third person authoritative voice).
- Discuss MLA annotated bibliography format. Review the annotated bibliography assignment. Tues. Sept. 8, 2015 - 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)
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)
- Paragraph #1 - a lived or observational story of summer.
- 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).
Blk. G - Start viewing the movie October Sky; OR finish your incomplete assignments. Blk. H -
Lego Literature competition. Create a Lego sculpture of a scene from
any of the literature covered in class this year; OR finish your
incomplete assignments.
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for May work - Fri. June 12 OCTOBER SKY Chapter ques. FINAL MARKING DEADLINE Mon. June 15 DUE Fri. June 5 - Creative nonfiction mountain experience paragraph (6) DUE Wed. June 10 - The Last Mountain sheet
Fri. June 12, 2015 Blk. G - Lego Literature competition. Create a Lego sculpture of a scene from any of the literature covered in class this year; OR finish your incomplete assignments. Blk. H - Start viewing the movie October Sky; OR finish your incomplete assignments.
Wed. June 10 - Thurs. June 11, 2015
- Rocket Boys (October Sky) has been adapted as a musical with ambitions to make a run on Broadway. This spring, the Rocket Boys musical ran for close to a month in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Continue reading and completion of ch. 1-8 questions.
- Watch the Homer Hickam interview (part 3)
Mon. June 8 - Tues. June 9, 2015
- 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. This CDC graphic shows the prevalence of cancer in proximity to MTR coal mines. Learn more about the human costs of mountain top removal coal mining. Physicians for Social Responsibility have produced the Coal's Assault on Human Health document.
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for May work - Fri. June 12 OCTOBER SKY Chapter ques. DUE Mon. June 15 DUE Fri. June 5 - Creative nonfiction mountain experience paragraph (6)
Fri. June 5, 2015
- 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. This CDC graphic shows the prevalence of cancer in proximity to MTR coal mines. Physicians for Social Responsibility have produced the Coal's Assault on Human Health document.
Thurs. June 4, 2015 - October Sky chapter summaries
- The setting of the story October Sky is the small town of Coalwood in the mountains of West Virginia. This rugged landscape is an important element in the storytelling about the town, its economy and the activities of the inhabitants. In British Columbia, mountains are also an important part of our landscape, which shapes our culture and stories.
- We will reflect on our mountain connections and develop a list of adjectives while viewing the short documentary Mountains in Motion.
- Complete the October Sky Connections sheet on the theme of mountains. Review the characteristics of creative nonfiction on the back of the sheet and write a narrative creative nonfiction paragraph according to the instructions.
Wed. June 3, 2015
- Continue reading and work on chapter questions for October Sky.
- View part 2 of the Homer Hickam interview.
- Group discussion questions. Tues. June 2, 2015
- Lab 1 in the library is booked to work on ch. 4 and ch. 8 paragraph questions.
- The link on your ch. 8 question sheet is no longer active; use the link below to find the article for the chapter 8 paragraph: http://edition.cnn.com/2001/LAW/06/11/mcveigh.poem.cnna/index.html
- In the news, demolition of Big Creek High School is scheduled for this summer. This is Homer Hickam's old high school, which is featured in October Sky.
DUE Mon. May 25 - Top 10 Personal Legend Book Tour slides (60)
Fri. May 29, 2015
- continue reading October Sky and responding to the chapter questions. Read ch. 1-3 by Monday.
- view Shakespeare Uncovered Ethan Hawke Macbeth documentary (the online upload video comes on after several commercials).
- Blk. H has a lab class on Monday to finish Book Tour Slides - Blk. G/H - 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).
DUE Tues. May 19 - Macbeth Modern Warrior assignment (45) CUT OFF DEADLINE for overdue April work - Fri. May 22 DUE Mon. May 25 - Top 10 Personal Legend Book Tour slides (60)
Tues. May. 19 - Fri. May 22, 2015
- 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).
- Complete the Modern Day Warrior Macbeth assignment (45 marks). - Blk. G has two lab classes for this project. Blk. H has Thursday in the lab and Friday at a presentation.
- 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 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.
Wed. May 13, 2015 - Macbeth Online PlayTranslated Macbeth Online
- 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.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - Macbeth Online PlayTranslated Macbeth Online
- 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.
When the movie is over, use remaining class time to study for the multiple choice test (100) on Macbeth on Wed. May 13th. Remember that there are over forty practice questions on the website for review.
Work on the outline sheet for the Macbeth essay in class on Tuesday. Students will only be able to use their single sheet outlines, the primary / secondary source sheets and the hardcover Macbeth book
- review editorial notes in the hard cover Macbeth book.
- Read "Macbeth: The Man" (p. xx)
- Continue viewing the movie Macbeth (if absent, view the PBS adaptation).
- 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:
- View the Macbeth Characters DVD
- Review the Primary Source exercise sheet. This should be completed by Tues. May 5th.
- 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:
- 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:
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.
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.
Poetry Blogs DUE Fri. Apr. 24 Poetry Synthesis Essay (in-class) on Thurs. Apr. 23 (all materials will be provided). FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for April work is Wed. Apr. 22 (term end) Fri. Apr. 24, 2015
- Lab time is booked today. Finish your poetry blogs and type two good copy paragraphs to staple to all your rough copies.
- Finish the in-class essay. Thurs. Apr. 23, 2015
- In-class synthesis essay (all materials supplied in class)
Tues. Apr. 21 - Wed, Apr. 22, 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.
DUE Tues. Apr. 14: Individual or Team Short Story DUE Wed. Apr. 15: Sonnet and Interview poem FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for April work is Wed. Apr. 22 (term end) Fri. Apr. 17, 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.
- 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):
Thurs. Apr. 16, 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 betold
Prepare for your social life deepfreeze
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 toobold
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 youplease
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.
- In the computer lab, set up your blog atBlogger.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 foundarticlepoem and found Twitter poemexamples below:
Tues. Apr. 14, 2015
- Blk. H will be peer editing during the first half hour of class.
- Blks. G and H: Start work on the interview poem assignment. Due Wed. Apr. 15
- Finish your sonnet
Mon. Apr. 13, 2015
- Shakespearean sonnets: Today we'll review the characteristics of a sonnet.
- Review the sonnet lesson.
- 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.
- Start writing your own 14 line sonnet.
- View the video of David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, singing Shakespeare's Sonnet 18
