May 2 - 6: "The Chrysalids" novel study

***Interim Reports issued this Friday***

***Romeo and Juliet Wedding Vows (10) due Mon. May 2***

***Superheroes Project overdue***
***Ch. 1-6 / author quiz (25): Fri. May 6 ***

Fri. May 6 - Online summary and online novel: The Chrysalids
- 20 min. of reading and study time
- 25 mark quiz on ch. 1-6 and author
- Blks. E and G: Read Ch. 7 - 8 and start ch. 7 - 8 questions of The Chrysalids
- Blk. F: New lab booked for assignment completion or online provincial exam practice.

Thurs. May 5 
- Read chapter 6 of The Chrysalids.
- Review  chapter 5 and 6 questions.
- Blk. E: old lab book for assignment completion or online provincial exam practice.
- Blks F and G: Research DVD


Wed. May 4 
- Review chapter 3 and 4 questions.
- Read chapters 4 and 5 of The Chrysalids.
- Complete chapter 4 and 5 questions.

Tues. May 3
-Questions and answers on the biography of John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.
- Review chapter 1 and 2 questions.
- Read chapters 3 and 4 of The Chrysalids.
- Complete chapter 3 & 4 questions.  


Mon. May 2
- Start reading The Chrysalids novel by John Wyndham. Complete the questions for chapters 1 and 2.
-Questions and answers on the biography of John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.

Apr. 26 - 29: Romeo and Juliet

***Superheroes Project due on Fri. Apr. 29***

***Romeo and Juliet Wedding Vows due Mon. May 2***

Fri. Apr. 29
- Blk. G: Finish watching the Romeo and Juliet movie.
- Write a page of Wedding Vows for Romeo and Juliet (10 marks). Include at least four different literary techniques (metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, apostrophe, etc.)
- Blks E and F:
- Guest speaker / author presentation in the library.


Thurs. Apr. 28
- Blk. G: Continue watching the Romeo and Juliet movie.
- Blks E and F:
- 20 minutes of silent reading
- Write a page of Wedding Vows for Romeo and Juliet (10 marks). Include at least four different literary techniques (metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, apostrophe, etc.)
April is National Poetry Month: What is a poetry slam?
A poetry slam is a competition at which poets read or recite original work (or, more rarely, that of others). These performances are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience.

Poetry slam. (2010, February 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:51, March 19, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poetry_slam&oldid=346584632

View these examples and vote for your favourite:









- AK47 Team Poetry: This is a brilliant example of personification/extended metaphor in a poem presented at an event in Ottawa in 2009.



Wed. Apr. 27: Romeo and Juliet online play
- Blocks E and F: finish watching Romeo and Juliet movie
- Block G: last lab class to work on Superheroes Project


Tues. Apr. 26 
-  The lab is booked for today.
- Continue work on the Superheroes In Love project. (You will have 3 lab classes to work on this).
- Complete the following 6 tasks in the order below:

• Juliet image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Romeo image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Printing on school computers: K>Graphics>KSnapshot and print. 
• Fill out assignment sheet in point form (a description for every bullet point on sheet)
• One typed paragraph describing your Juliet
• One typed paragraph describing your Romeo
• Revise the prologue with at least ten changes to the text (highlight the changes made). Copy and paste prologue onto new document to make revisions.

Apr. 18 - 21: Romeo and Juliet

Wed. Apr. 20 - Thurs. 21: Romeo and Juliet online play
-  The lab is booked for today and Thursday.
- Start work on the Superheroes In Love project. (You will have 3 lab classes to work on this).
- Complete the following 6 tasks in the order below:

• Juliet image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Romeo image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Printing on school computers: K>Graphics>KSnapshot and print. 
• Fill out assignment sheet in point form (a description for every bullet point on sheet)
• One typed paragraph describing your Juliet
• One typed paragraph describing your Romeo
• Revise the prologue with at least ten changes to the text (highlight the changes made). Copy and paste prologue onto new document to make revisions.

Mon Apr. 18 - Tues. Apr. 19
- Review Acts 1 - 4 or Romeo and Juliet
- View portions of 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet movie
- Blk. F: Start wedding vows assignment (10 marks)

Apr. 12 - 15: Paragraphs / Romeo and Juliet

***Mon. Apr. 18: 30 mark quiz on Elizabethan Theatre / Romeo and Juliet Intro***

Thurs. Apr. 14 - Fri. Apr. 15
- Read Shakespeare In Love overview
**We will watch the movie Shakespeare In Love on Thursday and Friday. If you are absent either day, you can find the movie here on YouTube.


Wed. Apr. 13
Today, we'll take a virtual tour of the Globe Theatre. Make notes on the handout. Read Shakespeare: What's Your Sign?
After the tour, see:

See also:
Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (A Kennedy Center video)

Tues. Apr. 12 - paragraph revision
- Review the slide notes on paragraph writing (below).
- Select your two best paragraph rough drafts. Review peer editing comments. Topics list for anyone who doesn't have two draft paragraphs: How does social media affect you and/or your peers? Is remixing content legitimate creativity or intellectual property theft? What is the most important public service announcement topic for teen audiences today?
- Type both paragraphs with revisions / corrections. Print them to hand in this class (12 marks each).
- Include: titles, topic / intro. sentences, supporting sentences, clincher / concluding sentences (double-space).

Paragraph

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Apr. 4 - 8: Animal Farm (novel study)

***Final Deadline for Term Work: Tues. Apr. 5***
***Animal Farm unit test on Fri. Apr. 8 (100 marks)*** 

Fri. Apr. 8 Animal Farm online novel
- 100 mark Animal Farm unit test (10 T and F on George Orwell; 10 Vocab matching; 10 matching historical links; 64 multiple choice; 6 mark paragraph question). Review all the notes handed out in class.
- When you finish the test, start work on the Romeo and Juliet introductory questions.


Wed. Apr. 6 - Thurs. Apr. 7 
- Review chapter questions
- Watch the Animal Farm Movie



Mon. Apr. 4 - Tues. Apr. 5  

- 25 min. silent reading from Animal Farm  
- Review chapter 5, 6, 7, 9 questions
- Review the dialogue writing sheets handed out in class:

• Watch a video clip that gives a simple example
• Select one of the Animal Farm dialogue scenarios on your sheet
• Work alone or with a partner to write an interesting single spaced half page dialogue

Who is Napoleon?
Napoleon, a Berkshire boar, is the main tyrant and villain of Animal Farm and is based upon Joseph Stalin. He begins to gradually build up his power, using puppies he took from mother dogs Jessie and Bluebell, which he raises to be vicious dogs as his secret police. After driving Snowball off the farm, Napoleon usurps full power, using false propaganda from Squealer and threats and intimidation from the dogs to keep the other animals in line. Among other things, he gradually changes the Commandments to allow himself privileges such as eating at a table and to justify his dictatorial rule. By the end of the book, Napoleon and his fellow pigs have learned to walk upright and started to behave similarly to the humans against whom they originally revolted. Napoleon's name adds to the novella's themes of totalitarian dictators rising from a vacuum of power and absolute power corrupting absolutely. The character's namesake, Napoleon Bonaparte, forcibly took control from a weak government in 1799, installed himself as First Consul and eventually crowned himself Emperor (Wikipedia).
To understand Stalin, the historical figure Napoleon the pig is based on, view Parts 1 to 5:
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 1)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 2)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 3)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 4)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 5)

Peer Editing