Feb. 27 - Mar. 2: Short Stories

***Homework: Complete the information form (6 marks)*** 


Fri. Mar. - Dialogue Punctuation Review
- 20 min. silent reading
- dialogue punctuation review
- write one page of dialogue and hand it in this class (6 marks)

• Indent for each new speaker (1 mark)
• 1 page single spaced (1 mark)
• Quotation marks around exact words of speaker (1 mark)
• Vary position of dialogue labels (beginning, middle, end) (1 mark)
• Vary dialogue labels (said, remarked, announced, etc.) (1 mark)
• Use at least one mid-sentence dialogue label (properly punctuated) (1 mark)

- Lab time to complete missing work or Avoiding Plagiarism DVD

Thurs. Mar. 1- Freedom To Read Week Activity

***New Contest - Why Media Matters (Deadline May 1/12)

Review the Fundamental Freedoms (section 2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:

Fundamental Freedoms

2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:

a) freedom of conscience and religion;

b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and

d) freedom of association.

Freedom of the press is an important cornerstone of a democracy. In some societies, information access is much more restrictive than it is in Canada.

1. Find out where Canada currently ranks on the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. Where did Canada rank in 2002?
2. Review 2012 Attacks on the Press
3. Review statistics on journalists killed

View the following videos:
Report on the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index


Learn about the most dangerous country for journalists.


Internet censorship in China


Blogging and its impact on traditional news media


Mon. Feb. 27 to Wed. Feb. 29 - Terminology
- Work in the Computer Lab today.
- Use Google Docs Presentation or create a free account on Empressr.com
- View the sample below and create your own visual glossary of literary terms and devices. *** Literary Terms and Devices: A Visual Glossary
- Assignment should have: 1 title slide and 25 terminology slides. Select 25 terms you don't know from the list.
- Each slide should have: a prominent term; definition; visual element to illustrate term/concept. (26 marks)