Friday, December 20, 2013

Jan. 6 - 10: Finding Forrester

Fri. Jan. 10: QUIZ ch. 1-7 of Finding Forrester (25 marks) 
DUE Mon. Jan. 20: Ch. 9, 10, 12 assignment responses (52 marks)
Provincial EXAM: Tues. Jan. 28 (9:00 - 11:00) in lower SKSS Gym
TERM 2 2013 assignment FINAL DEADLINE: Fri. Jan. 10th

Fri. Jan. 10, 2014
- Ch. 1-7 quiz today
- Start reading chapter 8 and working on the questions.
- You will need to hand in answers for ch. 9, 10 and 12 questions (52 marks).

Thurs. Jan. 9, 2014 (Review for Ch. 1-7 quiz on Friday)
- Take an aerial tour of New York City (setting of Finding Forrester). Can you spot any famous landmarks?
- Review characters and answers to chapter 4-7 questions of Finding Forrester.
- Continue reading chapters 6 and 7 of Finding Forrester.

Wed. Jan. 8, 2014
- Review characters and answers to chapter 1 - 3 questions of Finding Forrester.
- The author, James W. Ellison, has written the novelizations for several films.
- Continue reading to at least chapter 5 of Finding Forrester.

Mon. Jan. 6 - Tues. Jan. 7, 2014
- In our final weeks of English 10, we will be reading the novel Finding Forrester. This novel is based on the screenplay written by Mike Rich.
- Read chapters 1 - 4 of Finding Forrester.
  • Jamal comes from the South Bronx, which is located in one of New York City's five boroughs.
  • The setting of the novel Finding Forrester is an important component of the story and the two worlds inhabited by Jamal, the protagonist.
  • The poverty of the South Bronx is evident. Watch this photo essay of the South Bronx to learn about this neighbourhood.

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