Feb. 3 - 7: Media Literacy

DUE Fri. Feb. 7: Reading Log (24)

Fri. Feb. 7, 2014
- complete your reading log sheet and hand it in today.
- start work on the in-class essay exercise. Topic: The Price of the Olympic Dream
- use your essay outline, your diagram notes and the two articles to write a composition response to the two readings. The essay should include your own interpretations and reflection on the two articles:
After the Games... (Toronto Star)
Why the Olympics are a lot Like the Hunger Games (The Nation)

Wed. Feb. 5 - Thurs. Feb. 6, 2014
- 20 min. for silent reading OR finish first paragraph topic: 
What does the Olympic experience / spirit mean to you?
- Complete the p. 5 Making Connections question on The Ancient Olympics worksheet.   
-  Create a compare/contrast Venn diagram after reading two articles:
After the Games... (Toronto Star)
Why the Olympics are a lot Like the Hunger Games (The Nation)

**Final topic for consideration on Thursday and Friday - The Price of the Olympic Dream

Tues. Feb. 4, 2014
- 25 min. for silent reading; 10 min. for reading log completion.
- Complete page 5 of the Olympic reading / vocabulary worksheet.
- Read The Olympic Hymn. Identify abstract nouns that reflect the ideal spirit of the games.
- Locate yourself on the scale of Olympic enthusiasm (pro or anti Olympics).
- Paragraph assignment: What does the Olympic spirit / experience mean to you?

Mon. Feb. 3 - Welcome to English 10.

- Today we will review the course outline and expectations

• Seating plan
• Course blog / website
• Silent reading (bring or borrow)
• Study block 
• Academic aspirations (Communications 11, English 11, Language Proficiency Index LPI)
• Evaluation 
• Assignment completion
• Essay development
• Tests
• Provincial exam (20%)
• Email contact (assignments only). Parents should phone school.
• Literary theme(s) of this course: confronting social challenges
• Media studies unit / review  (old/new media, advertising, scams, copyright and remix culture, gender representation)

- Review media terms (media, media circus, consume, produce); create mindmap on upcoming media event topic: The Olympics.
- Extend knowledge: Olympic reading / vocabulary exercise.
- Participate in the "media bingo" activity.

Jan. 20 - 25: FINAL WEEK

QUIZ Mon. Jan. 20 on ch. 8-19 and epilogue (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

Provincial Exam: Tues. Jan. 28 (9:00-11:00 am)  in lower SKSS Gym

Thurs. Jan. 23 - Fri. Jan. 24 - Double block
- sentence structure review
- literary terms review crossword (optional)
- Lab 120 is booked: 

• Option #1: More provincial e-exam practice. Find links at the top of the right column.
• Option #2: Continue to blog. Create your own blog to share your interests, art, or adventures. It's free and easy.
• Option #3: Review Literary Terms that could be on the provincial exam.
  
  • Elements of Poetry Review
  • Interactive Literary Elements Handbook
  • Review of Literary Terms
• Option #4: Internet Safety. If this topic interested you in class, visit CyberNetrix.

Tues. Jan. 21 - Wed. Jan. 22, 2014
- Continue viewing Finding Forrester movie DVD 

Mon. Jan. 20, 2014
- Quiz ch. 8 - end of novel Finding Forrester (25 marks): 10 character matching, 15 multiple choice. 
- Reading and assignment completion
- Start viewing Finding Forrester DVD

Jan. 13 - 17: Finding Forrester

DUE Wed. Jan. 15: Terminology notes (10 marks)
QUIZ Mon. Jan. 20 on ch. 8-19 and epilogue (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

Thurs. Jan 16 - Fri. Jan. 17, 2014
- Lab is booked for blk. D on Thurs. and for blk. A on Friday.

- Review ch. 8, 11 and 13 answers for Finding Forrester.
-- sample poetry provincial exam practice exercise
- Finish your Ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments (due Mon. Jan. 20)
- Consult the ch. 14-19 answers to review or make notes for the ch. 8-19 quiz on the chapter 14 - 19 worksheet.
- Project Implicit follow-up: Researcher explains why Project Implicit was created. Other participants react to results.

Wed. Jan. 15, 2014
- You have the option of participating in Harvard University's "Project Implicit" study, which surveys implicit bias related to a range of topics.
- View the introductory video about this project. Then, go to Project Implicit and complete surveys of your choice. 
- After participating, work on:
reading/questions for ch. 14-19, completing the chapter 9, 10 and 12 assignments or doing a practice e-exam for the English 10 provincial exam.
- Review ch. 8 answers.


 

Mon. Jan. 13 - Tues. Jan. 14, 2014 
- Review ch. 8 answers.
- Finding Forrester is a novel that explores many themes including human attitudes, assumptions and biases. Many argue that the media plays a powerful role in shaping people's attitudes. We will watch the 13 minute video "Racial Bias and the Media."
- Is the media doing enough to fairly represent our population?
- Watch the video clip about a recent experiment conducted by a high school student. Do you think the media is responsible for these results?
- Vocabulary exercise: Review the Canadian Race Relations Foundation glossary of terms.
- Assignment due this class (10 marks): From the glossary: 

• Select five terms that you think have the most relevance to Jamal's experience. Write a full sentence reason for each choice.
• Next, list five other glossary terms that you now understand better after reading this list. Write or paraphrase the definition of each term.