Fri. Dec. 18/09
- Chrysalids quiz today.
- We'll finish watching The Truman Show.
Thurs. Dec. 17/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary ***Chrysalids Quiz Ch. 13-17 on Fri. Dec. 18th***
- Prepare for the quiz by reviewing your notes and completing the reading. You can also listen to part 3 of the radio play. It covers the last four or five chapters.
- Today, we'll start watching The Truman Show. Is this movie science fiction? How does this movie relate to our earlier study of media and security? Review the discussion questions.
Wed. Dec. 16/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- Review of the run-on sentence problems of comma splices and fused sentences. If you are absent, do the online exercise. You will need to know this for the Chrysalids Quiz #3 on Friday, Dec. 18.
**Homework: Read chapter 17.**
Tues. Dec. 15/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- Today we're in the computer lab to complete good copies of the Chrysalids essay (30 marks) and the letter (12 marks). Remember to staple your first draft and edit sheet to each good copy.
**Homework: Read chapters 15 and 16.**
Mon. Dec. 14/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- Peer editing of Friday's in-class essay.
**Homework: Read chapters 13 and 14.**
- On Tuesday, the computer lab in room 219 is booked to complete the good copy.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Chrysalids: Dec. 8 - Dec. 11
Fri. Dec. 11/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- Chrysalids quiz #2 (study your characters handout - 10 matching; study ch.7-12 - 15 multiple choice.
Watch - Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (part 4, part 5, and part 6)
Thurs. Dec. 10/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- In-class five paragraph essay
- You can use your green outline sheet and the introductory paragraph below:
Title: An Axiomatic Makeover for the Strorm Home
John Wyndham's futuristic novel, The Chrysalids, is a story about a fearfully intolerant post-apocalyptic community in Labrador, Canada. At the centre of this tale is the protagonist David, a boy who lives in a tension-filled household headed by his devoutly deviant-phobic father. The Strorm family's walls are decorated with axioms that do not conform to the values promoted in Canadian society today. As this family home is desperately in need of a twenty-first century makeover, three alternative axioms will be suggested to help make the Strorm home more welcoming in a modern Canadian context.
Wed. Dec. 9/09
- Review chapter 8 and 9 questions
- Read chapter 10
- Complete sentence combining activity and hand in this class (12 marks).
- Finish your topic sentences, supporting points, and five paragraph essay outline for tomorrow's in-class essay.
- Here is the introductory paragraph for your essay:
Title: An Axiomatic Makeover for the Strorm Home
John Wyndham's futuristic novel, The Chrysalids, is a story about a fearfully intolerant post-apocalyptic community in Labrador, Canada. At the centre of this tale is the protagonist David, a boy who lives in a tension-filled household headed by his devoutly deviant-phobic father. The Strorm family's walls are decorated with axioms that do not conform to the values promoted in Canadian society today. As this family home is desperately in need of a twenty-first century makeover, three alternative axioms will be suggested to help make the Strorm home more welcoming in a modern Canadian context.
Tues. Dec. 8 / 09
- Review chapter 7 questions. Read chapter 8.
- Assignment: Strorm home makeover. (Axiom: an established principle or statement seen to be true without proof).
- Chrysalids quiz #2 (study your characters handout - 10 matching; study ch.7-12 - 15 multiple choice.
Watch - Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (part 4, part 5, and part 6)
Thurs. Dec. 10/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- In-class five paragraph essay
- You can use your green outline sheet and the introductory paragraph below:
Title: An Axiomatic Makeover for the Strorm Home
John Wyndham's futuristic novel, The Chrysalids, is a story about a fearfully intolerant post-apocalyptic community in Labrador, Canada. At the centre of this tale is the protagonist David, a boy who lives in a tension-filled household headed by his devoutly deviant-phobic father. The Strorm family's walls are decorated with axioms that do not conform to the values promoted in Canadian society today. As this family home is desperately in need of a twenty-first century makeover, three alternative axioms will be suggested to help make the Strorm home more welcoming in a modern Canadian context.
Wed. Dec. 9/09
- Review chapter 8 and 9 questions
- Read chapter 10
- Complete sentence combining activity and hand in this class (12 marks).
- Finish your topic sentences, supporting points, and five paragraph essay outline for tomorrow's in-class essay.
- Here is the introductory paragraph for your essay:
Title: An Axiomatic Makeover for the Strorm Home
John Wyndham's futuristic novel, The Chrysalids, is a story about a fearfully intolerant post-apocalyptic community in Labrador, Canada. At the centre of this tale is the protagonist David, a boy who lives in a tension-filled household headed by his devoutly deviant-phobic father. The Strorm family's walls are decorated with axioms that do not conform to the values promoted in Canadian society today. As this family home is desperately in need of a twenty-first century makeover, three alternative axioms will be suggested to help make the Strorm home more welcoming in a modern Canadian context.
Tues. Dec. 8 / 09
- Review chapter 7 questions. Read chapter 8.
- Assignment: Strorm home makeover. (Axiom: an established principle or statement seen to be true without proof).
- Read the axioms on the List of Discoveries handout.
- Select the three that you think should replace the axioms (statements) in the Strorm house.
- Enter your three choices on the outline sheet
- Convert your selected axioms to paragraph topic sentences. Then give 2 or 3 point form reasons for selecting each axiom.
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