June 14 - 17: Finding Forrester / Final Week

***FINAL DEADLINE for all term assignment completion is MON. JUNE 14***
***EN10 PROV. EXAM: Wed. June 23 1:00-3:00pm in JP GYM***
Review Online Drills

Wed. June 16 (EEFF) & Thurs. June 17 (GGHH)
Monday and Tuesday Double Blocks

• This is your last class of English 10. Best of luck on your exams. You can use this last class to extend your learning with one final dose of classroom activity. I've put together a few options to make this time worthwhile.
• Option #1: More provincial exam practice. Find links at the top of the right column.
• Option #2: Learn 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 Term
• Option #4: Internet Safety. If this topic interested you in class, visit CyberNetrix.
  
• Option #5: Media and Diversity. If this topic interested you in class, see these resources
  
  • Listen to a Podcast - Revision Quest (CBC) Topic: Hollywood myths/stereotypes of native peoples (listen to clip 19 of 20) 27 min. 29 sec.
  • Watch a news program: Obama and the media (10 min) Racial Stereotypes (Part 1) · Racial Stereotypes (Part 2)
  • Watch a video lecture: Visual Imagery in the Mass Media.
    
  • Book discussion - Richard Thompson Ford: The Race Card
• Option #6: Educational games
• Word Games
• Interactive Spelling Bee

Tues. June 15/10

- Quiz on ch. 8-19/epilogue
- Hand in all textbooks.
- prov. exam practice: poetry sample

Mon. June 14/10 Homework: Finish reading Finding Forrester (ch. 8 - 19/epilogue quiz on Tues. 25 marks)

- Review chapters 14 - 19 & Epilogue
- Watch Finding Forrester movie (part 2)

June 7 - 11: Finding Forrester

***FINAL DEADLINE for all term assignment completion is MON. JUNE 14***
***EN10 PROV. EXAM: Wed. June 23 1:00-3:00pm in JP GYM***

Fri. June 11, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 17 & 18 for Monday
- Hand in ch. 9, 10 & 12 assignments today (58 marks)
- Review answers to chapters 11 & 13 and chapters 14 & 15
- Provincial e-exam practice in J219 lab

Thurs. June 10, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 16 for Friday
- Provincial exam practice poetry response exercise
- Finding Forrester movie (part 1)

Wed. June 9, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 14 & 15 for Thurs.
- Finish ch. 9, 10 & 12 assignments (58 marks).

Tues. June 8, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 13 for Wed.
- What can be learned from Harvard's "Project Implicit" research? Should this type of bias assessment tool be applied to the selection process for jury members, judges, or other professionals in positions of trust?
- Review chapter 8 answers.
- Continue work on ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments (Due Mon. June 14)
- If finished, start work on the chapter 14 - 19 worksheet.


Mon. June 7/10 Homework: Read ch. 12 for Tues

- We will be 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 2 surveys of your choice. After you've participated, continue reading and working on your Finding Forrester assignments.