Jan. 3 - 6: The Chrysalids

***Fri. Jan. 6: Ch. 13-17 quiz (25 marks); some ques. on run-ons*** 
***Tues. Jan. 24 is the FINAL DEADLINE for Term 2 work***
***EN 10 Provincial Exam: Wed. Jan. 25 9:00 am in the JP Gym***

Fri. Jan. 6, 2012 The Chrysalids online novel
- 5 min. to study for quiz.
- write the ch. 13 - 17 quiz on the novel
- go to the lab: type and hand in your double-spaced five paragraph essay.
- use the introductory paragraph below:

• Title: Extreme Home Makeover: Chrysalids Edition
          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. 

Thurs. Jan. 5, 2012 The Chrysalids online novel

- review remaining answers to ch. 13, 14, 15

- Continue writing the rough copies of your paragraphs for the essay

- Watch The Chrysalids inspired Jefferson Airplane song "Crown of Creation." 

Song lyrics quoted from ch. 16 p. 182 

Wed. Jan. 4, 2012 The Chrysalids online novel
- Comma splice and fused run-on sentence exercise. Complete and check your responses.
- Continue writing paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of your five paragraph essay.
- Review answers to chapters 15 and 16


Tues. Jan. 3, 2012  

- Today, we'll review the introductory paragraph structure for your five paragraph essay on the novel. See the introductory paragraph below.
- Using your notes, write the second paragraph for your essay. Include a topic sentence, supporting details, and a clincher sentence.
- Read and review ch. 13 and 14 questions.
- Continue reading to the end of the novel. Make notes on the question sheets for the test on Friday on ch. 13-17.

• Title: Extreme Home Makeover: Chrysalids Edition
          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. 

Dec. 12 - 16: The Chrysalids

***Quiz (25) Thurs. Dec. 15: Ch. 7-12: 10 character matching and 15 multiple choice***

Fri. Dec. 16 The Chrysalids online novel
- Learn about the history of the science fiction genre of literature.Watch - Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (playlist) 
 
Thurs. Dec. 15 
- Study note review and write the ch. 7-12 quiz
- prepare for novel essay
- watch video Test-Taking Strategies


Wed. Dec. 14
- View video Writing Effective Paragraphs
- Continue novel reading (25 min.). Finish ch. 12 for tomorrow's quiz.
- Review ch. 10, 11, and 12 questions.

Tues. Dec. 13 
- review chapter 8 and 9 questions
- complete the Ch. 9 sentence combining exercise and hand it in.
- Continue reading chapters 9 and 10 and completing the questions for these chapters.

Mon. Dec. 12 
- notes on The Chrysalids characters
- Review chapter 7 questions
- Continue reading chapters 8 and 9 and completing the questions for these chapters.

Dec. 6 - 9: The Chrysalids

***Fri. Dec. 9: 25 mark quiz The Chrysalids Ch. 1-6 and John Wyndham
***Fri. Dec. 9: Superheroes Project Due (60 marks)

***Term 2 interims issued this week.

Fri. Dec. 9 The Chrysalids online novel
- 10 minutes of notebook review / study time.
- Write the ch. 1-6 quiz on The Chrysalids.
- Complete and hand in the run-on sentence exercise #3  
- Continue reading chapters 7 and 8. Start work on the questions for these chapters.

Thurs. Dec. 8
- Run-on sentence exercise #3   
- Review ch. 5 and 6 questions
- Continue reading The Chrysalids. Review notes for quiz tomorrow.

Wed. Dec. 7 
Watch the video "Science Fiction-Science Fact" from the European Space Agency


- Review chapter 3 and 4 questions.
- Read chapters 4 and 5 of The Chrysalids.
- Complete chapter 4 and 5 questions. 
Tues. Dec. 6 The Chrysalids online novel
- Run-on sentence exercise #2
- Review answers to chapters 1 and 2.
- Complete answers to chapters 3 and 4

Sentence Types Newest

View more presentations from Chalatip Intaramarut.

Nov. 28 - Dec. 2: Romeo and Juliet / The Chrysalids

***Tues. Nov. 29: 10 mark Romeo and Juliet wedding vows (include 4 lit techniques)

***Fri. Dec. 9: Superheroes Project Due (60 marks)

Fri. Dec. 2 The Chrysalids online novel

-Questions and answers on the biography of John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.
- Continue reading chapters 3 and 4 and complete questions. 




Thurs. Dec. 1
- Run-on sentence exercise #1
- Start reading The Chrysalids novel by John Wyndham. Complete the questions for chapters 1 and 2.

Mon. Nov. 28, Tues. Nov. 29, Wed. Nov. 30 Romeo and Juliet Online Play

-  The lab is booked for these three classes.
-  Start work on the Superheroes In Love project. (You will have 3 lab classes to work on this).
- Complete the following 6 tasks in the order below:

• Juliet image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Romeo image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Printing on school computers: K - Graphics - KSnapshot and print. 
• Fill out assignment sheet in point form (a description for every bullet point on sheet)
• One typed paragraph describing your Juliet
• One typed paragraph describing your Romeo
• Revise the prologue with at least ten changes to the text (highlight the changes made). Copy and paste prologue onto new document to make revisions.

Nov. 21 - 25: Romeo and Juliet

***Wed. Nov. 23: 30 mark quiz on Elizabethan Theatre / Romeo and Juliet Intro***
***Tues. Nov. 29: 10 mark Romeo and Juliet wedding vows (include 4 lit techniques)***

Fri. Nov. 25 Romeo and Juliet Online Play
- Act 3, 4, 5 notes
- Continue Romeo and Juliet (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).
- If absent, you can view the animated BBC Romeo and Juliet story below:



Thurs. Nov. 24
- 15 min. silent reading
- Act 2 notes
- Continue Romeo and Juliet (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).
- Start work on the Wedding Vows for Romeo and Juliet (must include at least four literary techniques).

Wed. Nov. 23

- 20 min. silent reading / assignment completion / study time
- Quiz (30 marks)
- Act 1notes
- Watch Romeo and Juliet Act I Scenes 1-3 (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).

Tues. Nov. 22 Romeo and Juliet Online Play

- Overhead notes on Act I and Act II

- Watch What Is Tragedy?
- Participate in English 11 students' online surveys below:

Blk. B Surveys
Movies and your life
Global Warming
Skipping at school 
Music
Holidays
Sports
Glasses or Contacts
Sleeping Behavior
Windows Vs Apple
Cake Or Ice Cream
How you use your time
Violence in Video Games
Favourite Activities
Xbox, Ps3 or the... Wii
Fast-Food Preferences
Food is Delicious
Tatoos Yay Or Nay?
drinking and driving
Movie Preferences
Marijuana

Blk. C Surveys
Chocolate or Candy?
Skiing or Boarding?
Do We Judge People
Work
Products tested on Animals
Skipping School
Less Homework
Media and Society
Charities
Piracy
SKSS Dodgeball Rules
Vancouver Canucks
Your View on the Death Penalty
Pop Punk vs. Dubstep
Samsung vs Apple
Euthanasia
drinking and driving
cells
Winter Sports
Video Games

Mon. Nov. 21
- 25 min. of silent reading: Finish introductory questions on Shakespeare (hand in).
- Finish viewing last 10 min. of Shakespeare In Love.
- Romeo and Juliet plot summary video
- Overhead notes: Prologue (in iambic pentameter)
Overhead notes on Act I and Act II
- Watch Romeo and Juliet Act I Scenes 1-3 (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).

Nov. 14 - 18: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

***TEST DATE CHANGE : Tues. Nov. 15: Animal Farm Test (100 marks)***

Thurs. Nov. 17 - Fri. Nov. 18
- Review significant information from Shakespeare In Love overview
**We will watch the movie Shakespeare In Love on Thursday and Friday. (Note: This film is not historically accurate. It is a fictionalized story of events that could have inspired Shakespeare to write Romeo and Juliet)
   
Wed. Nov. 16
Today, we'll take a virtual tour of the Globe Theatre (Source). View the Interactive Globe.
Make notes on the handout. Read Shakespeare: What's Your Sign?
After the tour, see:

See also:
Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (A Kennedy Center video)

Tues. Nov. 15 - Animal Farm Test today (no books or notes)
- 10 min. of study time
- Write Animal Farm test and hand in.
- When finished, pick up the Introduction to Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theatre worksheet and start working on the questions.


Mon. Nov. 14 - Test Postponed
- 35 min. test review time and reading time.
- Use remaining time to study for test on Tuesday (tomorrow).

Nov. 7 - 10: Animal Farm

***Animal Farm Novel Test (100 marks) Mon. Nov. 14***

Thurs. Nov. 10 Animal Farm online novel
- Review the fill-in-the-blanks sheet: Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution.
- Review the Animal Farm test paragraph question.
- Finish watching the Animal Farm Movie
 
Wed. Nov. 9 - Animal Farm online novel
- Review chapter 6, 7, 9 questions
- Review the dialogue writing sheets handed out in class:
-----Watch a video clip that gives a simple example
- Start watching the Animal Farm Movie
 

Tues. Nov. 8 Animal Farm online novel
Who is Napoleon? 
- Review Ch. 5 questions

Napoleon, a Berkshire boar, is the main tyrant and villain of Animal Farm and is based upon Joseph Stalin. He begins to gradually build up his power, using puppies he took from mother dogs Jessie and Bluebell, which he raises to be vicious dogs as his secret police. After driving Snowball off the farm, Napoleon usurps full power, using false propaganda from Squealer and threats and intimidation from the dogs to keep the other animals in line. Among other things, he gradually changes the Commandments to allow himself privileges such as eating at a table and to justify his dictatorial rule. By the end of the book, Napoleon and his fellow pigs have learned to walk upright and started to behave similarly to the humans against whom they originally revolted. Napoleon's name adds to the novella's themes of totalitarian dictators rising from a vacuum of power and absolute power corrupting absolutely. The character's namesake, Napoleon Bonaparte, forcibly took control from a weak government in 1799, installed himself as First Consul and eventually crowned himself Emperor (Wikipedia).
To understand Stalin, the historical figure Napoleon the pig is based on, view Parts 1 to 5:
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 1)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 2)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 3)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 4)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 5)

Mon. Nov. 7 Animal Farm online novel
- 25 min. silent reading from Animal Farm  
- Review chapter 3 and 4 questions
- Identify propaganda examples from Animal Farm and advertisements

Classroom:
- Group "propaganda" exercise:
---Review the "Types of Propaganda" handout.
---Take 4 sample ads collected during Thursday's class
---Use Post-It Notes to label the types of propaganda in each ad.
---Report your labels/discussion to the class.
---Complete the propaganda advertisement assignment

Oct. 31 - Nov. 4: Animal Farm

***Open Book Poetry Test on Mon. Oct. 31 (43 marks)***

***Term 1 ends Fri. Nov. 4***

Fri. Nov. 4 Animal Farm online novel
- 25 min. silent reading from Animal Farm
- Review chapter 3 questions
Animal Farm Synopsis
Orwell didn't include two phases of revolution in his story. This is one example where there isn't a tidy parallel between the book and the real history of the revolution. Animal Farm seems to lump together the Russian Revolution (February 1917) and the rise of the Bolshevik party (October Revolution 1917).

Activity:
- Read the definition of the word "propaganda" (see slideshow).
- Write the definition at the top of a blank piece of paper.
- Search the newspapers / magazines.
- Find two examples of propaganda and paste them on your blank paper.
- Continue reading from chapter 3 - 5.

Thurs. Nov. 3 Animal Farm online novel
- Review the vocabulary and answers to the Ch. 1-3 chapter questions.
- Review the Animal Farm character comparison chart and watch the Russian - Revolution (Part 1) video.
Russian Revolution (Part 1)
What happened to Nicholas II and the Romanov family?
- National Geographic "Tsar's Family's Death."
- 2008 Russia Today news story.
- Read chapter 4


Wed. Nov. 2 Animal Farm online novel
- 15 min. of silent reading
- Review the Animal Farm character comparison chart
- Read chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Animal Farm.
- Complete the vocabulary and answers to the chapter questions.


Tues. Nov. 1
- 15 min. silent reading 

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a novella that can be described as a roman à clef (French for "novel with a key"), which is a work describing real-life behind a façade of fiction.
Although Animal Farm is short, it can be read and interpreted on several levels:

A "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can mean any far-fetched story that may feature folkloric characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and talking animals, and usually enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events (Wikipedia).

A fable is a succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"). Fables can be described as a didactic mode of literature. They frequently have as their central characters animals with the ability to reason and speak (Wikipedia).

In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improvement.Although satire is usually meant to be funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humour in itself so much as an attack on something of which the author strongly disapproves, using the weapon of wit (Wikipedia).

An allegory is a form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in the narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself (Microsoft Encarta).

To appreciate the deeper satirical and allegorical elements within Animal Farm, it is important to have an understanding of the author, George Orwell, and the historical and political dynamics of his time.

View parts 1 -5 of George Orwell's biography and complete the questions (see Assignments & Handouts link):
George Orwell - Part 1
George Orwell - Part 2
George Orwell - Part 3
George Orwell - Part 4
George Orwell - Part 5
 
Mon. Oct. 31
- 20 minutes of silent reading.
- Open-book poetry test (43 marks). You can use your textbook, The Poet's Craft.
- When you finish, finish term one assignments or read quietly until all students have completed the test.

Oct. 24 - 28: Poetry

*** Open Book Quiz (p. 117 - Glossary / Table of Contents) on Mon. Oct. 31 (43 marks)***
*** Poetry Assignment #2 (4 blog assignments) Due Fri. Nov. 4 (40 marks)*** 


Thurs. Oct. 27 and Fri. Oct. 28
- Start the individual Poetry Assignment #1 using The Poet's Craft textbook.
- Start work on the Louis Riel historical poetry assignment. Answers must be in complete sentences.

• On February 17th, 2009 the Canadian Press reported that Louis Riel's final poems had been made public for the first time. Read the story and watch the video to learn more. Complete the questions (under the Assignments and Handouts heading in the right margin).

Wed. Oct. 26 - Class 4 of 4 on Poetry Blogging
- Sign into your blog at Blogger.com
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 4 activity.  See an assignment example below:
***Email completed blog with your full name and block in subject line.
***Paste the link to your blog in the body of the email.
- If you finish early, help the United Nations World Food Program feed the world by playing Free Rice.

Nature and Invention

Instructions for Drawing:
- Sign into Google Docs. Select Create New. Select Drawing.
- Click Insert. Select Text box (type or paste poem into text box)
- Add other artistic elements. When finished, click the arrow next to Share. Select Publish to the Web.
- Copy the Embed Code. Paste the code into your blog's Edit HTML view (at the bottom).
- Change the dimensions near the end of the code to w=450 h=400 so it will fit your blog.
- Click Publish Post on your blog. See the sample below:




Tues. Oct. 25 - Class 3 of 4 on Poetry Blogging
- Sign into your blog at Blogger.com
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 3 activity.  See an assignment example below:
- If you finish early, help the United Nations World Food Program feed the world by playing Free Rice.

People and Places

Before Two Portraits of My Mother

I love the beautiful young girl of this

portrait, my mother, painted years ago

when her forehead was white, and there was no

shadow in the dazzling Venetian glass

of her gaze. But this other likeness shows

the deep trenches across her forehead’s white

marble. The rose poem of her youth that

her marriage sang is far behind. Here is

my sadness: I compare these portraits, one

of a joy-radiant brow, the other care-

heavy: sunrise—and the thick coming on

of night. And yet how strange my ways appear,

for when I look at these faded lips my heart

smiles, but at the smiling girl my tears start.

By

Émile Nelligan (1879-1941)

Born in Montreal

Mon. Oct. 24 - Class 2 of 4 on Poetry Blogging
- Sign into your blog at Blogger.com
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 2 activity. See an assignment example below:

                                         War and Hope                                             

I Hate That Drum's Discordant Sound

by John Scott

Outwitted

by Edward Markam

Although John Scott's poem "I Hate That Drum's Discordant Sound" certainly contains a relevant message about the turmoil and devastation that is brought about by war, Edward Markham's poem "Outwitted" has greater relevance to the lives of most people in the world today. "Outwitted" is a short poem with a simple message. The poem's theme of "love thy neighbour" has relevance to many kinds of relationships such as families, friendships and the workplace. Sometimes family members do not get along, and it can take months or years for them to resolve issues that have caused a "falling out." Similarly, friendships may be disrupted and later be repaired as a result of one or both parties' efforts to re-connect. Finally, workplace relationships can be restored through the efforts of a caring mediator. Even though "Outwitted" is a very brief poem, its universal theme has widespread relevance for many people around the world.

Oct. 17 -20: Short Stories and Poetry

***Short Stories Quiz (33) on Wed. Oct. 19 (33 marks)***

Thurs. Oct. 20 - Class 1 of 4 on Poetry Blogging
- In the computer lab, set up your blog at Blogger.com (sign in with your Google Docs username and password. Do not make a new account). You can customize your blog's privacy and comment moderation settings through your Blogger Dashboard "settings" and "comments" tabs.
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 1 activity. See an assignment example below:

Love and Loneliness

All you need is love.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.

Mother Teresa

Love and Loneliness

(a poem with borrowed lines)

Love and loneliness are two sides of that coin called emotion

(Of course there are others such as jealousy and devotion)

Love is a sailboat on calm blue seas

With sunny skies and a warm soft breeze.

I love thee with a love I seem to lose. *

Could it really be the end of this cruise?

Now loneliness is a submarine that hardly surfaces for air

It is a child, homeless man or woman with an outcast stare.

My false friends leave me here to die alone **

Where is that coin? All I have is a stone.

In life we spin the coin:

Love - we win; 

Loneliness - we lose.

*   Line borrowed from "Sonnet 43: How Do I Love Thee" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

** Line borrowed from "Wabanaki Song" translated by Charles G. Leland

 

Wed. Oct. 19
- Short Story Unit Quiz (33 marks) *** allowed hand-written term notes only
- Start work on part one of the poetry unit assignments.

Tues. Oct. 18 - Short Story quiz review
 - Review the Interactive Short Story Unit to prepare for the quiz (Wed.) Be sure to cover the elements/components of the short story and terminology.
- Use the same web site to listen to and read "Never" by H. E. Bates on p. 120 of Inside Stories II. OR read "The Metaphor" or "The Tell-Tale Heart."

- Complete terminology notes using the long sheet handout.

- Complete your literary terms slide show.

**Bring your story notes on Wednesday to support your paragraph writing.

Mon. Oct. 17  - Forgiveness in Families
- "Forgiveness in Families" was written by Canadian author Alice Munro .
Munro is considered one of the world's best short story writers.
- Munro won the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2009. It is the biggest international award for short story writing.
- Read the story on p. 93 and complete notes on the terms from the blue handout.

Oct. 11 - 14: Short Stories

Fri. Oct. 14 - Lab / Library
- Lab 1 in the library is booked. Complete your 26 terminology slides (scroll back to Oct. 3-5 for instructions) and video captioning (Sept. 30).
- When finished, spend 20 minutes doing online grammar skills practice.
     - fragments and run-ons
     - consistency of tenses
     - subject - verb agreement
     - who and whom
     - comparisons
     - combining sentences using coordination
     - combining sentences using subordination
- Use any remaining time to: read your own books or read any of the short stories not on the stories list.


Thurs. Oct. 13 - North End Faust 
Today, we're reading "North End Faust" by Ed Kleiman
The title of the short story "North End Faust" contains a double allusion. These two allusions relate to the main character's place of residence in Winnipeg and to his faustian behavior as a university psychology professor. See the definition of faustian.

Wed. Oct. 12 - God Is Not A Fish Inspector
- You'll be reading "God is Not a Fish Inspector" (Inside Stories II p. 42)
- Read the story and complete the terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions. 


Mon. Oct. 11 - House
- You'll be reading "House" (Inside Stories II p. 20), a story written by Jane Rule.
- Read the story and complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions. 

Oct. 3 - 7: Terms and Short Stories

***2 Media Paragraphs; Crossword; Captioned Video - Due Now***
***Link to Harrison Bergeron movie***

Fri. Oct. 7 - Ashes For the Wind
Read "Ashes for the Wind" and complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.
"Ashes for the Wind" was written by Colombian journalist and author Hernando Téllez. Although Téllez wrote this story around 1945, the problems of Colombia's internally displaced persons (IDPs) persist today.

This Refugees International YouTube clip, produced in 2008, outlines the scope of the IDP problem in Colombia.

An April 2008 news agency report provides another view on Colombia's IDP crisis.
In 2009, LinkTV produced a documentary, Stories That Kill, about the state of journalism and freedom of expression in Colombia.
  

Thurs. Oct. 6 - Harrison Bergeron
- Read Harrison Bergeron (see stories link). Complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.
Harrison Bergeron was written by American author Kurt Vonnegut. In this YouTube clip, Vonnegut offers advice for short story writers. After reading "Harrison Bergeron," do you think that Vonnegut has followed his own advice?
- Vonnegut offers eight rules of short story writing.

1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a sadist. Now matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.

Mon. Oct. 3 to Wed. Oct. 5 - Terminology
- Work in the Computer Lab K120 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)

Sept. 27 - 30: Media Studies

***Scams to Avoid Crossword & 2 paragraphs due Fri. Sept. 30*** 

Fri. Sept. 30

• We're in the new K-Library computer lab today.
• The assignment is a creative paragraph writing/video captioning assignment.
• Topic sentence idea: Winning a trip to _____________ was an amazing / unforgettable / disappointing experience.
• STEP 1: select a video (35 seconds or longer) from :
• Wikimedia Commons (Video Collection)
• WGBH Video Sandbox (Video Collection)
• Al Jazeera Creative Commons (Video Collection)
• Copy or save the video file (with extension such as .ogg) to your desktop. Upload the video to DotSub.com and caption the video with a paragraph (6 - 10 sentences long).
• (completion mark  /6)

Thurs. Sept. 29 - Peer Editing / Paragraphs
- Peer edit English 11 paragraphs
- Lab 2 is booked:
    - Select your 2 best paragraphs
    - Review, revise and type (double-space)
    - Include your full name, block and paragraph titles
    - Hand in. Library time is finished early.

Today, we'll review the purpose of peer editing and practice editing first draft paragraphs from other classes.






Wed. Sept. 28 - Advertising Media
- 15 min. silent reading OR complete crossword puzzle
- Video: Media Literacy (23 min.)
- Continue developing your advertising product plan ideas
- Complete and hand in your self-evaluation form.

Tues. Sept. 27 - Advertising Media
- 15 min. silent reading
- Work alone/with partner/or in a small group to develop a marketing concept (idea) to sell one product to the gender not typically targeted. See product examples:

• Sample Female products: diet beverage, detergent, air freshener, body lotion, sewing machine.
• Sample Male products: pick-up truck, beer, tools, fishing gear, motorcycle.

- Select one of these products (or your own idea) and list marketing concepts, sketches, and / or a logo that could help market this product to the opposite gender. Consider new media options in your discussions. Collect your rough ideas on a large piece of blank paper.
- You will complete a self-evaluation on your creative process worth 10 completion marks.

Sept. 19 - 23: Media Studies

***A Tale of Two Media Project due Fri. Sept. 23***
***Scams to Avoid Crossword due Tues. Sept. 27***

Fri. Sept. 23 - Advertising Media
- 20 minutes of silent reading / crossword completion
- Continue group discussion / poster work from yesterday
- Current ad/product issue: CBC Marketplace: Raging Bull (video)
- GlobalTV 16x9 investigative report on energy drinks 
- 16x9 report continued
- Share group discussion posters with class


Thurs. Sept. 22 - Advertising Media
- 20 minutes of silent reading.
- Group discussion topics:

• Do you agree with Jean Kilbourne's critique of gender representation in the media? Defend your position.
• Which health, safety, or other issue do you think is the most important public service announcement (PSA) topic for teens today? Give reasons.
• Review advertising techniques handout. Which ad strategy works best on teen consumers?

- Continue work on your crossword puzzle

Wed. Sept. 21 - Advertising Media
- 20 minutes of silent reading
- Killing Us Software 3 (video in class) looks at the portrayal of women in advertising.
- Discussion of film.

Tues. Sept. 20
- Planning 10 information
- 20 min. of silent reading OR paragraph work
- Start work on the Scams to Avoid crossword puzzle. Use the Scams to Avoid booklet to find the answers.


Mon. Sept. 19
- 20 min. of silent reading.
- Opinion paragraph topic: In your opinion, is remixing content a legitimate form of creativity OR is it intellectual property theft?
- Lab 120 is booked for completion of "A Tale of Two Media" Project.
- Review Creative Commons:

• Creative Commons Licensing (some rights reserved) is now a popular alternative to copyright (all rights reserved). See the Canadian Creative Commons. Try designing a Creative Commons License.

• Many content sharing sites, such as Flickr, provide Creative Commons Licensing options. Wikimedia Commons and Google Advanced Search option can help users find Creative Commons Licensed images for re-use.

Sept. 12 - 16: Media Studies

Thurs. Sept. 15 and Fri. Sept. 16 - Media, Participatory Culture, and You.

• Today, we're watching the documentary film Rip: A Remix Manifesto
• Also available here at Vimeo.
• See the study guide for this film
  
• This film was made by a British Columbian, and it can be viewed on YouTube

Wed. Sept. 14 - Participatory Culture
- K-library lab 2 is booked.
- Continue A Tale of Two Media project
- If you haven't got one, set up a Google Docs account.
***Can use your student web mail to set up your account (access using your student login. SKSS Email address first initial + last name@skss.sd73.bc.ca
- The project template can be selected into your Google Docs account.
- Try a Creative Commons image search.


Tues. Sept. 13, 2011 - Terms and Paragraphs
- 20 min. silent reading The Digital Privacy Paradox.
- review terms: satire, parody, paradox, net neutrality
- Write two paragraphs (Topics: The Concept of Net Neutrality; The Impact of Social Media on You and Your Friends; The Paradox of Social Media; Explaining Satire and Parody)
See examples:



Video on Net Neutrality



Mon. Sept. 12 - Participatory Culture
- K-library lab 2 is booked.
- Continue A Tale of Two Media project
- If you haven't got one, set up a Google Docs account.
***Can use your student web mail to set up your account (access using your student login. SKSS Email address first initial + last name@skss.sd73.bc.ca
- The project template can be selected into your Google Docs account.
- Try a Creative Commons image search.

Sept. 6 - 9: Media Studies

Fri. Sept. 9 - Participatory Culture
- K-library lab 2 is booked.
- Continue A Tale of Two Media project
- If you haven't got one, set up a Google Docs account.
***Can use your student web mail to set up your account (access using your student login. SKSS Email address first initial + last name@skss.sd73.bc.ca
- The project template can be selected into your Google Docs account.
- Try a Creative Commons image search.

Thurs. Sept. 8 - Participatory Culture
- 20 min. of silent reading OR finish Venn diagrams (mind maps) on old and new media that you interact with AND media that you consume and produce.
- In-class paragraph assignment: How does participatory culture (social media, gaming, etc) affect you and/or your peers?
- Introduce A Tale of Two Media project
- The project template can be selected into your Google Docs account.


Wed. Sept. 7 - Participatory Culture
- Review the distinctions between old media and new media.
- Finish comparative mind map diagram representing types of old and new media that you consume and produce.
- Discuss the terms consumer and producer. Construct a second mind map representing the types of media that you consume and produce.
- Discuss the term participatory culture.

MIT professor Henry Jenkins discusses participatory culture, media literary, and civic engagement:




Paragraph topic: How does participatory media culture (social media, games, etc.) affect you and your peers?

Tues. Sept. 6 - Welcome to English 10.
Today we will review the course outline and expectations.
Discussion Items:

• Seating plan
• Course blog
• Silent reading
• Study block 
• Academic aspirations
• Evaluation 
• Assignment completion
• Essays
• Tests
• Re-writes / add-on assignment
  
• Government final exam
• Email contact (assignments only)
• Literary theme(s) of this course: overcoming challenges, power dynamics
• Media literacy unit: new / old media; participatory culture; copyright / copyleft; media scams; social media ethics / law

Old Media, New Media and Participatory Culture 

- Understand the distinctions between old media and new media.
- Create a comparative mind map diagram representing types of old and new media that you consume and produce.
- You will have about 3 weeks to plan and complete the Tale of Two Media Project ( 47 marks ). You will have class time and lab time to work on this.

What's your Media IQ? Try the online quiz.
Do you know about copyright, copyleft, and Creative Commons?

Creative Commons : Spectrum of Rights

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