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June 9 - 12: Finding Forrester

FINAL DEADLINE for all April / May work is now Thurs. JUNE 12 
QUIZ on ch. 1-7 (25) Mon. June 9


Thurs. June 12, 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 completion of term assignments, novel reading, or e-exam practice:


 

Tues. June 10  -  Wed. June 11, 2014 
- provincial exam practice e-exams and questions.
- Finding Forrester is a novel that explores many themes including human attitudes, assumptions and biases. Many argue that the media play 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.

Mon. June 9, 2014 (Review Ch. 1-7 answers for Ch. 1-7 quiz on Monday)
 
- Take an aerial tour of New York City (setting of Finding Forrester). Can you spot any famous landmarks?
- Review characters and answers to chapter questions of Finding Forrester.
- Continue reading chapters 8 -10 of Finding Forrester.
- Finish overdue April and May assignments. 

June 2 - 6: Finding Forrester

FINAL DEADLINE for all April / May work is now Thurs. JUNE 12 
DUE Mon. June 2: Book and Movie Review Sheet  
QUIZ on ch. 1-7 (25) Mon. June 9

Fri. June 6, 2014 (Review Ch. 1-7 answers for Ch. 1-7 quiz on Monday)
VOTE FOR MADISON OLDS  

- Review characters and answers to chapter 3 - 4 questions of Finding Forrester.
- Continue reading chapter 7 of Finding Forrester.
- Finish overdue April and May assignments. 


Wed. June  4, 2014 Ch. 1-7 answers
- 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 the end of chapter 6 of Finding Forrester for Friday.


Mon. June 2 - Tues. June 3, 2014  Ch. 1-7 answers
- 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.

May 26 - 30: Science Fiction Reviews

DUE Mon. June 2: Book and Movie Review Sheet

Fri. May 30
- Speed debating


Thurs. May 29
- The library tables are booked for this class. You have two tasks:
--- Work on your own or with others to complete the library sci-fi book search
--- Work on you own or with others to complete The Chrysalids Character Awards worksheet.
 

Tues. May 27
- Finish book review for The Chrysalids
- Finish movie review for one of The Truman Show, Shakespeare In Love or Romeo and Juliet.
- Finish your in-class essay on The Chrysalids. If finished, take the novel to the library to check back in and return books to me.


Mon. May 26
- We'll finish viewing  The Truman Show.  Following completion of the movie, we'll complete the movie review and discuss ethical issues and documentary-like elements of this film through discussion of questions from the study guide.
- Popular Mechanics calls The Truman Show one of the ten most prophetic science fiction movies ever made. What connections can you make between this movie and our media studies unit?
- Finish the book review side of the movie review page for The Chrysalids.
- Finish your essay while the movie is on, if you need more time for completion.

May 20 - 23: The Chrysalids

QUIZ #3 (25) on ch. 13-17 Thurs. May 22
DUE Tues. May 20:  quote sheet

Fri. May 23 - Science Fiction Reviews

- We'll be viewing  The Truman Show.  Following completion of the movie, we'll complete the movie review and discuss ethical issues and documentary-like elements of this film through discussion of questions from the study guide.
- Popular Mechanics calls The Truman Show one of the ten most prophetic science fiction movies ever made. What connections can you make between this movie and our media studies unit?
- Finish your essay while the movie is on, if you need more time for completion.

Thurs. May 22 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Watch The Chrysalids inspired Jefferson Airplane song "Crown of Creation." 
Song lyrics quoted from ch. 16 p. 182   
- review ch. 13 - 17 answers.
- 5 min. of study time before writing quiz 3 on ch. 13-17
- When finished the quiz, work on 5 paragraph essay for The Chrysalids using the introductory paragraph and outline .

Wed. May 21- The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Start in-class essay using the introductory paragraph and outline .
- Students may use their quote sheet completed  and their axiom outline sheet.

Tues. May 20, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Review ch. 13 - 14 answers
Essay preparation:
- Consult the "List of Discoveries" to select three alternative axioms for inclusion in David Strorm's home. If you're unable to attend class, you can make selections from this list of quotes.
- In preparation for the upcoming in-class essay, list your three axiom selections on your axiom outline sheet. In the box beside each axiom, write a paragraph topic sentence using the axiom in quotation marks. Then, in point form, list three reasons for each axiom selected.
- See the introductory paragraph and outline for the in-class essay.

May 12 - 15: The Chrysalids

QUIZ Ch. 7-12 (25) Wed. May 14

Thurs. May 15 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Comma splice and fused run-on sentence exercise. Complete and check your responses.
- Continue reading / listening to The Chrysalids from ch. 13.
- Finish the character quote sheet and work on the ch. 13-17 questions.

Watch the Skies documentary


Wed. May 14, 2014- The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Ch. 7 - 12 Quiz today (25 marks). Review character sheet and ch. 7 to 12 answers.
- Continue reading and finish The Chrysalids quotes sheet. This is a 5 mark assignment that will be part of the total mark for your in-class essay next week.

Tues. May 13, 2014- The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Review novel characters ( 10 matching on tomorrow's quiz).
- Continue reading / listening to finish ch. 12.
-  Review ch. 7 to 12 answers. (15 multiple choice on tomorrow's quiz).

Mon. May 12, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Spelling quiz #4
- Start work on Chrysalids Sentence Combining
- Continue reading at Ch. 10 (p 91)
- Continue working on the Ch. 7 - 12 questions.  Finish reading ch. 12 for Wednesday.
The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 2) Ch. 7-12

May 5 -9: The Chrysalids

QUIZ (25) on ch. 1 - 6 on Friday, May 9th (study answers below).
Spelling Quiz #4  (20) Mon. May 12 (words from first 3 quizzes).

Fri. May 9, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- Review notes for the quiz today.
- Quiz on ch. 1-6 story details and matching on John Wyndham. 
- Continue reading and listening to The Chrysalids novel.

Thurs. May 8, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- "Organizing Research" DVD (23 min.)
- Continue reading / listening to The Chrysalids novel.
- Review chapter  answers to chapters 1- 6. Also, review John Wyndham  answers for tomorrow's quiz.

Wed. May 7, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- Review answers to chapters 1 and 2; complete ch. 3 - 6 questions.
- Read up to the end of chapter 6.
- Background on John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.
-Questions and answers on the biography of John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1) Chapter 1-6

Tues. May 6, 2014 The Chrysalids Online Novel
- Spelling quiz #3
- Review answers for John Wyndham questions.
- Finish reading chapter 4 of The Chrysalids novel for Wednesday.
- Answer The Chrysalids questions for those chapters.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1) Chapter 1-6

Mon. May 5, 2014 The Chrysalids Online Novel
- Finish reading chapters 1 and 2 of The Chrysalids novel for Tuesday.
- Answer The Chrysalids questions for those chapters.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1)

Apr. 28 - May 2: Romeo and Juliet

DUE Fri. May 2: Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Project 

Fri. May 2, 2014
- Complete spelling quiz corrections and use the first 25 min. to study the Progress and Practice commonly misspelled word list (p. 197) in preparation for a 20 word spelling quiz this class.

Thurs. May 1, 2014 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- 30 minutes for assignment completion or self-directed reading.
- View the Research Skills DVD.
- Read and review the spelling improvement sections in the Progress and Practice workbook (p. 193 - 201) . Use the time to study the commonly misspelled word list (p. 197) in preparation for a 20 word spelling quiz at the end of today's class. 
 
Wed. Apr. 30, 2014 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- 25 min. for work on the Romeo and Juliet wedding vow assignment (10 marks).
Write 3/4 of a page of believable wedding vow script lines for Romeo and Juliet. You may use modern English or try to simulate Elizabethan English. Your lines must include at least four different literary techniques that are underlined and identified in the margin (eg. simile, metaphor, allusion, personification, alliteration, etc.). DUE Thurs. May 1
This is a creative writing exercise; these lines should emphasize the characters' strong feelings and emotions.
-  - Using the graphic novel adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, complete the graphic novel evaluation assignment. (20 marks) DUE Fri. May. 2

Mon. Apr. 28 - Tues. Apr. 29 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked for these classes to continue work on the Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Adaptation Project.

- Sign in to your Google Drive account.

- Click on the project template. Select the "Use this template" button to import this project into your account.
Important: Do not start editing the worksheet until you have clicked the button to import the document. 
Important: Start at Part 3. Then complete Parts 1, 2 and 4.

- Read the instructions carefully and edit the project template to develop all required elements for your synopsis of a superheroes adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

Apr. 22 - 25: Romeo and Juliet

Tues. Apr. 22: QUIZ on Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions and Elizabethan Theatre (30). True and False and matching.

Thurs. Apr. 24 - Fri. Apr. 25 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked for these classes.

- Sign in to your Google Drive account.

- Click on the project template. Select the "Use this template" button to import this project into your account.
Important: Do not start editing the worksheet until you have clicked the button to import the document. 
Important: Start at Part 3. Then complete Parts 1, 2 and 4.

- Read the instructions carefully and edit the project template to develop all required elements for your synopsis of a superheroes adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

Wed. Apr. 23 Romeo and Juliet Online Play   Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- Romeo and Juliet plot summary video
- Review overhead notes on Act III and Act IV
- Continue watching Romeo and Juliet Act II and Act III (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).


Tues. Apr. 22, 2014
- Quiz
- Romeo and Juliet plot summary video
- Review overhead notes on Act I and Act II
- Who's Who in Verona overhead notes
- Watch Romeo and Juliet Act I Scenes 1-3 (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).

Apr. 14 - 16: Romeo and Juliet

Tues. Apr. 22 QUIZ on Elizabethan Theatre and Introduction to Romeo and Juliet (30). Study Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions and the Globe Virtual Theatre notes (both sides). True and False and Matching questions.
 
Wed.Apr. 16 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- Finish your Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions OR read from the graphic novels for the first 40 min. of class.
- What is Tragedy? DVD review of the historical roots of this genre.

Mon. Apr. 14 - Tues. Apr. 15 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
 - View the movie Shakespeare In Love. Note: This film is not historically accurate. (It is a fictional comedy of how Shakespeare's life may have been while he was writing Romeo and Juliet). Observe the settings, costumes and theatre structure.

April 7 - 11: Animal Farm / Romeo and Juliet

TEST on Animal Farm (100): Thurs. Apr. 10 (study all note sheets, chapter vocabulary, questions and answers as well as George Orwell questions and answers)
TEST will include 10 T and F ques. on George Owell, 10 vocab matching, 10 historical matching, 64 multiple choice and a paragraph.  (test will be a final term mark). 
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for term work: Wed. Apr. 9 


Fri. Apr. 11 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- start work on the Romeo and Juliet Intro Ques.
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)

Thurs. Apr. 10, 2014 
- Open book Animal Farm test (100)
 - start work on the Romeo and Juliet / Elizabethan Theatre Intro Ques.

Mon. Apr. 7 - Wed. Apr. 9 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- We'll view the Animal Farm movie to complete our exploration of this novel. If you cannot attend class, you can view this alternative cartoon movie version of the story.

 

Mar. 31 - Apr. 4: Animal Farm

TEST on Animal Farm (100): Thurs. Apr. 10 (study all note sheets, chapter vocabulary, questions and answers as well as George Orwell questions and answers)
TEST will include 10 T and F ques. on George Owell, 10 vocab matching, 10 historical matching, 64 multiple choice and a paragraph.  (test will be a final term mark). 
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for term work : Wed. Apr. 9 

Thurs. Apr. 3 - Fri. Apr. 4 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
On Thursday, continue reading to complete the novel while reviewing the vocabulary and the questions and answers.
We'll be peer editing the rough copy paragraphs of another class on Friday. - After peer editing at least three other students' papers, continue reading Animal Farm and/or complete missing assignments.

Mon. Mar. 31 - Wed. Apr. 2 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Read and review ch. 1 - 7 Animal Farm questions and answers. 
- View George Orwell biography.  Review questions and answers.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 5 by Tues. Apr. 1.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 7 by Wed.  Apr. 2

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 and Handouts link):
George Orwell - Part 1
George Orwell - Part 2
George Orwell - Part 3
George Orwell - Part 4
George Orwell - Part 5  

Mar. 24 - 28: Poetry / Animal Farm

DUE Fri. Mar. 28 Poetry Poster (40) or Poetry Blog (40)
QUIZ: Open textbook poetry quiz (43) on Fri. Mar. 28 

Fri. Mar. 28 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Open-book poetry test (43 marks). You can use your textbook, The Poet's Craft.
- When you finish, read chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Animal Farm.
- Complete the vocabulary and answers to the chapter questions. 


Wed. Mar. 26 - Thurs. Mar. 27  Continue completion of blogs / posters

- Lab 1 is booked
- Today you'll be working on the Poetry Poster lettering for your display. 
- See different examples and forms of poetry.
- Try the easy poetry forms to write your poems 
- Review and read the Part II sections of the poetry textbook: p. 117-251 of The Poet's Craft and the glossary in preparation for an open book quiz on Fri. Mar. 28 (43 marks)

Tues. Mar. 25 

- Today you'll be working on the Poetry Poster lettering for your display. 
- See different examples and forms of poetry.
- Try the easy poetry forms to write your poems 
- Review and read the Part II sections of the poetry textbook: p. 117-251 of The Poet's Craft and the glossary in preparation for an open book quiz on Fri. Mar. 28 (43 marks)

Mon. Mar. 24
- Today, we attended an assembly for all grade 10 students on using social media cautiously.

Mar. 10 - 14: Short Stories / Poetry

QUIZ on short stories: Mon. Mar. 10 (33)

Fri. Mar. 14 - Class 4 of 4 on Poetry Blogging or Poetry Poster Project
- Lab 120 is booked. You'll be working on a poetry project.
Select one of two options: the poetry poster project (See different examples and forms of poetry)  OR the poetry blog project.


- If you are 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.
- When finished, review pages 117 - 251 of The Poet's Craft textbook in preparation for the open-book poetry test (date to be announced).
- 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 on File. 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:



Thurs. Mar. 13, 2014
- Lab 120 is booked for the rest of the week. You'll be working on a poetry project.
Select one of two options: the poetry poster project (See different examples and forms of poetry)  OR the poetry blog project.

- If completing the blog option, 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.

- 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

Wed. Mar. 12 - Poetry
The lab is booked to continue work on poetry poster or blogging assignments.
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.

Tues. Mar. 11 - Poetry
- Lab 120 is booked for the rest of the week. You'll be working on a poetry project.
Select one of two options: the poetry poster project (See different examples and forms of poetry)  OR the poetry blog project.

- If completing the blog option, 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

LOVE

LONELINESS

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

 

Mon. Mar. 10 - Short Story Unit Quiz

- Short Story Unit Quiz (33 marks) *** hand-written notes must be given to Mrs. H. before your class starts if you want to use them for the paragraph section.
- 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 to learn more. Complete the questions (also under the Assignments and Handouts heading in the right margin).

Mar. 3 - 7, 2014: Short Stories

UNIT QUIZ: Short Stories Mon. Mar. 10
DUE Wed. Mar. 5: Freedom to Read activity sheet. (25 marks)
Complete student information form (3 marks)

Fri. Mar. 7, 2014 - Interactive Short Story Unit Lab Review 
-Lab 120 is booked:
 - Review the Interactive Short Story Unit to prepare for the quiz on Monday. Be sure to cover the elements of the short story and the glossary. After reviewing the interactive short story unit, review both embedded slide presentations below.

Short Story Elements Fjc from Schoodic

 
Thurs. Mar. 6, 2014 - The Metaphor
"The Metaphor" is a short story written by Nova Scotian writer Budge Wilson. Wilson has been in the news for writing the prequel to Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Before Green Gables  was published in February 2008. In a YouTube video, Wilson explains how it felt to take on such a formidable writing task.
Read this story and complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.

Wed. Mar. 5 - 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. In 2013, Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature (only the 13th female winner).
- Read the story on p. 93 and complete notes on the terms from the  handout.

 
Tues. Mar. 4, 2014 - 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.
- Read the story and complete the terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.


Mon. Mar. 3, 2014  - House
- You'll be reading "House" (Inside Stories II p. 20), a story written by Jane Rule.
"House," the short story written by Jane Rule, is about a young couple with two children who live a little differently than other families in their community. The parents, Harry and Anna, decide to change their lifestyle, and finally buy a house.
- Read the story and complete terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.
- Stephen King discusses short story writing.

Feb. 24 - 28: Short Stories

Complete student information form (3 marks)
 
Fri. Feb. 28 -  Freedom to Read Week: Censorship and Journalism
- Part of this class will be spent with the librarian discussing information freedom issues.
- The lab is also booked in the library.
- In the lab: Complete the Freedom to Read activity sheet. This is out of 25 marks and will be collected at the end of class. Use the websites below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments
www.banned-books.info
 
When finished:
Review the Fundamental Freedoms (section 2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Fundamental Freedoms
2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
a) freedom of conscience and religion;
b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
d) freedom of association.

Freedom of the press is an important cornerstone of a democracy.

1. Find out where Canada currently ranks on the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. Where did Canada rank in 2002?
2. Review yearly  Attacks on the Press
3. Review statistics on journalists killed

Thurs. Feb. 27, 2014 - 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. 

Wed. Feb. 26, 2014 - The Tell-Tale Heart 
- Use the first 25 min. to complete terminology notes for "Harrison Bergeron" and "Ashes for the Wind." If finished, enjoy reading a book or magazine of your choice.
- Today we're reading the classic gothic horror, The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe. Complete terminology notes for this story according to the long sheet instructions.

 

Tues. Feb. 25, 2014 - Ashes For the Wind
- Use the first 25 min. to complete terminology notes for "Harrison Bergeron."
- 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.
Current news connection: Canadian mining companies in Colombia 2013 article.
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. 


Mon. Feb. 24, 2014 - Harrison Bergeron
- Complete paragraph composition responses to the following media topics (use your writing code as these will be peer-edited):
1. Is remixing content a legitimate form of creativity, or is it intellectual property theft?
2.  Write a narrative description of your Olympic media event audience experience - school hockey game viewing or another Olympic sport you've watched. (You can use the Olympic Audience Media Experience question sheet as an outline for your response).
- Start short story unit:
  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. No 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.

Feb. 17 - 20: Media Literacy

DUE Mon. Feb. 17: Tale of Two Media Slide Projects
DUE Thurs. Feb. 20: Scams to Avoid crossword puzzle

Thurs. Feb. 20, 2014
- Finish the Scams to Avoid crossword puzzle
- We viewed Killing Us Softly 3, a critique of the portrayal of women in advertising.

Wed. Feb. 19, 2014
- we will participate as part of a 12 class media audience to experience a Canadian National Team Olympic media event in the KSS gym (hockey game).  You will complete the Olympic Audience Media Experience question sheet as an outline for a future in-class paragraph topic.

Tues. Feb. 18, 2014   Complete student information form (3 marks)
- 25 min. for work on the Scams to Avoid crossword puzzle  using the reference booklet.
- DVD Writing Effective Paragraphs (23 min.)
- Paragraph topic: Is remixing content a legitimate form of creativity or is it intellectual property theft?

Mon. Feb. 17, 2014
- 20 min. of self-directed silent reading (reading logs are overdue).
- DVD Media Literacy.
- Start work on the Scams to Avoid crossword puzzle  using the reference booklet.

Feb. 11 - 14: Media Literacy

Complete student information form (3 marks)

Tues. Feb. 11 - Fri. Feb. 14
- 20 min. for reading or essay completion
- Introduce A Tale of Two Media project
- Start work in the lab on A Tale of Two Media project
- View some example slides
- The project template can be selected and imported into your Google Docs account.
- Decide which two popular culture characters (human or cartoon) will be the stars of your side-by-side story of old and new media. Do a Google Images search to make sure you can find enough images of your characters.
- Come up with slide content ideas and sketch / write them on your planning sheet. (10 marks)
** If you don't have access to Google Docs, set up a GMail account to avoid having to verify your account through a cell phone number.

***Note - Canada's Copyright Modernization Act came into force on Nov. 7, 2012, which "enables the use of copyrighted materials provided the use is “fair.”  Previously, if you wanted to produce a satirical work and used third party copyrighted materials without permission, you could have been sued for copyright infringement. Now, under the expanded definition of “fair dealing” in the Act, creating a satire or parody using others’ materials, such as a third party logo, is no longer considered copyright infringement. To fall within the fair dealing exception the use must: (a) be “fair”; and (b) fall within one of the enumerated categories, which now includes education, parody and satire in addition to research, private study, criticism, review, and news reporting"(Source).

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.