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.