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)