Wed. Apr. 29 - Fri. May. 1 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- 20 - 25 min. for completion of your Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions OR read from the graphic novels.
- 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.
Tues. Apr. 28, 2015 - 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. 27, 2015 - 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)
Friday, April 24, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Apr. 21 - 24: Animal Farm
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for April work is Wed. Apr. 22 (term end)
Animal Farm TEST (100) on Fri. Apr. 24
Fri. Apr. 24. 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Animal Farm test (closed book)
- Start Romeo and Juliet questions.
Thurs. Apr. 23, 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- review sheet on Animal Farm
- watch Part two of Animal Farm
Wed. Apr. 22 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Finish the advertising propaganda assignment (2 examples)
- View Part One of the Animal Farm movie
Tues. Apr. 21 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- View DVD "Writing Expository Essays."
- review ch. 6 - 10 Animal Farm questions and answers.
- Review of propaganda techniques and completion of activities to find examples of propaganda in magazine ads.
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:
- Understand the definition of the word "propaganda."
- Understand how propaganda is used in Animal Farm.
Animal Farm TEST (100) on Fri. Apr. 24
Fri. Apr. 24. 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Animal Farm test (closed book)
- Start Romeo and Juliet questions.
Thurs. Apr. 23, 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- review sheet on Animal Farm
- watch Part two of Animal Farm
Wed. Apr. 22 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Finish the advertising propaganda assignment (2 examples)
- View Part One of the Animal Farm movie
Tues. Apr. 21 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- View DVD "Writing Expository Essays."
- review ch. 6 - 10 Animal Farm questions and answers.
- Review of propaganda techniques and completion of activities to find examples of propaganda in magazine ads.
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:
- Understand the definition of the word "propaganda."
- Understand how propaganda is used in Animal Farm.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
April 13 - 17: Animal Farm
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for April work is Wed. Apr. 22 (term end)
Animal Farm TEST (100) on Fri. Apr. 24
Thurs. Apr. 16 - Fri. Apr. 17- Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- review ch. 3 - 5 Animal Farm questions and answers.
- Continue reading to end of chapter 9 by Fri. Apr. 17. Complete ch. 10 for Tuesday.
Mon. Apr. 13 - Wed. Apr. 15 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Read and review ch. 1 - 5 Animal Farm questions and answers.
- View George Orwell biography. Review questions and answers.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 3 by Tues. Apr. 14.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 5 by Wed. Apr. 15.
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
Animal Farm TEST (100) on Fri. Apr. 24
Thurs. Apr. 16 - Fri. Apr. 17- Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- review ch. 3 - 5 Animal Farm questions and answers.
- Continue reading to end of chapter 9 by Fri. Apr. 17. Complete ch. 10 for Tuesday.
Mon. Apr. 13 - Wed. Apr. 15 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Read and review ch. 1 - 5 Animal Farm questions and answers.
- View George Orwell biography. Review questions and answers.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 3 by Tues. Apr. 14.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 5 by Wed. Apr. 15.
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
Thursday, April 2, 2015
April 7 - 10: Poetry
Final Marking DEADLINE for March work is Fri. Apr. 10th.
DUE Mon. Apr. 13 - 2 Typed Paragraphs stapled to 4 rough copies
DUE Fri. Apr. 10 - Form poems, display poem, found or redacted poem
Thurs. Apr. 9 - Fri. Apr. 10, 2015
- Review your peer editing comments on your four rough paragraphs. Revise two paragraphs for typing in the lab.
- Type two good copy paragraphs with titles and your full name. Staple these typed paragraphs to all of your rough copy paragraphs. Hand these in for teacher marking. Each good copy will be marked out of 6 (2 x 6); each rough copy will be work 2 marks (4 x 2). Total = 20 marks.
- Use remaining class time to finish your "All the World's A Stage" response writing /10 and other poetry assignment work (blog /40, form poems /20, display poem /5, redacted or found poem /5).
---If you've finished everything, have fun writing poems using a different topic template of your choice.
Wed. Apr. 8, 2015
- Today, students will read "All the World's A Stage" by William Shakespeare, discuss the poem, and write an analysis of its meaning and literary techniques. See an annotated version of the poem.
Tues. April 7, 2015
- finish form poems
- Work on found or redacted poems.
DUE Mon. Apr. 13 - 2 Typed Paragraphs stapled to 4 rough copies
DUE Fri. Apr. 10 - Form poems, display poem, found or redacted poem
Thurs. Apr. 9 - Fri. Apr. 10, 2015
- Review your peer editing comments on your four rough paragraphs. Revise two paragraphs for typing in the lab.
- Type two good copy paragraphs with titles and your full name. Staple these typed paragraphs to all of your rough copy paragraphs. Hand these in for teacher marking. Each good copy will be marked out of 6 (2 x 6); each rough copy will be work 2 marks (4 x 2). Total = 20 marks.
- Use remaining class time to finish your "All the World's A Stage" response writing /10 and other poetry assignment work (blog /40, form poems /20, display poem /5, redacted or found poem /5).
---If you've finished everything, have fun writing poems using a different topic template of your choice.
Wed. Apr. 8, 2015
- Today, students will read "All the World's A Stage" by William Shakespeare, discuss the poem, and write an analysis of its meaning and literary techniques. See an annotated version of the poem.
Tues. April 7, 2015
- finish form poems
- Work on found or redacted poems.
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