Nov. 2 - 6: Animal Farm / Romeo and Juliet

FINAL marking deadline for overdue October work - Fri. Nov. 6  
Animal Farm TEST (100) on Mon. Nov. 2 

Thurs. Nov. 5 - Fri. Nov. 6 - 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.

Wed. Nov. 4, 2015 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- What is Tragedy? DVD review of the historical roots of this genre.
- Finish your Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions OR read from the graphic novels for the rest of the class.

Tues. Nov. 3, 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)

Mon. Nov. 2, 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Animal Farm test (closed book)
- Start Romeo and Juliet questions.

Oct. 26 - 30: Animal Farm

FINAL marking deadline for overdue October work - Fri. Nov. 6
Animal Farm TEST - Mon. Nov. 2 (100 marks)

Fri. Oct. 30 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- review the  Animal Farm test paragraph question
- finish viewing the Animal Farm movie. If you are absent, there is an alternative cartoon movie version available below:


Wed. Oct. 28 - Thurs. Oct. 29 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- review ch. 3 - 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.

Propaganda in Animal Farm from lspallone

Mon. Oct. 26 - Tues. Oct. 27, 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- Review answers to the George Orwell biography.
- Read ch. 4 - 7 of George Orwell's Animal Farm and work on the questions.

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  

Oct. 19 - 22: Poetry / Animal Farm

Open Textbook Poetry Quiz - Wed. Oct. 21
DUE Thurs. Oct. 22 - Poetry Blog

Thurs. Oct. 22, 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- Read ch. 1 - 3 of George Orwell's Animal Farm and work on the questions. 
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 3 by Mon. Oct. 26.

Wed. Oct. 21, 2015
- Open book poetry quiz (43 marks).
- After handing in your completed poetry quiz, finish work on Individual Assignment #1 to be handed in this class.

Tues. Oct. 20, 2015

• 30 min. for studying for the open book poetry test tomorrow (Wednesday). Students should review pages 117 - 251 of The Poet's Craft textbook in preparation for the open-book poetry test. Review the following in the glossary section at the back:  denotation, connotation, three types of irony (verbal, situational, dramatic). apostrophe, symbol, metaphor, simile, allusion, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration.
• after 30 min. of study time, students should use their Poet’s Craft textbooks to complete Poetry Assignment #1 at the top of  the same handout sheet as their blog assignment. Instructions:

Individual Assignment #1- Classroom:

Part I -1 Life and Death - Exploring Meaning: Theme and Topic

• Review poems on life and death.
• Select one poem from Part A (life) OR one poem from Part B (death).
• Answer all questions in complete sentences for your selected poem (pp. 18 – 21).
• Write a paragraph explaining why you chose this particular poem.
• Paragraph and questions due Wed. Oct. 21

Mon. Oct. 19, 2015 - Class 4 of 4 on Poetry Blogging Project
- Lab 2 is booked.
- 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.
- 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:

Oct. 13 - 16: Short Stories / Poetry

DUE  Thurs. Oct. 15: Louis Riel poetry assignment

Fri. Oct. 16, 2015 - Poetry

- Lab 2 is booked to continue working on poetry blogging assignments.
- 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

Thurs. Oct. 15 - 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.

Wed. Oct. 14, 2015 - Poetry
- Lab 2 is booked for the rest of the week. You'll be working on a poetry project.
- Start the poetry blog project.

- 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

 

Tues. Oct. 13, 2015 - Short Story Unit Quiz

- Short Story Unit Quiz (33 marks) *** hand-written notes must be given to Mrs. H. before the quiz 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.

Oct. 5 - 9: Short Stories

Marking cut off DEADLINE for Sept. assignment work is Fri. Oct. 9, 2015.  
Short Stories Unit Quiz (33 marks) on Tues. Oct. 13, 2015

Fri. Oct. 9 2015 - Hand in story terminology notes today.
 - Review the Interactive Short Story Unit to prepare for the quiz on Tuesday. 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.  You may also read another short story of your choice from the textbook.
- You may also quiz yourself on the provincial exam literary terms using these flash card and quiz features.

Short Story Elements Fjc from Schoodic

 

Thurs. Oct. 8, 2015 - 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.


Wed. Oct. 7, 2015 - 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.

Tues. Oct. 6, 2015  - God Is Not A Fish Inspector
 

- Use the first 25 min. to review the short story elements slides and complete terminology notes for "The Metaphor".
- 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. 

Short Story Elements Fjc from Schoodic

Mon. Oct. 5, 2015 - 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.