Jan. 4 - 8 2016: Finding Forrester

PROV. EXAM is at 9 am Tues. Jan. 26, 2016
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for overdue December work is Fri. Jan. 8, 2016
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for overdue January work is Thurs. Jan. 21, 2016
Quiz (25) on ch. 1-7 Finding Forrester on Fri. Jan. 8 (10 character matching; 15 M/C)

Fri. Jan. 8, 2016
- Ch. 1-7 quiz today
- Start reading chapter 8 and working on the questions.
- You will need to hand in answers for ch. 9, 10 and 12 questions (52 marks).

Wed. Jan. 6 - Thurs. Jan. 7 (Review for Ch. 1-7 quiz on Friday)
- Take an aerial tour of New York City (setting of Finding Forrester). Can you spot any famous landmarks?
- Review characters and answers to chapter 4-7 questions of Finding Forrester.
- Continue reading chapters 6 and 7 of Finding Forrester.
- If finished chapter 7, start reading from chapter 8.

Mon. Jan. 4 - Tues. Jan. 5, 2016  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 and work on the chapter questions.

• 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.

Dec. 14 - 18: The Chrysalids / Sci-Fi Week

QUIZ on ch. 13-17 of The Chrysalids is on Mon. Dec. 14 (25)
DUE Wed. Dec. 16: Sci-Fi Book Search worksheet (20)
DUE Fri. Dec. 18: Character Awards (10)/ 3 Acrostic Poems (15)
DUE Mon. Jan. 4: Book / Movie Review sheet (10)

Thurs. Dec. 17, 2015
Lego Literature competition. Create a Lego sculpture of a scene from any of the literature covered in class this year; OR finish your incomplete assignments.
 
Wed. Dec. 16, 2015
 - We'll start 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.

Tues. Dec. 15, 2015
--- Work on you own or with others to complete The Chrysalids Character Awards worksheet.
--- Work on your own to complete three theme acrostic poems for The Chrysalids.
Return novels to the library to be scanned.

Mon. Dec. 14, 2015

- 5 min. of study time before writing quiz 3 on ch. 13-17
The library tables are booked for  the rest of this class.
--- Work on your own or with others to complete the library sci-fi author/book search sheet.

Dec. 8 - 11: The Chrysalids

DUE Tues. Dec. 8 - homophone poetry lesson
QUIZ on ch. 13-17 of The Chrysalids is on Mon. Dec. 14 (25) 
MARKING CUT OFF DEADLINE for overdue Nov. work is Fri. Dec. 11

Fri. Dec. 11, 2015 - The Chrysalids audiobook. The Chrysalids Online Novel
- the quiz on ch. 13-17 will be on Mon. Dec. 14th.
- review the comma splice and fused run-on sentence exercise. Complete and check your responses. There will be 10 marks on identifying and correcting these types of run-on sentences on Monday's quiz
- Watch The Chrysalids inspired Jefferson Airplane song "Crown of Creation." 
Song lyrics quoted from ch. 16 p. 182   
- review ch. 13 - 17 answers.
- finish your 5 paragraph in-class essay for The Chrysalids using the introductory paragraph and outline .
- Continue viewing Watch the Skies (50's sci-fi) documentary: part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4

Thurs. Dec. 10, 2015- The Chrysalids audiobook. The Chrysalids Online Novel
- In-class essay. - See the introductory paragraph and outline for the in-class essay.


Wed. Dec. 9, 2015- The Chrysalids audiobook. The Chrysalids Online Novel
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.
 - Finish The Chrysalids quotes sheet. This is a 5 mark assignment that will be part of the total mark for your in-class essay this week. Quotes sheet due today.
- Continue reading the novel or listen to The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 3)

Tues. Dec. 8, 2015 - The Chrysalids audiobook. The Chrysalids Online Novel
- Continue reading chapters 13 - 15 and work on The Chrysalids chapter 13 - 17 questions.
- Hand in overdue sentence combining (12); character quotes (5)