End of Semester One

Final Class: Jan. 25 - 26

The English 10 provincial exam is on Thurs. Jan. 28 at 9:00 a.m. (Arrive early with pen, pencil and eraser).

Monday and Tuesday Double Blocks

• This is your last class of English 10. Best of luck to all of you in your second semester courses. You can use this last class to extend your learning with one final dose of classroom activity. I've put together a few options to make this time worthwhile.
• Option #1: More provincial exam practice. Find links at the top of the right column.
• Option #2: Learn to blog. Create your own blog to share your interests, art, or adventures. It's free and easy.
• Option #3: Review Literary Terms that could be on the provincial exam.
  
  • Elements of Poetry Review
  • Interactive Literary Elements Handbook
  • Review of Literary Term
• Option #4: Internet Safety. If this topic interested you in class, visit CyberNetrix.
  
• Option #5: Media and Diversity. If this topic interested you in class, see these resources
  
  • Listen to a Podcast - Revision Quest (CBC) Topic: Hollywood myths/stereotypes of native peoples (listen to clip 19 of 20) 27 min. 29 sec.
  • Watch a news program: Obama and the media (10 min) Racial Stereotypes (Part 1) · Racial Stereotypes (Part 2)
  • Watch a video lecture: Visual Imagery in the Mass Media.
    
  • Book discussion - Richard Thompson Ford: The Race Card
• Option #6: Educational games
• Word Games
• Interactive Spelling Bee

Finding Forrester: Jan. 18 - 22, 2010

Fri. Jan. 22, 2010
- Final day to submit term 2 assignments.
- Continue watching the movie Finding Forrester

Thurs. Jan. 21, 2010
- Provincial exam practice poetry response exercise
- Finding Forrester movie (part 1)
- Complete book cover assignment

Wed. Jan. 20, 2010 Finding Forrester Quiz (25 marks)
- Literary Terms review puzzle and study time
- Finding Forrester quiz #2
- Start book cover assignment for William Forrester's novel Sunset (front cover, back cover and spine)

Tues. Jan. 19, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 19 & the epilogue for Wednesday.
- Review chapter 14-19 answers
- View the National Film Board's "Colour Blind" video in class and discuss the handout.

Mon. Jan. 18, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 18 for Tuesday

- The J219 computer lab is booked for EN10 Provincial e-exam practice.
- Go to the past provincial exams.
- Select English 10
- Select the 2007-2008 e-exam
- Click the BLUE exam link to insert the codes
- Complete the exam and print your results. Write your name on the sheet for a completion mark.

Finding Forrester: Jan. 11 - 15, 2010

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Fri. Jan. 15, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 17 for Monday
- Hand in ch. 9, 10 & 12 assignments today (58 marks)
- Review answers to chapters 11 & 13 and chapters 14 & 15
- Provincial exam editing review

Thurs. Jan. 14, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 16 for Fri.
- J219 computer lab is booked.
- Do research on your ch. 12 topics and write your paragraphs.
- Finish ch. 9, 10 & 12 assignments for tomorrow (58 marks).

Wed. Jan. 13, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 14 & 15 for Thurs.
- Test prep reading practice on Manhattan article. Mark in class.
- Finish ch. 9, 10 & 12 assignments for tomorrow (58 marks).


Tues. Jan. 12, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 13 for Wed.
- What can be learned from Harvard's "Project Implicit" research? Should this type of bias assessment tool be applied to the selection process for jury members, judges, or other professionals in positions of trust?
- As an example of media bias analysis, read the Jan. 11/10 article criticizing the movie Avatar.
- Review chapter 8 answers.
- Continue work on ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments (Due Fri. Jan. 15)
- If finished, start work on the chapter 14 - 19 worksheet.

Mon. Jan. 11, 2010 Homework: Read ch. 12 for Tues
- We will be participating in Harvard University's "Project Implicit" study, which surveys implicit bias related to a range of topics.
- View the introductory video about this project. Then, go to Project Implicit and complete 2 surveys of your choice. After you've participated, continue reading and working on your Finding Forrester assignments.

Finding Forrester: Jan. 4 - 8, 2010

Quiz on ch. 1 - 7 (25 marks) on Fri., Jan. 8/10
Fri. Jan. 8, 2010
- Review chapter 1 - 7 and take the quiz.
- Vocabulary exercise: Review the Canadian Race Relations Foundation glossary of terms.
- Assignment due this class (10 marks): From the glossary select five terms that you think have relevance to Jamal's experience. Rank these terms 1 to 5 on a sheet of paper. Give a reason for your #1 term choice. Next, list five other glossary terms that you now understand better after reading this list.
- Continue reading Ch. 10 and 11 for homework

Thurs. Jan. 7, 2010
- Review chapter 7 answers.
- Finding Forrester is a novel that explores many themes including human attitudes, assumptions and biases. Many argue that the media plays a powerful role in shaping people's attitudes. We will watch the 13 minute video "Racial Bias and the Media."
- Read the articles "The White Screen" and "The Economics of Ethnic and Racial Stereotyping."
- Is the media doing enough to fairly represent our population?
- Watch the video clip about a recent experiment conducted by a high school student. Do you think the media is responsible for these results?

Wed. Jan. 6, 2010 Homework for Thurs. Jan. 7th: Read chapter 7
- Take an aerial tour of New York City. Can you spot any famous landmarks?
- Review answers for chapters 5 and 6.
- Read chapter 7 for homework.

Tues. Jan. 5, 2010 Homework for Wed. Jan. 6th: Read chapters 5 & 6
- Review characters and answers to chapter 1 - 4 questions of Finding Forrester.
- The author, James W. Ellison, has written the novelizations for several films.
- Continue reading Finding Forrester.

Mon. Jan. 4, 2010 Homework for Tues. Jan. 5th: Read chapters 1 - 4

In our final month of English 10, we will be reading the novel Finding Forrester. This novel is based on the screenplay written by Mike Rich.

• 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.

The Chrysalids: Dec. 14 - Dec. 18

Fri. Dec. 18/09
- Chrysalids quiz today.
- We'll finish watching The Truman Show.

Thurs. Dec. 17/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary ***Chrysalids Quiz Ch. 13-17 on Fri. Dec. 18th***
- Prepare for the quiz by reviewing your notes and completing the reading. You can also listen to part 3 of the radio play. It covers the last four or five chapters.
- Today, we'll start watching The Truman Show. Is this movie science fiction? How does this movie relate to our earlier study of media and security? Review the discussion questions.

Wed. Dec. 16/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- Review of the run-on sentence problems of comma splices and fused sentences. If you are absent, do the online exercise. You will need to know this for the Chrysalids Quiz #3 on Friday, Dec. 18.
**Homework: Read chapter 17.**

Tues. Dec. 15/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- Today we're in the computer lab to complete good copies of the Chrysalids essay (30 marks) and the letter (12 marks). Remember to staple your first draft and edit sheet to each good copy.
**Homework: Read chapters 15 and 16.**

Mon. Dec. 14/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- Peer editing of Friday's in-class essay.
**Homework: Read chapters 13 and 14.**
- On Tuesday, the computer lab in room 219 is booked to complete the good copy.

The Chrysalids: Dec. 8 - Dec. 11

Fri. Dec. 11/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- Chrysalids quiz #2 (study your characters handout - 10 matching; study ch.7-12 - 15 multiple choice.
Watch - Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (part 4, part 5, and part 6)

Thurs. Dec. 10/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
- In-class five paragraph essay
- You can use your green outline sheet and the introductory paragraph below:

Title: An Axiomatic Makeover for the Strorm Home

John Wyndham's futuristic novel, The Chrysalids, is a story about a fearfully intolerant post-apocalyptic community in Labrador, Canada. At the centre of this tale is the protagonist David, a boy who lives in a tension-filled household headed by his devoutly deviant-phobic father. The Strorm family's walls are decorated with axioms that do not conform to the values promoted in Canadian society today. As this family home is desperately in need of a twenty-first century makeover, three alternative axioms will be suggested to help make the Strorm home more welcoming in a modern Canadian context.

Wed. Dec. 9/09
- Review chapter 8 and 9 questions
- Read chapter 10
- Complete sentence combining activity and hand in this class (12 marks).
- Finish your topic sentences, supporting points, and five paragraph essay outline for tomorrow's in-class essay.
- Here is the introductory paragraph for your essay:

Title: An Axiomatic Makeover for the Strorm Home

John Wyndham's futuristic novel, The Chrysalids, is a story about a fearfully intolerant post-apocalyptic community in Labrador, Canada. At the centre of this tale is the protagonist David, a boy who lives in a tension-filled household headed by his devoutly deviant-phobic father. The Strorm family's walls are decorated with axioms that do not conform to the values promoted in Canadian society today. As this family home is desperately in need of a twenty-first century makeover, three alternative axioms will be suggested to help make the Strorm home more welcoming in a modern Canadian context.

Tues. Dec. 8 / 09

- Review chapter 7 questions. Read chapter 8.
- Assignment: Strorm home makeover. (Axiom: an established principle or statement seen to be true without proof).

• Read the axioms on the List of Discoveries handout.
• Select the three that you think should replace the axioms (statements) in the Strorm house.
• Enter your three choices on the outline sheet
• Convert your selected axioms to paragraph topic sentences. Then give 2 or 3 point form reasons for selecting each axiom.