May 30 - June 3: Finding Forrester

***Ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments due. Wed. June 8***

***Final Deadline for Term 4 work is Fri. June 17***

Fri. June 3
- The lab is booked:
- Review ch. 8, 11 and 13 answers for Finding Forrester.
- Complete ch 9 and 10 assignments.
- Research and complete the two ch. 12 paragraphs.
REMEMBER to cite your sources in MLA format: Use the Citation Machine.
Some sites, such as Wikipedia, provide citation links (click Toolbox on left).
**Staple together completed ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments to hand in.


Thurs. June 2
- Provincial exam reading response practice
- Blk. G: peer edit English 9 paragraphs
- Review ch. 11 and 13 answers
- Read and complete ch. 9 (24 marks) and ch. 10 (16 marks) assignments.

Wed. June 1
- Review ch. 8 answers
- Read ch. 8 to 10 and work on ch. 9 (24 marks) and 10 (16 marks) assignments.


Tues. May 31
- 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?
- Read chapters 8 and 9. Then work on ch. 9 assignments (24 marks). 

Mon. May 30

- 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 surveys of your choice. 
- After you've participated, work on:
completing the five paragraph essay or the glossary assignment from Friday or a practice e-exam for the English 10 provincial exam.

May 24 - 27: Finding Forrester

Quiz 1 on ch. 1-7 Finding Forrester (25 marks): Fri. May 27

5 paragraph essay on The Chrysalids: Due Fri. May 27

Fri. May 27 Ch. 1-7 quiz today
- Write chapter 1 - 7 quiz.
- 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."
- 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?
- 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 the most relevance to Jamal's experience. Write a full sentence reason for each choice.

• Next, list five other glossary terms that you now understand better after reading this list. Write or paraphrase the definition of each term.

Thurs. May 26 Homework for Friday: Finish reading ch. 7 (Ch. 1-7 quiz on Friday)
- Ethical dilemma group exercise: The Dying Passenger
- Take an aerial tour of New York City (setting of Finding Forrester). Can you spot any famous landmarks?
- Review characters and answers for chapters 1 to 7.


Wed. May 25 Homework for Thurs: Read chapters 5, 6, 7
- 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. 


Tues. May 24
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.

May 16 - 19: "The Chrysalids" novel study

***Ch. 13-17 Chrysalids Quiz (25 marks): Thurs. May 19***

Thurs. May 19 - Online summary and online novel: The Chrysalids
- Quiz 3 on The Chrysalids.
- The computer lab is booked. Type the good copy of your 5 paragraph essay. You can import or copy the essay template.

- Assignment: Strorm home makeover. (Axiom: an established principle or statement seen to be true without proof).

• Title: Extreme Home Makeover: Chrysalids Edition
          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. May 18 

- Review comma splice and fused sentences

- review remaining answers to ch. 13, 14, 15

- Continue writing the rough copies of your paragraphs for the essay

- Watch The Chrysalids inspired Jefferson Airplane song "Crown of Creation." 

Song lyrics quoted from ch. 16 p. 182


Tues. May 17
Blk. F- Will attend the anti- oppression and bullying guest speaker in the Sagebrush.
Blk. G - Will attend the author guest speaker in the K-library
Blk. E - write the rough copies of paragraphs 3 and 4 for your 5 paragraph essay
- review answers to ch. 13, 14, 15

Mon. May 16 
Blks E and F
- complete the essay outline on the back of white sheets from last class. 
- write the rough copies of paragraphs 2 and 3 for your 5 paragraph essay
- review answers to ch. 13, 14, 15 

Blk. G

- 10 min. quiz review. Write Quiz #2

- Introduction to the 5 paragraph essay 
- review answers to ch. 13, 14, 15  

May 9 - 13: "The Chrysalids" novel study

***Quiz (25) Fri. May 13: Ch. 7-12: 10 character matching and 15 multiple choice***

Fri. May 13 - Online summary and online novel: The Chrysalids 
- 10 min. quiz review. Write Quiz
- Introduction to the 5 paragraph essay for next week



Thurs. May 12 - Online summary and online novel: The Chrysalids 
- 25 min. silent reading of novel or assignment completion
- Blks. G and E - Complete the chapter 9 sentence combining exercise.
- Blk. F - review chapter 12 questions.
- All: continue reading and work on ch. 13-17 questions.
Continue Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (playlist)

Wed. May 11 
- 25 min. silent reading of novel or assignment completion
- Review the video on the importance of setting in the novel.
- Complete the chapter 9 sentence combining exercise.
- Listen to audio play of chapters (Blk. G ch. 4-9) (Blks E and F ch. 10 and on)


Tues. May 10 - Online summary and online novel: The Chrysalids

- Read Chapters 9 and 10; Review Ch. 9 and 10 questions.
- Learn about the history of the science fiction genre of literature.Watch - Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (playlist) (part 1, part 2, and part 3)
 

Mon. May 9 - Online summary and online novel: The Chrysalids

Blks E and F: 

-30 min. silent reading of The Chrysalids novel ch. 7 - 8 

-Character notes 

-Review and notes on ch. 7 - 8 questions. 

Blk. G

-25 min. silent reading of ch. 7 - 8 

-character notes and question review

-New Lab booked: 

• complete assignments, 
• do provincial exam practice
• online grammar practice 
• continue reading novel.

May 2 - 6: "The Chrysalids" novel study

***Interim Reports issued this Friday***

***Romeo and Juliet Wedding Vows (10) due Mon. May 2***

***Superheroes Project overdue***
***Ch. 1-6 / author quiz (25): Fri. May 6 ***

Fri. May 6 - Online summary and online novel: The Chrysalids
- 20 min. of reading and study time
- 25 mark quiz on ch. 1-6 and author
- Blks. E and G: Read Ch. 7 - 8 and start ch. 7 - 8 questions of The Chrysalids
- Blk. F: New lab booked for assignment completion or online provincial exam practice.

Thurs. May 5 
- Read chapter 6 of The Chrysalids.
- Review  chapter 5 and 6 questions.
- Blk. E: old lab book for assignment completion or online provincial exam practice.
- Blks F and G: Research DVD


Wed. May 4 
- Review chapter 3 and 4 questions.
- Read chapters 4 and 5 of The Chrysalids.
- Complete chapter 4 and 5 questions.

Tues. May 3
-Questions and answers on the biography of John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.
- Review chapter 1 and 2 questions.
- Read chapters 3 and 4 of The Chrysalids.
- Complete chapter 3 & 4 questions.  


Mon. May 2
- Start reading The Chrysalids novel by John Wyndham. Complete the questions for chapters 1 and 2.
-Questions and answers on the biography of John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.

Apr. 26 - 29: Romeo and Juliet

***Superheroes Project due on Fri. Apr. 29***

***Romeo and Juliet Wedding Vows due Mon. May 2***

Fri. Apr. 29
- Blk. G: Finish watching the Romeo and Juliet movie.
- Write a page of Wedding Vows for Romeo and Juliet (10 marks). Include at least four different literary techniques (metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, apostrophe, etc.)
- Blks E and F:
- Guest speaker / author presentation in the library.


Thurs. Apr. 28
- Blk. G: Continue watching the Romeo and Juliet movie.
- Blks E and F:
- 20 minutes of silent reading
- Write a page of Wedding Vows for Romeo and Juliet (10 marks). Include at least four different literary techniques (metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, apostrophe, etc.)
April is National Poetry Month: What is a poetry slam?
A poetry slam is a competition at which poets read or recite original work (or, more rarely, that of others). These performances are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience.

Poetry slam. (2010, February 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:51, March 19, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poetry_slam&oldid=346584632

View these examples and vote for your favourite:









- AK47 Team Poetry: This is a brilliant example of personification/extended metaphor in a poem presented at an event in Ottawa in 2009.



Wed. Apr. 27: Romeo and Juliet online play
- Blocks E and F: finish watching Romeo and Juliet movie
- Block G: last lab class to work on Superheroes Project


Tues. Apr. 26 
-  The lab is booked for today.
- Continue work on the Superheroes In Love project. (You will have 3 lab classes to work on this).
- Complete the following 6 tasks in the order below:

• Juliet image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Romeo image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Printing on school computers: K>Graphics>KSnapshot and print. 
• Fill out assignment sheet in point form (a description for every bullet point on sheet)
• One typed paragraph describing your Juliet
• One typed paragraph describing your Romeo
• Revise the prologue with at least ten changes to the text (highlight the changes made). Copy and paste prologue onto new document to make revisions.

Apr. 18 - 21: Romeo and Juliet

Wed. Apr. 20 - Thurs. 21: Romeo and Juliet online play
-  The lab is booked for today and Thursday.
- Start work on the Superheroes In Love project. (You will have 3 lab classes to work on this).
- Complete the following 6 tasks in the order below:

• Juliet image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Romeo image (sketch or use the HeroMachine)
• Printing on school computers: K>Graphics>KSnapshot and print. 
• Fill out assignment sheet in point form (a description for every bullet point on sheet)
• One typed paragraph describing your Juliet
• One typed paragraph describing your Romeo
• Revise the prologue with at least ten changes to the text (highlight the changes made). Copy and paste prologue onto new document to make revisions.

Mon Apr. 18 - Tues. Apr. 19
- Review Acts 1 - 4 or Romeo and Juliet
- View portions of 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet movie
- Blk. F: Start wedding vows assignment (10 marks)