Dec. 3 - 6: The Chrysalids

Ch. 7-12 quiz (25 marks) on Fri. Dec. 6 (Review characters and chapter answers)
DUE Wed. Dec. 4 Chrysalids Sentence Combining

Fri. Dec. 6, 2013 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

Blk. A - Participate in speed debating activity today.
Blks. A and D: Quiz today on ch. 7-12 with 10 character matching questions.
Blk. D - Continue reading and work on ch. 13 - 17 questions.
Speed debating paragraph assignment:
Write a 6-10 sentence persuasive paragraph in formal third person style arguing one side of one of the speed debate topics.

Thurs. Dec. 5, 2013 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

-  Review ch. 7 to 12 answers.
Blk. A - finish reading through at least chapter 12 and study the character note sheet for the quiz tomorrow. Prepare for speed debating activity tomorrow.
Blk. D - Participate in speed debating activity today.
Speed debating paragraph assignment:
Write a 6-10 sentence persuasive paragraph in formal third person style arguing one side of one of the speed debate topics.

Wed. Dec. 4, 2013 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Review the characters in the novel. The next quiz on ch. 7 - 12 will have ten matching questions on the characters.
- Hand in Chrysalids Sentence Combining
- Continue reading and finish The Chrysalids quotes sheet. This is a 5 mark assignment that will be part of the total mark for your in-class essay next week.
- Continue working on the Ch. 7 - 12 questions.  Finish reading ch. 11 for Thursday.
- 2012 book review discussion of The Chrysalids.
The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 2) Ch. 7-12 
- Blk. D will prepare speed debating topic notes for Thursday.

Tues. Dec. 3, 2013 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Start work on Chrysalids Sentence Combining
- Continue reading and finish The Chrysalids quotes sheet. This is a 5 mark assignment that will be part of the total mark for your in-class essay next week.
- Continue working on the Ch. 7 - 12 questions.  Finish reading ch. 10 for Wednesday.
The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 2) Ch. 7-12

Nov. 25 - 29: The Chrysalids

Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Project DUE Mon. Nov. 25
QUIZ (25 marks) on Fri. Nov. 29: The Chrysalids ch. 1-6 and John Wyndham
DUE Fri. Nov. 29: 2 good copy paragraphs / 4 rough copies (20 marks)

Fri. Nov. 29, 2013 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- Ch. 1-6 quiz (25 marks)
- Continue reading and work on The Chrysalids quotes sheet.
- Start the Ch. 7 - 12 questions.
- 2012 book review discussion of The Chrysalids
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1) Chapter 1-6

Thurs. Nov. 28, 2013  - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- Review answers to chapter questions.
- Finish reading chapters 1 - 6 before tomorrow's quiz.
- Start work on The Chrysalids quotes sheet.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1) Chapter 1-6

Wed. Nov. 27, 2013 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- Review answers to chapters 1 and 2
- Read up to the end of chapter 5
- Background on John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.
-Questions and answers on the biography of John Wyndham, author of The Chrysalids.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1) Chapter 1-6

Tues. Nov. 26, 2013 The Chrysalids Online Novel
- Review answers for John Wyndham questions.
- Finish reading chapter 4 of The Chrysalids novel for Wednesday.
- Answer the chapter The Chrysalids questions for those chapters.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1) Chapter 1-6

Mon. Nov. 25, 2013 The Chrysalids Online Novel
- Finish reading chapters 1 and 2 of The Chrysalids novel for Tuesday.
- Answer The Chrysalids questions for those chapters.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1)

Nov. 18 - 22: Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet Wedding Vows DUE on Tues. Nov. 19
Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Contest: Deadline is Jan. 15, 2014 / Previous winners
 
Wed. Nov. 20 - Fri. Nov. 22 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked for these classes.

- Sign in to your Google Documents account.

- Click on the project template. Select the "Use this template" button to import this project into your account.
Important: Do not start editing the worksheet until you have clicked the button to import the document. 
Important: Start at Part 3. Then complete Parts 1, 2 and 4.

- Read the instructions carefully and edit the project template to develop all required elements for your synopsis of a superheroes adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

Tues. Nov. 19  
- Blk. A: Finish the wedding vows and start work on the graphic novel assignment.
- Blk. D: Assembly this class. Hand in Romeo and Juliet wedding vows.

Mon. Nov. 18
- 25 min. for work on the Romeo and Juliet wedding vow assignment.
Write 3/4 of a page of believable wedding vow script lines for Romeo and Juliet. You may use modern English or try to simulate Elizabethan English. Your lines must include at least four different literary techniques that are underlined and identified in the margin (eg. simile, metaphor, allusion, personification, alliteration, etc.).
This is a creative writing exercise; these lines should emphasize the characters' strong feelings and emotions.
- Continue viewing  the Romeo and Juliet movie with captioning.

Nov. 12 - 15: Romeo and Juliet

Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Contest: Deadline is Jan. 15, 2014 / Previous winners
QUIZ: Elizabethan Theatre (30) on Tuesday. Nov. 12

Fri. Nov. 15 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- 20 min. for preview reading or assignment completion
- Review overhead notes on Act III and Act IV
- Watch Romeo and Juliet Acts III and IV (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).

 

Thurs. Nov. 14
- Romeo and Juliet plot summary video
- What is Tragedy? DVD review of the historical roots of this genre.
- Review overhead notes on Act I and Act II
- Who's Who in Verona overhead notes
- Watch Romeo and Juliet Act I Scenes 1-3 (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).

Tues. Nov. 12 - Wed. Nov. 13
- Finish viewing final scene of Shakespeare In Love
- 25 minutes for Act I graphic novel reading or finish the Romeo and Juliet Intro Ques.
- Write the Elizabethan Theatre quiz (30).
- Another adaptation
- Review overhead notes: Prologue (in iambic pentameter)
 

Nov. 4 - 8: Animal Farm / Romeo and Juliet

Term 1 deadline is Wed. Nov. 6th.
Animal Farm Unit Test on Mon. Nov. 4
Animal Farm Questions and Answers for review.
Animal Farm test paragraph question
George Orwell biography questions and answers.

Thurs. Nov. 7 - Fri. Nov. 8, 2013 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- 30 min. for assignment completion, reading of the Romeo and Juliet graphic novels, and discussion of the movie questions.
- Continue viewing 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. 6, 2013
- Today, view the Globe Theatre video in class
-  25 min. for assignment completion or graphic novel Romeo and Juliet reading.
 - Start 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. Nov. 5, 2013
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. 4, 2013 - Animal Farm novel test today. 
- Animal Farm novel test (100): George Orwell T / F (10); Historical matching (10); vocabulary (10); multiple choice (64); paragraph (6).
- when finished your test, start work on the Romeo and Juliet Intro Ques.

Oct. 28 - Nov. 1: Animal Farm

Term deadline is Wed. Nov. 6th.
In-class essay on Animal Farm: Tues. Oct. 29 - Wed. Oct. 30
Animal Farm Unit Test on Mon. Nov. 4
Animal Farm Questions and Answers for review.
Animal Farm test paragraph question
George Orwell biography questions and answers.

Thurs. Oct. 31 - Fri. Nov. 1     Animal Farm novel
- View the Animal Farm movie and review notes for the test on Monday.

 

Tues. Oct. 29 - Wed. Oct. 30      
- Tuesday and Wednesday classes will be available to complete an in-class essay on the novel Animal Farm (32 marks).
- Use your quote worksheet, outline, and novel to complete a five paragraph in-class essay.
- The essay criteria marking sheet will be distributed in class. Review the criteria carefully before you start to write, while you are writing, and before you hand in your essay.

Mon. Oct. 28    
-  Finish reading Animal Farm. Complete the vocabulary and questions for study.
- Collect quotes on the quote worksheet (18 marks). DUE Tuesday, Oct. 30.
You will be using this quote collection for the in-class essay assignment on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Oct. 21 - 24: Poetry / Animal Farm

Blk. D Finish Open Book Poetry Quiz (p. 117-251 The Poet's Craft).

Tues. Oct. 22 - Thurs. Oct. 24        Animal Farm novel

- Read and review ch. 1 - 7 Animal Farm questions. 
- View George Orwell biography.  Review questions and answers.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 7 by Monday, Oct. 28.

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  

Mon. Oct. 21 
Blk. D: Complete the open book poetry quiz (Start Part 1 section; finish Part 2 written response).
If finished, complete your homophone poem, or use the time for completion of missing assignments.
Blk. A: Lab 2 is booked for blog completion; quiz completion for students absent on Friday.