May 26 - 30: Science Fiction Reviews

DUE Mon. June 2: Book and Movie Review Sheet

Fri. May 30
- Speed debating


Thurs. May 29
- The library tables are booked for this class. You have two tasks:
--- Work on your own or with others to complete the library sci-fi book search
--- Work on you own or with others to complete The Chrysalids Character Awards worksheet.
 

Tues. May 27
- Finish book review for The Chrysalids
- Finish movie review for one of The Truman Show, Shakespeare In Love or Romeo and Juliet.
- Finish your in-class essay on The Chrysalids. If finished, take the novel to the library to check back in and return books to me.


Mon. May 26
- We'll finish 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.

May 20 - 23: The Chrysalids

QUIZ #3 (25) on ch. 13-17 Thurs. May 22
DUE Tues. May 20:  quote sheet

Fri. May 23 - Science Fiction Reviews

- We'll be 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 your essay while the movie is on, if you need more time for completion.

Thurs. May 22 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Watch The Chrysalids inspired Jefferson Airplane song "Crown of Creation." 
Song lyrics quoted from ch. 16 p. 182   
- review ch. 13 - 17 answers.
- 5 min. of study time before writing quiz 3 on ch. 13-17
- When finished the quiz, work on 5 paragraph essay for The Chrysalids using the introductory paragraph and outline .

Wed. May 21- The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Start in-class essay using the introductory paragraph and outline .
- Students may use their quote sheet completed  and their axiom outline sheet.

Tues. May 20, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Review ch. 13 - 14 answers
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.

May 12 - 15: The Chrysalids

QUIZ Ch. 7-12 (25) Wed. May 14

Thurs. May 15 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Comma splice and fused run-on sentence exercise. Complete and check your responses.
- Continue reading / listening to The Chrysalids from ch. 13.
- Finish the character quote sheet and work on the ch. 13-17 questions.

Watch the Skies documentary


Wed. May 14, 2014- The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Ch. 7 - 12 Quiz today (25 marks). Review character sheet and ch. 7 to 12 answers.
- 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.

Tues. May 13, 2014- The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Review novel characters ( 10 matching on tomorrow's quiz).
- Continue reading / listening to finish ch. 12.
-  Review ch. 7 to 12 answers. (15 multiple choice on tomorrow's quiz).

Mon. May 12, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Spelling quiz #4
- Start work on Chrysalids Sentence Combining
- Continue reading at Ch. 10 (p 91)
- Continue working on the Ch. 7 - 12 questions.  Finish reading ch. 12 for Wednesday.
The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 2) Ch. 7-12

May 5 -9: The Chrysalids

QUIZ (25) on ch. 1 - 6 on Friday, May 9th (study answers below).
Spelling Quiz #4  (20) Mon. May 12 (words from first 3 quizzes).

Fri. May 9, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- Review notes for the quiz today.
- Quiz on ch. 1-6 story details and matching on John Wyndham. 
- Continue reading and listening to The Chrysalids novel.

Thurs. May 8, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- "Organizing Research" DVD (23 min.)
- Continue reading / listening to The Chrysalids novel.
- Review chapter  answers to chapters 1- 6. Also, review John Wyndham  answers for tomorrow's quiz.

Wed. May 7, 2014 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.
- Review answers to chapters 1 and 2; complete ch. 3 - 6 questions.
- Read up to the end of chapter 6.
- 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. May 6, 2014 The Chrysalids Online Novel
- Spelling quiz #3
- Review answers for John Wyndham questions.
- Finish reading chapter 4 of The Chrysalids novel for Wednesday.
- Answer The Chrysalids questions for those chapters.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1) Chapter 1-6

Mon. May 5, 2014 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)

Apr. 28 - May 2: Romeo and Juliet

DUE Fri. May 2: Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Project 

Fri. May 2, 2014
- Complete spelling quiz corrections and use the first 25 min. to study the Progress and Practice commonly misspelled word list (p. 197) in preparation for a 20 word spelling quiz this class.

Thurs. May 1, 2014 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- 30 minutes for assignment completion or self-directed reading.
- View the Research Skills DVD.
- Read and review the spelling improvement sections in the Progress and Practice workbook (p. 193 - 201) . Use the time to study the commonly misspelled word list (p. 197) in preparation for a 20 word spelling quiz at the end of today's class. 
 
Wed. Apr. 30, 2014 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- 25 min. for work on the Romeo and Juliet wedding vow assignment (10 marks).
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.). DUE Thurs. May 1
This is a creative writing exercise; these lines should emphasize the characters' strong feelings and emotions.
-  - Using the graphic novel adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, complete the graphic novel evaluation assignment. (20 marks) DUE Fri. May. 2

Mon. Apr. 28 - Tues. Apr. 29 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked for these classes to continue work on the Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Adaptation Project.

- Sign in to your Google Drive 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.

Apr. 22 - 25: Romeo and Juliet

Tues. Apr. 22: QUIZ on Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions and Elizabethan Theatre (30). True and False and matching.

Thurs. Apr. 24 - Fri. Apr. 25 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked for these classes.

- Sign in to your Google Drive 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.

Wed. Apr. 23 Romeo and Juliet Online Play   Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- Romeo and Juliet plot summary video
- Review overhead notes on Act III and Act IV
- Continue watching Romeo and Juliet Act II and Act III (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).


Tues. Apr. 22, 2014
- Quiz
- Romeo and Juliet plot summary video
- 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).

Apr. 14 - 16: Romeo and Juliet

Tues. Apr. 22 QUIZ on Elizabethan Theatre and Introduction to Romeo and Juliet (30). Study Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions and the Globe Virtual Theatre notes (both sides). True and False and Matching questions.
 
Wed.Apr. 16 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- Finish your Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions OR read from the graphic novels for the first 40 min. of class.
- What is Tragedy? DVD review of the historical roots of this genre.

Mon. Apr. 14 - Tues. Apr. 15 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
 - 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.