May 19 - 22: The Chrysalids

QUIZ (25) Tues. May 19: The Chrysalids ch. 1-6 (10 matching on author; 15 multiple choice on chapter content). 
QUIZ (25) Fri. May 22:  The Chrysalids ch. 7-12 (10 matching on characters; 15 multiple choice on chapter content). 
DUE Mon. May 25 -  The Chrysalids quotes sheet


Fri. May 22, 2015- 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. Quotes sheet due Mon. May 25.
-Listen to The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 3)

Thurs. May 21, 2015- The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Start work on Chrysalids Sentence Combining
- Continue reading ch. 7 to 12.
-  Work on chapter 7 to 12 questions and answers.
-Listen to The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 2) Ch. 7-12  


Wed. May 20, 2015- The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Review novel characters ( 10 matching on Friday's quiz).
- Continue reading ch. 7 to 12.
-  Work on chapter 7 to 12 questions and answers.
-Listen to The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 2) Ch. 7-12 


Tues. May 19, 2015 - 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 The Chrysalids novel; work on the ch. 7 - 12 questions.
 

May 12 - 15: Romeo and Juliet / The Chrysalids

DUE Tues. May 12 - Romeo and Juliet wedding vows (10)
DUE Fri. May 15: Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Project (60) 
Fri. May 15 is the April assignment MARKING CUT OFF date 
QUIZ (25) Tues. May 19: The Chrysalids ch. 1-6 (10 matching on author; 15 multiple choice on chapter content).


Fri. May 15, 2015 - 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

Thurs. May, 14, 2015 The Chrysalids Online Novel
- Continue reading chapters 3 and 4 of The Chrysalids novel for Friday.
- Answer The Chrysalids questions for those chapters.
- The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 1)
- Continue viewing the John Wyndham biography and taking notes.

Wed. May 13, 2015 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)
- John Wyndham biography and notes.




Tues. May 12 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked for these classes to 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.

May 4 - 8: Romeo and Juliet

Mon. May 4: QUIZ (30) Introduction to Elizabethan theatre and Romeo and Juliet.
DUE Fri. May 8 - Romeo and Juliet graphic novel sheet (20) 
DUE Tues. May 12 - Romeo and Juliet wedding vows (10) 


Thurs. May. 7 - Tues. May 13 Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked for these classes to 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.

 Wed. May 6, 2015 -  Romeo and Juliet Online Play   Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- Finish viewing  the Romeo and Juliet movie with captioning.
- Complete the Romeo and Juliet graphic novel assignment and hand this in by Friday.
- Start Romeo and Juliet wedding vows. Include underlined and labelled examples of alliteration, personification, simile, and metaphor (10). Due on Tues. May 12.

Tues. May 5, 2015 -  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).

 
Mon. May. 4, 2015  - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- 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. 27 - May 1: Romeo and Juliet

Wed. Apr. 29 - Fri. May. 1  - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- 20 - 25 min. for completion of your Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions OR read from the graphic novels.
 - 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.

Tues. Apr. 28, 2015 - 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. 27, 2015 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet
- start work on the Romeo and Juliet Intro Ques.
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)

Apr. 21 - 24: Animal Farm

FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for April work is Wed. Apr. 22 (term end)  
Animal Farm TEST (100) on Fri. Apr. 24 

Fri. Apr. 24. 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- Animal Farm test (closed book)
- Start Romeo and Juliet questions.

Thurs. Apr. 23, 2015 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book
- review sheet on Animal Farm
- watch Part two of Animal Farm
  
Wed.  Apr. 22 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- Finish the advertising propaganda assignment (2 examples)
- View Part One of the Animal Farm movie

Tues. Apr. 21 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- View DVD "Writing Expository Essays."
- review ch. 6 - 10 Animal Farm questions and answers. 
- Review of propaganda techniques and completion of activities to find examples of propaganda in magazine ads.
Animal Farm Synopsis
Orwell didn't include two phases of revolution in his story. This is one example where there isn't a tidy parallel between the book and the real history of the revolution. Animal Farm seems to lump together the Russian Revolution (February 1917) and the rise of the Bolshevik party (October Revolution 1917).
Activity:
- Understand the definition of the word "propaganda."
- Understand how propaganda is used in Animal Farm.

Propaganda in Animal Farm from lspallone

April 13 - 17: Animal Farm

FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for April work is Wed. Apr. 22 (term end)  
Animal Farm TEST (100) on Fri. Apr. 24 

Thurs. Apr. 16 - Fri. Apr. 17- Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- review ch. 3 - 5 Animal Farm questions and answers. 
- Continue reading to end of chapter 9 by Fri. Apr. 17. Complete ch. 10 for Tuesday.

Mon. Apr. 13 - Wed. Apr. 15 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- Read and review ch. 1 - 5 Animal Farm questions and answers. 
- View George Orwell biography.  Review questions and answers.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 3 by Tues. Apr. 14.
- Continue reading to the end of chapter 5 by Wed.  Apr. 15.

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  

April 7 - 10: Poetry

Final Marking DEADLINE for March work is Fri. Apr. 10th.
DUE Mon. Apr. 13 - 2 Typed Paragraphs stapled to 4 rough copies
DUE Fri. Apr. 10 - Form poems, display poem, found or redacted poem

Thurs. Apr. 9 - Fri. Apr. 10, 2015

- Review your peer editing comments on your four rough paragraphs. Revise two paragraphs for typing in the lab.
- Type two good copy paragraphs with titles and your full name. Staple these typed paragraphs to all of your rough copy paragraphs. Hand these in for teacher marking. Each good copy will be marked out of 6 (2 x 6); each rough copy will be work 2 marks (4 x 2). Total = 20 marks.
- Use remaining class time to finish your "All the World's A Stage" response writing /10 and other poetry assignment work (blog /40, form poems /20, display poem /5, redacted or found poem /5).
---If you've finished everything, have fun writing poems using a different topic template of your choice.

Wed. Apr. 8, 2015

- Today, students will read "All the World's A Stage" by William Shakespeare, discuss the poem, and write an analysis of its meaning and literary techniques. See an annotated version of the poem.





 Tues. April 7, 2015
- finish form poems
- Work on found or redacted poems.