***25 mark quiz on John Wyndham and ch. 1-6 on Friday, Dec. 4***
Fri. Dec. 4/09
- Ch 1-6 quiz with questions on John Wyndham.
- Learn about the history of the science fiction genre of literature.
Watch - Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (part 1, part 2, and part 3)
- Finish off your keyword and image sketch.
Thurs. Dec. 3/09
***If you missed this class, you must make up the in-class assignment. Create a key word and image(s) sketch for chapters 1-6. Use vivid or thematic words from the novel, such as character names, place names, or Waknuk jargon. Include one or more sketched images(10 marks)****
Listen to the radio play of Ch. 1-6 (or find it here) of The Chrysalids. We reviewed ch. 1-6 questions and continued work on chapter 6.
Wed. Dec. 2/09 The Chrysalids The Chrysalids summary
***Romeo and Juliet Superheroes In Love project due today***
- Review the characters in The Chrysalids.
- Complete the questions for chapters 3 and 4.
- Read chapters 4-5. Start chapter 5 questions.
Tues. Dec. 1/09
- Review answers to John Wyndham's biography questions.
- Read chapters 3-4
Mon. Nov. 30 / 09
- Start reading The Chrysalids novel by John Wyndham. Complete the questions for chapters 1 and 2.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Romeo and Juliet: Nov. 23 - 27
Thurs. Nov. 26 and Fri. Nov. 27 Romeo and Juliet online play
Wed. Nov. 25/09 Romeo and Juliet online play
- In the JP219 computer lab, continue work on the Superheroes In Love project. Use the HeroMachine, or draw your own Romeo and Juliet superhero characters.
***DUE Wed. Dec. 2 ***Your finished assignment should have six parts:
- Continue the rest of Acts 3 - 5 using the shortened animated version below (start at 3:40 on the 2nd part).
- In the JP219 computer lab, get started on the Superheroes In Love project. Use the HeroMachine, or draw your own Romeo and Juliet superhero characters.
- View the three part BBC animated story of Romeo and Juliet (below).
Mon. Nov. 23/09 Romeo and Juliet online play
- Review - Act III Sc. 2 Soliloquy (Juliet)
- Group presentations
- View Act III Scenes 1-3 (links below)
Part 8 (start at 5:00 min.) - Part 9 - Part 10
- Write "Verona Advisor" letter to Romeo (must address all five problems).
- We will watch the complete 1996 Romeo and Juliet movie.
- Most parts of this movie can be found online.
Wed. Nov. 25/09 Romeo and Juliet online play
- In the JP219 computer lab, continue work on the Superheroes In Love project. Use the HeroMachine, or draw your own Romeo and Juliet superhero characters.
***DUE Wed. Dec. 2 ***Your finished assignment should have six parts:
- Project sheet - all sections completed with point form notes (10 marks)
- Prologue re-written - 14 lines typed with at least 10 changes in bold. (10 marks)
- Romeo description - typed, double-spaced, 1/2 - 1 page paragraph format. (10 marks)
- Romeo image (10 marks)
- Juliet description - typed, double-spaced, 1/2 - 1 page paragraph format. (10 marks)
- Juliet image (10 marks)
- Continue the rest of Acts 3 - 5 using the shortened animated version below (start at 3:40 on the 2nd part).
- In the JP219 computer lab, get started on the Superheroes In Love project. Use the HeroMachine, or draw your own Romeo and Juliet superhero characters.
- View the three part BBC animated story of Romeo and Juliet (below).
Mon. Nov. 23/09 Romeo and Juliet online play
- Review - Act III Sc. 2 Soliloquy (Juliet)
- Group presentations
- View Act III Scenes 1-3 (links below)
Part 8 (start at 5:00 min.) - Part 9 - Part 10
- Write "Verona Advisor" letter to Romeo (must address all five problems).
Friday, November 13, 2009
Romeo and Juliet: Nov. 16 - 20
Romeo and Juliet online play
Fri. Nov. 20/09
- Review overhead notes on Act III
- Write the Wedding Vows for Romeo and Juliet (DUE today 10 marks).
Act III Sc. 1-3
Thurs. Nov. 19/09
Watch the end of Act I and all of Act II
Wed. Nov. 18/09
Fri. Nov. 20/09
- Review overhead notes on Act III
- Write the Wedding Vows for Romeo and Juliet (DUE today 10 marks).
Act III Sc. 1-3
Thurs. Nov. 19/09
Watch the end of Act I and all of Act II
- Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6
- Part 7 - Part 8 - (stop at 5 min.)
- continue group work on scene rehearsal and poster
Wed. Nov. 18/09
- Overhead notes: Act II
- Queen Mab speech - visual interpretation (10 marks) DUE this class
- Group theatre company work: rehearse lines and prepare play poster.
- Overhead notes: Act I
- Video review of Act I Scenes 1 - 5 1968 Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
- Group theatre company work: rehearse lines for your scene and prepare play poster using magazine pictures.
- Quiz (30 marks) - Elizabethan Theatre
- Overhead notes: Prologue (in iambic pentameter)
Friday, November 6, 2009
Romeo and Juliet: Nov. 9 - 13
Thurs. Nov. 12 & Fri. Nov. 13th
We will watch the movie Shakespeare In Love.
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 - Part 11 - Part 12
The movie's screenplay is available online.
***Big Quiz (30 marks) on Mon, Nov 16*** - Expect questions from these handouts and sources
Tues. Nov. 10/09
Today, we'll take a virtual tour of the Globe Theatre. Make notes on the handout. Read Shakespeare: What's Your Sign?
After the tour, see:
See also:
Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (A Kennedy Center video)
Term one ends on Nov. 10th.
Work toward completion of all term one assignments.
***Animal Farm novel test (100 marks) on Monday, Nov. 9th*** (True and False, Matching, multiple choice questions and one paragraph based on all question sheets, reading, and handouts for this novel unit)
Mon. Nov. 9
- Animal Farm test today (100 marks)
- When finished, complete the introduction to the play worksheet. You need the Oxford Guide to Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (only available in class) to complete this.
We will watch the movie Shakespeare In Love.
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 - Part 11 - Part 12
The movie's screenplay is available online.
***Big Quiz (30 marks) on Mon, Nov 16*** - Expect questions from these handouts and sources
Tues. Nov. 10/09
Today, we'll take a virtual tour of the Globe Theatre. Make notes on the handout. Read Shakespeare: What's Your Sign?
After the tour, see:
See also:
Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (A Kennedy Center video)
Term one ends on Nov. 10th.
Work toward completion of all term one assignments.
***Animal Farm novel test (100 marks) on Monday, Nov. 9th*** (True and False, Matching, multiple choice questions and one paragraph based on all question sheets, reading, and handouts for this novel unit)
Mon. Nov. 9
- Animal Farm test today (100 marks)
- When finished, complete the introduction to the play worksheet. You need the Oxford Guide to Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (only available in class) to complete this.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Animal Farm: Nov. 2 - Nov. 6
Fri. Nov. 6/09
Watch the Animal Farm Movie
Prepare paragraph response for the Animal Farm test on Monday, Nov. 9th.
Thurs. Nov. 5 / 09
Review ch. 6 -7 questions.
Read chapter 9
Wed. Nov. 4/09- Who is Napoleon?
Read ch. 8
Napoleon, a Berkshire boar, is the main tyrant and villain of Animal Farm and is based upon Joseph Stalin. He begins to gradually build up his power, using puppies he took from mother dogs Jessie and Bluebell, which he raises to be vicious dogs as his secret police. After driving Snowball off the farm, Napoleon usurps full power, using false propaganda from Squealer and threats and intimidation from the dogs to keep the other animals in line. Among other things, he gradually changes the Commandments to allow himself privileges such as eating at a table and to justify his dictatorial rule. By the end of the book, Napoleon and his fellow pigs have learned to walk upright and started to behave similarly to the humans against whom they originally revolted. Napoleon's name adds to the novella's themes of totalitarian dictators rising from a vacuum of power and absolute power corrupting absolutely. The character's namesake, Napoleon Bonaparte, forcibly took control from a weak government in 1799, installed himself as First Consul and eventually crowned himself Emperor (Wikipedia).
To understand Stalin, the historical figure Napoleon the pig is based on, view Parts 1 to 5:
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 1)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 2)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 3)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 4)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 5)
Tuesday. Nov. 3/09
Computer lab class to catch up on all term one assignments. If you have finished all assignments:
- Review Animal Farm notes for test.
- Try practice quiz questions to test your knowledge of Animal Farm.
- If finished, work on online grammar tutorials.
Monday. Nov. 2/09
Read chapters 6 & 7. Complete questions and vocabulary.
Watch the Animal Farm Movie
Prepare paragraph response for the Animal Farm test on Monday, Nov. 9th.
Thurs. Nov. 5 / 09
Review ch. 6 -7 questions.
Read chapter 9
Wed. Nov. 4/09- Who is Napoleon?
Read ch. 8
Napoleon, a Berkshire boar, is the main tyrant and villain of Animal Farm and is based upon Joseph Stalin. He begins to gradually build up his power, using puppies he took from mother dogs Jessie and Bluebell, which he raises to be vicious dogs as his secret police. After driving Snowball off the farm, Napoleon usurps full power, using false propaganda from Squealer and threats and intimidation from the dogs to keep the other animals in line. Among other things, he gradually changes the Commandments to allow himself privileges such as eating at a table and to justify his dictatorial rule. By the end of the book, Napoleon and his fellow pigs have learned to walk upright and started to behave similarly to the humans against whom they originally revolted. Napoleon's name adds to the novella's themes of totalitarian dictators rising from a vacuum of power and absolute power corrupting absolutely. The character's namesake, Napoleon Bonaparte, forcibly took control from a weak government in 1799, installed himself as First Consul and eventually crowned himself Emperor (Wikipedia).
To understand Stalin, the historical figure Napoleon the pig is based on, view Parts 1 to 5:
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 1)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 2)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 3)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 4)
Joseph Stalin: The Real History (Part 5)
Tuesday. Nov. 3/09
Computer lab class to catch up on all term one assignments. If you have finished all assignments:
- Review Animal Farm notes for test.
- Try practice quiz questions to test your knowledge of Animal Farm.
- If finished, work on online grammar tutorials.
Monday. Nov. 2/09
Read chapters 6 & 7. Complete questions and vocabulary.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Animal Farm: Oct. 26 - 30
***Mon. Oct. 26 - Open Book Poetry Test & 3 Quatrain Comics***
Due Wed. Oct. 28 - Poetry Assignment #2
Due Fri. Oct. 30 - Glossary slides #16-30
Computer Lab classes: Blk A (Wed. Oct. 28) Blk C (Fri. Oct. 30)
**If you are caught up on all assignments and reading try:
- Writing a picture poem with Phrasr
- See the example
Fri. Oct. 30
- Animal Farm (read chapters 4 and 5)
- Complete the summary worksheet, Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution (under Handouts and Assignments link).
- Review poetry test papers
Wed. Oct. 28 (Blk. C) - Thurs. Oct. 29 (Blk. A)
Review the Animal Farm political allegory, character comparison chart and watch the Russian Revolution (Parts 1, 2 & 5) and Animal Farm Synopsis videos.
Russian Revolution (Part 1)
Russian Revolution (Part 2)
Russian Revolution (Part 5)
Animal Farm Synopsis
Parts 3 and 4 of the Russian Revolution, dealing with the period of the provisional government, are omitted because 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).
Tues. Oct. 27
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 & Handouts link):
George Orwell - Part 1
George Orwell - Part 2
George Orwell - Part 3
George Orwell - Part 4
George Orwell - Part 5
Mon. Oct. 26/09
- Open book poetry test.
- Start Animal Farm by George Orwell
Due Wed. Oct. 28 - Poetry Assignment #2
Due Fri. Oct. 30 - Glossary slides #16-30
Computer Lab classes: Blk A (Wed. Oct. 28) Blk C (Fri. Oct. 30)
**If you are caught up on all assignments and reading try:
- Writing a picture poem with Phrasr
- See the example
Fri. Oct. 30
- Animal Farm (read chapters 4 and 5)
- Complete the summary worksheet, Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution (under Handouts and Assignments link).
- Review poetry test papers
Wed. Oct. 28 (Blk. C) - Thurs. Oct. 29 (Blk. A)
Review the Animal Farm political allegory, character comparison chart and watch the Russian Revolution (Parts 1, 2 & 5) and Animal Farm Synopsis videos.
Russian Revolution (Part 1)
Russian Revolution (Part 2)
Russian Revolution (Part 5)
Animal Farm Synopsis
Parts 3 and 4 of the Russian Revolution, dealing with the period of the provisional government, are omitted because 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).
Tues. Oct. 27
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 & Handouts link):
George Orwell - Part 1
George Orwell - Part 2
George Orwell - Part 3
George Orwell - Part 4
George Orwell - Part 5
Mon. Oct. 26/09
- Open book poetry test.
- Start Animal Farm by George Orwell
Friday, October 16, 2009
Poetry: Oct. 19 - 22
Due Tues. Oct. 20 - Poetry Assignment #1
Thurs. Oct. 22/09
- Canadian Poet Profile: Leonard Cohen (1934 - )
- Watch Cohen recite the poem Democracy is Coming to the USA
- Compare the mood and tone against the music video of Democracy.
- Then read his poem "Tower of Song." Watch Cohen's speech at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Watch the Tower of Song performance (Cohen and U2).
- Use words, sketches and your imagination to interpret and illustrate the Tower of Song. (substitution assignment)
- Start watching the QTV interview with Cohen at 6min45sec.
Wed. Oct. 21/09
- British poet profile: Percy Bisshe Shelley
- Poem analysis: Ozymandias (sonnet)
- Computer lab project work
Tues. Oct. 20/09
- Review these poetry slam examples. Then, work toward completion on poetry assignment #2. 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.
Mon. Oct. 19/09
- Review the quatrain poetry form.
- Lab exercise: Write three quatrain comic strip poems on three different feelings or emotions. Use Strip Generator to create your three comic quatrains. See the example.
- Printing in J219 Lab: Click on the K->Graphics->KSnapshot->Print
- Continue work on poetry assignment #1 and #2
Thurs. Oct. 22/09
- Canadian Poet Profile: Leonard Cohen (1934 - )
- Watch Cohen recite the poem Democracy is Coming to the USA
- Compare the mood and tone against the music video of Democracy.
- Then read his poem "Tower of Song." Watch Cohen's speech at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Watch the Tower of Song performance (Cohen and U2).
- Use words, sketches and your imagination to interpret and illustrate the Tower of Song. (substitution assignment)
- Start watching the QTV interview with Cohen at 6min45sec.
Wed. Oct. 21/09
- British poet profile: Percy Bisshe Shelley
- Poem analysis: Ozymandias (sonnet)
- Computer lab project work
Tues. Oct. 20/09
- Review these poetry slam examples. Then, work toward completion on poetry assignment #2. 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.
Mon. Oct. 19/09
- Review the quatrain poetry form.
- Lab exercise: Write three quatrain comic strip poems on three different feelings or emotions. Use Strip Generator to create your three comic quatrains. See the example.
- Printing in J219 Lab: Click on the K->Graphics->KSnapshot->Print
- Continue work on poetry assignment #1 and #2
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