Feb. 3 - 7: Media Literacy

DUE Fri. Feb. 7: Reading Log (24)

Fri. Feb. 7, 2014
- complete your reading log sheet and hand it in today.
- start work on the in-class essay exercise. Topic: The Price of the Olympic Dream
- use your essay outline, your diagram notes and the two articles to write a composition response to the two readings. The essay should include your own interpretations and reflection on the two articles:
After the Games... (Toronto Star)
Why the Olympics are a lot Like the Hunger Games (The Nation)

Wed. Feb. 5 - Thurs. Feb. 6, 2014
- 20 min. for silent reading OR finish first paragraph topic: 
What does the Olympic experience / spirit mean to you?
- Complete the p. 5 Making Connections question on The Ancient Olympics worksheet.   
-  Create a compare/contrast Venn diagram after reading two articles:
After the Games... (Toronto Star)
Why the Olympics are a lot Like the Hunger Games (The Nation)

**Final topic for consideration on Thursday and Friday - The Price of the Olympic Dream

Tues. Feb. 4, 2014
- 25 min. for silent reading; 10 min. for reading log completion.
- Complete page 5 of the Olympic reading / vocabulary worksheet.
- Read The Olympic Hymn. Identify abstract nouns that reflect the ideal spirit of the games.
- Locate yourself on the scale of Olympic enthusiasm (pro or anti Olympics).
- Paragraph assignment: What does the Olympic spirit / experience mean to you?

Mon. Feb. 3 - Welcome to English 10.

- Today we will review the course outline and expectations

• Seating plan
• Course blog / website
• Silent reading (bring or borrow)
• Study block 
• Academic aspirations (Communications 11, English 11, Language Proficiency Index LPI)
• Evaluation 
• Assignment completion
• Essay development
• Tests
• Provincial exam (20%)
• Email contact (assignments only). Parents should phone school.
• Literary theme(s) of this course: confronting social challenges
• Media studies unit / review  (old/new media, advertising, scams, copyright and remix culture, gender representation)

- Review media terms (media, media circus, consume, produce); create mindmap on upcoming media event topic: The Olympics.
- Extend knowledge: Olympic reading / vocabulary exercise.
- Participate in the "media bingo" activity.

Jan. 20 - 25: FINAL WEEK

QUIZ Mon. Jan. 20 on ch. 8-19 and epilogue (25 marks)
DUE Mon. Jan. 20: Ch. 9, 10, 12 assignment responses (52 marks)
Provincial EXAM: Tues. Jan. 28 (9:00 - 11:00) in lower SKSS Gym

Provincial Exam: Tues. Jan. 28 (9:00-11:00 am)  in lower SKSS Gym

Thurs. Jan. 23 - Fri. Jan. 24 - Double block
- sentence structure review
- literary terms review crossword (optional)
- Lab 120 is booked: 

• Option #1: More provincial e-exam practice. Find links at the top of the right column.
• Option #2: Continue to blog. Create your own blog to share your interests, art, or adventures. It's free and easy.
• Option #3: Review Literary Terms that could be on the provincial exam.
  
  • Elements of Poetry Review
  • Interactive Literary Elements Handbook
  • Review of Literary Terms
• Option #4: Internet Safety. If this topic interested you in class, visit CyberNetrix.

Tues. Jan. 21 - Wed. Jan. 22, 2014
- Continue viewing Finding Forrester movie DVD 

Mon. Jan. 20, 2014
- Quiz ch. 8 - end of novel Finding Forrester (25 marks): 10 character matching, 15 multiple choice. 
- Reading and assignment completion
- Start viewing Finding Forrester DVD

Jan. 13 - 17: Finding Forrester

DUE Wed. Jan. 15: Terminology notes (10 marks)
QUIZ Mon. Jan. 20 on ch. 8-19 and epilogue (25 marks)
DUE Mon. Jan. 20: Ch. 9, 10, 12 assignment responses (52 marks)
Provincial EXAM: Tues. Jan. 28 (9:00 - 11:00) in lower SKSS Gym

Thurs. Jan 16 - Fri. Jan. 17, 2014
- Lab is booked for blk. D on Thurs. and for blk. A on Friday.

- Review ch. 8, 11 and 13 answers for Finding Forrester.
-- sample poetry provincial exam practice exercise
- Finish your Ch. 9, 10 and 12 assignments (due Mon. Jan. 20)
- Consult the ch. 14-19 answers to review or make notes for the ch. 8-19 quiz on the chapter 14 - 19 worksheet.
- Project Implicit follow-up: Researcher explains why Project Implicit was created. Other participants react to results.

Wed. Jan. 15, 2014
- You have the option of 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 participating, work on:
reading/questions for ch. 14-19, completing the chapter 9, 10 and 12 assignments or doing a practice e-exam for the English 10 provincial exam.
- Review ch. 8 answers.


 

Mon. Jan. 13 - Tues. Jan. 14, 2014 
- Review ch. 8 answers.
- 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.

Jan. 6 - 10: Finding Forrester

Fri. Jan. 10: QUIZ ch. 1-7 of Finding Forrester (25 marks) 
DUE Mon. Jan. 20: Ch. 9, 10, 12 assignment responses (52 marks)
Provincial EXAM: Tues. Jan. 28 (9:00 - 11:00) in lower SKSS Gym
TERM 2 2013 assignment FINAL DEADLINE: Fri. Jan. 10th

Fri. Jan. 10, 2014
- Ch. 1-7 quiz today
- Start reading chapter 8 and working on the questions.
- You will need to hand in answers for ch. 9, 10 and 12 questions (52 marks).

Thurs. Jan. 9, 2014 (Review for Ch. 1-7 quiz on Friday)
- Take an aerial tour of New York City (setting of Finding Forrester). Can you spot any famous landmarks?
- Review characters and answers to chapter 4-7 questions of Finding Forrester.
- Continue reading chapters 6 and 7 of Finding Forrester.

Wed. Jan. 8, 2014
- Review characters and answers to chapter 1 - 3 questions of Finding Forrester.
- The author, James W. Ellison, has written the novelizations for several films.
- Continue reading to at least chapter 5 of Finding Forrester.

Mon. Jan. 6 - Tues. Jan. 7, 2014
- In our final weeks of English 10, we will be reading the novel Finding Forrester. This novel is based on the screenplay written by Mike Rich.
- Read chapters 1 - 4 of Finding Forrester.

• 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.

Dec. 16 - 20: Science Fiction Reviews

Character Awards worksheet DUE Mon. Dec. 16th 
Final DEADLINE for 2013 term 2 work is Fri. Jan. 10, 2014.
 
Thurs. Dec. 19 - Fri. Dec. 20
- 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?
 
Wed. Dec. 18
- 15 min. gallery walk to examine the mind maps created on the theme of "duty."
--Write a complete sentence thesis statement that answers the question: What are the three most important duties of an individual in society today?
- Then write two more complete sentence thesis statements connected to the theme of duty: one must refer to literature title studied in this class; one must reference a character from one of the texts (Romeo and Juliet, Animal Farm; The Chrysalids).
- View the DVD Test Anxiety.

Tues. Dec. 17
- Run-on sentence review exercises.
- Library group discussion: Making connections
--- At tables in the library :
-----1. Look up the word "duty."
-----2. In a group, discuss how the concept of "duty" connects to Animal Farm, Romeo and Juliet, and The Chrysalids.
-----3. On a sheet of poster paper, create a collaborative mind map to reflect the connections your group has made involving these three texts and the concept of duty.

Mon. Dec. 16
- The Chrysalids character awards discussion.
- Complete the book review assignment for the novel The Chrysalids.
- Finish viewing Watch the Skies documentary on science fiction.

Dec. 9 - 13: The Chrysalids

QUIZ ch. 13-17 on Wed. Dec. 11 (25) Review ch. 13 - 17 answers
In-class essay: Thurs. Dec. 12 (D), Fri. Dec. 13 (A)
Character Awards worksheet DUE Mon. Dec. 16th 

Fri. Dec. 13, 2013
Blk. A - writes in-class essay today
Blk. D - completes library sci-fi book search
Finish The Chrysalids Character Awards worksheet. (Due Mon. Dec. 16th) 

Thurs. Dec. 12, 2013
Blk. D - writes in-class essay today
Blk. A - completes library sci-fi book search
Finish The Chrysalids Character Awards worksheet. (Due Mon. Dec. 16th) 

Wed. Dec. 11, 2013-  The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

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

Song lyrics quoted from ch. 16 p. 182  
- 20 min. of study time before writing quiz 3 on ch. 13-17
- When finished the quiz, work on The Chrysalids Character Awards worksheet.
- Continue viewing Watch the Skies documentary on science fiction.


Tues. Dec. 10, 2013 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Review ch. 13 - 17 answers
- 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.

Mon. Dec. 9, 2013 - The Chrysalids online novel. Chapter summaries.

- Comma splice and fused run-on sentence exercise. Complete and check your responses.
- Finish reading the novel and complete the ch. 13-17 questions.
The Chrysalids Radio Play (Part 3)
CBC podcast on 3D Printers
Watch the Skies documentary

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