June 12, 2009
You are ready to study for Part C Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Here
are some tips for you to get prepared:
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Familiarize yourself with the plot (events and the sequence using the plot
timeline chart)
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Study the major scenes/dialogues and practise the
following:
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Summarize the speech
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Translate it into modern English
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Identify in the speech exmaples of
literary/rhetorical devices and explain the effectiveness of them such as
metaphor, imagery, personification, tec.
June 9, 2009
June 2, 2009
To prepare for both the Culminating Activity and the Final Exam, you need to
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practise writing the five-paragraph essay
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review the units using the Review sheet from May 18 plan
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print out both the essay outline and the review sheet and bring to class.
May 28, 2009
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Print out the Exam Review sheet and study the short story elements and apply
them to teh novel.
May 22, 2009
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Your essay is due on Monday May 25, 2009; no lates willl
be accepted!
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Quiz on Ch 1-6 focuses on content and will be given on
Monday.
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Read and complete the chapter
questions; aim for two chapters per day.
May 18, 2009
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Our last unit to the novel study of The
Chrysalids, which you will sign out on Tuesday. Start
reading the book and complete the Project for
each chapter while you read. The final work is due: June
5, Friday.
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This novel will be the main content for our Culminating Activity -an in-class
essay during the week of June
8-12, which comprises of 15% of the term grade.
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To prepare for the final exam (June16-19), 15% of
the final grade, you should start the review using the Review
Sheet.
May 16, 2009
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The opinion essay outline is
due on Tuesday; please make sure it has all the necessary information. If it
is too messy, use a new copy, available on May 6's plan here.
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The Concept Map: finalise the
theme statements and each part that follows before typing up the contents for
the map. You will have some time in class on Tuesday to work on it. The due
date is Thursday, May 21.
May 12, 2009
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Act 5 questions are due Wednesday;
review for the quiz of both Acts 4 +5 for Thursday.
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Your news reports will be returned to
you. Most of you did a good job using the Inverted Pyramid Style of hard news
and writing in an objective point of view. As we have always done, you will
rewrite it for improvement. Print out the Revision
Checklist, fill in the answers, and hand in with your rewrite
package on Thursday May 21.
May 11, 2009
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Tuedsay - the speech presentations; be prepared; also,
hand in a copy of your speech traslation and explanations (Speakers 2 + 3)
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Your opinion essay: the outline is completed; write out
the rough copy for the first four paragraphs by Thursday.
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Questions for Act 4 needed for marks with the paragraph, and Act 5 for
completetion.
May 6, 2009
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You all know how to argue and persuade, and many are
experts! To argue and persuade successfully in writing, you need practice. We
are using Romeo and Juliet as a platform for this activity.
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The topic is: Should the two teenagers get married or
not? It might be an easy answer, but you must find evidence,
i.e., quotations from the play, to prove your points. You are arguing
for one side only.
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Here is the brainstorm T-chart and an outline
for the opinion essay. We will work through some parts before you are on your
own to complete the essay.
May 4, 2009
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This week, besides reading through the
play as a class, we will have a group speech
assignment. Print out the assignment and read
the rubric to be familiar with the criteria of presentation.
April 30, 2009
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Act 3 quiz is on Monday May 4.
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Complete all questions an quotations to review.
April 27, 2009
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Act 2 quiz is on Tuesday.
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Bring Act 3 questions and quotqtions
to class.
April 24, 2009
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Please print out all Acts 3, 4 and 5 questions and quotations and bring to
class next week to work on as we will be reading through the play.
April 23, 2009
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Act II Quiz: Tueday, April 28, 2009. Prepare for the
quiz by answering the questions and completing the quotation chart.
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News Report final copywith the rough work: Monday, April
27, 2009
April 20, 2009
This week, besides continuing reading Romeo and Juliet, we will learn
how to write a news report.
The topic is: Capulet Spotted Kissing Montague
See detailed instructions on handout.
Follow the Inverted Pyramid Style.
April 17, 2009
Act 1 Quiz -Monday April 20.
All the questions and quotations will be available here, so you can print them
out ahead of time.
Act 2 Questions, Quotations
Act 3 Questions, Quotations
Act 4 Questions, Quotations
Act 5 Questions, Quotations
The
Time Line of Romeo and Juliet
April 14, 2009
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This week, we will focus on reading Shakepeare's Romeo
and Juliet: Act One
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Questions
and improtant quotations-handouts
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Everyone will have a chance to read the text out loud in class,
not for marks (Relax!), but for understanding and enjoyment!
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We will also examine the news report structure and learn how to
write such article. Here is one handout for the Inverted
Pyramid Style for your reference.
April 6, 2009
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Poetry unit test is on Thursday April
9. Continue to review and prepare for it.
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On Tuesday, we will go to the library to learn about how to avoid plagiarism;
to practise submitting files, have your Novel Response ready so we can submit
to turnitin.com
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News for those whose marks are not making the grade: room 105 is open for two
days speically for you. Talk to me about it.
Mar. 30, 2009
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Review the
terms for the poetry quiz next Friday,
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Write a script and dramatize the poem "Richard
Cory"
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Prepare for the Practice Test of OSSLT
on Thursday
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Friday is the second part of our
Independent Novel Study -a quiz; refer to Mar.10 notes
Mar. 27, 2009
Work due Monday Mar. 30:
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your rewrite short story with the
marked copy
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good copy of your sonnet with the
rough copy
Mar. 24, 2009
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Find more ideas about writing your English
Sonnet: read and analyze
more sonnets before creating your own. Complete the rough poem of your
own sonnet for Friday, and we
will revise and edit it in class.
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Technical requirements for a sonnet are:
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14-lines- 4 quatrains plus 1 rhyming couplet
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Each line must consist of 10 syllables in iambic
pentameter scheme; remember "I
am a pirate with a wooden leg..."
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The whole poem usually follows this pattern: abab cdcd efef gg
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You can choose any topic and have fun
with it! Here is a template you can use.
Mar. 23, 2009
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Short story rewrite: correct all the
marked errors and improve on paragraphing, punctuation and word choice. Due
next Monday, Mar. 30 attatched with the marked copy.
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Imagery responses (7) are due Tuesday,
Mar. 24, 2009 .
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Independent Novel Response writing
will take place on Wednesday Mar. 25, 2009. Please make sure that you have
money in your account for printing.
Mar. 19, 2009
Using punctuation correctly is one of
the characteristics of good writing; review the basic rules
before completing the
quiz.
I hope you are all having a relaxing
March Break!
Mar. 13, 2009
Use the template to create your own "I
am ..." poem.
Complete the response questions for
the rest of the seven poems in the Imagery package.
Read your novel and prepare for the
response writing.
Mar. 10, 2009
The Assignments for
Independent Novel Studies are finalized for you; please print a copy for
your binder.
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The Song Lyric assignment is here for you
to print out and bring your work (music and lyrics/analysis) to class Friday
for sharing.
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Here is a great opportunity to
showcase and perform creativity- your poetry: Poetry
Slam
Check it out and participate!
Mar. 8, 2009
Vocabulary Quiz will be on Tuesday.
Mar. 6, 2009
Bring a novel to class for aproval on
Monday. Refer to the due dates for in-class response writing. You may want to
take notes as you read along so that you have something to refer to when you
are writing the response.
Also, complete your Acrostic
poem of your first name for Period one class
only.
Period Two class: please start working on it and
Tuesday would be the due date.
Mar. 2, 2009
Group presentations start on
Wednesday, two or three groups per day depending on the length of
presentation.
Let's get a book and start reading!
Mar 1, 2009
This week, we will start Poetry
and Independent Novel Study besides completing
the short story unit.
What?
Select a novel that you
have not read before and bring to class to get the teacher's approval, then
you start reading at home and school.
Where?
Glenforest Library or the
Mississauga Library have great selections of novels for teens as well as for
the general public.
When?
Bring the novel to every class. Check
the response guidelines for reference regarding
how to write response, which we will complete in the
fourth week of March - class time.
Feb. 26, 2009
The Short Story Unit Test is on March
3, Tuesday.
Group presentations start on
Wednesday; every group must be ready then.
02/23/2009
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Due to the Wednesday schedule, you
will be handing in your final copy of the short story on Thursday, with all
the work of process.
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Peer editing is Tuesday. (Hand in the
editing sheet with your story) and Vocabulary
Lesson 18 Quiz
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Group work time: Wednesday, Thursday (Computer Lab) and Friday
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All work should be ready by Monday Mar.2; presentation start on Tuesday Mar.3
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Here is a link for you to practise grammar: homophones
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Check the rules for quoation
marks since your story would have dialogues.
02/22/2009
Monday-
Draft of all writing of your story
including the plot graph or the cartoon strip are due for peer editing (checklist).
All final work including draft copies
are due: Wednesday, no exceptions; check the rubric.
For short story unit
test March
3/Tuesday,
use the short story review Charts
A,
B, and C to organize
information. You need to print out the charts or draw your own accordingly.
Tuesday: Group story project -topics
assigned
Thursday: Computer lab for group
project preparation
Friday: Group project preparation in
class, no comp. lab.
02/19/09
For your own short story, you need to complete the draft of:
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Character profile:
complete each heading from class,e.g. physical features, personality traits,
likes/dislikes/favorite things, talents, hopes/dreams, family/friends, etc.
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Conflict: What is the
opposing force? Who might be the one to prevent him/her from achieving the
goal? What happens that complicates the situation/conflict? How does it end?
Did he/she achieve the goal? What insight about life does the character learn
from this experionce? (the author's moral lesson)
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Narractive point of view:
Who is telling the story? From what point of view is the story told? Why do
you choose to tell the story from this perspective?
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Setting:
When? Where does the story take place? How do we know (any clues to indicate
the time and place will be helpful.)? What is the general emotional
colouring/mood?
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To illustrate the conflict in the
story, you can either draw a plot graph or a 6-picture
cartoon strip.
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Remember, your story begins where the
conflict is identified.
Due: First draft next Tuesday, Feb. 24.
02/18/2009
Apostrophe quiz Friday. Please do the exercises and check out the answers too.
Revise your version of "Lamb to the Slaughter" in
the First Person Point of View
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Limit the total number of words to around 400.
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Please print out the word count.
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Always double space and use font size 12, Times New
Roman.
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All work is due Friday.
The narrative forms and voices -Activity 7-Content-Review -VerbTense and
Adjectives-Read the examples on the same page.
Your work is to rewrite "Lamb to the Slaughter" in the first person point of
view, i.e., you are Mary Maloney, or "I, Mary Maloney, am wife of Pactrick, a
senior detective..."
In 300 - 400 words, leave out some unimportant details.
For Notebook Check next week, please use the
list for organization.
1. Here is the worksheet for the
Apostrophe.
2. Learn the vocabulary from the source: http://www.wordlywise3000.com/
3. The Short Story Unit. Review
the terms
There will be quiz on the terms of short story. Study them and practise the
above terms plus others learned in class.
You must log in: Ontario Education
Resource Bank and key in
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user: pdsbstudent
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password: oerbs
Work for the week:
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Your first name alliteration with illustration - Friday Feb. 13/09
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Read and complete questions for: "The Nest"
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Read "Lamb to the Slaughter" p176
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Plot graph: Intro: plot -summary in 1-2 sentences, setting
-time/place/atmosphere, characters: Mary Maloney/Patrick Maloney/Jack Noonan,
