Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Look up the following words before and write the definition beside where they appear in the story.

1. countenance

2. mantle (clothing)

3. officious

4. stoop

5. munificence

My last duchess

Monday, October 30, 2017

Week of October 30

3C1

Monday
-read and analyse Act 1, scene 5

Tuesday
-Act 1 review (2 handouts)

Wednesday
-watch Act 1

Thursday
-Act 2, scenes 1 and 2

**Quiz after the completion of Act 2 - its on Act 1, Act 2 and the info from the Introduction to R&J PPT

4U1

Monday
-quiz Act 1 AMFAS
-approaches to literature: archetypes

Tuesday and Wednesday
-poem "My Last Duchess"

Thursday
-AMFAS questions and work period

**Next week - two more poems and poetry quiz (probably Friday, Monday at latest)




Friday, October 27, 2017

Weekend Homework

3C1

-its a good idea to read over your questions from Act 1, scenes 1-4
-make sure all questions are done and that you have caught up on reading if you have missed any classes

**quiz after we finish reading Act 2

4U1

-editorials due today - Friday
-electronic copy must be submitted to dropbox on lms; its not working right now, so hold off and I will let you know when it is working - remember - it must be submitted to the dropbox in order for me to evaluate and return it 

-read and make notes for Act 1 of AMFAS
**quiz on Monday

Complete questions for "To His Coy Mistress"

3. Define, quote (from the poem) and explain how it develops an idea in the poem for each of the following:

allusion
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile
alliteration

4. According to the speaker, who is the villain of the poem? Why? How can he be stopped?

5.  Why would this be considered a carpe diem poem? Use reference from the poem?

BONUS MARK - WRITE DOWN THE LYRICS TO ANY SONG THAT FEATURES THE IDEA OF CARPE DIEM AND EXPLAIN WHY IT IS SUCH IN FRONT OF THE CLASS FOR A BONUS MARK ON MONDAY

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Week of Oct 23

3C1

-verbal visual assignments due (the really big assignment or RBA) Monday or Tuesday\
-Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet - all week

Evaluations in Romeo and Juliet:
Quiz after Act 2
Essay after Act 3
Test after Act 5

4U1

Tuesday
-peer edit essay
-MLA submission format
-what is a dramatic monologue? (note)

SUBMISSION ORDER FOR EDITORIAL

1. Good Copy using MLA format 
2. Works Cited Page - MLA format
3. Rough Draft
4. Brainstorming (chart is fine)
5. News Article
6. Peer editing Sheet
7. Rubric 

Editorials due - Thursday or Friday  - must be submitted to Turnitin electronically before I mark it

Wednesday and Friday 
-Poem #1

Thursday
-work period - editorial or AMFAS


Evaluations in Poetry Unit:
-Poetry quiz - after 4 poems
-Poetry group Presentation: Poetry Eras

Quiz Act 1 of AMFAS on Monday

Friday, October 20, 2017

Weekend Homework

3C1

-work on really big assignment - it's due Monday or Tuesday - you have had one and half classes to work on it, plus no homework over the last 10 days - only homework has been to work on the assignment!

4U1

-editorial - rough copy due Monday, good copy Wednesday

-reading AMFAS and working on the questions and making your notes as well - quiz on Act 1 on Friday Oct 27.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Week of Mon Oct 16

3C1

Monday
-introduce really big assignment, due next Monday or Tuesday
-finish in class media assignment, due at the end of the period or first hing tomorrow

Tuesday
-switch books
-note on colour connotations
-work on quotes for the verbal visual assignment

Wednesday
-ppt on Romeo and Juliet
-prologue to Romeo and  Juliet

Thursday
-work period for really big assignment

Friday
-reading Act 1, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet

4U1

Monday
-finish ppt intro to AMFAS
-intro to editorial 

Tuesday
-work period on editorial, quiz on PPT on AMFAS

Wednesday 
-read Act 1 of AMFAS, hand out questions and reading schedule

Thursday and Friday
-watch AMFAS

Monday
-AMFAS reading period

Tuesday to Friday
-begin poetry unit - focus on the dramatic monologue and  4 poems
-in the poetry unit there will be a quiz and a group presentation on poetry eras

Friday, October 13, 2017

Weekend Homework

3C1

Any unsubmitted or late assignments are due Monday Oct 16.  This is the final due date.

4U1

Review AMFAS PPT intro

Quiz Monday - Editorial Assignment will be also be handed out on Monday

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Week of Oct 9

3C1

Tuesday
-test review

Wednesday
-test

Thurs and Fri
-in class media assignment (due Monday at the latest!)

4U1

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and Friday
-historical/biographical approach
-PPT introduction to A Man for All Seasons
-quiz at the end
-guidelines for the independent reading of AMFAS
-editorial outline

in the air tonight

were not going to take it

lyrics

where it is stolen from




Friday, October 6, 2017

3C1 Test Outline

Test is on Wednesday Oct 11.

1.  Matching - content from the story (know the characters, plot, setting etc from the 5 stories we studied), vocabulary words
2.  Fill Ins - on the elements of fiction
3.  Short Answers - point form, review questions from "One of These Days" and "Paid-Up Member"
4.  Paragraph Response - connect an element of fiction to 2 stories studied in class.  I will give you the element and the 2 stories to write about.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

4U1 Essays Test Outline

Friday

4 questions - 4 paragraphs

2 questions

I give you a passage, you identify: title, thesis and type, 1 rhetorical device - name it, define it, explain how it supports the thesis

2 questions

Similar to homework questions

-identify thesis, type, supports and evidence used, type of essay (review your questions from each essay for this)

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

4U - to the end of the essays unit

Wednesday
-2 editorials to read analyze (on HS issues)

purpose and structure of editorials

Reminders when writing an editorial

-test outline

Thursday
-review

Friday
-test

Tues - Fri next week
-historical biographical approach to literature
-the story behind King Henry and Saint Thomas More (something you must know before you leave this school)
-ppt on that story
-listening quiz at the end of the ppt (Fri)

-then you begin your independent reading unit - A Man for All Seasons
-there will be a quiz after Act 1, a quiz after Act II and a writing assignment

Your editorial will be your next writing assignment

3C1 - to end of the Short Stories Unit

Wednesday
-element of fiction #8 - symbolism
-finish "One of These Days"
-element of fiction #9 - irony
-start "Paid Up Member"

Thursday
-"Paid Up Member"
-elements of fiction #10 & 11 -flashback and foreshadowing
**memo assignment due

Friday
-element of fiction #12 - suspense
-"Barney"
-test outline - Test is on Wednesday

Tuesday
-review period

Wendesday
-test

Thursday and Friday
-media assignment - elements of fiction



Monday, October 2, 2017

Monday Oct 2 and Tuesday Oct 3

3C1
-element of fiction #7 - plot (note/handout)
-"One of These Days" p 13

Tuesday
-rough copy for memo due
-peer editing
-start and finish questions for "One of These Days"

**upcoming due dates - Short Stories Test - early next week (probably Tuesday)

4U1
-persuasive evidence (note)
-take up 4 and 5 of "Forget Prince Charming"
-a few extra questions
--editorials

Tuesday
"Medical care that's not even fit for a horse" in R and W Strategies book

**upcoming due dates - test Fri on Essays - outline on Wed