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ENGLISH
10 Fall 2007 COURSE OUTLINE
As your English teacher, my aim is to
provide you with opportunities to improve your reading, writing, thinking,
speaking, and listening skills. In association, the Essential Graduation
Learnings, as assigned by the public schools of Atlantic Canada, expect that
students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas: aesthetic
expression, citizenship, communication, personal development, problem solving
and technological competence. Over the course of the semester you will be
given opportunities to develop these skills through a variety of activities
carried out within the following units:
Shakespeare
and Twelfth Night
We will be reading Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night,
getting familiar with his language, and discovering how a 400 year old play
still connects to our lives today.
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Unit
Breakdown: |
Shakespeare
Life & Times Virtual Tour |
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She’s
the Man worksheet |
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Twelfth
Nigh worksheet |
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Shakespeare’s
Language worksheet |
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Letter
to Shakespeare |
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Group
assignment skit |
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Twelfth
Night Test |
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Percent
of term 1: 35% |
Writing
Workshop
Strong writing skills are necessary and important in high school,
particularly writing essays. We will focus on developing the required
skills through various writing assignments, mini-lessons, peer editing and
practice. This unit will run the entire semester.
Every Tuesday and Thursday we will use the first 15 minutes of class to
complete a writing mini-lesson. Notes
and work associated with these lessons will be kept in a writing notebook (a
duo-tang) that is separate from your English binder. In conjunction with these mini-lessons, each
Monday and Wednesday you will receive a writing prompt
to complete for homework. The completed
response will be due the following day at the beginning of class and will be
checked as you enter class. The work you complete in this notebook will be
checked twice weekly and collected at the end of each term.
Essays will be completed during class time only. Should you be absent on an essay writing day
you must complete it after school on the scheduled make up days or attend the
intervention room at lunch in order to complete it.
You will
complete two essays per term.
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Unit
Breakdown: |
Writing
notebook responses |
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Mini
lessons |
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Essay
preliminary work |
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Completion
of pre/post essay writing sheet |
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Peer
editing |
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Essays |
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Percent of each term : 40% |
BINGO
Card Independent Reading
During the semester you will choose a variety of materials to read
independently and choose from a variety of assignments to complete. You will receive a reading Bingo card with a
variety of reading options and assignments.
Just like a real Bingo card there are 12 possible lines to
complete. You may choose any of one of
the 12 lines that appeals to you. Each
line has 5 assignments associated with it.
During term one you are to complete the assignments on the line you’ve
selected (in any order) and hand them in on the due dates below. Each assignment is worth 10%. You are to compete two during term one and
three during term two.
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Term
one dates: |
Assignment
one – |
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Assignment
two – |
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Term
two dates: |
Assignment
three – November 13, 2007 |
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Assignment
four – |
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Assignment
five – |
The Short
Story
We will study a variety of short stories examining the various
elements that make up the story and focusing on comprehension, interpretation,
personal reflection, and connection to everyday life. We will complete various writing activities
in combination with the terms and concepts we will be exploring.
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Unit
Breakdown: |
Written
work |
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Test |
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Percent
of term two: 15% |
Poetry
We will become familiar with poetic terminology and
apply our understanding of these terms to a variety of poems and song
lyrics. We will also test our creative juices by writing poetry.
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Unit
Breakdown: |
Poetry
writing |
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Poetry
analysis |
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Percent
of term two: 15% |
Course
Breakdown:
Each term is marked out of 100 and weighs 35 % of the
semester. The exam weighs 30 %.
Required Materials:
Binder with loose leaf
Duo-tang with loose leaf
Blue and black pens
Assignments and Due Dates:
ALL assignment are to be completed –
whether you receive value for your work will depend on you!
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned date. E-mailed assignments will be accepted only if received prior to class on the due date. All E-mailed assignments must be in the
form of an MS word attachment.
In the
event that an assignment is not completed or received at the beginning of class
on the due date, you will receive a
grade of zero AND you will be
referred to the intervention room during your lunch break the following day
to complete the assignment. Should you arrive
at the intervention room the following day with your work completed you will
not be required to stay during your lunch period. Assignments completed in the intervention
room will be graded for feedback purposes only – you will only receive points
for your work if you meet assignment deadlines!
Visit the Homework link on my web page regularly! Be
sure to copy dates into your agenda.