April 25

Step 1: Once you are put into groups, begin to formulate your arguments. You will be arguing that either:

• businesses should be allowed to have their signs only in the language of their choice
• businesses should not be allowed to have their signs only in the language of their choice.

The video below is a comedy sketch showing a bad debate but you should be able to get some ideas and have a laugh or two.

Step 2: Once your main arguments are finalized, you will need to prepare your counter arguments (rebuttal).  This means, you need to have a response ready to back up your argument and disprove the other side’s argument.  See below for some tips:

April 24

Read (you will need to save it and rotate it):

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Collect evidence to support both arguments for and against the issue: “Should business signs be permitted to be in a non-official language of the country they are in?” (in this case, should business signs be allowed to only be Chinese where English and French are Canada’s official languages)

April 10/11

Watch the movie Seven Pounds and take notes to help support your response to the question: “Prove whether or not Will Smith’s character is altruistic or not.”

You will be using your evidence from the movie to write a compare/contrast response with The Giving Tree.

April 6

Personal Poem Assignment

You are free to choose whichever form of poem you choose

Your poem must:

• be a minimum of 12 lines
• must have a title
• have a minimum of three different poetic devices
• a visual component that relates to your poem

You will also need to hand in an analysis your poem which identifies and explains:

• the type of poem you have written and why
• your inspiration/motivation
• your theme
• rhyme scheme (if you used one)
• why you used rhyme or not
• identify the 3 examples of poetic devices used
• anything else you believe that’s important to explain

You will also need to have a recorded video of you reading your poem embedded into your post

April 5

Task #1 – Read and analyse:

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You can watch the video below if you wish.

Task #2 – When done, answer the following for tomorrow’s class:

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April 4

Task #1 – Go over your Lyric poems

Task #2 – Watch the video below:

This is an example of a free verse/slam poem…gone a little wrong but you should get the idea

Read and be prepared to discuss:

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Think about how free verse poems are different than the ballad and lyric poems you have read.  Which have been your favourite so far? Which have been your least favourite?

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Task #3 – Start thinking about the type of poem you want to write and brainstorming some ideas.

April 3

Task #1 – Go over your ballad poems

Task#2 – Read the following Lyric Poems:

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March 31

Task #1 – Find a ballad for Monday’s class, analyse it,  and upload both to your blog.

Task #2 – Answer the following questions and be prepared to read your poem and analysis for Monday’s class.

1. Why did you select the poem?
2. What makes it a ballad poem?
3. Which poetic devices does the poet use? Provide examples.
4. What is the poem’s theme?
5. Provide any other important or interesting information about the poem.

March 30

Task #1 – Go over Dreams questions and personification worksheet

Task #2 – Read the ballad below and discuss

Task #3 – Read and complete:

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A recorded version of the song is below:

March 29

Task #1  – Go over answers to the metaphors and similes worksheet

Task #2 – Read and complete:

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Task #3 – Complete:

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