English 12

Prose English 12 Terminology

Tuesday February 2nd 2021

Task 1: English Outline and Introduction Activity

Task 2: Review Plot Map PowerPoint

Task 3: Review Foreshadowing and Irony on Prose Terminology PowerPoint.

Task 4: Read the Short Story by Roald Dahl, The Landlady in class

Task 4: Work on The Landlady Discussion Questions

Task 5: Complete the The Landlady Prose Terminology Worksheet

 

Wednesday February 3rd 2021

Task 1: Go over The Landlady discussion questions and The Landlady Prose Terminology Worksheet

Task 2: Go over PEEC Writing Paragraph PowerPoint

Task 3: Watch the two videos. Pick one video to do your compare and contrast write.

Option 1

Option 2

Task 4: The Landlady Written Compare and Contrast Assignment

Start to work on The Landlady Written Assignment

 

Thursday February 4th 2021 and Friday February 5th 2021

Task 1: Go over MLA Citation PowerPoint (Go over the How to write and Introductory Paragraph)

Task 2: Go over Quotation Integration Reference Sheet

Task 3: Work on The Landlady Written Compare and Contrast Assignment

You have the rest of the block to work on your draft.

The assignment will be due on Monday February 8th 2021.

 

Monday February 8th 2021

Task 1: Watch the following clip and discuss the following question:

a. What does this clip tell us about perception?

https://youtu.be/FUYarKCTvIk

Task 2: Discuss the clip

Task 4: Explanation on what is Perception?

Task 3:  Review Symbols and Character from Prose Terminology

Task 4: Start reading the short story, “A Teacher’s Rewards” by Robert Phillips

Task 5: Students work on the discussion questions for the short story, A Teacher’s Rewards

1.Why do you think Miss Scofield let Raybe into her house?

2. How does Raybe lower Miss Scofield’s guard once they begin their conversation?

3. What are some hints or phrases in the story that Raybe was not there for a friendly visit?

4. Did Raybe make the right decision at the end of the story?

5. What is the ultimate explanation for the events at the end of the story? Is it a rational explanation?

6. What is Phillips saying about perception?

Task 6: Complete Teacher’s Reward Prose Terminology Worksheet

 

Tuesday February 9th 2021

Task 1: Go over the discussion questions and prose terminology worksheet for “A Teacher’s Reward.”

Task 2: Go over Synthesis Essay PowerPoint.

Task 3: Read the short story, “Dead Men’s Path”

1. Read the short story, “Dead Men’s Path.” Students work on the discussion questions for the short story. This is part of their synthesis essay.
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Discussion Questions

1. Why was Michael Obi’s so excited about his new job?

2. What was the conflict between Obi and the villagers?

3. Do you believe that Obi was right or wrong with sticking to his principles?

4. Do you believe the villagers were right or wrong to act in that fashion?

5. What is Obi saying about culture? What are some modern day examples that you can think of that illustrate this point?

6. What is the author trying to say in terms of perception?

Task 4: Complete Dead Men’s Path Terminology Sheet

 

Wednesday February 10th 2021 to Friday February 12th 2021

Task 1: Go over discussion questions for the short story, “Dead Men’s Path.”

Task 2: Go over Synthesis Essay Outline

Task 3: Compare and Contrast PowerPoint

Task 4: Start working on outline for your synthesis essay using the two short stories, “Dead Men’s Path,” and, “A Teacher’s Rewards.”

Synthesis Essay (Planning Essay Outline)

PDF

Word

Task 1: Continue working on the Synthesis Essay Outline. Each student must check in and show me their thesis for the essay.

 

 

Tuesday February 16th 2021

Task 1: Short Story Exam

Task 2: Background Information Assignment. Students will start working on this assignment after they have completed the exam.

Task 2: Continue working Synthesis Essay

Task 1: Continue working on the Synthesis Essay Outline. Each student must check in and show me their thesis for the essay.

 

Wednesday February 17th 2021

Task 1: Book Talk for the Literature Circles

Task 2: Students make their book selections.

Task 3: Preview Assignment: Background Information Assignment.

 

Thursday February 18th 2021

Task 1: Students work on Background Information Assignment

Task 2: Post the InfoGraph on your blog and place the link on TEAMS

Task 3: Discuss Effective Questioning PowerPoint

Task 4: Do a closed reading of a children’s book. Students generate questions that would be potential good discussion questions.

Task 5: Go over the student’s responses.

Task 6: Go over Literary Lens PowerPoint and expectations for the Literary Circles.

 

Task 7: Go over the Literary Lenses for Race and Biographical Lens

• Discussion #1- Your goal is to fully discuss the role that family has in shaping a person’s identity so far in the novel from the first few chapters.
• SAMPLE QUESTIONS
• How is race influencing the protagonist’s decisions so far in the novel?
• What background information do we need to know in order to understand the protagonist’s identity so far in the novel?
• How does race influence the protagonist’s identity?
• Your group leader will need to come up with 3 or 4 questions for you first discussion. Use the Bloom’s taxonomy sample question to generate questions for your discussion.

In preparation of the first discussion please work on the following assignment:

Friday February 19th 2021

Task 6: Non Fiction Identity Worksheet.

Half the class will read Coming Out article and half the class will reading the Artist article. Once you have read their articles, students will be sit with someone who has the other article. They will summarize the article and then work together to find the similarities and the differences between the two articles.

Article A: Coming Out

Article B: How an Artist

Task 7: Students work on Non Fiction Identity Worksheet and go over the responses from the worksheet.

 

Monday February 22nd 2021

Task 1: Prepare for discussion #1 Biographical/Race Lens

Students will select a discussion leader and that individuals will come up with the 6 discussion questions for the 1st discussion. The discussion questions should be posted no later than 11 am tomorrow. The rest of the group will be preparing for that discussion by reading or preparing their responses to the discussion questions.

 

Tuesday February 23rd 2021

Task 1: Discussion #1 Biographical/Race Lens

Students will conduct their first discussion. Students will record that discussion and upload the discussion on TEAMS.

Task 2: Introduce Psychological Lens in preparation for Discussion #2

Example 1

Example #2

Task 3: Go over Psychological Lens Ignite Assignment

Option A

Gold Mounted Guns by F.R. Buckley

Option B

Joe the Painter and the Deer Island Massacre by Thomas King

Option C

The Last of Her Sons by Alden Nowlan

Task 4: Students work on the Psychological Lens Assignment.

Wednesday February 24th 2021

Task 1: Students work on their Psychological Lens Ignite Presentation

Task 2: Students finish up their Ignite Presentation and upload to their Blog. All group members need to have it on their blog for it to be marked.

 

 

Thursday February 24th 2021

Task 1: Students present their Psychological Lens Ignite Presentation. You are only presenting to your lit group members.

At the end of each presentation ask the following two questions:

1. What did like about the presentation?
2. What did you learn from this presentation about the id, ego and superego?

You are posting your responses to these two questions in your group channel on TEAMS. This is part of the group’s mark so identify which presentation that you are referring to in your response.

Task 2: Students prepare for the second discussion: Psychological Lens

• Discussion #2: Your goal is to fully discuss the big events from your novel from the psychological lens. Think about the plot, character, symbols, irony, and other literary devices through this lens.
• Sample Questions
• What psychological conflicts drive the characters or the plot?
• What significant events are going to have an impact on the character’s psyche in the story?
• Which characters exemplified one of the Id, Ego or SuperEgo at this point in the novel?
• Use the Bloom’s taxonomy sample question to generate questions for your discussion.

Monday March 1st 2021

Task 1: Students participate in discussion #2: Psychological Lens

 

Task 2: Go over Feminist Lens

 

Tuesday March 2nd 2021

Task 1: Go over the Feminist Lens Activity

Example #1

Example #2

Task 2: Feminist Stereotypes (Look for how are females and men are portrayed in this cartoon?)

Task 3: Students will start the Feminist Lens Paragraph Assignment

 

Wednesday March 3rd 2021

Task 1: Students worked on the Feminist Lens Written Assignment

Thursday March 4th 2021

Task 1: Discussion about the Novel Project: Community Connections Project (Identity)

 

Task: Novel Project Proposal Form

 

Friday March 5th 2021

Task 1: Students prepare for the third discussion: Feminist Lens

• Discussion #3- Your goal is to fully discuss the Feminist Lens and how it connects to your novel from the next few chapters of either book.
• Sample Questions
• What would life be like if the protagonist was of the opposite gender?
• How are women viewed within this society?
• Do you believe that the female characters in your novel are good and strong role models for other females?
• Your group leader must come up with three more discussion questions that you would post in your Group Channel on TEAMS.

Task 2: Students work on their Community Connections Project Proposal. Proposals are on Thursday (A-L) and Friday (M-Z)

 

 

Monday March 8th 2021 and Tuesday March 9th 2021

Task 2: Go over the fourth discussion: Archetypal Lens

• Discussion #4- Your goal is to fully discuss the role that archetypes has in shaping events, characters and other literary elements in the novel from the next few chapters.
• SAMPLE QUESTIONS
• What archetype represents certain events in the novel? Why?
• How has the protagonist’s archetype changed in your novel?
• Outside of characters, what archetypes have shaped the character’s identity?
• Use the Bloom’s taxonomy sample question to generate questions for your discussion.

Example #1

Example #2

Task 3: Go over how to analyze a poem

Task 4: Poetry and Archetype Worksheet

Various Archetyes in Literature Examples

Wednesday March 10th 2021

Task #1: Students participate in Discussion #3 (Feminist Lens)

 

Thursday March 11th and Friday March 12th 2021

Task 1: Students pitch their Community Connections Novel Project

Task 2: Go over Praise Song for the Day Poem

Task 3: Go over the fourth discussion: Archetypal Lens

• Discussion #4- Your goal is to fully discuss the role that archetypes has in shaping events, characters and other literary elements in the novel from the next few chapters.
• SAMPLE QUESTIONS
• What archetype represents certain events in the novel? Why?
• How has the protagonist’s archetype changed in your novel?
• Outside of characters, what archetypes have shaped the character’s identity?
• Use the Bloom’s taxonomy sample question to generate questions for your discussion.

Monday March 15th and Tuesday March 16th 2021

Task 1: Start preparation for the Lit Circle Novel Research Paper

Task 2: Students work on the following two options

Option 1: Prepare and Read for Discussion #4

Option 2: Work on the Community Connections Project

Option 3: Start assembling materials for your research essay

 

Wednesday March 17th 2021

Task 1: Students participate in discussion #4

 

Thursday March 18th and Friday March 19th 2021

Task 1: Go over the 5th Discussion: New Criticism and Reader Response Lens.

• Discussion #5- Your goal is to fully discuss the criticism lens so far in the novel from the first few chapters.
• Sample Questions
• What literary devices were most helpful in better understanding your novel?
• What lessons can we learn from the novel?
• How have you connected to the novel and why should people read this novel today?
• Which literary devices did the author rely on the most in the novel? Do you believe it enhanced the story or not?
• Come up with two more questions on your own for this discussion.

New Criticism

https://youtu.be/RCoGGv-4qP8

Task #3: Go over New Criticism Narrative Write

 

Task #4: Students work on their New Criticism Narrative Write

Tuesday April 6th 2021 and Wednesday April 7th 2021

Task #1: Work Block: Students work on the following:

1. Community Novel Project (Check in takes place on Thursday and Friday)

2. New Criticism Narrative Write (Due on Friday April 9th 2021)

3. Collect all your information for you Lit Circle Synthesis Essay (Movie, Literary source of your choice and your novel)

4. Continue to read your novel (Discussion #5 takes place on Wednesday November 4th 2020)

 

Thursday April 8th and Friday April 9th 2021

Task 1: Community Connections Novel Project Check- In #2

Work Block: Students work on the following:

1. Community Novel Project (Check in takes place on Monday and Tuesday)

2. New Criticism Narrative Write (Due on Friday October 30th 2020)

3. Collect all your information for you Lit Circle Synthesis Essay (Movie, Literary source of your choice and your novel)

4. Continue to read your novel (Discussion #5 takes place on Wednesday November 4th 2020)

Monday April 12th 2021 and Tuesday April 13th 2021

Task 1: Lesson on using the Database: Canada in Context

Students will log on and learn how to use the database to find an article for their novel research essay. Your goal is to find an article and bring it to class on Thursday or Friday.

Task 2: Work Block

Students can work on the following assignments:

1. Community Connections Project
2. Novel Synthesis Research Essay
3. Prepare for the final discussion

 

Wednesday April 14th 2021

Task 1: Students participate in Discussion 5 (New Criticism and Reader Response Lens)

• Discussion #5- Your goal is to fully discuss the criticism lens so far in the novel from the first few chapters.
• Sample Questions
• What literary devices were most helpful in better understanding your novel?
• What lessons can we learn from the novel?
• How have you connected to the novel and why should people read this novel today?
• Which literary devices did the author rely on the most in the novel? Do you believe it enhanced the story or not?
• Come up with two more questions on your own for this discussion.

 

Thursday April 15th and Friday April 16th 2021

Task 1: Work Block Students work on the following:

1. Community Novel Project

2. Novel Synthesis Research Essay

 

Monday April 19th- Thursday 22nd 2021

Task #1 Community Connections Novel Project Presentations

Task #2: Draft Essay Peer Edit Review

Community Connections Novel Project Presentations

Task 1: Go over Identity Infographic Assignment

Task 2: Go over Thank You Letter Assignment