English is a West Germanic language that is associated with England. English Studies involves the study and exploration of texts created in English literature.
English Studies 12
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SEMESTER TWO
Week 1 - Non fiction articles, truth/bias, and MLA style
Tuesday February 1, 2022
1. Review English Studies 12 Syllabus and Course Expectations. Fill in the Course Expectations. Write your signature (and your parent/guardian's) acknowledging you have read through the course Syllabus and Expectations.
Due: Turn the Expectations into Teams Wednesday February 2, 2022 by 3:00pm.
2. Select a novel from SORA, or another source for daily silent reading
3. Select a social issue for your Truth, Bias, and the News research
Wednesday February 2, 2021
1. Due: English Studies 12 signed Course Expectations. Turn into Teams Wednesday February 2, 2022 by 4:00pm.
2. Due: Novel for silent reading
3. In-class: The skill of annotating
4. Due: Truth, Bias, and the News Select a newsworthy topic. Find three articles on your topic.
Thursday February 3, 2022
1. SSR (Sustained silent Reading) begins at the start of the class. Select a book or access a reading app, like SORA.
2. Due: A typed Body Paragraph #1 - Truth, Bias, and the News (social issue)
3. Due: Annotated Henry Gates Jr. The Black America and the Class Divide.
4. In-class: MLA writing style and graphic organizers
5. The Black America and the Class Divide Vocabulary, Quiz Feb. 16
Friday February 4, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Typed Body Paragraph #2 - Truth, Bias, and the News
3. In-class: Peer editing
Week 2 - Poetry, the graphic organizer, and metaphor
Monday February 7, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Bring into class a handwritten/printed or typed and printed on paper Truth, Bias, and the News (multiparagraph: introduction: BP1, BP2, BP3, and conclusion)
3. In-class: Peer editing skills developing-proficient
4. Poetry: Isabella Wang's On Forgetting a Language
5. Graphic organizer: Identify the themes
Tuesday February 8, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due into Teams by 5:00pm Word doc or pdf file Truth, Bias, and the News (including the Works Cited and edited rough)
3. Wang's On Forgetting a Language graphic organizer
Wednesday February 9, 2022
1. SSR
2. Wang's On Forgetting a Language in-class timed paragraph
3. Editing skills
4. Due into Teams by 11:59pm: Revised in-class paragraph
Thursday February 10, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lesson: Using metaphors in poetry
Personal identity
3. Write your Personal Identity metaphor poem
4. Check out and begin reading 1984
Friday February 10, 2022 - Professional Day for teachers (no school for students)
Week 3 - Poetry, personal identity, and the novel
Monday February 14, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Typed Personal Identity Poem (10-12 lines - this is not the final draft)
3, Reading Due: 1984 pages 1-50
4. Close edit for personal identity content, metaphor, punctuation, and flow
5. Introduction to 1984.
Tuesday February 15, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 (read up to page 107 for this Fri. Feb. 18)
3. In-class lessons: Student writing exemplars
•Use the colon, semi colon, and dash (see Teams "MLA and writing" File)
•1984 Reading Schedule
•Class review of pages 1-50: plot, characters, and setting
Wednesday February 16, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. Due into Teams by 11:59pm: Personal identity - Metaphor - poem
4. Due: Vocabulary Quiz #1 (from The Black America and the Class Divide)
Introduction to 1984
Quick bio - George Orwell
Introduction to the protagonist
Reading schedule
Thursday February 17, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. 1984 Vocabulary #2 words (Quiz March 3)
Friday February 18, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 up to page 107
3.In-class: Assess - Do people unintentionally marginalize others?
Review themes - Power/control, truth/falsehood, reality, technology, group/individual, human dignity, class struggle, and manipulation
1984 characters
Orwell's Newspeak and Doublethink: How does doublethink affect the people Oceania's thinking?
Monday February 21, 2022 - "Family Day" Statutory holiday (no school)
Week 4 - The novel, dystopian genre, and individual student-teacher conferences
Tuesday February 22, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 (read to page 200 for this Fri. Feb. 25)
3. Review 1984 themes; select one for your final project
Post into Teams: Type a thematic statement
4. Kahoot Review 1984 Part 1 (Quiz Wed.)
Wednesday February 23, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. Due: 1984 Part 1 Quiz
4. In-class: Four personal connections with 1984
Dystopian genre (worksheet)
Select a scene, quote, and compose a statement connecting the quote to the theme
Antithesis: Doublethink - War is peace; freedom is slavery; ignorance is strength; 2+2=5
Thursday February 24, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. REP: individual conferences - What have you enjoyed thus far? what skills are you developing/improving?
4. In-class: powerpoint lesson - terms, themes, and characters
Theme #1, scene 1, quote 1, and statement connecting the quote to the theme
Friday February 25, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 up to page 200
3. Book 2 Quiz Thursday: See Book 2 Quiz Review in Teams' Files
4. In-class: How language shapes the way we think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k
How does language direct our thinking?
Week 4 - The novel, final project homework, and individual student-teacher conferences
Monday February 28, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 (read up to page 300 for Friday, Mar. 4)
3. Due in class: Body Paragraph #1 typed/written on a piece of paper that is brought to class
Follow the Body Paragraph structure:
Tuesday March 1, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. In-class: Final project visual sketch work
Wednesday March 2, 2022 - INTERIMS
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. Due: Theme #2, scene 2, quote 2, and connection statement
Due: 1/4 of Visual is complete (bring a picture on your phone/device)
Thursday March 3, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. Due: 1984 Book 2 Quiz
4. Due: Body Paragraph #1 and #2 typed/written on a piece of paper and brought to class
5. Editing
Friday March 4, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 up to page 300
3. Due: Vocabulary #2 Quiz
1/2 of the visual is complete (bring a picture on your phone/device)
Week 5 - The novel, final project completion and submission, and parent-teacher conferences
Monday March 7, 2022
1. SSR (read up to page 325 for Wednesday Mar 9)
2. Due: 1/2 of Visual is complete (bring a picture on your phone of it to class)
3. Powerpoint lesson: 1984 Book 2 chapters 6-8 plot points and the social dilemma
1984 movie clips: “2 minutes of hate” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvGmOZ5T6_Y
“Corrupt to the core”/Winston and Julia's relationship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BuU0LMgxl0
“O’Brien tortures Winston” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmAVyowgDVE
One-on-one discussions
Tuesday March 8, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Typed Conclusion paragraph including the Works Cited
3. 1984 Book/Part 3 Quiz Review (see Teams Files)
Kahoot Review
4. Powerpoint: Book 3, Chapter 6 - false memories, fatalism, and betrayal
One-on-one discussions
Wednesday March 9, 2022-Parent/Teacher interviews
1. SSR
2. Reading Due: 1984 (to page 325/end of book)
3. Due: Book/Part 3 Quiz
4. Powerpoint: Appendix; is there hope? the theme of "the other", and integrating the visual into the essay
Thursday March 10, 2022-Parent/Teacher interviews
1. SSR (turn in your copy of 1984)
2. Due in class: Bring to class your complete visual project (One-pager or novel cover)
3. Due into Teams by 11:59pm: Typed analysis essay, Works Cited, and edited rough draft
4. Gallery Walk
Discussion Questions
Friday March 11, 2022
1. SSR
2. Conclusion to 1984 novel
Discussion Questions
Introduction to Shakespeare and the play: Hamlet
Week 6 - The drama and Shakespeare's history and writing
Monday March 28, 2022
1. SSR
2. 1984 Project review
3. Introduction to Shakespeare and the play: the anxiety about Queen Elizabeth dying; the ghost of King Hamlet; the marginalization of Hamlet
Hamlet: Should we continue to read Shakespeare?
4. Vocabulary #4 (Quiz April 14)
Tuesday March 29, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lesson: The Great Chain of Being, setting, characters, and introductory scene
3, Themes: anxiety and fear
4. Dramatization Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Wednesday March 30, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lesson: King Hamlet's death, Horatio, "To thine own self be true", and Shakespeare's use of language
3. Dramatization Act 1 Scene 2
Thursday March 31, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lesson: traditional inheritance of the throne, common beliefs like the Great Chain of Being, and Tragic Hero
3. Dramatization Act 1 Scenes 3-4
Friday April 1, 2022
1. Due: Write one theme, two supporting scenes, and one quote per the two scenes
2. Lesson: Act 1 review, Hamlet's grief, English spirituality, and Hamlet's cognitive dissonance
Theme: Hamlet sees his father's ghost, https://vimeo.com/52799318
3. Dramatization Act 1 Scene 4 and Act 2 Scene 1
Monday April 4, 2022
1. Due: Bring your laptop and plug in
2. Literary Assessment:
Tuesday April 5, 2022
1. Due: Proficient/Developing Write one theme, two supporting scenes, and one quote per the two scenes
2. Due: Hamlet Act 1 Quiz
3. Lesson: Control, aggression, and submission
Claudius controls Ophelia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW646UK2SNU
4. Dramatizing: Act 2 Scene 1
Wednesday April 6, 2022
1. Due: Bring your laptop and electrical plug in
2. How to write a narrative
3. Literary Assessment Sample Test
Thursday April 7, 2022
1. Kahoot review
2. Due: Type one theme, two connected scenes, and two supportive quotes
3. Lit.Assessment review
5. Dramatizing Hamlet: Act 2 Scenes 1-2
Friday April 6, 2022
1. Due: Body paragraph explaining one Hamlet theme using two connected scenes and two supportive quotes
Use this structure: TS, P, E, E, I, T, P, E, E,I , T, CS
2. Lesson: Hamlet's mental health and Polonius' spying
Polonius' scheming to prove noble Hamlet is mad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIGIuH_7UFA
3. Dramatizing: Act 2 Scene 2-3
Monday April 11, 2022
1. Review Act 2 (see Act 2 Quiz Review in Teams Files)
Kahoot review
2. Lesson: Hamlet's self loathing
Hamlet final project and checkpoints
3. Dramatization: Act 2 Scene 2 - Act 3 Scene 1
Tuesday April 12, 2022
1. Due: Hamlet Act 2 Quiz
2. Lesson: Hamlet and Ophelia - who deserves our sympathy?
Hamlet's brooding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjuZq-8PUw0
3. Dramatization: Act 3 Scenes 1 -2
Wednesday April 13, 2022
1. Bring your laptops: Lit.Assessment "Part A"
2. Literary Assessment Sample Test
Thursday April 14, 2022
1. Due: Vocabulary Quiz
3. Lesson: Corruption, scheming, and spying
4. Dramatization: Act 3 Scenes 2-3
Friday April 15, 2022 - Good Friday Statutory holiday (no school)
Wednesday April 20, 2022
1. Review Act 3 Kahoot Quiz: https://create.kahoot.it/details/93a01137-c0ef-4314-b8ea-ebe9af9df200
2. Lesson: Hamlet's rash actions
3. Dramatize Act 3 Scene 3
Thursday April 21, 2022
1. Hamlet Act 3 Quiz
2. Lesson: Gertrude's betrayal
3. Dramatize Act 3 Scene 4
4. Project work time
Friday April 22, 2022
1. Due: 350 words written and 1/2 of visual
2. Lesson: Hamlet takes action
3. Dramatize Act 4 Scenes 1-4
4. Project work time
Grade 12 Literacy Assessment is this week https://bced.vretta.com/#/en/bced-landing/grad/sample/literacy12
Monday April 25, 2022
1. Lesson: Claudius sees Hamlet as a threat
2. Dramatize Act 4 Scenes 3-4
3. Project work time
Tuesday April 26, 2022
1. Lesson: Forceful Fortinbras and hesitant Hamlet
2. Dramatize Act 4 Scene 5
3. Project work time
Wednesday April 27, 2022
1. Due: Hamlet final project visual (bring into class)
Gallery walk
2. Due: Typed hard copy of written
Peer editing
3. Lesson: Claudius sees Hamlet as a threat, Ophelia's death, and Hamlet and Laertes' grief
4. Dramatize Act 5 Scenes 1-2
Hamlet film clip - The duel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdiDy8v2G50
5. Project work time
Final Discussion
Thursday April 28, 2022
1. Due into Teams by 11:59pm: Hamlet final project written
2. Lesson: Hamlet's plotting, Horatio's loyalty, and the demise of Denmark
3. Shakespeare's Hamlet Final discussion: How are people in society marginalized?
Friday April 29, 2022
1. SSR
2. Introduction to Literary Circles
What is critical thinking? Discussion
Choose and sign up for Lit.Circles:
Monday May 2, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lit.Circle groups:
Tuesday May 3, 2022
1. SSR
2. What makes a good discussion?
Is there a wrong way to read a book? https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/books/review/can-you-read-a-book-the-wrong-way.html
3. Post your Lit.Circle discussion agendas on Wednesday in your Teams Lit.Circle group chat
Wednesday May 4, 2022 (May the force be with you!)
1. SSR
2. Lit.Circle Discussion #1 (come prepared to discuss your novel)
3. Writing review: a Good Writer's Checklist
Thursday May 5, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lit. Circle Discussion Review: What went well? What can be improved?
3. What is interpretation? 2020 version of Hamlet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdZVR4Ry3jQ
4. Lit.Circle Work time:
Friday May 6, 2022
1. SSR
2. “The Danger of a Single Story” – TED Talk from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg&t=12s
Discussion response: What is an example of single story in our society?
3. Lit Circle Work
Monday May 9, 2022
1. SSR
2. Forming an argument: Read New York Times article in class “How Do You Feel About Cancel Culture?” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/learning/how-do-you-feel-about-cancel-culture.html
3. Lit.Circle work
Tuesday May 10, 2022
1. SSR
2. In-class: Lit.Circle Group Discussion (and assessment)
Discuss
Wednesday May 11, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary (Quiz next week)
4. Lit.Circle work
Thursday May 12, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary Words to Learn for Quiz Next Wednesday May 18 (see Wednesday May 11 for words)
3. Cancel Culture Conclusions - share arguments
4. Character Essay Handout
Friday May 13, 2022
1. SSR
2. Review Vocabulary Words (see Wednesday May 11)
3. Character Progression – groups share their protagonist’s growth so far
4. Vocabulary Review: Catchphrase Game
5. Lit Circle Work
Monday May 16, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due into Teams by 4pm: Lit.Circle Question Responses #2
3. Review Vocabulary (Quiz Wednesday)
4. Connecting the Protagonist to the Novel Themes
5. Lit Circle Work
Tuesday May 17, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lit.Circle Discussion #2 (and assessment)
Wednesday May 18, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Vocabulary Quiz (see words Wednesday May 11)
3. Protagonist Essay
Thursday May 19, 2022
1. SSR
2. Homework Check: Protagonist Essay introduction OR Body Paragraph #1
3. Article: “Seven Ways a Book Can Change You” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/7-ways-books-can-change-y_b_5482902
4. Lit Circle Work
Friday May 20, 2022 (Pro-D- No school for students)
Monday May 23, 2022 (Stat holiday - No school)
Due into Teams by 4pm: Lit. Circle Question Responses Week 3
Tuesday May 24, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lit Circle Discussion Day
4. Protagonist Essay
Wednesday May 25, 2022
1. SSR
2. Homework check: Protagonist Essay Body Paragraph #1
3. Vocabulary List for Quiz Next Week
Thursday May 26, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary List for Quiz Next Week (see vocabulary May 25'22)
3. Using Literary Devices in your writing - Character simile examples
4. Lit Circle Reminders: Chairs post discussion assessment and summarizers post notes in your chats
Friday May 27, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary review
3. Using Literary Devices in Your Writing
4. Lit Circle Work
Monday May 30, 2022
1. SSR
2. Homework check: Protagonist Essay Body Paragraph #2
3. Vocabulary review
4. Lit Circle Work – Week 4 Questions Due today @ 4 pm (last set of questions!)
Tuesday May 31, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary review
3. Final Lit Circle Discussion - Discuss overarching themes and how the novel resonates in today's society.
4. Work on Essay - Have typed and printed double spaced essay ready for Wednesday's peer editing
Wednesday June 1, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Protagonist Essay Rough draft (Intro, BP1, BP2, Conclusion)
3. Due: Vocabulary Quiz (see vocabulary May 25'22)
4. Peer Editing – Bring your typed and printed essay to class (double spaced!)
5. Work on Essay – Consider these points for your conclusion: What is the authour’s intent in writing this novel? How does this resonate?
6. Your Grad Walk Narrative is Due Today!
Thursday June 2, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due via Teams by 11:59pm: Protagonist Essay Final copy (Intro, BP1, BP2, Conclusion - Include rough draft and Works Cited)
3. Identifying Literary Devices
Friday June 3, 2022
1. SSR
2. Question of the Day
3. Scattergories
4. Intro to Poetry – PowerPoint Uploaded to Teams
Monday June 6, 2022
1. SSR
2. Question of the Day
3. Poetry Analysis – Analyze the poem “to you who would wage war against me” by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Tuesday June 7, 2022
1. SSR
2. Question of the Day
3, Using Imagery in Poetry – Imagery Practice with Creative Writing
4, Using Figurative Language – “to you who would wage war against me” by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Wednesday June 8, 2022
1. Question of the Day
2. Using Figurative Language – “to you who would wage war against me” by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
3. Poetry Assignment Handout
Thursday June 9, 2022
1. Question of the Day – what is something you are utterly obsessed with at the moment?
2. Perspective in Poetry
4. Work on Poetry Assignment
Friday June 10, 2022
1. Rhythm in Poetry – “Tarantella” by Hilaire Belloc
2. Work on Poetry Assignment – Due Monday June 13th at 11:59 pm on Teams
3. Today at 4pm – Last day to submit outstanding Lit Circle assignments
4. Bring in a printed copy of your poem for peer editing for Monday's class
Monday June 13, 2022
1. Due into Teams at 11:59pm: Final Poetry Assignment
2. Question of the Day – Where is the best place on earth?
3. Peer Editing of Poems – Turn in by 11:59pm on Teams
4. Work on Poems
Tuesday June 14, 2022
1. Question of the Day – If you could be any superhero, who would you be?
2. Poems that Resonate: Analysis of “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats
3. Choose a Poem that Resonates with YOU
Post a poem or link to a poem that resonates with YOU. List 2 reasons why this poem resonates with you. You can search for poems on the following site, or feel free to find your own from somewhere else https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems
Wednesday June 15, 2022
1. Question of the Day – What is your biggest pet peeve?
2. Mood and Tone in Poetry
3. Blackout Poetry Activity
Thursday June 16, 2022
1.
Friday June 17, 2022
1.
Monday June 20, 2022
1. Work on Your Soundtrack
Tuesday June 21, 2022
1. Work on Your Soundtrack
Wednesday June 22, 2022
1. Due into Teams at the end of class: Your Soundtrack - Final Assignment
SEMESTER TWO
Week 1 - Non fiction articles, truth/bias, and MLA style
Tuesday February 1, 2022
1. Review English Studies 12 Syllabus and Course Expectations. Fill in the Course Expectations. Write your signature (and your parent/guardian's) acknowledging you have read through the course Syllabus and Expectations.
Due: Turn the Expectations into Teams Wednesday February 2, 2022 by 3:00pm.
2. Select a novel from SORA, or another source for daily silent reading
3. Select a social issue for your Truth, Bias, and the News research
Wednesday February 2, 2021
1. Due: English Studies 12 signed Course Expectations. Turn into Teams Wednesday February 2, 2022 by 4:00pm.
2. Due: Novel for silent reading
3. In-class: The skill of annotating
4. Due: Truth, Bias, and the News Select a newsworthy topic. Find three articles on your topic.
Thursday February 3, 2022
1. SSR (Sustained silent Reading) begins at the start of the class. Select a book or access a reading app, like SORA.
2. Due: A typed Body Paragraph #1 - Truth, Bias, and the News (social issue)
3. Due: Annotated Henry Gates Jr. The Black America and the Class Divide.
4. In-class: MLA writing style and graphic organizers
5. The Black America and the Class Divide Vocabulary, Quiz Feb. 16
- a. Demographic – relating to the structure of populations
- b. Abolition – the act of stopping an institution like the death penalty
- c. Affirmative action – the practice or policy of favouring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously.
- d. Microaggression – indirect or unintentional discrimination against a marginalized group
- e. Privileged – having special rights, advantages, or immunities
Friday February 4, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Typed Body Paragraph #2 - Truth, Bias, and the News
3. In-class: Peer editing
Week 2 - Poetry, the graphic organizer, and metaphor
Monday February 7, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Bring into class a handwritten/printed or typed and printed on paper Truth, Bias, and the News (multiparagraph: introduction: BP1, BP2, BP3, and conclusion)
3. In-class: Peer editing skills developing-proficient
4. Poetry: Isabella Wang's On Forgetting a Language
5. Graphic organizer: Identify the themes
Tuesday February 8, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due into Teams by 5:00pm Word doc or pdf file Truth, Bias, and the News (including the Works Cited and edited rough)
3. Wang's On Forgetting a Language graphic organizer
Wednesday February 9, 2022
1. SSR
2. Wang's On Forgetting a Language in-class timed paragraph
3. Editing skills
4. Due into Teams by 11:59pm: Revised in-class paragraph
Thursday February 10, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lesson: Using metaphors in poetry
Personal identity
3. Write your Personal Identity metaphor poem
4. Check out and begin reading 1984
Friday February 10, 2022 - Professional Day for teachers (no school for students)
Week 3 - Poetry, personal identity, and the novel
Monday February 14, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Typed Personal Identity Poem (10-12 lines - this is not the final draft)
3, Reading Due: 1984 pages 1-50
4. Close edit for personal identity content, metaphor, punctuation, and flow
5. Introduction to 1984.
Tuesday February 15, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 (read up to page 107 for this Fri. Feb. 18)
3. In-class lessons: Student writing exemplars
•Use the colon, semi colon, and dash (see Teams "MLA and writing" File)
•1984 Reading Schedule
•Class review of pages 1-50: plot, characters, and setting
Wednesday February 16, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. Due into Teams by 11:59pm: Personal identity - Metaphor - poem
4. Due: Vocabulary Quiz #1 (from The Black America and the Class Divide)
- a. Demographic – relating to the structure of populations
- b. Abolition – the act of stopping an institution like the death penalty
- c. Affirmative action – the practice or policy of favouring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously.
- d. Microaggression – indirect or unintentional discrimination against a marginalized group
- e. Privileged – having special rights, advantages, or immunities
Introduction to 1984
Quick bio - George Orwell
Introduction to the protagonist
Reading schedule
Thursday February 17, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. 1984 Vocabulary #2 words (Quiz March 3)
- a. dystopian - relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice
- b. distress – extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain
- c. discrimination – the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex
- d. Newspeak – ambiguous euphemistic language used in political propaganda
- e. Doublethink – accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in contravention to one’s own memories or sense of reality
- f. labyrinthine – irregular and twisting (the “labyrinthine corridors of Ministries…” in Ch. 5)
Friday February 18, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 up to page 107
3.In-class: Assess - Do people unintentionally marginalize others?
Review themes - Power/control, truth/falsehood, reality, technology, group/individual, human dignity, class struggle, and manipulation
1984 characters
Orwell's Newspeak and Doublethink: How does doublethink affect the people Oceania's thinking?
Monday February 21, 2022 - "Family Day" Statutory holiday (no school)
Week 4 - The novel, dystopian genre, and individual student-teacher conferences
Tuesday February 22, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 (read to page 200 for this Fri. Feb. 25)
3. Review 1984 themes; select one for your final project
Post into Teams: Type a thematic statement
4. Kahoot Review 1984 Part 1 (Quiz Wed.)
Wednesday February 23, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. Due: 1984 Part 1 Quiz
4. In-class: Four personal connections with 1984
Dystopian genre (worksheet)
Select a scene, quote, and compose a statement connecting the quote to the theme
Antithesis: Doublethink - War is peace; freedom is slavery; ignorance is strength; 2+2=5
Thursday February 24, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. REP: individual conferences - What have you enjoyed thus far? what skills are you developing/improving?
4. In-class: powerpoint lesson - terms, themes, and characters
Theme #1, scene 1, quote 1, and statement connecting the quote to the theme
Friday February 25, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 up to page 200
3. Book 2 Quiz Thursday: See Book 2 Quiz Review in Teams' Files
4. In-class: How language shapes the way we think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k
How does language direct our thinking?
Week 4 - The novel, final project homework, and individual student-teacher conferences
Monday February 28, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 (read up to page 300 for Friday, Mar. 4)
3. Due in class: Body Paragraph #1 typed/written on a piece of paper that is brought to class
Follow the Body Paragraph structure:
- TS - Theme
- P-Point (supporting the theme)
- E-Example (quote)
- E-Explain (how the quote connects with the point)
- I-Interpret the quote (in your words)
- T-Transition to the next point
- P-Point (supporting the theme)
- E-Example (quote)
- E-Explain (how the quote connects with the point)
- I-Interpret the quote (in your words)
- T-Transition to the next point
- CS-Tie up this point. Explain how this theme resonates with the modern reader.
Tuesday March 1, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. In-class: Final project visual sketch work
Wednesday March 2, 2022 - INTERIMS
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. Due: Theme #2, scene 2, quote 2, and connection statement
Due: 1/4 of Visual is complete (bring a picture on your phone/device)
Thursday March 3, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984
3. Due: 1984 Book 2 Quiz
4. Due: Body Paragraph #1 and #2 typed/written on a piece of paper and brought to class
5. Editing
Friday March 4, 2022
1. SSR
2. Reading due: 1984 up to page 300
3. Due: Vocabulary #2 Quiz
- a. dystopian - relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice
- b. distress – extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain
- c. discrimination – the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex
- d. Newspeak – ambiguous euphemistic language used in political propaganda
- e. Doublethink – accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in contravention to one’s own memories or sense of reality
- f. labyrinthine – irregular and twisting (the “labyrinthine corridors of Ministries…” in Ch. 5)
1/2 of the visual is complete (bring a picture on your phone/device)
Week 5 - The novel, final project completion and submission, and parent-teacher conferences
Monday March 7, 2022
1. SSR (read up to page 325 for Wednesday Mar 9)
2. Due: 1/2 of Visual is complete (bring a picture on your phone of it to class)
3. Powerpoint lesson: 1984 Book 2 chapters 6-8 plot points and the social dilemma
1984 movie clips: “2 minutes of hate” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvGmOZ5T6_Y
“Corrupt to the core”/Winston and Julia's relationship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BuU0LMgxl0
“O’Brien tortures Winston” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmAVyowgDVE
One-on-one discussions
Tuesday March 8, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Typed Conclusion paragraph including the Works Cited
3. 1984 Book/Part 3 Quiz Review (see Teams Files)
Kahoot Review
4. Powerpoint: Book 3, Chapter 6 - false memories, fatalism, and betrayal
One-on-one discussions
Wednesday March 9, 2022-Parent/Teacher interviews
1. SSR
2. Reading Due: 1984 (to page 325/end of book)
3. Due: Book/Part 3 Quiz
4. Powerpoint: Appendix; is there hope? the theme of "the other", and integrating the visual into the essay
Thursday March 10, 2022-Parent/Teacher interviews
1. SSR (turn in your copy of 1984)
2. Due in class: Bring to class your complete visual project (One-pager or novel cover)
3. Due into Teams by 11:59pm: Typed analysis essay, Works Cited, and edited rough draft
4. Gallery Walk
Discussion Questions
Friday March 11, 2022
1. SSR
2. Conclusion to 1984 novel
Discussion Questions
Introduction to Shakespeare and the play: Hamlet
Week 6 - The drama and Shakespeare's history and writing
Monday March 28, 2022
1. SSR
2. 1984 Project review
3. Introduction to Shakespeare and the play: the anxiety about Queen Elizabeth dying; the ghost of King Hamlet; the marginalization of Hamlet
Hamlet: Should we continue to read Shakespeare?
4. Vocabulary #4 (Quiz April 14)
- Usurp: seize and take control without authority
- Auspicious: indicating favourable circumstances and good luck
- Filial: relating to the duty of a child towards a parent
- Retrograde: moving or tending in a backward direction
- Discourse: extended conversation in speech or writing
- Countenance: the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- Antic: ludicrously odd, Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
Tuesday March 29, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lesson: The Great Chain of Being, setting, characters, and introductory scene
3, Themes: anxiety and fear
4. Dramatization Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Wednesday March 30, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lesson: King Hamlet's death, Horatio, "To thine own self be true", and Shakespeare's use of language
3. Dramatization Act 1 Scene 2
Thursday March 31, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lesson: traditional inheritance of the throne, common beliefs like the Great Chain of Being, and Tragic Hero
3. Dramatization Act 1 Scenes 3-4
Friday April 1, 2022
1. Due: Write one theme, two supporting scenes, and one quote per the two scenes
2. Lesson: Act 1 review, Hamlet's grief, English spirituality, and Hamlet's cognitive dissonance
Theme: Hamlet sees his father's ghost, https://vimeo.com/52799318
3. Dramatization Act 1 Scene 4 and Act 2 Scene 1
Monday April 4, 2022
1. Due: Bring your laptop and plug in
2. Literary Assessment:
- Part A readings and MCQs
- Turn completed graphic organizer into Teams (screen shot)
Tuesday April 5, 2022
1. Due: Proficient/Developing Write one theme, two supporting scenes, and one quote per the two scenes
2. Due: Hamlet Act 1 Quiz
3. Lesson: Control, aggression, and submission
Claudius controls Ophelia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW646UK2SNU
4. Dramatizing: Act 2 Scene 1
Wednesday April 6, 2022
1. Due: Bring your laptop and electrical plug in
2. How to write a narrative
3. Literary Assessment Sample Test
- "Part B" Text Readings
- MCQuestions
- 25-minute narrative/essay write
- Turn narrative/essay into Teams (pdf file)
Thursday April 7, 2022
1. Kahoot review
2. Due: Type one theme, two connected scenes, and two supportive quotes
3. Lit.Assessment review
- Part A 30-minute write is next Wednesday
5. Dramatizing Hamlet: Act 2 Scenes 1-2
Friday April 6, 2022
1. Due: Body paragraph explaining one Hamlet theme using two connected scenes and two supportive quotes
Use this structure: TS, P, E, E, I, T, P, E, E,I , T, CS
2. Lesson: Hamlet's mental health and Polonius' spying
Polonius' scheming to prove noble Hamlet is mad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIGIuH_7UFA
3. Dramatizing: Act 2 Scene 2-3
Monday April 11, 2022
1. Review Act 2 (see Act 2 Quiz Review in Teams Files)
Kahoot review
2. Lesson: Hamlet's self loathing
Hamlet final project and checkpoints
3. Dramatization: Act 2 Scene 2 - Act 3 Scene 1
Tuesday April 12, 2022
1. Due: Hamlet Act 2 Quiz
2. Lesson: Hamlet and Ophelia - who deserves our sympathy?
Hamlet's brooding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjuZq-8PUw0
3. Dramatization: Act 3 Scenes 1 -2
Wednesday April 13, 2022
1. Bring your laptops: Lit.Assessment "Part A"
2. Literary Assessment Sample Test
- Review "Part A" text readings
- Review the graphic organizer
- Compose the 30-minute essay
- Export essay as a pdf file
Thursday April 14, 2022
1. Due: Vocabulary Quiz
- Usurp: seize and take control without authority
- Auspicious: indicating favourable circumstances and good luck
- Filial: relating to the duty of a child towards a parent
- Retrograde: moving or tending in a backward direction
- Discourse: extended conversation in speech or writing
- Countenance: the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- Antic: ludicrously odd, Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
3. Lesson: Corruption, scheming, and spying
4. Dramatization: Act 3 Scenes 2-3
Friday April 15, 2022 - Good Friday Statutory holiday (no school)
Wednesday April 20, 2022
1. Review Act 3 Kahoot Quiz: https://create.kahoot.it/details/93a01137-c0ef-4314-b8ea-ebe9af9df200
2. Lesson: Hamlet's rash actions
3. Dramatize Act 3 Scene 3
Thursday April 21, 2022
1. Hamlet Act 3 Quiz
2. Lesson: Gertrude's betrayal
3. Dramatize Act 3 Scene 4
4. Project work time
Friday April 22, 2022
1. Due: 350 words written and 1/2 of visual
2. Lesson: Hamlet takes action
3. Dramatize Act 4 Scenes 1-4
4. Project work time
Grade 12 Literacy Assessment is this week https://bced.vretta.com/#/en/bced-landing/grad/sample/literacy12
Monday April 25, 2022
1. Lesson: Claudius sees Hamlet as a threat
2. Dramatize Act 4 Scenes 3-4
3. Project work time
Tuesday April 26, 2022
1. Lesson: Forceful Fortinbras and hesitant Hamlet
2. Dramatize Act 4 Scene 5
3. Project work time
Wednesday April 27, 2022
1. Due: Hamlet final project visual (bring into class)
Gallery walk
2. Due: Typed hard copy of written
Peer editing
3. Lesson: Claudius sees Hamlet as a threat, Ophelia's death, and Hamlet and Laertes' grief
4. Dramatize Act 5 Scenes 1-2
Hamlet film clip - The duel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdiDy8v2G50
5. Project work time
Final Discussion
Thursday April 28, 2022
1. Due into Teams by 11:59pm: Hamlet final project written
2. Lesson: Hamlet's plotting, Horatio's loyalty, and the demise of Denmark
3. Shakespeare's Hamlet Final discussion: How are people in society marginalized?
Friday April 29, 2022
1. SSR
2. Introduction to Literary Circles
What is critical thinking? Discussion
Choose and sign up for Lit.Circles:
- Song of Kahunsha by Anosh Irani
- Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Monday May 2, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lit.Circle groups:
- Novel selections
- Lit.Circle roles
- Reading schedule
Tuesday May 3, 2022
1. SSR
2. What makes a good discussion?
Is there a wrong way to read a book? https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/books/review/can-you-read-a-book-the-wrong-way.html
3. Post your Lit.Circle discussion agendas on Wednesday in your Teams Lit.Circle group chat
Wednesday May 4, 2022 (May the force be with you!)
1. SSR
2. Lit.Circle Discussion #1 (come prepared to discuss your novel)
3. Writing review: a Good Writer's Checklist
Thursday May 5, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lit. Circle Discussion Review: What went well? What can be improved?
3. What is interpretation? 2020 version of Hamlet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdZVR4Ry3jQ
4. Lit.Circle Work time:
- Finish questions
- Begin work on question responses
- Chairs post group assignments
- Summarizers post minutes
Friday May 6, 2022
1. SSR
2. “The Danger of a Single Story” – TED Talk from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg&t=12s
Discussion response: What is an example of single story in our society?
3. Lit Circle Work
- Question responses due Monday
- Review tasks and due dates
- Next group discussion is Tuesday
Monday May 9, 2022
1. SSR
2. Forming an argument: Read New York Times article in class “How Do You Feel About Cancel Culture?” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/learning/how-do-you-feel-about-cancel-culture.html
3. Lit.Circle work
- Due into Teams: Lit.Circle Question Responses #1 by 4pm
- Review tasks and due dates
- Next group discussion is Tuesday
- Due in-class: Agendas for tomorrow’s discussion
Tuesday May 10, 2022
1. SSR
2. In-class: Lit.Circle Group Discussion (and assessment)
Discuss
- Lit.Circle questions
- Novel themes
- Character development
Wednesday May 11, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary (Quiz next week)
- Abolish – to cancel; to put and end to something
- Expendable – to be used and then discarded, abandoned, or destroyed
- Qualms – an uneasy feeling
- Furtive – an attempt to avoid notice or attention
- Bougie – extravagant, often to the point of snobbery
- Reverie – a state of being pleasantly lost in thought
- Suppress – Forcibly put an end to
4. Lit.Circle work
- Chairs post discussion assessment
- Summarizers post minutes
Thursday May 12, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary Words to Learn for Quiz Next Wednesday May 18 (see Wednesday May 11 for words)
3. Cancel Culture Conclusions - share arguments
4. Character Essay Handout
- Reviewing character progression
Friday May 13, 2022
1. SSR
2. Review Vocabulary Words (see Wednesday May 11)
3. Character Progression – groups share their protagonist’s growth so far
4. Vocabulary Review: Catchphrase Game
5. Lit Circle Work
- Work on Week 2 Questions Due via Teams Monday by 4:00 pm
- Question Quizzer post questions in group chat by Saturday
- Protagonist Plotter, Artful Human, Vocab Wizard, Researcher post your updates by Sunday
Monday May 16, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due into Teams by 4pm: Lit.Circle Question Responses #2
3. Review Vocabulary (Quiz Wednesday)
4. Connecting the Protagonist to the Novel Themes
5. Lit Circle Work
- Questions Responses Due Monday by 4 pm
Tuesday May 17, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lit.Circle Discussion #2 (and assessment)
- Themes, protagonist's development, develop questions for Week #3 responses
Wednesday May 18, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Vocabulary Quiz (see words Wednesday May 11)
3. Protagonist Essay
- Work on introduction
Thursday May 19, 2022
1. SSR
2. Homework Check: Protagonist Essay introduction OR Body Paragraph #1
3. Article: “Seven Ways a Book Can Change You” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/7-ways-books-can-change-y_b_5482902
4. Lit Circle Work
- Week 3 Question Responses Due Monday May 23 @ 4pm
- Researchers post update in chat by Saturday
- Artful Humans post update in chat by Sunday
- Vocab Wizard post word list in chat by Sunday
- Protagonist Plotter post update in chat by Sunday
Friday May 20, 2022 (Pro-D- No school for students)
Monday May 23, 2022 (Stat holiday - No school)
Due into Teams by 4pm: Lit. Circle Question Responses Week 3
Tuesday May 24, 2022
1. SSR
2. Lit Circle Discussion Day
- Remember to post agendas in your chats before class
4. Protagonist Essay
- Next Homework Check May 25: Intro and body para #1
Wednesday May 25, 2022
1. SSR
2. Homework check: Protagonist Essay Body Paragraph #1
3. Vocabulary List for Quiz Next Week
- Encompass (v): surround and have or hold within
- Pedagogical (a): relating to teaching
- Dwindled (v): diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
- Harangue (n): to nag or lecture
- Blasphemous (a): sacrilegious against God or sacred things
- Idyllic (a): extremely peaceful, picturesque
Thursday May 26, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary List for Quiz Next Week (see vocabulary May 25'22)
3. Using Literary Devices in your writing - Character simile examples
4. Lit Circle Reminders: Chairs post discussion assessment and summarizers post notes in your chats
Friday May 27, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary review
3. Using Literary Devices in Your Writing
4. Lit Circle Work
- Reminders: Chairs post discussion assessment and summarizers post notes in your chats
Monday May 30, 2022
1. SSR
2. Homework check: Protagonist Essay Body Paragraph #2
3. Vocabulary review
4. Lit Circle Work – Week 4 Questions Due today @ 4 pm (last set of questions!)
Tuesday May 31, 2022
1. SSR
2. Vocabulary review
3. Final Lit Circle Discussion - Discuss overarching themes and how the novel resonates in today's society.
4. Work on Essay - Have typed and printed double spaced essay ready for Wednesday's peer editing
Wednesday June 1, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due: Protagonist Essay Rough draft (Intro, BP1, BP2, Conclusion)
3. Due: Vocabulary Quiz (see vocabulary May 25'22)
4. Peer Editing – Bring your typed and printed essay to class (double spaced!)
5. Work on Essay – Consider these points for your conclusion: What is the authour’s intent in writing this novel? How does this resonate?
6. Your Grad Walk Narrative is Due Today!
Thursday June 2, 2022
1. SSR
2. Due via Teams by 11:59pm: Protagonist Essay Final copy (Intro, BP1, BP2, Conclusion - Include rough draft and Works Cited)
3. Identifying Literary Devices
- Satire example: “Thought Leader” – CBC’s “This is That” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBKX-6Gz6A
Friday June 3, 2022
1. SSR
2. Question of the Day
3. Scattergories
4. Intro to Poetry – PowerPoint Uploaded to Teams
- What is Poetry?
- Examples of Poetry
Monday June 6, 2022
1. SSR
2. Question of the Day
3. Poetry Analysis – Analyze the poem “to you who would wage war against me” by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
- See analysis sheet and poem uploaded to Teams (copies in class)
Tuesday June 7, 2022
1. SSR
2. Question of the Day
3, Using Imagery in Poetry – Imagery Practice with Creative Writing
4, Using Figurative Language – “to you who would wage war against me” by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Wednesday June 8, 2022
1. Question of the Day
2. Using Figurative Language – “to you who would wage war against me” by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
3. Poetry Assignment Handout
Thursday June 9, 2022
1. Question of the Day – what is something you are utterly obsessed with at the moment?
2. Perspective in Poetry
- 2 examples of using perspective
4. Work on Poetry Assignment
Friday June 10, 2022
1. Rhythm in Poetry – “Tarantella” by Hilaire Belloc
2. Work on Poetry Assignment – Due Monday June 13th at 11:59 pm on Teams
3. Today at 4pm – Last day to submit outstanding Lit Circle assignments
4. Bring in a printed copy of your poem for peer editing for Monday's class
Monday June 13, 2022
1. Due into Teams at 11:59pm: Final Poetry Assignment
2. Question of the Day – Where is the best place on earth?
3. Peer Editing of Poems – Turn in by 11:59pm on Teams
4. Work on Poems
Tuesday June 14, 2022
1. Question of the Day – If you could be any superhero, who would you be?
2. Poems that Resonate: Analysis of “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats
3. Choose a Poem that Resonates with YOU
Post a poem or link to a poem that resonates with YOU. List 2 reasons why this poem resonates with you. You can search for poems on the following site, or feel free to find your own from somewhere else https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems
Wednesday June 15, 2022
1. Question of the Day – What is your biggest pet peeve?
2. Mood and Tone in Poetry
3. Blackout Poetry Activity
Thursday June 16, 2022
1.
Friday June 17, 2022
1.
Monday June 20, 2022
1. Work on Your Soundtrack
Tuesday June 21, 2022
1. Work on Your Soundtrack
Wednesday June 22, 2022
1. Due into Teams at the end of class: Your Soundtrack - Final Assignment