ENG+2D1-3

Welcome to Grade 10 Academic/Enriched English at Newtonbrook Secondary School!

Visit this page often to view and download important course material and information. Course material is attached to the calendar below and corresponds with the date it was covered in class. Due dates are noted in red , special events are in blue  and homework assignments that will be checked are in purple .


 * FEBRUARY 2013 **

Transition Day 3-2-1 Introductions Brainstorm lists of expectations, as discussed in class, for Monday || Compile Class Contract Complete and hand in Student Profiles Read and respond to Letter to Students - if you did not hand this in at the end of class today, complete it for homework and submit it tomorrow || **5** Early Dismissal Distribute Course Outline and return signed portion tomorrow Complete Reading Diagnostic || **6** Purpose of a Story - discussion Reading - "The Healing Power of Story" by Marni Schwartz, and discussion Reflection Response - in a one page response, discuss a time that you had to overcome something difficult. How did you face this difficult scenario? What strategies did you use to overcome it? This will be checked for completion at the start of class tomorrow || **7** Course Selection Walkabout Introduce //Life is Beautiful// Assignment. Rubric available below, assignment handout available in class. || **8** Inclement weather -independent study || Photo Day Begin watching //Life is Beautiful// and making notes to complete assignment || **12** Early Dismissal Continue watching //Life is Beautiful// and making notes to complete assignment || **13** Finish watching //Life is Beautiful// Begin writing Part A of the assignment || **14** Work Period - finish writing Part A of //Life is Beautiful// assignment and begin working on Part B || **15** PA Day - No Class || Family Day - No Class || **19** Review - How to Write a Newspaper Article (board note) Work Period - write Part C of the //Life is Beautiful// Assignment. Remember that all 3 parts of this assignment are due on Friday! || **20** Introduction to Short Stories Read "All is Calm" by Ann Walsh and complete questions on handout below. This will be checked and taken up at the start of class tomorrow! || **21** Check and take-up "All is Calm" by Ann Walsh Read "Winter Oak" by Yuri Nagibin and complete questions on the handout below. This will be checked and taken up at the start of class tomorrow! Remember that your Life is Beautiful Assignment is due at the start of class tomorrow! || **22** //Life is Beautiful// Writing Assignment Due! Read "Heartache" by Anton Chekhov and complete questions on the handout below. This will be checked and taken up at the start of class on Monday! || Check and take up "Heartache" by Anton Chekhov Introduce Persuasive Speech Assignment and review schedule and expectations. There will be class time to work on this over the next two weeks, and there will be multiple due dates for the process work. Have a topic selected for class tomorrow, and come ready to research it in the Library (see me for a note-taking package) Introduce the Rhetorical Triangle as a method for developing a persuasive argument || **26** Research period in the Library. Remember that your research notes will be collected, and that you are expected to use a minimum of 2 different sources ! || **27** Introduce "Essay Writing Tips and MLA Guidelines" package - be sure to pick one up if you missed class today! Distribute and explain Essay Outline. You'll have tomorrow and Friday to work on it in class, and it is due at the end of class on Friday (along with your research notes)! Be sure to bring your completed research notes to class tomorrow so you can use them when completing your outline. || **28** Early Dismissal Work on Essay Outline Remember that your Outline and Research Notes are due at the end of class tomorrow - you may need to work on some of it at home tonight in order to meet this deadline! ||  ||
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 * MARCH 2013 **

Final work period on Persuasive Essay Outlines. Hand in your Persuasive Essay Outline and Research Notes by the end of class ! || Essay Outlines and Research Notes returned Work Period on your Rough Draft. Laptops will be available in class today. Bring a USB key so you can work on your rough draft at home tonight ! || **5** Work Period on your Rough Draft. Laptops will be available in class today. Finish and print off your rough draft tonight in preparation for our peer edit tomorrow ! || **6** Persuasive Essay Rough Draft Due ! Make sure it's printed out for the start of class. Persuasive Essay Peer Edit Persuasive Essay Peer Edit Checklist due at the end of class. || **7** Interim Reports Issued Persuasive Essay peer Edit Checklists returned Read "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty and respond to the questions on the handout below. Remember that your Persuasive Essay is due at the start of class tomorrow. Have it printed out and ready to hand in right at the beginning of class! || **8** Persuasive Essay Due ! Remember to hand in (in order): - Good Copy - Research Notes - Essay Outline - Peer Edit Checklist (about YOUR essay - you don't need to hand in your edited rough draft) - Rubric Distribute //No and Me// by Delphine de Vigan. Begin reading in class today, and read the novel over the break. There will be a content test on Friday, March 22, so be sure to read the entire book by then. || March Break - No Class || **12** March Break - No Class || **13** March Break - No Class || **14** March Break - No Class || **15** March Break - No Class || Read "The Tangerines" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Respond to questions on the handout below. This will be checked for completion and taken up in class tomorrow. || **19** Early Dismissal Check and take-up "The Tangerines" Read "The Black Dog" by by J. Bernleft Respond to the questios on the handout below. This will be checked for completion and taken up in class tomorrow. || **20** Check and take-up "The Black Dog" by J. Bernleft Introduce Compare/Contrast Essay and begin working on Essay Outline. This is due at the end of class on Friday! Return Persuasive Essays and show updated marks || **21** Parent Teacher Interviews - no class (1/2 day) || **22** Late Start Work on Compare/Contrast Essay Outline - due with good copy on April 3; hand in today if you want feedback before working on your rough copy || // No and Me // Test - be sure to have read the entire novel before class today! Essay Outlines returned with feedback (for those who handed it in) - continue working on your outline || **26** Work on Essay Rough Draft in Computer Lab - Rough Drafts will now be due on Tuesday, April 2 for peer editing (good copies Thursday, April 4) || **27** OSSLT Prep Period || **28** Work Period - Compare/Contrast Essay Rough Draft - This is due in hard copy (printed out) at the start of class on Tuesday for peer editing. || **29** Good Friday - No Class ||
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 * APRIL 2013 **

Easter Monday - no class || **2** Compare/Contrast Essay Rough Copy Due Peer Edit of Compare/Contrast Essay Peer Edit Checklists due at the end of class Return Marked //No and Me// tests and begin to take up. Bring your test with you to class tomorrow so we can continue the take-up process. || **3** Finish taking up //No and Me// test - bring your test with you to class Compare/Contrast Essay good copy work period with computers Bring an electronic copy of your compare/contrast essay to class to work with Field Trip Announcements: 1) In-School Field Trip next Friday (April 12) - we're going to the Drama Room during Period D (English class) to see Roseneath Theatre's production of //In This World//. Please bring $10 to class tomorrow for this trip . 2) Trip to Tarragon Theatre Wednesday, May 22 - we will be going to see //Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave//. Permission forms will be distributed tomorrow ; please bring $12 to class tomorrow to reserve your ticket for this play. || **4** Compare/Contrast Essay Due - hand in your good copy, along with your Outline, Peer Edit Checklist, and Rubric More information about field trips announced yesterday, and permission forms for Tarragon distributed. Please sign these forms, have a parent/guardian sign it as well, and hand it in tomorrow along with your $22 for both plays if you haven't already. Announce Short Story Test - Tuesday, April 9. Board note given on format and how to study for the test. Check your notebook to be sure you have all 6 short stories and the questions that go along with it. Distribute No and Me Reflection Assignment - due Wednesday, April 10 Work Period - study for test, begin work on //No and Me// Reflection Assignment || **5** Work Period - you may use this time to study for the short story test tomorrow and/or work on your //No and Me// Reflection Assignment. || Work Period - you may use this time to study for the short story test tomorrow and/or work on your //No and Me// Reflection Assignment. || **9** Short Story Test Culminating Activity Introduction || **10** //No and Me// Reflection Assignment Due Finish introduction to Culminating Activity Introduce //No and Me// Debate Assignment and select topics Bring your completed Introduction, 3 Arguments and Conclusion sections in your outline to class on Monday so you can work on your rebuttal with your partner Meet in the Drama room at the start of Period D on Friday, and bring your $10 for the play if you haven't already. Please be on time as the play will begin promptly after the second bell! || **11** Literacy Test - no class || **12** In-School Field Trip - view //In This World// in the Drama Room during English class. Meet in the Drama room (room 333) promptly at the start of Period D as the performance will begin on time! || Homework Check - //No and Me// Debate Outline Work Period - //No and Me// Debate || **16** Culminating Activity Commitment Sheet Due Early Dismissal Work Period - //No and Me// Debate Return //No and Me// Reflections For tomorrow's class, go straight to the Drama room for our special presentation from Covenant House! || **17** Term 2 Begins Special Presentation from Covenant House - meet in the Drama room (room 333) promptly at the start of class! || **18** //No and Me// Debate Preparation Period Enriched students - distribute //The Great Gatsby// || **19** //No and Me// Debate Preparation Period Culminating Activity Commitment Sheets Returned - if you need to submit a new commitment sheet, these are due on Monday! || Final //No and Me// Debate Preparation Period Be sure your outline is ready to hand in immediately following your presentation tomorrow! || **23** Early Dismissal // No and Me // Debates Begin - hand in your outline immediately following your debate! || **24** // No and Me // Debates Continue - hand in your outline immediately following your debate! || **25** Mid-Term Reports Distributed in Home Form Return culminating activity committment sheets. If you still do not have a topic, be sure to hand in a committment sheet tomorrow! Introduce //No and Me// Summative Assignment, and begin research in the computer lab - all components of this assignment (except for reflection) are due at the start of class on Monday, May 6. All groups must be ready to present then as well! || **26** Introduction to PSAs - be sure you are familiar with the definitions that we discussed in class and recorded in the worksheet below. Watch the PSAs (linked in the document below) and analyze them according to the prompts on the worksheet. Time to work on No and Me Summative Assignment committment sheets - due at the end of class! || PSA Committment Sheets Returned Work Period - PSA Storyboard. These are due at the end of class tomorrow! || **30** Work Period - PSA Storyboards PSA Storyboards are due at the end of class - one storyboard per group! ||  ||   ||   ||
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 * MAY 2013 **

Read to the end of Chapter 5 in //The Great Gatsby// (Enriched Only) PSA Storyboards Returned Begin filming your PSA! Enriched - //The Great Gatsby// Symbolism Jigsaw - gather information about your symbol and be prepared to share it with your classmates tomorrow || **2** PSA Filming and Editing Period in Room 217 Enriched - finish //The Great Gatsby// Symbolism Jigsaw from yesterday by sharing your responses with your group members || **3** Marks Maintain Day Course Culminating Activity Research Notes Due! Remember to make a copy of them so you can work on your rough draft of your essay this weekend. PSA Filming and Editing Period in Room 217 Enriched - Literature Circle Discussions about //The Great Gatsby// || Course Culminating Activity Interviews Begin - be sure to bring your rough draft and ideas for your presentation! Meet me in the Drama Room (room 333) Assign //No and Me// Summative Assignment Reflection and begin to work on it - this is due next Monday (Enriched Included). Enriched - finish discussion about //The Great Gatsby// from Friday || **7** PSAs due and //No and Me// Summative Presentations begin (Academic Only) Research Notes Due (Academic and Enriched) 20 minutes to continue working on //No and Me// Summative Assignment Reflection || **8** Finish //No and Me// Summative Presentations (Academic Only) Board Note (Academic and Enriched) - How to Judge a News Broadcast. This is an introduction to our next unit on Broadcast News. Begin watching the news - view CBC's //The National// (linked below) and discuss [|The National - May 7, 2013] || **9** Continue discussion of the news - view //Global National// (linked below) and discuss [|Global National - May 8, 2013] Record observations in the chart below - this may be checked for completion at the start of class tomorrow! || **10** Continue discussion of the news - focus on local news [|CTV National News] [|CTV News Toronto] [|Global News Hour] || //No and Me// Summative Assignment Reflection Due Introduce //Mad City// and begin watching the film. Remember to take notes as we watch, as you will be expected to complete the following assignment based on the film! || **14** Early Dismissal Continue watching //Mad City// and taking notes for the assignment. || **15** //The Great Gatsby// content test (Enriched Only) Finish watching //Mad City// and use the rest of this class to begin working on the assignment in the computer lab. This will be your only class period to work on this assignment! || **16** Late Start Introduction to //Macbeth// - discussion on Shakespearean English, plot of //Macbeth//, distribute books, and prepare for reading of Act I tomorrow. || **17** Journal Entry #1 - write 1 page in your //Macbet//h journal about generalizations around witches and their powers. What are witches? What powers do they have? What role might witches have in this play? Act out Act I Scenes i-iii as a class Enriched - introduce //The Great Gatsby// Film Trailer Project and begin working on your storyboard. Storyboards are due Thursday, May 23 ! || No Class - Victoria Day || **21** //Mad City// Assignment Due! Information about field trip tomorrow discussed //Macbeth// Journal Entry #2 - Respond to the following quote: "Greed is the root of all evil." What does this tell us about human nature? Is it good to be ambitious? What do you think this has to do with //Macbeth//? Act Out Act 1 Scenes iv-vii aloud and discuss. Record any questions you may have in your journal. //No and Me// Summative Assignments Returned || **22** Tarragon Theatre Field Trip - meet in the front foyer at the start of Period B! || **23** //The Great Gatsby// Film Trailer Storyboard Due (Enriched only)! Discuss the play //Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave// (viewed yesterday at the Tarragon Theatre). //Macbeth// Journal Entry #3 - Record your initial observations about the characters of Lady Macbeth (with specific reference to her lines at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 5) and Macbeth (with specific reference to his lines at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 7). Act Out Act 2 Scenes 1-3 and discuss. Record any questions you may have in your journal. || **24** Course Culminating Assignment Essay Due //Macbeth// Journal #4 Write about the death of an important public person (ex. Jack Layton, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, etc.). How did the public react? What is the legacy of this person? How did you react to this death? What impact did it have on your life? Act out Act 2 Scene 4 and Act 3 Scenes 1 and 2. Record any questions you may have in your journal. Enriched - we are going to the computer lab to edit on Wednesday. Please see me if you require class time ahead of this to film, and if you need use of the school cameras. || //Macbeth// Journal #5 - Write about the feeling of guilt, and about a time when you have felt guilty and/or paranoid about doing something. Describe this feeling, and how you overcame this feeling. How do you think the characters in //Macbeth// are going to cope with their guilt/paranoia?
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Finish reading Act 3 and begin reading Act 4 of //Macbeth//.

Hand back //Mad City// Assignment and //Gatsby// tests and storyboards.

Reminder for Enriched students to bring footage for your Gatsby trailer to class on Wednesday for editing. Speak with me if you need time in class to film (and if you need a camera) today or tomorrow! || **28** //Macbeth// Journal #6 - Write about the fear of being replaced. How would you feel, and what would you do, if someone took away a position that was important to you? (Ex. losing a position on a sports team, being demoted at work, etc.).

Finish reading Act 4 and read Act 5 of //Macbeth//

Bring your culminating presentation to class tomorrow - you will have time to work on it in the computer lab tomorrow. We will also create our speaking order.

Students in Enriched - you may also use the lab time to edit your //Gatsby// trailer.

Also remember to bring your copy of //No and Me// to sign back in to class tomorrow.

Meet me in room 217 tomorrow! || **29** Return //No and Me// texts

Create order for culminating presentations (beginning tomorrow)! Remember that we will be having a test on the content of these presentations, so make sure you're in class and paying attention/taking notes!

Work period in the computer lab - you can work on your culminating presentations, and/or rehearse your presentation with a partner. Enriched - you may also use this time to work on your //Gatsby// trailer/director's log. || **30** Course Culminating Activity Oral Presentations Begin || **31** Course Culminating Activity Oral Presentations Continue ||


 * JUNE 2013 **

Culminating Presentations Continue || **4** Early Dismissal
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Culminating Presentations Continue || **5** Late Start

//Gatsby// trailers and director's logs due - Enriched Only! Be ready to present as soon as culminating presentations are finished!

Culminating Presentations Continue || **6** Moratorium Begins

Culminating Presentations Conclude || **7** Culminating Presentation Test || In-Class Exams || **13** In-Class Exams || **14** In-Class Exams || In-Class Exams || **18** Exams || **19** Exams || **20** Exams || **21** Exams || Exams || **25** Exam Review || **26** PA Day || **27** PA Day || **28** PA Day ||
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