ENG+2D

Welcome to ENG 2D1 at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts!

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 .


 * SEPTEMBER 2012 **

First day of school - half day welcome back! Home Form Administration: - Locker Distribution - Hand in SAC Fees ($50.00 ASAP!) - Distribute Media Release Forms (return ASAP!) || **5** Finish Administration from yesterday - bring SAC Fee and Media Release Form on Friday if you haven't handed them in yet! Agenda Distribution Introduction Activity Class Contract - begin drafting || **6** No Class || **7** Collect final Administration pieces: - SAC Fee - Media Release Form Bring these to class on Tuesday if you haven't handed them in yet! Finish drafting Class Contract Letter Assignment distributed - due Tuesday! || No Class || **11** Letter Due! Home Form Administration - collect SAC fees ( Thursday is the last day for handing this in !), collect Media Forms, distribute Verification Forms ( bring these back on Thursday signed by your parents !) Human Bingo Activity Conventions of a Short Story Literary Devices || **12** No Class || **13** Last Day to Submit SAC Fee! Return Media Forms and Verification Sheets also Hand in outstanding Letters Reading Diagnostic "Coming of Age" Wikipedia article - read and answer questions || **14** No Class || Work Period: - Finish "Coming of Age" Wikipedia article and questions - "David" poem and questions Have the above items ready for a homework check and take-up at the start of class on Wednesday! || **18** No Class || **19** Collect outstanding Verification and Media Release forms - bring this back ASAP if you haven't done so already! Distribute Credit Verification Forms Check and take-up "Coming of Age" Work on "David" - This will be checked and taken up at the beginning of class on Friday! TTC Photos Bring $2 to class on Friday to donate to Terry Fox, and come to class ready to walk! || **20** No Class || **21** Terry Fox Fundraiser Work on "David" poem and "Two Kinds" by Amy Tam - this will be checked for completion and taken up on Tuesday! || No Class || **25** Check and take-up "David" and "Very Special Shoes" Introduce and work on "My Best Friend" - a writing assignment - due Monday, October 1 ! See the assignment outline and exemplar, both in the file below: Return Letters - put in your writing folder Bring 2 dividers to class on Thursday if you haven't already done so Return Media Release Form and __//**SIGNED**//__ Information Verification Form on Thursday || **26** No Class || **27** Begin watching //Almost Famous// and take notes on the character development of William, Russel, and Penny || **28** Late start - special schedule No Class ||
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 * OCTOBER 2012 **

My Best Friend Assignment Due! Hand in Media and Verification forms Bring these on Wednesday if they are still outstanding ! Finish watching //Almost Famous//, and continue taking notes on the coming of age of the main characters || **2** No Class || **3** Introduce and work on //Almost Famous// film review in the computer lab (room 204) - this is our only class time to work on this assignment! Almost Famous make-up viewing - Friday at lunch in room 312. Please attend if you were absent when we watched the film, or if you need to re-watch it in order to complete the above assignment! || **4** No Class || **5** Distribute copies of //The Kite Runner// by Khaled Hosseini, sign-out, and begin reading. Always bring your book to class with you as we'll have SOME class time to read it. However, you are still required to read this book outside of class, as there will not be enough time in class to finish it. The Kite Runner must be read by Monday, October 29! Diagnostic tests reviewed || Thanksgiving No Class || **9** // Almost Famous // Film Review Due! Photo Day // The Kite Runner // Glossary distributed History of Afghanistan-Reading distributed in class, and the following worksheet based on the reading will be taken up and checked for completion at the beginning of next class Bring your copy of The Kite Runner to every class! || **10** No Class || **11** Check and take-up History of Afghanistan Images of Afghanistan-class activity Read The Kite Runner - keep reading over the weekend, and remember to bring your book to class! || **12** No Class || - Course Profiles distributed - EQAO math results from last year distributed - Class note and activity about cliches *Cliches, Paradox, and Similies are now fair game for tests and exams!* - Mullah Nasrudin stories - began exploration of fabl, and started presentations of these fables. These presentations will continue during Wednesday's class - Remember to bring your novel to every class! || **16** No Class || **17** - Finish Mullah Nasrudin fable presentations from Monday's class - Introduction to Motif - this literary device is now fair game for tests and exams! Examples of Motif from last class will be checked at the start of class on Friday - Remember to read to chapter 14 for Friday's class! || **18** No Class || **19** -Distribute TTC Cards, Student Cards, and Photo Packages Photo Packages are due November 1! - Check and take-up work on Motif from last class - Read, and continue to read over the weekend in order to avoid spoilers on October 29! || No Class || **23** Finish Motif presentations Introduce //The Kite Runner// Seminar Presentations - form groups and select themes and sub-topics - begin searching for 6 quotes that support your ideas about your theme - this will be checked for homework completion at the start of next class, and will need to be completed before next class so your group can finalize your presentation ! || **24** No Class || **25** Homework Check - 6 quotes found from the novel to support your sub-topic Continue working with your group on your seminar presentation; presentations begin on Monday! || **26** No Class Late Start - Special Schedule Term 1 Ends || Finish reaing //The Kite Runner// by the start of class today. Avoid spoilers - come prepared! Term 2 Starts //Kite Runner// Presentations Begin! || **30** No Class || **31** Continue with seminar presentations that started on Monday ||  ||   ||
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Last day to order school photos Finish //The Kite Runner// seminars Begin to introduce //The Kite Runner// essay || **2** No Class || Photo Retake Day Finish introducing The Kite Runner Essay Begin work on Essay Outline - due at the end of class on Friday ! Hand back Seminar Presentation rubrics and share report card marks || **6** No Class || **7** Work period - //The Kite Runner// Literary Essay Outline - remember, this is due at the end of class on Friday ! Keep working on your essay outline before Friday's class to be sure it will be ready to hand in at the end of class. || **8** Report Cards Mailed Home No Class || **9** Work period on Essay Outline NEW DUE DATE - start of class on Tuesday! || No Class || **13** //The Kite Runner// Essay Outline Due at the start of class! Review of MLA Format Silent Discussion on //The Kite Runner// || **14** No Class || **15** Parent Teacher Interviews - 1/2 Day Essay Outlines Returned - start typing rough copy in Lab 204. Remember, this is due on Monday, in hard copy, at the start of class! || **16** PA Day || //The Kite Runner// Peer Edit Day - hard copy of your rough draft is due for editing! || **20** No Class || **21** Type good copy of essay from edited rough in the computer lab || **22** Open House - 1/2 Day No Class || **23** Begin watching //The Kite Runner// film. Take notes to prepare for our discussion on the differences between the film and the novel. These notes will be checked for completion at the end of the film. || No Class || **27** //The Kite Runner// Essay Good Copy Due! Continue watching //The Kite Runner// and taking notes on the differences and similarities between the film and novel version of this story. This will be checked for completion at the start of next class! || **28** No Class || **29** Finish watching //The Kite Runner// and taking notes on the differences and similarities between the film and novel version of this story. This will be checked for completion immediately following the conclusion of the film! Writing Task and Discussion on the differences and similarities between the film and novel version of //The Kite Runner//. || **30** No Class ||
 * NOVEMBER 2012 **
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 * DECEMBER 2012 **

Review format of exam and distribute practice exam Begin working on practice exam. You will have half an hour next class to finish working on this practice exam before it is taken up, so do work at home on your practice exam in order to get the most out of this exercise! || **4** No Class || **5** Finish practice exam Take-up practice exam Bring questions about material and strategies for writing the exam to class on Tuesday || **6** No Class || **7** PA Day - No Class || No Class || **11** Final review - come to class with questions about material and strategies for writing the exam Individual Review Time || **12** Study Day || **13** Exams || **14** Exams || Exams || **18** Exams || **19** ENG 2D Exam - 11:30am in the Gym Exams || **20** Exams || **21** Exams || Winter Break || **25** Winter Break || **26** Winter Break || **27** Winter Break || **28** Winter Break || Winter Break ||  ||   ||
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 * JANUARY 2013 **

Winter Break || **2** Winter Break || **3** Winter Break || **4** Winter Break || Welcome Back - first day of class in 2013! Start reading //The Miracle Worker// by William Gibson Respond to questions about Act 1 of //The Miracle Worker// - this will be checked and taken up at the end of next class || **8** No Class || **9** Finish reading and working on Act 1 of //The Miracle Worker// - check and take up at the end of class Begin reading and responding to questions on Act 2 of //The Miracle Worker// - there will be more time to finish this work in class on Friday || **10** No Class || **11** Finish reading and responding to questions on Act 2 of //The Miracle Worker// - this will be checked and taken up at the start of next class ! || No Class || **15** Late Start Check and take-up questions to Act 2 of //The Miracle Worker// Begin reading and responding to questions about Act 3 of //The Miracle Worker// - this will be checked and taken up at the end of next class ! || **16** No Class || **17** Finish working on Act 3 of //The Miracle Worker//, and take up questions || **18** No Class || Introduce Scene Dramatization Assignment: - Form groups and select scenes - Begin working on your scene Scenes will be presented on Friday! || **22** No Class || **23** Work Period - Scene Dramatization Assignment Scenes will be presented next class! || **24** Credit Rescue Day - 1/2 Day No Class || **25** Scene Presentations Begin! Late Start || No Class || **29** Finish Scene Presentations
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Watch //The Miracle Worker// || **30** No Class || **31** ||