[TEA-DG] OLC4O, Onta ...

• Forum Announcements

COURSE AGREEMENT

• Questionnaire Responsibilities of Students
• Questionnaire Attendance Policy
• Questionnaire Cheating and Plagiarism Policy
• Questionnaire Late and Missed Assessments Policy
• Questionnaire Appropriate Computer Used Policy
• Questionnaire Virtual Classroom Procedures and Code of Behaviour

Introduction

• Forum Introduce Yourself
• Questionnaire Student Information Form
• Questionnaire Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment (Beginning)

LESSON #1

• Glossary Lesson 1 Glossary
• Assignment Activity 1.2: Music Video and Lyrics: MONSTER by Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes
• Assignment HOMEWORK: IMPRESSIONISM: A History

LESSON #2: Narrative and Graphic Texts

• Quiz REVIEW QUIZ (based on Lesson #1)
• Assignment Activity 2.1: My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock
• Assignment Activity 2.2: "Bigger Than the Whole Sky” by Taylor Swift - (WATCH AND READ ALONG)
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 2.3: Graphic Analysis
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 2.4: Draft Brainstorm for an OPINION ESSAY
• Assignment WEEKEND HOMEWORK

LESSON #3: Essay Writing and Test Hints

• Glossary GLOSSARY
• Assignment RESOURCE: Expressing an Opinion
• Assignment ACTIVITY 3.3: The Survivor's Club_ WORK IN TEAMS
• Assignment 3.4 ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY: ESSAY OUTLINE (PEEL SYSTEM)
• Feedback Lesson Exit Card

LESSON #4: Essay Writing

• Glossary GLOSSARY: New Vocabulary and Idioms for this Lesson
• Assignment ACTIVITY 4.1: WRITING THE HOOK FOR YOUR OPINION ESSAY
• Assignment ACTIVITY 4.2: Short Readings Quiz (AS LEARNING)
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 4.3: HOW TO ANSWER SHORT ANSWER TASKS
• Assignment HOMEWORK: CONTINUE TO WRITE THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR OPINION ESSAY
• Feedback Exit Card

LESSON #5: OSSLT Test (OF Learning)

• Assignment SOME ADVICE
• Assignment LESSON 5.1: "Everything Now" video and lyrics by Arcade Fire
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON #6: Newspapers and other Media

• Assignment SONG: What Do you Want From Me? by Adam Lambert
• Assignment MARKING THE OSSLT: Rubric etc
• Assignment LESSON 6.1: The Parts of a Newspaper Report
• Assignment Activity 6.1: Your Newspaper Assignment
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 6.3: CLEOPATRA- Beyond The Myth
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 6.4: [FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO ONLY] ...Fables and Fairy Tales
• Assignment HOMEWORK: Work towards completion of your Opinion Essay
• Feedback Lesson #6 Exit Card
• Assignment EXIT CARD DEPOSIT HERE

LESSON #7: Summarizing-T.G.I.F.

• Assignment ACTIVITY 7.1: Multiple Choice Question SAMPLE: SENTENCE STRUCTURE
• Assignment ACTIVITY 7.2: POOL TIME: Reading a Chart/Schedule
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 7.3: RIBBIT!!!!! The Life Cycle of Frogs
• Assignment HOMEWORK: Another Newspaper Article
• Assignment FINAL ESSAY SUBMISSION: Deadline is Sunday at 12 o'clock (CANADA TIME) in the afternoon
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON #8: From Seeing to Writing

• Glossary Glossary: Words used in today's song for your Portfolio
• Assignment THE CAT CAME BACK: Animated Video and Song
• Assignment Activity 8.1: Watch The Cat Came Back video again and answer questions
• Assignment Activity 8.2: Writing correctly: OSSLT Multiple Choice Questions
• Assignment ACTIVITY 8.3: Writing Effective Headlines
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 8.4: Hamilton, City of Waterfalls
• Assignment HOMEWORK: Your Photo Exhibit
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON #9: Sentence Forms

• Glossary GLOSSARY: DON'T FORGET TO ADD THESE WORDS TO YOUR PORTFOLIO IF THEY ARE NEW
• Assignment ACTIVITY 9.1: MORE HEADLINES
• Assignment ACTIVITY 9.2: Your Photo Exhibit (SHARE WITH PARTNER)
• Assignment ACTIVITY 9.3: The Romance of Transportation (Animation from the NFB)
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 9.5: LET'S UNDERSTAND SENTENCE STRUCTURE
• Assignment HOMEWORK: REFLECTION ON WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO SUCCEED
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON #10: EQAO Exam (OF Learning)

• Assignment ACTIVITY 10.1: Sample OSSLT Exam (aka EQAO)
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS: WARMUP QUIZ
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 10.1_ Neville Point Beach Resort
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 10.2: Narrative Text_ "The Nest"
• Feedback Lesson # Exit Card

LESSON #11: Scanning is the Key

• Glossary FEEDBACK: Assignments /Exit Cards
• Assignment LESSON 11.2: SCANNING: Let's Look Again at Hamilton, Ontario
• Assignment ACTIVITY 11.1: Elephant Papas (Promotion)
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 11.2: The Danger of High Heels
• Questionnaire Asynchronous Activity 11.3: Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON #12: Remembrance Day - 11/11/11

• Assignment HOMEWORK: In Flander's Fields (poem by John McCrae)
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON #13 - MEDIA WEEK: Summary and Pitch Writing

• Glossary Glossary for song
• Assignment ACTIVITY 13.1_SONG: Where Dreams Go to Die
• Assignment ACTIVITY #13.3: OVERDOSE _ Watch and Summarize
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 13.4: Signposts on the Journey: Reading with Multiple Choices
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 13.5: More about Sentence Structure_ multiple-choice questions
• Folder Essay Conclusion Paragraphs
• Assignment EXIT CARD: PLEASE COMPLETE BEFORE SIGNING OUT OF CLASS

LESSON #14 - A World in Crisis

• Quiz Lesson #14: Song_ Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology Song)
• Glossary Glossary of words for the song
• Assignment Activity 14.1: Personal Reflection on the State of the World
• Assignment Activity 14.2: CARFACE - animation by Claude Cloutier
• Assignment Activity 14.3: The Alaska Pipeline and multiple-choice questions
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 14.4: Sentence Errors and multiple-choice questions
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 14.5: THE LEGEND OF THE PANDA
• Assignment HOMEWORK: Hatfield Is Out of This World

LESSON #15: FABLES - Seeing and Writing

• Assignment Activity 15.2: SLEEPING BETTY
• Assignment ACTIVITY 15.3: Writing a Synopsis (SUMMARY) of SLEEPING BETTY
• Folder Activity 15.5: PUNCTUATION BOOKLET
• Assignment HOMEWORK: This Homework Assignment will be graded OF LEARNING

LESSON#16 - Narrative Advertisements

• Assignment Activity 16.1: KIA Car Commercials
• Assignment Activity 16.2: Kia Commercial "The Sapling"
• Folder HOMEWORK: Writing Compare and Contrast Essays: Resource Video

LESSON #17 - Midterm & Interview (OF Learning)

• Assignment OF LEARNING Assessment #4: 1:1 Interviews with the Teacher
• Assignment Activity 17.1: Focus Questions
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 17.2: Paintings that tell a story
• Assignment Homework: YOUR PORTFOLIO Mid-term Assessment
• Feedback Lesson # Exit Card

LESSON#18: Truth and Lies

• Glossary Lesson # 18 - A Deep Dive into the Media - TELEVISION'S REACH
• Assignment ACTIVITY #18.1: SONG Discussion in groups of 3
• Assignment Lesson #18.2: Journalism as a Career "BEST JOB EVER"
• Assignment ACTIVITY 18.3: BREAKING NEWS_ A Little Grammar Lesson
• Assignment Asynchronous Assignment 18.4: Ponzi Schemes_Truth and Lies
• Assignment Homework: Best Career Ever - MINE!!!!
• Assignment EXIT CARD: Complete before you exit Moodle

LESSON#19: Violence in the Media -- Some Facts & Examples

• Glossary GLOSSARY: Words that came up in the documentary
• Glossary Lesson #19: Facts about Media
• Assignment ACTIVITY #19.1: Let's discuss the documentary in groups of 3
• Assignment Activity 19.2: Let's Improve Our Reading Comprehension
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #19.3: Alfred Nobel: RISKY BUSINESS
• Assignment HOMEWORK: Benjamin Franklin - Extract from his autobiography
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON#20 - Compare-and-Contrast Essay

• Glossary Song Lyrics: ONLY THE YOUNG by Taylor Swift
• Assignment Lesson: What is a Compare-and-Contrast Essay?
• Assignment ACTIVITY #20.2: Your Compare-and-Contrast Essay
• Assignment ACTIVITY #20.3: Built for the Water
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #20.4: A SLAVE AMONG SLAVES (reading comprehension)
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #20.5: A Graphic Text about "Early Inventions"
• Assignment HOMEWORK: Post in Your Portfolio
• Assignment EXIT CARD:

LESSON#21 - 'Tis the Season: Thanksgiving USA & Christmas

• Glossary WARMER SONG: Love is the Answer (Todd Rundgren)
• Assignment Lesson #21.1: Peer Partner Writing. Summary of The Little Match Girl
• Assignment #21.2: Compare-Contrast Essay: Share Brainstorm with your partner
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #21.3: Multiple-Choice Practice Questions
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #21.4: DARWIN + One Lucky Turkey
• Assignment EXIT CARD: You know what to do by now!!!!!

LESSON#22 - We're All Still Standing

• Quiz Warmer Song: I'm Still Standing (Elton John)
• Assignment PUT YOUR DRAFT ESSAY HERE
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS Activity #22.1: Grammar: using "a, an, the ..." + Correcting mistakes
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS Activity #22.2: INTERNET RAGE
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #22.3: Prefixes and Suffixes; Non-Count and Plural Nouns
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON#23 - Lifestyle Choices

• Quiz Warmer SONG: "EVERYBODY" by Stabilo
• Assignment ACTIVITY #23.1: TATTOOS_ Don't Regret Regrets
• Assignment ACTIVITY #23.2: IT DRIVES ME CRAZY
• Assignment ACTIVITY #23.3: Are You a Risk Taker? Dangerous Drivers.
• Assignment REMINDER: FINAL ESSAY DUE BY 6 o'clock before class begins
• Assignment HOMEWORK: Am I a Risk Taker? What is the riskiest thing you have ever done in your life OR would plan to do in the future? 100-125 words
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON#24: My Adolescent Life

• Assignment ACTIVITY #24.1: MUSIC AND EMOTION - The Hidden Dangers of Rock Music
• Assignment Lesson #24.2: How to be a Hipster
• Assignment ACTIVITY 24.3: AN INFLUENCER I KNOW
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 24.4: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
• Assignment HOMEWORK: Once Upon a Time (short story by Nadine Gordimer)
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON#25 - Physical and Mental Health

• Glossary REVIEW OF GRAMMAR EXERCISES
• Assignment ACTIVITY #25.1: Call the Doctor: MYTHBUSTING
• Assignment ACTIVITY #25.2: Talking about Books
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #25.3: Vocabulary [the weather] and Grammar [future tenses]
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ASSIGNMENT: Humans and Other Animals
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON#26 - Wanna Go to live on Mars?

• Assignment ACTIVITY #26.1: YOU AND/OR YOUR KIDS MIGHT HAVE TO LIVE ON MARS
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #26.2: The Truth about Air Travel
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #26.3: Grammar Questions
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON#27: Grammar Exam + Preparation for Mars Presentation (OF Learning)

• Assignment ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING: Grammar
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #27.1: Compound Adjectives
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #27.2: The Power of Words
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #27.3: PHONE CALLS (a poem by Alice Major)
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON#28: Winter Wonderland

• Assignment MARS PEER GRADING
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #28.2
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 28.3: Can We Make Our Carbon Footprints Smaller?
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #28.4: Incredibly Short Stories
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON #29

• Assignment Warm Up Song: Last Christmas by WHAM (George Michael)
• Assignment ACTIVITY #29.1: THE RIDE (an NFB - National Film Board Short)
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #29.3: Colloquial English - Talking about Interviews
• Assignment Asynchronous ACTIVITY #29.4: Older and Wiser
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON #30

• Assignment ACTIVITY #30-1: The Energy Carol (NFB Animated short)
• Assignment Activity #30.2: Air Travel
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #30.3: Illness and Stress
• Assignment HOMEWORK #30.4: The Gift of the Magi

LESSON #31

• Assignment Activity 31.1: The Great Toy Robbery (NFB - The National Film Board of Canada)
• Assignment Activity #31.2: Christmas as Moose Factory [13 minute long NFB animated film]
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity 31.2: Your Most Important Family Holiday and Tradition
• Assignment EXIT CARD

LESSON#32

• Assignment Warm Up Song: Make Your Own Kind of Music (The Mamas and Papas)
• Assignment Activity #32.1: The Volkwagen Tiguan Car Commercial
• Assignment ACTIVITY #32.3: 30-Second Ideas (VOTE)
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #32.4: REFLECTION_ "Once upon a time ..."
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #32.5: The Road Not Taken - poem by Robert Frost
• Feedback Lesson # Exit Card

LESSON #33

• Assignment Activity #33.1: OF LEARNING ASSESSMENT #7: MY FIRST CHRISTMAS ON MARS
• Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS Activity #33.2: The Used Book Fair
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #33.3: VOCABULARY BUILDING
• Assignment Asynchronous Activity #33.4: Camp Counsellor

LESSON #34

• Assignment Activity #34.1: VERY NICE, VERY NICE by Arthur Lipsett (NFB - 7 minutes)
• Assignment ACTIVITY #34.2: OSSLT Practice Test - Pair Work
• Assignment ACTIVITY 34.3: PORTFOLIO REFLECTION BASED ON TODAY'S SONG
• Assignment EXIT CARD:

LESSON #35 Final Exam _ Parts 1 & 2 - Thurs., Dec 15, 2022

• Assignment Final Exam part 1: Reflection
• Assignment PART 2: OSSLT EXAM
• Assignment OLC40: PART 1_ THE FINAL REFLECTION for 10/30 marks