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Unit 1 - Oral Communication (6 Hours)

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Lesson 1.1 - Listening to Understand

• Forum Icebreaker 1.1 - The Value of Sports
• Glossary Glossary 1.1
• Questionnaire Exit Card 1.1

Lesson 1.2 - Speaking to Communicate

• Forum Icebreaker 1.2 - The Me Others See
• Glossary Glossary 1.2
• Quiz Activity 1.2.1A - Check Your Understanding Quiz
• Assignment Activity 1.2.4 - My Favourite Song
• Questionnaire Exit Card 1.2

Unit 2 - Poetry (15 hours)

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• Assignment Unit 2 - Time Log

Lesson 2.1 - The Essence of Poetry

• Forum Icebreaker 2.1 - Getting to Know You
• Quiz Warm Up Quiz 2.1
• Glossary Glossary 2.1
• Assignment Activity 2.1.1 – Unscrambled Haikus
• Assignment “London’s Summer Morning”: Analysis of Imagery
• Assignment Activity 2.1.4 – Getting Better Acquainted with the Poem
• Assignment Homework 2.1
• Questionnaire Exit Card 2.1

Lesson 2.2 - Digging Deeper into Poetry

• Glossary Glossary 2.2
• Assignment Activity 2.2.1 – “The Road Not Taken”
• Quiz Activity 2.2.2 – Words Get In Our Way
• Assignment Activity 2.2.3 – Themes and More Themes
• Assignment Activity 2.2.4 – Structural Analysis: Rhyme Scheme and Meter
• Assignment HOMEWORK 2.2.5 – Poetry as Social Commentary
• Questionnaire Exit Card 2.2

Lesson 2.3 - Science meets Romanticism in Poetry

• Glossary Glossary 2.3
• Assignment Activity 2.3.1 – Non-Traditional Free Verse
• Assignment Assessment 2 – “The Archaeopteryx’s Song"
• Assignment Activity 2.3.3 – “School Break" by Seamus Heaney
• Assignment “Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again"
• Questionnaire Exit Card 2.3

Lesson 2.4 - Figurative Language in Coming of Age Poetry

• Forum Icebreaker 2.4 - My Childhood Memory
• Glossary Glossary 2.4
• Assignment Activity 2.4.1 – Literary Devices in the poem ‘Problem Child’
• Assignment Activity 2.4.2 – I Know My Literary Devices
• Assignment Activity 2.4.3 - ‘Home for the Aged’ Analysis
• Assignment Activity 2.4.4 – Critical Analysis of ‘Fern Hill’ (Stanzas 1-3)
• Assignment Activity 2.4.5 – Critical Analysis of ‘Fern Hill’ (Stanzas 4-6)
• Forum Discussion Forum - Our Childhoods
• Assignment Homework 2.4: FERN HILL by Dylan Thomas
• Questionnaire Exit Card 2.4

Lesson 2.5 - Perspectives in Literature

• Forum Icebreaker 2.5 – Is Learning to Play a Musical Instrument Necessary
• Glossary Glossary 2.5
• Assignment Activity 2.5.1 - Feminist Perspective: Edna St. Vincent Millay
• Assignment Activity 2.5.2 - African American Perspective: Marxist/Conflict
• Assignment Activity 2.5.3 - Canadian Aboriginal Post-Colonial Perspective
• Assignment Activity 2.5.4 – The Biographical Perspective
• Assignment Activity 2.5.5 - Did You Miss Anything?
• Questionnaire Exit Card 2.5

Unit 3 - Short Fiction (15 Hours)

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• Assignment Unit 3 - Time Log

Lesson 3.1 - What is Fiction? What is Short Fiction?

• Forum Icebreaker 3.1 - Who Would it be?
• Glossary Glossary 3.1
• Assignment Activity 3.1.1 – “The Man in Bogota”: My Analysis
• Quiz Activity 3.1.2 – Essentials of the Short Story
• Quiz Activity 3.1.3 – The Chinese Legend of the Panda
• Assignment Activity 3.1.4 – A Short History of Indians in Canada
• Assignment Activity 3.1.5 – The Five Stages of a Plot
• Questionnaire Exit Card 3.1
• Assignment HOMEWORK 3.1: THe Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov

Lesson 3.2 - Characters and Characterization in Fiction

• Forum Icebreaker 3.2 - Life Changes
• Glossary Glossary 3.2
• Assignment Activity.1 – Part 1: “God is Not a Fish Inspector”
• Assignment Homework 3.2
• Questionnaire Exit Card 3.2

Lesson 3.3 - The Themes of Love and Marriage in Fiction

• Forum Icebreaker 3.3 – Marriage: Is it For You?
• Glossary Glossary 3.3
• Assignment Activity 3.3.1 – Eveline: A Characterization
• Assignment Activity 3.3.2 – “The Huntsman” by Anton Chekhov
• Assignment Activity 3.3.3 – "Plot and Character Chart -The Huntsman“
• Quiz Activity 3.3.4 – “The Monkey’s Paw” (Part 2)
• Assignment Activity 3.3.5 – “The Monkey’s Paw” (Part 3: Conclusion)
• Forum Discussion Forum 3.3 - Reflecting Outside the Story
• Assignment Homework 3.3
• Questionnaire Exit Card 3.3

Lesson 3.4 - The Hero’s Journey in Literature

• Forum Icebreaker 3.4 - Do you believe in Superstitions?
• Glossary Glossary 3.4
• Assignment Activity 3.4.1 - Motive and Motivation in Through the Tunnel
• Assignment Activity 3.4.2 – Deeper into the Story: Three Warm-Up Questions for the Test
• Quiz Unit 3 Test - Part 1 (5%)
• Quiz Unit 3 Test - Part 2 (5%)
• Forum Discussion Forum – Checkhov’s Influence on Raymond Fraser
• Questionnaire Exit Card 3.4
• Assignment Assessment 4- Short Stories

Lesson 3.5 - Meet the Authors

• Forum Icebreaker 3.5 - If I could become a writer, I would ...
• Glossary Glossary 3.5
• Quiz Activity 3.5.1 – Stephen King’s 10 Ideas about Writing
• Assignment Activity 3.5.2 – Interview with Margaret Atwood
• Quiz Activity 3.5.3 – Twelve Questions for a Writer? by Mackinlay Kantor (#1-#6)
• Quiz Activity 3.5.4 - Twelve Questions for a Writer? by Mackinlay Kantor (#7-#12)
• Quiz Activity 3.5.5 – Literary Discipline by Mignon G. Eberhart
• Forum Discussion Forum – Reading Strategies
• Questionnaire Exit Card 3.5

Unit 4 - Writing (12 Hours)

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Lesson 4.1 - Attention Writers: "Help Is On The Way!"

• Glossary Glossary 4.1
• Forum Icebreaker 4.1 - Alone On A Desert Island
• Assignment Activity 4.1.1 - INFORMATIVE ESSAY: Brainstorm
• Assignment 4.1.1: INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH HERE
• Assignment Activity 4.1.2 - My First Body Paragraph
• Assignment Activity 4.1.3 – Next Steps in Drafting My Essay
• Assignment Activity 4.1.4 - Conclude Your Essay!
• Assignment HOMEWORK
• Forum Discussion Forum - Peer Editing/Feedback
• Questionnaire Exit Card 4.1

Lesson 4.2 - Writing A Literary Essay

• Forum Icebreaker 4.2 - The Value of Self-Sacrifice
• Glossary Glossary 4.2
• Assignment Activity 4.2.1 - An Outline for a Short Story Essay
• Assignment Activity 4.2.2 - “Grisha” - Expanding Your Essay Draft
• Assignment Activity 4.2.3 - The Second Body Paragraph Outline
• Assignment Activity 4.2.4 - Completing the Short Story Essay Template
• Assignment Activity 4.2.5 – (Bonus) The Life and Work of Anton Chekhov
• Forum Discussion Forum - Plagiarism: DON'T!
• Questionnaire Exit Card 4.2

Lesson 4.3 - The Comparative Essay: On the Road to Success

• Forum Icebreaker 4.3 – Do you Believe in Ghosts?
• Glossary Glossary 4.3
• Assignment Activity 4.3.2 - Comparative Essay Plan
• Assignment Activity 4.3.3 - Comparative Essay Outline
• Assignment Activity 4.3.4 - Comparative Essay Draft
• Forum Discussion Forum - Sharing Tips and Advice
• Assignment Assignment 5 - Comparative Essay (10%) Final Version
• Questionnaire Exit Card 4.3

Lesson 4.4 - Writing For The Media

• Forum Icebreaker 4.4 - Are You Newsworthy?
• Glossary Glossary 4.4
• Assignment Activity 4.4.1 – Online Research and Checklist
• Assignment Activity 4.4.2 - Write Your First Article
• Assignment Activity 4.4.3 - Your Second Journalism Assignment
• Assignment Activity 4.4.5 - (Bonus) You, The Creative Writer
• Forum Discussion Forum - How and What I like to Read
• Questionnaire Exit Card 4.4

MIDTERM

• Questionnaire Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment (Midterm)
• Feedback Midterm - Course Evaluation

Unit 5 - Drama: William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (24 Hours)

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• Assignment Unit 5 - Time Log

Lesson 5.1 - Who is Shakespeare? Who is Macbeth?

• Forum Icebreaker 5.1 - What does it mean to be an educated person?
• Quiz Lecture 5.1 - Short Quiz
• Glossary Glossary 5.1
• Quiz Activity 5.1.1 - Act 1 Scene 2: Near the battlefield
• Quiz Lecture 5.1.2 - Short Quiz
• Assignment Activity 5.1.2 - The Poetry in Act 1 Scene 3
• Assignment Activity 5.1.3 - Act 1 Scene 3
• Quiz Activity 5.1.4 – Act 1 Scene 4 (Review)
• Forum Discussion Forum - The Shakespeare Dilemma
• Questionnaire Exit Card 5.1

Lesson 5.2 - Macbeth (Act 1 Scenes 5, 6, 7)

• Forum Icebreaker 5.2 - Director or Actor? Which Would You Be?
• Quiz Lecture 5.2 - Short Quiz
• Glossary Glossary 5.2
• Quiz Lecture 5.2.1 - Short Quiz
• Assignment Activity 5.2.1 - Act 1 Scene 5
• Assignment Activity 5.2.2 - Act 1 Scene 6
• Assignment Activity 5.2.4 - Political Assassinations and Executions (AS Learning)
• Assignment Activity 5.2.5 - Shakespeare Online (Optional Activity)
• Assignment HOMEWORK PART 1: Read Act 1 Scene 7
• Questionnaire Exit Card 5.2
• Forum Discussion Forum - Who is to Blame?

Lesson 5.3 - Macbeth (Act 2 Scenes 1, 2, 3, 4)

• Forum Icebreaker 5.3 – My Haiku
• Glossary Glossary 5.3
• Quiz Lecture 5.3 - Short Quiz
• Assignment Activity 5.3.1 – Act 2 Scene 1
• Assignment Activity 5.3.2 – Act 2 Scene 2
• Assignment Activity 5.3.3 – Act 2 Scene 3
• Quiz Activity 5.3.4 – Act 2 Scene 4
• Assignment HOMEWORK: MACBETH PLAY POSTER
• Forum Discussion Forum - Feedback on the movie performance
• Questionnaire Exit Card 5.3

Lesson 5.4 - Macbeth (Act 3 Scenes 1, 2, 3, 4)

• Forum Icebreaker 5.4 - Are you Superstitious?
• Glossary Glossary 5.4
• Quiz Activity 5.4.1 - Act 3 Scene 1
• Assignment Activity 5.4.2 – Act 3 Scene 2
• Quiz Activity 5.4.3 – Act 3 Scene 4
• Quiz Activity 5.4.4 - Act 3 Scene 4 (conclusion)
• Forum Discussion Forum - What about Fleance and what about Macduff?
• Assignment Assignment 6 - A Macbeth Soliloquy: Recitation and Analysis
• Questionnaire Exit Card 5.4

Lesson 5.5 - Macbeth (Act 3 Scenes 5, 6 and Act 4 Scenes 1, 2)

• Forum Icebreaker 5.5- Time Together
• Glossary Glossary 5.5
• Assignment Activity 5.5.1 – Act 3 Scene 6
• Assignment Activity 5.5.2 – Act 4 Scene 1 (part)
• Quiz HOMEWORK: Activity 5.5.3 – Act 4 Scene 1
• Assignment Activity 5.5.4 – Act 4 Scene 2
• Forum Discussion Forum - Should Shakespeare be required reading in High School?
• Assignment Homework 5.5 - Writing
• Questionnaire Exit Card 5.5

Lesson 5.6 - Macbeth (Act 4 Scene 3 and Act 5 Scenes 1, 2, 3)

• Forum Icebreaker 5.6 - A Memorable Day in My Life
• Glossary Glossary 5.6
• Quiz Lecture 5.6.1 - Short Quiz
• Assignment Activity 5.6.1 – Act 4 Scene 3 (final part)
• Quiz Activity 5.6.2 – Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 1)
• Assignment Activity 5.6.3 - Act 5 Scene 2
• Quiz HOMEWORK: Activity 5.6.4 – Act 5 Scene 3
• Assignment HOMEWORK 5.6.5 - Character Traits
• Questionnaire Exit Card 5.6

Lesson 5.7 - Macbeth (Act 5 Scenes 4 - 8)

• Forum Icebreaker 5.7 - My favourite Television Documentary
• Glossary Glossary 5.7
• Quiz Activity 5.7.1 – Act 5 Scene 5
• Assignment Activity 5.7.2 – Act 5 Scene 6
• Quiz Activity 5.7.3 – Act 5 Scene 7
• Quiz Activity 5.7.4 – Reading: Act 5 Scene 8
• Questionnaire Exit Card 5.7

Lesson 5.8 - Macbeth: Unit Assessment (Part A+B+C)

• Forum Icebreaker 5.8 – Do you think children today get enough outdoor playtime?
• Quiz Lecture 5.8 - Short Quiz
• Glossary Glossary 5.8
• Assignment Activity 5.8.1 – Multiple Choice Warm Up with Peer
• Quiz Unit 5 Test (10%)
• Forum Discussion Forum - What have you learned from Macbeth?
• Questionnaire Exit Card 5.8

Unit 6 - Media Studies (9 Hours)

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• Assignment Unit 6 - Time Log

Lesson 6.1 - Photography

• Forum Icebreaker 6.1 - What kind of photo subjects do you take?
• Glossary Glossary 6.1
• Assignment Activity 6.1.1. – Photo Exhibition
• Assignment Activity 6.1.2 – Documentary and News Photojournalism
• Assignment Activity 6.1.3 – EXAMPLES OF STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
• Assignment HOMEWORK - Poetry in Photography
• Assignment Activity 6.1.5 – Early Photography (Optional)
• Forum POST IN YOUR JOURNAL – What is the Value of Photography in Family Life?
• Questionnaire Exit Card 6.1
• Questionnaire Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment (Final)
• Feedback Final - Course Evaluation

Lesson 6.2 - Cinematography for Video and Film

• Forum Icebreaker 6.2 - Tell us About Some of Your Favourite Movies
• Glossary Glossary 6.2
• Assignment Activity 6.2.1 - Shot Composition and Camera Movement
• Assignment Activity 6.2.2 - Story Board an Action Sequence
• Assignment HOMEWORK Activity 6.2.3 – NFB Documentaries on the Internet
• Assignment Activity 6.2.4 – Nora: an Analysis
• Forum JOURNAL POSTING– What did you find most helpful in the Media Unit?
• Questionnaire Exit Card 6.2

Lesson 6.3 - Unit Assessment: Photo Exhibit or Video

• Forum Icebreaker 6.3 – Philanthropy and Volunteerism: To Give or Not to Give
• Assignment Unit 6 - Unit Assessment: Option #1 (PHOTOGRAPHY)
• Assignment Unit 6 - Unit Assessment: Option #2 (VIDEO)
• Assignment UNIT 6 - Unit Assessment: Option #3: TV COMMERCIAL
• Questionnaire Exit Card 6.3

Unit 7 - Novel Study (21 Hours)

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• Feedback Unit 7 - Reflection/Feedback
• Assignment Unit 7 - Time Log

Lesson 7.1 - NOVEL STUDY_ Let's Begin

• Quiz Activity 7.1.2 - Planning Reading and Charting Schedules
• Assignment 7.1.2 - ANNOTATING YOUR NOVEL
• Assignment READING REPORT_ Download Blank Copies
• Forum Discussion Forum - What I Am Reading
• Assignment Homework 7.1
• Questionnaire Exit Card 7.1

Lesson 7.2 -

• Forum Icebreaker 7.2 – My Daily Routine
• Assignment Lecture 7.2 - Short Quiz
• Glossary Glossary 7.2
• Assignment Activity 7.2.1 - Chapter 10: Winter Survival
• Assignment Activity 7.2.2 – Chapter 11: Saul in Residential School
• Assignment Activity 7.2.3 - Chapter 12: The Kid Victims at St Germ’s
• Assignment Activity 7.2.4 - Chapter 15: Father Laboutillier and Hockey
• Assignment Activity 7.2.5 – Go Deeper into Background for this novel (Optional)
• Forum Discussion Forum - Hockey
• Assignment Homework 7.2
• Questionnaire Exit Card 7.2

Lesson 7.3 - Who Am I in this Novel?

• Forum Icebreaker 7.3 - How I Like to Spend My Evenings
• Assignment Activity 7.3.1 -
• Assignment Activity 7.3.2 -
• Assignment Activity 7.3.3 -
• Assignment Activity 7.3.4 -
• Assignment Homework 7.3
• Questionnaire Exit Card 7.3

Lesson 7.4 - Indian Horse: Chapters 23 - 27

• Forum Icebreaker 7.4 - The Importance of Language in a Culture
• Glossary Glossary 7.4
• Quiz Lecture 7.4.1 - Short Quiz
• Assignment Activity 7.4.1 - Chapter 23: Playing for ‘The Moose’
• Assignment Activity 7.4.2 - Chapter 24: Saul Leaves St. Jerome School
• Assignment Activity 7.4.3 - Chapter 25: Saul is tested by his new teammates
• Assignment Activity 7.4.4 - Chapter 26: Saul, the Team’s Secret Weapon
• Assignment Activity 7.4.5 – The Land’s Meaning to Me (Optional)
• Forum Discussion Forum - Prejudice And Discrimination
• Assignment Homework 7.4
• Questionnaire Exit Card 7.4

Lesson 7.5 - Indian Horse: Chapters 28 - 34

• Forum Icebreaker 7.5 - Happiness
• Glossary Glossary 7.5
• Assignment Activity 7.5.1 - Chapter 29: Kapuskasing Bound
• Assignment Activity 7.5.2 - Chapter 30: Saul Awarded the First Star
• Assignment Activity 7.5.3 - Chapter 31: The Games get Rough
• Assignment Activity 7.5.4 - Chapter 32: Saul Takes Flight
• Assignment Activity 7.5.5 – Lacrosse and Hockey (Optional)
• Assignment Assignment (OF Learning) – Chapter 33 & 34 (5%)

Lesson 7.6 - Indian Horse: Chapters 35 - 40

• Forum Icebreaker 7.6 - Shopping
• Glossary Glossary 7.6
• Assignment Activity 7.6.1 - Chapter 36: Saul is Toronto Bound
• Assignment Activity 7.6.2 – Saul Skates at the Marlboro Training Camp
• Assignment Activity 7.6.3 - Chapter 38: Making Rookie BUT Meeting Racism
• Assignment Activity 7.6.4 - Chapter 40 & 41: Game Over
• Assignment Activity 7.6.5 – Other Indigenous Players (Optional)
• Forum Discussion Forum - What can Save Saul?
• Assignment Homework 7.6
• Questionnaire Exit Card 7.6

Lesson 7.7 - Indian Horse: Chapters 44 - 49 & Summative Essay

• Forum Icebreaker 7.7 - Transportation
• Glossary Glossary 7.7
• Assignment Activity 7.7.1 - Chapter 45: Back in Northern Ontario
• Assignment Activity 7.7.2 – Chapter 47: Saul is Headed to Rehab
• Assignment Activity 7.7.3 - Chapter 49: Back To St. Jerome’s
• Assignment Activity 7.7.4 - Summative Essay (OF Learning, 10%）
• Questionnaire Exit Card 7.7

Final Evaluation (30%)

• Quiz Final Exam Part 1 - Reading and Writing

Course Review

• Questionnaire Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment (Final)
• Feedback Final - Course Evaluation