[TEA-GEA] OLC4O, Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course Grade 12 by Ms. J. Y. Fang (2022-23): All participants
- 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 1.1: Images into Descriptive Words
- Assignment Activity 1.2: Music Video and Lyrics: MONSTER by Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes
- Assignment ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 1.3: The Open Window - a play by Henry Gilfond
- Assignment HOMEWORK: IMPRESSIONISM: A History
- Assignment EXIT CARD: THIS IS ESSENTIAL FEEDBACK
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
- Assignment EXIT CARD
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)
- Assignment HOMEWORK: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT
- Feedback Lesson Exit Card
LESSON #4: Essay Writing
- Glossary GLOSSARY: New Vocabulary and Idioms for this Lesson
- Assignment ACTIVITY 4.1: LANDSLIDE by Stevie Nicks of the band Fleetwood Mac
- 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 ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 4.4: The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin
- 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
LESSON#16 - Narrative Advertisements
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
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
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