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[TEA-DG] OLC4O, Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course Grade 12 by Ms.C. Wang (2024-25
LESSON#22 - We're All Still Standing
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Warmer SONG: "EVERYBODY" by Stabilo
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Appropriate Computer Used Policy
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Student Information Form
Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment (Beginning)
Lesson Plan #1
Lesson 1 Glossary
CLASS NOTEBOOK
Activity 1.2: Music Video and Lyrics: MONSTER by Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes
HOMEWORK: IMPRESSIONISM: A History
REVIEW QUIZ (based on Lesson #1)
Asynchronous Activity 2.3: Graphic Analysis
Asynchronous Activity 2.4: Draft Brainstorm for an OPINION ESSAY
WEEKEND HOMEWORK
GLOSSARY
RESOURCE: Expressing an Opinion
RESOURCE FOR READING SPEED ETC
ACTIVITY 3.3: The Survivor's Club_ WORK IN TEAMS
3.4 ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY: ESSAY OUTLINE (PEEL SYSTEM)
Lesson Exit Card
GLOSSARY: New Vocabulary and Idioms for this Lesson
Lesson 4.1: Essay Writing: The TITLE and the INTRODUCTION
ACTIVITY 4.1: WRITING THE HOOK FOR YOUR OPINION ESSAY
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 4.3: HOW TO ANSWER SHORT ANSWER TASKS
HOMEWORK: CONTINUE TO WRITE THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR OPINION ESSAY
Exit Card
Lesson Plan #5
SOME ADVICE
LESSON 5.1: "Everything Now" video and lyrics by Arcade Fire
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 5.1: ESSAY SHARING for peer feedback
ESSAY ESSENTIAL_CONJUNCTIONS: Words that link
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SONG: What Do you Want From Me? by Adam Lambert
MARKING THE OSSLT: Rubric etc
OSSLT TEST FEEDBACK: HIGH-MEDIUM-LOW SHARING
LESSON 6.1: The Parts of a Newspaper Report
Activity 6.1: Your Newspaper Assignment
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 6.3: CLEOPATRA- Beyond The Myth
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 6.4: [FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO ONLY] ...Fables and Fairy Tales
HOMEWORK: Work towards completion of your Opinion Essay
Lesson #6 Exit Card
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Lesson #7 Plan
Some Helpful Advice
SONG & Lyrics: ALI by Toronto singer Mustapha
ACTIVITY 7.1: Multiple Choice Question SAMPLE: SENTENCE STRUCTURE
LESSON 7.1: PORTFOLIO Assignment. DO NOT POST HERE!!!!
ACTIVITY 7.2: POOL TIME: Reading a Chart/Schedule
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 7.3: RIBBIT!!!!! The Life Cycle of Frogs
HOMEWORK: Another Newspaper Article
FINAL ESSAY SUBMISSION: Deadline is Sunday at 12 o'clock (CANADA TIME) in the afternoon
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Glossary: Words used in today's song for your Portfolio
THE CAT CAME BACK: Animated Video and Song
Activity 8.1: Watch The Cat Came Back video again and answer questions
Activity 8.2: Writing correctly: OSSLT Multiple Choice Questions
ACTIVITY 8.3: Writing Effective Headlines
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 8.4: Hamilton, City of Waterfalls
HOMEWORK: Your Photo Exhibit
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GLOSSARY: DON'T FORGET TO ADD THESE WORDS TO YOUR PORTFOLIO IF THEY ARE NEW
SONG: The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen
ACTIVITY 9.1: MORE HEADLINES
ACTIVITY 9.2: Your Photo Exhibit (SHARE WITH PARTNER)
ACTIVITY 9.3: The Romance of Transportation (Animation from the NFB)
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 9.4: DIFFERENT SENTENCE FORMS
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 9.5: LET'S UNDERSTAND SENTENCE STRUCTURE
HOMEWORK: REFLECTION ON WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO SUCCEED
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Warm up Song: LOST by Coldplay
ACTIVITY 10.1: Sample OSSLT Exam (aka EQAO)
ASYNCHRONOUS: WARMUP QUIZ
Asynchronous Activity 10.1_ Neville Point Beach Resort
Asynchronous Activity 10.2: Narrative Text_ "The Nest"
Lesson # Exit Card
FEEDBACK: Assignments /Exit Cards
This is a Mandolin
SONG: Mandolin Rain by Bruce
LESSON 11.1: Test Feedback
LESSON 11.2: SCANNING: Let's Look Again at Hamilton, Ontario
ACTIVITY 11.1: Elephant Papas (Promotion)
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 11.2: The Danger of High Heels
Asynchronous Activity 11.3: Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment
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SONG: Shower the People song by James Taylor
HOMEWORK: In Flander's Fields (poem by John McCrae)
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Glossary for song
ACTIVITY 13.1_SONG: Where Dreams Go to Die
Lesson # 13.2- Visual Narrative: "Overdose" by Claude Cloutier [NFB 5 min]
ACTIVITY #13.3: OVERDOSE _ Watch and Summarize
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 13.4: Signposts on the Journey: Reading with Multiple Choices
Asynchronous Activity 13.5: More about Sentence Structure_ multiple-choice questions
Essay Conclusion Paragraphs
HOMEWORK: My worse school experience (Portfolio Assignment)
EXIT CARD: PLEASE COMPLETE BEFORE SIGNING OUT OF CLASS
Lesson #14: Song_ Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology Song)
Glossary of words for the song
Activity 14.1: Personal Reflection on the State of the World
Activity 14.2: CARFACE - animation by Claude Cloutier
Activity 14.3: The Alaska Pipeline and multiple-choice questions
Asynchronous Activity 14.4: Sentence Errors and multiple-choice questions
Asynchronous Activity 14.5: THE LEGEND OF THE PANDA
HOMEWORK: Hatfield Is Out of This World
TEACHERS MAKE MISTAKES TOO!!!!!!
LYRICS for WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Lesson #15: SONG: Wuthering Heights
Activity 15.2: SLEEPING BETTY
ACTIVITY 15.3: Writing a Synopsis (SUMMARY) of SLEEPING BETTY
Activity 15.5: PUNCTUATION BOOKLET
HOMEWORK: This Homework Assignment will be graded OF LEARNING
LYRICS: Lost in the Supermarket
SONG: "Lost in The Supermarket" by THE CLASH
Activity 16.1: KIA Car Commercials
Activity 16.2: Kia Commercial "The Sapling"
HOMEWORK: Writing Compare and Contrast Essays: Resource Video
OF LEARNING Assessment #4: 1:1 Interviews with the Teacher
Activity 17.1: Focus Questions
Asynchronous Activity 17.2: Paintings that tell a story
Homework: YOUR PORTFOLIO Mid-term Assessment
Lesson # Exit Card
Lesson # 18 - A Deep Dive into the Media - TELEVISION'S REACH
SONG: COOKIE JAR by Jack Johnson
ACTIVITY #18.1: SONG Discussion in groups of 3
Lesson #18.2: Journalism as a Career "BEST JOB EVER"
ACTIVITY 18.3: BREAKING NEWS_ A Little Grammar Lesson
Asynchronous Assignment 18.4: Ponzi Schemes_Truth and Lies
Homework: Best Career Ever - MINE!!!!
EXIT CARD: Complete before you exit Moodle
SONG: 2U by Justin Bieber (With David Guetta)
GLOSSARY: Words that came up in the documentary
Lesson #19: Facts about Media
Lesson #19: Violence in the Media
ACTIVITY #19.1: Let's discuss the documentary in groups of 3
Activity 19.2: Let's Improve Our Reading Comprehension
Asynchronous Activity #19.3: Alfred Nobel: RISKY BUSINESS
HOMEWORK: Benjamin Franklin - Extract from his autobiography
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Song Lyrics: ONLY THE YOUNG by Taylor Swift
WARMER SONG: ONLY THE YOUNG
Lesson: What is a Compare-and-Contrast Essay?
ACTIVITY 20.1: Writing a Compare-and-Contrast Essay
ACTIVITY #20.2: Your Compare-and-Contrast Essay
ACTIVITY #20.3: Built for the Water
Asynchronous Activity #20.4: A SLAVE AMONG SLAVES (reading comprehension)
Asynchronous Activity #20.5: A Graphic Text about "Early Inventions"
HOMEWORK: Post in Your Portfolio
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Lesson Plan #21: Thurs., Nov 24
WARMER SONG: Love is the Answer (Todd Rundgren)
Lesson #21 - The Little Match Girl
Lesson #21.1: Peer Partner Writing. Summary of The Little Match Girl
#21.2: Compare-Contrast Essay: Share Brainstorm with your partner
Asynchronous Activity #21.3: Multiple-Choice Practice Questions
Asynchronous Activity #21.4: DARWIN + One Lucky Turkey
HOMEWORK: Essay First Draft
EXIT CARD: You know what to do by now!!!!!
Lesson Plan # - Success in Life
Warmer Song: I'm Still Standing (Elton John)
PUT YOUR DRAFT ESSAY HERE
ASYNCHRONOUS Activity #22.1: Grammar: using "a, an, the ..." + Correcting mistakes
ASYNCHRONOUS Activity #22.2: INTERNET RAGE
Asynchronous Activity #22.3: Prefixes and Suffixes; Non-Count and Plural Nouns
Warmer SONG: "EVERYBODY" by Stabilo
Lesson # 23- Let's Review last Friday's Activity 21.1 "a, an, the"
ACTIVITY #23.1: TATTOOS_ Don't Regret Regrets
ACTIVITY #23.2: IT DRIVES ME CRAZY
ACTIVITY #23.3: Are You a Risk Taker? Dangerous Drivers.
REMINDER: FINAL ESSAY DUE BY 6 o'clock before class begins
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
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THE POWER OF GOLD lyrics
WARMER SONG: The Power of Gold by Dan Fogelberg [8'16"]
ACTIVITY #24.1: MUSIC AND EMOTION - The Hidden Dangers of Rock Music
Lesson #24.2: How to be a Hipster
ACTIVITY 24.3: AN INFLUENCER I KNOW
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY 24.4: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
HOMEWORK: Once Upon a Time (short story by Nadine Gordimer)
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REVIEW OF GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Warmer Song: ELASTIC HEART by Sia
VIDEO INTERPRETATION: ELASTIC HEART (A WARNING ADVISORY)
ACTIVITY #25.1: Call the Doctor: MYTHBUSTING
ACTIVITY #25.2: Talking about Books
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #25.3: Vocabulary [the weather] and Grammar [future tenses]
ASYNCHRONOUS ASSIGNMENT: Humans and Other Animals
HOMEWORK: Grammar Review for a test on Friday
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WARMER SONG: Space Oddity by David Bowie
ACTIVITY #26.1: YOU AND/OR YOUR KIDS MIGHT HAVE TO LIVE ON MARS
ORAL PRESENTATION: Three Scientists Explain Why & How We Can Live on Mars
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #26.2: The Truth about Air Travel
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #26.3: Grammar Questions
HOMEWORK: Prepare for Tomorrow's Grammar Exam
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ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING: Grammar
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #27.1: Compound Adjectives
Asynchronous Activity #27.2: The Power of Words
Asynchronous Activity #27.3: PHONE CALLS (a poem by Alice Major)
HOMEWORD: Practice and Rehearse your Oral Presentation for Monday
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WARM-UP SONG: Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea
MARS PEER GRADING
Asynchronous Activity #28.2
Asynchronous Activity 28.3: Can We Make Our Carbon Footprints Smaller?
Asynchronous Activity #28.4: Incredibly Short Stories
HOMEWORK: Post a Reflection in your PORTFOLIO
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Warm Up Song: Last Christmas by WHAM (George Michael)
ACTIVITY #29.1: THE RIDE (an NFB - National Film Board Short)
Asynchronous Activity #29.3: Colloquial English - Talking about Interviews
Asynchronous ACTIVITY #29.4: Older and Wiser
HOMEWORK: Portfolio Reflection
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Warm-Up Song: I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
ACTIVITY #30-1: The Energy Carol (NFB Animated short)
Activity #30.2: Air Travel
Asynchronous Activity #30.3: Illness and Stress
HOMEWORK #30.4: The Gift of the Magi
Warm-Up Song: Do They Know It's Christmas Time? [ROCK SUPERSTARS]
Activity 31.1: The Great Toy Robbery (NFB - The National Film Board of Canada)
Activity #31.2: Christmas as Moose Factory [13 minute long NFB animated film]
Asynchronous Activity 31.2: Your Most Important Family Holiday and Tradition
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Warm Up Song: Make Your Own Kind of Music (The Mamas and Papas)
Activity #32.1: The Volkwagen Tiguan Car Commercial
Activity #32.2: More sheep
ACTIVITY #32.3: 30-Second Ideas (VOTE)
LESSON: Paraphrasing to avoid Plagiarizing
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY #32.4: REFLECTION_ "Once upon a time ..."
Asynchronous Activity #32.5: The Road Not Taken - poem by Robert Frost
Lesson # Exit Card
Warm Up Song: I.G.Y. (What a Wonderful World) by Steely Dan
MOODLE Course and Teacher Evaluation
Activity #33.1: OF LEARNING ASSESSMENT #7: MY FIRST CHRISTMAS ON MARS
ASYNCHRONOUS Activity #33.2: The Used Book Fair
Asynchronous Activity #33.3: VOCABULARY BUILDING
Asynchronous Activity #33.4: Camp Counsellor
Warm-Up Song: FAST CAR by Tracey Chapman
Tracy Chapman on her song FAST CAR
Activity #34.1: VERY NICE, VERY NICE by Arthur Lipsett (NFB - 7 minutes)
ACTIVITY #34.2: OSSLT Practice Test - Pair Work
ACTIVITY 34.3: PORTFOLIO REFLECTION BASED ON TODAY'S SONG
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Final Exam part 1: Reflection
PART 2: OSSLT EXAM
FILM TO WATCH during PORTFOLIO interviews
OLC40: PART 1_ THE FINAL REFLECTION for 10/30 marks