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Day 1 - Introduction Introduce Yourself

Record a 2 minute video on Moodle to introduce yourself to your teacher and your classmates.

Please let us know the following information about yourself:

  • Your name
  • Your background culture
  • Your interests and hobbies
  • What you look forward to in this class
  • Short message to your classmates

Then, please ...

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Unit 1 - POETRY (20 Hours) Unit 1 Q&A Forum

Students to post their questions here.

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Lesson 1.2 - Types of Poetry (The Genres) Lesson 1.2: ICEBREAKER

 Tell us what you normally eat for breakfastIf you always skip eating breakfast tell us why.

50 words; respond to 1 of your classmates' postings


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Lesson 1.3 - The Architecture of Poetry (TPCAST) ICEBREAKER-Sept.8

Do you wish you could have superpowers?  Would you like to change time, see into the future or speed travel?  What would your superpowers be?

50 words.  Respond to 2 classmates' postings.


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Independent Study AS Learning Forum Discussion-Poetry Advantages

1.  What are the advantages of a poem compared to a photograph, article or essay regarding these factors:

  • teach a lesson 
  • move people emotionally 
  • to move people to take action
**75 words; Answer in Moodle; Respond to 2 other classmates' postings.

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Lesson 1.4 - MORE POEMS FOR ANALYSIS: BIG 5 AND TPCAST ICEBREAKER

Have you ever been robbed of a possession? How did you feel.



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Lesson 1.5 - Is Poetry Dead? The Past, Present and Future of Poetry ICEBREAKER

Tell about a sport or hobby that you engage in. Also, tell us about a musical instrument that you either play or enjoy hearing.

50 words.  Respond to 2 of your classmates' postings.


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Unit 2 - Short Fiction and Essay Building (30 Hours) Unit 2 Q&A Forum

Students to post their questions here.

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Lesson 2.1 - The Origins and Evolution of the Short Story Independent Study For Learning Forum Discussion Short Stories

Do you think Short Stories are as effective as longer books and novels?  Do you think the author of a short story has an easier job than an author of a longer book or novel?  Explain why or why not

**75 words.  Answer in Moodle.  Respond to 2 other classmates' posting.

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2.3 FREYTAG'S PYRAMID 2.3 Discussion Forum

Let's discuss where the INCITING INCIDENT and the CLIMAX can be found in Lather and Nothing Else


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Lesson 2.5 - Setting and Point-of-View Narratives Discussion AS Learning-Narrator Point of View-Kate Chopin

 Review The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin 1850-1904. Focus on the Setting, Time Period, theme of Gender and the Point of View of the Narrator.

1. Do you feel that the author Kate Chopin was 'ahead of her time'? 

2. Does Kate Chopin create Mrs. Mallard as a strong female considering the time ...

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Lesson 3.1 - Understanding and Producing Media Texts YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

Tell us about the social media platforms you use, for example in Canada: WeChat, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or their Chinese equivalents. 

All together, how much time each day do you spend on them? 



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Unit 4- Long Fiction (40 Hours) Unit 4 Q&A Forum

Students to post their questions here.

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Lesson 4.2 - The House on Mango Street -Section 2 Icebreaker -Job changes

A lot more people are changing jobs more frequently, either going from one company to another one, or even changing their careers. What do you think is causing this?  

Post your opinion in a 1-2 minute video.


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4.2 - Discussion Forum

Do you think Esperanza wishes she wasn't a Mexican girl? Do you think she hates her father?

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Lesson 4.3 - The House on Mango Street Section 3 HOMEWORK #2: Vignette "My Name" (pgs 10-11)

Re-read the Vignette 'My Name' in which Esperanza is searching for an identity. Think about how her name makes her feel.  Answer the questions below and include the question with your answer:

1.  How do you think Esperanza feels about her name?

2.  Why does she not like about it?

3.  What name do ...

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Lesson 4.4 - The House on Mango Street 5.4.1A - Icebreaker Forum

Have you ever sold any used personal item online (furniture, clothing, equipment etc. What was the item? What service did you use, and why did you sell it? If you did not ever sell anything, what used item have you purchased on line. (1-2 minute video)


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Lesson 4.5 - The House on Mango Street Section 4 Discussion Forum

Discussion of the Coming of Age issues raised in Hips - Esperanza moving closer to adulthood and further away from innocent childhood (and younger sister Nenny)

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Lesson 4.9 - The House on Mango Street Section 8 JOURNAL ENTRY

So far, what do you like most about the novel? 

What did you like least? 

What aspects of the content and/or theme relate to your life, and communities in your home country?

PUT YOUR RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR JOURNAL. YOUR JOURNAL WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE COURSE AND MARKED...

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Lesson 6.1 - Introduction to A Doll's House JOURNAL NOTES

PUT YOUR RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR "JOURNAL" (write several sentences,please, and include a few quotations)

What is your reaction to the marriage of Torvald and Nora? 

In your opinion what needs does their marriage satisfy, firstly for Torvald and secondly for Nora?

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Lesson 6.4 - A Doll's House Act 2 6.4.1A - Icebreaker Forum

Have you ever taken dance lessons? If not, if you had to take dance lessons, what type or style of dancing would you study? 



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6.4.4 - Post the question and your reflection in YOUR JOURNAL

ACT II ends with two interesting understatements:

  1. Nora (to Mrs. Linde) “Oh, you wouldn’t understand.”
  2. Nora (to herself) “Thirty-one hours to live.”

What do you understand these lines to mean?

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