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| Unit 1 - POETRY (20 Hours) | Unit 1 Q&A Forum | Students to post their questions here. |
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| 4th November - Lesson 1.3 - The Architecture of Poetry (TPCAST) | Icebreaker | 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? Answer in full sentences. |
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| 5th Nov - Lesson 1.5 - Is Poetry Dead? The Past, Present and Future of Poetry | Icebreaker | Has your opinion of poetry changed from the beginning of this unit to now? Why or why not? |
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| Jacob by Maria Campbell | Answer the following questions about the poem after reading it: 1. What do you think of this poem and why? 2. How is the poem connected to the present? 3. Do you think the author has deliberately made the poem difficult to read and understand? Why or why not? Post your answers. Comment on one ... |
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| Unit 2 - Short Fiction (30 Hours) | Unit 2 Q&A Forum | Students to post their questions here. |
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| 6th November - Lesson 2.1 - The Origins and Evolution of the Short Story | The Boy in the Bubble | Watch the video again: ; Then "plot the plot" by listing the moments of Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. Post your answers here. |
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| 7th November - Lesson 2.2 - Core Characteristics of a Short Story | Charles Character Analysis | Use the questions on Characterization in the Short Story Analysis PPT to guide your analysis of the characters in the story. Post your character analysis here of Charles/Laurie. Remember to include quotes from the text to back up your analysis. Also, you must use in-text citations. Length - one ... |
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| 7th November - Lesson 2.3. - Freytag's Pyramid | Activity - AS Learning - Individual | Using Freytag's Pyramid as a model, you will create your own model to show the various elements of a short story as outlined in Freytag's Pyramid, based on ONE of the following: - Araby by James Joyce - Symbols and Signs by Vladimir Nabokov The stories are in the resource folder in the Unit 2 ... |
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| 8th November - Lesson 2.4 - Character Traits and Characterization | Icebreaker | Tell us about the last English language movie that you saw and liked. What did you like about it? |
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| Tolstoy Questions | Create two (2) to five (5) questions about the characters in The Two Brothers. These questions should help you to analyse their character traits and/or characterization. Post your questions here. Then, answer a minimum of two questions by other classmates. |
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| X by Lois Gould | Create your own groups and answer the following questions in full sentences: 1. Why did the scientists name the new baby "X"? 2. Why were so many people turned down as possible parents for baby X? 3. How did people react to baby X? Give specific examples from the text; in other words, quotes (WITH... |
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| HOMEWORK - X by Lois Gould - Individual Response AND Commenting | Answer the following question in full sentences: This story is written with a purpose in mind. The author wants readers to think about some of the attitudes we, as a public, have about the differences between boys and girls. What does the author think is wrong with our attitudes, and what sorts ... |
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| 8th November - Lesson 2.5 - Setting and Point-of-View Narratives | Icebreaker | Do you like a murder mystery story in book and/or movie format? Why or why not? |
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| Sherlock Holmes - Exit Ticket #1 | After watching the film explain how the setting and the POV affects the story. Answer in one to two paragraphs. Be as detailed as possible. Post your answers. |
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| Poirot - Exit Ticket #2 | After watching the film explain how the setting and the POV affects the story. Answer in one to two paragraphs. Be as detailed as possible. Post your answers. |
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| 11th & 12th November - Lesson 2.6 - Meanings that Matter | Icebreaker | Challenge - stay in a remote location for one week (7 days) with NO technology (cell phones, television, computers, etc.). Would you be able to stay for the entire week? Why or why not? |
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| Pre-Learning Activity | What does the word "lottery" mean to you? What kind of theme would a lottery be associated with? Happiness? Sadness? Why? Post your answers here. No commenting required for this post. |
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| 15th & 18th November - Lesson 3.1 - Understanding and Producing Media Texts | Icebreaker | Which social media platforms do you think are good for telling people the news and why? |
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| 18th November - Lesson 3.2 - Visual Media | Icebreaker | If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why? Answer in full sentences and include a photo of the location you have chosen. |
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| 15th November - Lesson 3.3 - Producing Media: Podcasts | Icebreaker | If you were to produce something, what would you choose to produce? A book, a podcast, a YouTube channel, a blog, etc. And why would you produce your chosen medium? |
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| Podcasts Activity #1 | Go to the following website: wealthygorilla.com/most-popular-podcasts/ Read carefully through a description of each of the 20 most popular current podcasts available. Which podcast would you be most interested in seeing or hearing? You can listen to a short sample of that Podcast by locating it ... |
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| Podcasts Activity #2 | Think about a podcast that you would like to be in charge of. Answer the following questions in full sentences. What title would you give the podcast? How long would each podcast episode be? What would you discuss? Why? How would you make the podcast interesting? Would you have guests? Would you ... |
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| Units 4 & 5 - Long Fiction (40 Hours) | Unit 4 Q&A Forum | Students to post their questions here. |
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| 20th November - Lesson 4.1 - The House on Mango Street Section 1 | Icebreaker | Have you ever eaten Mexican food? If not, why not? And would you be willing to try it? Why or why not? If so, what are some of your favourite dishes? Why? |
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| 21st November - Lesson 4.2 - The House on Mango Street -Section 2 | Icebreaker | In January there is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. After watching the videos (links on Moodle) explain why it is important to remember the past and the Holocaust. |
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| 22nd November - Lesson 4.3 - The House on Mango Street Section 3 | Icebreaker | How do you feel when you see the below photo? This is a cat comforting a kitten that was saved from the street.
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| Simile Practice - Vignette #8 - Homework | Highlight ONE of the similes in the below extract, and then explain how the comparison illustrates the effect on the narrator's emotions. "Then he starts it up and all sorts of things start happening. It's like all of a sudden he let go a million moths all over the dusty furniture and swan-neck ... |
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