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Lesson 5.1 - Who is Shakespeare? Who is Macbeth?
Introduction to Macbeth
Introduction to Macbeth
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Unit 1 Plan
Unit 1 - Resource Folder
Icebreaker 1.1 - The Value of Sports
Lecture 1.1.0 - Are You Really Listening?
Glossary 1.1
Lecture 1.1.1 - Why and When We Choose to Listen
Lecture 1.1.2 – Actions Enhance Active Listening
Lecture 1.1.3 – Communicating with Passion and Feeling
Lecture 1.1.4 - The Signs of a Passionate Speaker
Exit Card 1.1
Icebreaker 1.2 - The Me Others See
Lecture 1.2.0 – Speak up and Speak Out
Glossary 1.2
Lecture 1.2.1 – Making Introductions
Activity 1.2.1A - Check Your Understanding Quiz
Lecture 1.2.2 – Oral Communication in a Seminar
Lecture 1.2.4 – My Favorite Song
Activity 1.2.4 - My Favourite Song
Lecture 1.2.5 - Illustrated Oral Presentation
Exit Card 1.2
Unit 2 Plan
Unit 2 Q&A Forum
Unit 2 - Resource Folder
Unit 2 - Reflection/Feedback
Unit 2 - Time Log
Icebreaker 2.1 - Getting to Know You
Lecture 2.1.0 – Overview of where we are going
Warm Up Quiz 2.1
Glossary 2.1
Lecture 2.1.1 – The Poet begins with small steps
Activity 2.1.1 – Unscrambled Haikus
Lecture 2.1.2 – The Search for Meaning in a Poem
“London’s Summer Morning”: Analysis of Imagery
Lecture 2.1.3 – How I Understand the Poem
Lecture 2.1.4 – “Acquainted with the Night”
Activity 2.1.4 – Getting Better Acquainted with the Poem
Lecture 2.1.5 – Starting a Journal
Journalling 100
Homework 2.1
Exit Card 2.1
Lecture 2.2.0 – Overview of where we are going
Glossary 2.2
Lecture 2.2.1 - Analyzing of Stopping By Woods
Activity 2.2.1 – “The Road Not Taken”
Lecture 2.2.2 – Inference through Paraphrasing
Activity 2.2.2 – Words Get In Our Way
Lecture 2.2.3 – Looking for Cues
Activity 2.2.3 – Themes and More Themes
Lecture 2.2.4 – Structure and Form in poem “The Schoolboy”
Activity 2.2.4 – Structural Analysis: Rhyme Scheme and Meter
Lecture 2.2.5 – Does Poetry Have a Social Responsibility?
HOMEWORK 2.2.5 – Poetry as Social Commentary
Homework 2.2
Exit Card 2.2
Lecture 2.3.0 - Romanticism
Glossary 2.3
Lecture 2.3.1. Science Meets Art
Activity 2.3.1 – Non-Traditional Free Verse
Lecture 2.3.2 – Form and Content
Assessment 2 – “The Archaeopteryx’s Song"
Lecture 2.3.3 – Words that illustrate
Activity 2.3.3 – “School Break" by Seamus Heaney
Lecture 2.3.4 – Introducing Pathetic Fallacy
“Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again"
Exit Card 2.3
Icebreaker 2.4 - My Childhood Memory
Lecture 2.4.0 - Poetry that Traces Life’s Journey
Glossary 2.4
Lecture 2.4.1 – Literary Devices – Part 1
Activity 2.4.1 – Literary Devices in the poem ‘Problem Child’
Lecture 2.4.2 – More about Literary Devices
Activity 2.4.2 – I Know My Literary Devices
Lecture 2.4.3 – The Purpose of Literary Devices
Activity 2.4.3 - ‘Home for the Aged’ Analysis
Lecture 2.4.4 – Dylan Thomas and the Villanelle Form
Activity 2.4.4 – Critical Analysis of ‘Fern Hill’ (Stanzas 1-3)
Activity 2.4.5 – Critical Analysis of ‘Fern Hill’ (Stanzas 4-6)
Discussion Forum - Our Childhoods
Homework 2.4: FERN HILL by Dylan Thomas
Exit Card 2.4
Icebreaker 2.5 – Is Learning to Play a Musical Instrument Necessary
Lecture 2.5.0 – Literary Perspectives
Glossary 2.5
Lecture 2.5.1 – Literary Perspectives: Feminist Perspective
Activity 2.5.1 - Feminist Perspective: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Lecture 2.5.2 – Marxist/Conflict Perspectives
Activity 2.5.2 - African American Perspective: Marxist/Conflict
Lecture 2.5.3 - Post–Colonial Perspective
Activity 2.5.3 - Canadian Aboriginal Post-Colonial Perspective
Lecture 2.5.4 - The Biographical Perspective
Activity 2.5.4 – The Biographical Perspective
Lecture 2.5.5 - The Long Term Value of Poetry
Activity 2.5.5 - Did You Miss Anything?
Exit Card 2.5
Unit 3 Q&A Forum
Unit 3 - Resource Folder
Unit 3 - Reflection/Feedback
Unit 3 - Time Log
Icebreaker 3.1 - Who Would it be?
Lecture 3.1.0 - What is fiction? What is short Fiction?
Glossary 3.1
Lecture 3.1.1 – The Essential Characteristics of the Short Story
Activity 3.1.1 – “The Man in Bogota”: My Analysis
Lecture 3.1.2 – Deep Reading and Annotating
Activity 3.1.2 – Essentials of the Short Story
Lecture 3.1.3 – The Mi’kmaq Legend of the Great Bear
Activity 3.1.3 – The Chinese Legend of the Panda
Lecture 3.1.4 – Dialogue in Fiction
Activity 3.1.4 – A Short History of Indians in Canada
Lecture 3.1.5 – Reading Deeper for Meaning
Activity 3.1.5 – The Five Stages of a Plot
Exit Card 3.1
Icebreaker 3.2 - Life Changes
Glossary 3.2
Lecture 3.2.1 – Character and Characterization in Fiction
God is Not a Fish Inspector
Activity.1 – Part 1: “God is Not a Fish Inspector”
Lecture 3.2.2 – How Writers Create Characterization in Fiction
Activity 3.2.2
Exit Card 3.2
Icebreaker 3.3 – Marriage: Is it For You?
Lecture 3.3.0 – Love and Marriage: A Common Theme
Glossary 3.3
Lecture 3.3.1 – Eveline: The Bride to Be
SAMPLE CHARACTERISATION
Activity 3.3.1 – Eveline: A Characterization
Lecture 3.3.2 – Character Traits and Characterization
Lecture 3.3.3 – “The Huntsman”: An Impressionistic and Understated Story
Lecture 3.3.4 – “The Monkey’s Paw - Part One”
Lecture 3.3.5 – The Question of Fate in Literature
Discussion Forum 3.3 - Reflecting Outside the Story
Exit Card 3.3
Icebreaker 3.4 - Do you believe in Superstitions?
Lecture 3.4.0 – Unit 3 Test Instructions
Glossary 3.4
Lecture 3.4.1 – The Hero’s Journey Through the Tunnel
Activity 3.4.1 - Motive and Motivation in Through the Tunnel
Lecture 3.4.2 – Other Elements of the Hero’s Journey
Activity 3.4.2 – Deeper into the Story: Three Warm-Up Questions for the Test
Discussion Forum – Checkhov’s Influence on Raymond Fraser
Homework 3.4 - Journal Entry
Short Story for Test
Assignment 4: The Hero's Journey
Exit Card 3.4
Short Story Test
Unit 4 - Resource Folder
Glossary 4.1
Icebreaker 4.1 - Alone On A Desert Island
Lecture 4.1.0 – Writing? It’s Unavoidable!
Lecture 4.1.1 - Let’s Get Started with the Introduction
Activity 4.1.1 - INFORMATIVE ESSAY: Brainstorm
Lecture 4.1.2 - The Body of Your Essay
Lecture 4.1.3 – More about MLA and Online Research
Lecture 4.1.4 - A Race to the Finish
Activity 4.1.4 - Conclude Your Essay!
Discussion Forum - Peer Editing/Feedback
Exit Card 4.1
Icebreaker 4.2 - The Value of Self-Sacrifice
Lecture 4.2.0 - Writing the Literary Essay
Glossary 4.2
Lecture 4.2.1 - Top Ten Tips: A Checklist
Activity 4.2.1 - An Outline for a Short Story Essay
Lecture 4.2.2 - The Literary Analysis Essay: A Giant Leap Forward with the Template
Lecture 4.2.3 – A Guide to the Literary Essay: Deeper Still
Lecture 4.2.4 - The Importance of Proofreading
Activity 4.2.5 – (Bonus) The Life and Work of Anton Chekhov
Discussion Forum - Plagiarism: DON'T!
Homework 4.2
Exit Card 4.2
Icebreaker 4.3 – Do you Believe in Ghosts?
Lecture 4.3.0 – Unit Evaluation: The Comparative Essay
Glossary 4.3
Lecture 4.3.1 – The Comparative Essay: It’s not just about differences
Activity 4.3.1 - “Hansel and Gretel”: A Comparative Essay
Lecture 4.3.2 – Comparison using Cause and Effect – Effect and Cause
Lecture 4.3.3 – Comparison based on many factors: Cause and Effect – Effect and Cause
Lecture 4.3.4 – Transitions and Citations in Poetry
Discussion Forum - Sharing Tips and Advice
Assignment 5 - Comparative Essay Final Version
Exit Card 4.3
Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment (Midterm)
Midterm - Course Evaluation
Unit 5 Plan
Unit 5 Q&A Forum
Unit 5 - Resource Folder
Unit 5 - Reflection/Feedback
Unit 5 - Time Log
Icebreaker 5.1 - What does it mean to be an educated person?
Lecture 5.1.0 - Shakespeare’s Contributions to Literature and Halloween
Lecture 5.1 - Short Quiz
Glossary 5.1
Lecture 5.1.1 - Shakespeare and Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 1)
Activity 5.1.1 - Act 1 Scene 2: Near the battlefield
Lecture 5.1.2 - Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 2)
Lecture 5.1.2 - Short Quiz
Activity 5.1.2 - The Poetry in Act 1 Scene 3
Lecture 5.1.3 - Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 3)
Activity 5.1.3 - Act 1 Scene 3
Lecture 5.1.4 - Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 4)
Activity 5.1.4 – Act 1 Scene 4 (Review)
Discussion Forum - The Shakespeare Dilemma
Homework 5.1 - Journal Entry
Exit Card 5.1
Icebreaker 5.2 - Director or Actor? Which Would You Be?
Lecture 5.2 Introduction - More About Mr. Shakespeare
Lecture 5.2 - Short Quiz
Glossary 5.2
Lecture 5.2.1 – Act 1 Scene 5
Lecture 5.2.1 - Short Quiz
Activity 5.2.1 - Act 1 Scene 5
Lecture 5.2.2 - Act 1 Scene 6
Activity 5.2.2 - Act 1 Scene 6
Lecture 5.2.3 - Act 1 Scene 7
Lecture 5.2.4 - Shakespeare's Sources for Macbeth
Activity 5.2.4 - Political Assassinations and Executions (AS Learning)
Activity 5.2.5 - Shakespeare Online (Optional Activity)
HOMEWORK PART 1: Read Act 1 Scene 7
Exit Card 5.2
Discussion Forum - Who is to Blame?
Icebreaker 5.3 – My Haiku
Glossary 5.3
Lecture 5.3.0 - Did Shakespeare Write His Plays?
Lecture 5.3 - Short Quiz
Lecture 5.3.1 – Act 2 Scene 1
Activity 5.3.1 – Act 2 Scene 1
Lecture 5.3.2 - Act 2 Scene 2
Activity 5.3.2 – Act 2 Scene 2
Lecture 5.3.3 – Act 2 Scene 3
Activity 5.3.3 – Act 2 Scene 3
Lecture 5.3.4 – Act 2 Scene 3 (film version) and Scene 4 (end of Act 2)
Activity 5.3.4 – Act 2 Scene 4
Exit Card 5.3
Icebreaker 5.4 - Are you Superstitious?
Lecture 5.4.0 - The Curse of Macbeth
Glossary 5.4
Lecture 5.4.1 – Act 3 Scene 1
Activity 5.4.1 - Act 3 Scene 1
Lecture 5.4.2 – Act 3 Scene 1 (reprised)
Activity 5.4.2 – Act 3 Scene 2
Lecture 5.4.3 – Act 3 Scene 3
Activity 5.4.3 – Act 3 Scene 4
Lecture 5.4.4 – Act 2 and 3 (reviewed)
Activity 5.4.4 - Act 3 Scene 4 (conclusion)
Discussion Forum - What about Fleance and what about Macduff?
Exit Card 5.4
Icebreaker 5.5- Time Together
Lecture 5.5.0 - Act 3 Scenes 5 & 6 and Act 4 Scenes 1 & 2
Glossary 5.5
Lecture 5.5.1 – Macbeth (Act 3 Scene 5)
Activity 5.5.1 – Act 3 Scene 6
Lecture 5.5.2 - Act 4 Scene 1
Activity 5.5.2 – Act 4 Scene 1 (part)
Lecture 5.5.3 – Act 4 Scene 1 (conclusion)
HOMEWORK: Activity 5.5.3 – Act 4 Scene 1
Lecture 5.5.4 – Act 4 Scene 2
Activity 5.5.4 – Act 4 Scene 2
Discussion Forum - Should Shakespeare be required reading in High School?
Homework 5.5 - Writing
Exit Card 5.5
Icebreaker 5.6 - A Memorable Day in My Life
Lecture 5.6.0 - The Concept of Hubris in Drama
Glossary 5.6
Lecture 5.6.1 – Macbeth (Act 4 Scene 3)
Lecture 5.6.1 - Short Quiz
Activity 5.6.1 – Act 4 Scene 3 (final part)
Lecture 5.6.2 – Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 1)
Activity 5.6.2 – Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 1)
Lecture 5.6.3 – Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 2)
Activity 5.6.3 - Act 5 Scene 2
Lecture 5.6.4 – Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 3)
HOMEWORK: Activity 5.6.4 – Act 5 Scene 3
HOMEWORK 5.6.5 - Character Traits
Exit Card 5.6
Icebreaker 5.7 - My favourite Television Documentary
Lecture 5.7.0 - Follow up on Homework
Glossary 5.7
Lecture 5.7.1 – Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 4)
Activity 5.7.1 – Act 5 Scene 5
Lecture 5.7.2 – Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 5)
Activity 5.7.2 – Act 5 Scene 6
Lecture 5.7.3 – Macbeth (Act 5 Scene 6)
Activity 5.7.3 – Act 5 Scene 7
Lecture 5.7.4 – Macbeth (Watching: Act 5 Scene 8)
Activity 5.7.4 – Reading: Act 5 Scene 8
Exit Card 5.7
Icebreaker 5.8 – Do you think children today get enough outdoor playtime?
Lecture 5.8 - More Shakespeare In Your Life
Lecture 5.8 - Short Quiz
Glossary 5.8
Lecture 5.8.1 - Macbeth: The Play Versus the Film Adaptation
Macbeth Essay Assignment
Discussion Forum - What have you learned from Macbeth?
Exit Card 5.8
Unit 7 Plan
Unit 7 Q&A Forum
Unit 7 - Resource Folder
Unit 7 - Reflection/Feedback
Unit 7 - Time Log
7.1 - My Novel Assignment
ACTIVITY 7.1.1 - My Author: Biographical Point of View
Activity 7.1.2 - Planning Reading and Charting Schedules
Lecture 7.1.2 - Who Owns the Novel
7.1.2 - ANNOTATING YOUR NOVEL
READING REPORT_ Download Blank Copies
Discussion Forum - What I Am Reading
Homework 7.1
Exit Card 7.1
Icebreaker 7.2 – My Daily Routine
Lecture 7.2 - Saul on a Heroic Archetypal Journey
Lecture 7.2 - Short Quiz
Glossary 7.2
Lecture 7.2.1 - Chapter 10: Winter Survival
Activity 7.2.1 - Chapter 10: Winter Survival
Lecture 7.2.2 - The Residential School System
Activity 7.2.2 – Chapter 11: Saul in Residential School
Lecture 7.2.3 - Chapter 12: Prep and Partial Reading
Activity 7.2.3 - Chapter 12: The Kid Victims at St Germ’s
Lecture 7.2.4 - Indian Horse: Chapters 13 and 14
Activity 7.2.4 - Chapter 15: Father Laboutillier and Hockey
Activity 7.2.5 – Go Deeper into Background for this novel (Optional)
Discussion Forum - Hockey
Homework 7.2
Exit Card 7.2
Icebreaker 7.3 - How I Like to Spend My Evenings
Lecture 7.3 - PBS VIDEO: Who Am I in this Novel?
Lecture 7.3.1 -
Activity 7.3.1 -
Lecture 7.3.2 -
Activity 7.3.2 -
Lecture 7.3.3 -
Activity 7.3.3 -
Lecture 7.3.4 -
Activity 7.3.4 -
Homework 7.3
Exit Card 7.3
Icebreaker 7.4 - The Importance of Language in a Culture
Lecture 7.4 - Reprise of Homework Chapter 22
Glossary 7.4
Lecture 7.4.1 - Chapter 23: The Hockey Rink
Lecture 7.4.1 - Short Quiz
Activity 7.4.1 - Chapter 23: Playing for ‘The Moose’
Lecture 7.4.2 - Chapter 24: Saul almost Fourteen
Activity 7.4.2 - Chapter 24: Saul Leaves St. Jerome School
Lecture 7.4.3 - Chapter 25: Saul with the Kelly Family in redneck Manitouwadge
Activity 7.4.3 - Chapter 25: Saul is tested by his new teammates
Lecture 7.4.4 - Chapter 26: The Team on the Road
Activity 7.4.4 - Chapter 26: Saul, the Team’s Secret Weapon
Activity 7.4.5 – The Land’s Meaning to Me (Optional)
Discussion Forum - Prejudice And Discrimination
Homework 7.4
Exit Card 7.4
Icebreaker 7.5 - Happiness
Lecture 7.5 - Recapping Chapter 27
Glossary 7.5
Lecture 7.5.1 - Chapter 28: Better and Better
Activity 7.5.1 - Chapter 29: Kapuskasing Bound
Lecture 7.5.2 - Chapter 30: The Exhibition Game in Kapuskasing
Activity 7.5.2 - Chapter 30: Saul Awarded the First Star
Lecture 7.5.3 - Chapter 31: The Games get Rough
Activity 7.5.3 - Chapter 31: The Games get Rough
Lecture 7.5.4 - Chapter 32: White Ice, White Players
Activity 7.5.4 - Chapter 32: Saul Takes Flight
Activity 7.5.5 – Lacrosse and Hockey (Optional)
Assignment (OF Learning) – Chapter 33 & 34 (5%)
Icebreaker 7.6 - Shopping
Lecture 7.6 - Reprise of Chapters 33 and 34
Glossary 7.6
Lecture 7.6.1 - Chapter 35: Fear on the Hero’s Journey
Activity 7.6.1 - Chapter 36: Saul is Toronto Bound
Lecture 7.6.2 - Chapter 37: Saul in Toronto
Activity 7.6.2 – Saul Skates at the Marlboro Training Camp
Lecture 7.6.3 - Chapter 38: The Climax Of The Story
Activity 7.6.3 - Chapter 38: Making Rookie BUT Meeting Racism
Lecture 7.6.4 - Chapter 39: Flashback to St. Jerome’s
Activity 7.6.4 - Chapter 40 & 41: Game Over
Activity 7.6.5 – Other Indigenous Players (Optional)
Discussion Forum - What can Save Saul?
Homework 7.6
Exit Card 7.6
Icebreaker 7.7 - Transportation
Lecture 7.7 - Completion of the Novel
Glossary 7.7
Lecture 7.7.1 - Chapter 44: Saul Turns Away from Hockey to Alcohol
Activity 7.7.1 - Chapter 45: Back in Northern Ontario
Lecture 7.7.2 - Chapter 46: Saul Turns his Back on an Angel
Activity 7.7.2 – Chapter 47: Saul is Headed to Rehab
Lecture 7.7.3 - Chapter 48: Back to the Land
Activity 7.7.3 - Chapter 49: Back To St. Jerome’s
Lecture 7.7.4 - Context: Saul’s Abuse by Father Leboutilier
Activity 7.7.4 - Summative Essay (OF Learning, 10%）
Exit Card 7.7
Learning Skills & Work Habits Student Self-Assessment (Final)
Final - Course Evaluation