12U English Daybook
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September 3 |
Learning Goal: Course expectations and self-reflection. To understand the specific expectations of the course
and to critically think about the guiding questions - provide answers with
specific evidence and explanations.
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September 4 |
Learning Goal: To critically think about and discuss the moral
responsibility of the media and to learn how to analyze ads using advertising
strategies, target audience, the rhetorical triangle, and look for implicit
and explicit values and attitudes. Continue to analyze ads with the previous
criteria, adding relationship between visuals and text and the effectiveness
of the slogan.
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Exercises
to identify logos, ethos, pathos (HO) 6.
Take up 7.
Discuss Advertising
strategies. (HO) 9.
Discuss Target
Audience. 10.
Criteria to
determine a target audience (demographics): age, gender, income, lifestyle
(culture, race, interests, hobbies, etc) |
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September 5 |
Learning Goal: To pactise and apply ad/commercial analysis.
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September 7 |
Learning Goal: To understand implied messages in ads.
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September 8 |
Learning Goal: To understand implied messages in ads.
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September 9 |
Learning Goal: To understand the background to Hamilton
the musical, and to critically think about the guiding questions in relation
to the big ideas of the course. To use strategies for listening and talking
in small group discussions. To review drama terms. 1.
Watch "Honour
to us All" from Mulan 2.
What is the
cultural definition of honour in the song? 3.
Is Mulan
culturally honourable? 4.
How is the
portrayal of honour ironic in the movie? 5.
Is Mulan herself
truly honorable? Why? How? 6.
The play Hamilton
is very much about the definition of honour. There are multiple definitions
and examples of honour within the play (as with Mulan); and portrayal of
honour is often ironic.
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September 10 |
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September 11 |
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September 12 |
Period 1 - Safe Schools Assembly Work period for ad - hand into Google Classroom and turnitin. |
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September 15 |
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September 16 |
Work Period for Ad |
Ad analysis is due. |
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September 17 |
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September 18 |
Watch Act 1 |
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September 19 |
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September 22 |
Learning Goal: To review plot and to understand and apply the
terms context and significance to quotations. To analyze quotations using
PACTSO with particular focus on literary devices, character, and theme.
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Pick the book you are interested in reading. |
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September 23 |
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September 24 |
Learning Goal: To understand what makes an
effective political oral ad; to produce an effective media text for a
specific audience and purpose; to use appropriate forms, conventions, and
techniques to produce an effective political oral ad; to use a variety of vocal
strategies (tone, pace, pitch, volume) and non-verbal cues (facial
expressions, gestures, and eye contact) to convey meaning; to use a variety
of audio-visual aids to enhance an oral presentation: to reflect on and
explain the choices made in the oral ad. 1.
Hand out oral ad assignment. 2.
Oral Ad Campaign: examples; example; example; exemplar. 3.
Current examples:
Justin Trudeau; Stephen Harper. 4.
Consider - what makes these political ads effective? 5.
success criteria for political ad campaign. 6.
Continue watching and reviewing Act 2 |
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September 25 |
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September 29 |
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September 30 |
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October 1 |
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October 2 |
1.
Practice paragraph 2.
Work on Oral ad script. |
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October 3 |
Test Part 1 - Matching; Multiple Choice;
Motifs, Quotation analysis |
Test Part 1 |
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October 6 |
Test Part 2 - In class paragraph |
Test Part 2 - submit to Google Classroom and
Turnitin |
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October 7 |
Learning
Goal: To understand significance and elements of Shakespearean Tragedy. To
understand significance of Shakespeare in the development of tragedy. To
review important terms in Shakespearean tragedy (i.e. soliloquy, catharsis,
aside, catastrophe, etc.) To think critically about statements related to
themes in Othello and discuss. o review the Great Chain of Being and
understand its significance in relation to Shakespeare. To understand the
place and time when Othello was written to understand the significance of the
setting in the play.
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October 8 |
Learning Goal: to understand the plot and character development
of Othello in Act 1. To understand the use of imagery and its
significance to theme and character development. To recognize familiar words
and learn the meaning of unfamiliar words used in the context of dialogue. To
review Act 1 plot.
Take up fill
in the blanks. |
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October 9 |
Learning Goal: Review - quotation analysis - what is context
and significance? relate to PACTSO, with special focus on theme, character,
and literary devices.
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October 10 |
Take up quotes. |
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October 14 |
Learning Goal: to understand the plot and character development
of Othello in Acts 1 To understand the use of imagery and symbolism and
its significance to theme and character development. To recognize what makes
quotations significant and analyze. Read Act 2 Watch Act 2 |
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October 15 |
Present oral ads |
Oral ad is due |
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October 16 |
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October 17 |
Kahoot Review - Acts 1 and 2 Learning Goal: To understand what makes an
effective political print ad; to produce an effective media text for a
specific audience and purpose; to use appropriate forms, conventions, and
techniques to produce an effective political print ad.
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October 20 |
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October
21 |
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October 22 |
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October 23 |
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October 27 |
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October 28 |
1.
Take up Fill in the blanks for Act 4.
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October 29 |
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October 30 |
1.
Assign Significant quotations
for Acts 4 and 5.
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October 31 |
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Outline is due |
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November 3 |
Work on intro |
Intro is due |
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November 4 |
Work on body |
1 Body is due |
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November 5 |
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November 6 |
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Deadline for feedback |
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November 7 |
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November 10 |
Begin Prose Analysis
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November 11 |
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November 12 |
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November 13 |
a) What is the
thesis? Is it implicit or explicit? b) What is the tone?
Provide evidence and explain. (Tone=the attitude/feeling of the narrator.
There are multiple tones in a speech or essay. Be sure that when you are
stating a tone it is related to some type of emotion. Be as specific as
possible. Do not say serious or formal or informal. The following list is
just a sample of the types of words you can use for Tone. (Tone vocabulary) c) Identify logos,
ethos and pathos. d) Does the
speech use inductive or deductive reasoning? Explain. e) Identify 3
persuasive techniques used (link to thesis, logos, ethos, or pathos) f) Identify the
following rhetorical devices and describe the effect: balance or
antithesis; parallel structure; rhetorical question. |
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November 14 |
Take up questions for UN Speech.
Learning Goal: To understand the background of Martin Luther King and analyze his "I Have a Dream" Speech, with special emphasis on recognizing and analyzing rhetorical devices.
b) What is civil disobedience? c) What is the emancipation proclamation?
Watch the I Have a Dream Speech
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November 17 |
Learning Goal: To understand what was
happening world wide when JFK was inaugurated and analyze his Inaugural
Address, with special emphasis on recognizing and analyzing rhetorical
devices.
HW: Finish questions 4 - 11 |
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November 18 |
Learning Goal: To understand what was
happening world wide when JFK was inaugurated and analyze his Inaugural
Address, with special emphasis on recognizing and analyzing rhetorical
devices.
HW: Finish questions 4 - 11 |
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November 19 |
Learning Goal: To understand what was
happening world wide when JFK was inaugurated and analyze his Inaugural
Address, with special emphasis on recognizing and analyzing rhetorical
devices.
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November 20 |
Learning Goal: To understand what makes
good oral delivery - pace, volume, articulation, expression (vocal, facial,
gesture), passion, variety of intonation, etc. Present R.D for JFK speech 1.
If you are still struggling with parallel structure - check
out Schmoop and Khan
Academy 2.
Check out Chomp Chomp for parallel structure - practise with
class 3.
If you are still struggling with balance sentence structure -
check out balanced sentences and their function 4.
What makes a good speech delivery. Lots of movie sites with
great speeches. Look at them for delivery. 5.
Reminder - no clichés in speech. What is a cliché?
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Cliche exercise, Exercise
#2 7.
Handout on Methods of Development 8.
Read "Thanks for Not Killing My Son." (Video
"Thanks for Not Killing My Son") 9.
Definition of Satire: any literary work which uses irony
and/or humour to ridicule human vice or folly. 10. a) What is
the thesis? Implicit or explicit? b) Identify the audience, purpose and tone.
Provide evidence of the tone and explain. c) Identify logos, ethos and
pathos. d) Does she argue inductively or deductively? Explain. e) Identify 2
persuasive techniques and explain effect. f) identify 2 methods of
development and explain. g) provide one example of balance and analyze. |
Send me your
topic/thesis (including who you are working with if you are in a group and
the paragraphs each will be focusing on), audience, speaker; what do you want
your audience to do or to stop doing? |
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November 21 |
Learning Goal: To understand "Comparison and
Contrast" as a method of development. To apply students'
understanding of prose analysis by analyzing "Nice Place to
Visit" focusing on tone, induction, deduction, persuasive
techniques, irony and satire. To provide evidence from essay to support
opinions regarding prose elements. To understand "Cause and
Effect" as a method of development. To apply students'
understanding of prose analysis by analyzing "The Step Not
Taken," focusing on tone, induction, deduction, persuasive
techniques, irony and satire. To provide evidence from essay to support
opinions regarding prose elements.
HW: finish questions. |
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November 24 |
Part B - Questions on
Sight essay: thesis, tone, purpose, audience, logos, ethos, pathos,
persuasive techniques, methods of development, induction, deduction,
Rhetorical devices (parallel, repetition, balance/antithesis,
metaphor/personification, simile or allusion. K /15; T /20 |
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November 27 |
Learning Goal: To apply knowledge of literary
analysis learned throughout the course to the novel the students have chosen
to read. To apply elements of speeches (structure, argument, evidence,
rhetorical devices, written and oral expression, etc.) to writing and
delivering their own speech.
why America is not the greatest country in the world President
Snow's speech to Pan Am What
not to do! (What is the speaker doing wrong here?) What
not to do 2! (What is the speaker doing wrong here?) HW: Hand out essay for test - annotate |
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November 28 |
Test |
Prose Test |
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December 1 |
Finish test Work period
for speech |
Prose Test |
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December 2 |
Spin the wheel to see the order of
presentations
Work Period |
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December 3 |
Speech is due
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Speech is due |
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December 4 |
Work Period |
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December 5 |
Book Talk #1 |
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December 8 |
Book Talk #1 |
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December 9 |
Book Talk #1 |
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December 10 |
Book Talk #2 |
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December 11 |
Re-iterate what is required for in class essay next week. Book Talk #2 |
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December 12 |
Book Talk #2 |
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December 15 |
Prom day - Work period to prepare for in class essay. |
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December 16 |
Work period to prepare for in class essay. |
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December 17 |
Work period to prepare for in class essay. |
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December 18 |
Work period to prepare for in class essay. |
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December 19 |
Work period to prepare for in class essay. |
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January 5 |
Work period to prepare for in class essay. |
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January 6 |
In Class Essay |
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January 7 |
In Class Essay |
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January 8 |
In Class Essay |
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January 9 |
In Class Essay |
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January 12 |
The Crucible |
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January 13 |
The Crucible |
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January 14 |
The Crucible |
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January 15 |
The Crucible |
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January 16 |
The Crucible |
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January 19 |
Exam Review Hamilton Jeopardy Game The Crucible Jeopardy Game Review - Othello Jeopardy Game |
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January 20 |
Learning Goal: To review print
ad analysis.
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January 21 |
Exams begin |
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Extra |
Learning Goal: To understand symbol,
irony, allegory as it applies to characters and themes in The Crucible.
The Crucible Jeopardy Game Review - Othello Jeopardy Game |
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Extra |
Lesson on creating supporting arguments . Othello Essay Topics
posted on Google Classroom.
Learning Goal: to review what makes an effective thesis -
substantial, supportable, precise, arguable, relevant. To review what makes
an effective supporting argument (mini thesis statements that quite literally
support the thesis).
Play Kahoot
on passive vs active voice
Start filling
in essay organizer. Learning Goal: To reinforce essay structure (what makes an
effective introduction?) through peer and teacher feedback (assessment as
learning)
Review intro
with sample intro. Learning Goal: To reinforce essay structure (what makes an
effective body paragraph?) through peer and teacher feedback (assessment as
learning)
Work period
body paragraph. Work period for essay - review conclusion in organizer
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& J sample organizer - intro body, conclusion (graphic organizer) |
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