English

Just a reminder that all stories are due Friday, Oct. 31st . Students should have an injury story, a fight story, and a story of their choice. All other work should be up to date and handed in for marking.

English-Vocabulary

Here is a list of vocabulary terms that students are responsible to know. Each word must be added to their current list and written in a sentence:

1.                  obsequious: obedient to an excessive degree…like a teacher’s pet, a suck

2.                  pernicious: having a harmful effect

3.                  austerity: strictness or severity

4.                  audacious: willing to take bold risks

5.                  duopoly: a situation in which two suppliers dominate a market

6.                  furore: an outbreak of public anger or excitement

7.                  hydrophobia: extreme fear of water; also rabies

8.                  kinetic: relating to or resulting from motion

9.                  litigious: having a tendency to go to law to settle disputes

10.              polysyllabic: having more than one syllable

11.              raconteur: a person who tells stories in an interesting way

12.              scimitar: a short sword with a curved blade

13.              synergy: a cooperation of two or more things to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate parts

14.              unkempt: having an untidy appearance

15.              verbose: using more words than are needed

16.              woebegone: sad or miserable in appearance

17.              zephyr: a soft gentle breeze

18.              cataclysm: a violent upheaval or disaster

19.              cumulus: a cloud forming rounded masses heaped on a flat base

20.              exceedingly: extremely

21.              fissure: a long narrow crack

22.              grotesque: comically or disgustingly repulsive

23.              ichthyology: the branch of zoology concerned with fishes

English-Literary Devices

Here are some more terms for students to add to their flash cards:

Alliteration: The repetition of initial sounds in neighbouring words, e.g., sweet smell of success.

Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds, e.g., Moses knows his toes smell like roses.

Consonance: The repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce harmonious effect, e.g., and each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

English

Students have been writing their personal narratives. Before they are ready to hand in a good copy, students will need to have a peer review. This needs to be completed and handed in along with their final copies. They will also do a self-evaluation of their stories using the criteria sheet provided.

Have a great weekend!

English-narration

The focus for the next three weeks is personal narratives. Our writer's workshop will include three stories, editing, peer reviews, refining ideas, and improving our work. We will be looking at a basic plot structure and using it to guide our personal writing.

Story # 1 is an injury story. Students will be assessed in three main areas:

1. Main focus-Climax
2. Second focus-Establishing Setting and Characters
3. Quality of Written Expression (Grammar, Spelling, Paragraph Structure, etc.)

Monday:

Share injury stories as a class

Go over basic plot structure
Notes
Start prewriting

Notes

• to narrate is to give account-in speech or writing-of a process or series of events that take place over a period of time.
• time is the heart of your narrative/management of time is essential
• your job is to find the right amount of detail for the events being accounted
• conflict is the fuel for the plot

English

Well done this week. We are making progress with our essay writing. We have covered expository and persuasive writing. Next week will be the start of a three week writing workshop in which we explore narratives. Peer editing will also be a part of this process. 

Spell and define the following words. Also, remember to write them in a sentence.

obsequious
pernicious
austerity


Terms and devices to add to your flash cards:

Parody-A work designed to ridicule attitudes, style or subject matter by handling either an elevated subject in a trivial manner or low subject with mock dignity. An example would be SNL (Saturday Night Live) sketches.

Satire-In literature, the ridicule of any subject-an idea, or institution, an actual person or type of person, or even mankind in general. Often, a ridiculous topic is treated with utmost respect and seriousness.

Genre-A kind of class to which a literary work belongs. Major divisions include drama, prose, oral literature, and verse, but smaller subsections include: adventure, thriller, mystery, science, fiction, fantasy, romance, historical fiction, realism, etc.

English

Write a five-paragraph response to one of the following questions:

What rule would you introduce into the modern game of hockey?

Or

What recent rule change do you think has been the best for hockey?

Write one paragraph describing the rule, one paragraph explaining the benefits of the rule, and one paragraph on how the rule would change/has changed the game. Your introduction should have a hook, and clearly state the premise of your essay. Your three sub-paragraphs should be well developed with examples and evidence. Your conclusion can be two or three summative sentences.

You have two full classes in the computer lab to state your case. Be persuasive.

 

Step one:  Prewriting (4 marks)

Collect your thoughts on paper. Make a list of potential ideas. There should be no pressure to write at this point. Just brainstorm. To be persuasive, you will want to think about your argument. Gather some evidence to support your position on your rule change.

Step two:  Draft your idea. (4 marks)

Make an outline before writing. Write a rough copy.

Step three:  Revise your work (4 marks)

You may have to re-think things a little. Revise, revise, and revise. Is your work clear and well-reasoned? Does it make sense? READ YOUR WORK OUTLOUD. How does it sound? Have someone else in the class hear you read it. Ask for suggestions. Does it need more evidence? The last act of revision is PROOFREADING (spelling and punctuation).

Step four:  Submit final draft (18 marks)                               Total        /30

English

We will be making a set of flash cards for our English terms and devices this year. Students will write the "Key Term" on one side of the flash card and the definition on the back. Grade 12 students will have the most extensive list.

For those who would like to work ahead, here is an extensive list to study from:

http://literary-devices.com/

Here are our terms for Friday:

Oxymoron: a short paradox, usually consisting of an adjective and a noun with conflicting meanings.
(i.e.) the touch of her lips was sweet agony

Paradox: an apparent contradiction or illogical statement. (i.e.) I'll never forget old what's-his-name.

Symbolism: any concrete thing or action in a poem or story that implies a meaning beyond its literal sense.

Personification:  giving human characteristics to non-human things or to abstractions (ideas).

ab·strac·tion

abˈstrakSH(ə)n/

noun

1. 1.

   the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events.

   "topics will vary in degrees of abstraction"

English

Today we started a vocabulary list. We will be adding to this list periodically. Words must include a definition and be used in a sentence.

Here are our first words:

Vernacular
Redemption
Emancipation

English

In English today, we looked at analyzing and categorizing song lyrics in an attempt to write an organized written response. Students were introduced to different methods of organizing text, such as mind-mapping. Students are to select a song, organize the information into logical categories, and write a written response.

Use a hook to capture my attention and use appropriate transitions to create flow between ideas.

This assignment is worth 10 marks.

Use of Hook and Transitions: 2 marks
Planning: 2 marks
Quality of written work (grammar, sentence structure): 2 marks
Analysis: 4 marks