English-Short Stories

This week will be a continuation of our short-stories Unit. Today we finished watching the movie Minority Report. Students will be asked to write a three-paragraph which is outlined below:

The short story “All the Troubles of the World” and the movie Minority Report portrays a futuristic view of the world and the problems that society could face.  In both examples, our society has managed to find a way to predict crime, but the tool used to predict crime has its flaws.  For this assignment, compare the two technologies-Multivac and the Precogs.  You are going to write three paragraphs: one paragraph will be about Multivac, one about the Precogs, and then one about both. 

Before you write, use this graphic organizer to make notes on their similarities and differences.

Multivac	Similarities	Precogs

For this assignment you will need to:

·         write fully developed and complete paragraphs

·         use quotes to support your points

OUTLINE

Topic Sentence – Minority Report

_________________________________________________________________________________
Main points to support 

1.________________________________________________________________________________2.____________________________________________________________________________ 3.________________________________________________________________________________

Topic Sentence – All the Troubles of the World

_________________________________________________________________________________
Main points to support
1.________________________________________________________________________________2.________________________________________________________________________________3.________________________________________________________________________________

Topic Sentence – Both

_________________________________________________________________________________

Main points to support 

1.________________________________________________________________________________2.________________________________________________________________________________3.________________________________________________________________________________

English—Short Stories

In addition to writing a written response, students in English signed out the book Inside stories II.  To begin our short stories unit, I have assigned the story "All the Troubles of the World" by Isaac Asimov. Please have the story read for Tuesday, Feb 17th.

Also, have a glace at your handout on Literary Terms.

English—Written Response # 1

Watch Amy Purdy's Ted Talk titled, Living Beyond Limits and answer two of the following questions:

1. If life were a book, and you were the author, how would you want the story to go?
2. If you could write a new chapter in your life, where would you start?
3. Amy comments, "in our mind, we can do anything if we face our fears face on." What are some of your fears and how are they holding you back?
4. How, if at all, has Amy's story changed the way you feel about facing challenges.

Click on the link below to view the TED Talk
Amy Purdy


 Each response is worth 6 marks.

English—Expository Writing

Continuing with expository writing, students are to compare and contrast two dissimilar items. We started with a graphic organizer, such as a Venn diagram, and wrote a simple, but organized, multi-paragraphed response.

Compare and Contrast

A Baseball and the Great Wall

          There are many similarities and differences between a baseball and the Great Wall of China. Firstly, both objects are man-made.  Secondly, both have ridges that weave around like a meandering river. Finally, they are both hard objects. Like the similarities, there are also differences that can be detected.

          The differences are much easier to spot. A baseball is round, while the Great Wall is long and tall. The Great Wall is made out of bricks, mud, and stone, while a baseball is made from leather and string. A final difference is in the colour. The Great Wall mostly grey, whereas a baseball is white. As mentioned, there are many similarities and differences between a baseball and the Great Wall of China.

English

Today's class covered prewriting activities, which include listing, mind mapping or clustering, and free writing. We also explored different ways to "get the juices flowing."

English 10—Expository Writing

Expository Writing

What is the best pet?

    The best pet is a cat.  The first reason is cats are smart.  The second reason is they are clean animals.  The third reason is they are good friends.  For these reasons, cats are the best pet.

The best pet is a cat.  The first reason is cats are smart.  The second reason is they are clean animals.  The third reason is they are good friends.  For these reasons, pets are the best pet.

The best pet is a cat.  The first reason is cats are smart.  They can learn and adapt to people and environments.  The second reason is they are clean animals.  They bury their waste and keep their bodies clean.  The third reason is they are good friends.  They can sense when people are down and always do what they can to support them.  For these reasons, cats are the best pet.

English 10—Welcome

English 10 Course Outline                                     Mr. Miller

English 10 provides students with the opportunity, through the study of literature, to experience the power of language. The course will explore the structure and process of writing, short stories, novels, poetry, as well as grammar and spelling. The goal of this course is to enrich students’ understanding of the English language and to help develop their communication skills through writing, reading, discussing and presenting. Students will work to develop an understanding of themselves and their world by becoming aware of how people use language for various purposes.

Students will be expected to:

interact with others to explore, understand and create ideas and texts and deepen understanding select and apply strategies to develop, organize, revise and publish written, visual and oral communications create personal oral and written communications and representations with clearly developed ideas that connect experiences, opinions and feelings

listen, read and view literary, information and visual texts to comprehend, analyze, synthesize and evaluate ideas, attending to bias, perspectives, voice and context use features, structures and conventions of language to enhance meaning, artistry and coherence in written and spoken communications use the features, structures, patterns and context of language to make meaning from what is heard, read and viewed

Rules and Expectations

Ø  Attendance is mandatory. If you are going to miss class then please let me know 3–4 days ahead of time. If you miss assignments you are responsible to find out what you missed.

Ø  Come to class on time. Late arrivals disturb the class and it will affect your mark.

Ø  I do not want to see MP3 players or cell phones in the class. 

Assignments and Tests

Please hand in all assignments on time. If you know that you are not going to be at class then it is your responsibility to make arrangements to hand something in early. If you know that you are going to have trouble getting an assignment done on time then come and talk to me. If you don’t talk to me I will not accept a late assignment. If you miss a unit test you must provide a note explaining your absence before you will be permitted to rewrite the test.

Course Evaluation Term 1            40%   Based on assignments, class involvement, exams and quizzes. Term 2            40%   Final Exam     20%  The Provincial Exam constitutes 20% of your final grade. The key to success is to work hard and get all your assignments in on time. Use class time wisely as I will give you the opportunity to complete much of your work in class. If you have any problems or issues, please come and talk to me. Good luck!