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3U0 Handouts & Resources

ENG3U0 Overview of Assessment
The Overview of Assessment outlines the summative assessments for the course, the total marks, and overall weighting.

ENG3U0 Calendar of Due Dates
Use this document to keep track of upcoming deadlines to ensure you don't get overwhelmed.


Unit 1 - Shakespeare - The Tempest

The Importance of Effective Note-Taking
This is the review handout for the note-taking lesson.

Comparison Essay
Rubric - this is the instruction sheet and evaluation rubric for the oral essay. This essay will be presented in a small group setting while the rest of the class begins to read Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Using Evidence and Transition Cues
PowerPoint Presentation - this is the PowerPoint presentation that outlines how to correctly integrate quotations into the body of an essay and how to correctly employ transition cues and coherent links to ensure clarity of thought and the logical progression of ideas.

Comparison Essay Peer Editing Sheet
Use this checklist to ensure that you are employing transition cues and coherent links properly and to ensure clarity of thought and the logical progression of ideas.

Unit 1 - Enrichment Activities

European Cathedral Architecture
Bring an image of a cathedral constructed (or at least designed) between 1400 and 1650.

20th Century Historical Villians
Think of political events of the twentieth century which involved evil persons attempting to take over or hold onto the leadership of a government. Did they succeed in their efforts? If not, why and how were they stopped?

i-Tempest
As we read the play try to generate a playlist that connects to lines, scenes, acts, characters, events, and/or ideas in the play.

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Unit 2 - Modern Play - Pygmalion

Pygmalion Act 2 - Tactics
This is a copy of the diagram I wrote on the board to help visualise how characters change their language, tone and values to achieve what they want in Act 2.

Pygmalion Mind Map
Rubric - this is the instruction sheet and evaluation rubric for the Pygmalion Mind Map assignment.

How to Make a Mind Map
PowerPoint Presentation - this is the slideshow I shared during class that outlines the basic tenets of successful mind mapping.

Contrast Short-Essay
Rubric - this is the instruction sheet and evaluation rubric for the Pygmalion Contrast Essay.

Peer Editing Checklist for the Contrast Essay
This is the editing sheet we used in class for the contrast essay on Pygmalion.

Using Evidence and Transition Cues
PowerPoint Presentation - this is the PowerPoint presentation that outlines how to correctly integrate quotations into the body of an essay and how to correctly employ transition cues and coherent links to ensure clarity of thought and the logical progression of ideas.

Two Methods of Writing a Contrast Essay
This is the instruction sheet outlining two different ways to structure your contrast essay.

A List of Transition Words for Essay Writing
This handout contains a list of transition words and cues that you can use in your essay to guide your reader from one idea to the next.

Unit 2 - Enrichment Activities

Student directed inquiry.

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Unit 3 ― Novel Study ― 1984

Inquiry Essay
Rubric - this is the evaluation sheet for the Inquiry Essay. Assignment guidelines; structure suggestions; instructions on how to correctly conducty your inquiry and explain your ideas will be provided to you in class. Lecture and discussion notes will be posted here as we create them together.

Opening Paragraph Example
This is a copy of the opening paragraph I read in class. Use this to help you to begin your own opening paragraph.

Dense Questioning 1
Dense Questioning 2
These are my notes on the first method of inquiry for the 1984 Inquiry Paper.

Inquiry Process 2
Inquiry Process 3
These are additional handouts that accompanied lessons on the inquiry process for the 1984 Inquiry Paper.

Symbols, Concepts, and Characters
This is the handout that we are using to explore ideas of text and subtext in 1984.

Unit 3 - Enrichment Activities

Student directed inquiry.

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Unit 4 - Poetry & Short Fiction - Telling a Story

Narrative Essay
Rubric - this is the instruction sheet and evaluation rubric for the narrative essay writing assignment.

Stages for Writing a Narrative Essay
This document outlines the four major steps required for completing the Narrative Essay assignment.

Manipulative Techniques in Narrative Writing
Here are some rhetorical techiques you may wish to try incorporating into your narrative essay to make your point more convincing.

Unit 4 - Enrichment Activities

Student directed inquiry.

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Portfolio Preparation & Final Evaluation

Final Evaluation & Enrichment
This document is an overview of the enrichment program and Portfolio assignment.

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