ENG3U0 September Archive
September 30, 2008
We read Act 1 of Pygmalion in class today. I also gave out the rubrics for the two
assignments for this unit.
Homework: Finish your essay by THIS Friday so that you can take the
weekend to prepare your presentation.
September 29, 2008
We finished up our preparation for the Tempest Comparison Essay. Additional copies of the
Peer Editing sheet may be downloaded from the handouts page.
Homework: Finish your essay by THIS Friday so that you can take the
weekend to prepare your presentation.
September 26, 2008
The W.o.O. for the first Enrichment activity closed today. We spent a great deal of time
looking at how to correctly integrate quotations into an essay and how to use transition
cues and coherent links properly (check the PowerPoint slideshow on your handouts page (Unit 1)
for a review of today's lesson).
Homework: Bring a complete version of your essay to class on Monday (a
hand-written, rough draft is fine).
September 25, 2008
Tempest test today.
THINGS TO NOTE: Do not panic and force yourself to finish your essay for Monday.
Instead, come to class with a finished draft (it doesn't matter how rough it is, just bring
it so that we can work as a class to make it better). Presentations will NOT begin next week.
Let's put it off a week so that everyone can do their best.
Homework: Finish the outline of your essay for tomorrow. Don't forget
that the cut-off for your first Enrichment activity is TOMORROW.
September 24, 2008
We spent a great deal of time discussing the structure of the short essay today. Be sure you
get the notes if you were away.
Homework: Finish the outline and draft of your essay by Friday. Don't forget
that the cut-off for your first Enrichment activity is THIS Friday. AND you have a quiz on The
Tempest during class tomorrow.
September 19, 2008
We had a great enrichment class today as people shared their music selections
for our iTempest activity. Good work, everyone!. Unfortunately, we ran out of
time so those who didn't have a chance to share today will have an
oppotunity to share on Monday.
Homework: Two things: 1) continue to add to the
Shakespeare/Prospero chart that we began in class yesterday - you don't
have to finish it, just add to it. And 2) choose a topic and begin the
brainstorming, planning and research of your Comparison Essay on The
Tempest. Bring both homework assignments to class on Monday.
e-Text: Click
here
for an e-Text version of the play.
September 18, 2008
We watched acts 4 and 5 on DVD in class today.
Homework: Two things: 1) Bring your music for our iTempest
enrichment activity tomorrow and 2) continue to add to the
Shakespeare/Prospero chart that we began in class today - you don't
have to finish it, just add to it.
e-Text: Click
here
for an e-Text version of the play.
September 17, 2008
We finished reading the play today.
Homework: Continue to think about the music portfolio
assignment. You should be building a music playlist that connects
to ideas in The Tempest. Add one song to your list each day.
e-Text: Click
here
for an e-Text version of the play.
September 16, 2008
We finished reading up to the end of Prospero's "Our revels now
have ended" speech in act 4 during class today. We also went over
the Portfolio assignment handout (a digital copy is available on the
handouts page if you need a replacement).
Homework: Continue to think about the music portfolio
assignment. You should be building a music playlist that connects
to ideas in The Tempest. Add one song to your list each day.
e-Text: Click
here
for an e-Text version of the play.
September 15, 2008
We finished reading up to 3.3.52 in class today. We also went over
the history assignment from the weekend and discussed how it might be
converted to graphic organiser format so that it could be use as a
component of the Portfolio assignment.
Homework: Continue to think about the music portfolio
assignment. Jot down ideas as they occur to you. You should also be
building a music playlist that connects to ideas in The Tempest. Add one
song to your list each day.
September 12, 2008
We watched Acts 2 and 3 on DVD today.
Homework: 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?
Continue to think about the portfolio
assignment. Jot down ideas as they occur to you.
You should also be
building a music playlist that connects to ideas in The Tempest. Add one
song to your list each day.
September 11, 2008
We finished reading 2.2 of The Tempest in class today.
Homework: Continue to think about the portfolio
assignment. Jot down ideas as they occur to you. You should also be
building a playlist that connects to ideas in the play. Add one
song to your list each day.
September 10, 2008
We continued our brainstorming to develop the portfolio assignment.
Homework: Add to your brainsstorming sheet as ideas
occur to you. Finish and TYPE your nature/transformation poem for
tomorrow.
September 9, 2008
We read up to 2.1.203 in class today. We also spent a great deal
of time discussing the images you brought to class.
Homework: Start to build your portfolio. Store the
image from today and begin searching for songs that might connect to
the big ideas and key speeches from the play.
September 8, 2008
We finished reading 1.2 today.
Homework: Use the internet to find a picture of a
European church (cathedral, mosque, other) built before 1700. Print
the picture in colour or b&w (try to get a full-page image) and
bring it to class tomorrow.
September 5, 2008
We read up to 1.2.305 in The Tempest today and we watched all of
Act 1 on DVD.
Homework:
September 4, 2008
We read up to 1.2.168 in The Tempest today.
Homework:
September 3, 2008
We started to read The
Tempest today. We formed small groups and started to prepare
dramatic readings of 1.1.
Homework: Review your lines and be prepared to
present after a short warm-up tomorrow.
September 2, 2008
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