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- Please return all outstanding texts: //Macbeth//: $25; //Life of Pi//: $20 - check for completion of worksheets and final rehearsal - draw for order. All components due tomorrow:
 * Please post your prezi here **
 * Wed., May 23, 2012 **


 * Final Order of submission for all students by Thurs. May 24th**

- email prezi link to speeritual@gmail.com - Rubric (filled out in pen) - Originality Report - Final draft of paragraphs (MLA) - Works Cited (MLA) - Worksheet and graphic organizers completed (3) - Edited Drafts and brainstorming - optional: facebook/prezi printout of slides
 * you may not use any of this package for your presentation. Be sure to make any necessary duplicates


 * Mon., May 21, 2012 **

- [|Facebooking Macbeth Assignment]details - see Drama link on right panel; presentations now Thurs. May 24th - Sign up for your character here; - Signups as of Tues. morning:

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 * Mon., May 7th, 2012 **
 * **Due**: Work on TEN entry for Act II
 * ** HW: ** Work on TEN entry for Act III
 * note date change: Content Test Thurs. May 17
 * Try writing a dramatic significance passage response for one of the quotations given in the review. Here's what stumped people:
 * "My plenteous joys, wanton in fulness, seek to hide themselves in drops of sorrow" (1.4.39-41)
 * Select 5 - 10 passages (20 lines) for facebooking summative.
 * Select 5 - 10 passages (20 lines) for facebooking summative.


 * Mon., May 7th, 2012 **
 * **Due**: Work on TEN entry for Act I
 * ** HW: ** Work on TEN entry for Act II
 * note: Content Test Thurs. May 17


 * Thurs.May 3rd, 2012 **
 * **HW**: Work on TEN entry for Act I
 * note: Content Test Thurs. May 17
 * Read through Drama page (see right panel); esp. Dramatic Significance of scene/excerpt
 * Summative presentations and all written work due May 28th (start selecting your passage and think of images to interpret)


 * Mon. Apr. 23rd, 2012 **
 * **HW**: Work on a written response for June Callwood's essay, "Making a Difference".

"It takes courage to go against the stream" with reference to the essay and at least one work studied, explain why it is our duty to make a difference. - be sure to come up with a 500-750 piece - include quotations from Callwood's essay and **consider evidence from our previous works:**

>> Zhang Jie's "Love Must Not be Forgotten" >> Gabriela Garcia Marquez's "Tuesday Siesta" >> Doris Lessing's "Sunrise on the Veldt" >> Alifa Rifaat's "An Incident in the Ghobashi Household" >> Yann Martel's //Life of Pi// >> Nelson Mandela's "Inaugural Speech"


 * Due Thursday. You will be required to engage in small group discussion around this response. Do not come to class empty


 * Wed. Apr. 11th, 2012 **
 * HW: - review handouts on "Peeling away the essay"
 * Analyze Mandela Speech for thesis and Writer's Variables


 * Wed. Mar. 28th, 2012 **
 * Test on passage analysis. See supports here
 * Class notes here.


 * Wed. Feb. 22nd, 2012 **
 * **Remember**: sign up for TEDxLive @EHSS library: (Wednesday Feb. 29th in the library: [|earlhaig.ca/library > TEDx]
 * **Remember:** Click here for course selection info. Try using career cruising to help make your decision (UN/PW: ehss/carpediem)
 * Hard copies of essays were collected - review the submission order on the Martel Media Essay page
 * Download and print the character traits and emotions chart - read through and label the Traits and Emotions
 * Homework: For each of the following characters, write several notes on
 * a) 5 adjectives that describe the character's personality trait
 * b) at least one cited quotation from the novel that exemplifies that trait in the character
 * consider actions, speech/thoughts, hearsay


 * Pi (Part I), Pi (Part II), Mr. & Mrs. Patel, Ravi, Mamaji, Religious Guides (Teacher Mr. Kumar, Baker Mr. Kumar, Father Martin), animals (Richard Parker, Orange Juice, Hyena)

**Mon. Feb. 13th, 2012**
 * Review all the points in the Martel Media Essay page (last chance peermark posted, due Tuesday evening and final due Thursday morning)
 * Be sure to **see Mr. Go** with your news article and thesis prior to moving forward.
 * Consider the term **Bildungsroman** as it applies to //Life of Pi//. What are the defining moments in Pi's life as a young protagonist?
 * sign up for TEDxLive @EHSS library: [[image:1112goenglish11u/TEDx_logo_RGB_360.gif width="172" height="32" link="@http://earlhaig.ca/library/tedxliveehss-2012/"]]

// [Library computer lab] // Exam Day Schedule: **Period 1** 8:50-9:35 **Period 4** 9:40-10:25 **Period 5** 10:30-11:15 Exam starts at 1 p.m.
 * Thurs. Jan. 26th, 2012 **

**Review** notes from Monday's class.
 * Wed. Jan. 25th, 2012 **
 * These Vocab words have been approved. Blanks will be filled out by Friday: [[file:1201Martel Vocabulary - approved1.xls]]
 * Click here and sign up to complete Vocab list for content test next week on first two parts
 * Focus today is on completing first draft of Martel paper
 * Review the plot summary and the Martel critical essays on the Novel Unit page (see right panel)

**Due Wednesday** (we will be in the library working with the netbooks) Explore how Martel makes "art imitate life" or teaches readers a life lesson" through the novel __Life of Pi__, by constructing a close analysis of **one** 150-word (maximum) passage from the novel and references to **one** news article from a library database (no older than 2006).
 * Mon. Jan. 23rd, 2012 **
 * Martel News Media Essay (Day 1 of 2) **
 * click on the Novel Unit link on the right panel and sign up for your topic and article on our spreadsheet. Make sure that this is a **NEWS** article and not an essay from one of the sources listed on the Novel Unit page at the bottom (remember it must be no older than 2006, preferably Canadian but that is not mandatory.
 * Find the link to **Review the writing process** by browsing to mistergo.wikispaces.com >> writing support; see in particular the **sample MLA essay** and formulating a sample thesis

**Example of an expository (explanatory) thesis statement:** The life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent studying, attending class, and socializing with peers. ** - //Notice the use of parallelism here (aim for this in your writing)// **
 * Use the graphic organizer for Martel's 5 paragraph essay (on Novel Unit page)
 * Vocab for next Tuesday's Content Test (character traits, major plot points) will be posted soon. Feel free to use reading guides and this summary, but you must be familiar with **lines** from the text).


 * Thurs. Jan. 19th, 2012 **
 * Homework ** : finish TEN entry #2 on Chapters 8-18 (about 6-8pp analysis, 1/2p reflection for each analysis page)
 * Find an article that deals with an issue raised in the book and write a one page GERRC paragraph response that connects the article to an issue
 * Sample issues:
 * **trauma of experiencing a shipwreck** or disaster (connect to Costa Concordia shipwreck),
 * **post traumatic stress disorder** (coping with this for all types of events, but mostly involving disaster)
 * **animal rights issues and zoos** (see Metro Toronto Zoo and elephants),
 * **bullying in schools**: consider how Pi was mistreated and his coping mechanism. Connect to students who are targetted in today's schools
 * **zoology** (study of animal and its relevance today)

**Homework**: finish TEN entry on Chapters 1-7 (about 6-8pp analysis, 1/2p reflection for each analysis page)
 * Thurs. Jan. 12th, 2012 **
 * Note the new link for Novel Unit on the right hand panel

Homework: (due next Mon.)
 * Wed. Dec. 14th, 2011 **
 * //Library Workshop on Literary Databases.// **

Task: **Using easybib.com, create a Works Cited list for three electronic resources (this should be alphabetized). See your green guide, page for a sample Works Cited page. Click here for most current MLA format.** "carpediem" (no quotation marks) to create a Works Cited list for three essays on the novel.
 * 1) 1. Visit the earlhaig.ca/library website
 * 2) 2. On the right panel, under Subject Resources >> English >> Gr. 11 >> Pathfinders
 * 3) 4. Use JSTOR and Database Search tips to find at least three articles on the Novel _Life of Pi_
 * 4) 5. Use easybib (create an account and use the coupon code

** Mon. Dec. 5th, 2011, Period 1 ** = Guest Author Visit: Monday Dec. 5th, 2011 - come straight to the library //Window Lab //. = //See blog entry on mistergo.wikispaces.com for more info. //

** Mon. Nov. 28, 2011 ** ** HF 11F: ** Please bring in your canned foods, toys, and clothes for our holiday hamper. If you have a large basket at home, please email Mr. Go (speeritual@gmail.com). We'll also need some wrapping paper and bows to decorate the basket.

** #1. **** reminder: ** turnitin: rewrite of test paragraph based on passage 58-59 (MLA double spaced) - note changes by highlighting them on the new version (put original on bottom of submission), explain changes in several point form notes after the revised version.

** #2. ** Due to Turnitin: five complex questions for Rifaat and answers (see Nov. 24th entry).

** #3. ** Over the course of the week, **review for the Dec. 12th test** and practice your **three independent GERRC paragraphs** on each of the stories.

Attempt at these three paragraphs are due to **Turnitin by Dec. 7th.**

a) Begin by choosing one of your complex questions for Rifaat's story and get this approved (email Mr. Go at speeritual@gmail.com) before embarking on the paragraph. Remember the triple pronged topic sentence!

b) For Jie and Marquez, devise two other complex questions to answer. For example: Jie: How would ShanShan have developed her views on marriage? Marquez: Why would the Priest have treated Mrs. Centeno the way he does?

** #4. ** **Select 10 to 15 vocabulary** terms from each story and add one to our list (see the **google doc for vocab review** on our **Short Fiction page** - link on the right side panel). Be sure to record the include the **part of speech (noun, verb, adverb, adjective), the original sentence and page #) and definition as it is used in the story.** Use the tabs at the bottom of the google spreadsheet to flip from one story to the next.

** #5. Test Format: **

a) **Character**: label round/flat; match the character to the quotation or description of his/her personality. b) **Content** (objective/multiple choice) based on elements of the story c) **Short Answer:** examining literary devices and themes d) **Written response**: close analysis of several passages from Jie, Marquez, and/or Rifaat (comparative).

** Thurs. Nov. 24, 2011 ** ** #1. reminder: ** turnitin - due Mon: rewrite of test paragraph based on passage 58-59 (MLA double spaced) - note changes by highlighting them on the new version (put original on bottom of submission).

**HOMEWORK** **#2.** **turnitin**: submit **five complex questions for Rifaat** and their answers (full sentences, cited quotations woven into response). Remember to use [ ] to make the quotation fit the syntax (grammar) of your analysis. Keep in mind the **tenets (rules) of //formal// writing.**

** Examples of complex questions: **

a) How might Ghobashi react if he found out about Nima's pregnancy and why? b) Why does Nima say that she might slip and fall thereby threatening her life and the life of her baby? c) What woke up the Ghobashi household and how does this give readers clues to the geographical and culture setting?

**Sample answer (note the embedding of the quotations)**

a) Because they live in a patriarchal society, it is likely that Mr. Ghobashi would have reacted violently. The reader gets this impression when the narrator channels Nima's anxiety and she questions "what would happen when [her father] returned [to find] out the state of affairs?" (160). Is it possible that Mr. Ghobashi is a reasonable person, but stern? It is suggested by Nima's near-suicidal moment that he is more than stern.

** #3. **** 10 - 15 Vocabulary terms for Rifaat ** (and the other stories for review for test), making note of the **part of speech**, **original sentence** in story (with **page** number), and **definition** as the word is used in the story.

** Mon. Nov. 21, 2011 ** ** - marks update:   **
 * **Unit Test** on Jie, Marquez, and Rifaat only postponed to **Dec. 12th.** Includes a written piece (so practice your literary analysis!).
 * **Homework:** finish **analysis of Rifaat** and respond to the discussion question on writing a short story [|here].
 * Due Mon. Nov. 28th: Using the handouts posted in the 11U Writing Support page, **rewrite your Jie paragraph**, paying close attention to the **GERRC paragraph** form. On a word file include the following:
 * **Top**: **MLA format** (use the template available here) **revised version** of the Jie paragraph (**titled "revised**"). Ideally, the corrections are highlighted
 * **After the revised** paragraph, write a minimum of** three aspects ** that are improved about the revised paragraph. Be as **specific as possible.**
 * **Bottom**: retype the **original paragraph at the bottom (title this "Original")**

** Thurs. Nov. 10, 2011 ** **Due**: - analyses check for Jie, Marquez; last call for Marquez paragraph. - Review sheets for stories listed below - continue with review for rest of elements ** Short Fiction Unit Test: Wed. Nov. 23rd ** - based o n Zhang Jie, Marquez, Rifaat

** Wed. Nov. 9, 2011 ** **Due:** analyses for Zhang Jie, Marquez, Rifaat, - Work on review sheets (see link under Short Fic Unit link - on right panel) - work in pairs, add at least three rows for each sheet (character, setting, narrative structure) - abstract/concrete sheet due tomorrow.

** Thurs. Nov. 3, 2011 ** **Due** today: presentations cont'd and final draft of story (with 3 elements and 2 lit devices highlighted and labeled) and any additional rough work. Please staple and/or paperclip together with your name on all sheets

** Review: ** "Tuesday Siesta" Marquez Vocab review: Concrete vs. Abstract

** Thurs. Oct. 27th, 2011 ** - Please check out the new Wikispace Tips page for **IMPORTANT** reminders on using wikispaces.

**Due** today: presentations of collage and components of wiki page (see Oct 20th entry). **Due** Friday by 8pm: final changes (pages will be locked after this point) **Homework**:
 * print hard copy of wikistory and attach any brainstorming or process work (especially if your online paper was not edited THOROUGHLY).
 * aim to work on analyses of Alifa Rifaat (

** Thurs. Oct. 20th, 2011 ** - Check class calendar (see link on the right panel) for next Thursday - **Due next Thursday**: wikistory assignment. We will present a short excerpt for the class in class and explain our collages (please bring rubric to class). //Example citations in MLA format//
 * **Due next Monday:** GERRC paragraph response: **Identify a theme in "Tuesday Siesta" (Gabriela Garcia Marquez- p135) and explain how three literary devices** (see glossary of lit terms in Short Fiction Unit link on right panel) **promote that thematic statement.**
 * Use the sheet from the Literary Devices page:
 * How to find theme (Word doc)
 * Glossary of Lit terms (find this doc in the Short Fiction unit link on right panel)
 * Be sure that you have created a NEW PAGE on this class wiki and that your page name appears on the right panel
 * Upload the following to your page:
 * **Audio recording** in mp3 format (in Audacity, flick File menu >> export to mp3)
 * **Story excerpt** (about 150 wds)
 * **Collage** (images should appear directly on the page. You may have to use **//print screen//** button to do this)
 * **Alphabetized citation of images**: if you use quest.eb.com, you'll note the citation is already at the bottom right of each image page. Do not worry about the indentation when you paste into your wikipage. Ideally, you would create the Works Cited in a word doc and upload that file into your page (since the indentations are lost when uploading directly to the page).

//Barcelona//. Photography. //Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.//Web. 20 Oct 2011. []

//The Garraf: Sitges Carnival//. Photography. //Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.// Web. 20 Oct 2011. []

** Thurs. Oct. 13th, 2011 ** - be sure to download the LAME (I'm sure this stands for something) attachment to export to mp3 here.
 * Test on Lit Devices; playing with audacity
 * **Homework**:
 * 1) 1. Download audacity and read through this manual on podcasting

to your page //(mp3s take up less room on the wiki where we have limited space).//
 * 1) 2. Record a sample of your story reading (with expression); export to mp3 and upload mp3 file


 * 1) 3. Finish collage using quest.eb.com (user/pass: earlhaigss/students); and upload to your page as a jpg file. (You may use photoshop, paint, or other photo editor).


 * 1) 4. Read //Tuesday Siesta// by Gabriela Garcia Marquez (click for bio - password **carpediem**) in __The Storyteller__ (p135).

Please note that we will be working with Audacity in the **Library Seminar Space** with netbooks on **Thursday Oct. 20th.** Bring microphones and headphones to this class.

** Thurs. Oct. 6th, 2011 ** //[Class in library]//
 * Review of peermarking comments.
 * Edit story and pay attention to such techniques as "show don't tell" and "being specific" (See the ◙Creative Writing (click here) section of the wiki - read and make notes on the **◙Goldberg excerpt).**

** Monday Oct. 3rd, 2011 ** //[Class in library]//
 * **Due:** First draft (500wd min) due to [[image:1112goenglish11u/turnitin.gif width="90" height="47" link="@http://turnitin.com/"]](click on image). Be sure to submit WITHOUT your name in the document you upload.
 * Visit the new links on the right panel (esp. **Short Fiction Unit**)
 * Also - please review the ◙Submission guidelines here.
 * **anonymous peer review**: you will be asked to review your own and two other students' works. One, the computer will assign, the other you will choose from the class list (please select a partner to do this second review). You will be graded for successful and detailed completion of the peer review.
 * ** Review these instructions from turnitin: **
 * Click for: ◙all Turnitin tutorials; [[file:PeerMark Overview.pdf]];[[file:Reading Peer Reviews.pdf]] (◙= clickable link)
 * **Homework**: finish peer reviews (due Wednesday) and revise story for the D(elete) and S(ubstitute) part of the RADS review process - see handout on this. Be ready to record your dramatic reading of the story in class. Practise this - with expression - out loud.

**Thursday Sept. 29th, 2011** //[Class in library]// Due: brainstorming for short story
 * Meet in the library for class
 * submit brainstorming and sample story (inspiration) to turnitin (i.e., if you are planning to write a science fiction piece, be sure to read a sci-fi short story - paste an excerpt into your turnitin submission).
 * See the ◙Creative Writing (click here) section of the wiki - read and make notes on the **◙Goldberg excerpt**.
 * be sure to create a page for yourself (see instructions below) and begin composing your short story. Remember to **write what you know, be specific, and show don't tell.**

= **Welcome to Mr. Go's Gr. 11 Academic English** = Be sure to sign up for wikispaces (please create a username that resembles your real name). Then browse to http://1112goenglish11u.wikispaces.com/home and click on **"join this wiki"**.

Create a page (click "new page" on left panel) for yourself using your first name and a plant to represent your last name. So, Joseph Hardy = Joseph Hibiscus.

- Be sure to join the mistergo.wikispaces.com wiki as well. Please click on the Shared Space link on the right hand panel.

**Please take a moment to fill out the following survey as your first media assignment (take care to fill out the correct information at the top of the survey).** =** Click here to fill out the survey**=
 * **Please take a moment to register for wikispaces and click on "join this wiki" on both mistergo.wikispaces.com and the class page.**