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Week 1 Introductions
Classroom expectations
Strategies for the year
Seating arrangements
Initial writing assessment
Unit 1 - Short Stories
The Most Dangerous Game
Reunion
The Black Cat
The Lottery
If
Unit 2 - Novel Study/Writing Skills
The Blind Side
Reading Logs
Timelines
Essay
Unit 3 - Mass Media & Current Events
News media; TV sitcoms
Social media
Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube
Persuasive techniques
Group project
December Exam Prep & Exam
Study time allocated for Exam prep
Practice exams delivered
December Exams completed
Unit 4 - Speech Arts
Choose a topic that will allow you to "persuade" the audience
Speech must be delivered within a 3-5 minute window (marks deducted for under/over timing)
Conventional speech methodology rules:
Eye contact
Posture
Personality
Voice control/Pace
Unit 5 - Poetry
Introduction:
Similarities to today's music (songs are poems with a melody attached)
Foster The People - "Pumped up Kicks"
Do you know what this songs is about? Have you ever listened to the lyrics of your favourite song?
Choose a favourite song, and consider the following:
What is the song about? What is the message? Who is the intended audience?
Poems:
Robert Browning "Porphyria's Lover"
Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken"
William Shakespeare "Sonnet 18"
Quiz
Unit 6 - Business Letter Writing
Format Criteria
Part 1
Format Criteria
Part 2
Business Letter Rubric
Grade 11 [Poster]
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