Just a Reminder:
A) Seminars:
Period 2 Class - Monday April 23 - Act 4/ 5
Tuesday Apr- Lit. Devices, Vocab. and Quotation seminars cont.
Period 4/3 Class - Monday April 23 and Tuesday April 24 - Lit. Devices, Vocab. and Quotation seminars
B) Quest
The Quest has been moved to Wednesday April 25th - review your material for Act 3, 4 and 5
C) Upcoming Project
Starting Thursday April 26th, you'll be working in your CPT groups on your Julius Caesar Facebook assignment. More details to follow in class.
D) CPT
Don't forget to keep working on and reading for your CPT! The deadline isn't that far away!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Julius Caesar Seminars
Please Note:
Since you'll be receiving your report cards tomorrow (Thursday April 19th), I've decided that we will only be doing seminars for Act 3.
To recap:
Thursday: Act 3 group seminars
Friday: Act 4 and 5 seminars
Monday: Vocab, Lit. devices, Quotations - act 3, 4, 5
** if we do not finish on Monday, we will continue on tuesday and postpone the test until WEDNESDAY APRIL 25th. TBC - prepare for Tuesday in case... this is our back up plan
Thanks,
~Ms. G
Since you'll be receiving your report cards tomorrow (Thursday April 19th), I've decided that we will only be doing seminars for Act 3.
To recap:
Thursday: Act 3 group seminars
Friday: Act 4 and 5 seminars
Monday: Vocab, Lit. devices, Quotations - act 3, 4, 5
** if we do not finish on Monday, we will continue on tuesday and postpone the test until WEDNESDAY APRIL 25th. TBC - prepare for Tuesday in case... this is our back up plan
Thanks,
~Ms. G
Monday, March 26, 2012
CPT Due Dates
WARNING - DUE DATES ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR!
Date What's Due?
Tuesday March 27th Group finalized, begin to search for novel
Friday March 30th CPT Group Novel selected (on the weekend everyone must obtain a copy, need it for Tuesday)
Tuesday April 3rd gmail account for group, initial blog set up - give access info to Ms. G
Tuesday April 17th First Impression Journal Due - Posted on Blog
Tuesday May 29 Section 1 and 2 of novel - CPT Members must post all their work
Wednesday May 30 Group members respond to discussion questions, post comments as well
Thursday May 31 Section 3 and 4 of novel - CPT Members must post all their work
Friday June 1st Group members respond to discussion questions, post comments as well
Date What's Due?
Tuesday March 27th Group finalized, begin to search for novel
Friday March 30th CPT Group Novel selected (on the weekend everyone must obtain a copy, need it for Tuesday)
Tuesday April 3rd gmail account for group, initial blog set up - give access info to Ms. G
Tuesday April 17th First Impression Journal Due - Posted on Blog
Tuesday May 29 Section 1 and 2 of novel - CPT Members must post all their work
Wednesday May 30 Group members respond to discussion questions, post comments as well
Thursday May 31 Section 3 and 4 of novel - CPT Members must post all their work
Friday June 1st Group members respond to discussion questions, post comments as well
CPT Novel Suggestions - Finding the Right Classic Work of Literature
The following is a list of suggested novels - try them out (at least one chapter) to see if the subject matter, diction, tone, and style works for you!
Your novel must be a minimum of 200 pages in length*
Canadian Authors always welcome!
Please see me for approval - Happy Reading
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
In the Name of Salome by Julia Alvarez
A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
Emma by Jane Austin
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austin
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Jade Peony by Wayson Choy
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Brothers Karamozov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Wars by Timothy Findlay
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
Roots by Alex Haley
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The Iliad by Homer
The Odyssey by Homer
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Brave New World by Aldoux Huxley
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Ulysses by James Joyce
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
Wild Sheep by Chase Murakami
1984 by George Orwell
Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Slaughter-House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
(Source: Inspired by the Harvard Book Store staff's favourite 100 books)
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Julius Caesar Online!
Links where you can find the play, Julius Caesar, online:
From MIT – noticed the EDU ending – this tells you it’s a reputable site
This site also has great info on the play, themes, background etc.. It divides the acts, which helps when you’re reading. Just scroll down to Script/ Text of Julius Caesar and click on an act
This site even divides the links into scenes and gives them titles!
Other Sites:
Timeline/ historical background on JC
More history on JC
Brutus’ lines – various quotes
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Julius Caesar Expectations
Our Class is currently studying Julius Caesar, here is a snapshot of the work students should be doing:
- Scene summaries (based on the handout from class, students are expected to summarize and analyze each scene after we've read it)
-Character charts (students are expected to update these charts based on key characters - time will be given in class to do this)
-Questions - each scene has questions students will answer to develop their understanding
-Quotation analysis - to help in their interpretation of the scene/ characters and play
There will be a quiz after every Act, and various assignments students will be working on in the unit:
- Act 1 analysis/ letter (Due Thursday March 1st, 2012)
-Character analysis - "Facebook" re-creation based on a character
Assignments will be given out in class, students are expected to keep up and meet deadlines. They can always come to Ms. Gilmore with any questions. The late assignment policy will be in effect.
Note: We will also be participating in a workshop with a professional actor from "Shakespearience" who will be coming to FMM later in March. Stay tuned for details!
Note: We will also be participating in a workshop with a professional actor from "Shakespearience" who will be coming to FMM later in March. Stay tuned for details!
www.shakespearience.ca
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Welcome to Ms. Gilmore's Grade 10 English Class Blog - Semester 2
This blog serves as a reminder for my students to keep up to date on their assignments, and for your parents to be kept in the loop. I will do my best to post our assignments and some homework, however, students it is your responsibility to keep up to date with your workload, and meet assignment deadlines. All due dates and homework will be shared daily in class.
If you have any questions or need extra help, please see me in class and we'll make an appointment to meet. Parents, feel free to call the school with any questions.
Thank you for your support, I'm looking forward to an enjoyable semester!
~Ms. Gilmore
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