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What does "family" mean and how do we determine who our family is?
How do writers use stylistic devices and literary techniques to create meaning?
How can literature and the written word convey culture and tradition?
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
Concepts: Identity + Culture+ Communication
AOE: Time and Space, Readers, writers, texts
Possible Global Issue fields of inquiry: Culture, identity, community + beliefs, values,education
Week 3
Week 3
L/O: To introduce the SSST reading journal and begin to log entries for "Kitchen"
L/O: To gain a general understanding of some of the contextual background of novel
Monday, Aug.19
3 column reader response journal work
HW: continue to read "Kitchen" - please have the full text read by week 4 - Aug. 26th
Friday, Aug. 23
Reading/tutor work
HW: continue to read "Kitchen" - please have the full text read by week 4 - Aug. 26th
Week 4
Week 4
L/O: To explore different cover art for various editions of "Kitchen" and discuss the effect of these covers and what they reflect about the story
L/O: To understand the definition of magic realism and begin to explore how and to what effect it is used in the book
Week 6
Week 6
L/O: To consider how Yoshimoto's portrayal of gender and gender roles in the novel with a focus on Eriko and ideas of femininity and social norms around women's gender roles
Monday, Sept. 2
Review ideas examples of Magic Realism you found in the text
Wednesday, Sept. 4
Review Magic Realism chart and examples of how Eriko's character questions gender roles
Week 7
Week 7
Camps week - Monday lesson only
Camps week - Monday lesson only
Monday, Sept. 9
Tutor work
Week 8
Week 8
L/O: To further discuss and conserider gender roles in the novel with a focus on representations of masculinty
Monday, Sept. 16
No lessons - Holiday
Wednesday, Sept. 18
Looking at representations of masculinity (Slides 12-14)
Week 9
Week 9
L/O: To further discuss and conserider gender roles in the novel with a focus on representations of masculinty
Monday, Sept. 23
Review Masculinity mindmaps
Wednesday, Sept. 25
No lessons - Galungan
Week 10 and 11
Week 10 and 11
Please use these 2 weeks for work on your tutor assigned work. We will pick up with remaning points on Kitchen after the term break.
Term 2 - Week 1
Term 2 - Week 1
L/O: To explore some of the main themes in "Kitchen" and consider how these themes are represented and explored in the novel.
Monday, Oct. 21
Reviewing themes in "Kitchen
HW: Theme assignment due: Wednesday, Oct. 30. Please bring the hard copy to class
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Working on theme assignments or tutor work
HW: Theme assignment due: Wednesday, Oct. 30. Please bring the hard copy to class
Theme image (loneliness and Isolation) by Roberta T (class of 2022)
Week 2
Week 2
L/O: To explore some of the main themes in "Kitchen" and consider how these themes are represented and explored in the novel.
L/o: To consider global issues represented in the novel and begin to work on crafting GI statements in our mother tongue language.
Monday, Oct. 27
No lessons - P/T Conferences
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Present and discuss theme posters
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