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How do writers use stylistic devices and literary techniques to create meaning?
How do writers use stylistic devices and literary techniques to create meaning?
How do writers use language to create a personal and emotional response in their readers?
How do writers use language to create a personal and emotional response in their readers?
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
Concepts: Creativity + Perspective
AOE: Intertextuality, Readers, writers, texts
Possible Global Issue fields of inquiry: Power, politics and justice + Beliefs, values and Community + Art, creativity, imagination + Culture, Identity and community
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Various formative paragraph responses and analyses
Global Issue presentations (summative)
Poem annotations (formative)
Group presentations and responses (formative)
Guided portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Independent portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Creative task and rationale (portfolio entry)
Week 5
Week 5
L/O: To gain an understanding of the personal and historical context of Carol Ann Duffy’s writing
L/O: To broaden our understanding of poetic devices
Tuesday, Nov.23
HW: Poetic devices posters due: Monday, Nov. 29 - in hard copy to lesson. If you need it colour printed please send to me via email by 8:15am on 29th.
Wednesday, Nov.24
time to work on poetic devices assignment
HW: Poetic devices posters due: Monday, Nov. 29 - in hard copy to lesson.
Week 6
Week 6
Monday, Nov. 29
Poetic device presentations
"The Diet" - hard copies for annotation and initial response questions
HW: Have your initial response questions ready for a seminar discussion on the poem tomorrow.
Tuesday, Nov.30
"The Diet" - seminar discussion
Guided annotations
Wednesday, Dec.1
Alby Global Issues presentation
Guided annotations of "The Diet" continued
We don't have time to watch the video below in class but I encourage all of you to watch it. It has a lot of interesting connections to "The Diet" and may serve as inspiration for independent Learner Portfolio entries.
This article linked below also has interesting and relevant links to what we have studied with "The Diet".
This article is an example of a non-literary text that could be used in your comparative G.I presentations next semester.
"Why thiness is the ultimate female ambition" - Hannah Betts
Don't forget to find a book for our "Blind date with a book" book exchange at our class Christmas party on Dec. 13
Week 7
Week 7
Monday, Dec. 6
"The Woman Who Shopped" - hard copies
initial response questions and discussion
Assigned stanza annotation jamboard
Tuesday, Dec. 7
Continued discussion and annotation of "The Woman Who Shopped"
Taking out "The Things They Carried" from the library
Wednesday, Dec.8
Clarissa Global Issues presentation
Discussion on "The Woman Who Shopped"
Week 8
Week 8
Monday, Dec.13
Final discussion of "The Woman Who Shopped"
Tuesday, Dec.14
Christmas Party!!!
Blind date with a book gift exchange!!!
HW: Read "The Things They Carried"
HW: Have your Learner Portfolios ready for submission the first week back.
End of Semester 1
End of Semester 1
Term 3 - Week 1
Term 3 - Week 1
L/O: Review expectations of semester 2 comparative global issues presentations
L/O: Introduce "Beautiful" and its connection to famous female icons
L/O: To unpack section 1 of the poem (Helen of Troy) through group discussion and annotations
Wednesday, Jan.12
Welcome back! Review new schedule, term overview
HW: Learner Portfolio official submission - Jan.14 8:30am (hardcopy in class or shared digital link)
Thursday, Jan. 13 (double)
hard copies of "Beautiful" - number lines
Quick research and presentations on assigned female icons (slides 3-7)
Section 1 - read in class
HW: Learner Portfolio official submission - Jan.14 8:30am (hardcopy in class or shared digital link)
Friday, Jan 14
Section 1 - read in class
Answer questions on slide 8 - class discussion
Check out this super useful website! Everything you need to know about literary devices!
Week 2
Week 2
L/O: Exploring sections 1 and 2 of "Beautiful" through discussion and annotation
L/O: To get a better understanding of Semester 2 Global Issues Presentation by watching at sample and reviewing the 2 planners
Wednesday, Jan.19
begin unpacking assigned stanzas (slides 9-10) if time
HW: Have your assigned stanza annotations complete for next lesson (Wednesday, Jan.19)
Thursday, Jan.20
Review of GI planners
HW: Make notes on any Sec.2 (slide 11) questions for tomorrow
Friday, Jan.21
Week 3
Week 3
L/O: To explore sections 3 and 4 of "Beautiful" through discussion and annotation
Wednesday, Jan.26
Finishing off section 2 lines 120-133
HW: Be ready to discuss your assigned stanza tomorrow.
Thursday, Jan. 27
Sample G.I presentation
Presenting our annotations and discussion seminar
HW: Preparing for Harkness on final section of the poem
Friday, Jan.28
How to participate in harkness and class discussions effectively.
Harkness on final section of the poem
Week 4
Week 4
L/O: To identify global issues in the Duffy poems we have studied and demonstrate our understanding through a written global Issues analysis of a chosen extract.
Wednesday, Feb.2
Ms. Z at home due to Lily testing positive for Covid. If you are at home due to covid or an exposure and feel up to joining class, please join the google meet at 11:50
HW: Have at least 3 GIs for each poem listed on your sheet for sharing during tomorrow's lesson
Thursday, Feb. 3 (double)
Ms. Z at home due to Lily testing positive for Covid. If you are at home due to covid or an exposure and feel up to joining class, please join the google meet at 8:35
Intro to Duffy Global Issues Written Task and time to work on planning and writing
Tracking global issues - discussion (Talisa and Johanna take the lead). - This discussion should last at least 30mins
Intro to Duffy Global Issues Written Task and time to work on planning and writing
HW: Duffy Global Issues Written Task due: Feb.9 8:30am via M.bac
Friday, Feb. 4
Ms. Z at home due to Lily testing positive for Covid. If you are at home due to covid or an exposure and feel up to joining class, please join the google meet at 8:35
If you have questions, I will be in the google meet for the duration of the lesson.
Time to work on your written task
HW: Duffy Global Issues Written Task due: Feb.9 8:30am via M.bac
End of unit on Duffy - please go to the "the things they carried" page
End of unit on Duffy - please go to the "the things they carried" page
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