Thurs. June 5: Tabloid article How To/Intro Commercials

Assignment #1 Due: Thurs. June 19 in class no exceptions

You will be writing a tabloid article that will be one typed page in length.
Here is your criteria:

• include the who what why where when in the first paragraph
• you should begin with a catchy lead
• details of your story should be in successive paragraphs
• you should include an exotic or far away location
• an expert who backs up your story with at least 2-3 quotes
• some crazy, exaggerated story
• include an eye catching headline

This is a link to info on what a tabloid article is: Tabloid article how to

Assignment # 2 

You will be working in partners or alone to create a 30 sec. commercial to sell a product.
I will be marking your script and your final video which will be shown in class.
Criteria for this assignment is:

• make sure commercial is close to 30 sec
• say it, explain it, repeat it
• use a prop 
• speak loudly and clearly
• be aware of the camera and produce a good quality video

How to write a 30 sec commercial script

Important Dates

Tues. May 20: Myth presentation
Thurs. May 22: Myth presentation/Prepare for test/(review sheet for test)
Tues May 27: Myth test part #2 short answer questions on the myths
Thurs May 29: Intro to commercial assign. and tabloid assign.
Thurs.June 5 -Fri June 6: work on commercials and tabloid articles
(we will be in the lab for some of these classes)
Tues./Thurs June 10/12 continue working on commercials
Present commercials: June 16-18 TABLOID ARTICLES DUE ON JUNE 18
June 20 : Last day of classes!

Questions for Group Myth Presentation

Read myth to the class
Summarize the 5 key ideas of the myth

1. State the name of the myth
2. State the origin of the myth ( country of origin)
3. Determine who the main characters/deities/gods are.
4. Is the focus of the culture's lineage male or female ...how do we know/could we determine this?
5. What symbols show up in the myth? ( in Norse Mythology the tree of Knowledge is important)
6. In what ways does your myth connect to your culture?
7. Compare the similarities and differences of your myth to either Greek or Christianity.

Wrapping up Mythology

We are finishing up mythology very soon. We will have a final test and notebooks will be handed in.
The following assignment is due in groups and you will have 2 classes to prepare.

Creation Myth Assignment

Name of Myth
Country of origin
Summary of Myth
Myth read to class
Symbols present in the myth
Similarities/Differences to Greek origin myth or Christianity origin story

As a group we will keep a chart with the main components of each myth we study. This will be presented to the class.

Have a good March Break

All incomplete assignments must be completed prior to he first day back after the break. The following is a list of assignments that are due for term 3, which will be ending less than two weeks after we get back from the break.

• Magnetic poem/Quebec poem( for those who went on the Quebec trip)
• Place poem: write about a place you feel comfortable in, use strong descriptive words
• Poem read aloud to class/write up that went with the poem ( what the poem was about & why you chose it)
• Thief poem response
• Dead Poet's Society Questions
• Novel Summary/Vocab/Minor Character (this was last terms work known as ABC)
• Poetry Test
• Novel Test

Dead Poet's Society Questions

Dead Poet’s  Society Film Sheet                                                20 marks

Complete all answers in full sentences. Make sure you answer all parts of the questions.

1. Discuss the growth of the character of Todd Anderson.
2. Fully describe the character of Mr. Keating, do you agree or disagree with his teaching methods.
3. A theme in the film deals with parental control vs. adolescent independence, discuss this theme citing examples from the film.
4.  Cite one example of foreshadowing in the film.

Week of Mar 10-14 Dead Poet's Society Film

This week in English, we will be watching "The Dead Poet's Society" movie in class. Students should be attentive since a film sheet will complement this film. We will spend some time discussing some of the issues in the film in class as well as: symbolism, foreshadowing, theme, and character development.

For those of you on early vacation, I tried to find the movie online, but had no luck, however you should be able to rent it from most video stores or rent it online from iTunes.

I have included a mini synopsis of the film as well, you can read it by clicking on the link. Film sheet to follow later.

Dead Poets Info