Important Information:
Website: CCIBurke.yolasite.com
Google Classroom:
12 U 2020
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DTL: https://scdsb.elearningontario.ca/d2l/home
Sources-3 Steps to verify a website
Responding to the readings:
1. What about the selection interested you?
2. What insights did the selection provide?
3. What aspects of the reading could "help" you with your own writing/perspective?
4. Comment on things like, style, tone, description, detail, dialogue, humour...
5. Anything else you'd like to add
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Notice to all students: I will be communicating with you through Google Classroom and not on my website while we are teaching/learning online.
Just a reminder:
Google Classroom:
12 U 2020
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ISU lessons:
Writing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdE862C9YOI
Editing:
Active vs Passive Voice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEP-8lFTKKg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tofptNo2P8o
Writing tips:
Literary Present Tense
https://style.mla.org/literary-present-tense/
Thursday:
Instructions/Lessons for the week
Monday March 30th:
Please check your school email and Google Classroom and continue working on your Essays and ISU's
Thurs/Friday
How are you all doing with your ISU reading and process notes along with your essays? Don't forget to check out the NaNoWriMo pg that I posted if you're interested in having more structure to your day.
Wednesday March 25th:
For those of you looking for a little more structure to your day, I'll be posting daily challenges for 7 days for all my students here
Tuesday March 24th:
I added the Historical Notes pdf file from our Roundtable discussion.
Monday March 23rd:
* If you were away the Friday before March break, be sure to read the notes below (for the Friday).
I hope you're all healthy and were able to spend some quality time with your families over the March Break. My family decided it was better to stay put rather than head out to Quebec and we've had a nice week of daily jogs, workouts, reading, board games, cooking delicious meals and catching up on Netflix. These are unusual times for sure and I'm reminded daily of what I'm thankful for.
For now, what I'd like you to do each day is the following:
-A daily journal entry about your day. Be sure to include your schedule if you have one. For example our's looked like this today:
Breakfast
Chores/laundry
Facetime with a friend
Jogging
Training our dog Ginger
Lunch
Planting seeds for our Garden
Reading a good book
Taking a walk
Dinner
Lighting a fire/Marshmallows
Netflix
Bed
Next, I'd like you to continue with your ISU and your Handmaid's Tale Essay. Feel free to email me with your intro-paragraphs and I can help you with your thesis statements if need be.
Hang in there, we'll get through this!
Be sure to get great sleep, eat healthy and get some fresh air and exercise each day if you're feeling well.
Miss you!
Also, as strange as it may or may not feel not being able to go to school, try not to stress too much about it! Think about something you've always wanted to do or try/learn about and do it! For example:
-sewing
-guitar
-gardening
-space
-an invention?
Go for it! You actually have some time!
We brainstormed a list of dozens of ideas and have been thankful to have some time to accomplish some of these things.
Remember that my email address is: saburke@scdsb.on.ca
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Friday March 13th:
Historical Notes Class Discussion (Discovery)
In answer to questions, such as “How come you’re such a pessimist ?” and “Why don’t you have happier endings ?” Atwood answers indirectly, “Because I’m writing in the ironic mode” (1982 :406). Irony is what characterizes the tone and texture of The Handmaid’s Tale. As a dystopia, it is, by definition, ironic in nature, for, like all dystopias, it is “an ironic social vision” (Frye 1990 :309) whose opposite is an already mentioned social norm.
-For those of you absent today, make sure to read the following:
* Please be sure to answer the questions at the top of this site to prove you read through.
We missed you today, stay safe!
-Over the next 3 weeks, you are expected to write an Essay for HMT and to finish your ISU. Check my class website and google classroom the Sunday night/Monday following March Break.
Be ready to present the day after we return
We will likely have to conference online or over the phone
This is the plan for now but I'll post any updates here.
Stay safe!
Thursday March 12th:
Check in
Final chapter presentations
Wednesday March 11th:
Historical Notes/Essay Outline work period
We'll continue with the last two presentations tomorrow
Friday we'll discuss the historical notes, essay questions and ISU expectations for over the March Break.
Tuesday March 10th:
ISU novel list
Historical notes questions
Chapter presentations
If time: Essay Outlines
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Monday March 9th:
(Enrichment opportunity above)
Slideshow enrichment (I have the slides printed out if you're interested)
homework:
decide on your ISU novel
read over the Historical Notes class discussion assignment and get started
Friday March 6th:
* A quick word about ISU novel choices...
I'd like for you to have a really good idea of what novel you'd like to do for your ISU by Monday. My preference is that everyone will have a physical book with them in class for me to take a look at on Monday. March break is a great time for you to be reading your novels and working on your process notes. If time = trip to the library
Chapter presentations continued:
Each time you participate in answering a discussion questions, I write your name down for triangulation marks purposes.
-Next week you have a HMT test. It will be an in class essay. Please take a look at some suggested Essay topics provided on our Google Classroom. If you have a different idea for a topic, that is fine but please let me know what it is prior to the day of our test.
Thursday March 5th:
-Review your ISU expectations on our Google Classroom
-Look closely at the suggestions. Your novel must be award winning, it must have a 12 U level of sophistication and depth and it must connect to our curriculum (see expectations).
Giller Prize past finalists/award winners
Governor General award winners
On Tuesday I mentioned that everyone should be sure to do a 'close read' of the Historical Notes in HMT. You may need to read through them twice. We will be having a class discussion about the notes when chapter presentations are over (be prepared to have the discussion by the start of class Tuesday).
See Google Classroom for the Class Discussion assignment and Rubric
Wednesday March 4th:
Chapter Presentations
Reminder to work on selecting an ISU novel
Reminder that our Unit test (includes an essay) is coming up next week (Tentatively Thursday)
Reminder to read and understand the Historical Notes of HMT (be sure to take process notes). Process notes are due the day of your Unit test.
Tuesday March 3rd:
-My real world, "The Testaments" connection
Chapter Presentations
Monday March 2nd:
Review Thursday and Friday
Chapter Presentations/Handouts 2nd half
Exemplar
Time for connections:
Friday 28th- (See below for Thursday!!!)
-Connections?
-A word about reviews...Not time to share as a class now but I will be looking at these. You will be learning much more about Critical Lenses in our next unit.
-Exemplar for chapter presentations
-Last chance to work on presentations and handouts. Do you need me to photocopy anything?
-We'll be looking at the Historical Notes on Monday. You may need to read this part twice...Pay attention to what statement Atwood may be trying to make with them and her use of satire.
Thursday 27th-
Happy snow day!
I hope you've decided to visit our website! Here's a reminder to make some Enrichment...
Connections-
Reviews (make sure both reviews are complete)
Take a look at the following: (We will be watching this eventually)
Overview of The Missrepresentation Project
Missrepresentation infographics
Chapter presentations will begin on Monday. Take time today to read the instruction provided on Google Classroom thoroughly. What you need to do is quite involved.
Also take...
Time to work on chapter presentations (Make these awesome!). We'll start in order of chapters on Monday.
-Hopefully you have a shared google document so that you can work on this with your partner today!
Wed. Feb 26th:
Connections:
Writing Minutes:
“Literature, is the best way of telling the truth; it’s a process of producing grand, beautiful, well-ordered lies that tell more truth than any assemblage of facts. Beyond that, literature is many things, such as delight in, and play with, language” (Julian Barnes). Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale possesses a strong sense of narrative, characterization and artistic style. Write a short review of the novel.
Most books are reviewed with short, one-paragraph descriptions that offer a little opinion to give readers some direction. For a one-paragraph review, remember this mantra: A professional reviewer’s first and most important job is simply to say what the book is about.
It’s only in the final two or three sentences of a short review that most professional reviewers offer opinions. This way, the reader has enough background to understand where the reviewer’s opinion is coming from.
Now read, "Ways of Reading"
Write another review from the perspective of one of the lenses you have learned about.
Have both ready for the start of class tomorrow
-Time for Chapter Presentation work/Enrichment work/ISU novel research
Tuesday February 25th:
-Connections wall?
- Finish episode 2
-Read to the end
-Work on your process notes and chapter presentations for homework
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Monday February 24th:
-Connections Wall?
- Reading for the Love of It Conference:
Tanya Talaga- "7 Fallen Feathers"
CBC Indigenous Youth Thunder Bay
Quiz
Episode 2
Read the next 25 pages and take excellent process notes
Thursday February 19th:
-Guide students to share a connection with the class for our "Handmaid's Tale" wall (if anyone brought one in)
-Yesterday the class looked in to the following:
Many First Nations across the country have made “bad deals” or had experiences in which the government has acted in bad faith. Research some of these examples and then share
your findings with the class.
* Students should work in small groups of four to share what they learned x 10 minutes
* 3 or 4 students should share their findings with the entire group
-There is a quiz up to pg 295 on Monday
-The remainder of the class should be for:
-Reading and process notes
-Chapter presentation prep (partner work)
-Enrichment activities (student directed)
Wednesday February 19th:
Connection wall?
Vocabulary in HMT:
Look up the definitions and fill out the chart
Extension activity to Wet'suwe'ten pipeline issue:
Many First Nations across the country have made “bad deals” or had experiences in which the government has acted in bad faith. Research some of these examples and then share
your findings with the class.
Reading and process notes
Tuesday February 18th-
Writing Minutes:
Enrichment Reading and response questions:
Connections Board?
Reading and Process notes
- By next Monday you need to read up to pg 295 and your process notes need to be up to date (quiz next Mon)
-Sign up for chapter presentations (see google classroom)
Random Act of Kindness share?
Friday February 14th:
RAK update: What were your Random Acts of Kindness and the outcomes?
Quiz
Centres discussion continued
"The Ceremony" in-depth
(know the information on the note)
ISU information
Reading (Read the next 50 pages and take excellent process notes)
Thursday February 13th:
First 30 minutes:
Finish informal centre work presentations. So far we've looked at Character Development and a few Quotations.
-take notes
Next= Work Period
-By Friday read up to pg 169 and take detailed process notes
-Make sure your reading response journals are complete for:
-Know my name
-Testimony
If time:
Enrichment work:
-Find an article for our connections wall
-Read the Solnit article (see Wed, the link works now)
Wednesday February 12th:
Autobio share (if time)
or Random Act of Kindness Challenge
and reading response.
Also, please respond to the Victim Testimony with the questions posted above as well.
Mini analysis presentations and notes
The Ceremony Google Doc
Enrichment Mark opportunity:
For further understanding, read the following article and answer the reader response questions posted at the top of this page. Answer in you writing minutes journal, highlight the title and write: Enrichment so that I can easily give you marks : )
By Friday read and take process notes up to pg 169
Tuesday February 11th:
Literary Autobio share
Analysis Centres
Writing Minutes:
Testimony questions
Read the next 25 pgs
Monday February 10th:
Collect good copies of "Everybody has a Story"
-Hard copy and D2L due at the start of class
-Analysis Centres
-Go on to Google Classroom and read the Standford Rape Victim Testimony. Answer all questions that you can at this point.
Friday February 7th
Hand in your rough copy work for your Literary Piece (make sure you printed it before the start of class).
Atwood Quiz up to pg 86
Peer editing session
Revisions
Homework:
Revised Literary, "Everybody has a Story" due first thing Monday. Please submit to DTL and hand in a hard copy including your process work (edits and revisions). No DTL = late. 5% per day
Read and answer:
Responding to the readings:
1. What about the selection interested you?
2. What insights did the selection provide?
3. What aspects of the reading could "help" you with your own writing?
4. Comment on things like, description, detail, humour...
5. Anything else you'd like to add
Thursday February 6th:
Work on your Literacy piece
Read up to pg 86 (there will be a quiz tomorrow)
Rough copies of, "Everybody has a Story Literary Piece" are due tomorrow. Make sure they are printed before the start of class.
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Wednesday February 5th:
Bird by Bird
Writing Reflection:
Responding to the models:
1. What about the selection interested you?
2. What insights did the selection provide?
3. What aspects of the reading could "help" you with your own writing?
4. Comment on things like, description, detail, humour...
5. Anything else you'd like to add
Read the next 25 pages of HMT/write your Literacy piece
*Don't forget your HMT process notes
* Remember, you're welcome to be creative with this piece, it doesn't need to be in essay format, it could be a short story, intro to a novel etc...
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Wednesday February 5th:
* By now you should have read up to pg 50 and
taken your first set of process notes (see google classroom note on Literary Purposes
* This is the 2nd model piece for your own writing
(rough copy due Friday)
- Atwood themes
Responding to the models:
1. What about the selection interested you?
2. What insights did the selection provide?
3. What aspects of the reading could "help" you with your own writing?
4. Comment on things like, description, detail, humour...
5. Anything else you'd like to add
Read the next 25 pages of HMT/write your Literacy piece
*Don't forget your HMT process notes
* Remember, you're welcome to be creative with this piece, it doesn't need to be in essay format, it could be a short story, intro to a novel etc...
Read your Novel ( Read up to pg 86 to be prepared for our quiz on Friday). Take excellent process notes.
Write your Literacy Piece
Tuesday February 4th:
-Icebreaker continued
-Malcolm X continued
- Quick discussion
Dystopian fiction forces us to ask: what kind of world do we want?
“There is not a single detail in the book that does not have a corresponding reality either in contemporary conditions or historical fact.” -Atwood
“Power after all is not real, not really there. People give it to each other.” -Atwood
This novel concerns itself with the following questions:
- Who gives power to whom and why?
- How do the holders of power wield it?
- When, why and how to Atwood’s characters take power back?
See Google Classroom to continue...
Independent work:
* Read the next 25 pages of "The Handmaid's Tale"
Take process notes for the first 50 pages
* Brainstorming Funnel for your own Literacy Piece, "Everybody has a Story" (See assignment on Google Classroom)
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Monday February 3rd:Welcome to 12 U English!
Course Outline
Icebreaker 1
Intro handout
Intro to Course Novel:
Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale
Examples:
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