Category: EFP 11 .T2 2023-24

EFP 11 Feb 7 Update

Today we:

Worked on homework #3 in-class. Most students finished the homework. We will discuss it in-class on Friday.
We also read from Keeper’n Me. We read for about 20 minutes and will read most days moving forward. We read this as a class.

Read essay examples. Ten-minute speed write with reflection on the examples.
- Example 1
- Example 2
Completed the quiz. Quiz photo is below. Make up the quiz during lunch or after school. The next make up will be on Monday Feb. 12th after school.

Due date: Friday Feb. 2

General Instructions for Homework

Homework is usually posted on Friday mornings – the week before it is due.
Homework is only posted on the website. There is no handout.
We will usually discuss the homework for the next week on Friday. We do this in-class.
Complete homework on lined paper. Be sure to follow the format. For the poem itself, copy it as closely to the original format as possible. Spelling, punctuation, spacing, etc. should match the original. If it does not match, you may be asked to redo it. For your answers, double space. Spelling does not count. But you must indent correctly and you must use correct punctuation and correct capitalization. Neatness matters – it should be readable.
Turn in your homework on most Fridays (check due dates on the course outline). If you have late or missing homework, you must work on it in class during breaks until caught up.

HW#2 Instructions

Read the poem Leonard and the poem Mister Mandela.
Read them again. Outloud.
Then read them each one more time.
Copy 1 of the 2 poems on a sheet of lined paper. (See above notes for instructions.)
Circle all examples of allusion.
Underline all examples of sensory imagery.
Answer the following questions (using 1-3 short but complete sentences and include the questions in each answer — meaning that the total # of sentences for the assignment = 3-9):
- What are common themes of these poems?
- How do these poems connect to the themes of the course?
- What is your relationship to the poem that you copied in step 4?

Monday 1/29
- Term 1 Make Up Day
Tuesday 1/30 – First Day of Term 2
- Speed Write
- Start novel study (Keeper’n Me)
- View SGaawaay K‘uuna film
- 5-minute break (at approx 11:00 AM or 2:30 PM)
- Discussion on the theme “place and language”
- Go over the criteria for the novel study (check out your book from the school library in time for Friday’s class) and go over the expository essay (due March 1)
Wednesday 1/31
- Speed write
- Read Keeper’n Me as class (start the novel)
- Lesson: Read One Good Man (theme: place/language)
- 5-min Break
- Lesson: Poetry study: Leonard and Mister Mandela (theme: place/language) + discuss homework format
- Pack up
- Letter – Why are you taking this class and what are hoping to achieve by doing this?
Thursday 2/1
- Speed Write
- Start novel study (Keeper’n Me)
- View SGaawaay K‘uuna film
- 5-minute break (at some point during the film we will break for 5 minutes)
- Discussion on the theme “place and language”
- Go over the criteria for the novel study (check out your book from the school library in time for Friday’s class) and go over the expository essay (due March 1)
Friday 2/2
- Routine continues (speed write, novel study, lesson, break, lesson, pack up, silent reading)
- Lesson: Focusing questions (Levels of Analysis – LOAs)
- Lesson: Start short story readings
- Homework is due: Leonard and Mister Mandela
- Start next week’s homework – due most Fridays (see course calendar)

Next Week

We will go over the course outline, rules and routines, grading, and seat assignment on Monday
There is a quiz on “how to ask a research question” on Monday
We will watch another film (Daughters of the Dust) on Tues/Thur (to help prepare for the expository essay)
Be sure to read ahead: The Laundry Basket (Lee Maracle), Haida Gwaii (Thomas King), and One Good Man (Sherman Alexie)
Other readings for next week are: The Raven Steals the Light (Bill Reid and Robert Bringhurst), “You’ll Believe What Happened” Is Always a Good Way to Start a Story (Thomas King), and Celebrating One More Time (Sara Florence Davidson and Robert Davidson) (good idea to pre-read over the weekend)