- Monday 1/29
- Term 1 Make Up Day
- Tuesday 1/30 – First Day of Term 2
- Speed Write
- Start novel study (The Outsiders)
- View Romeo and Juliet film
- 5-minute break (at approx 11:00 AM or 2:30 PM)
- Discussion on the theme “the power of love”
- Wednesday 1/31
- Speed write
- Novel study
- Lesson: One Good Man (pdf – password)
- 5-min Break
- Lesson: Start expository essay (due March 1), start silent reading (a daily activity), go over homework (due this Friday)
- Pack up
- Silent reading
- Thursday 2/1
- Speed Write
- Start novel study (The Outsiders)
- View Romeo and Juliet film
- 5-minute break (at approx 11:00 AM or 2:30 PM)
- Discussion on the theme “the power of love”
- Friday 2/2
- Routine continues (speed write, novel study, lesson, break, lesson, pack up, silent reading)
- Lesson: Writing as a system part 1
- Homework is due: Doesn’t Every Poet Write a Poem about Unrequited Love?
- 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 the Five Fs and the Levels of Analysis (LOAs) on Monday
- We will watch a film about the life of William Shakespeare 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 The Promise (Richard Van Camp) – all relate to the theme “the power of love” and will all be part of a later assignment (Textual Analysis Essay)
