ENG1D+Gr9+Academic


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 * < ** Oral Communication **
 * Developing speaking and listening skills and strategies in a variety of situations, and reflecting on those skills and strategies.

**Reading** **and Literature Studies**
 * Reading and understanding a variety of texts, and constructing meaning from them. Reflecting on the strengths and areas for improvement as
 * readers.

** Writing **
 * Students will generate, gather and organize ideas and information, and edit, draft, and revise their writing. They will reflect on their writing
 * skills and
 * strategies.

** Media Studies ** Students will identify, interpret, and create a variety of media texts ||
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 * < ======Notes to Parents:======
 * ====== while it is not mandatory for students to have an agenda, it is highly recommended that students utilize one from the beginning of grade nine ======
 * ====== students need to have a separate binder for grade nine (typically in grade nine the units include: short story unit/novel study: typically ======
 * ====== The Chyrsalids/Greek ======
 * ====== Mythology/Poetry/Shakespearean comedy (depending on the availability of texts and teacher’s unit plan) ======
 * ====== it is important that students maintain a well organized binder as every unit sets the foundation for the next unit ======
 * ====== students are encouraged to share their binder with parents at home, as a well organized binder tells the story as to what is going on within the ======
 * ====== classroom ======
 * ====== while there may not be homework every evening it is imperative that students take their binder home every evening and review what was ======
 * ====== completed ======
 * ====== within the lesson ======
 * students are also strongly encouraged to spend approximately (min) 15 minutes each evening reading ||


 * * A combination of individual, partner and group work
 * Journal Writing
 * Oral presentations
 * Debates
 * Four corners/agree/dis-agree
 * Analyzing/Applying/Critical Thinking Skills ||
 * * Elements of narratives (humourous, etc)
 * Elements of a short story/novel
 * Character analysis
 * Figurative language devices: metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, understatement, hyperbole, etc.
 * Incorporating quotations, parenthetical citations (MLA format), and constructing Works Cited pages
 * Making inferences
 * Basic 5-paragraph standard literary essay, its features and structure, function of thesis, organization of introductions and conclusions,
 * etc.
 * Rhetorical modes: argumentative, descriptive, expository, narrative and the verb-tense, tone, audience, topic sentences, and structure
 * of each type
 * **Novel**: //The Chrysalids// by John Wyndham
 * **Play and Film**: //A Midsummer Night's Dream// -- Shakespeare
 * **Media**: Writing a News Report (also in preparation for OSSLT in grade 10)
 * summarizing, paraphrasing, and synthesizing information
 * first vs. third person narration
 * Sentence Structure: fragments, run-ons, and comma splices
 * verb tense: past, present, future
 * **Poetry** and poetic devices: "Jabberwocky" by Carroll, Shakespearian and Italian sonnets, "Daffodils" by Wordsworth
 * Key Terms: iambic pentameter, rhyming couplets, sonnet, soliloquy, pun, malapropism, anachronism, assonance, consonance,
 * alliteration,
 * metaphor, simile, symbolism, imagery, personification, rhyme scheme (abba cddc, etc) and the effects of these devices on
 * sound or interpretation of meaning
 * **Greek Mythology:** definitions, Olympian gods and goddesses, selection of explanation and morality myths ||
 * **Greek Mythology:** definitions, Olympian gods and goddesses, selection of explanation and morality myths ||


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 * # Humourous Personal Narrative
 * 1) Short Story Analysis and Presentation (including dramatization)
 * 2) Short Story reading test
 * 3) Reading comprehension tests/quizzes based on //The Chrysalids// and //A Midsummer Night's Dream//
 * 4) Argumentative/Standard Literary Essay based on //The Chrysalids//
 * 5) News Report based on an event in either //The Chrysalids// or //A Midsummer Night's Dream//
 * 6) Diary Entry or Letter Writing Assignment
 * 7) Poetic Devices Test
 * 8) Writing a Sonnet (optional)
 * 9) Greek Hero Study
 * 10) Mythological Research Project and Costume Party (Ms. D. Skelton's class)
 * 11) Culminating: (Supplementary Reading Assignment) -- Biography/Autobiography independent reading, argumentative essay,
 * 12) presentation, and poster board ||
 * * students will have an opportunity to complete a minimum of two novel studies
 * will complete a formal five paragraph essay (for both assessment and evaluation)
 * various forms of media products (requiring some research)
 * writing with different forms of audiences in mind: Letters/advertisements/diary entries
 * demonstrate understanding of literary/poetic devices by writing and annotating their own poem
 * newspaper project reflections ||