January 29 - February 3

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Friday
1. Malcolm X by any means necessary  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhg6LxyTnY8
who taught you to hate yourself

2. Work on your speech in film presentation.
3. KAHOOT: Shakespeare or Rap???
4. Make sure annotation of Queen Elizabeth's speech is done.



Thursday
  1. One look at how language can shape ideas and influence people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CVTuOyZDI0  - start at 5 min
  2. What needs to be present in order for a speech to occur? HINT 3 things...
  3. Tools of manipulation/rhetorical devices/ bias techniques - how many can you come up with?
  4. Queen Elizabeth’s speech to the troops at Tilbury - annotate (write all over) your copy of the speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7hd209WDA

  1. Today you  will sign-up for a particular speech that occurred in a film. You may work alone, or in groups of 2 or 3. You will analyze (see points to cover below) and present your findings to the class on Friday (tomorrow). This a small, informal presentation. When it is your turn, simply run the video clip and cover the points listed below in a couple of minutes. 

    • Speech analysis points to cover:  

    • Title: of film or speech 
    • Audience: 
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    • Occasion: 
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    • Purpose/Goal(s) for the speech  
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    • How do the society, the culture, the geographical area and the historical time period influence the speech? 
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    • Rhetorical devices/identify author’s manipulation of language. 
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    • What makes the speech remarkable/memorable?  
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    • Lists of speeches in film ( you DO NOT have to choose from this list)  

Wednesday

Quick Draw!

1. Debate! Are leaders born or made?

Arguing for the question (ie. leaders are BORN):

Arguing against the question (ie. leaders are MADE):

- get together with your team and prepare your case - you have 3 minutes to speak - 1 point for each different person in your group who speaks - plus 1 point for each point you make
- while one team speaks, the opposition should prepare rebuttal points and questions - 1 point for each rebuttal point
- each team will have time for a 2 minute rebuttal
- at the end, you team can score points using the coloured cards - 1 point per card


Tuesday

Reading time: https://www.fs.blog/2016/06/warren-berger-system-questioning/

1. Attendance + which pronoun do you prefer?
2. Novel reading?
3. Ice breaker - on your recipe card write your "nom de plume": your mother's maiden name (or grandmother's) + the name of your first pet - mine would be Ferguson Button.
4. Curriculum areas you prefer.
5. Topics/Themes for English 11H - Brainstorm questions for unit/inquiry 2 and 3.
6. Time to refine your chosen questions using Why? What if? and How? Use the criteria in OneNote. The difference between open and closed questions. http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/open_closed_questions.htm
7. Back to those curriculum areas to further refine your questions.
8. Vote for questions.
9. Rhetoric? 3 parts of rhetoric?
10. Brainstorm tools of rhetoric/manipulation.
11. Queen Elizabeth 1 - speech to the troops at Tilbury - annotate.


Monday

Welcome to English 11!


http://incoherency.co.uk/countdown/practise/

1. Attendance
2. Course outline, blog, OneNote.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dey1Rm5gUxw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8xfuCcXZu8 @ 12:22
4. Can we (re)teach ourselves to question?



5. One "burning question"? Give one, get one. Share.
6. Curriculum: sections and "must haves"
7. Narrow and improve questions. Pick 3
8. Are leaders born or made? 
How does language shape ideas and influence/manipulate people?

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