English 11

Wednesday 1. Finish watching "Man on a Wire" or "Touching the Void"? Tuesday I was away unexpectedly so I asked the TOC to show you either "Man on a Wire" or "Touching the Void". Monday 1. Poetry terms and devices - go over unfamiliar terms + Capture the Castle GAME! 2. Poetry stations! Post a comment into Office 365/OneNote/your assignment folder/poetry stations. Write a brief comment about the poem(s) at each station. 2. Tone map your copy of the poem and practice reading it (with a partner?).

Thursday 1. Your Term 4 novel blog is due today. In actuality, I won't begin grading them until tomorrow during the I day.  Wednesday Reminder: Your novel blog is due tomorrow at the end of class. I will begin evaluating them on Friday during I day.  1. During this class, make sure you step out to the library and get a printed copy of the poem you are going to record yourself reading. 2. Tone map your copy of the poem and practice reading it (with a partner?). 3. Hyperbole, simile, metaphor from Top Gear:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL_eIZjiLUk&t=6s 4. Poetry stations! Post a comment into Office 365/OneNote/your assignment folder/poetry stations. Write a brief comment about the poem(s) at each station. Tuesday 1. Remember this?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-wVeUrSl0 2. Lorna Crozier - "My Last Erotic Poem" listen and read.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-wVeUrSl0 begin at :55 3. Form, features, audience ...

Wednesday Camera Shots? 1. Reading time. 2. Poetry terms Kahoot! 3. Complete looking at Deer's Take on Man:  after reading the poem, write a statement of theme for the poem.: what is the author’s message about life, society, human behavior? In addition, you should draw a symbol to represent the theme, but it CANNOT be something that is mentioned in the poem directly or indirectly – so a gun would not be allowed because it is indirectly mentioned in the poem. 4. When Harry Met Sally video clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guinBnWWuKE  Predict what the poem will be about.  5.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-wVeUrSl0  - Lorna Crozier - “My Last Erotic Poem”! 6.  Form, Features, Audience, Purpose of Crozier’s poem.  Tuesday 1. Read your novel. 2. Camera shots to view? 3. Share some of yesterday's poems. Block B - complete the writing. Listen to poet. 4. Poetry terms and devices KAHOOT. 5.  Before looking at ...

Thursday Today you will be in Room 100. You have time to work on your documentary annotation in Video Ant. All the details about the assignment are in yesterday's post and in Office 365/content library/term4/documentary analysis Video Ant Wednesday 1. Reading your term novel. 2. Documentaries of interest: CBC website: http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/  Homme Less  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4C1wacZM3k 2. Look at some more elements of storytelling  http://diydoco.nfsadl.com/elements.htm 3. Complete our class look at Pizza Boy and how to do Video Ant annotation. 1. What films, documentaries and tv shows inspire you and influence your style as a filmmaker? How do they inspire and influence you? William Wow big question. I like everything from comedies to horror films. It depends what kind of mood I'm in, and each are great in their own way. Some of my favorite movies include The Thing, Alien, Shawshank Redemption, and Ther...