Wednesday September 28, 2016
- Welcome to Enjoyment and Entertainment
- Introduction to poetry: Poetry terms
- Sample study: Maggie May, Messy Room, D.P. Bishop
- Class activity: Acrostic poem
Thursday September 29, 2016
- Poetry terms continued
- Connotation and Denotation
- Idioms
- Class activity: Diamante Poem
Friday September 30, 2016
Monday October 3, 2016
- Poetry analysis continued
Tuesday October 4, 2016
- Poetry analysis continued
Wednesday October 4, 2016
- Situation: Television shows often use songs to set the theme for their stories. What song best represents a theme in your life story?
- Computer lab 11:10 - 12:00: Choose a song and print out the lyrics
- Complete the poetry analysis handout
- Prepare two paragraphs by answering the questions:
- Do you think this work is appealing?
- Do you think the message contained in this work is important?
- Do you think this work is appealing?
Thursday October 6
- Complete and hand in 2 paragraphs
Tuesday October 11, 2016
- Hand in 6$ for play outing until Friday October 14
- Non-fiction vs. Fiction
- Introduction to story: Plot structure
Wednesday October 12, 2016
Thursday October 13, 2016
- Hand in 6$ for play outing until Friday October 14
- Introduction to story: characterization, foreshadow
Friday October 14, 2016
- Hand in 6$ for play outing
- Introduction to story: Theme
Monday October 17, 2016
- Story review: The Birthmark
- Plastic Surgery hot spot
Tuesday October 18, 2016
- Story review: To Build a fire
- Into the Wild
Wednesday October 19, 2016
Thursday October 20, 2016
- Writer's workshop: Choose a short story from the ones read in class and answer the following questions:
- Do you think this work is appealing?
- Verb tense
Friday October 21, 2016
- Variety
- Answer the following question:
- Do you think the message contained in this work is important?
Monday October 24, 2016
- Learning situation: You have seen an advertisement for a play at the Centaur Theatre titled "Constellations". You are interested in seeing it and plan accordingly. After the play you decide to evaluate the aesthetic, literal, and intellectual properties of the play so as to recommend the play or not to other people.
- Introduction to theatre
- Broadway theatre
- Lion King - behind the scenes, Circle of Life
- Whose line is it anyway
- Computer lab: What Montreal theatre show interests you? Why?
Tuesday October 25, 2016
- Theatre continued
- Read the review provided
- What is this play about?
- What is the proposed theme of this play?
- How does the title relate to the play?
Wednesday October 26, 2016
- Play outing 6$ (Centaur Theatre)
- Leave @ 9:55 (bus 405 at 10:05 in front of Place Cartier)
- Play is from 12:00 - 1:10
- Return @ 3:00
Thursday October 27, 2016
- The play
- Do you think this work is appealing?
- Do you think the message contained in this work is important?
Friday October 28, 2016
- Exam review
Monday October 31, 2016
Tuesday November 1, 2016
- Exam
Tuesday November 1, 2016
- Exam continued