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ENG 2D English
Instructor: Mr. Rob D'Alessio
This course emphasizes the development of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse challenging literary texts from various periods (including "Animal Farm", "The Timekeeper", "All Quiet on the Western Front", and "Julius Caesar") countries, and cultures, as well as a range of informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity and incorporating stylistic devices appropriately and effectively. The course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 11 university or college preparation course.
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Time Keeper q's
The Time Keeper Mitch Albom questions
DUE: Nov.22
NAME: What is that D’or does that lead to him becoming Father Time? Explain. (5) What does Ethan do to Sarah that is inappropriate? (1) What gift does Sarah buy Ethan that is not appropriate? (1) Which character attempts suicide and why? (2) When Victor is shown what happens hundreds of years in the future after he is cryogenically frozen, does … -
Mixed Cameo directions
Individually or with a partner, take your cameo(s) from Nov. 8th and turn it into a colorful 3-6 panel graphic novel comic strip. You must make use of at least one close-up, two dialogue bubbles, one thought bubble.
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Test Review
-Expository essay (define) (see handout
-The Time Keeper (D'or, Nim, Sarah Lemon, Victor, Ethan, time, cryonics)
-fake news (see handout)
-theme (see handout)
-Goliath/Adam's Rib
-The Sniper
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Short Story details
-have 3 or more characters
-have 2 or more settings
-have at least 1 theme
-have dialogue
-have conflict (man v. man; himself; nature; technology; society; God/supernatural)
-have rising action and climax
-use literary devices
-2-15 pages
-can be based on true story; allegory (eg. biblical), your life, character/book/song/poem/film/TV show, place; event; phenomenon
In class we took up an … -
Short Story prezis
https://prezi.com/ozid-2qyjs8k/elements-of-a-short-story/
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Ad Project
Groups of 3-6:
1. commercial - serious commercial advertising a product that does not exist. Identify strategy used and target audience (30-100 seconds)
2. mock commercial (can be an actual product, identifu social commentary) (30-130 seconds)
3. pop.cult item (2 minutes, present why an item your group has chosen constitutes "pop culture.")
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Diagnostic Literacy Test
Thursday, October 12th, (moved from Wednesday), all grade ten students will write the diagnostic Literacy test in their classroom, period 3 with their teacher. The assessment will consist of multiple choice questions and summaries. CHC 2D DeCoeur- Room 127ENG 2P/2L Lafleur- Room 216SNC 2D Longval- Room 219FIF 2D Smith- Room 227Turning Points Cox- Room 212
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Test Review sample questions
What was one point the author of “Superman Song” making? (1) Who wrote Animal Farm? (1) Describe the character Boxer and name someone or some people that Boxer could be symbolic of in today’s world. (4) Who says "Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons?" and what did they mean? (3) What is interesting or important about the following quote: "Their most faithful …
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Welcome Back!
Welcome back to school Ravens and welcome to ENG2D. Stay tuned to this class site for updates and postings of all assignments. I encourage you to use the Remind App to receive important announcements and assignment reminders via text. Ask your teacher for more info or go to remind.com and register, the course code in Remind App is @23473
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Short Story tips from D'Alessio
Make a rough copy. Go ahead and write out the plot premise, choose your point of view and figure out if you want to have a protagonist and antagonist (you probably should have both|). Also, do you want your story to take place in the past and/or present, and/or future? Also, is your story set in a fictional setting or the real world? Then go back and add some or all of the following:
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Social Science Fiction
Social science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, usually soft science fiction, concerned less with technology/space opera and more with speculation about human society. In other words, it "absorbs and discusses anthropology", and speculates about human behavior and interactions. Exploration of fictional societies is a significant aspect of science fiction. It can often be precautionary as …
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Spelling Test Words
END2D Spelling Quiz Allegory Communism Propaganda accommodate Acquitted Cordial Smorgasbord Catastrophe Beneficiary nauseous amend signature resolutions consensus exhilarate
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Time
Interesting fact about time to compliment our reading of The Timekeeper. The closer you are to the centre of the earth, the stronger the gravitational field you will be in and the slower your time will run. So you will age ever so slightly more slowly at sea level than you would up a mountain.
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Remind App
If you would like due dates and important reminders sent to you by text messages throughout this semester, ask your teacher for details about the Remind App.
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Palidromic poem
Worst Day Ever?by Chanie GorkinToday was the absolute worst day everAnd don't try to convince me thatThere's something good in every dayBecause, when you take a closer look,This world is a pretty evil place.Even ifSome goodness does shine through once in a whileSatisfaction and happiness don't last.And it's not true thatIt's all in the mind and heartBecauseTrue happiness can be attainedOnly if …
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Business Writing Grammar Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDoZZQlCjA4&feature=email.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV_omvsAnVg
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/julian_treasure_5_ways_to_listen_better.html
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/intl/pec/mylab/mbcl/PerilsofPauline/Episode1Index.html
http://bowvalleycollege.ca/Documents/Learning%20Resource%20Services/Library%20Learning%20Commons/E-Resources/Study%20guides/writing%20d … -
#TrendThink
#TrendThink is our own class hashtag this semester for use in our discussion board and on Twitter to promote social commentary and class-inspired observations regarding social justice and potential paradigm shifts #paradigmshift
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Animal Farm & Trotsky
http://jasmineanimalfarm.weebly.com/leon-trotsky.html
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Scientific innacuracies
Titanic, Twister, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Superman IV, Star Trek, Armageddon, Dante's Peak, Volcano, Independence Day, Deep Impact, and now, San Andreas, all have scientific inaccuracies; is this OK? (See link: "Scientific inaccuracies").
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AQONTWF Study notes
AQOTWF Ch.9 Note: Ch. 9 is an important chapter in the novel: Paul travels back to the Front, asking about Kat and Albert, but nobody has heard of or from them. He reports to the Orderly Room and is asked about his leave; the sergeant-major knows the vibe of misery that Paul felt. Müller, Tjaden, Kat, and Kropp enter and the group is reunited by Paul's mother's cakes and jams, which are …
