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  • EXAM REVIEW

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  • Nov. 16th handout

    Journal; overdue list; Poetry Folder; Book Report; Time Keeper questions

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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 …

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  • Journal

    Is there a difference between an entertainer and an artist?

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  • 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
    -Dragon of Tolle

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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 …

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  • Short Story prezis

    https://prezi.com/ozid-2qyjs8k/elements-of-a-short-story/
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    https://prezi.com/4otjx-8xs-oq/short-story-unit/

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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.")
    4. Summarize three news stories. Make sure one of them …

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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:
    -something …

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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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  • DNA Connections

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyaEQEmt5ls&feature=player_embedded

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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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