NON-FICTION+-+Sight+Passage+Preparation

 PEACEFULLY!!!! … using rhetorical devices, //civilized// methods (of development)… and, uh… in writing!



In a nutshell... - State the author's opinion. - State my own opinion of his/her stance. - Back up my opinion, using examples from my own experiences and insights about this issue. - Conclude, by making a judgement or providing some kind of solution or alternative perspective ||
 * **MON.- THURS.**
 * May 26-29** || **!!! SUMMATIVE PRESENTATIONS !!!** ||
 * **FRI. May 23** || **PART ONE OF THE EXAM: SIGHT PASSAGE** ||
 * **THUR. May 22** || OUTDOOR ED. STUDENTS AND FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WRITE EXAM IN 245 OR 200 AT 11:45 TODAY. ||
 * **WED. May 21** || **Viewed PPT on Parallel structure from CHOMP CHOMP: (see HOME page of this wiki - go to CHOMPCHOMP grammar help and choose presentations or exercises for PARALLEL STRUCTURE**
 * Reviewed sentence structure as a stylistic device: [[file:Sentence Structure.doc]]** ||
 * **TUE. May 20** || Reviewed must-sees for the Personal Response:[[file:ENG 3U look-for guide.doc]]
 * **FRI. May 16** || RUBRIC FOR NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS:[[file:2RUBRIC FOR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ANALYSIS – ENG 3U.doc]]

Viewed Rubric for Summative:

PER.4 - Saw last presentation. Reviewed marking guide answers for articles. SUGGESTED STUDY ACTIVITY: Go to 4U exemplar book and read article. Do answers and compare yours to the one in the marking guide (see Friday May 9 for the 4U pdf). Reviewed process for creating thorough answers: Worked on "What is Poverty" activity. Handed in "What is Poverty"

PER. 3 - Discussed "What is Poverty" activity and handed in work. Reviewed process for creating answers and read through model answers ( see above handout //Answering THESIS, ST dEV AND MoD//). || PER. 3 - Viewed marking guides for the Sight Passages and then discussed how well they 'scored.' Worked on "What is Poverty"
 * **THURS. May 15** || PER. 4 - Finished Conferences and saw 1 of 5 presentations. Class worked on "What is Poverty" activity, DUE TOMORROW

Got NEWS ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT: **DUE Wed. May 21:** ||
 * **MON.-WED.**
 * May 12, 13,14** || **CONFERENCES for SUMMATIVE begin**

In-class NONFICTION activity: work with your group to analyse the essay provided. Discuss and answer the questions as a group. Each person must record and keep their own set of notes. Together, plan a presentation of your answers, using the chart paper for notes and as a visual aid for the class.


 * PERIOD 4 STUDENTS:** YOU WILL WORK FIRST ON "What is Poverty?" today, in pairs. The questions and grid are for homework this week and should be finished to take up on Friday. TUESDAY, begin group work activity, **presenting answers on chart paper on Thursday.**


 * PERIOD 3 STUDENTS:** YOU WILL WORK FIRST on the group essays for MON and TUE., and **present answers on chart paper on WED**. On THURS and FRI. we will work in pairs and as a class on "What is Poverty?" The questions and grid for "What is Poverty?" should be finished by FRIDAY.

|| (see pages 27-36) for examples of how to discuss Methods of Development, Tone, Stylistic Devices,
 * **FRI.**
 * May 9** || Feel free to access the old 4U exemplar booklet: [[file:eng4u_exemplar.pdf]]

etc:

Worked on Marie Winn's "Television Addiction" Questions for "Television Addiction" || Tone activity:
 * **THUR.**
 * May 8** || BOOK CLUBS ||
 * **WED.**
 * May 7** || Began Notes for METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT AND STYLISTIC DEVICES:[[file:3U Literary Techniques and Rhetorical Devices.doc]]

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 * || Received a VERY COMPREHENSIVE list of TONE words: