September 6 - September 8

TGIF! You made it through week one of Grade 12. WOOT! WOOT!



I have booked the laptops for you today so I can run you through OneNote access.


1. Complete speaking about topics and voting.


2. Debrief the other questions on the 11x17 that you talked about in your groups.
3. Take a look at OneNote in Office 365.
4. Do another step in the co-construction of our course outline for English 12 - the WANT TO HAVE list. We will attempt to use OneNote for this

Here is a list of some MUST HAVES for English 12

how to write a synthesis essay
how to write a text response paragraph - 3 levels of reading
syntax and sentence fluency, usage, parallelism, conventions - grammar stuff
quote blending + citations
1st peoples literature
literary elements, style elements, techniques, devices - rhetorical devices pathos, ethos, logos - bias, propaganda, manipulation
text structures - narrative structures, prose structures, poetic structures
creative writing
literary study
new media study
spoken language study 






Thursday

1. Today I am going to challenge you to help me co-design our course curriculum for the semester. All courses have a particular amount of "must-know" material which is determined by the Ministry of Education. My job during this course is to make sure all the must-know matter is included in our plan. Your job today and tomorrow is to contribute so that your voices and your choices are included in the curriculum plan we co-create for our class.


Wednesday
Whew - it's hot outside!

Welcome to English 12!

1. Attendance - which pronoun do you prefer?
2. Fire drills.
3. Ice breaker - Your first pet's name + your mother's maiden name = your "nom de plume"
4. Course outline
5. Blog + OneNote/Office 365
6. Question 1 : What does poor learning and teaching look like? Make a list.
7. Question 2: What does really good learning and teaching look like? Put your cards on the table and sort them.
8. If you could show your understanding in English in any fashion, how would you choose to do it?
   - essay
   - writing a creative piece
   - speaking aloud to me, a small group, or to the entire class
   - making a visual (poster, Prezi, Keynote, PowerPoint, video, etc)
   - using artistic methods (painting, sculpture, dance, woodwork)
   - taking a traditional test (multiple choice, true/false, short answer essay)
 9. Consider each of the following and how you would like to see each worked into our class:
   - What are you most passionate about?
   - What are your goals?
   - What challenges do you enjoy discussing?



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