summer school calendar
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Daily calender of activities for Mr. Thomson's ENG4U Summer SchoolTRANSCRIPT
Summer School Calendar
ENG4U
Day 1 – July 3 Materials: Course Outline, Portfolio, ISU, “She Unnames
Them,” “First They Changed My Name,” Something to Declare
1. Welcome; handout & explain Course Outline, Portfolio, ISU2. Do Attendance; comment on names: origins, meanings;
when are names important?3. All words function like names; representative4. Day 1 Lectures (straight through)5. “First They Changed My Name:” Portfolio #16. Handout STD; students read 4 stories (Traplines,
Swallowtails, Iguana Hunting, O What Venerable and Reverend Creatures)
Tomorrow: SS Quiz
Day 2 – July 4
Materials: Short Story Quiz, Short Story Analysis & Assignment
1. Short Story Quiz – “Half a Day” when done2. Day 2 Lectures3. Introduce Short Story Analysis & Assignment4. Analysis work time5. Group presentations6. Portfolio #2: “Early memories of school”
Tomorrow: SS Booklets due, SS Unit Test
Day 3 – July 5
Materials: Short Story Unit Test, Recognizing Good Writing
1. Short Story group booklets due2. Short Story Unit Test
3. Essay Analysis & group assignment
4. Group work time
Tomorrow: Confirm ISU novel choice, group presentations
Day 4 – July 6
1. Confirm ISU novel choice
2. Group work time
3. Group Presentations
4. ISU work time
Monday: Start The Great Gatsby
Day 5 – July 9
Materials: Getting into GG/ Ch. 1-3 questions, Gatsby biography, Gatsby essay topics, GG Facebook asgn.
1. The Great Gatsby 1920’s lecture2. Fitzgerald Biography; historic context3. “Getting into The Great Gatsby”4. Reading time5. Essay Lesson #1: Essay Structure & Outline6. Gatsby essay topics out
(Essay DUE July 16! Facebook DUE July 18!)
Tomorrow: Bring a big honkin’ dictionary
Day 6 – July 10
Materials: Chapter 4-9 Questions, Master Vocabulary List & Assignment
1. Take up Ch. 1-32. Handout Ch. 4-9 questions3. Reading / work time4. Master Vocabulary work time (Portfolio #3)5. Reading / work time6. Essay Lesson #2: From Topic to Essay7. Reading / work time
Day 7 – July 11
1. Take up Ch. 4-52. Reading / work time3. Gatsby “best to worst” debate (Nick,
Jordan, Gatsby, Daisy, Myrtle, Tom)4. Reading / work time5. Essay Lesson #3: Organization &
Format6. Reading / work time
Day 8 – July 12
1. Take up Ch. 6-7
2. Reading / work time
3. Imagery & Symbolism Lecture
4. Reading / work time
5. Essay Lesson #4: Hints & Tips
6. Reading / work time
Tomorrow: Gatsby Unit Test
Day 9 – July 13
Materials: Gatsby Unit Test
1. Take up Ch. 8-92. Gatsby Unit Test3. Essay work time
Monday: Gatsby Essays due Monday: Start Othello
Day 10 – July 16
Materials: Othello Act I Questions, Act I Quiz
1. Gatsby Essays due 2. Shakespeare’s Language Lecture3. Read Act I (Reading Parts)4. Act I Quiz (scenes i-ii)5. Act I Questions out; work time6. Othello Test Format7. Portfolio #4
Tomorrow: Acts I & II Test
Day 11 – July 17
Materials: Act II Questions, Acts I & II Test
1. Take up Act I questions
2. Read Act II (Reading Parts)
3. Terms for Othello Test
4. Act II Reading
5. Acts I & II Test
6. Act II Questions out; work time
7. Tomorrow: Facebook Assignment Due
Day 12 – July 18
Materials: Act III Questions, Acts I & II Test Key
1. Facebook Assignment Due
2. Take up Act II questions
3. Read Act III (Reading Parts)
4. Take up Acts I & II Test
5. Act III Questions out; work time
Day 13 – July 19
Materials: Act IV Questions
1. Take up Act III questions
2. Read Act IV (Reading Parts)
3. Act IV Questions out; work time
Tomorrow: Acts III – V Test
Day 14 – July 20
Materials: Acts III - V Test
1. Take up Act IV questions2. Read Act V (Reading Parts)3. Play’s end: Comments / Questions4. Acts III - V Test5. Portfolio #5
Monday: Portfolios due
Day 15 – July 23
Materials: Othello film, Acts III – V Test key
1. Portfolios due
2. Take up Acts III – V Test
3. Watch Othello film
4. ISU Worktime
Day 16 – July 24
ISU work time & conferences
Day 17 – July 25
ISU work time & conferences
Tomorrow:
ISU Outlines due
ISU Presentations (with rubrics)
Day 18 – July 26
Materials: DPJ / Speakers
1. ISU Outlines due
2. ISU Presentations (with rubrics)
3. Exam review
Day 19 – July 27
Materials: DPJ / Speakers
Exam Part A Film: The Great Gatsby
Day 20 – July 30
Exam Part B
Return @ 1:10 p.m. for exam / course marks