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Course Outline For English 3201 2016-17
Course Outline For English 3201 2016-17
Email: lesleighsmith@nlesd.ca
Website: mssmithsenglish.weebly.com
Students are expected to come to class each day with an English binder/notebook
for notes, seatwork, and homework. While the information below is a general
overview of how the year will look, changes may occur to provide additional
learning opportunities. Please note that beyond the assessments included below,
homework, in-class work, and journals may be assessed throughout the year.
TERM ONE - THEMES OF IDENTITY, RELATIONSHIPS, STRENGTH AND
STRUGGLE:
As your year begins, please note that The Catcher in the Rye or A Separate Peace
will be a whole group read, followed by a film study of The Secret Life of Bees, and
in term two an independent read using the following title options: The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn , Blank Confession, Dracula, The Eternal Smile, Face-Off, The
Fellowship of the Ring, Heist Society, Iron Heart, Juba Good, Life of Pi, Miss
Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children, North of Beautiful, The Secret Life of Bees,
A Separate Peace, Standing Tall: My Journey, The Stone Angel, , Schindlers List ,
Tuesdays With Morrie, Trapped, We Were Liars, Wintergirls, Waiting for Time.
Students will be immediately provided with a copy of The Catcher in the Rye
or A Separate Peace to be read independently by Oct. 10th, 2015.
Students will also begin to choose a topic and gather information for the
Research Paper component of the course. Submission dates will be
staggered for topic, outline, reference page, peer edit, paper. The full
paper must be completed by the end of term one. It will not be
graded during exams. (OUTCOMES 4,5,18,19,20,21,22,31,36)
Late Oct. Film/ Novel Excerpt Study #2. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk
Kidd (OUTCOMES 13, 16)
Nov.: THEME OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Media Deconstruction Unit.
Assessment: In class media deconstruction (R/V); Media Strategies
Collage(W/R) Stop the Beauty Madness, p. 143 of Quest
Connections (i) Short Story: Juliet by: Helen Fogwill Porter (p.280) Echoes 12
(ii) Poem: Candle in the Wind by: Elton John and Bernie Taupin (p.92) Echoes
12
(iii) Visual: Art Gallery: Students will view pieces around the room, note
emotional responses, and pair/ share compare these responses. Take one piece and
respond with a haiku, your own art piece, another option (OUTCOMES 13, 14, 15,
16, 17)
Nov. Dec. Drama Unit: (1) Short Drama The Black and White by: Harold Pinter
(p.150) Echoes 12; (2) Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. Assessment:
Enactment of script or Improvisation (S/L); Documentary The House of Shafia.
Assessment: Graphic organizer (R/V); Journal (W/R) (OUTCOMES 7, 8)
Connections (i) Short Story: The Night Face Up by: Julio Cortazar (p.265)
Echoes 12
(ii) Poem: Refugee Mother and Child by: Chinua Achebe (p.41) Echoes 12
CHRISTMAS BREAK (Dec.22 nd, 2015 to Jan.4th, 2016)
Jan. Loose ends and review.
January 2016 Midterm Exam Period
TERM TWO THEMES OF PASSION FOR LIVING, LOSS AND ENDINGS AND
THE POWER OF ART
Students will be provided with their term two novel of choice.
Feb. Short Story Unit (minimum of 8 stories) Assessment:
Response/Journal (W/R); short story unit test (R/V)
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