English 10 Writing Rubric (6 point scale)

Reading—Making ConnectionsWritten-Response Rubric

6 points
Demonstrates an insightful understanding of the texts at an interpretive level. May make inferences. Mayshow understanding of literary techniques appropriate to genre. Support, explicit or implicit, is thoughtfuland well-integrated. Despite its clarity, response need not be flawless.

5 points
Demonstrates a clear understanding of the texts at an interpretive level. May show understanding of literarytechniques appropriate to genre. Support, explicit or implicit, is convincing and relevant to the task.

4 points
Demonstrates some understanding of the texts at an interpretive level. Response addresses the task in anorganized, straightforward manner, but may miss subtle or complex ideas. Supported by relevant detailsfrom the texts.

3 points
Demonstrates some understanding of the texts at a literal level. Response may be unclear, incomplete orlack detail, but still addresses the task. Ideas are often listed or developed unevenly. Support may consist oflong references to the texts which are not clearly connected to the central idea.

2 Points
Demonstrates a misreading or significant misunderstanding of the texts and/or task. Response may beincomplete or restatements of texts. Support is absent or flawed, with little evidence of relationships orconnections.

1 point
Demonstrates a misreading or significant misunderstanding of the texts and/or task. Response may beirrelevant. No evidence of support or connections between ideas. May be too short to meet therequirements of the task.

0 points
Makes no attempt to address the topic or simply restates the question.

English 10 Review and Test

Click on the first link and choose Jeopardy to review your terms:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=HPIB,HPIB:2006-32,HPIB:en&q=literary+terms+test&start=0&sa=N
Open the file. Do NOT save it.

Take the quiz and email it to mssesl@yahoo.ca or print it off.
Write the appropriate terms for the following examples:

1. The doctor's office closed due to illness.
2. The bruise on her arm was purple on top, blue in the center, and the size of a dime.
3. Your homework will rise up and bite you if you put it off.
4. Students are sailors on a journey.
5. Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
6. The more I hate him, the more I love him.
7. I love that glove; where did you get it?
8. Moo! Quack! Nay!
9. Done well, it is a satisfying sensation.
10. The cost-saving program became an expensive economy.

Go through a few Provincial practices. Click on the link and choose an exam to practice the multiple choice selections. Record your results and check them with the answer key provided.

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/welcome.php

English 10 Provincial Practice

Your task is to examine a reading and decide on a mark to give to the sample papers provided on the E-Assessment link. Follow the instructions:
1. Locate the link - E-Assessment and click on E-Exams Regular Format - Practice Marking.
2. Click on Marking Materials.
3. Click English 10 2007/08 Training Papers.
4. Read the stories: The True Story of Lake Ontario and Sharon Wood: No Limits.
5. Read sample 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and give a mark on a 6-point scale on a separate sheet of paper, with a brief explanation of your reasoning. DON'T look at the key to determine the marks. You can check it after you are done.

ESL Poetry Unit

May 7th - Library session 1 - Introduction
May 9th - Library session 2 - Find 3 poems and copy them
May 13th - Library session 3 - Poem responses
May 15th - Library session 4 - Create personal poems
May 19th - Library session 5 - Wrap up (if needed)

Spring Break Homework English 10

Language Power
•Lesson 12 All
•Lesson 14 All
•Lesson 15 A #1-10 even, B & C (all)
•Lesson 18 B (all)
•Lesson 19 #2-20 (even) only copy out underlined part of sentences

English 10 Speech Assignment

Imagine a perfect world where everyone is equal.
Your task is to write a speech to persuade your peers that your world is the utopia that they want to live in.
Answer the following in your speech:
You are designing a society where everyone is equal. What are the laws?
What would you do to help people who were less capable mentally, physically, or socially to "catch up"?
What problems can you foresee that might arise in a society with enforced "equality for all"? How would you handle those problems?

Due Dates:
Rough draft for peer edit: Feb. 25 (20 marks: 10 for rough draft/ 10 for participating in the edit)
Final draft due: Feb. 27 (24 marks)
Speech: (20 marks - peer marked)

Animal Farm Discussion Items

We will be discussing the chapters in every class. Be prepared to participate in small group and whole class discussions.

Animal Farm Reading Guide 1
Who do you think will be the most important characters? Why?
What does Major say about the relationship between animals and humans?
What is the importance of Major's dream? Why do you think the song is significant?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 2
Describe Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer. Why are they important?
How and why does the revolution happen? What do the animals do after they take over the farm?
What is your opinion of the Seven Commandments?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 3
Why is the animals' harvest better than previous harvests with the humans?
Describe the life of the animals on Animal Farm. What do they do? How do they feel?
What jobs do each of the animals have?
What do you think will happen in the future? Will everyone remain equal?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 4 & 5
What do the other humans think about Animal Farm? What rumors do they spread about it?
Why does Mollie leave Animal Farm?
Summarize the different views and plans of Snowball and Napoleon.
What is your opinion of the changes Napoleon makes on the farm?
What kinds of propaganda can you see in these chapters?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 6
What reasons do the pigs give for beginning trade with other farms? Do you think this will be a good idea?
What is the significance of the pigs moving into the farmhouse? What reasons do the pigs tell the other animals? Why do you think they really wanted to live there?
Why does Napoleon blame the destruction of the windmill on Snowball?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 7
Why does Napoleon begin to blame every bad thing on Snowball? What effect does this have on the other animals?
Why do you think some of the animals confess to crimes? Do you believe they committed these crimes? What effect do the executions have on the other animals?
What reasons does Squealer give for forbidding Beasts of England? Why do you think Beasts of England is really forbidden?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 8
Describe the new ways Napoleon sets himself apart from the other animals. What does this remind you of?
What happens when Napoleon tries to sell the woodpile?
How do the pigs feel about the Battle of the Windmill? How do the other animals feel?
What do you think is the significance of the last "human behavior" commandment being changed?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 9
Why does Napoleon begin holding many celebrations and Spontaneous Demonstrations?
What does Moses the raven represent? Why does he return now?
Why does Napoleon send Boxer to the knacker instead of the hospital?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 10
At the beginning of the chapter, how do the animals feel about Animalism?
What is life like on the farm?
What does it mean that the pigs have now learned to walk on two legs?
What is the new commandment? What does it mean?
What do you think the moral of this fable is?