ENG 2D COURSE OF STUDY 2009/2010 Teachers: S. Biondic G. Davis J. McNaughton K. Wolfe English Office: Room 307A Phone: 416-393-8585 X.20090 Unit 1: Feature/Leaflet o Feature Article Creation o Leaflet Creation Text Unit(s): Language & Writing 10, Unit 7 (feature) & Unit 9 (leaflet) Selected articles & brochures Terms/Concepts: Feature Articles hard news inverted pyramid structure human interest angle headline lead tone Terms/Concepts: Leaflet cover panel design principles design techniques balance harmony audience appeal Grammar: Misplaced and dangling modifiers, L & W 10, pp.172-4 Review of parts of speech, L & W 10, unit 1 & 2 Review sentence variety, comma splice, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments Unit 2: Biography The biography is an independent study unit. o Biography role play o Biography written analysis Each student will select an autobiography, biography or memoir of his/her choice.
Unit 3: Persuasion o Listening Analysis o Persuasive Speech Text Unit(s): Language & Writing 10, Unit 10 o Selected speeches & opinion pieces o Resource Lines Terms/Concepts: Persuasive Devices emotional appeal connotative language hyperbole understatement personal connection rhetorical question metaphor simile personification concrete imagery repetition parallel structure Grammar: Parallelism, L & W 10, pp.209-210 December Exam Non-Fiction Analysis o Sight Passage: Short Answers o Sight Passage: Personal Opinion Piece Unit 4: Short Story & The Literary Essay o Literary Paragraph o Essay Outline Text Unit(s): Language & Writing 10, Unit 2 (short story) Selected short stories & essays Terms/Concepts: Fiction Analysis internal conflict external conflict setting character protagonist antagonist characterisation setting mood theme point of view symbol verbal irony situational irony dramatic irony Terms/Concepts: Essay Structure thesis topic sentences organising principle( map ) introduction body conclusion opening statement ( hook ) clinching statement transitions/connectors
Unit 5: The Lord of the Flies o Fiction Term Test o Reading Comprehension Tests o Literary Essay o Lord of the Flies (William Golding) Terms: See Fiction Analysis & Essay Structure in Unit 5 Grammar/Usage: Use of quotations in literary analysis Unit 6: Graphic Novels o Comic Strip Adaptation (of Lord of the Flies) o Understanding Comics (Scott McLeod) o Selected graphic novels (100 Demons, Death Note, Persepolis, Same Difference, Scott Pilgrim, Y: The Last Man) Terms/Concepts: General Comic cartoon panel non-verbal self-awareness manga Terms/Concepts: Textual Effects word balloon thought balloon caption box sound effects font sizes font styles Terms/Concepts: Visual Effects aspect-to-aspect action-to-action scene-to-scene moment-to-moment subject-tosubject non-sequitur panel sizes/shapes motion lines time effects bug s eye view bird s eye view emotional/physical effects
Unit 7: Romeo & Juliet o Group Dramatic Presentation The rest of the Romeo & Juliet evaluations are part of the summative assessment. Text Unit(s): Language & Writing 10, Unit 3 (film adaptation) o Romeo & Juliet (William Shakespeare) o Selected screenplay adaptations Terms/Concepts: Drama Study sonnet prologue iambic pentameter couplet introduction inciting force rising action climax falling action catastrophe conclusion soliloquy comic relief allusion figurative imagery pathetic fallacy Terms/Concepts: Screenplay Adaptation scene camera angles camera movement camera shots scene identification formatting conventions Summative Evaluation (30%) o Screenplay adaptation of Romeo & Juliet (10%) o June Exam: Literary essay on Romeo & Juliet (20%)
Proposed 2D Evaluations 2009-2010 Course weighting: Reading & Literature (30%), Writing & Language (20%, 10%), Speaking & Listening (20%), Media (20%) Final Report: Term Work (70%) and Summative Work (30%) Assignment Tentative Due Date Actual Due Date Category Unit 1: Information Text Feature Article Writing 5 Language 5 Media 5 Leaflet Media 10 Reading 5 Unit 2: Persuasion Reading Test Reading 5 Opinion Piece/Written Speech Writing Language 10 5 Grammar Test Language 5 Listening Test Listening 5 Persuasive Speech Speaking 15 Unit 3: Independent Reading Biography Cocktail Party December Exam Reading Analysis & Opinion Piece Dec 14 Unit 4: Literary Analysis Literary Paragraph Jan 16 Unit 5: Novel Study Literary Essay Unit 6: Graphic Novel Comic Strip Adaptation of Lord of the Flies Summative Unit: Romeo & Juliet Oral Presentation (Scene May 25- Adaptation) Exam (Literary Essay) Speaking 10 Reading 5 Reading 15 Writing 15 Language 15 Weight Per Report 1 2 3 4 Reading 10 Writing 10 Language 5 Reading 15 Writing 15 Language 5 Media 15 15 June 6 June 14 15 My Mark