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Hi Everyone,
Well the new year is about to begin! I am very excited to see you all. It's a great place to be when you are continually inspired by the individuals you work with- you, yes you, inspire me! You inspire me to remember how important it is for me to teach you about the beauty of words. Imagine a world without them! Today I will use my words to motivate you. Words You are great You are capable You are a great student You are the best you- you can be You are powerful being yourself- don't be anyone else You will succeed if you work hard It is not always about the grades, it's about life long learning It's not the A student that always wins- it's the person who's developed the habits of working hard Own your success- you earned it, thank yourself when the term ends This is your year- own it Course Outlines: Beaconsfield High School: 2016-2017 Teacher Mrs. Cochrane: English Grade 9: The foundation of any English course is to foster a love for reading and writing. Books provided in this course will be selected on this premise. We will begin this process by exploring what it means to write for personal and social reasons. Throughout the year we will look at novels that focus on teen issues such as identity, media influences and teen culture in the year 2015. Students will also become active readers and writers through the study of different media text both in written and spoken form. The course will further promote student development through experiential journal lessons as a means of expression. Books and the love for them will be the hallmark of this course. Secondary two: English Language Arts Competencies Uses language to communicate and learn Reads and listens to written, spoken and media text Produces text for personal and social reasons Novels to be used: Novels will be selected with student need in mind (differentiation of lessons). Book for a book club monthly- open discussion Evaluation of student learning: Marking: Each competency will be weighted accordingly each term. 1. Major assignment to be given out for the term and to be worked on at home. 2. Literary Responses 3. Creative Writing 4. Essay writing 5. Novel Studies At this grade level the ownership of academic success is very important. If a student plagiarizes a paper it will receive an automatic zero grade for the work. Editing: Students will be required to hand in a first draft copy with all assignments. Term Progression: Term One: Students will review the elements of essay writing. The course will begin with the persuasive essay. The five paragraph structure will be reviewed. The literary response is introduced. Students will begin writing responses to poems and short stories. Journals will be written every morning as a way to develop creative writing skills. Reading of a novel will occur in the class with assignments given for discussion. Literary devices (through all terms) will be taught as a way of responding to the writer's text Term Two: Lessons on the use of this type of script writing as a vehicle for social awareness We will use essay writing to compare and contrast novels and other texts. Journals will also be written every morning as a way to develop creative writing skills. Reading of the novel will occur in the class with assignments given for discussion. Term Three: Novel studies Students will produce their own collection of prose or poetry based on their daily journal. Students will be asked to hand in one major collection of creative work. Literary Essays are introduced in preparation for grade 10. Course Materials: One journal (replaced throughout the year) Pens/Pencils Highlighter 2 inch ringed binder Loose leaf Dividers for binder We provide dictionaries Beaconsfield High School: 2016-2017 Teacher Mrs. Cochrane: English Grade 8: Reading is essential to the development of strong literacy skills. The grade 8 program is a continuation of the belief that it is through daily reading and writing practice that a student becomes competent in the use of words. Students in this class will be encouraged to explore words, to write for the love of writing and to increase their comfort level with producing various types of written texts. Secondary two: English Language Arts Competencies Uses language to communicate and learn Reads and listens to written, spoken and media text Produces text for personal and social reasons Novels to be used: Novels will be selected with student need in mind (differentiation of lessons). Book for a book club monthly- open discussion Evaluation of student learning: Marking: Each competency will be weighted accordingly each term. 1. Major assignment to be given out for the term and to be worked on at home. 2. Literary Responses 3. Creative Writing 4. Essay writing 5. Novel Studies At this grade level the ownership of academic success is very important. If a student plagiarizes a paper it will receive an automatic zero grade for the work. However, a lesson will be provided in class about what constitutes a fact and what is an opinion. Students will be taught to quote text properly as support for their written reflections and responses. Editing: Students will be required to hand in a first draft copy with all assignments. Term Progression: Term One: Novel Study Students will review the elements of the five paragraph essay. The literary response is introduced. Students will begin writing responses to poems and short stories. Journals will be written every morning as a way to develop creative writing skills. Reading of the novel will occur in the class with assignments given for discussion. Novels are selected after meeting the students. Literary Devices Term Two: Novel study Lessons on the difference between a novel and a short story. Short stories will be introduced. Students will produce a short story. Journals will also be written every morning as a way to develop creative writing skills. Reading of the novel will occur in the class with assignments given for discussion. Literary Techniques will be introduced as part of responding to literature Term Three: Novel study Students will produce their own collection of prose or poetry based on their daily journal. Students will be asked to hand in one major collection of creative work. Literary Responses are reviewed. Five paragraph essay are reviewed. Please note that the term progression may change according to the needs of the students. Course Materials: One journal (replaced throughout the year) Pens/Pencils Highlighter 2 inch ringed binder Loose leaf Dividers for binder We provide dictionaries, please purchase a thesaurus (Webster or Oxford) |
Check out projects by a few students- check one out
here Sinc it was Halloween our very own crime fiction/sci-fi writer, and a cartoon just on the left on YouTube! These were edited and produced by the students. :) A lot of work went into these and I am very proud of all of you. The following sites were used as resources for our film projects. Please also follow these links for script samples and short film links. Documents have also been added to the homework page as well. Script Short Site for making animation Site for slide presentations Movie maker for PC computers Animation and movie maker Movie animation I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. |
