Grade 9 English Assignments - Term 3 Click on the links to access materials and resources

Syllabus / Course Outline for Term 3, and project break-down. ​
​For Term 1 Click HERE.
For Term 2 Click HERE.
First weeks Feb. 11 - 19: 
  • Two-minute Talk #3 on the Lens Project  - reviewing how to analyze visual images by looking at everyone's print ads
  • Learning how to analyze film by reviewing this slide show and looking at two TV commercials for Nike: "You Can't Win, So Win" and "I am the Pressure" to see how literary, cinematic, and theatrical conventions combine for specific effect in moving pictures
  • Feb. 18 - in class - occupational therapist Taylor is back to talk about motivation, task initiation, and more.
                       - DUE by 3:35pm late or resubmission of the Lens Project
  • Feb. 19 - in class 'test' - Doing a practice notesheet to the short narrative film STUTTERER using the conventions from the above slide show
  • Feb. 23 - Starting a literary essay together on The Matrix to prepare for their own individual analyses to films of their choice 
    • DUE March 16: The Matrix notesheet both sides including analysis - see Teams message with example
    • The Matrix group essay outline and basic essay structure slides
    • Timeline after watching the film: 
      • review notes, look at different ways to plan an essay, including organizational structures (classification, cause-effect, process/sequence, chronological, problem-solution, compare/contrast). Figure out what is interesting to you. In your groups, choose a topic and write the thesis and path statements TOGETHER. Make sure each group member copies these down on their copy of the outline.  
      • Decide who is writing which body paragraph and discuss what evidence you can find in the film that supports your body paragraph idea.
      • Write this evidence down on your copy of the outline in your section.
      • Come back as a group to co-write the rest of the introduction. Make sure everyone has it copied on your own sheet.
      • Now you go you work alone on your paragraph of the body. See my example. 
      • One member creat a Word doc and share it with the other group member and me. Each person type up your part in this document.
      • Make sure it is MLA formatted with all member names on top and which body P they wrote.
      • Now read it over together and work on transitions between paragraphs and making sure each section links back to the thesis. 
      • Together, write and type in the conclusion.
      • Use the review feature to give comments to your peers on their paragraphs. Peer review within your own group.
      • Finalize and submit the group paper.
Literary Essay on a full-length narrative film of your choice in any genre 
  • ​ - you have completed watching your choice of film and filling our your notesheet BOTH sides
  • - first working period on your essay - following similar steps as the group one - start with choosing your topic, creating the thesis and path statements, and building an outline.
  • CHECKPOINTS:
    • ​ - come to class with notesheet complete, thesis and path statements texted to me in Teams during class, outline complete by end of class
    •  - introduction and at least 1 body paragraph shared with me as editable in word and MLA formatted
    •  - Peer review of the whole essay in class - you need two people
  • DUE: 
​5% will be deducted for each checkpoint missed (max. total 20%). LATE penalties: late within one week, lose 5%, late between 7 and 14 days, lose 10%, late beyond two weeks, lose 15%. 
Re-submissions will be allowed.
Independent Reading Project - A Reading Memoir Video to cover what you have read over the year
Tracking Sheet
Storyboard
​Assignment & Rubric
  • DUE June 12, can be June 10th end of ELA catch up day without late marks (3:35pm). BONUS 6% if the video is shared with me in Canva by Friday June 6th 12:00 PM (midnight, not one minute after)
    • ​Package submitted in person in class on June 9th/10th includes: tracking sheet, storyboard & script, and the rubric
There are NO re-submissions allowed on any part of these projects.
Two-Minute Talks Impromptu-ish (best 2 out of 3, counts for term 3)
  • Round 1 - Jan 7/8 and 9 (from a to z)​​
  • Round 2 - Jan 14 and 15/16 (from z to a)
  • Round 3 -  Feb 10 and 11/12 (starting in the middle up, then middle and down)
    • grp 31 James to Dylan, then Sedona to Dodge
    • grp 32 Nick to Caleb, then Matti to Landon
  • Round 4 - 
  • Round 5 - 
Article based on research into a topic of your choice
This project includes a research component: ​List of your personal values; "Some People are More Equal than Others"; ​Research Notesheet
  • Week 1 May 2-11 - find, print, read the 4 articles and fill out notesheet CHKPT #1
  • Week 2 May 12-19 - draft 5 paragraph essay style content & peer review round 1 CHPT #2
  • Week 3 May 20-26 - peer review round 1 content, then format into an article and revise and label techniques and peer review round 2 CHPT #3
  • DUE May 27
5% will be deducted for each checkpoint missed (max. total 15%). LATE penalties: late within one week, lose 5%, late between 7 and 14 days, lose 10%, late beyond two weeks, lose 15%.
Re-submissions will be allowed.