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.
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.
Literary Essay on a full-length narrative film of your choice in any genre (March 26 - April 14, we already spent a month learning this to The Matrix)
  • March 2​6- you have completed watching your choice of film and filling our your notesheet BOTH sides
  • March 26 - first working period on your essay - following similar steps as the group one - start with choosing your topic, evaluating its scope, creating the thesis and path statements, and filling out the outline for the body that ensures you're talking about literary, cinematic and theatrical techniques in each body paragraph
  • CHECKPOINTS:
    • March 26​ - come to class with notesheet complete; thesis and path statements texted to me in Teams during class, outline complete by end of class CKPT thesis, path & outline
    • March 30 - introduction and MLA formatted completed over the weekend; in class working on body 1 & 2 of the period CHCKPT intro, MLA, one body
    • April 9 - Peer review of the whole essay in class - you need two people
  • DUE: April 14 top of the class, no time working on this in class - come with your package ready to submit.
​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.
WEEKEND March 20, 21,22 - watching the movie you choose for yourself to write your own literary essay on and filling out the notesheet.
​Criteria for choosing the film: Full length feature, narrative live action film. No TV shows, no reality or documentary film, no animated film, no porn. 
MARCH 26 9:00PM - No more work on The Matrix will be accepted, except re-submissions. This was a learning project for the main essay which we have now begun. The same goes for the Stutterer notesheet. 
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 - mini-debates in teams
  • Round 5 - 
Independent Reading Project - A Reading Memoir Video to cover what you have read over the year
Find your book in FREE audio book format on site #1, site #2, or site #3. ​ALSO use your BanQ access code to borrow e-books from the bibliothèque nationaleDUE June 11, 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.
First weeks Feb. 11 - March 24: 
  • 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, decide on a topic, evaluate the scope of the topic - is there enough evidence?
      • write the thesis and path, then elaborate on the path for a more detailed outline with evidence from literary, cinematic, and theatrical conventions
      • work on your own individual body paragraph. Here is my example essay with only one body paragraph
      • Create a Word doc, share with group members, with editing privileges. Everyone types in their paragraph at the same time
      • Complete the intro and MLA format together
      • Co-write the conclusion and read through for flow and coherence, adding transitions where necessary
      • Make sure it is MLA formatted with all member names on top and which body paragraph they wrote.
      • Use the review feature to give comments to your peers on their paragraphs. Peer review within your own group.
  • DUE March 25: Finalize the group paper, including all your notes with your names on the sheets