Summer School Calendar

ENG4U

Day 1 – July 3 Materials: Course Outline, Portfolio, ISU, “She Unnames

Them,” “First They Changed My Name,” Something to Declare

1. Welcome; handout & explain Course Outline, Portfolio, ISU2. Do Attendance; comment on names: origins, meanings;

when are names important?3. All words function like names; representative4. Day 1 Lectures (straight through)5. “First They Changed My Name:” Portfolio #16. Handout STD; students read 4 stories (Traplines,

Swallowtails, Iguana Hunting, O What Venerable and Reverend Creatures)

Tomorrow: SS Quiz

Day 2 – July 4

Materials: Short Story Quiz, Short Story Analysis & Assignment

1. Short Story Quiz – “Half a Day” when done2. Day 2 Lectures3. Introduce Short Story Analysis & Assignment4. Analysis work time5. Group presentations6. Portfolio #2: “Early memories of school”

Tomorrow: SS Booklets due, SS Unit Test

Day 3 – July 5

Materials: Short Story Unit Test, Recognizing Good Writing

1. Short Story group booklets due2. Short Story Unit Test

3. Essay Analysis & group assignment

4. Group work time

Tomorrow: Confirm ISU novel choice, group presentations

Day 4 – July 6

1. Confirm ISU novel choice

2. Group work time

3. Group Presentations

4. ISU work time

Monday: Start The Great Gatsby

Day 5 – July 9

Materials: Getting into GG/ Ch. 1-3 questions, Gatsby biography, Gatsby essay topics, GG Facebook asgn.

1. The Great Gatsby 1920’s lecture2. Fitzgerald Biography; historic context3. “Getting into The Great Gatsby”4. Reading time5. Essay Lesson #1: Essay Structure & Outline6. Gatsby essay topics out

(Essay DUE July 16! Facebook DUE July 18!)

Tomorrow: Bring a big honkin’ dictionary

Day 6 – July 10

Materials: Chapter 4-9 Questions, Master Vocabulary List & Assignment

1. Take up Ch. 1-32. Handout Ch. 4-9 questions3. Reading / work time4. Master Vocabulary work time (Portfolio #3)5. Reading / work time6. Essay Lesson #2: From Topic to Essay7. Reading / work time

Day 7 – July 11

1. Take up Ch. 4-52. Reading / work time3. Gatsby “best to worst” debate (Nick,

Jordan, Gatsby, Daisy, Myrtle, Tom)4. Reading / work time5. Essay Lesson #3: Organization &

Format6. Reading / work time

Day 8 – July 12

1. Take up Ch. 6-7

2. Reading / work time

3. Imagery & Symbolism Lecture

4. Reading / work time

5. Essay Lesson #4: Hints & Tips

6. Reading / work time

Tomorrow: Gatsby Unit Test

Day 9 – July 13

Materials: Gatsby Unit Test

1. Take up Ch. 8-92. Gatsby Unit Test3. Essay work time

Monday: Gatsby Essays due Monday: Start Othello

Day 10 – July 16

Materials: Othello Act I Questions, Act I Quiz

1. Gatsby Essays due 2. Shakespeare’s Language Lecture3. Read Act I (Reading Parts)4. Act I Quiz (scenes i-ii)5. Act I Questions out; work time6. Othello Test Format7. Portfolio #4

Tomorrow: Acts I & II Test

Day 11 – July 17

Materials: Act II Questions, Acts I & II Test

1. Take up Act I questions

2. Read Act II (Reading Parts)

3. Terms for Othello Test

4. Act II Reading

5. Acts I & II Test

6. Act II Questions out; work time

7. Tomorrow: Facebook Assignment Due

Day 12 – July 18

Materials: Act III Questions, Acts I & II Test Key

1. Facebook Assignment Due

2. Take up Act II questions

3. Read Act III (Reading Parts)

4. Take up Acts I & II Test

5. Act III Questions out; work time

Day 13 – July 19

Materials: Act IV Questions

1. Take up Act III questions

2. Read Act IV (Reading Parts)

3. Act IV Questions out; work time

Tomorrow: Acts III – V Test

Day 14 – July 20

Materials: Acts III - V Test

1. Take up Act IV questions2. Read Act V (Reading Parts)3. Play’s end: Comments / Questions4. Acts III - V Test5. Portfolio #5

Monday: Portfolios due

Day 15 – July 23

Materials: Othello film, Acts III – V Test key

1. Portfolios due

2. Take up Acts III – V Test

3. Watch Othello film

4. ISU Worktime

Day 16 – July 24

ISU work time & conferences

Day 17 – July 25

ISU work time & conferences

Tomorrow:

ISU Outlines due

ISU Presentations (with rubrics)

Day 18 – July 26

Materials: DPJ / Speakers

1. ISU Outlines due

2. ISU Presentations (with rubrics)

3. Exam review

Day 19 – July 27

Materials: DPJ / Speakers

Exam Part A Film: The Great Gatsby

Day 20 – July 30

Exam Part B

Return @ 1:10 p.m. for exam / course marks