Tuesday - Period 3

Activities:

1.  Rapid brainstorm of the identity concepts in Morton Rhue's novel, 'The Wave'.
2.  Paragraph writing
3.  Merchant of Venice abridged text and graphic novel issued.

See holiday homework on previous post.

Monday - Period 5

Activities:

1.  Identity Assessment Task for students who were absent on Friday.
2.  Writing:  paragraph writing using exemplar as a model for paragraphs on 'Mona Lisa Smile' and a related text.  The brainstorming done in Wednesday's lesson can be found in the blog post below.

Holiday homework: 
1.  'What Matters?' final copy to be completed.  Due on first lesson of Term 2 or emailed earlier if possible.  lansenglish@yahoo.com.au
2.  'The Merchant of Venice' abridged text to be read before the beginning of Term 2.  Post-reading quiz will take place in the first lesson.  For assistance in understanding the text, you can refer to the 'No Fear Shakespeare' online translation of the text.

• You can also download a free audio version from iTunes.  Use the 'Power Search' option and search for the title of the play.
• The BBC has some useful videos and information on the play which can be found here.

Friday - Period 3

Identity Assessment Task - in class activity.

Wednesday - Period 1

Activities:

1. Assessment Task No 2 issued. Speech Task on Identity due in Term 2.
2. Paragraph writing using 'MATES' scaffold explained/revised.  Exemplar issued for student reference.
3. Challenges to Identity brainstorm.  See mind map below.

Homework:  Last reminder to annotate the assessment task stimulus texts (interview, feature article and poem) in anticipation of the task on Friday 26/3/10.  Also revise the structure of a feature article.  You also need to have completed your reading of 'The Wave' by Tuesday, 30/3/10.

Monday - Period 2

Activities:

Identity sample reading task - 'Cobb Cartoon'
Poetry deconstruction/analysis - 'Identity' by anonymous

When studying poetry explore the following elements as part of your deconstruction and analysis:

Homework: 

1. Annotate the stimulus texts provided with your Assessment Task notification in anticipation of your assessment task on Friday, 26/3/10.
2. Following the return of your draft 'What Matters?' opinion piece, edit, proofread and publish your final copy.  A digital version can be emailed to lansenglish@yahoo.com.au or must submitted on the first day of Term 2.
3. Bring your copy of 'The Wave' to class on Tuesday, 30/3/10.

Friday - Period 3

Lesson lost to History/Geography excursion.

Note:  In-class assessment task on Identity (multiple choice, short answers & feature article) will take place on Wednesday 24/3/10.  Students absent due to Music excursion will complete in the next lesson.

Homework:  Ensure that you have read and deconstructed the texts for the assessment task.  You need to annotate your copy of the texts with stylistic and language features in preparation for the task.  Remember you are looking for the:

• Identity messages (ideas, concepts) the text contains which you will express as a motherhood statement.
• Language techniques employed to bring us this identity message.
• Effectiveness of the language techniques and the text as a whole in representing identity ideas.

Tuesday - Period 3

Writing - this lesson you will be issued with a 'MATES' scaffold and exemplar and we will examine/revise how a critical response paragraph should be composed.  This will be the model for this week's homework. 

Homework:  Compose a paragraph in response to the question, How has identity been represented in the film, Mona Lisa Smile?  You must make close reference to the text and use the 'MATES' structure.  Due Monday, 22/3/10.

Friday - Period 3

Activities:

• Scene analysis - identity representations in selected scenes. 

Once this is complete, you will now have addressed sufficient elements of 'Mona Lisa Smile' to respond about identity as it is represented in this text.  Your notes should include:  character table, stylistic and film techniques (from PowerPoint), motherhood statements, song lyrics, script extracts, scene analysis.

Homework:  Article of the Week, 'School bans on Muslim veils', due on Monday, 15/3/10.

Wednesday - Period 1

Activities:

1.  Quotes (continued)
2.  Scene deconstructions.

Homework:  Article of the Week, 'School Ban on Muslin Veils' due on Monday, 15/3/10.

Monday - Period 2

Activities:

1.  Analysis of song lyrics.  Highlight quotes from the lyrics that inform the identity ideas represented in the film.
2.  Quote analysis (if time).

Homework: 
DUE TODAY:  Draft for the Whitlam Institute Writing Competition - 'What Matters?'
DUE 15/3/10:  Article of the Week - 'School Ban on Muslim Veils'

Reminder that you need to have finished your reading of 'The Wave' by the BEGINNING OF WEEK 9.

Friday - Period 3

Activities:

1.  Mona Lisa Smile PowerPoint presentation continued.
2.  Examination of song lyrics from movie soundtrack for identity representations.

Homework Reminder:  Your draft for the 'What Matters?' writing competition is due on Monday, 8/3/10.  A digital or hard copy is fine.

Tuesday - Period 3

Activities:

PowerPoint Presentation - Deconstruction of 'Mona Lisa Smile'.

Homework:  Remember that your draft opinion piece for the 'What Matters?' writing competition is due on Monday, 8/3/10.  An electronic copy is preferred, either submitted in class or emailed.

Monday - Period 5

Activities:

"Societal expectations define the roles of women." 

The motherhood statements that you posted last week have been compiled into a shared list.  The modifications to some illustrate better expression of the concept (often a simple case of nominalisation).  We will make connections between the film and these motherhood statements by identifying evidence of each from the text.

Homework:  The 'What Matters?' draft is due next Monday, 8/3/10.  This week there will not be an 'Article of the Week' to permit you to complete your draft.