Examination of quotes from the text that develop belonging ideas.
The Running Man extract activity - What does Joseph's anecdote about his art teacher, Mr De Groot, tell us about identity? (Weebly response)
Unit summary - create a new page on your Weebly. Choose three (3) texts and for each one, explain what it has taught you about the concept of identity. Also choose one (1) quote from the ones we have looked at throughout the unit and explain why this quote makes the most sense to you about the nature of identity.
Language exercise: nominalisation (conversion of a verb to a noun)
Examples:
Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. It marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939 marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
As part of our study of Principal Clark's speech in Lean on Me, you will be writing a paragraph response to the question: Evaluate the effectiveness of Principal Clark's speech in Lean On Me in achieving his purpose.
In today's lesson a paragraph response to this type of question has been modelled to guide your response to the above question.Paragraph Exemplar - Yr 10
Using the paragraphs you wrote in Week 2, you will begin to organise your draft essay by writing an introduction and a conclusion. This will give you an entire draft essay that should guide you in your task on Wednesday. Remember: you are not able to bring any notes into the Assessment Task.
Introductions should:
introduce the play and its composer and explain what the purpose of the play is
expand on the first point above by listing the behaviours you will address in your essay
acknlowledge that the messages about these behaviours are revealed through the character and language that the playwright uses
Conclusions should:
have a summary of all the points you addressed in the body paragraphs
have a comment on what we have learned from these behaviours
Today you will compose the draft of your feature article: "What is it to be an Australian in the 21st century?". The ideas we brainstormed last lesson can be found in the diagram below, but feel free to add your own ideas. You might also take some ideas from the images it contains. Your draft will need to be typed in a Word document. Remember to use the feature article scaffold in your book to guide your writing.
Using the diagram below (from Tuesday's lesson) you will today write an outline of the identity features of 'The Gravedigger'. You should have also put this diagram on your Weebly.
This needs to be written in paragraphs on your Weebly and SHOULD NOT simply RETELL the story, but describe the identity ideas throughout the text. The diagram will help you - look at each part and write about what each part teaches us about identity.
In these lessons we will read and respond to our next short story - 'Cinderella, Inc'. In this story the author, Christopher Anvil, writes about a future time where we can physically transform ourselves through surgery to assume new and completely different physical identities. This story raises the issue of how we (and others) perceive our identity based on our looks.
You will use the short story response questions in your book and post responses on your Weebly.
School Certificate Preparation: In these lessons you will compose a feature article on the issue of mosquito alarms. You will decide the purpose of your article (inform, entertain, educate, etc) and approach (informative, balanced, humorous, etc) and concentrate on a composition that observes the structure and conventions of a feature article.
Novel issue: Library borrowing of Michael Gerard Bauer's novel, 'The Running Man'. Please commence your reading of this text as soon as possible. Homework: please read Chapters 1-4 (pages 1-53) by Friday, 06/08/10.
Essay Writing: Introductions and conclusions revised. Composition of one paragraph under timed conditions.
Using the information from your viewing of Bruce Dawe's Biography (Australian Screen) and feature articles supplied, compose a profile of Dawe that addresses his background and poetic interests and skill.
If time permits - deconstruction of 'The Tackle Box'
If you have not completed your Voicethread recordings, make sure you have posted three (3) audio posts by the end of the lesson.
Next - compose a paragraph n response to the question: Shylock – is he a villain or a victim of the society he lives in? Please see Mrs Lans for paper to write on. To be submitted for marking at the end of the lesson or by Friday's lesson if not completed in class.
Homework: any of the above tasks not completed in class MUST be done for homework by Friday, 04/06/10.
1. Text/reader/world questions completed. Feedback to class.
2. Paragraph writing - Two paragraphs in response to the following question: In 'The Merchant of Venice', Shakespeare considers the values of mercy and friendship and the actions of prejudice and revenge. Choose one value and one action and examine his representation of these themes.
Homework: 42 Point Question responses (totalling 20 points) due on 31/5/10. 'Article of the Week' due Monday, 10/5/10.
SPEECH PRESENTATIONS - in class Week 4 (starting Monday).
Hopefully your reading of the abridged text of 'The Merchant of Venice' has not been troublesome. As a heads up for our study of this text the mind map below details the areas we will look at as part of our close study.
Reminder: Your 'What Matter's?' completed copy is due in our first lesson of the term. It must be a digital copy and you can email it before then if ready.
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.
Read and follow blog instructions carefully so that you can demonstrate your understanding and completion of the task. Take note as to whether your response is an online one or whether it needs to be completed in your English book. You are always welcome to post a reply to any blog entry.
A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives—of approving of some and disapproving of others.
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
