TKAM review

This week we have begun our review by watching the film TKAM. As you watch the film make sure to recall the various themes, characters and relationships we discussed. You will be required to show your understanding of the charcaters and how they developed through the novel/film. Note: You will be required to know the characters and events of the novel - the film has made some adaptations/eliminations.

Final Exam Review

Exam time has come again. Rise and Shine. Rise and Shine.

ELA 20 - Wed. June 22, 2011 at 9am.

Exam breakdown - 90 marks total   = 30% of your final mark

• 10 matching
• 10 vocabulary TKAM
• 8 short answer (45 marks)
• 1 long answer - 5 paragraph essay - 25 marks

What to bring to the exam?

• 2 pens (only blue or black) and white out
• NO IPODS, IPHONES, IPAD, or OTHER MOBILE DEVICES
• TKAM novel (not allowed into the exam but it needs to be returned before any report card will be received)

What to study?

• Terms and definitions -devices
• Essay writing - various types, what makes them distinctive?
• TKAM vocabulary
• Themes - 
  Recollections of Childhood
  Recollections of Home and Family
  Wonder and Imagination in Childhood
  Innocence and Experience
  Putting our Memories and Experiences into Perspective
  Looking Back and Looking Forward
  
  
• Novel, play, poetry, short stories and authors studied this term:

• TKAM - Harper Lee
• The Glass Menagerie - Tennessee Williams
• Kahlil Gibran - Of Children
• Ed Reed - Key of the Kingdom
• Robert Fulghum - The Credo
• Max Ehrmann - Desiderata
• Sarah Kay - spoken word poetry
• The child who walked backward and  The whipping
• Cats in the cradle and My Hometown
• "Penny in the Dust"
• "Back to Wolf Willow"

Poems on childhood

Today we will be looking at two poems in greater detail.

"The Key to the Kingdom" - by Ed Reed
"The Credo" - by Robert Fulghum

Click on the link to find the poem and Analyzing questions.

Due Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Poetry

Poetry Assignments have been handed out. A copy can be found in the Handout link.

Reminders:

1. Written portions must be typed out
2. Use formatting (title page information, page numbers, table of contents, 12 point font, etc)
3. Check spelling, grammar and mechanics
4. Make sure to use the rubric or assignment handout for mark breakdown. Follow the instructions - make sure you have included what I want/need before you add your own "spice".
5. For BOTH options you must use the "How to Read a Poem" guide. You need to know about the author, themes, figures of speech, tone, mood, etc in order to write or creatively represent the poem effectively.
6. Option 2 - you must explain your creative representation piece. Why did you use the color, song, pictures, etc? How does it relate to your selected poem? How does this poem relate to the major themes?
7. All portions due on June 3. One package. If you have a video/PowerPoint/photo story or any other multimedia please make sure to include this on a clearly labelled USB/flash drive. If you are using a Mac program ensure that it is Windows compatible.

Themes and the Essays we use to discuss them

This week we started with a look at the various themes that are present in the the novel TKAM.

Notes:
 The theme of a story is the story's main idea. The theme of a fable is its moral. The theme of a parable is the lesson it teaches. The theme of a novel is what it tells us about life and the ways people behave. You can figure this out by looking at the characters, what they do and say, and what happens in the book. The theme is the TRUTH the author wishes to show.

In TKAM, there are many themes: stereotyping, racism, gender bias, etc.
Think of these themes and write down an incident, person or plot point in the novel that illustrates it.

Ex. Gender bias - The jury for the trial is made  up of only males. Women, in Southern Alabama during the  1930s, were considered to be too delicate to handle a rape trial. Even Atticus, who has consistently upheld the need for social change in regards to fair treatment of all individuals, voices a prejudicial option against having women serve in the jury.

Your theme group will break into two smaller groups (3-4 people). List various events, people and points in the novel where your theme was evident. Have one person record these ideas.
Pick out your main three points and together write out a five paragraph essay on this theme and how it relates to the novel.
Remember to use the appropriate 5 paragraph essay format. For guidelines check the Handouts section.

Point of View Assignment

To Kill a Mockingbird was told from Scout's point of view. How would the story be different if it were told from the point of view of Atticus? Jem? Walter Cunningham Jr.? Tom Robinson? Calpurnia?

Take one scene from the book that you felt was significant. Write the scene from one of the other character's point of view. What would they think is important to mention? What would they have understood that escaped Scout's childlike understanding? Do not change the lines but tell it from their perspective.

1-2 pages.
Typed

Include in the top right hand corner (single space):
    Full Name
    ELA 20
    Miss Gokavi
    Date of submission


Title
Indicate which scene you have used and the character whose point of view it has been described from

Course Introduction

Two major units we will be covering this term:
            1. Recollection - A Journey Back
            2. Anticipation - On the Threshold

The Recollections unit will allow us to explore our childhood memories of home, family and school. Think back to the innocence and wonder we experienced in childhood. Which will then lead into our Anticipation unit.

Visit this site often for:
        - Class notes
        - handouts
        - Assignments and due dates
        - Helpful hints on various thoughts, ideas and themes
        - Class discussions and comments

Materials to bring to each class:

Journal - reading log must be done in a Hilroy - 5 subject, 24.2cm x 15.2cm notebook

Blue or Black pen

Loose leaf - ruled paper

Binder

Reading book or novel