Grade+11+English

- //COURSE OVERVIEW & MARKS BREAKDOWN FOR 2008/2009//

 * Please note: the weightings below are approximate. Factors such as class discussion and participation, effort (reflected in issues such as regular attendance, frequency of lateness to class, and asking the teacher for help when needed) can reflect upon your final grade in English to a certain degree. Your final mark is dependent upon the professional judgment of the teacher.
 * If you have handed in all assignments outlined below, have completed all work at a high level, and participate regularly in class discussions, you should __achieve maximum success in this course. Ms Munro__

CELLAR DOOR.

__1) Graham Greene's "The Destructors" short story__ Homework Assignment: Destructors Response Essay - 5 %

The story itself can be downloaded from this page.

//"Destruction, after all, is a form of creation..."//


__2) Advertising/Media Research project:__ Advertising In-Class Essay - 10 % Advertising Visual Poster - 5 % Advertising Oral Presentation - 5 %

//"Advertising is legalized lying." - H.G. Wells//



 * Term 1 Total Weight: 25 %**

__3) William Shakespeare's "Macbeth"__

//"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me."//


In-class testing of content knowledge: Macbeth quiz 1 - 5 % Macbeth quiz 2 - 5 % Macbeth quiz 3 - 5 %

//"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."//
Macbeth Oral Presentation - 15 % (Group Debate, or Dramatic Shakespearean Scene)

//glory when you can forget yourself." - John Gielgud//
__4) Film Study: "Donnie Darko__"

//**The Role of the 'Soulmate', Alienation from Society, Destruction and Creation, The Struggle for Power**//
+ Intertextuality with Graham Greene's "The Destructors" + Intertextuality with Roberta Sparrow's "The Philosophy of Time Travel"

Click here to access online DONNIE DARKO material


 * Term 2 Total: 30 %**

5) Rhetorical Devices Handout (courtesy of Ms. Lue), & Practice Quiz.

6) Poetry Looking at poems in class with the theme of "Carpe Diem"...

//"Hold fast to dreams...."//


7) Reading/ Writing Portfolio - 5 %

8) Creative Media Assignment: One "Donnie Darko" Media Piece - 5 % One "Macbeth" Media Piece - 5 % (Storyboard and Symbolic Poster - one for each. See 11 ENGLISH LIT PROJECT document below for details) Click here for examples of Storyboards.


 * Summative Elements** (must equal 30%)

9) Comparative Literature Essay - 15 %

10) May 6 Common Exam - 15 %


 * Term 3 Total: 45 %**


 * Grand Total: 100%**



Donnie art courtesy of [|this site]