Canadian Poetry Study

Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to:

1. Explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences
2. Comprehend literature and other texts in oral, print, visual, and multimedia forms, and respond personally, critically, and creatively.
3. Manage ideas and information
   • determine inquiry or research requirements
   • follow a plan of inquiry
4. Create oral, print, visual, and multimedia texts, and enhance the clarity and artistry of communication
5. Respect, support, and collaborate with others

Specific Outcomes:

1. Students will produce a body of evidence in response to 6-12 poems.
2. Students will internalize focus questions.
3. Students will infuse ICT outcomes.
4. Students will write a 5 Paragraph Argumentative Essay Exam in response to a teacher selected focus question.
5. Students will improve their "TIC" (Technique, Insight, Communication)
6. Student writing skills will emphasize an increase in personal voice and a decrease in X=X errors

Learning Activities and Strategies:

• Group "In It":
  • NC
  • JM
  • AN
  • JPo
• Group "Individuals":
  • SdJ
  • TL
  • CS
  • KW
  • MP
• Group "Losers":
  • CM
  • BG
  • APr
  • TS
  • BR
• Group "Outsiders":
  • BC
  • JP
  • SG
  • MM
  • AP
• Group "Times and Places":
  • CA
  • JC
  • DL
  • JB
  • KY
• Group "TBA"

Students will plan a reading/response strategy.

• select 1 category
• select focus questions
• map out a response/reading plan to produce a body of evidence
• consider features in the texts/blogs for response ideas
• "Bloggerize" a response to each poem after considering the comprehension questions

Resources and Materials:

• Oxford Anthology of Canadian Literature
• Your STJ iBlog
• Canadian Poetry Study

Assessment/Evaluation:

• 33% Body of Evidence (1 submission)
• 33% Writing Activity (1 submission)
• 34% Exam

Timeline:

• Dec 15: Writing Assignment Submissions
• Dec 17: Exam
• Dec 18: Writing Assignment Rewrites

Notes:

• peer support should emphasize development of voice in error-free writing

Rubric:

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