Paragraph, Essay and Research Review (MEDIUM)

Alright, so this is the mandatory assignment you need to do before you graduate with Turning Point. If you're a Grade 11 English student you should do it for your Grade 11 course (and then you won't have to do it for Grade 12) - if you didn't do grade 11 with us (and therefore didn't do it for Grade 11) then you will do it for your Grade 12 mark. Either way - you have to do it. There are 5 modules - read through each one and complete the tasks attached to each.

As usual, if you have any questions be sure to let me know.

Module #1 - Writing the Sentence    (5 marks)
Module #2 - Writing the Paragraph  (20 marks - don't do the PDF worksheets - lucky!)
Module #3 - Writing the Thesis        (20 marks)
Module #4 - Planning your Essay     (20 marks)
Module #5 - Doing good Research  (30 marks)

Poetry is Beautiful! (SMALL-MEDIUM)

For this assignment you will need an open mind, a computer attached to the internet, and this link. LINK to Poetry is Beautiful Assignment
SO - to be clear, for this assignment, you need to:
          - write 3 poetry responses, one each for 3 different poems (10 marks each)
          - write 3 original poems (no word limit, no content)            (10 marks each)

To see a Sample Poetry Response click this LINK

EXTENSION ACTIVITY
If you'd like to make this 5% assignment worth 10% you need to do a few more things.

First - use this LINK to find the extension activity.
Second - Go to the URL below and enjoy the ppt! It's a little long and some may say boring, but hey - it's the best way to do this right now. Go through the whole thing and try to learn something.
http://www.slideshare.net/Teachkwd/tp-poetic-terms

Murderball (MEDIUM)

For this assignment you'll need the 2005 film Murderball and the following document:
LINK to Murderball Assignment
To see some examples of Film reviews, take a look at these:
LINK to Murderball Film reviews

Bias and Baloney (SMALL)

For this assignment all you need is the following document:
LINK to Bias and Baloney Assignment

The Strangers that Came to Town (BIG)

For this assignment you'll need the following two documents:
LINK to The Strangers that Came to Town Assignment
LINK to The Strangers that Came to Town STORY

A Mighty Heart (MEDIUM)

For this assignment you'll need a copy of Michael Winterbottom's 2007 film A Mighty Heart, and the following document:
LINK to the A Mighty Heart Assignment

Searching for Justice (MEDIUM)

For this assignment you'll need the following two documents:
LINK to Searching fr Justice Assignment
LINK to Acquittal Case Fuels Debate Article