These projects are being graded by each English Teacher and will represent a significant portion of the term's work.
In an effort to attract your family members and the general public, we will be having a canteen service , face painting for kids of all ages and lots of other treats. In addition, we hope to have organized a tournie of some sport for that afternoon as well.
March 7th - Set up last period of the day
March 8th - Public hours are 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. Participants should be at the school no later than 10:45 am for 11:00 start. We expect you to be in attendance for the duration.
My students may work either indiviudally or collectively ( in pairs), or as in the case with 3201, in groups.
Deadlines for Project approval is THIS FRIDAY February 29th
Suggestions for project methods:
PLEASE NOTE: a written report MUST accompany ALL Language Arts Fair Projects, otherwise a mark cannot be given.
- Book / Play Promotional kits; posters, press releases, movie trailers, ticket stubs, programmes, interviews, photos and mementos. Use your imagination!
- Slide show / powerpoint investigation / report
- Board Game or other type of game
- Choose your own adventure Companion book (what if...?)
- Extended writing collection of poetry, essays, short stories about the topic
- Tableau (No Dioramas please!!!!) Build a small set or paint / creat a 3D model but do not put it in a shoebox for the love of Cod!!
- Orignal artwork: visual art, choregraphy, film / cinematic, sculpture, written work, songs, poetry, collage, scrapbook, textiles (clothing / fabric), photo essay.
- Each presentation does not require a "backboard or bristol board" presentation unless it is relevant to your display.
- Multi-media, spatial, and electrical requirements must be submitted by March 5th.
- I will not accept ANY material cut and paste from any internet site which is intented to be passed as your own original material.
Grade 9 ELA - You are expected to prepare a LAF Project on Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
I will review what is expected of you in class this week.
Suggestions for topics:
- Love exploration
- poetry of Shakespeare
- modern versions of Romeo & Juliet
- Dreams
- Destiny & Fate
- Reinact your favourite scene from the play and record it!
- Original Artwork: poster, painting, drawing, collage, clothing, songs, poetry
- Write the play as a novel or Cartoon / Manga
- History of young lovers
- Mask from the ball and research
- Sword and research
- History of Wetnurses
- History of Friars
- Other suggestions...
1201 English - Your assignments will all be on a component of Cassie Brown's Death on the Ice. You may present a project idea for approval to me any time this week.
Suggestions for topics:
- Weather Forecasting Then & Now
- The Seal Hunt Controversy
- Abe Kean's role in the Newfoundland Disaster\
- The evolution of the Sealing Fleet
- The Marconi Room
- Newfoundlanders and Superstition
- Omens
- The Greenland Disaster Vs The Newfoundland Disaster
- Cassie Brown Author Study
- The Kean Clan
- A Sealer's Life: a collection of mementos and artifacts
- Interview with a Sealer
- The Newfoundland Disaster: What Went Wrong?
- Newfoundland in 1914
- William Coaker
- Other.....
3201 English - "Totally Macbeth Barbie" ...some assembly required, batteries not included, your parents have to put it together! The purpose of this project is for each group to fully explore an Act of the play and "download" it for the rest of the class in a way which is light-hearted and enjoyable. In this way, I hope the play will become more "hands-on" and worthwhile for you all. All you have to do is:
- Read your scenes
- select your quotes
- plan the drama you wish to represent or storyboard you action
- select your "talent"
- have them visit wardrobe
- ensure your props department has prepared an appropriate set and any relevant props ie:daggers,castles, gallows, trees...etc.
- Capture it on celluloid (not cellulite!) Use any kind of camera to capture your images. They can be stills, live action, stills manipulated through photoshop, youtube, power point or whatever you please. You may also simply scrapbook them or post them onto a backboard once printed off.
- Be sure to give your project a polished "Mattel" finish.
- Write a report which can be submitted for marks. The categories of this report are as follows:
- Group members
- Summary of Act assigned
- Analysis of 10 quotes and overall relevance to the scene, Act, play, and humanity overall.
- Description of each scene and justification of choices made.
- Closing remarks and critique of assignment
- Each group must identify ten (10) prominent quoted from the ACT they have been assigned.
- Each group must choose a leader whose role it is to co-ordinate the "shoots"
- you must select an adequate number of barbies from the collective bin or supply your own. You may augment your scenes with action figures of any kind.
- You must get going on your own time as this is due March 6th!!!
- Have fun please
