Daily calender of activities for Mr. Thomson's ENG4U Summer School

1. Summer School Calendar
ENG4U

2. Day 1 – July 3
 Materials: Course Outline, Portfolio, ISU, “She Unnames
Them,” “First They Changed My Name,” Something to
Declare
3. Welcome; handout & explain Course Outline, Portfolio, ISU
4. Do Attendance; comment on names: origins, meanings;
when are names important?
5. All words function like names; representative
6. Day 1 Lectures (straight through)
7. “First They Changed My Name:” Portfolio #1
8. Handout STD; students read 4 stories (Traplines,
Swallowtails, Iguana Hunting, O What Venerable and
Reverend Creatures)
 Tomorrow: SS Quiz

3. Day 2 – July 4
 Materials: Short Story Quiz, Short Story Analysis &
Assignment
 Short Story Quiz – “Half a Day” when done
 Day 2 Lectures
 Introduce Short Story Analysis & Assignment
 Analysis work time
 Group presentations
 Portfolio #2: “Early memories of school”
 Tomorrow: SS Booklets due, SS Unit Test

4. Day 3 – July 5
 Materials: Short Story Unit Test,
Recognizing Good Writing
3. Short Story group booklets due
4. Short Story Unit Test
 Essay Analysis & group assignment
 Group work time
 Tomorrow: Confirm ISU novel choice, group presentations

5. Day 4 – July 6
 Confirm ISU novel choice
 Group work time
 Group Presentations
 ISU work time
 Monday: Start The Great Gatsby

6. Day 5 – July 9
 Materials: Getting into GG/ Ch. 1-3 questions, Gatsby
biography, Gatsby essay topics, GG Facebook asgn.
3. The Great Gatsby 1920’s lecture
4. Fitzgerald Biography; historic context
5. “Getting into The Great Gatsby”
6. Reading time
7. Essay Lesson #1: Essay Structure & Outline
8. Gatsby essay topics out
(Essay DUE July 16! Facebook DUE July 18!)
 Tomorrow: Bring a big honkin’ dictionary

7. Day 6 – July 10
 Materials: Chapter 4-9 Questions, Master
Vocabulary List & Assignment
3. Take up Ch. 1-3
4. Handout Ch. 4-9 questions
5. Reading / work time
6. Master Vocabulary work time (Portfolio #3)
7. Reading / work time
8. Essay Lesson #2: From Topic to Essay
9. Reading / work time

8. Day 7 – July 11
1. Take up Ch. 4-5
2. Reading / work time
3. Gatsby “best to worst” debate (Nick,
Jordan, Gatsby, Daisy, Myrtle, Tom)
4. Reading / work time
5. Essay Lesson #3: Organization &
Format
6. Reading / work time

9. Day 8 – July 12
1. Take up Ch. 6-7
2. Reading / work time
3. Imagery & Symbolism Lecture
4. Reading / work time
5. Essay Lesson #4: Hints & Tips
6. Reading / work time
 Tomorrow: Gatsby Unit Test

10. Day 9 – July 13
 Materials: Gatsby Unit Test
 Take up Ch. 8-9
 Gatsby Unit Test
 Essay work time
 Monday: Gatsby Essays due
 Monday: Start Othello

11. Day 10 – July 16
 Materials: Othello Act I Questions, Act I Quiz
 Gatsby Essays due
 Shakespeare’s Language Lecture
 Read Act I (Reading Parts)
 Act I Quiz (scenes i-ii)
 Act I Questions out; work time
 Othello Test Format
 Portfolio #4
 Tomorrow: Acts I & II Test

12. Day 11 – July 17
 Materials: Act II Questions, Acts I & II Test
 Take up Act I questions
 Read Act II (Reading Parts)
 Terms for Othello Test
 Act II Reading
 Acts I & II Test
 Act II Questions out; work time
 Tomorrow: Facebook Assignment Due

13. Day 12 – July 18
 Materials: Act III Questions, Acts I & II Test
Key
 Facebook Assignment Due
 Take up Act II questions
 Read Act III (Reading Parts)
 Take up Acts I & II Test
 Act III Questions out; work time

14. Day 13 – July 19
 Materials: Act IV Questions
3. Take up Act III questions
4. Read Act IV (Reading Parts)
5. Act IV Questions out; work time
 Tomorrow: Acts III – V Test

15. Day 14 – July 20
 Materials: Acts III - V Test
 Take up Act IV questions
 Read Act V (Reading Parts)
 Play’s end: Comments / Questions
 Acts III - V Test
 Portfolio #5
 Monday: Portfolios due

16. Day 15 – July 23
 Materials: Othello film, Acts III – V
Test key
 Portfolios due
 Take up Acts III – V Test
 Watch Othello film
 ISU Worktime

17. Day 16 – July 24
 ISU work time & conferences

18. Day 17 – July 25
 ISU work time & conferences
 Tomorrow:
ISU Outlines due
ISU Presentations (with rubrics)

19. Day 18 – July 26
 Materials: DPJ / Speakers
 ISU Outlines due
 ISU Presentations (with rubrics)
 Exam review

20. Day 19 – July 27
 Materials: DPJ / Speakers
 Exam Part A
 Film: The Great Gatsby

21. Day 20 – July 30
 Exam Part B
 Return @ 1:10 p.m. for exam / course
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