Welcome to Mr. Liconti's Grade 11 University English (ENG3U) course.

Our readings include the drama The Tempest, and either the novel Brave New World or Animal Farm. Various short stories and poems from around the world, as well as both media studies and non-fiction texts will be read. Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills will be our focus.

Course Map

Lesson 1:

• Welcome!

• Course Introduction

• Staying Healthy:

  • Anxiety & Stress

  • Health & Safety

  • DPCDSB Health & Safety

• Profile Cards

• Understanding the Schedule

• Academic Support Attendance - Google Classroom

• Student Dashboard

• Fire Plan & Safety

• Semester at a Glance

• eng3u1.liconti.ca overview (Course Outline, Calendar, Term work and Final work)

• Join Google Classroom

• Connect to Wi-Fi / password reset

• Originality Report in Google Classroom

• Knowing who you are logged in as when using your Chrome browser

• Install the Google Classroom App on your phone.

• Contacting me

• What do classes look like?

Lesson 2:

• Introduction to the Oral Communication Unit

• Listening

• 5 Ways to Listen Better by Julian Treasure

• Effective Communication for Listening and Speaking

• Who Listens Well?

Lesson 3:

• Active Listening Overview

• Active Listening Self-Assessment

• Listening Comprehension Strategies

• The Doc Project

• Taking Jot Notes

• Graphic Organizers: Main Idea Web, Concept Map, Venn Diagram

• Save The Last Word for Me!

• Identifying Bias Part 1

• Your Perspective

• Identifying Bias

• The Doc Project Activity - Activities are for feedback, assignments are for marks

Lesson 4:

• The Doc Project Activity Work period - Activities are for feedback, assignments are for marks

Lesson 5:

• Speaking

• Presenting

• Effective Presentation Skills Checklist

• Presenting Essays: The Seminar

• TED's secret to great public speaking

• How Not to Make a Presentation

• How to avoid death by PowerPoint

• Finish The Doc Project Activity

• See Calendar for due date: The Doc Project Assignment. Activities are for feedback, assignments are for marks.

Lesson 6:

• Introduction to the Reading and Literature Studies Unit

• Reading

• Text Forms

• Reading Strategies

• Reading Instructional and Informational Texts

• Reading Graphical Texts

• Reading Literary Texts

• Posters for Instruction: Reading

• Graphic Organizers: Word Web and Teacher Tools

• Analysis Tools for reading Literature: Teacher Tools, Analysis Questions, Literary Terms

• Theme

• Basic Literature Resources

• Literary Terms

• World Literature - The Chaotic Age

Lesson 7:

• Short Stories

• Dealing with Quotes

• Short Story Activity.

• See Calendar for due date: Short Story Assignment.

• Short Story Assignment - Layout

• MLA Basic Format

• MLA Basic Work(s) Cited

• Writing an original title

Lesson 8:

• Poetry

• How to Read Poetry

• Poetic Forms & Terms

• Poetry Roulette

• Tags and Moods

• Senior Poem Anthology

• Poetic Devices and Mini Analysis Activity

• Reading Poetry for Meaning, Together

Lesson 9:

• A Glossary of Poetic (Literary) Terms

• Rhythm and Metrical Form aka Flow

• Rhythm and Metrical Form

• How to Read a Poem Out Loud

• Billy Collins - A diary without a lock

• See Calendar for due date: Poetry Assignment.

• Finding Fonts

Lesson 10:

• The Tempest - a copy of the play

• Enjoying the play

• Reading Schedule

• The Tempest - Digital Theatre+

• Drama: The Art of Analysis

• Comedies and Romances

• Comedy

• The Tempest - an introduction

• The Tempest Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

• Themes in The Tempest

• Quotes to remember

• The Tempest - Reading Questions Activity

• Act and Scene Summary

• Montaigne, The New World, Utopia and Shakespeare

• See Calendar for due date: Drama Assignment.

• Writing Process

• Transitions

• From Topic to Thesis

• Shakespeare's The Tempest: Plot and Conflict by Tim Nance

• Shakespeare's The Tempest: Magic and Art by Tim Nance

• Shakespeare's The Tempest: Power and Post-colonialism by Tim Nance

• Shakespeare's The Tempest: Summary and Discussion by Tim Nance

• The Tempest (2010) movie trailer

• The Tempest (2010)

Lesson 11:

• Animal Farm

• Terms & Activities

• What Orwellian really means

• Animal Farm - A copy of the novel

• See Calendar for due date. Animal Farm - Reading Questions Activity & Reading Schedule

• Animal Farm - The Film - Oh, the irony...

• 3 Types of Sources

• See Calendar for due date: Novel Assignment.

• How to Access Encyclopedia Britannica and InfoBase

• Writing a Report

• Information Report Template

• Information Report Sample

• Researching, Paraphrasing & Summarizing

Lesson 12:

• Key Concepts of Media Literacy

• Questions for Exploring the Key Concepts of Media Literacy

• Graphical Media

• Reading Visual Texts and Advertisements

• Reading Print Advertisements - An informal approach

• Tips for Reading Graphical Texts - A formal approach

• Clio Awards

• Ads of the World

• Media Studies Activity.

• See Calendar for due date. Media Studies Assessment.

• Under the Influence

• See Calendar for due date: Culminating Performance Task (CPT)

• Final Exam Preparation

Review / Student Free Choice Day!

I’ve set up 3 different review paths, one for The Tempest. You choose the one you want to follow. The SEARCH TERMS are located below.

Review Path 1 Search Terms

• SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED: TREVOR NUNN ON THE TEMPEST

Review Path 2 Search Terms

• THE TEMPEST AN INTRODUCTION

• THE TEMPEST PLOT

• THE TEMPEST FORGIVENESS

• THE TEMPEST MAGIC

• THE TEMPEST ISLAND AND METAPHOR

• THE TEMPEST PROSPERO AND CALIBAN

• THE TEMPEST DREAMS

Review Path 3 Search Terms

• MIRANDA’S LETTER: A STORY INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE'S THE TEMPEST

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST: THE TEMPEST - ACT 3, SCENE 3

• THE TEMPEST DONMAR WAREHOUSE

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