Please go to the following link:
https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/
If you are in grade 10 or 12 , you must do a practice e-exam.
I will not count the mark for the exam but your completion will result in participation marks.
45 marks for completion
FPLiterature
Thursday 16 June 2016
Wednesday 15 June 2016
Interesting quotes
Pick out a quote or poem. Write a response in a paragraph, poem or any other creative method!
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/indigenous_people.html
http://www.thefreshquotes.com/44-indigenous-peoples-quotes-with-images/
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/02/02/mary-black-quiet-poem-indigenous-women_n_9136020.html
http://www.sfu.ca/lovemotherearth/02poetry/tea_and_bannock.pdf
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/indigenous_people.html
http://www.thefreshquotes.com/44-indigenous-peoples-quotes-with-images/
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/02/02/mary-black-quiet-poem-indigenous-women_n_9136020.html
http://www.sfu.ca/lovemotherearth/02poetry/tea_and_bannock.pdf
Friday 10 June 2016
Literary Terms practice- crossword puzzle.
Pick ten words from the terms that we have covered or from the provincial exam list.
Find ten examples to create a crossword puzzle.
For example:
Metaphor- She is the light of my life.
This assignment is worth 15 marks.
Here is the website:
https://crosswordlabs.com/#
Here is an example:
https://crosswordlabs.com/pdf/cheyenne-puzzle?show_answers=1
Here is an example:
https://crosswordlabs.com/pdf/cheyenne-puzzle?show_answers=1
You will print out two copies
Tuesday 7 June 2016
Topic/ Theme Poster for end of semester.
In groups of 3-4 , you will create a poster connecting themes, works, people etc in this course.
Pick the ten most important topics/themes from the list. Create a web to place where they sit in importance to the theme of this class: First Peoples Literature.
Add it any people, themes, stories, poetry etc that connect to the topic/themes.
You may use material from this class (films,stories, poetry etc.) or anywhere else.
This poster will be due at the end of next week. Marks given for creativity, design and content.
Literary Terms
Use the following terms for your crossword puzzle:
1.imagery
2.simile
3. metaphor
4. personification
5.hyperbole
6.mood
7.juxtaposition
8.oxymoron
synedoche
10.metonymy
11.symbolism
12.alliteration
13.assonance
14.consonance
15. onomatopoeia
Monday 6 June 2016
Poetry terms & Analysis test
Grade 12 students- know your terms and be ready to analyse a poem.
This is prep for the provincial exam and will be worth marks for your grade in class.
Practice, practice, practice!
Use the index cards that I gave you.
Your test will be on Thursday, June 9. If you miss the exam, you must arrange a time to write.
...speaking of resurgence
8th
Fire- At The CrossRoads
At
the close of the series, we meet young Aboriginals preparing to
change the future, determined to light the 8th Fire and build a new
relationship with Canada.
A
fascinating range of artists, activists and business people take us
through ways to shed the colonial past, build new pathways in
education and economic development. This is all in pursuit of a new
relationship to replace 500 years of conflict and injustices.
For
each of the following stories, answer the following questions:
Why
are they interesting and important right now in history?
What
has this person done to change the political and social landscape of
Canada?
What
Indigenous topics is connected to their work and lives? 20
marks
Teharihulen
Michel Savard
Michèle
Taina Audette
Angela
Sterritt
Chief
Terry Paul
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