English 621
Below, students may access PDF versions of all activities, notes, and PowerPoint presentations. The actual PowerPoint files may also be made available upon request.
Important Documents
- English 621 Course Outline & Minimum Requirements
- Term II Calendar *updated
- Using Transitional Devices to Improve Writing
- Annual Remembrance Day Contest Activities (Due October 28)
Independent Reading Activities
- Indpendent Novel Activities with the following due dates:
- Activity 1: October 7
- Activity 2: November 25
- Activity 3: January 20
The Elements of Essays
- The Essay
- Analysing Essays
- Common Rhetorical Devices
- Practice Analysis (Through the One-Way Mirror OR Hollywood vs Canada)
- Writing Rhetoric In-Class Competition
- Practice Analysis (Life After Smoking)
- Characteristics of Editorial Writing
- Persuasive Rant (Due Monday, September 28)
- Writing an Editorial Essay
- Essay: Medical Care That’s Not Even Fit for a Horse
- Distinguishing Facts from Opinions
- In-Class Editorial Analysis
- Editorial Essay Written Activity (Due October 6)
- Documentary Film Analysis (Sharkwater) (Due October 9)
Poetry
- Poetry Slam (due November 20)
- Music as Social Commentary Analysis (due November 30)
- Sample: Nicole Kelly – ‘Funny the Way It Is’ (2009)
- Sample: Matthew MacInnis – ‘Violet Hill’ (2009)
- Sample: Emma Meanor – ‘Hurricane’ (2009)
Mid-Term Debate
- Formal Debate 2009-10 (WordPerfect Notes)
- Debate Notes (PowerPoint Presentation)
Major Research Essay
- Major Persuasive Research Essay (due December 16, 2009)
- Sample: Michelle-MacDonald (2009)
- Sample: Emily Parkman (2009)
- Expanded Assessment Rubric
- Summarizing vs Paraphrasing vs Quoting Directly
- Using Index Cards for Research
- Précis Writing (& Activity)
Essay Outlines
- What is an Essay Outline?
- Creating an Essay Outline & Sample Outline
- Parallel Structure in Essay Outlines
- Tentative Essay Outline Template
- Progression of Numerals and Letters in Outlines
Short Stories/Poetry/Writing
- Adbusters: Quit Facebook
- Once Upon a Time
- This is a Photograph of Me
- Fake Plastic Trees
- Poetry Slam & Poetry as Song Analysis
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
- Shakespeare and Twelfth Night: A Context
- Twelfth Night – A Quick Study
- Twelfth Night at No Fear Shakespeare (modern-day dialogue)
- End of Play Activities
- Final Examination Essay Topics
- How to Write the Literary Essay
