Scoring your documentary

A Mastery: The student shows excellent technical facility and creativity in developing a sophisticated understanding of the issue under consideration.

Response to the chosen topic is highly sophisticated.

Critical analysis shows depth and is supported by persuasive evidence.

Ideas are organized logically, effectively and creatively.

Style is characterised by clarity, consistency, fluidity and a highly effective use of conventions.


B Proficiency: The student shows good technical facility while developing a clear understanding of the issue under consideration.

Response to the chosen topic is sophisticated.

Critical analysis is supported by effective evidence.

Ideas are organized logically and effectively.

Style is characterised by clarity, and a good use of conventions.


C Competency: The student shows technical facility in developing understanding of the issue under consideration.

Response to the chosen topic is appropriate.

Generalisations are supported by examples.

Ideas are presented clearly.

Style is characterised by clarity and an appropriate use of conventions.


D Limited Understanding: The student shows some technical facility while developing occasional understanding of the issue under consideration.

Response to the chosen topic is below appropriate levels.

Generalisations lack supporting evidence.

Ideas are poorly developed.

Style is inconsistent and lacks appropriate use of conventions.


F Unsatisfactory: The student shows very limited technical facility and poor understanding of the issue under consideration.

Response to the chosen topic is poor.

Generalisations lack coherence.

Ideas are not developed.

There is little awareness of style and poor use of conventions.

Exam prep sheet

English 11 Exam Prep Sheet

This year’s exam will consist of two parts.

Part A:
Newspapers, 30 min, 25%
You will have a newspaper article to analyze.
You will be required to analyze the text in full using the appropriate elements; language and structure, as well as a consideration of their intention and effect upon the desired audience. The analysis will be in essay form.
Your study guide will be your notes and all handouts and postings on the appropriate texts as well as your previous written efforts and the responses received.

Part B
Graphic Novel Analysis 1.5 hrs, 75%
You will receive an excerpt from a graphic novel. You will be required to analyze the text in full including all thematic and genre elements. The analysis will be in essay form.
Your study guide will be notes and handouts from our study as well as all notes and handouts from our consideration of graphic novels and detective fiction.

documentray update

mo mo mo

papers are due Friday in classworks at lunchtime

ENGLISH\Holmes\Teacher Dropbox\Eng 11\Pride Papers

documentary updates

Have you got...

your outside expert written sources?

your preset appointment with your expert interviewee?

your music in the folder?

Homework 4 Monday

Write a paper on a scene from your ten pages of the novel.

Discuss how the theme(s) characters and graphic elements combine to move the narrative forward.

2-3 pages

4 Mish

http://www.allacademic.com//meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/1/2/9/2/pages12924/p12924-2.php

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4243573&page=1

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080204140115.htm

Graphic Novel Codes & Conventions

Sequencing

Panel Types and their Positioning

Colour & Light (& shadow)

Shapes, & other Codes
ie.

• movement (see movement post)
• rule of three
• facial features

Speech bubbles and other Icons

Word use

homework for friday

Prepare for practical test on graphic elements this Friday (see posts)


have a set date with your talking head(s) for 'the interview'

Motion in Graphic Novels

2 Kinds

I Panel to Panel

II Single Panel (2 types)

Homework for Tuesday

Take a page from those ten you were assigned and analyse the work in depth, according to all of the concepts we have learned