Reading Presentations 8-4 and 8-8

Reading Presentations 8-4 and 8-8

·  Every Monday

·  Individuals, or groups up to four Maximum

·  Each student participates in one Reading Presentation per term

·  20 minutes minimum to 40 minutes maximum

·  The Presentation may be done using a variety of techniques, including

·  a dramatic reading of some or all or the passage to be discussed that week

·  a drama (extra marks for costumes, sound, and visual affects)

·  a video

·  a tape recording

Please discuss other ideas with Mr. Manning before proceeding with them.

·  The Reading Presentation is worth 20% of your reading mark each term, and 50% of your

oral and visual communication mark each term

Please sign up for one story this term. If there are not enough spaces, be prepared to work with a classmate or in a group

Sept

Labour Day -- No Reading Class
Mr. Manning / Gifts, Animals, Childhood, Parenting
"April Fish" by Mavis Gallant
Gifts, Animals, Childhood, Parenting
"The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence
"The Sphinx Without a Secret" by Oscar Wilde

Oct

Ian, Carter, Ben / 19th Century Literature: The Gothic Novel
Frankenstein Part I by Mary Shelley
Martin and Daniel / 19th Century Literature: The Gothic Novel
Frankenstein Part II by Mary Shelley
Sarah, Islay, Gaby / The Gothic Short Story
"The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Julia, Catharine, Joanne, Nick / An Early Gothic Poem
"Tam O'Shanter" by Robert Burns

Please sign up for one story this term. If there are not enough spaces, be prepared to work with a classmate or in a group

Nov

Daniel
Jessica
Hannah
Zach / Short Stories
"The Red-Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Eric
Islay
Alison
Joseph / Short Stories -- Rememberance Day
"War" by Luigi Pirandello
David
Greg
Joanne
Patrick / Short Stories
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Canadian Short Story
The story about the boy graduating from private school who is ashamed of his mother
Short Story
"Everything that Rises Must Converge" by Flannery O'Connor

Dec

One-Act Comedies (drama: groups req'd)
Inside a Kid's Head
One-Act Comedies (drama: groups req'd)
Make your Play
One-Act Comedies (dramas: groups req'd)
The Burning Room

Jan

Chinese-American Literature
"A Pair of Tickets" by Amy Tan
Chinese-Canadian Literature
The Jade Peony, Part I by Wayson Choy
Mr. Manning / The Jade Peony, Part II by Wayson Choy
The Jade Peony, Part III by Wayson Choy

Feb

Mr. Manning / Essays and Stories for Black History Month
"The Natives are Hostile" by Alistair Scobie
Mr. Manning / Essays and Stories for Black History Month
"Biography of a Native Son" Part I by James Baldwin
Mr. Manning / Essays and Stories for Black History Month
"Biography of a Native Son" Part II by James Baldwin
Mr. Manning / Essays and Stories for Black History Month
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Please sign up for one story this term. If there are not enough spaces, be prepared to work with a classmate or in a group

Mar

Regional Writing: Western Canada
Bonedance Part I
Regional Writing: Western Canada
Bonedance Part II
March Break
Regional Writing: Western Canada
The Gathering of Horses

Apr

19th Century English Literature
·  Wuthering Heights Part I by Emily Bronte
19th Century English Literature
Wuthering Heights Part II by Emily Bronte
19th Century English Literature
Wuthering Heights Part III by Emily Bronte
19th Century English Literature
Wuthering Heights Part IV by Emily Bronte

May

Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream Acts I and II
·  Performance
Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III
·  Performance
Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream Act IV
·  Performance
Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream Act V
·  Performance
·  Travel literature of the city/town we will visit

June

·  Travel literature of the city/town we will visit
Writing Travel literature (brochures)
·  Travel literature of the city/town we will visit
Writing Travel literature (brochures)