Welcome to ENG1DI with Ms. O’Connor! I am looking forward to getting to know each and every one of you!

Course Overview Welcome to your first high school English course! We will read a variety of texts throughout the course and complete assignments using different styles of writing Our summative unit and exam will have a focus on dystopian texts I know you don’t all love English…I will try to make it as painless as possible 

Grammar I know studying grammar can be boring, but we need it to make our writing better We need to cover two main grammar components in this course: Parts of speech Types of sentences Evaluation: Parts of speech test Sentences quiz

Descriptive Writing Here is your chance to be creative! You will choose a picture and write a paragraph that appeals to the reader’s senses Start thinking about your favourite places to be and/or visit Evaluation: Creative descriptive paragraph

Mythology We will get to know the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology This unit will include individual work and media-based group work Evaluation: Formal paragraph Media project and presentation MOVIE: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Twelfth Night You may not be looking forward to Shakespeare, but this play is confusing and funny and will hopefully spark a little interest in you Don’t worry, we will work as a team during this unit to understand the language Evaluation: Formal paragraph News article MOVIE: She’s the Man

Short Stories This will be our first look at dystopian texts We will read a number of short stories that will help us with some writing and lead us into the summative unit Evaluation: Formal paragraph

Literature Circles This is our summative unit We will read different dystopian novels in groups You will be required to work individually and collaboratively Evaluation: Formal essay Media project Final exam MOVIE: The Island

Digital Learning Project We have the opportunity to take part in a board wide initiative: G9EDLP This allows us to use technology and collaborate with our peers here at EDSS and also at other schools We will often use the school’s netbooks to do some blogging, collaborate with others and create media projects

Get to Know Ms. O’Connor Game True or False? I love coffee. FALSE! I secretly want to be an astronaut. TRUE! I went camping in Algonquin Provincial Park this summer. I help coach soccer. I have been teaching for three years. I have a cat named Fish.