1. Welcome to ENG1DI with Ms. Culp Klassen!
I am looking forward to getting to know
each of you!

2. Please find your name on your desk and have a seat!
Try your hand and brain at the word puzzles in front of you.
Example: solve the following riddle…
1. A filing-cabinet of human lives
Where people swarm like bees in tunneled hives,
Each to his own cell in the towered comb,
Identical and cramped—we call it home.

3. Try some word picture puzzles…
Top secret
Big Deal

4. Try these! (answer on your puzzle page)

5. What is a Palindrome? Examples: Mad Adam/race car/ Never odd or even
A Palindrome is a word or group of words that reads the same, both forwards and backwards
Can you think of any others?

6. Palindromes Spoiled children of celebrities: STAR BRATS
A zookeeper announces that he has captured two fewer than a dozen beasts by hitting them hard with a square-patterned object and putting them inside it.
TEN ANIMALS I SLAM IN A NET

7. Classroom Expectations
Be prepared for class.
bring a pen, notebook, paper, and any necessary texts.
Be ready to work when the bell goes

8. Be on Time
It is your responsibility to come to class on time. It is respectful and diligent to come on time; it is disruptive to arrive late.
If you arrive after the bell has rung, signaling the beginning of class, you will be marked late. Knock on the door and wait till you are invited in. Fill out the late form in the door folder.
If you are more than 10 minutes late you will need a late slip from the office

9. Be Responsible
It is your responsibility to make up missed work. If you know you will be away a certain period or day, please let me know as early as you can, particularly if we are doing any kind of group activity, test, or presentation.
If you know you will be absent for a test, please talk to me before the test and we will arrange an alternative time to write it.

10. If you are unexpectedly absent due to illness, parental withdrawals, or other legitimate reasons, please consult the class website for details, and if you missed a test or presentation, assume that you will write a missed test on the day you return.
Handouts are place in the classroom in a labelled box: ENG1DI
Your parents/guardians should phone the school or provide a note explaining your absence within 3 school days

11. If you will be gone on an extended vacation, you must fill out an absence form from the office, and you must complete and hand in (before you depart) any assignments that will be due during your absence.

12. Be Respectful
Allow the teacher and fellow students to speak without interruption.
Raise your hand if you wish to speak.
Use appropriate language.
leave cellphones in your knapsack, on silent mode. At times you will be allowed to use cellphones for educational tasks.

13. Be organized A well-organized notebook is your best study tool.
Divide your binder into FIVE distinct sections:
Literature Studies (see subsections)
Language Matters
Writing Skills
Reading Skills
Tests and Assignments

14. Course Overview
We will read a variety of texts throughout the course and complete assignments using different styles of writing
Some of the units 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 

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. Literature Circles This is our first dystopian theme
We will read different dystopian novels in groups
You will write a timed critical response (an essay) to your novel
Evaluation: You will create a personal symbol presentation

19. Short Stories Here we will continue our look dystopian texts
We will read a number of short stories that will help us with some
You will write a short story on a dystopian theme
Evaluation:
Formal paragraph
Short story

20. Romeo & Juliet
You may not be looking forward to Shakespeare, but this play is a classic 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:
News article
Group media project
Formal essay
MOVIE: Zeferelli version and maybe Baz Luhrman

21. Summative Unit Core Novel
We will read a novel (T.B.D.) and engage in several reading activities, both individual and collaborative
We will review course material for the exam

22. Get to Know Ms. Culp Klassen
True or False?
I go to hockey rinks a lot
TRUE!
I have a dog named Shakespeare.
FALSE!
I have been to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
I play volleyball.
I have 3 sons.
I watch the TV series “Criminal Minds.”

23. Good luck and have fun!