Planner for first semester of Terminale

 


Right, now let's get down to business.

First, I would like you each to purchase a copy of Darling, New and Selected Poems, Jackie Kay  as quickly as possible. Please bring your copy to class each week (or leave your copy in the class cupboard).

Second, here is our schedule for semester one:


Friday 2 September: welcome back to class ! "Dracula" by Jackie Kay and quick Dracula test.


Thursday 8 September: Dracula and Gothic writing /Victorian era

Friday 9 September: Severe Gale 8 by Jackie Kay


Thursday 15 September: Dracula analysis of Ch 1 + 2

Friday 16 September: Severe Gale 8 by Jackie Kay presentations and then some of Off Colour (1998) by Jackie Kay. Instructions for written paper on Friday 23 September.


Thursday 22 September: Dracula

Friday 23 September: in-class written assignment on Darling, New and Selected Poems, Jackie Kay (20 points Pronote)


Thursday 29 September: Dracula

Friday 30 September: Of Colour (plus Divorce) Jackie Kay poems handed


Thursday 6 October: Dracula

Friday 7 October: No class


Thursday 13 October: Dracula

Friday 14 October: All remaining Jackie Kay poems.


Thursday 20 October: No class.

Friday 21 October: DVD of Dracula (which didn't work..)


Thursday 10 November: Share handouts on each poem in Google Doc file (Mrs C absent for training)

Friday 11 November: National holiday for WW1 Armistice


Thursday 17 November: Dracula: work in groups on Key Issues project

Friday 18 November: Revision of Jackie Kay poems via Google File


Thursday 24 November: Dracula

Friday 25 November: Jackie Kay and Revision Sheets


Thursday 1 December: Dracula

Friday 2 December:in-class written assignment on Darling, New and Selected Poems, Jackie Kay (20 points Pronote)


Thursday 8 December: Return Kay written assignment

Friday 9 December: Dracula


Thursday 15 December: Dracula

Friday 16 December: Dracula


Thursday 5 January: Jackie Kay - "Gap Year" - and select poems we would like to study in class (Adoption papers...) 

Friday 6 January: Dracula

Thursday 12 January: Jackie Kay

Friday 13 January: Gothic dress up day (plus food). Hand in research project connecting your Key Issue to the wider topic of Gothic art and literature and film. Details will follow but know I want all the written work to be done by you and NOT copied from original sources. Focus on set OIB texts. (20 points Pronote for your group)



Thursday 19 January: Dracula

Friday 20 January: comparative study of  Dracula and Dorian Gray

Thursday 26 January Fin du semestre (18 weeks of school done)

Friday 27 January: Dracula and Dorian Gray

Thursday 2 February: Jackie Kay

Friday 3 February: Dracula and Dorian Gray

Semaine du Bac. Blanc : Written paper on Jackie Kay

Second semester

Develop research and understanding of chosen texts: Dracula, Dorian Gray and Jackie Kay.




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