Grade 12 Academic English
Supplementary Novels
Timothy Findley, The Wars
Alistair Macleod, No Great Mischief
Ami McKay, The Birth House
First Term Texts
Margaret Atwood, A Handmaid's Tale
George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language"
George Orwell, 1984
Second Term Texts
Selected Poetry
Shakespeare, "Othello"
Ann Marie Macdonald, "Goodnight Desdamona, Good Morning Juliet"
Third Term Texts
James Joyce, Dubliners
Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes
Upcoming Due Dates
Birth House Novel Study: Due Monday, February 18th
Newspaper Assignment Due: Friday, October 12th
1984 Essay Draft Due: Friday, October 19th
1984 Essay Due: Friday, October 26th
Links
1984 Apple Computer Commercial
Poetry 180
MLA Style Guide
Glossary of Literary Terms
Alistair Macleod
Canada Reads
Frank McCourt
http://cbc.ca
Questions for The Birth House
Orwell's "Politics and the English Language"
Suggested Reading
Teacher Man, by Frank McCourt
Tis, by Frank McCourt
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Questions for "The Boat"
1. Explain the conflict between tradition and modernism. Which characters and events in the text demonstrate this conflict?
2. Why do you think the author chose to end with the image of his dead father?
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