St. André Bessette Secondary School
ENG 4U - Grade 12 University Prep.
PREREQUISITE: Grade 11 English, University Prep.
Course Description
This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace.
Day One Forms
On the first day of class, all students were given a slip of paper with a webaddress on it. This directs students and parents to the documents below. Students and parent must read each of the files and then sign and date the slip and return it to Mr. Gallivan.
GUIDELINES FOR MR. GALLIVAN'S ENGLISH CLASS
BOARD POLICY FOR ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT (LATE OR MISSING ASSIGNMENTS; PLAGERISM)
Useful Links
Essays and Formal Writing
The Online Writing Lab (The OWL) by Purdue University. The complete online guide to MLA essay writing.
Do you ever work offline? Click HERE to download a file copy of The OWL's MLA guide. Keep it on your computer or tablet, and you can reference it any time you need.
The OWL has a lot of great information, but there is a lot of it. Click the link below to download Mr. Gallivan's guide for proper format for quotations in formal MLA essays. This will cover all, or almost all, aspects you will use at the high school level.
Assignment #1
Assignment #1
A paper copy of the first assignment was distributed on the first day of class. If you have forgotten it somewhere, or lost it, click below to download another copy.
Independant Study Project (ISP)
Creating a Thesis
Unlike most essays you have written in your high school career, for the ISP you must create your own thesis. This will be the argument you are going to prove is true for your chosen text. You will focus on one of the provided literay critical theories as a lens to interpret your chosen text.
To help you in creating a thesis, read the guides on creating and using thesis statements published and distributed by two different Univeristy Writing Centres:
The OWL at Purdue University Guide to Creating a Good Literature Paper
The Univesity of Toronto's Writing Centre Guide to Using Thesis Statements
As we investigate the literary critical theories, we will preform an analysis of the story "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. Below is a link to an online version of the story to help you with your analysis.
Below are files to help you complete the stages of the essay. These are a guide, not a requirement. You may wish to use the Word files to write your stages, or create your own (hand written is fine).
Core Text: Hamlet
The majority of this text will be read and analyzed in class. After we read each scene it is your responsibility to complete the questions. Make sure to record detailed answers to each question as this will be the basis for your review for quizzes, your quick reference for assignment, and your study guide for this unit when you prepare for the final exam.
Content and Analysis Questions for Hamlet (Word file)
Content and Analysis Questions for Hamlet (PDF file)
Content and Analysis Questions for Hamlet (New Webpage)
If you are ever away from class, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to complete the reading missed in class. Once you have read the missed scene(s), please check with Mr. Gallivan regarding any aspects you were unsure about.
To find a complete online version of Hamlet, click on the links below.
Complete Hamlet Script (Nothing else)
Complete Hamlet Script (scene by scene with notes at the bottom of each page)
Comlete Hamelt Script side-by-side with an overly simplified version in simple English
The Great Chain of Being
Below is the Powerpoint we used in class for The Great Chain of Being. Make sure you know and understand its significance.
Core Text: The Great Gastby
This novel is set in the 1920s (often know as "The Roaring 20s).
As we read the novel, use the following questions as a guide to the key themes, symbols, and events of the text.
The Great Gatsby questions (Word file)
The Great Gatsby questions (PDF file)
The Great Gatsby questions (New Webpage)
The following are a set of discussion questions. Read them, then respond individually, then in small groups, finally as a whole class discussion.
Research Seminar: Rubric
Core Text: Obasan
Obasan is a historical fiction about the internment camps set up during World War II by the Canadian Government for Japanese Canadians. This novel is highly praised for its look at this dark time in history, as well as its beautiful and poetic narration style.
As we read the text, use the following questions as a guide to the key themes, symbols and events of the text.
Obasan Questions (New Webpage)
Obasan Research Seminar.
For a copy of the research seminar click here.
For a copy of the rubric click here.
Obasan Journal Assignment:
For a copy of the journal assignment click here.
For a copy of the journal rubrics click here.
Core Text: A Streetcar Named Desire
The majority of this text will be read and analyzed in class. After we read each scene it is your responsibility to complete the questions. Make sure to record detailed answers to each question as this will be the basis for your review for quizzes, your quick reference for assignment, and your study guide for this unit when you prepare for the final exam.
A Streetcar Named Desire Questions (Word file)
A Streetcar Named Desire Questions (PDF file)
A Streetcar Named Desire Questions (New Webpage)
Final Task
Below you will find links to help you to understand that think about the Jungian Analysis of Archetypes needed to complete your presentation:
The Archetypal Quest Powerpoint
Joseph Campbell's Analysis of Jungian Archetypes
Video 1 - Joseph Campbell's Myths