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 * ECA IB English A1 / 11, 2010-11 **

**Summer reading:** remember, you need to read Edith Wharton's novel //The Age of Innocence// during the summer vacation. You should also respond to one discussion question about the novel by midnight on the first day of school. Questions are posted on the discussion tab of this page.

** Assignment calendar page with links **

** Course documents, resources, & English-related links: ** [|Course Expectations & texts] [|Course Outline, 1st semester] [|ECA Student Handbook] [|Online dictionary] [|Pronunciation dictionary for Greek names] [|The ECHO (ECA's webzine)] [|Extended Essay information] [|Library Resources] Grammar links IB links Literary terms <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|e-text of]//[|The Age of Innocence]// (summer reading) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|.pdf copy of //The Age of Innocence//]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__Final exam, Semester 2:__** The format for the 2nd semester exam essay will be a commentary on a passage from //Heart of Darkness//. I will give you two passages; you may select the one you wish to write about. Make sure you review main ideas f<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">rom HOD as well as the commentary format ([|Structuring Commentary Essays] - we'll go over this in class during Dead Week as well).

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a sample commentary from HOD pp. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">78-9: [|Sample HOD 78-9], and your list of important ideas from the text: [|HOD ideas]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Having trouble defining & analyzing diction?** Here are some resources I scavenged from the Internet: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. [|Diction Packet] from [|Ms. Jenkins' Online Classroom] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. [|Diction guide] from [|Asta Bowen's website]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__//Heart of Darkness//, resources:__** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">e-Text of //Heart of Darkness// (pdf file): __[|HOD e-text]__ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Link to online e-text of HOD]__ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Audio copy of HOD, if you prefer to listen]__ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Part 1 of John Malkovich's 1993 movie version of HOD]__ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Original extended trailer for "Apocalypse Now"]__

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__World Literature Papers 1 & 2, resources:__** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|WL1 Topic Proposal Form] (due 17 March) (note: you do //not// need to fill out the second page with your quotation selections at this point - we'll talk about that before it's due) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|WL2 Topic Proposal Form] (due Friday 1 April) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|WL comparative matrix](use this or a traditional outline to plan your essay - due Monday, along with your quotation selection) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Topics already chosen]: (please review this if you are resubmitting or still refining your topic - don't waste time by choosing something that has already been claimed by a classmate) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Death and the Maiden (full text)] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Hedda Gabler (full text - thanks, Najla)] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Formatting notes to review before you post, and turnitin.com instructions] (the document we reviewed together in class on Tuesday) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|WL1 Sample Titles]: feel free to browse these titles if you're having trouble selecting yours. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**World Literature Assignment 2:** Contact me if you would like a copy of the specifications for this assignment from IB - you should read them before making your choice, and remember that you must use one of the WL texts you did not use in Paper 1. The four WL texts we have read are //The Bacchae//, //The Cherry Orchard, Hedda Gabler// and //Death and the Maiden//.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Current assignments and updates **__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (for old assignments, visit the old assignments page)

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__Remaining assignments:__** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Due Tuesday, 24 May:** post your précis and evaluation of your chosen article on the wiki discussion tab ([|Writing a Précis]) - a sample is posted if you need to review it.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Due Thursday, 26 May:** present your creative piece based on any work from this year (see me if you need an extension to Dead Week)

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Due Monday, 30 May:** submit your final (for this year) draft of World Literature Paper 1 with revisions