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=Unit Four: Shakespeare's //Romeo and Juliet//= **Worksheet One: Poster or Brochure Advertising Shakespeare and his world.**
 * YEAR 9 ENGLISH 2013**
 * Ms. Crocker's Final Timetable for R & J Assessment**
 * Monday: Explain final task and students asked to do the contemporary synopsis for HOMEWORK. Start film.**
 * Tuesday: (MissGraham) Finish Film and decide which scene and groups and which synopsis.**
 * Wednesday: ( Ms. Crocker - Double) Devise, block and rehearse your contemporary scene.**
 * Thursday: (Miss Graham) Assess groups scenes**

Letter for Shakespeare In Love

Marriage during the middle ages: http://educators.medievaltimes.com/1-5-marriage.html

=Synopsis of Romeo and Juliet=

=Definition of Tragedy and The Five Act Play Structure=

=Character Web:=

=Assessment TASK ONE: Prologue=

=Romeo and Juliet - Activity=

=Romeo And Juliet FINAL TASK= ___ =Unit Three: HORROR=

Choose an image and write a one-two page story using the image as inspiration.


Writing prompts and story starters: http://nighthagscorner.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/writing-prompts-for-horror-writers.html

Narrative Structure:


=Rubric for Horror Story (Narrative):=

Letter for Film - to be signed


=Elements of Suspense - Alfred Hitchcock=

==__You Tube Clips that you need to watch as you read through the Elements of Suspense__ - Alfred Hitchcock: You need to watch the trailer for each. If you have time you can also search and look for more scenes of the following films on you tube. Make sure you cover all films mentioned.==

1. Rear Window trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kCcZCMYw38 ‎ **2. Psycho trailer:** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz719b9QUqY = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjaVdJt59U =
 * 3. The Birds trailer: **

= Suspense Task: Read and then write a 1/2 page blurb on a suspense film that you come up with. =

=__**//The Others//**__ by Alejandro Amenabar=

Information about Characters and Actors:


=DRAMA STUDENTS - THe Comedy of Errors=

=Critique Sheet= __ =Poetic Representations Exam Questions ( for Ms Crocker's Class)= = UNIT TWO: The Power of Australian Language =

POETIC REPRESENTATIONS Assessment


NOTES TO HELP:

Homework (beginning 1 July): Read poem and do worksheet for

 * //[[file:Be good, little migrants by Uyen Loewald worksheet PDF.pdf]]Be good, little migrants by// Uyen Loewald **


 * Information about ** Australia’s immigration history:

**Assessment Task One: Images of Colonial Australia**


 * Keynotes of images:**


 * Question Sheet for Assessment:**
 * Rubric for Colonial Images Assessment:**[[file:Colonial Images assessment Rubric copy.pdf]]

The Man from Snowy River - references
http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/patersonab/poetry/snowy.html

http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/man-from-snowy-river

=**Close study of the novel //'Deadly Unna?'// by Phillipe Gwynne**=


 * Students are presently reading the novel and answering questions in regards to the characters, themes, structure and language features.**

Currently students are working on the Themes Worksheet for Homework =**Themes: Worksheet**=

9EG- Themes Questions due Friday 22nd March

Article on film 'Australian Rules'.

http://www.actf.com.au/assets/the_learning_centre/actf_ar_article_ellingsen.pdf

=Film: Australian Rules=

=
As a class we have watched the film Australian Rules once for enjoyment and overall understanding and are now watching it for a second time in order to take notes on the similarities and differences between the novel and the film. These notes will be used in the creation of the students first essay for the year. See attached task and notes for details.=====

=Task: Essay= Compare and Contrast Essay and scaffold:

Essay Rubric:

Homework Task: 9CH Aboriginal Missions Information Sheet

Aboriginal Missions Question Sheet

Comparative Review - 200 word - example