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1. NAME The Unit Organizer DATE 4 ELA B 90 Relationships and Life Our Shared Linguistic and Cultural Roots / NEXT UNIT LAST UNIT 2 3 CURRENT UNIT CURRENT UNIT 1 is about... 7 UNIT SCHEDULE UNIT MAP 5 • Double Entry Journal • Viewing and Listening to examples of Old, Middle and Modern English • Persuasive Paragraph • Representing & Speaking : Canadianisms • Descriptive Paragraph • Reading excerpts of various genre • Journal Entry • Debate • Friendly Letter / E-mail • Narrative Paragraph • Figures of Speech/ Representing • Speaking: Emphasis, Connotation, Inflection • Writing a Poem studying how English works, its history and its impact on others so we can better understand our linguistic identity and our heritage by examining the by noting history of English language interpretation of language by noting by examining voice in writing by examining the cultural influences use of language 1. When, where and how was English first used and by whom? 2. How is language affected by gender, age, ethnic heritage group and educational background? 3. How is English used by different people in different roles and occupations? 4. How do writers use language to create voice? 5. What factors influence interpretation of written and oral language? Past / present Compare / contrast Pros / cons Cause / Effect UNIT FOCUS QUESTIONS LEARNING PROCESSES 6

2. NAME The Unit Organizer Our Shared Linguistic and Cultural Roots DATE Expanded Unit Map 9 is about... studying how English works, its history and its impact on others so we can better understand our linguistic identity and our heritage by examining the by noting history of English language interpretation of language by noting by examining voice in writing by examining the cultural influences use of language 10 NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS

3. NAME The Unit Organizer Our Shared Linguistic and Cultural Roots DATE Expanded Unit Map 9 is about... studying how English works, its history and its impact on others so we can better understand our linguistic identity and our heritage by examining the by noting history of English language interpretation of language by noting by examining -of oral and written language -the printed book (IPad, Kindle, old, middle and new English) -Chaucer, Shakespeare, etc. voice in writing -written: connotation, denotation -oral: emphasis, inflection, pausing by examining the cultural influences use of language -in different literary examples -tone and style -figures of speech -gender, age, ethnic heritage group, educational background -words that originate from other cultures and our own (e.g. Canadianisms) --e-mail. msn, texting, facebook (differences in formality) -audience 10 NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS