Welcome to Mr. Di Ponio's English 10 page. There are four units of study for this course as well as a section on Provincial Exam Preparation, which encompass all of the Prescribed Learning Outcomes. During your study of literature you will have the opportunity to do poster projects which will allow you to use programs like PowerPoint and Microsoft Publisher.
This course is quite rigorous and challenging, particularly Shakespeare. I would encourage you to team up with classmates for the Shakespeare unit and try to read the play in small groups. Copies of the play are available in the Learning Centre. I also have a wide variety of notes and tools that will help you better understand the play, so please consult me when you hit roadblocks.
Also, I have several film versions of Romeo and Juliet, and there are several viewing areas in the school so that you may watch the film on your own schedule. Remember that you are encouraged, when possible, to work in small groups for some of the assignments, and please do not hesitate to ask for help when you run across problems.
This course is quite rigorous and challenging, particularly Shakespeare. I would encourage you to team up with classmates for the Shakespeare unit and try to read the play in small groups. Copies of the play are available in the Learning Centre. I also have a wide variety of notes and tools that will help you better understand the play, so please consult me when you hit roadblocks.
Also, I have several film versions of Romeo and Juliet, and there are several viewing areas in the school so that you may watch the film on your own schedule. Remember that you are encouraged, when possible, to work in small groups for some of the assignments, and please do not hesitate to ask for help when you run across problems.
“Beneath the armor of skin/and/bone/and/mind
most of our colors are amazingly the same.” -Aberjhani |
"It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night."
-E. A. Poe |
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
-Harper Lee |