The Independent Novel study assignment which is due Jan 6th, is now available in the ELA Handouts link on our blog. (Top left corner).
It is your responsibility to read through the assignment carefully then let Miss Gokavi know which book you have chosen by Friday, November 26th. You can do this by posting a comment to this blog post. In it you should include: Your full name, the novel title and author's name. You can try to leave a comment on the blog post or hand in the paper copy - either way it is due Friday!!
This project will be done in conjunction with the Computers 9 course. You will receive a mark for the ELA content and also a Comp 9 credit for the technical aspects of the assignments.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Novel Study begins
Today we started our novel study for this term. Forbidden City by William Bell.
William Bell was born in Toronto in 1945 and graduated from the College of Education in 1970. He has taught at the Harbin University of Science and Technology and the Foreign Affairs college in China and at the University of British Columbia. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Literature and a a Master of Education.
He began writing at a very young age. Starting with short stories and poetry which he did not share with people outside of his family. In 1978, after a meeting with his favorite author, John Metcalfe, he decided to pursue a story idea - resulting in his first book Crabbe.
Although, most of his books are fictional Forbidden City and Speak to the Earth are based on actual events. He enjoys writing for young people because he feels they are very loyal to writers and are enthusiastic readers. His ideas often deal with someone who has reached an important stage in his/her life and realizes something they didn't know before.
The idea for Forbidden City came from actual events which took place in June 1989. He wanted to tell the story of the tragedy as accurately as possible. He was familiar with the city of Beijing, having taught there and he had bicycled around the city himself. He has said his greatest challenge while writing this book was how to put fictional characters in the center of actual events.
For further information about the author and his other books make sure to click on the novel link in the top right hand corner of the blog.
William Bell was born in Toronto in 1945 and graduated from the College of Education in 1970. He has taught at the Harbin University of Science and Technology and the Foreign Affairs college in China and at the University of British Columbia. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Literature and a a Master of Education.
He began writing at a very young age. Starting with short stories and poetry which he did not share with people outside of his family. In 1978, after a meeting with his favorite author, John Metcalfe, he decided to pursue a story idea - resulting in his first book Crabbe.
Although, most of his books are fictional Forbidden City and Speak to the Earth are based on actual events. He enjoys writing for young people because he feels they are very loyal to writers and are enthusiastic readers. His ideas often deal with someone who has reached an important stage in his/her life and realizes something they didn't know before.
The idea for Forbidden City came from actual events which took place in June 1989. He wanted to tell the story of the tragedy as accurately as possible. He was familiar with the city of Beijing, having taught there and he had bicycled around the city himself. He has said his greatest challenge while writing this book was how to put fictional characters in the center of actual events.
For further information about the author and his other books make sure to click on the novel link in the top right hand corner of the blog.
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