Course: ELA5, CSS, Sferrazza | Cowichan Valley School District

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Welcome

Welcome to English 5
	Step 1: Watch the introductory video (left). You can also update your profile at this point (just click your name in the top-right).
	Step 2: Read the Course Outline with your home facilitator and make sure you understand the course requirements. Ask your teacher if you have any questions.
	Step 3: Make a schedule and get started on the course ASAP! Remember that regular progress is the key to success.
	Step 4: Click on the Tell Me About Yourself link below and complete your introductory assignment

Select activity Tell Me About Yourself

Tell Me About Yourself Assignment

Select week 2 March - 8 March

2 March - 8 March
- Select activity Unit Overview
  
  Unit Overview Book
- Select activity Print the Learning Guide. Then work through it as ...
  
  Print the Learning Guide. Then work through it as you progress through the lessons. Submit it in the dropbox at the end of the unit.
- Select activity Unit 1 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 1 Learning Guide URL
- Select activity SECTION 1 - Reading Strategies: Before, During &am...
  
  SECTION 1 - Reading Strategies: Before, During & After
- Select activity 1.1 Reading Rules!
  
  1.1 Reading Rules! Book
- Select activity 1.2 Pre-Reading Tips
  
  1.2 Pre-Reading Tips Book
- Select activity 1.2 Pre-Reading Assignment
  
  1.2 Pre-Reading Assignment
- Select activity 1.3 Strategies During Reading
  
  1.3 Strategies During Reading Book
- Select activity 1.4 Strategies After Reading
  
  1.4 Strategies After Reading Book
- Select activity 1.3 - 1.4 Your Turn: Reading Strategies Assignments
  
  1.3 - 1.4 Your Turn: Reading Strategies Assignments
- Select activity SECTION 2: Descriptive Writing Journal & Parts...
  
  SECTION 2: Descriptive Writing Journal & Parts of Speech
- Select activity 1.5 Descriptive Writing Journal
  
  1.5 Descriptive Writing Journal Book
- Select activity 1.6 Descriptive Text
  
  1.6 Descriptive Text Book
- Select activity 1.7 Parts of Speech - Part One
  
  1.7 Parts of Speech - Part One Book
- Select activity 1.8 Parts of Speech - Part Two
  
  1.8 Parts of Speech - Part Two Book
- Select activity 1.7 - 1.8 Parts of Speech Test
  
  1.7 - 1.8 Parts of Speech Test Quiz
- Select activity SECTION 3: Literary Devices & Descriptive Writ...
  
  SECTION 3: Literary Devices & Descriptive Writing
- Select activity 1.9 Literary Devices
  
  1.9 Literary Devices Book
- Select activity 1.9 Literary Devices Test
  
  1.9 Literary Devices Test Quiz
- Select activity 1.10 Get Descriptive - Part One
  
  1.10 Get Descriptive - Part One Book
- Select activity 1.11 Get Descriptive - Part Two
  
  1.11 Get Descriptive - Part Two Book
- Select activity 1.12 Writing Process - Describe an Animal
  
  1.12 Writing Process - Describe an Animal Book
- Select activity 1.12 Graphic Organizer and Revised / Edited Draft
  
  1.12 Graphic Organizer and Revised / Edited Draft Assignment
- Select activity Unit 1 - Describe an Animal Writing Assignment
  
  Unit 1 - Describe an Animal Writing Assignment
- Select activity IMPRESSIONS: Finishing Tasks
  
  IMPRESSIONS: Finishing Tasks
- Select activity 1.13 Impressions - Project Choices
  
  1.13 Impressions - Project Choices Book
- Select activity Unit 1 - Learning Guide
  
  Unit 1 - Learning Guide Assignment
- Select activity Unit 1 - Descriptive Writing Journal
  
  Unit 1 - Descriptive Writing Journal Assignment
- Select activity Unit 1 Project - My Animal
  
  Unit 1 Project - My Animal Assignment
Select week 9 March - 15 March

9 March - 15 March
- Select activity Unit Overview
  
  Unit Overview Book
- Select activity Unit 2 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 2 Learning Guide URL
- Select activity SECTION 1: Elements of a Short Story
  
  SECTION 1: Elements of a Short Story
- Select activity 2.1 Elements of a Story - Setting and Character
  
  2.1 Elements of a Story - Setting and Character Book
- Select activity 2.2 Elements of a Story - Conflict and Point of View
  
  2.2 Elements of a Story - Conflict and Point of View Book
- Select activity 2.3 Elements of a Story - Plot and Theme
  
  2.3 Elements of a Story - Plot and Theme Book
- Select activity 2.4 Explore Elements of a Short Story
  
  2.4 Explore Elements of a Short Story Book
- Select activity 2.1 - 2.4 Elements of a Story Test
  
  2.1 - 2.4 Elements of a Story Test Quiz
- Select activity SECTION 2: Explore Short Story Genres
  
  SECTION 2: Explore Short Story Genres
- Select activity 2.5 Literature & Genres
  
  2.5 Literature & Genres Book
- Select activity 2.6 More on Genres
  
  2.6 More on Genres Book
- Select activity 2.5 - 2.6 Know Your Genres Test
  
  2.5 - 2.6 Know Your Genres Test Quiz
- Select activity 2.7 Exploring Genres
  
  2.7 Exploring Genres Book
- Select activity Note: Students will complete lessons 2.8 - 2.10 tw...
  
  Note: Students will complete lessons 2.8 - 2.10 two times. Two creative stories will be written - each in a different genre. Don't try to do both stories at once. Teacher feedback on story one can be applied to story two (although planning, etc. for story two can begin right when story #1 draft is submitted.)
- Select activity 2.8 You're the Author - Prewriting
  
  2.8 You're the Author - Prewriting Book
- Select activity 2.9 You're the Author - Story Writing
  
  2.9 You're the Author - Story Writing Book
- Select activity 2.10 You're the Author - Revising & Editing
  
  2.10 You're the Author - Revising & Editing Book
- Select activity 2.10 Your Story #1 Sheets & Revised/Edited Draft
  
  2.10 Your Story #1 Sheets & Revised/Edited Draft Assignment
- Select activity Your Short Story #1
  
  Your Short Story #1 Assignment
- Select activity 2.10 Your Story #2 Sheets & Revised/Edited Draft
  
  2.10 Your Story #2 Sheets & Revised/Edited Draft Assignment
- Select activity Your Short Story #2
  
  Your Short Story #2 Assignment
- Select activity SECTION 3 - Oral Tradition
  
  SECTION 3 - Oral Tradition
- Select activity 2.11 First Nations Oral Tradition
  
  2.11 First Nations Oral Tradition Book
- Select activity 2.12 Oral Tradition in Your Family
  
  2.12 Oral Tradition in Your Family Book
- Select activity 2.12 Family Stories Assignment
  
  2.12 Family Stories Assignment
- Select activity TELL A STORY - Finishing Tasks
  
  TELL A STORY - Finishing Tasks
- Select activity 2.12 Impressions - Project Choices
  
  2.12 Impressions - Project Choices Book
- Select activity Unit 2 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 2 Learning Guide Assignment
- Select activity Unit 2 Short Story Journal
  
  Unit 2 Short Story Journal Assignment
- Select activity Unit 2 Project - Short Story Extension
  
  Unit 2 Project - Short Story Extension Assignment
Select week 16 March - 22 March

16 March - 22 March
- Select activity Unit Overview
  
  Unit Overview Book
- Select activity Unit 3 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 3 Learning Guide URL
- Select activity SECTION 1: Nonfiction Reading and Responding Strat...
  
  SECTION 1: Nonfiction Reading and Responding Strategies
- Select activity 3.1 Introducing Nonfiction
  
  3.1 Introducing Nonfiction Book
- Select activity 3.1 Introducing Nonfiction
  
  3.1 Introducing Nonfiction Quiz
- Select activity 3.2 Zoom In
  
  3.2 Zoom In Book
- Select activity 3.3 Nonfiction Feature Detective
  
  3.3 Nonfiction Feature Detective Book
- Select activity 3.3 Nonfiction Feature Find
  
  3.3 Nonfiction Feature Find Assignment
- Select activity 3.4 Take a PEEK!
  
  3.4 Take a PEEK! Book
- Select activity 3.5 Oreo Paragraph
  
  3.5 Oreo Paragraph Book
- Select activity 3.6 Turn It Into A Question
  
  3.6 Turn It Into A Question Book
- Select activity 3.1 - 3.6 Nonfiction Reading and Responding Strategies
  
  3.1 - 3.6 Nonfiction Reading and Responding Strategies Assignment
- Select activity SECTION 2: Nonfiction Text Structures
  
  SECTION 2: Nonfiction Text Structures
- Select activity 3.7 Introducing Nonfiction Text Structures
  
  3.7 Introducing Nonfiction Text Structures Book
- Select activity 3.8 More About Text Structures
  
  3.8 More About Text Structures Book
- Select activity 3.9 Introducing Biographies
  
  3.9 Introducing Biographies Book
- Select activity 3.7 - 3.9 Nonfiction Text Structures
  
  3.7 - 3.9 Nonfiction Text Structures Quiz
- Select activity 3.10 Digital Texts and Biographies
  
  3.10 Digital Texts and Biographies Book
- Select activity SECTION 3: Biography Research
  
  SECTION 3: Biography Research
- Select activity 3.11 It's All About Who?
  
  3.11 It's All About Who? Book
- Select activity 3.11 It's All About Who?
  
  3.11 It's All About Who? Assignment
- Select activity 3.12 Questions, Sources, and Notetaking
  
  3.12 Questions, Sources, and Notetaking Book
- Select activity 3.12 Questions, Sources, and Notetaking
  
  3.12 Questions, Sources, and Notetaking Assignment
- Select activity 3.13 Drafting
  
  3.13 Drafting Book
- Select activity 3.14 Writing an Introduction and a Conclusion
  
  3.14 Writing an Introduction and a Conclusion Book
- Select activity 3.15 Bibliography
  
  3.15 Bibliography Book
- Select activity 3.16 Revising and Editing
  
  3.16 Revising and Editing Book
- Select activity 3.11 - 3.16 Revised/Edited Draft
  
  3.11 - 3.16 Revised/Edited Draft Assignment
- Select activity INFORM AND EXPLAIN: Finishing Tasks
  
  INFORM AND EXPLAIN: Finishing Tasks
- Select activity Unit 3 Project Choices - Biography
  
  Unit 3 Project Choices - Biography Book
- Select activity Unit 3 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 3 Learning Guide Assignment
- Select activity Unit 3 Project - Biography and Timeline
  
  Unit 3 Project - Biography and Timeline Assignment
Select week 23 March - 29 March

23 March - 29 March
"A good poem is a contribution to reality.

The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it.

A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him."

-- Dylan Thomas
- Select activity Unit Overview
  
  Unit Overview Book
- Select activity Unit 4 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 4 Learning Guide URL
- Select activity SECTION 1 - Poems that Rhyme
  
  SECTION 1 - Poems that Rhyme
- Select activity 4.1 Poetry Reading Journal
  
  4.1 Poetry Reading Journal Book
- Select activity 4.2 How To Read A Poem With Rhythm By Identifying Rhyming Couplets
  
  4.2 How To Read A Poem With Rhythm By Identifying Rhyming Couplets Book
- Select activity 4.3 Be A Poetry Sleuth
  
  4.3 Be A Poetry Sleuth Book
- Select activity 4.4 Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening
  
  4.4 Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening Book
- Select activity 4.5 More Rhyming Poems
  
  4.5 More Rhyming Poems Book
- Select activity 4.1 - 4.5 Quiz Poetry Sleuth - Context Clues, Close Reading, and Poetry Structure
  
  4.1 - 4.5 Quiz Poetry Sleuth - Context Clues, Close Reading, and Poetry Structure
- Select activity 4.1 - 4.5 Poetry Reading
  
  4.1 - 4.5 Poetry Reading Assignment
- Select activity SECTION 2 - Writing, Free Verse and Pattern Poems
  
  SECTION 2 - Writing, Free Verse and Pattern Poems
- Select activity 4.6 Writing Rhyming Poems
  
  4.6 Writing Rhyming Poems Book
- Select activity 4.7 "Show, Don't Tell" and Free Verse
  
  4.7 "Show, Don't Tell" and Free Verse Book
- Select activity 4.8 Street Music and Apples
  
  4.8 Street Music and Apples Book
- Select activity 4.9 Special Effects and Patterns for Poems
  
  4.9 Special Effects and Patterns for Poems Book
- Select activity 4.10 More Patterns for Poems
  
  4.10 More Patterns for Poems Book
- Select activity 4.6 - 4.10 Quiz Literary Devices and Poetry Forms
  
  4.6 - 4.10 Quiz Literary Devices and Poetry Forms
- Select activity 4.6 - 4.10 Poetry Reading
  
  4.6 - 4.10 Poetry Reading Assignment
- Select activity SECTION 3 - Poetry and Culture
  
  SECTION 3 - Poetry and Culture
- Select activity 4.11 The Drum Calls Softly
  
  4.11 The Drum Calls Softly Book
- Select activity 4.12 Listen To My Drum Weep
  
  4.12 Listen To My Drum Weep Book
- Select activity 4.13 Canadian History Through Poetry and Lyrics - Part One
  
  4.13 Canadian History Through Poetry and Lyrics - Part One Book
- Select activity 4.14 Canadian History Through Poetry and Lyrics - Part Two
  
  4.14 Canadian History Through Poetry and Lyrics - Part Two Book
- Select activity POETRY - Finishing Tasks
  
  POETRY - Finishing Tasks
- Select activity Poetry Reading Skills Assessment
  
  Poetry Reading Skills Assessment Book
- Select activity Poetry Test - Reading Skills Assessment
  
  Poetry Test - Reading Skills Assessment Quiz
- Select activity Unit 4 Poetry Project Choices
  
  Unit 4 Poetry Project Choices Book
- Select activity Unit 4 Project - Poetry Writing
  
  Unit 4 Project - Poetry Writing Assignment
- Select activity Unit 4 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 4 Learning Guide Assignment
- Select activity Unit 4 Poetry Reading Journal
  
  Unit 4 Poetry Reading Journal Assignment
Select week 30 March - 5 April

30 March - 5 April
- Select activity Unit Overview
  
  Unit Overview Book
- Select activity Unit 5 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 5 Learning Guide URL
- Select activity SECTION 1 - Elements of Persuasive Writing
  
  SECTION 1 - Elements of Persuasive Writing
- Select activity 5.1 Persuasion Around You
  
  5.1 Persuasion Around You Book
- Select activity 5.1 Persausive Text Scavenger Hunt
  
  5.1 Persausive Text Scavenger Hunt Assignment
- Select activity 5.2 Persuasive Techniques
  
  5.2 Persuasive Techniques Book
- Select activity 5.2 Persuasive Techniques Quiz
  
  5.2 Persuasive Techniques Quiz
- Select activity 5.3 Elements of Persuasion - Strong Position
  
  5.3 Elements of Persuasion - Strong Position Book
- Select activity 5.4 Elements of Persuasion - Specific Audience
  
  5.4 Elements of Persuasion - Specific Audience Book
- Select activity 5.5 Elements of Persuasion - Convincing Reasons
  
  5.5 Elements of Persuasion - Convincing Reasons Book
- Select activity 5.6 Elements of Persuasion - Counterargument
  
  5.6 Elements of Persuasion - Counterargument Book
- Select activity SECTION 2 - Persuasive Letter
  
  SECTION 2 - Persuasive Letter
- Select activity 5.7 Positive Persuasive Letter
  
  5.7 Positive Persuasive Letter Book
- Select activity 5.8 Positive Persuasive Letter Format
  
  5.8 Positive Persuasive Letter Format Book
- Select activity 5.9 Writing Your Letter
  
  5.9 Writing Your Letter Book
- Select activity 5.9 Revised/Edited Draft of Letter
  
  5.9 Revised/Edited Draft of Letter Assignment
- Select activity 5.9 Final Positive Persausive Letter
  
  5.9 Final Positive Persausive Letter Assignment
- Select activity SECTION 3 - Persuasive Product & Presentation
  
  SECTION 3 - Persuasive Product & Presentation
- Select activity 5.10 Create a Cereal Box - Part One
  
  5.10 Create a Cereal Box - Part One Book
- Select activity Unit 5 Persuasive Writing Journal
  
  Unit 5 Persuasive Writing Journal Assignment
- Select activity 5.11 Create a Cereal Box - Part Two
  
  5.11 Create a Cereal Box - Part Two Book
- Select activity 5.11 Create a Cereal Box
  
  5.11 Create a Cereal Box Assignment
- Select activity 5.12 Create a Cereal Commercial
  
  5.12 Create a Cereal Commercial Book
- Select activity 5.13 Writing Your Script
  
  5.13 Writing Your Script Book
- Select activity 5.13 Revised/Edited Draft of Script
  
  5.13 Revised/Edited Draft of Script Assignment
- Select activity 5.14 Final Script / Commercial
  
  5.14 Final Script / Commercial Book
- Select activity 5.14 Cereal Script
  
  5.14 Cereal Script Assignment
- Select activity 5.14 Cereal Commercial
  
  5.14 Cereal Commercial Assignment
- Select activity PERSPECTIVES - Finishing Tasks
  
  PERSPECTIVES - Finishing Tasks
- Select activity 5.15 Perspectives - Project Choices
  
  5.15 Perspectives - Project Choices Book
- Select activity Unit 5 Project - Perspectives
  
  Unit 5 Project - Perspectives Assignment
- Select activity Unit 5 Learning Guide
  
  Unit 5 Learning Guide Assignment
Select week 6 April - 12 April

6 April - 12 April
- Select activity Unit Overview - Novel Study Choices
  
  Unit Overview - Novel Study Choices Book
- Select activity SECTION 1 - Before You Read Be sure to download y...
  
  SECTION 1 - Before You Read
  
  Be sure to download your PLOT FLOWCHART and your READING SCAVENGER HUNT from the lesson book for your chosen novel study.
- Select activity 6.1 Before You Read
  
  6.1 Before You Read Book
- Select activity 6.1 Before You Read - Reading Scavenger Hunt
  
  6.1 Before You Read - Reading Scavenger Hunt Assignment
- Select activity SECTION 2 - As You Read Be sure to download your ...
  
  SECTION 2 - As You Read
  
  Be sure to download your READER RESPONSE AND VOCABULARY documents from the lesson book for your chosen novel study.
- Select activity 6.2 Reader Responses and Vocabulary Log
  
  6.2 Reader Responses and Vocabulary Log Book
- Select activity 6.2 Reader Response and Vocabulary #1
  
  6.2 Reader Response and Vocabulary #1 Assignment
- Select activity 6.2 Reader Response and Vocabulary #2
  
  6.2 Reader Response and Vocabulary #2 Assignment
- Select activity 6.2 Reader Response and Vocabulary #3
  
  6.2 Reader Response and Vocabulary #3 Assignment
- Select activity 6.2 Reader Response and Vocabulary #4
  
  6.2 Reader Response and Vocabulary #4 Assignment
- Select activity SECTION 3 - After You Read
  
  SECTION 3 - After You Read
- Select activity 6.3 Plot
  
  6.3 Plot Book
- Select activity 6.3 Plot Diagram
  
  6.3 Plot Diagram Assignment
- Select activity NOVEL STUDY - Finishing Tasks
  
  NOVEL STUDY - Finishing Tasks
- Select activity Unit 6 Novel Study Project Choices
  
  Unit 6 Novel Study Project Choices Book
- Select activity Unit 6 Project - Novel Study
  
  Unit 6 Project - Novel Study Assignment