1. studying how English works, its history and its impact on others so we can better understand our linguistic identity and our heritage NAME DATE The Unit Organizer LAST UNIT CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT/ UNIT FOCUS QUESTIONS is about... UNIT SCHEDULE Our Shared Linguistic and Cultural Roots UNIT MAP CURRENT UNIT 1 32 4 5 6 7 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? 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 history of English language cultural influences use of language voice in writing interpretation of language by examining the by examining by examining the by noting Past / present Compare / contrast Pros / cons Cause / Effect LEARNING PROCESSES ELA B 90 Relationships and Life

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

3. NAME DATE The Unit Organizer NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS Expanded Unit Map Our Shared Linguistic and Cultural Roots is about... 9 10 studying how English works, its history and its impact on others so we can better understand our linguistic identity and our heritage history of English language cultural influences use of language voice in writing interpretation of language by examining the by examining by examining the by noting -of oral and written language -the printed book (IPad, Kindle, old, middle and new English) -Chaucer, Shakespeare, etc. -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 -in different literary examples -tone and style -figures of speech -written: connotation, denotation -oral: emphasis, inflection, pausing