English 1202 Homegrown Unit – Graphic OrganizerFill in the graphic organizer with people, places, food, and any other things that you associate with the word ‘Newfoundland’.

Newfoundland

Did you know….?• St. John’s is the oldest city in North America

-> Water Street is the oldest street in North America!• Newfoundland has its own time zone.• L’Anse aux Meadows, on the northern-most tip of the island, is the

only known site of an ancient Norse settlement in North America (outside of Greenland)

• Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless message on Signal Hill on December 12, 1901. The test signal was sent from Poldhu, Cornwall, 3200 kilometers away.

• There are more pubs per square foot on George Street in St. John’s than anywhere else in Canada.

• Newfoundland is the only providence to have its own dictionary, pony, and dog!

• Cape Spear is known as the most easterly point in Canada.• Brimstone Head, Fogo, is a piece of rocky landscape that the Flat Earth

Society believes to be one of the four corners of the Earth.• Witless Bay is home to the largest seabird colony in North America,

with puffins and gannets galore. • The first people of Newfoundland were the Beothuk (now extinct) who

hunted caribou and fish

• Joey Smallwood who was the first premier of Newfoundland, was the main force for bringing Newfoundland into Confederation in 1949

• A transatlantic telegraph cable was laid on the bottom of the ocean from Ireland to Heart's Content, Newfoundland in 1866

• Main exports are oil, fish products, newsprint, iron ore and electricity.

English 1202 Homegrown Unit – Myra Bennett: Tempting Providence PG 24

What do you think the title of the play (Tempting Providence) means?

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Why did the author choose to only name two of the characters?

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What are two problems you think Myra might face during her time in Newfoundland?

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How do you think Myra changed the lives of the people in and around Daniel’s Harbour?

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Providence: the protecting care of God or of nature as a spiritual power

Tempt: entice or attempt to entice someone or something to do or acquire something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or not beneficial OR to have an urge to do something

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English 1202 Homegrown Unit – Humor PG58

Hyperbole: Exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally.

Sarcasm: The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

From the skit “Pet Peeves” on page 58, list one example of Hyperbole and one example of Sarcasm.

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Write your own pet peeve! Include an example of hyperbole and sarcasm, then circle it.

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English 1202 Homegrown Unit – Paranormal PG98

Why do you think people share paranormal stories?

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Why do you think people try to find scientific explanations for paranormal experiences?

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What is your favourite paranormal figure from NL? Why?

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English 1202 Homegrown Unit – Expressions of Home PG 16

How do people represent Newfoundland in paintings, pictures, poetry and songs? What are some images or phrases you find are repeated?

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Why do you think people like depicting their ‘home’ in their work?

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Create your own representation of Newfoundland. You can create a drawing, write a poem, or a short story.

English 1202 Homegrown Unit – Expressions of Home PG 31

After watching an episode of Republic of Doyle fill in the biographies of the actors for their characters instead.

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JakeHow I help out:_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Best Gadget:

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TinnyFavourite place:_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Top travel destination:

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English 1202 Homegrown Unit – Expressions of Home PG 31

Create your own biography! On the lines below include your name, birthday, and four categories from the biographies on pages 31-33 plus one category of your choice. Also include a symbol that you think represents yourself.

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