Ms. H. Aulakh

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Archive for November, 2016


   Nov 30

ENGLISH 9 – 2.4

HOMEWORK: Due Friday LP #10-  Review – Unit #1 Test next week on Friday! Reading Goals sheet Journal #1– My Values- 2nd draft -make sure you get your edited Friendship – Check the last post so you answer all the required questions. Journal #2 – What is Friendship – Using your answers, write a multi-paragraph […]

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   Nov 29

ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Debate Prep (Debates will be on Wed/Thurs next week) Story maps for both stories in the handout Narrative Presentations – Thurs/Friday –  Simran, Rose & Nicole!  You haven’t come to see me AT ALL about your presentation on THURSDAY!  If your group hasn’t come to see me with your handout &/or your […]

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   Nov 29

JO’S CANNED FOOD DRIVE!

—> CBC News – Food Bank ARTICLE <— CALLING ALL BLOCK 2.2’s… DON’T FORGET TO BRING IN YOUR ITEMS FOR THE CANLEY CUP! HERE’S AN ARTICLE THAT MIGHT HELP YOU THINK & CARE MORE…                                     

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   Nov 29

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs LP #16-17  “Geraldine Moore the Poet” – finish story map Character Grid – for Geraldine Terms Quiz – Setting, Character, Conflict, Plot terms

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   Nov 28

ENGLISH 9 – 2.4

HOMEWORK: Due Wed LP #7-9 – Unit #1 Test Tuesday next week Journal #1 – My Values – 2nd draft – take what you wrote in your first draft and what you filled in the worksheet, and write a better, clearer, stronger paragraph.  Double spaced & in pen. Reading Pkg – Friendship – do Qs. […]

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   Nov 25

ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4

HOMEWORK: Due Tues Writing – Draft – Multi-paragraph (Intro/Body/Conclusion), double spaced, at least 2 themes.  What can you learn about your identity from the movie “The Little Prince”?  What themes does the movie present that can apply to your life? Discuss. In your Introduction – name the movie, generally talk about the movie or themes, […]

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   Nov 25

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues LP #14-15 (nothing new) “Geraldine Moore the Poet” – Qs #6-11 & Building your Skills #1-3 Story map for “Geraldine Moore…” Study & review your narrative (blue sheet) terms- terms quiz Thurs/Fri Here’s a link to the song/video — click here —>“A Dream” by Will.I.Am & Common

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   Nov 25

ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed “The Lady, or the Tiger?” –  Story Map, Reading Quiz, Qs – T/F, Talking it over #1-6 & POV – examples of self-conscious narrator & irony. Journal #11 – Which do you think the princess chooses for her lover, the door to the lady or the tiger?  Use evidence from the story […]

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   Nov 22

ENGLISH 9 – 2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs LP #1-3 Journals– Get a journal notebook! Your journals MUST be at least 1 page page (200-250 words), double spaced and in PEN!  You should are writing this journal for class, so you should be writing more formally than how you would write to your friends and more formally than how you […]

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   Nov 22

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri LP #14- 15 “Geraldine Moore the Poet” – read, highlight, Qs #1-5 

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