Ms. H. Aulakh

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Archive for November, 2016


   Nov 22

ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Fri/Mon Story Map – “Just Lather, That’s All” Prep for debate – Is the barber a coward  or a hero for not killing Torres when he had the chance?  Mark & find evidence for BOTH SIDES because you don’t know what side you’ll be on AND because it will help you to know […]

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   Nov 19

SPIRIT WEEK!

SPIRIT WEEK! Join in & have fun. Monday – Mathlete or Athlete? Pick one & dress up. Tuesday – TV Tuesday! Dress up like a TV character Wednesday – Western Wednesday! Yeehaw! Get your cowboy/girl on! Thursday – Snuggles Day! Wear your PJs & snuggle with your fav. stuffy! Friday – Flashback Friday! Dress up […]

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   Nov 19

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed LP #12-13 “Southpaw” Qs – Building Skills #4-5 (Theme & Narrator) Prep for your oral reading!  I will be looking for – loudness, clarity, pacing/speed, understanding of the characters & conflict, expression of this understanding/expressing emotion using your voice.

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   Nov 19

ENGLISH 11- 1.2/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed “Just Lather, That’s All” – read, highlight, reading quiz, story map, Qs – T/F – #1-5; “Talking it Over” – #1-4; “Irony” – #1-3 Block 2.2  – The Canely Cup begins! Get yourselves organized as a class, so we can win!! Ssshhh, don’t let anyone else know…

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   Nov 17

ENGLISH 9 – 2.4

HOMEWORK: Due Friday Act V sheets “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” TEST! See last post for more details. Textbook collect! Bring your playbook to class to return.

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   Nov 17

ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4

HOMEWORK: Due Monday Identity Stories Unit Test – know your narrative terms & know how to apply them to the stories (ie. know the conflicts, characters, setting, themes, plots etc. of the stories) ALL journals collect – 8 journals total – each journal will be checked for – length (min. 1 page, double spaced, 300-500 […]

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   Nov 17

ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Friday/Monday Narrative Presentations: Conflict, POV & Other techniques #1 Watch the following videos to help prepare you — CLICK HERE —> Point of View;  Dramatic Irony, Situational Irony, Verbal Irony; Conflict #1, Conflict #2 Examples Anyone who missed the in-class write, you MUST WRITE IT ON FRIDAY AT LUNCH!  I will be marking them over the weekend.  EMAIL […]

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   Nov 16

ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/1.1

HOMEWORK: Due Friday/Monday LP #24, 41, 29 (Nouns, pronouns, verbs) “Southpaw” Qs – Interpreting #3-8; Critical Thinking #10; Building Skills #1-3 (FYI-#3 goes onto the back of the page) -all questions should be answered on a separate piece of paper that is titled with your name/date/block AND make sure you leave 1-2 lines blank after each […]

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   Nov 14

ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Journals #1-9 – completion check – 250-500 words, min. 1 page, double spaced, multi-paragraph, good discussion, edited. Story Notes – “Totem” & “Behind the Headlines” In class paragraph writing– Review the basics of writing a good paragraph – Topic: Which is a better system: integration or assimilation?  Consider what you think “better” means […]

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   Nov 14

ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4

HOMEWORK: Due Tues  IDENTITY PROJECT – DUE! Everyone will hand in their project AND  we will begin the presentations.  I don’t want posters!  If you’ve already done it on a poster (BOOOO!) fine, but as I explained SEVERAL times, I am planning to keep these projects for you until gr. 12.  Posters take up awkward […]

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