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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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