Ms. H. Aulakh

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   Dec 12

ENGLISH 9 – 1.3

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Friday

  1. LP #25
  2. Quiz – Simple, Compound, Complex, CP-CX 
  3. Values Pkg: Critical Thinking – 
    1. Read & HIGHLIGHT all – Q: 31, 32, 34 
    2. Do the activity Qs within each reading
  4. Critical Thinking Brainstorm Sheet
    1. Watch (at least 2) the following videos and read the sheets in the package
    2. Fill in the brainstorms with whatever info you can think of
    3. Be prepared to present and share your brainstorm ideas
  5. Critical Thinking Videos:
    1. TedEd: 5 Tips to Improve Critical Thinking
    2. What is Critical Thinking and Why is it so important?
    3. What is Critical Thinking?
    4. 7 Reasons Why Critical Thinking is Important
    5. Intro to Critical Thinking – Longer & more complex ideas
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   Dec 12

ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.3

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri

  1. LP #29-30 (Verbs)
  2. Book Review Sheet- good copy Due
  3. WALL-E – sheets – fill in what you can
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   Dec 12

ENGLISH 10 – 2.4

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs

  1. TKAM – 
    1. Chp. 25 Qs
    2. Chp. 25 Summary & Analysis
    3. Quiz – chp. 12-21 & Vocab pt. 2 #1-10
    4. Conflict sheet– Add 4 more conflicts (consider gender, race, other)
    5. Marginalization Pkg – follow the brainstorm information and the example we did last class for Tom Robinson, and fill in the mind map for Boo Radley.
    6. Khan Academy: Social Exclusion/Marginalization
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   Dec 12

ENGLISH 11 – 2.1/2.2

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs

  1. NIGHT – 
    1. Journals #1-11 – final peer share before they are all collected. Read and follow the instructions that I gave you when we started the journals (see that post) regarding objectives for each journal (length, format, etc. )
  2. World Issue Action Plan –
    1. RESEARCH a world issue (genocide, atrocity) that you think is important (see previous posts or below). Be prepared to share your issue with the class along with at least ONE possible action that we could take to do something about it. 
    2. You will ALL be sharing your issue and your action
    3. You will ALL then be choosing your groups to get started on gathering more information and preparing a presentation to convince your classmates to choose your issue/action pursue as our class project
  3. Here are some links to some articles and videos on possible topics:
    1. Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (MMIWG) a “genocide”
    2. Myanmar Court Case
    3. Rohingya Refugees
    4. Chibok Girls & Boko Haram
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   Dec 10

ENGLISH 9 – 1.3

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Wed

  1. LP #24
  2. Sentences Quiz Friday – S, CP, CX, CP-CX
  3. CP Sentences: FANBOYS
  4. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
  5. Values Pkg –
    1. Highlight! Watch the videos below to prepare for class
    2. Read the Critical Thinking intro. Watch the videos below to prepare for class
      1. What is Critical Thinking and Why is it so important?
      2. What is Critical Thinking?
      3. Intro to Critical Thinking – Longer & more complex ideas
    3. Read & do qs/activities for #31 – communicating #32 – others’ opinions
    4. You do NOT have to do the further thought qs, just the Qs within the reading
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   Dec 10

ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.3

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed

  1. LP #10-11
  2. Book Review sheet/poster –
    1. Choose a book that you’ve read sometime since the start of the school year that you really enjoyed.
    2. On a separate page write up: the title & author, a basic, but engaging summary, why you liked it and why others will like it.
    3. Neatly write in the information on the sheet
    4. Make your poster ENGAGING, EYE-CATCHING, EXCITING – Your Goal: Make others notice your poster, want to read the info and then hopefully want to read that book!! Be clever and creative!
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   Dec 06

ENGLISH 10 – 2.4

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Tues

  1. TKAM – chp. 24
    1. Questions
    2. Chp 24 Summary & Analysis
    3. Character Worksheet – add traits for Jem, Atticus, and Scout
    4. Conflict Worksheet – keep adding examples!
    5. Quiz – Thurs – Chp. 12-21 & Vocab pt. 2 #1-10
  2. Power, Privilege, and Marginalization Sheet – watch the video below, consider the trial and what we’ve been talking about all week, and fill in the brainstorm worksheet.
    1. Watch the following video to prepare for a class activity. If you don’t watch it, you will not know what we’re talking about in class
    2. Khan Academy: Social Exclusion/Marginalization
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   Dec 06

ENGLISH 11 – 2.1/2.2

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Tues

  1. NIGHT 
    1. Novel test – matching: Characters & vocab AND multiple choice 
    2. Novel pkg collect
    3. SparkNotes: Night
  2. Bring Journal book so we can finish the peer sharing
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   Dec 06

ENGLISH 8 – 1.2./2.3

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Friday/Monday

  1. LP – bring your workbook to class
  2. Setting pkg – Prepare for unit test on Mon/Tues & finish package because it will be collected

 

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   Dec 06

ENGLISH 9 – 1.3

By Harkiran Kaur Aulakh

HOMEWORK: Due Monday

  1. LP – #23 AND the extra practice with sentences sheets
  2. Journal #4 – Final Good Copy – go back and improve your sentence and word variety along with your punctuation. Give it a great title as well.
  3. Subject-Predicate – retake quiz – Friday or Monday after school. Be prepared to stay for 20-30 mins to first complete extra practice sheets and then retake the quiz.
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