HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues Setting Pkg – “Big Yellow Taxi” Qs – especially #4 Flashcards – 6 Conflict terms Sound devices Poem – GOOD copy due! Watch these videos to help with your terms Basic Short Story Elements Character info using Minions Plot explained using Aladdin Types of Conflict
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Oct 10
ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri Setting Pkg – read & do the Questions for the lyrics – “Big Yellow Taxi” Flashcards – 6 Plot: Introduction, Initiating Event, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion Good copy Poem– Alliteration – Assonance – Consonance Poem – Due on Fri/Mon Quiz – “Autumntime” and terms so far Here are some fun, […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed Setting Pkg – 2 Alliteration worksheets Rough copy of poem – It’s important that you do a rough copy because you will have a chance to check them and ask questions, so your good copy will be perfect. Flashcards – 8 poetry terms – Personification, Stanza, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Onomatopoeia, Repetition, Rhyme […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri Setting Pkg – 4 poetry worksheets – Rhyme Time, All About Assonance, Sounds the Same, Alliteration Action. Read & follow the instructions. Do your best. Use pencil. Your challenge for SOUNDS THE SAME – Assonance examples shouldn’t all rhyme AND Consonance examples shouldn’t start with the sound – ex. “ck” sound- incomplete […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Character Pkg – “If I were a Boy” lyrics Qs. You not be able to do them all fully, but do your best to do all of the questions. Character Pkg – unit TEST – Thurs/Fri – Review ALL of your terms AND both of the stories. Use your notebook to help […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Monday Finish your independent reading book & be prepared to share your opinions of it in class! Flashcards – for all poetry terms. I will be checking them for completion & you will be allowed to use them for an activity in class LP Unit #1 – Finish the whole unit (Unit test will be […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs CANNED FOOD DRIVE! It’s our last chance to HELP OTHERS and WIN the COMPETITION! Here’s the link for your friends/family to donate online – – click here ===> Vancouver Food Bank Online Donation! Remember, they need to indicate that it’s to John Oliver School & to our class. The link will open to […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Tues We’re in SECOND PLACE (after Ms. Bassi) for the Canned Food Drive! Woohoo! So go through your cupboards and go ask you family & neighbours to donate! LP Unit #2 Test & Workbook check – Dec. 19th! If you need more practice help, come on MONDAY Poetry Terms – new flashcards – Finish the 3 terms under […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Friday LP Review – Complete the review in these steps: Step 1. Using one colour pen/pencil and without looking back at the lessons in Unit #2, try to do as many sections and questions that you can do. Step 2. Using a different colour pen/pencil, do the sections and questions you left, but this time […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Flashcards – 3 Point of View terms & 3 Other terms Make sure you bring your Notebook & LP next class
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