Ms. H. Aulakh

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   Oct 25

ENGLISH 9 – 2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Friday Notebook: p. 19 Essay outline – Take your 3 points from your homework and create an outline similar to the handout/worksheet (p. 18).  Finish the Thesis Statement we started in class, but fill in your points.  Then write your points in note form below in 3 columns. For each point write a […]

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   Oct 24

ENGLISH 9 – 2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Wednesday LP #69-71 – Coherence & Unity  Notebook – p. 17 – Journal #4– TOPIC: Should students be rewarded for effort? Brainstorm BOTH for and against the topic. Then choose 1 side & select your top 3 points/reasons why. Finally, put your points in order (#1- #3).

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   Oct 16

ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs LP #3-5 Setting Pkg – Read & highlight the next story “Zlateh the Goat” AND do Qs. #1-4 on a separate page, title, name/date/block, & leave space to be able to add to your answers. Here’s an audio version of the story if you want to listen & read along — click […]

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   Oct 16

ENGLISH 9 – 2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Wednesday Writing Text – read p. 26-28 – Using Transitions Writing Pkg – do Practice Ex. #6 – recognizing transitions Jrnl #3 – Are you a fair/just person?  Explain with 3 reasons. (1 paragraph response) Fill in the BLT outline worksheet with your own ideas. Focus on a good Topic Sentence for your […]

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   Sep 29

ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues BLOCK 2.3 LP $15 Notebook – glue/tape in the worksheets. Complete the title page. Flashcards – (total of 6 cards) All the CHARACTER terms on the blue Narrative Terms handout – Protagonist, Antagonist, Round, Flat, Static & Dynamic Setting Pkg – Poetry Sheet – Rhyme Time – finish writing in the rhyme scheme for the […]

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   Sep 28

ENGLISH 10 -1.1/1.2

HOMEWORK: Due Monday BLOCK – 1.1- Lit Circle role sheet for the poems “The Friday Everything Changed” – Read, highlight, write in notes, look over the Qs Get and bring a NOTEBOOK to use for your journal responses BLOCK 1.2 –  Get and bring a NOTEBOOK to use for your journal responses “The Friday Everything […]

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   Sep 28

ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Friday/Monday LP $15 “Autumntime” – Reading Quiz Notebook – glue/tape in the worksheets. Complete the title page. Flashcards – Block 2.3– Rhyme Scheme, Assonance, Rhythm, Onomatopoeia BLOCK 1.4 – do those 4 but also 2 more (total of 6 cards) Protagonist & Antagonist

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   Sep 26

ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs TERRY FOX DONATIONS! & LP $15 & Notebook Setting Pkg – “Autumntime” Qs will be collected next time, so just make sure you added to and completed each question Flashcards – create 4 new flashcards for the poetry terms: Line, Stanza, Alliteration, Consonance. The definitions are on the “Special Sounds of Poetry” […]

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   Sep 26

ENGLISH 9 – 2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Wed LP $15 & Notebook Set up your Interactive Notebook – leave the first page as your TABLE OF CONTENTS. Leave the second page for your ENGLISH 9 WRITING title page.  On the BACK of your title page, glue/tape in the WRITING PROCESS handout – p.#1. Opposite the Writing Process handout, glue/tape/write in […]

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   Sep 21

ENGLISH – 1.4/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues LP $15 & Forms & NOTEBOOK “Autumntime” – Qs – Interpreting #5-8; Developing Skills – #1-3 – Setting, Theme, Symbol – Some of the questions will be DIFFICULT, but I want you to TRY your best. You will have the chance to add to your answers when we go over them in […]

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