Ms. H. Aulakh

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   May 18

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed Extra worksheets – Personification – ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER: Personification wheel: write 8 different lines using 8 different nouns & 8 different verbs from the 2 wheels. NO REPEATS! Personification poems – read and complete the Qs. “You & I” poem worksheet – finish! Poetry Project – Look at the […]

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   May 10

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri BLOCK – 1.1 – Poetry Duotang – p. 22 – Act. 2.15 #1-3, p. 23-24 – Act. 2.16 #1-5, p. 24-26 – Act. 2.17 ALL Adverb Poem worksheet – finish filling in the boxes & then choose 1 Adverb & descriptions to write a poem – will be collected Block 2.1 – […]

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   Apr 27

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Friday/Monday LP #52-53 Read & reflect on p. 15-18 – especially the poem “Best Things” Worksheet – “The Things I Like” – fill in your top 10 nouns  Review your flashcards/poetry terms for another quiz next week! (Re)Watch these videos to help you study —> Simile, Metaphor, Personification AND Poetic Devices explained & drawn AND Similes & Metaphors in […]

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   Apr 24

ENGLISH 11 – 1.2./2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Quote activity – read the quote your group was given, discuss/explain it, and answer the questions.  Try to connect the quote with what we’ve been discussing in class.  You will be sharing your ideas with your group and then with the whole class, so it’s important that you come to class with […]

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   Apr 24

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs LP – #51, #48 (all), #50 Poetry Terms – Flashcards for Part. IV -Other- #1-6 Read p. 15-18 Finish writing your individual “Word Choice” poems.  Use the list of ideas on the front of the worksheet and like I did for my poem, write a short poem then go back and choose […]

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   Apr 10

HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed Pink Poetry Terms Sheets – Flashcards – Pt. II – #4-6 Bio-poem – read the handout & fill in the chart on the back – the more ideas you brainstorm the better! Paragraph Response – What is Poetry?  Good copy response.  You need to have a hook, a clear topic sentence, and […]

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   Mar 10

ENGLISH 9 – 2.4

HOMEWORK: Due Monday, March 27th “There Will Come Soft Rains” – Group Qs (All Qs) AND Story Map —> Man vs. Earth  AND Dear Future Generations: Sorry— Check out this Slam Poems both by Prince Ea & Consider how they connect to the story & the themes & the journals we’ve been discussing & doing Journal #5 – Hubris & Irony […]

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   Dec 16

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Jan Good copy “I Am” Poem LP Unit #2 – finish all the lessons & prepare for your test  LP Unit #2 test & workbook check – Thurs/Fri Character Pkg – finish all sheets, study for the Unit test – Tues/Wed

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   Dec 14

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri LP – Extra practice sheets #21-23 Character Pkg – finish all sheets “I Am” Poem – rough copy – remember you need to have 6 DIFFERENT metaphors (so you can’t have 2 animals, or 2 colours – only 1 of each). Check out this link that has examples!  These are examples to […]

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   Dec 02

ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1

HOMEWORK: Due Fri/Mon LP #18-19 “A Dream” – Lyrics & Qs – watch the video — Click here —> “A Dream” by Will.I.Am & Common Reading Goals sheet Terms Quiz

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