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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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