HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday Journal #9 – Nationality/Geography & Identity: Discuss how where you’ve grown up has influenced your personal identity. Consider your neighbourhood, city, province, country, etc. How have these contributed to how you see yourself, how you act, what you have, what you know/skills you have, what you have experienced, who you are. For […]
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Dec 05
ENGLISH 10 – 1.1/1.2
HOMEWORK: Due Wed “Through the Tunnel” – Lit Circle Role Sheet & Qs (from last class) “The Stranger” – read, highlight, Qs, AND watch the video ===> “The Stranger” Video AND “The Secret Path” in Schools AND Gord Downie, the Wenjak Sisters, and PM Trudeau at We Day ===> The Secret Path — Full movie ends at 46 mins & then there’s an […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.1/1.2
HOMEWORK: Due Monday “Through the Tunnel” – Reading Quiz, Qs, and Lit Circle Role sheet Journal #7 – Family influence on your identity – will be peer edited Identity Project– Part 4 Rough Copy will be collected & checked Project Info – in class time to work Dec. 14 & 18th. DUE DATE: Dec. 20th. […]
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Nov 24
ENGLISH 10 – 1.1/1.2
HOMEWORK: Due Monday “Everyday Use” Lit Circle Role Sheet. I will be coming around to check your sheets, so make sure you do a good job of completing the sheet and preparing for your Lit Circle Discussion Identity Project – Part 3: Looking Back – Complete the rough copy for 1 of the options.
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.1/1.2
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs “Everyday Use” – Prep for reading Quiz, finish the story Qs AND fill in the Characterization worksheet (try to pull a variety of examples from THROUGHOUT the story not just one part). The worksheet will be collected. Journal #7 – Family & Identity – Using the multi-paragraph structure handout, discuss how your […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.1/1.2
HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday Identity Project – Part 1 & 2 – Rough copies of each assignment – will be collected Good copy of 1 Journal – Due Thursday – typed, double spaced, MLA format, your own title, multi-paragraph, good discussion, min. 1 page (250-300 words)
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ENGLISH 10 -1.1/1.2
HOMEWORK: Due Friday Journals #1-5 – in order, labelled, your own title, pen, double-spaced, multi-paragraph, good discussion (1 pg. min.), edited. Identity Project – rough work (notes, brainstorm, resources, etc.) for Parts 1 & 2. You’ll have all class to work, so make sure you bring whatever you might need to complete rough copies for […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.1/2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Friday/Monday Pretest terms corrections – in a bright, obviously different colour Read and note down any Qs you have for the Identity Project Sheet AND the Lit Circle Sheets Reading Pkg – read the poems – make notes, high light, comments, questions, etc. in the package
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri Poetry Quest – all your flashcard terms! Poetry anthology project — I’ll give you an extension until Mon/Tues. BUT that means your projects must be FANTASTIC! and YOU MUST BRING IN YOUR MOSTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS to CLASS to work on in class. Watch these video POETRY Quizzes to help you study —> Quiz […]
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