HOMEWORK: Due Thurs TKAM – Read chp. 20 and Do Qs #49-51 Worksheets – MINIMUM – Character: 4 traits/main characters & 2 traits/minor character; Conflict: 4 examples for every category; Theme – 2 examples/theme. Rewatch this video to help with theme & conflict —-> Crash Course – TKAM – Race, Class, Gender AND Video Sparknotes – summary & analysis […]
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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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ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs TKAM – Part 1 Quiz – review the characters, setting, conflict, plot for the first part of the novel. Look through your questions and the videos I posted before to help. TKAM – Read chp. 13 and do Q #31 Final Project handout – read through the handout & note down any […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs Late Freedom to Read posters Story Maps – I will be collecting story maps for “The Pedestrian” & “The Murderer” “There Will Come Soft Rains” – reading quiz & complete all individual Qs (if you were absent, the stories are on the ENG 9 tab) Here’s a link to an animated version/interpretation […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday “The Murderer” – finish Qs & Start Story Map – Reading Quiz! Journal #4 – “The Murderer” – Does modern technology make our lives (more) better OR (more) worse? Explain your response with 3 reasons. Follow the Journal Structure sheet for your DOUBLE SPACED, in pen journal response. Freedom to Read Poster […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4
HOMEWORK: Due Monday To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM) – READ! Chp #1-4 – reading Quiz & Qs Here are some REALLY GOOD intro to the novel videos —> Crash Course – TKAM – Race, Class, Gender, TKAM Summary, TKAM Novel Historical Context, TKAM – Sparknotes – Video Summary News Article – Ontario student targeted for her boyfriend’s race Freedom to […]
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Feb 23
ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Monday “The Pedestrian” – read, Do ALL Qs, prep for reading quiz Group #1 – “The Veldt” – add to our class poster – What is the story showing/discussing/describing about technology that would go under Utopia & Dystopia (ex. Family/relationship, Living – entertainment, communication, transportation, etc.) I have marked all of the 3 […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Tues Utopia/Dystopia posters – you will be presenting them AT THE START OF CLASS. Maybe if yours isn’t finished or could be better, you should consider coming in at the start of break to complete it. Here are some videos that may help you come up with more ideas —> Utopia vs. Dystopia with Examples […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4
HOMEWORK: Due Wed Journal – Equity vs. Equality – Define both. What’s the difference between them? Give an example (of your own!) that explains the meaning & difference. Which do you think is better & why? Watch the following video to help understand EQUITY vs EQUALITY —> Equity vs Equality 1 AND Equity vs Equality 2 “One Friday […]
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