Ms. H. Aulakh

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   Nov 28

ENGLISH 11 – 1.3/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Journal #6 – Behind the Headlines: Empathy journal from Hariharan’s POV. Remember to use the journal to practice your writing techniques & structure!  Story Notes (“Totem”) and Story Summary Map (“Behind the Headlines”) “Just Lather, That’s All” – read, highlight, do Qs Talking it Over #1-4, Irony #1-3 and Vocab matching Block […]

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   Nov 21

ENGLISH 11 – 1.3/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Journal #5 – “Totem” & Satire (will be peer editing in class) “Behind the Headlines” – p.137 – Read, do a Story Map, prep for a Reading Quiz — Here’s the link to the story map for you to print off & fill in ===> Story Summary Map (Word document) OR  Story Summary Map PDF

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   Oct 26

ENGLISH 11 – 1.3/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Fri/Mon “The Lottery” – Q #5-9 & Story Map

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   Oct 24

ENGLISH 10 -1.1/1.2

HOMEWORK: Due Thursday Improve/complete Story Map “So What Are You, Anyway?” “Behind the Veil” – read, highlight, reading quiz Narrative Terms Quiz Here is a fun, useful video using Disney movies to help you review for your terms quiz — click here —> Disney Movies to explain Narrative Terms  

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   Oct 24

ENGLISH 11 -1.3/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Narrative Terms Quiz Watch these 2 short videos BEFORE reading/finishing the story to consider the impact of the title on the story JUST IMAGINE… —> Lotto 6/49 #1 AND Lotto 6/49 #2 “The Lottery” – p. 43-53 – read, story map, and reading quiz

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   Oct 13

ENGLISH 10 – 1.1/1.2

HOMEWORK: Due Tues Journal #3: Race/ethnicity & Identity – Discuss how much/little your race/ethnicity impact your identity.  Remember – double spaced, in pen, multi-paragraph, at least 1 pg discussion. “Indian Education” – read, highlight – we’ll start the story next class Story Maps #1-2 – will be collected next class (“The Friday Everything Changed” & […]

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   Oct 12

ENGLISH 10 -1.1/1.2

HOMEWORK: Due Friday “What Are You, Anyway?” – Lit Circle Sheet #3, Story Map, Story Qs, Reading Quiz – including info from the links below, so make sure you watch/read them. Here are some videos to watch to get you thinking about identity & race—click here —>“White Boy Privilege” Slam Poem by Royce Mann AND  Media bias and race AND R. Dolezal – Can you choose […]

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   Oct 04

ENGLISH 10 – 1.1/1.2

HOMEWORK: Due Friday Journal #2: Identity & Sex/Gender – Discuss how much your gender/sex does or doesn’t impact your identity.   Here are some links to videos and audio about gender issues — click here —> CBC “Guys & Dolls” Gender Marketing audio AND “Dear Dad” mini movie AND “#Like a Girl” advertisement  AND “Through the Glass Ceiling” animation “So What Are You, Anyway?” […]

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   Oct 03

ENGLISH 11- 1.3/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs “Miss Brill” – song lyrics handout Qs –  Watch and read the lyrics to this song because we’re going to be talking about the song and “Miss Brill” —> Click here —> “Brick by Boring Brick” AND “Miss Brill” video summary Story notes & Story Map sheet for “Identities” AND “Miss Brill” – will be collected Journal #2 – […]

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   Sep 29

ENGLISH 11 – 1.3/2.2

HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues “Miss Brill” – p. 57-63 – Reading Quiz, Qs #3-8, Story Map sheet Figure out your Narrative Presentation groups (grps of 3) and pick your top choices for topics Watch and read the lyrics to this song because we’re going to be talking about the song and “Miss Brill” —> Click here […]

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