HOMEWORK: Due MONDAY PROJECT – Due Dec. 20th- work time next class, so bring your supplies & work. I’m going to make the JOURNAL requirement due on Dec. 22nd so you can focus on the 5 assignments for the actual project and then work on the journal separately. Characterization sheets – Dec. 18th Here are some videos […]
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Dec 16
ENGLISH 11 – 1.3/2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues All Journals – #5-8 – Same as last time – in order, labelled & titled, multi-paragraph, good discussion that’s at least 1 pg double spaced, and peer edited. Narrative Presentations – Mon/Tues – Theme, Setting, & Other Techniques #2. See previous post for helpful videos. You need to see me before your presentation […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Character Pkg– 3 metaphors sheets: Metaphors, Lovely Lines & Making Metaphors – Be creative! Notebook: p. 18 – Geraldine Moore Character Paragraph: take your outline and write 1 paragraph with your own title, double-spaced & in pen. Great Canadian Mail Race – use the template to write a rough copy of your […]
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ENGLISH 11 – 1.3/2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs DEBATE! Detailed outline – this is your INDIVIDUAL outline for the debate topic. Your intros & conclusions should all be different. Your points & evidence MAY be similar, but not EXACTLY the same because you are completing this outline on your own, using your knowledge and skills. Story maps x 2 – […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues Character Package – “A Dream” – lyrics & Qs AND Creating Imagery worksheet. Here’s a link to the video for the song ===> “A Dream” by Will.I.Am & Common AND a link to video of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech ===>“I Have A Dream” speech – go to 12:20 mins for the I have a dream […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Monday Food Drive!! Bring in your 15 points! Journal #5 – What is Critical Thinking and Why is it Important. Good copy! Multi-paragraph, your own title, typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman & MLA set up of your page. Here is the link to help you set up your page ===>MLA […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs LP #24-28 – focus on sentences Journal #5 – 4th draft – revise & rewrite considering EVERYTHING – use the sheets at the end of your notebook: transitions, editing, writing rubric. Essay structure, sentence variety, language & word choice, and, of course, IDEAS! Here’s the Ted Talk we started watching in class. […]
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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 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed LP #18 Terms Quiz – Study all your Flashcard terms for a 12 Q quiz. Notebook: – Geraldine Moore character analysis: p. 13 Characterization Practice sheets; p. 14 S.T.E.A.L. Character Traits sheet, p. 15 Geraldine Moore Character Traits Brainstorm – using all the previous sheets, make a brainstorm list of different character/personality […]
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ENGLISH 11 – 1.3/2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Friday/Monday “Behind the Headlines” p. 137 – Qs– #3-9 (#6 – don’t do the character sketch) Narrative Presentations: Conflict, POV, Other techniques: Satire, Irony, Imagery, Personification, Simile, Metaphor. Be prepared to present on Tues/Wed. Block 1.3 – Only 1 group has talked to me!! If you haven’t talked to me yet, you MUST […]
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