English 10

Both classes watched "Warm Bodies", a zombie adaptation to "Romeo and Juliet". Blocks 1/2 class wrote our "Romeo and Juliet" test yesterday.

I hope you enjoyed the follies! Have a fantastic holiday!

English 10: Blocks 5/6

During the first part of class, we watched John Greene's "Crash Course on Romeo and Juliet", we played a Jeopardy review game for R&J, and we went down to the theatre to watch the Drama Department's Christmas performance. During the second part of class, we had our "Romeo and Juliet" final tests and started watching the movie "Warm Bodies" (a zombie interpretation of R&J).

See you on Friday!

Reminders:

• R&J Creative Projects due!

English 8

I won't see you until after the holidays Grade 8's so have a good time!

Over the past few days, we spent some time working on our creative assignments for The Giver, we read up to Chapter 19, and we started a visual illustration of the Annex Room from the book. You will not have anymore class time to work on your creative assignment for The Giver; make sure to either finish it this week, or you will have to do it over the holidays.

Reminders:

• The Giver Creative Assignments: due Tuesday, January 6, 2014. 

Enlgish 10

Final Test for "Romeo and Juliet"!

Blocks 5/6: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014

Blocks 1/2: Thursday, Dec.18, 2014

Things you can us to study:

• Notes on Shakespeare and Shakespearean Tragedy
• Review Act/Scene questions

English 10

Blocks 1/2

We completed questions for the final scene of R&J and watched the Baz Lurhmann version of the play. I hope you are enjoyong it!!! I am going to be doing an important lesson on Shakespearean tragedy tomorrow, so make sure to get the notes if you're not there.

Reminders:

• Act Four/Five Quiz: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014
• R&J Test: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014
• R&J Projects: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014

Blocks 5/6

We completed questions for the final scene of R&J and watched the Baz Lurhmann version of the play. I hope you are enjoying it!!! I am going to be doing an important lesson on Shakespearean tragedy tomorrow, so make sure to get the notes if you're not there.

Reminders:

• Act Four/Five Quiz: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014
• R&J Test: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014
• R&J Projects: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014

English 8

Only one more week to go Grade 8's!

Silent Reading
We completed questions for Chapters 13 and 14 from The Giver and then proceeded to read Chapters 15 and 16. At the end of class, we did an activity/worksheet on vocabulary.

Reminders:

• Chapter 13/14 questions for The Giver: due next class
• I am still missing some Newsletters! Please check the board for missing assignments

English 10

Blocks 1/2

We started off the morning with an open-book grammar quiz and then proceeded to watch Mia, Miranda and Jade's performance of Act One Scene Three. They did a fantastic job! We also went over questions and almost finished the final scene of "Romeo and Juliet".

Reminders:

• R&J Test: Thursday, Dec.11, 2014
• R&J Creative Projects: Thursday, Dec.11, 2014

Blocks 5/6

We finished the final scene of "Romeo and Juliet" and continued watching the Leonardo DiCaprio version of the play.

Reminders:

• R&J Test: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014
• R&J Creative Projects: Thursday, Dec.10, 2014

English 8

It was an honor to perform the Ceremony of Twelves! Thank you for your Childhood!

Silent Reading and Grammar (commas)
During class, we did a simulation of the Ceremony of Twelves from The Giver. Each student was assigned a random number, and their their job assignment was announced by our voluntary Elders. Some of the job assignments included: Doctor, Instructor of Elevens, Street Cleaner, Food Delivery Worker, ext. Students then had to write a journal response expressing how they would feel if jobs were assigned to them at a young age. Thanks for the wonderful participation! After this activity, we read Chapter 14 in our novels.

Reminders:

• Please check to board for missing assignments!

English 8

Thanks for all your hard work today!

Silent Reading
We spent the remainder of the first period in the library working on the creative assignments for The Giver.

During the second period of class, we had a pop-quiz on Chapters 1-11. We also had a grammar lesson on commas. We then read Chapter 12 and started Chapter 13. Furthermore, we worked on questions and went over them as a class.

Reminders:

• I am only giving one more block to finish the creative assignments

English 10: Blocks 5/6

We are almost at the end of R&J!!! I have been very impressed with the engaging discussions!

We started off class with a quiz for Acts Two and Three, and then spent the rest of the period in the library working on the R&J creative assignments. Most students finished today.

For the second period, we started off with a lesson on semi-colons. We then went over yesterday's scene questions and read R&J up until the very last scene. We watched the movie and completed questions respectively. At the very end of class, I showed a "teaser" of the first scene of the Leonardo DiCaprio version of R&J (just to get the students as excited as I am to watch it!)

Reminders:

• Questions for Act Four, Scene Five and Act Five, Scenes One and Two: due next class

English 10

We're seeing the story unfold in R&J (so much suspense)!

Blocks 1/2
We finished Act Three got through Act Four Scene One of "Romeo and Juliet". We also worked on questions and watched the movie.

Blocks 5/6
We started off class with an Open-Book Grammar Quiz. Then, we got through Act Four, Scenes One-Four of "Romeo and Juliet". We also worked on questions and watched the movie.

Reminders:

• Act Two and Three Quiz : NEXT CLASS!

English 8

I'm loving the progress on The Giver projects!

Today we finished Chapter 11 from The Giver and spent the rest of the block working on our creative projects for the novel (agenda/map/brochure).

Reminders:

• We will spend another class working on the projects tomorrow.

English 8

Silent Reading and Grammar (periods)
We went over some chapter questions for The Giver and completed our Character Webs for Jonas, Lily, Mother and Father. We also read Chapter 10 and worked on corresponding questions. At the end of class, I went over a quiz for The Outsiders and posted your marks.

Reminders:

• Chapter 9/10 questions due tomorrow!

English 10

Thank you to my wonderful readers for "R&J"! Juliet is now under the gun with a marriage to Paris that is supposed to happen in three days - what will she do?!!!!

Blocks 1/2

We read Act Three (Scenes Three and Four), reviewed questions and watched a bit of the movie. We also did more work with comma usage.

Blocks 5/6

We read Act Three (Scenes Four and Five), reviewed questions and watched a bit of the movie. We also did more work with comma usage.

Reminders:

Comprehension questions due next class.

English 10

Enjoy you're long weekend!

Blocks 1/2
We read through Act Three, Scenes One and Two of "Romeo and Juliet" and caught up watching the movie. We also started a creative project in the library.

Blocks 5/6
We read through Act Three, Scenes Two and Three of "Romeo and Juliet" and caught up with the movie. We also started a creative project in the library; some students even finished!

English 8

We started off class today reading silently Chapter 8 in The Giver. We continued with grammar (periods). We then completed questions, read Chapter 9 aloud and started a Character Web for Jonas, Lily, Mother and Father (we completed this in groups). For the second half of the period, we worked in the library on a creative assignment for The Giver. Students have the choice either to create an agenda, a map of The Community, or a brochure. We will have more library time to work on this.

Have a great weekend!

Reminders

• Chapter 7/8 questions for The Giver: due Monday, Dec. 8, 2014

English 8

I'm glad to see the enthusiasm for The Giver's Utopia!

Silent Reading and Grammar (periods)
We worked through some Chapter questions for The Giver, and read and discussed Chapters 6 and 7.

Reminders:

• Chapters 5/6 questions due: Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
• Mind Map (Major characters, Minor characters, Background and Setting): due Thursday, Dec.4, 2014

English 10

"A Plague on both your houses!!!!"
Thank you to my wonderful readers during this unit!

Blocks 5/6
We finished Act 2 of "Romeo and Juliet" and read one of my favourite scenes (Act Three Scene One). We also worked on corresponding questions and watched a bit of the movie.

Blocks 1/2
We finished Act Two, worked on corresponding questions, and watched the movie.

Reminders:

• Act Two, Scene Four-Five-Six Questions: due next class

English 8

Your Mind Maps are looking great!

Silent Reading and Grammar (apostrophes)
We spent more time working on our Mind Maps for The Giver (Minor characters, Major characters, Background and Setting). We went over questions for Chapter 2 and worked on questions for Chapters 3 and 4. We also read Chapter 5.

Reminders:

• Chapter 3/4 questions due tomorrow!
• Mind Maps for The Giver (Minor characters, Major characters, Background and Setting): due Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014

English 10

I'm glad to see most of you enjoying the latest scenes from "Romeo and Juliet"!

Today we worked on quotations and punctuation. Following this, we went over questions for Act Two, Scene Three and read Scenes Four and Five. We also completed questions for the scenes.

Reminders:

• Act Two, Scene Four and Five Questions due next class

English 8

Happy Opening Day!!!!

Silent Reading and Grammar (apostrophes)
We went over questions for Chapter 1 of The Giver and completed questions for Chapter 2. We also started an 'Exposition Diagram', which outlines the main characters, the minor characters, the background and the setting of The Giver. We will continue working on this Monday. We also started Chapter 4.

Reminders:

• Finish Chapter 4 of The Giver for next class

English 10

"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art though Romeo?"

It was a very exciting day for Shakespeare today. We completed a quiz for Act One and did some grammar exercises (quotations). We then read Act Two, Scene Two of "Romeo and Juliet" (the famous balcony scene). We then worked on corresponding questions and watched the scene from the movie.

Happy Opening Day tomorrow!

Reminders:

• Finish Act Two, Scene One and Two questions: due Monday, Dec.1, 2014

English 8

I'm sorry I was away on Tuesday, but I hope The Outsiders test went well!

Today, we took notes and completed exercises on apostrophes. Then, as an introduction to our next novel study, The Giver, we discussed the term "Utopia". Students were split into groups and had to create rules for a perfect society. We read Chapters 1-3 from The Giver and completed questions for Chapter 1. We also started writing down a list of rules that exist in the novel's community. 

Reminders:

• Chapter 1 questions : due Friday

English 10

Romeo and Juliet meet!!!

For both blocks 1/2 and 5/6, we completed Act One of "Romeo and Juliet" and started Act Two (Prologue and Scene 1). We also discussed Mercutio's speech about Queen Mab and watched a short animation illustrating the fairy. We worked on corresponding questions for the scenes and finished watching Act 1 of the movie. Furthermore, we finished the movie "Shakespeare in Love." 

Reminders:

• Act One, Scene Two, Three, and Four questions: due Friday Nov. 28, 2014
• Act 1 Quiz: Friday, Nov.28, 2014

English 8

I hope the Jeopardy game helped with your review! Good job Team Anna!

After silent reading, students had an open-book grammar quiz. We then went over the 'Dynamic Characters' worksheet and played a Jeopardy review game. We finished off class working on a vocabulary crossword.

Reminders:

• Final Test on The Outsiders tomorrow!

Things you can do to review:
-Look over all comprehension/vocabulary worksheets
-Review 'Character Profiles' sheet
-Review 'Dynamic Characters' sheet

The test will be composed of a multiple choice section, a vocabulary section (matching), and a written portion (short answer and long answer).

• Finish the crossword for tomorrow as well.

English 10

I appreciate the general enthusiasm towards Shakespeare (although most of you won't admit it)!

Today we did some work on apostrophes and read Act 1, Scenes 2 and 3 of "Romeo and Juliet". Students then answered corresponding questions. We also continues watching a bit of "Shakespeare in Love".

Reminders:

• Finish Act 1(Scenes 2 and 3) questions for next class.

English 8

Have fun in the snow this weekend!

Today, we reviewed the parts of speech and completed a pop-quiz for Chapters 10-12 of The Outsiders.  We then finished the movie. At the end of class, I handed out a worksheet with a crossword and a list of all the vocabulary words we looked at in previous chapters. We will work on the crossword on Monday, but there will be a vocabulary section on The Outsiders Final Test, so you may need to review the words.

Reminders:

• Newsletters were due today!!! I am still missing quite a few!
• Open-Book Grammar Quiz (on Parts of Speech and Capitalization): Monday, Nov. 24, 2014
• The Outsiders Final Test: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014

English 10

Enjoy the snow this weekend!

Today we reviewed rules for capitalization and took out copies of "Romeo and Juliet". As a class, we read and discussed the prologue and Act 1, Scene 1. Students completed corresponding questions and we watched the first scene of the movie.

Reminders:
Final Projects (Parts A and B) we due today!!!

English 10

I decided to give the class an additional lab period to finish their projects because many people were struggling with the essay portion. Some students handed in both portions of their projects already --
 thank you!

For the second half of the class, we did an introduction to Shakespeare. I showed a PowerPoint as students completed some notes. We looked at Shakespeare's life and work, the conventions of Elizabethan theatre, sonnets, and the structure of Iambic pentameter.

After, we did an exercise in which we analyzed the prologue for Ian Doescher's Shakespearean version of "Star Wars". We verified its structure to see if it followed the Shakespearean form of sonnets and Iambic pentameter. For the rest of class, we watched the first 20 minutes of the movie "Shakespeare in Love".

Reminders:

• Short Story Final Projects (parts A and B): due Friday, Nov. 21, 2014

English 8

Thank you so much to those of you who handed in their Newsletters early!

We're currently wrapping up our unit on The Outsiders. Today, students had their final class to work on their Newsletter Assignment. I also went over the expectations for 'obituary' section of the assignment, and handed out a check-list for the project. During the second period, we watched the movie "The Outsiders".

Reminders:

• Again, for those of you who were absent on Tuesday, finish the novel!
• Newsletters: due Friday, Nov. 21, 2014
• Open Book Quiz  (parts of speech/capitalization): Monday, Nov. 24, 2014
• The Outsiders Test: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014

English 8

We had many students that were away today. For those of you that were on the field trip, make sure to finish reading The Outsiders for homework!

We worked a bit more on capital letters. You will have an open-book quiz on Monday (Nov. 24, 2014) on Parts of Speech and Capitalization. We also completed questions and vocabulary for Chapters 9-10, and we worked on groups on a 'Dynamic Character' worksheet. We were two pages away from completing the novel, so you can finish it as homework!

Reminders:

• Finish The Outsiders
• Newsletters: due Friday, Nov. 21, 2014

English 10

Today we spent the block working on your final projects/essays  for the short stories unit.

Reminders:

Final Project: due Friday, Nov. 21, 2014

English 8

Pro:We've almost completed The Outsiders!
Con: Another Greaser lost his life :(

We started off class today with silent reading and more notes on capitalization. We then worked on Chapter 9 questions for The Outsiders. Furthermore, we discussed the significance of the book's references to Gone With the Wind and Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay". Students completed a worksheet for the poem as well. We then continued the book and read Chapter 11.

Reminders:

• You will be getting one more period on Wednesday to complete the Newsletters. The assignment will be due this Friday, Nov. 21, 2014

English 10

Short Story Test today :)

Reminders:

• Final Project: due Friday, Nov. 21, 2014

English 10

We spent the entire period working on our final projects for our short story unit. A few projects have been handed in so far and they look great!  Don't forget to study for the short story test on Monday.

Things to study:

• All literary terms from the PowerPoint notes (types of characters, irony, setting, mood, atmosphere, tone, point of view, symbolism, allegory, satire, parody, suspense, foreshadowing, narrative hook, narrative twist, theme, flashback, parts of plot, etc.)
• All worksheets on texts we've read (reading comprehension questions and plot analysis)
• Here is a list of texts we've studied

1. "Terrible Things" 
2. "Lather Than Nothing Else" 
3. "The Bicycle"
4. "Borders"
5. "I'm Not My Brother; I'm Me"
6. "My Body Is My Own Business"
7. "This is a Test"
8. "The Face in the Pool"
9. "Envy"
10. "How To Act if You Do Not Want To Be Called Upon"
11. "My Left Foot"

Reminders:

• Short Story Test: Monday, Nov. 17, 2014
• Short Story Final Project: Friday, November 21, 2014

English 8

Stay Gold!

Today, we started off with notes on capitalization. We then discussed Chapter 7 and 8 questions from The Outsiders and read Chapter 9. After that, we had a quiz on Chapters 7-9, and we finished off class looking at clips from the movie "Gone With the Wind" (because of the its consistent references in The Outsiders).

Reminders:

• No homework!

English 10: Blocks 1/2

Today we worked on punctuation and subject-verb agreement. Students were then paired up to peer- edit the character paragraphs for "The Bicycle". After that, I explained the final project for our short story unit, went through a Powerpoint outlining the structure of literary essays, and illustrated a compare/contrast plan for your upcoming essay. Students spent the rest of the period working on their final projects.

Reminders:

• Final copy for the character paragraph : due Friday, Nov. 14, 2014
• Short Story Test: Monday, Nov. 17, 2014
• Short Story Final Project: Friday, Nov. 21, 2014

English 8

Welcome back from your Tuesday off!

Today, we started off class with silent reading and a lesson on independent/subordinate clauses. We also read Chapter 8 in The Outsiders and worked on questions for Chapter 7 and 8.

During the second half of the class, I introduced the 'Personal Ad' portion for the newsletter assignment. We then spent the rest of class in the library working on our newsletters.

Reminders:

• Chapter 7 questions and vocabulary: due Friday, Nov. 14, 2014
• Chapter 8 questions : due Friday, Nov.14, 2014

Enlgish 10: Blocks 5/6

Welcome back! I hope you had a restful Tuesday.

We started off class working on punctuation usage problems and prefixes. I then showed a Powerpoint explaining the structure of literary essays and the process of developing a thesis statement. I also demonstrated how to complete a plan for a 'compare/contrast' essay (by using Animal Farm and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas as examples). I gave students some time planning their essays as well.

We also read the story "The Ninny" and answered questions respectively.

During the second portion of the class, we worked in the library on the short story final project.

Reminders:

• Short Story Test: Monday, November 17, 2014
• Short Story Final Project (creative portion and comparative essay) : due Friday, Nov. 21, 2014

English 10

Have a great Tuesday off Grade 10's!

Blocks 1/2

We had a Remembrance Day Assembly in the morning. Following the presentation, we went over the analysis for the story "The Face In The Pool", we read the poem "Envy" in Sightlines 10, and created a Venn diagram identifying the similarities and differences between the two texts. We also had a discussion about narcissism and social media, and watched the following video clip:

http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3613361.htm


Blocks 5/6

We worked a bit more on punctuation and sentence fragments. Students were then divided into groups of 2-3 and had to peer-edit each other's character paragraphs for "The Bicycle". Final copies are due next class. I then introduced the final project for our short story unit. The project is composed of two parts: a creative portion and a comparative essay. 

*Bring any materials needed to work on your final assignment this Wednesday.

Reminders (for Block 5/6 only)

• Character paragraphs (plan, draft, good copy): Due Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014

English 8

Have a great Tuesday off Grade 8's!

Today, we started off with silent reading and I explained the 'Advice Column' portion for the Newsletter Assignment. Students have to pick a character from The Outsiders and write a letter asking for advice, and a letter giving advice. We then spent the rest of class in the I.T. lab working on our newsletters for The Outsiders.

Reminders:

• For next class (Wednesday, Nov. 12): 

=>Chapter 6 questions
=>Crossword
=>Finish reading Chapter 7

English 8

Toward the end of this week, we've read Chapters 5-7 in The Outsiders and worked on corresponding questions. Yesterday, we started a Newsletter assignment; we will continue to work on this next week.  Students also had a quiz on Chapters 4-6 today.

Reminders:

• Chapter 6 questions and Crossword puzzle : due Monday, November 10, 2014
• Collage : OVERDUE
• Conflict Mind Map: OVERDUE
• MARKS HAVE BEEN POSTED

English 10

Towards the end of this week, we looked at the excerpt "My Left Foot" and watched the full movie. We also went over previous short story questions.

Reminders:

• Marks have been posted

English 8

Today we worked on coordinating conjunctions and read Chapter 5 of The Outsiders. We also went over Chapter 4 questions and vocabulary. We finished off the rest of class working on a mind map identifying the types of conflict in The Outsiders.

Reminders:

• Finish Chapter 5 for next class
• 'Greasers vs Socs' collage: due Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 (the collages are in the library for you to work on at lunch or in Homework Club)
• Conflict Mind Map: due Friday, Nov. 7, 2014

English 10

We started off class today with grammar editing. Students were then given a booklet of writing  composition samples from past Provincial Exams. They had to evaluate the samples by assigning a mark based on the Provincial Exam Rubric. We went over them as a class together. Then, students were given a mock-test task. They had 30 minutes to write a composition based on the following topic: "We are products of our own choices".

To finish off class, we read the short story/myth "The Face in The Pool".

Reminders:

• The Paragraph Planner and the rough copy for your character paragraphs were due TODAY

English 8

We started off class today with silent reading and a quiz on Chapters 1-3 of The Outsiders. We proceeded to read Chapter 4 and work on questions.

Reminders:

• Chapter 4 questions and vocabulary: due Tomorrow, Nov. 4, 2014
• "Greasers vs. Socs" collage: due Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014

English 10

Today we worked on run-on sentences and comma splices. We also read the story "The Bicycle", worked on corresponding questions and started a literary character paragraph relating to the story. The 'Paragraph Planner' and the rough copy for this paragraph are due tomorrow.

Reminders:

• 'Paragraph Planner' and rough copy of your literary character paragraph: due TOMORROW, Nov. 4, 2014
• END OF TERM: THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2014

English 10

Blocks 1/2

We worked on sentence fragments, finished looking at the story "Borders", and watched a clip from the NFB movie "You are on Indian Land". 

In the spirit of Halloween, we watched an example of 'parody' through "The Simpsons".

Reminders:

• "Borders" questions due Monday
• Mind Maps/Title pages for "This is a Test": OVERDUE

Blocks 5/6

We had the privilege of watching the Drama students perform our commercials for Animal Farm. We filmed it, so I can show it to the Block 1/2 class. 

Reminders:

• Mind Maps/Title pages for "This is a Test": OVERDUE

English 8

I was so pleased to see such diversity in your costumes today Grade 8's!

Today we did a bit of reading and worked on questions for The Outsiders (Chapter 2 and 3). We spent the rest of class in the library working on our collages (Socs vs. Greasers).

Have a happy Halloween!


Reminders:

• Chapter 2/3 questions due Monday, Nov. 3, 2014
• Collages due Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014

English 8

We started off class with silent reading and a worksheet on subjects and predicates. We also went over questions for Chapter 1 for The Outsiders and students were given time in groups to finish their Character Profile Charts. We then continued reading Chapter 3 in the novel.

During the second half of the period, we looked at a Powerpoint outlining main characteristics/events of the 1960's. We then watched "John Green's Crash Course of the 60's". After this, students started a collage identifying the difference between "Greasers" and "Socs".

Reminders:

• Grammar Sheet (p.57) due next class
• Character Profile Chart due next class
• Finish Chapter 3 for next class

English 10

The mind maps and title pages for "This is a Test" look great so far!

For grammar, we worked on  main/subordinate clauses. We also finished discussing "How To" instructions and watched Ted Talks: "How to Start a Movement". Questions were to be completed for this. We also looked at the short story "Borders" by Thomas King.

During the second half of the period, we looked at the Provincial Exam structure and the expectations for the written section of the exam. Samples of writing were posted on the walls all over the class and students circulated the classroom to evaluate them. Blocks 1/2 were fortunate enough to have Mr. Pfeiffer to them teach them about the exam yesterday. We also looked at the written rubric and the terms to know for the exam.

Reminders:

• Blocks 1/2: "How To" questions due Friday, Oct. 31, 2014
• Blocks 5/6: "How To" questions and "Borders" questions due Friday, Oct. 31, 2013

English 10

We started off class today with a lesson on sentence types. We also went over comprehension questions from previous texts we read. Students then had class time to either create a title page or a mind map for the play "This is a Test" (p. 8 in Sightlines 10). After this, students took some notes on point of view, character types, and genres.

Reminders:

• Block 5/6: Mind Map/Title page: due Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014
• Block 1/2: You will receive more class time to work on your mind maps tomorrow

English 8

Silent reading and grammar (subjects and predicates)
We discussed Chapter 1 of The Outsiders and worked on corresponding questions. Students also started to fill out a character profile chart for The Outsiders. We also started Chapter 2.

Reminders:

• Finish Chapter 1 questions : due Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014
• Read Chapter 2 for next class

English 8

Silent Reading and Fire Drill
We corrected out worksheet on "Interjections" and watched a cartoon song about interjections as well. We went to the library to take out the novel The Outsiders. I showed a Powerpoint outlining some background information on S.E. Hinton and we looked at Greaser slang words. We finished off class reading Chapter 1.

Reminders:

• Finish Chapter 1 for next class

English 10

Today we continued to discuss the play "This is a Test", watch a video of the play, and work on corresponding questions.

Reminders:

• "This is a Test" questions: due Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014
• Marks were posted last week; The end of term is a approaching, so make sure to hand in any missing assignments!

English 8

We finished off the week with a Short Story Test and the M.A.D.D. Assembly.

Have a great weekend!

English 10

Have another fantastic long weekend!

This week, we had a grammar quiz on 'Parts of Speech'. We then read two texts: "I'm Not my Brother; I'm Me" and "My Body is My Own Business" from Sightlines 10. We also watched a 'Ted Talks' episode, and explored themes of stereotypes and body image. In addition, we read the play "This is a Test".

Reminders:

• Block 1/2: "I'm Not my Brother; I'm Me" and "My Body is My Own Business" questions due next class
• Block 5/6: 

-"Lather and Nothing Else" questions  due next class
-"I'm Not my Brother; I'm Me" and "My Body is My Own Business" questions due next class

English 10

Don't forget  about your grammar quiz!

Today we reviewed some grammar for the upcoming quiz. We also worked on questions for "Lather and Nothing Else". The Block 5/6 class was able to attend the streaming of the Dalai Lama in the theatre.

Reminders: 

Quiz on Parts of Speech

• Blocks 5/6 : Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014
• Blocks 1/2: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014

English 8

Don't forget to review your notes tonight!

We started off class today with silent reading and a worksheet on interjections. Students then took some notes on irony and types of conflict. We looked at some T.V. clips to supplement our understanding of irony (the "Ironic" song, a short clip from "Mean Girls", and a short clip from "Modern Family"). We spent the rest of class reviewing elements of short stories for all of the stories we studied in class.

Things you can use to study:

• Notes on 'Parts of Plot' and 'Elements of Short Stories'
• All of the short story comprehension questions 
• Notes on "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
• The 'Plot Analysis' booklet that we filled out today

Reminders:

• Short Story Test: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014
• Descriptive Character Paragraph: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014

English 8

I hope your descriptive character paragraphs are coming along!

We started off class today with silent reading and notes on interjections. Students were then given time to work on their descriptive character paragraphs; I also demonstrated how to start writing a paragraph by using the 'Paragraph Planner'. We then went over the plot analysis for "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and started a review worksheet for the short stories that will be on the exam this Wednesday.

Reminders:

• Short Story Test: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014
• Descriptive Character Paragraphs (plan, draft and good copy): Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014

English 10

It will be another short week this week!

We started class today with a grammar review on parts of speech (there will be a grammar quiz this week). We also started our unit on short stories. First off, we reviewed some literary terms and basic parts of a short story. Make sure to get the Powerpoint notes if you were absent.  To transition from our Animal Farm unit, the first short story we looked at was the allegory fable "Terrible Things" by Eve Bunting. We proceeded to work on corresponding questions. We also started the story "Lather and Nothing Else" by Hernando Tellez. Finish this story for homework (it can be found in Sightlines 10).

Reminders:

• Finish "Lather and Nothing Else" for next class

• Parts of Speech Quiz

Blocks 1/2: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014
Blocks 5/6: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014

English 8

Today we completed a worksheet on conjunctions. This will be for homework if it wasn't finished in class. We also finished watching "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and started a plot analysis worksheet. We will go over this Monday.

Reminders:

• Make sure to bring your 'Paragraph Planner' next class (for the descriptive character paragraph)
• Short Story Test : Has been changed to Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014

Enlgish 10

Today was the Animal Farm test. If you were absent, you will need to stay after school next week to complete it.

Reminders:

• Final Assignments (commercial scripts) were due today!

English 10: Blocks 1/2

We started off class today with a worksheet on compound sentences and spent the rest of the first period working on the Animal Farm Final Assignment in the library. During the second period, I went over the outline for the upcoming Animal Farm Test and handed out a sheet demonstrating the main 'historical equivalents' of the novel. Use this to study for the upcoming test.We also finished watching the movie "Animal Farm".

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Test: Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
• Final Assignment (commercial scripts): Friday, Oct. 17, 2014

Test Info

Test parts: 

Vocabulary-m/c

Comprehension -m/c

Characters-matching

True/False

Short answer

Long answer

To review:

-Chapter questions

-Powerpoint notes

-Allegory chart/historical equivalents

English 8

I hope you all enjoyed the informative presentation today!

We started off class today with silent reading and some notes on conjunctions. The quiz on 'Parts of Speech' was handed back to the students and we went over it together. We also started working on descriptive character paragraphs. Students were given a list of characters studied in our short story unit; they must complete a paragraph describing him/her. Most students finished the 'Paragraph Planner' today.

During the second period, a presenter came to the class to discuss tobacco use. We also started watching the movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox"; we will be doing a complete plot analysis on this movie as a conclusion to our short story unit.

Reminders:

• 'Paragraph Planner' worksheet: due Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
• Short Story Test: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014

English 10: Blocks 5/6

Thank you for working hard on your scripts today Grade 10's!

We started off class today with a worksheet on compound sentences and spent the rest of the first period finishing the movie "Animal Farm". During the second period, I went over the outline for the upcoming Animal Farm Test and handed out a sheet demonstrating the main 'historical equivalents' of the novel. Use this to study for the upcoming test.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Test: Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
• Final Assignment (commercial scripts): Friday, Oct. 17, 2014

English 8

Thank you to my lovely readers today!

We started off class today with a short grammar quiz on Parts of Speech and then continued with silent reading. We then read the story "The Monkey's Paw" and worked on corresponding questions. We also watched a couple film adaptations of the story.

Reminders:

• "The Monkey's Paw" questions due next class

English 10

I hope everyone had a lovely long weekend!

Today we corrected the Animal Farm Allegory Chart and spent the rest of the period in the library working on your final assignments (propaganda commercial scripts). Please note that your Animal Farm test has been pushed back to Friday, Oct.17, 2014.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Test: Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
• Final Assignment: Friday, Oct. 17, 2104

English 8

Have a great rest this weekend!

We started off the class with Silent Reading and grammar. We then explored the story "The Hockey Sweater" in Sightlines 8. We also went over the elements of foreshadowing with a worksheet and watched some video clips demonstrating the use of foreshadowing.

Reminders:

• "The Hockey Sweater" Questions due next class
• Parts of Speech Quiz: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014

English 10

Have a great weekend!!!

Today we completed a worksheet on subjects and predicates. We also worked on a chart outlying changes with the Seven Commandments in Animal Farm. I then introduced your Final Assignment for Animal Farm and we started watching the movie.

Reminders:

• We will be correcting the Allegory Chart and the Seven Commandments chart next class
• Animal Farm Exam:

Blocks 1/2: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014
Blocks 5/6:Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014

• Animal Farm Final Assignment: due Friday, Oct. 16, 2014

English 10: Blocks 5/6

Congratulations on finishing your first novel in English 10!

We started off the class today with a worksheet on adverbs. Overall, we finished Chapters 9 and 10 of Animal Farm and worked on corresponding questions. Chapter questions are due next class. We also looked at the definition of allegories, symbolism and satire, and students started filling out an allegory chart for Animal Farm. In addition, we looked at TV clips demonstrating propaganda and the use of satire.

Reminders:

• Literary paragraphs were due TODAY
• Chapter 9 and 10 questions: due Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
• Animal Farm Exam: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014

English 8

Great peer-editing work today Grade 8's!

Today, we spent time silent reading and completed a worksheet on adverbs. Students were then assigned in pairs to peer-edit their "Thank You Ma'am" letters.

After that, we went over different texts from narratives and identified the point of view of the narrator (1st person, 2nd person, etc.). We proceeded to to a lesson on themes; I showed the students 4 Pixar short films, students were divided into groups, and had to write down the central themes for the films on chart paper. We went over all the ideas on the board together.

We also took more notes on 'setting' and 'types of characters'. We finished the class by going over the answers to the story "Catch".

Reminders:

• "Thank You Ma'am" Letters (brainstorming sheet, peer-edit sheet, rough copy and good copy): due Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
• Parts of Speech Quiz: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2013

English 10: Blocks 1/2

Great class work today Grade 10's!

We started off the class today with a worksheet on adverbs. Students were also given time to finish their Literary Paragraphs. We then finished out notes on allegories, symbolism and satire, and students started filling out an allegory chart for Animal Farm. We watched a short clip about Stalin and finished reading Chapters 9 and 10. Questions for both chapters are due next class.


Reminders:

• Literary paragraphs were due TODAY
• Chapter 9 and 10 questions: due Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
• Animal Farm Exam: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014

English 8

I aplogize; I'm a day late with my blog post :)

During Tuesday's class, students took notes on adverbs and continued to work on their "Thank You Ma'am" Letters. Rough copies will be due Thursday. We also discussed the story "Catch" and worked on corresponding questions. We finished the class with notes on 'Point of View' in narratives.

Reminders:

• "Thank You Ma'am" Letters ROUGH COPY: due Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014
• "Catch" questions: due Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014
• Parts of Speech Quiz: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2013

English 10

Today we completed another worksheet on adjectives. We also went over questions for Chapter 8 in Animal Farm and students were given more time to work on their Literary paragraphs. I then showed some pictures and souvenirs from Eastern Europe and China that represent certain traits of Communism. We also watched some commercials and analyzed their persuasive power.

Reminders:

• The Literary paragraph:

=>Blocks 1/2: due tomorrow, October 8, 2014 (you will have ten minutes in class to finish)
=>Blocks 5/6: due Thursday, October 9, 2014

English 8

We began class today with more notes and exercises on adjectives. I then introduced your first big writing assignment -- a letter corresponding to the story "Thank You Ma'am". We also read the story "Catch" in Sightlines 8.

English 10

Today, we completed a worksheet on participles. We also finished Chapter 8 in Animal Farm and worked on corresponding questions. We then went over ideas for your assigned Literary Paragraph on Animal Farm.

English 8

I am so happy to see such enthusiastic readers!!!!

Today, students took notes and completed a worksheet on adjectives. Students also took notes on elements of short stories (theme and foreshadowing). We went over the questions for "The Veldt" and "Thank you Ma'am" and then headed up to the library to pick books for the Independent Novel Study. We spent the rest of class silent reading.

Reminders: 

• No homework!

English 10

Have a great weekend Grade 10's!

Today, students completed a worksheet on infinitive and gerund verbs. We also read Chapter 7 of Animal Farm, started Chapter 8 , and worked on corresponding questions.

Reminders:

• Complete questions for Chapters 6 and 7 for next class

English 8

You survived your first double block of English!

Today, you completed a worksheet practicing the use of verbs. Then, we finished reading "The Veldt", worked on corresponding questions and watched the short film based on the story. Students also completed notes on the parts of plot.

During the second half of class, we read an article from the perspective of a teenager in prison.  We discussed stereotypes and motivations of young criminals. We proceeded to read the story "Thank You Ma'am" and work on corresponding questions. We finished off the class with a couple rounds of "Mad Libs".

Reminders:

• Finish questions for "The Veldt" and "Thank You Ma'am" for next class

English 10 (Bocks 5/6)

Great brainstorming on animal traits today!

Today, we had a surprise quiz -- yay!!! We then watched some videos and read an article about the intelligence of pigs. We continued to discuss other animal stereotypes in the media; students did a group activity characterizing stereotypes of particular farm animals. We also finished Chapter 6 in Animal Farm and worked on corresponding questions. I also showed a Powerpoint presentation and talked about the rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky.

Reminders:

• Complete Chapter 6 questions: due Friday, Oct. 3, 2014

English 10 (Block 1/2)

Great brainstorming on animal traits today!

Today, we had a surprise quiz -- yay!!! We then watched some videos and read an article about the intelligence of pigs. We continued to discuss other animal stereotypes in the media;students did a group activity characterizing stereotypes of particular farm animals. We also finished Chapter 6 in Animal Farm and worked on corresponding questions. I also showed a Powerpoint presentation and talked about the rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky.

Reminders:

• Complete Chapter 6 questions and read Chapter 7: due Friday, Oct. 3, 2014

English 10

Thank you for your participation in class discussions Grade 10's!

Today, we completed a worksheet on verb tenses. We also went over questions for Chapters 2 and 3 in Animal Farm. We then looked at a Powerpoint Presentation pertaining to Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution. We also read Chapters 4 and 5 and started questions respectively.

Reminders:

• Chapter 4 and 5 questions: due Wednesday, Oct 1, 2014 (for Blocks 1/2) and Thursday, Oct. 2014 (for Blocks 5/6)

English 8

The Thumbprint Self-Portraits look great!

Today, we started off with a worksheet on verbs. We then created a character map for Marc Girondin - the main character in "The Street That Got Mislaid". We also went over the comprehension questions for the story. We also started reading the story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. We will continue this story next class.

Reminders:

• Thumbprint Selft-Portraits: OVERDUE
• Short Story Introductions: OVERDUE
• Character Map (for "The Street that got Mislaid"): due Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014

English 8

Welcome back to your second week at RSS!

Today, we took notes on verbs (the definition of verbs, active/passive voices, and verb tenses). I also gave you more time to work on your Short Story Introductions and showed you an example. We then looked an Edgar Allen Poe Prezi and talked a bit about his life; we also watched a video based on his poem "The Raven". We proceeded to go over the questions for "Tell-Tale Heart". We also read the story "The Street that got Mislaid" and completed questions respectively.

Reminders:

• Thumbprint Self-Portraits: due Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014
• Short Story Introductions (half a page maximum): due Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014
• "The Street that got Mislaid" questions: due Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014

English 10

I hope you had a restful weekend :)

Today, we completed a worksheet on verbs and discussed active and passive voices. We then went over the questions for Chapter 1 of Animal Farm and completed filling out our chart on different types of government. We also read Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, and started questions respectively.

Reminders:

Block 1/2
-Finish Chapter 3 for tomorrow, Sept. 30, 2014

Block 5/6
-Finish questions for Chapters 2 and 3 for tomorrow, Sept. 30, 2014

English 10

I wish you a wonderful weekend Grade 10's!

Today, we completed a worksheet on pronouns. We then read Chapter 1 of Animal Farm, discussed some of the symbolism and completed questions for the chapter. We proceeded to work on a chart comparing different types of government. We will finish this next class.

Reminders:

• Introductory Writing Assignments: OVERDUE
• Literary paragraphs: OVERDUE
• Animal Farm questions: due Monday, Sept. 29, 2014

English 8

Congratulations Grade 8's! You survived your first week!

Today, we completed a worksheet on pronouns. We then went over some notes and questions for "Tell-Tale Heart" and also watched a short animated film based on the story. We also started taking notes on the Parts of Plot in short stories and focused on the Introduction. I then asked you to start writing me an introduction to a short story (not the whole story though!) We will continue this next class.

Enjoy your weekend:)

Reminders:

• "Tell-Tale Heart" questions due: Monday, Sept. 29, 2014
• Thumbprint Self-Portrait: due Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014

English 8

You've almost completed your first week of High School!!!

Today, we did a lesson on pronouns and went over the grammar worksheet from yesterday. We spent more time working on your Thumbprint Self-Portraits; today was the last class you had to work on them. I then told you another oral story and we went over the parts of plot briefly. We finished the class by reading Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart".

Reminders:

• I'm still accepting Course Outlines!
• Thumbprint Self-Portraits: due Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014

English 10

It's almost Friday!

Today, we did some more work on nouns. We also finished the film version of the short story "Harrison Bergeron". We discussed some of the main differences between the story and the film. Students were then required to write a literary paragraph pertaining to the story:

In one paragraph, explore how Kurt Vonnegut suggest that equality is dangerous and not worth striving for (your answer should be based on the SHORT STORY and not the film). 

I then showed you a Powerpoint Presentation. We talked about fables, George Orwell, Karl Marx and the events leading up to the Russian Revolution. You will be quizzed on the content of this presentation in the future. This information will help us understand the context and purpose of Animal Farm.

Reminders:

• Introductory Writing Assignments: due Friday, Sept. 26, 2104
• Literary Paragraph: Friday, Sept. 26, 2014

English 8

Thank you again for working so well today!

Today, we learned about nouns. Students took some notes and completed a worksheet. We continued to work on our Thumbprint Self-Portraits (they are almost done). Finally, I briefly went over the parts of plot and told an oral story to get students in the mood for our Short Story Unit.

Reminders:

• I'm still waiting for a couple of course outlines!

English 10

Congratulations-- you're halfway done your first week!

We started off class today with a worksheet on nouns. Students then had more time to work on their Introductory Writing Assignment. We also read the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut and discussed themes about equality and government control (themes that we will see in Animal Farm). We also started watching the short film version of the story.

Reminders:

• Bring Animal Farm next class
• Introductory Writing Assignments: due Friday, Sept. 26, 2014

English 10 - Blocks 1/2 and 5/6

Great to see all of you after a long summer! I am excited to be working with you again!

Today, we started off the class with a grammar (editing) quiz. I also handed back your Mad-Lib worksheet from yesterday.

I introduced an Introductory Writing Assignment. You have the choice either to compose a personal credo (min. 150 words) or a formal letter telling me about your summer (1 page). I didn't assign this for homework because we will work on it again tomorrow. We also went to the library to retrieve both Sightlines 10 and Animal Farm.

Additionally, we did an exercise on themes and hashtags.  I was happy to see that some of you really enjoyed this activity.

Reminders:

• Bring Animal Farm next class

English 8

Welcome to RSS Grade 8's! It was such a pleasure spending a whole block with you today. Thank you for being so attentive and working so well on your Thumbprint Self-Portraits!

Today, we started off the class with a small student questionnaire (to help me learn a bit more about you). We then went to the library to retrieve our Sightlines 8 textbooks. Please bring this textbook to class from now on. We finished the class by working on your Thumbprint Self-Portrait assignment. I didn't assign this for homework because we will continue working on it next class.

Reminders:

• Don't forget to bring in your signed course outlines if you haven't already!

SS 9

Have a great weekend SS 9!

Activities:

• I handed out a practice test booklet for your final exam
• Worked in the lab on human rights assignments
• Industrial Revolution Test

Reminders:

• Final Exam: Thursday, June 19, 2014

SS 9 - Friday, June 6 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Don't forget about the test tomorrow! Also, marks are posted, so hand in all your missing assignments by Thursday, June 12, 2014!

Activities:

• Finished up our unit on the Industrial Revolution (discussed poverty, social classes, the Factory Acts, and population moves)
• Completed questions for pages 144-155 in Crossroads
• Watched a documentary on Nike sweatshops and started a documentary called "The Dark Side of Chocolate" (we discussed their relation to human rights in the modern world)
• Completed a crossword review
• Went over the essay topic for tomorrow's test and discussed ways to organize your essay
• Jeopardy review game

Reminders:

• Test tomorrow, June 11, 2014! (Chapter 5: The Industrial Revolution)
• You will need to write a 2 paragraph essay for the test. The topic was given today: Discuss to what extent the Industrial Revolution made a positive impact on society (include social, political and economic reasons)
• Human Rights assignments will be due tomorrow at the end of the day, but we have 1 period in the lab tomorrow morning to finish it

English 9: Thursday, June 5 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Activities:

• Finished narrative paragraphs
• Introduction to poetry
• Notes on poetic devices
• Looked at Dr. Seus's "Oh the PLaces You'll Go" and lyrics from the Beatles
• Lyrics Analysis Assignment
• Discussed the poems "To Christine" and "Instructions to my Mother"
• Discussed the poems "Two Prisoners" and "Our Appearance and analyzed some media images
• Looked at haiku and tanka poems
• Looked at crossword and acrostic poems
• Started our final poetry project : Sending a message

Reminders:

• Poetry Quiz: Thursday, June 12, 2014
• Final Poetry Project: Thursday, June 12, 2014
• Marks are up: Hand in any missing assignments by the end of the day Thursday! 

SS 9 - Monday June 2 - Wednesday June 4, 2014

Activities: 

• Watched the movie "Oliver Twist" and completed questions regarding the movie
• Chapter 5 Vocabulary sheet was distributed
• Worked on a Human Rights Assignment in the library

Reminders:

• Chapter 5 (Industrial Revolution) Test: Wednesday, June 11, 2014

SS 9

Have a great weekend!

Activities:

• Casey administered a quiz form her lesson yesterday on child poverty
• Presentation on the Mule (machine)
• We went over the Crossroads questions and they were handed in
• Powerpoint and notes: SOcial classes and the role of women during the Industrial Revolution
• Powerpoint: Looking at social classes on the "Titanic"
• Watched part 2 of  "The Children who Built Victorian Britain"

Reminders:

• No homework!

English 9

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Hobbit Test Monday!!! (June 2, 2014)

The test will be composed of the following:
1. Vocabulary - matching
2. Characters - matching
3. Multiple choice
4. True/False
5. Short answer questions:
-Elements from the story
-Themes
-History of dragons
-Comparison between the movies and the novel
6. Literary paragraph (topics/plan were given to you in advance)

*Your Bilbo's Journey Projects will now be due Thursday, June 5, 2014

SS 9

Great presentations today you guys! Presentations can be very challenging, so I am very proud of you for getting through it!

Activities:

• Re-cap: Innovations in transportation during the Industrial Revolution
• Worked on questions related to pages 140-142  in Crossroads
• Students presented their projects (inventions of the Industrial Revolution)
• Powerpoint and notes: The transformation from the "cottage industry" to the "factory age"
• Casey did a lesson on child labour and showed us a clip about children in the coal industry (she will be giving you a quiz tomorrow on her presentation)
• We talked about chimney sweeping and looked at a short clip from the movie "Mary Poppins"
• Watched 15 mins of a BBC video called "The Children Who Built Victorian Britain"
• Worked on questions related to pages 143-146 in Crossroads

Reminders:

• We will go over the Crossroads questions tomorrow, May 30, 2014

English 9: Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Grammar (editing)
• Introduced the topics for the literary paragraph on The Hobbit: Students will be asked to write a paragraph on The Hobbit on their test (Monday, June 2, 2014). Students were given 2 topics to choose from in advance. They will not be expected to memorize quotes, but they must include examples from novel. We looked at 3 different examples of paragraphs for The Hobbit (with a topic involving Thorin's transformation) and we discussed ideas on how to structure the  paragraph. Here are the topics:

1. Discuss Bilbo's transformation in the novel
2. Identify the reasons why Bilbo is a good hero

• We did a group activity on themes from The Hobbit
• We started working on a narrative paragraph
• We spent the second half of class working on the Bilbo's Journey Project (This was your last class to work on this)

Reminders:

• The Hobbit Test: Monday, June 2, 2014
• Bilbo's Journey Project: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 (DON'T FORGET EACH STUDENT NEEDS TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN PART ABOUT BILBO'S JOURNEY)

Blocks 5/6

Activities:

• We did notes on the Hero's Journey in reference to The Hobbit and Bilbo Baggins
• Finished watching "The Desolation of Smaug"
• We looked at the history of dragons
• We started a practice test for The Hobbit

Reminders:

• The Hobbit Test: Monday, June 2, 2014
• Bilbo's Journey Project: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 (DON'T FORGET EACH STUDENT NEEDS TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN PART ABOUT BILBO'S JOURNEY)

SS 9

Activities:

• WOrked on our projects on inventions in the library
• Powerpoint and notes: innovations in transportation during the Industrial Revolution

Reminders:

• We will start presentations for the inventions projects Thursday, May 29, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Grammar (editing sentences)
• Went through the "hero's journey" for Bilbo Baggins
• Looked at the history of dragons (fill in the blanks worksheet to complete)
• Worked on a practice test for The Hobbit and discussed questions aloud

Reminders:

• Practice Test for The Hobbit: due Wednesday, May 28, 2014
• The Hobbit Final Test: Monday June 2, 2014
• Bilbo's Journey Project: Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Activities: 

• Read CHapter 18 and 19 of The Hobbit (we're finished!)
• Worked on questions
• COntinued watching "The Desolation of Smaug"

Reminders:

• CHapter 18/19 questions: due Wednesday, May 28, 2014
• The Hobbit Final Test: Monday June 2, 2014
• Bilbo's Journey Project: Tuesday, June 3, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Read Chapter 18/19 of The Hobbit (we finished the book!) and worked on questions
• Finished "The Desolation of Smaug"

Reminders:

• Chapter 18/19 questions due Monday, May 26, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Activities:

• Reach Chapter 17 of The Hobbit and worked on questions
• Watched "The Desolation of Smaug"

Reminders:

• Chapter 17 questions due Monday, My 26, 2014

SS 9

You guys would have made excellent factory workers in the 1800's :)

Activity: 

• Re-cap: The agricultural revolution in Britain
• Evolution of agriculture: Students were split up in groups of 3-4 and were assigned to as specific section from an article titled "How was Agriculture Transformed?". Students summed up the main ideas from their section and we wrote the main ideas in a table as notes.
• Factory work simulation: Students were set up in lines and experienced the type of work for assembly lines in factories. 

Reminders:

• You will get more lab time to complete the projects on inventions

SS 9

It's Friday tomorrow!

Activities:

• I introduced and explained a project on the great inventions during the Industrial Revolution. Each student was assigned to a specific invention and they will present information about that invention to the class. We worked in the IT LAB on our research. 
• Re-cap: Review the "economic revolution" in Britain
• Worked on a w/s: questions from Crossroads-p.134-139
• Watched an animation of Stephenson's "Rocket" 
• Played 2 BBC interactive games: "Who wants to be a Cotton Millionaire" and "Mucks and Brass"
• Powerpoint and notes: Britain's agricultural revolution
• Completed a worksheet on crop rotation

Reminders:

• Worksheet (Crossroads questions p.134-139) due: Tomorrow, May 23, 2014

English 9

Your projects for The Hobbit look great so far!!!

Blocks 3/4

Activities

• Grammar - editing sentences
• Read Chapter 17 (The Clouds Burst) of The Hobbit aloud
• Worked on Chpt 16 and 17 questions
• Continued watching "The Desolation of Smaug"
• Worked in the library on "Bilbo's Journey" Project

*Discussion questions: How has Thorin changed? Who was in The Battle of the Five Armies and why did it happen? What does the presence of the Eagles foreshadow?

Reminders:

• Chapter 16 and 17 questions due: Friday, May 23, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Activities

• Worked in the library on "Bilbo's Journey" Project
• Read Chapter 16 (A Thief in the Night) of The Hobbit aloud 
• Worked on questions for Chapter 16
• Watched "The Desolation of Smaug"

*Discussion questions: How is Thorin changing? Why does Bilbo give up the Akenstone and what does this say about him? Why is a hobbit good for this adventure? Why doesn't Bilbo side with Bard and the Elvenking when they ask him to?

Reminders:

• Chapter 16 questions due: Friday, May 23, 2014

English 9

I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend!!!

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Worked on questions/vocab for Chapters 14 and 15 of The Hobbit
• Read Chapter 16 (A Thief in the Night)
• Watched more of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"

Reminders:

• Chapter 14 and 15 questions due: tomorrow, May 21, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Activities:

• Read Chapter 15 in The Hobbit (The Gathering of the Clouds)
• Discussed Chapter 14 and 15 and worked on questions respectively
• Finished watching "The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey"

Reminders:

• Chapter 14 and 15 questions due tomorrow, May 21, 2013

SS 9

Your Napoleon projects look amazing Grade 9's!

Activities:

• Re-cap: review of the causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain
• Read pages 130-134 in Crossroads (An Agricultural Revolution)
• Powerpoint and notes: The economic changes in Britain, the textile industry  the steam machine and the iron/coal industry
• Watched a video clip on the process of the fabrication of textiles
• Watched a video clip about James Watt's innovations
• Crossroad questions w/s given, but we will work on it Thursday
• Played a BBC Interactive game about ELizabeth I 

Reminders:

• Napoleon projects were due today!

SS 9

Have a great weekend!!!

Activities:

• Powerpoint and notes: Introduction to the Industrial Revolution/Why Britain?
• Worked on an mind map: "Ingredients for the Industrial Revolution

Reminders:

• Final Napoleon Projects due: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 

English 9

Thursday, May 15 - Friday May 16, 2014

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Read Chapters 13-15
• Worked on questions for Chapter 13
• Watched some of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" 
• Worked on Bilbo's Journey Project

Reminders:

• Finish the last 2 pages of Chapter 15 for Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Blocks 5/6 

Activities:

• Worked on School-wide mural painting
• Read CHapter 13-14 of The Hobbit
• Worked on questions for Chapters 12-13
• Worked on Bilbo's Journey Project

Reminders:

• Chapter 13 questions due: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
• Read Chapter 14 for Tuesday, May 20, 2014

SS 9

Activities:

• Napoleon Test
• Finished watching "Master and Commander"
• Introduction to the Industrial Revolution:

-Read the story "Oliver Twist" from the Crossroads textbook (aloud) and discussed what we now already about industrialization, child labour and labour laws
-Watched a youtube "Crash Course to the Industrial Revolution"
-Played BBC Interactive Games about the Victorian Age ("Dressing Up Victorian" and "Woman's Rights Quiz"

Reminders:

• Napoleon Project due Tuesday, May 20, 2014

SS 9

Test Review Day!

Activities:

• Completed a crossword for Chapter 4 vocabulary (we corrected it as a class)
• Completed a review chart (Napoleon's biggest battles)
• Played "Who wants to be Napoleon" review game
• Watched 15 minutes of "Master and Commander"

Reminders:

• Napoleon Test Tomorrow!
• Napoleon Project due: Tuesday, May 20, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• The Hobbit Chapter 7-12 Quiz
• Worked on questions for Chapter 12 ("Inside Information")
• Introduced "Bilbo's Journey" Project and worked on it in the library  

Reminders:

• Chapter 12 questions due: Thursday, May 15, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Activities:

• Students painted individual canvases as part of a school-wide mural project. The mural will be a mosaic of canvas paintings coming together as the Revelstoke landscape. It looks fantastic so far!!!

Reminders:

• No homework (Chapter 11 questions were due today)

SS 9

There's an exam lurking....

Activities:

• "Battle of Waterloo" worksheet handed back
• Went over marked worksheet (Crossroad questions p. 111-118)
• Worked in the library on Napoleon projects (LAST CLASS GIVEN TO WORK ON IT)

Reminders:

• Napoleon Test: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
• Final Napoleon Project: Tuesday, May 20, 2014

English 9

Inside Information

Blocks 3/4

Activities

• Went over the Chapter 1-6 quiz for The Hobbit
• Finished reading Chapter 12 (Inside Information) aloud and discussed
• Finished watching the important scenes from "The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey"

Reminders:

• Chapter 10 and 11 questions were due today
• The Hobbit Quiz (Chapters 7-12): Tomorrow, May 13, 2013

Blocks 5/6

Activities: 

• "Don't Hide and Ride" presentation in the theatre

*Small change in plans - because of the presentation today, we will do the canvas paintings later this week :)

Reminders:

• I didn't have time to collect Chapter 11 questions today, so I will take them in tomorrow, May 13, 2014

English 9

A Warm Welcome /Inside Information

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Discussed Chapter 10 of The Hobbit: Bilbo's fears, the Laketown people and the Master, the "prophecy" in Laketown, and the perception of the Wood-elves and the people of Laketown towards Bilbo and the dwarves
• Read Chpt. 11 aloud and discussed the "access" gate to the Lonely Mountain
• Worked on questions for Chapters 11 and 12
• We looked at Led Zeppelin lyrics and their reference to J.R.R. Tolkien ("The Battle of Evermore", "Ramble On", and "Stairway to Heaven")
• Started reading Chapter 12 aloud (we will continue this chapter on Monday)
• Watched the goblin scene from "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

Reminders:

• Chapter 10 and 11 questions due Monday, May 12, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Activities:

• We discussed the upcoming mural project with Jerry Whitehead and looked at some of his work. He will be working with us next week creating canvas paintings. 
• We discussed Chapter 11: accessing the gate to the Lonely Mountain and Bilbo's perseverance. We questioned if the dwarves are "using" Bilbo. Why is he so loyal?
• Read Chapter 12 aloud and discussed the characteristics of Smaug and Bilbo's interaction with him
• Watched the goblin scene from"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

Reminders:

• Chapter 11 questions due Monday, May 12, 2014

SS 9

I see a lot of fantastic ideas for your Napoleon projects so far!!!!

Activities:

• Handed out a Napoleon Test review sheet (we will also do some review in class early next week before the test)
• Went over "Napoleon: The End" viewing sheet
• Current Events presentation
• Worked in the IT Lab on Napoleon projects

Reminders:

• Napoleon Test: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 

English 9

Barrels out of bond

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Discussed recent events from The Hobbit: the imagery of Mirkwood, the "enchanted" stream, the Wood-elves, Bilbo rescuing the Hobbits from the spiders and from the elven caves, and the company's escape from their imprisonment in the elven cave
• Finished Chapter 9 and started Chapter 10
• Worked on questions for Chapters 8 and 9
• Watched some scenes from "The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey" (we skipped the irrelevant scenes and discussed some differences between the book and the movie)

Reminders:

• Finish Chapter 10 for tomorrow, May 9, 2014
• Chapter 8 and 9 questions due: tomorrow, May 9, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Activities:

• Discussed events in Chapter 9 of The Hobbit: The long-standing quarrel between Wood-elves and dwarves, the "prophecy" in Laketown, Thorin's sense of entitlement to the treasure, and Bilbo's role as a "burglar" and not a "thief"
• Read Chapter 10
• Worked on questions for Chapters 9 - 11
• Watched some scenes from "The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey" (we skipped the irrelevant scenes and discussed some differences between the book and the movie)

Reminders:

• Finish Chapter 11 for tomorrow, May 9, 2014
• Chapter 9 and 10 questions due: tomorrow, May 9, 2014
• Chapter 11 questions due: Monday, May 12, 2014

SS 9

Thanks for your consistant enthusiasm is Social Studies!

Activities:

• Watched "Master and Commander"
• Current Events
• Started the Napoleon Final Project

Reminders:

• Napoleon Test: Wednesday, May 14, 2014

SS 9

I apologize for the technical difficulties today; thank you for your patience! Don't forget to check your updated marks for missing assignments!

Activities:

• Re-cap: The end of Napoleon's career/life
• Learned about Napoleon and the Liberation of Haiti ("Fill in the blanks" w/s to complete)
• Read the story "The Battle of Waterloo" and completed questions
• Played some BBC interactive games (Napoleon vs. Wellington)
• Started watching the movie "Master and Commander"

Reminders:

• The w/s for questions on pages 111-118 was due today

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Worked on questions for Chapter 7 from The Hobbit
• Watched a few scenes from the 1977 version of "The Hobbit"
• Started Chapter 8

Reminders:

• Marks posted today!
• Chapter 7 questions due Thursday, May 8, 2014
• Finish Chapter 8 for Thursday, May 9, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Activities:

• Silent reading (Finish Chapter 8)
• Discussion of Chapter 8 and completed questions
• Started Chapter 9

Reminders:

• Chapter 8 questions due Thursday, May 8, 2014
• Finish Chapter 9 for Thursday, May 8, 2014

English 9: Friday, May 2- Monday, May 5, 2014

Blocks 3/4

Activities: 

• Read Chapters 5-6 
• Completed questions for Chapters 5 and 6
• Worked on "A Hero's Journey" Assignments
• Started Chapter 7
• Pop-Quiz on Chapters 1-6

Reminders:

• Chapter 6 questions due Tomorrow, May 6, 2014
• Finish Chapter 7 by tomorrow, May 6, 2014

Blocks 5-6

Activities: 

• Read Chapter 7
• Worked on questions for Chapters 6-7
• Pop-Quiz on Chapters 1-6
• Watched more of the 1977 cartoon version of "The Hobbit"
• Started Chapter 8

Reminders:

• I suggest you read at least until p.150 of "The Hobbit" tonight for homework. You will receive 15 minutes of silent reading at the beginning of tomorrow's class, but Chapter 8 must be finished for tomorrow. 

SS 9

I am very sorry for not updating my blog quick enough! Here is an update for the last few days.

Thursday, May 1- Monday, May 5, 2014

Activities:

• Powerpoint presentations ans notes on Napoleon: Nationalism, the war in Spain, the Russian Campaign, and Napoleon's abdication and exile
• Current Events
• Worked on Canadian Nationalism Collages
• Watched "Napoleon: The Summit of Greatness" and completed a worksheet
• Watched "Napoleon: The End" and completed a worksheet
• Worked on questions for pages 111-118 in Crossroads

Reminders:

• Hand in your Canadian Nationalism Collages if you haven't already dont that! Don't forget to include a paragraph explaining the images you picked.
• P. 111-118 questions due tomorrow, May 6, 2014

English 9

Riddles in the Dark

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Commonly Confused Words Quiz
• Started Chapter 5 in The Hobbit
• Worked on Chapter 3-4 questions and vocabulary
• Lesson on "The Hero's Journey"
• Went to the library/lab to do work on The Hero's Journey assignment

Reminders:

• Chapter 3-4 questions due Friday, May 1, 2014
• Finish Chapter 5 for next class

Blocks 5/6

• Commonly Confused Words Quiz
• Finished Chapter 5 and started Chapter 6 of The Hobbit
• Worked on Chapter 5 questions
• Watched a bit of the 1970's cartoon version of "The Hobbit"
• Lesson on "The Hero's Journey"
• Went to the library/lab to do work on The Hero's Journey assignment

Reminders:

• Chapter 5 questions due Friday, May 1, 2014

SS 9

Activities:

• Handed back "Power corrupts" paragraph and Crossroad questions
• Re-cap: Napoleon as an Emperor
• Finished watching "Napoleon: Mastering Luck" and completed the viewing sheet
• Completed a worksheet: Crossroad questions for pages 97-111
• Watched a montage of Napoleon scenes in the movie "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"
• Powerpoint and notes: Napoleon and Nationalism

Reminders:

• Worksheet - Crossroad questions for pages 97-111 due next class (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)

English 9

Roasted Mutton!

Blocks 3/4

Activities:

• Completed Commonly Confused Words Quiz (open book) and looked at proceed/precede, stationary/stationery, and principle/principal
• Discussed and completed questions for Chapter 1 of The Hobbit
• Read Chapter 2

Reminders:

• If you have not already, please hand and in the Chapter 1 questions and vocabulary next class
• Commonly Confused Words Quiz: Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Blocks 5/6

• Silent reading (the remainder of Chapter 2 of The Hobbit)
• Commonly Confused Words: proceed/precede, stationary/stationery, and principle/principal
• Discussed and completed questions for Chapter 2
• Read Chapter 3 and started Chapter 4

Reminders:

• Chpt 1 questions: OVERDUE
• Chpt 2 questions: due next class
• Commonly Confused Words Quiz: Wednesday, April 30, 2014

English 9

Block 3/4

Things we did today:

• Kevin Brooks presentation

Reminders:

• Literary paragraphs are OVERDUE
• Finish reading Chapter 1 of The Hobbit for Monday, April 28, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

• Commonly Confused Words
• Discussed Chapter 1 of The Hobbit and worked on questions and vocabulary
• Watched a slideshow of The Hobbit illustrations along with Dwarf songs
• Read Chapter 2

Reminders:

• Literary paragraphs are OVERDUE
• I will allot silent reading time Monday to finish Chapter 2  of The Hobbit

SS 9

Have a great weekend!!!

Things we did today:

• Handed in Crossroad questions (p.97)
• Went over "Napoleon: To Destiny" Quiz
• Powerpoint and notes on Napoleon as an Emperor
• Watched "Napoleon: Mastering Luck" video

Reminders:

• The "Power Corrupts" paragraphs are overdue and I'm still missing some. Please hand these in ASAP.
• Crossroad questions are overdue

SS 9

Great Current Events discussions today!!! I hope you enjoyed the Career Fair :)

Things we did today:

• Trades Career Fair at the Revelstoke Forum
• Current events 
• Crossroad questions (p.97, #1 and 2a)
• Read p.99 in Crossroads - Napoleon's view on women

Reminders:

• Crossroad questions (p.97, #1 and 2a): due Friday, April 25, 2014

English 9

Activities- Wednesday, April 23, 2014

• Boy in the Striped Pajamas Test (and time to work on Literary Paragraph)
• Went to get "The Hobbit" from the library
• Finished learning about J.R.R. Tolkien
• Started Chapter 1 of "The Hobbit"

Reminders:

• Report cards go out Thursday, April 24, 2014!
• Literary paragraph for BSP due: Friday, April 25, 2014
• Finish Chapter 1 of "The Hobbit": Friday, April 25, 2014

SS 9

Welcome back!

Things we did today:

• Re-cap: Napoleon's early life
• Watched the last few minutes of "Napoleon: To Destiny" and completed the worksheet
• Typed up paragraphs and bibliographies (topic:"Absolute power corrupts and power corrupts absolutely")

Reminders:

• The paragraphs were to be handed in TODAY after class

English 9

Thursday April 17 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Activities:

• Commonly Confused Words (illusion/allusion, altogether/all together, sight/cite/site, conscience/conscious, council/counsel, its/it's)
• Finished watching "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" movie
• Completed a Comparison/Contrast worksheet and discussed the differences between the novel and the movie (this will be a question on the exam)
• Worked on the BSP Literary Paragraph
• Completed a Practise test for BSP
• Introduction to Fantasy and J.R.R. Tolkien

Reminders:

• Complete the practice test for homework
• BSP Test: Tomorrow, April 23, 2014
• You wil receive a bit more time tomorrow to complete the BSP Literary Paragraph

SS 9

Have a fantastic Easter weekend!!!!

Things we did today:

• Went over persuasive paragraph structure and using footnotes in Chicago style for research
• Worked paragraphs:

*Topic: Use historical events with either Oliver Cromwell or Maximilien Robespierre to respond to the following quote: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely".

• Presentation form Ms. Milmine about the upcoming trade fair
• Introduction to Napoleon Bonaparte (powerpoint and notes)
• Watched "Napoleon: To Destiny"

Reminders:

• Have your paragraph plans ready for next class so that you can type up your paragraphs in the lab. 

English 9

Monday, April 14- Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Blocks 3/4

• Commonly Confused Words (accept/except, a lot/ a lot, affect/effect)
• Finished BSP and answered questions for Chapters 15-20
• Started watching BSP movie

Reminders:

• BSP Test: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Blocks 5/6

• Commonly Confused Words (accept/except, a lot/ a lot, affect/effect)
• Finished BSP and answered questions
• Discussed the following theme from BSP: "Of course this was a long time ago and nothing like this will ever happen again" (in reference to the Holocaust)
• Read a BBC article about the genocide in Rwanda, watched a clip about the genocide in Bosnia and completed a paragraph response about the discussion.

Reminders:

• BSP Test: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

SS 9

Don't forget that your Twitter/Fakebook assignments are due tomorrow!

Things we did Monday, April 15 - Tuesday, April 16, 2014

• Chapter 3 crossword (vocab)
• Reviewed major events of the French Revolution
• Jeopardy review games for Unit 3
• Unit 3 test
• Watched "Worst Jobs"

Reminders:

• Twitter/Fakebook assignments due: tomorrow, April 16, 2014

SS 9

Have a great weekend!

Things we did today:

• Went over the criteria for the Fakebook/Twitter Assignment (we are creating profiles for either Maire-Antoinette or Louis XVI)
• Worked in the library /lab 

Reminders: 

• Unit 3 Test: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
• Fakebook/Twitter Assignment: due Wednesday, April 16, 2014

English 9

Have a great weekend and enjoy the sun!

Things we did Thursday and Friday:

• Worked on Independent Novel Study journals
• Grammar worksheet (apostrophes and commas)
• Read Chpt. 13-15 in BSP and completed question worksheets
• Watched a video clip on Nazi Book Burning
• Completed a "Life is Beautiful" quiz

Reminders:

• Journals: OVERDUE
• Chapter 13/14 questions due Monday, April 14, 2013

SS 9

Thank you to our wonderful Current Events presenters today!!!

Things we did today:

• Review (the last stages of the French Revolution)
• Watched a clip from "The Dark Night Rises" and discussed its reference to the storming of the Bastille in France
• Discussed the current uprising in the Ukraine and watched a short documentary on the subject
• Current Events presentations
• Worked on Crossroad questions
• Worked in the library/lab on the French Revolution Projects

Reminders:

• END OF TERM: FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2014
• Crossroad questions due : Friday, April 11, 2014

SS 9

Things we did today:

• Review of Friday's class
• Finished powerpoint/ notes: The end of the French Revolution
• Finished French Revolution documentary
• Filled out a chart as a class: The 4 phases of government during the French Revolution
• Worked on Crossroad questions (booklet)

Reminders:

• DEADLINE FOR MISSING WORK: Friday, April 11, 2014
• Unit 3 (French Revolution) Test: Tuesday, April 15, 2014

English 9

If needed, please come talk to me about missing work before Friday:)

Things we did today:

• Silent reading/journals
• Grammar (notes on apostrophes)
• Read Chpt. 12 in BSP
• Worked on chapter questions

Reminders:

• DEADLINE FOR MISSING WORK: Friday, April 11, 2014
• Chpt 9-10 questions (for Blocks 5/6): Thursday, April 10, 2014
• Chpt 11/12 questions (for Blocks 3/4): Thursday, April 10, 2014
• Independent novel study journal entries: Friday, April 11, 2014

SS 9

Great Current Events Presentations today!!

Things we did today: 

• Re-cap: Causes of the French Revolution
• Powerpoint/notes: The key events of the French Revolution, the political spectrum and political clubs
• Current Events Presentations (2 students)
• Worked on Crossroad questions w/s
• Watched "French Revolution" documentary

Reminders: 

• Mind maps due tomorrow, Apr. 4, 2014
• Marks were just updated. You have until April 11th to hand in any missing assignments before the first report card 

SS 9

Things we did today: 

• Worked on mind maps (causes of the French Revolution)
• Watched video clips (a scene from "Robin Hood", "French Revolution rap" and "French Revolution in a Nutshell")
• Powerpoint and notes: The Estates General meeting and the Tennis Court Oath

Reminders:

• Mind maps: due Friday, Apr. 4, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

• Time to work on "Letter to Grandmother" assignment
• Read Chapter 9-10 in BSP
• Worked on Chpt 9-10 questions

Reminders:

• Chpt 9/10 questions due: Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2014
• Grammar Quiz: Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2014
• Letter to Grandmother: Friday, April 4, 2014
• BSP Quiz: Friday, April 4, 2014
• Independent Novel Study Journal Entries: due Friday, Apr. 11, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

• Silent reading/journals 
• Grammar
• Time to work on "Letter to Grandmother" assignment
• Read Chapter 9

Reminders:

• Chapter 6/7 questions: OVERDUE
• Grammar Quiz: Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2014
• Letter to Grandmother: Friday, April 4, 2014
• BSP Quiz: Friday, April 4, 2014
• Independent Novel Study Journal Entries: due Friday, Apr. 11, 2014

SS 9

Things we did today:

• Went over questions about the French philosophers
• Powerpoint and notes: The Causes of the French Revolution
• Worked on a mind map of the causes of the French Revolution

Reminders:

• Mind Map: due Thursday, April 3, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Things we did today:

• Silent reading/journals
• Grammar
• Read Chapter. 8 in BSP
• Worked on "Letter to Grandmother" assignment

Reminders:

• Chapter 6/7 questions: OVERDUE
• Grammar Quiz: Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2014
• Letter to Grandmother: Friday, April 4, 2014
• BSP Quiz: Friday, April 4, 2014