Friday 28 February 2014

SS 9

Great pamphlets so far SS9!

Things we did today:

  • Went over the Unit 1 Quiz
  • Handed out Interim reports
  • Worked on our King Charles pamphlets
Reminders: 
  • Please have your Interim reports signed!!!

English 9

Blocks 3-4

Things we did today:

  • Silent reading 
  • Grammar 
  • Handed out Interim reports
  • Worked on Creative Writing Assignment
Reminders:
  • Have your Interim reports signed!!!
  • Grammar quiz: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
  • Creative Writing Assignment : due Thursday, March 7, 2014
Blocks 5-6

Things we did today:
  • Handed out Interim reports
  • HACE 9
Reminders:
  • Have your Interim reports signed!!!
  • Grammar quiz: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
  • Creative Writing Assignment : due Friday, March 8, 2014

Thursday 27 February 2014

SS 9

Well done on the quiz today!

Things we did today:

  • Went over Unit 1 Crossroad questions
  • Unit 1 Quiz
  • Current Events: We looked at the conflict in the Ukraine and the Oscar Pistorious trial
  • Powerpoint and notes: King Charles's struggle with parliament and the events leading up to the English Civil War
  • Started watching "Oliver Cromwell" movie
Reminders:
  • Interim reports go home tomorrow :)

Wednesday 26 February 2014

English 9

It was nice to see everyone working hard today:)

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

  • Silent reading
  • Grammar
  • Went over "The Sacred Rac" questions
  • Worked on the Creative Writing Assignment 
  • Lesson on 3 types of irony
  • Read "The Open Window" and completed questions
Reminders:
  • Grammar quiz: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
  • Creative Writing Assignment : due Thursday, March 7, 2014

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

  • Silent reading
  • Grammar
  • Discussed "The Blue Bead" and poverty in the Third World (I showed personal photos of Third World countries)
  • Worked on "The Blue Bead" questions
  • Read "The Sacred Rac" and discussed its satire
  • Worked on the Creative Writing Assignment 
Reminders: 

  • Grammar quiz: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
  • Creative Writing Assignment : due Friday, March 8, 2014

Tuesday 25 February 2014

SS 9

Things we did today:

  • Time given for studying
  • Review of Monday's class
  • Introduced King Charles I Pamphlet Assignment
  • Watched a documentary on King Charles and completed a viewing sheet
Reminders:
  • English Map: OVERDUE
  • King James Character Sketch: OVERDUE
  • Crossroad questions: OVERDUE
  • Unit 1 Quiz : Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014

English 9

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

  • Silent reading 
  • Grammar
  • Went over the "Once Upon a Time" worksheet
  • Read "The Blue Bead"
Reminders:
  • No homework

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:
  • Silent reading 
  • Grammar
  • Worked on "The Blue Bead" questions (to be handed in)
  • Read "The Sacred Rac" and talked about satirical writing
  • Introduced a creative writing assignment
  • Worked on "The Sacred Rac" questions
Reminders:
  • "The Blue Bead" questions are to be handed in tomorrow, Feb. 26, 2014 

Monday 24 February 2014

SS 9

Just a reminder that the Unit 1 test has been pushed back to Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

Things we did today:

  • Unit 1 review sheet handed out; time was given to go over topics for the test
  • Played a Jeopardy game
  • Reviewed topics from Thursday's class
  • Read p. 30-33 in Crossroads
  • Powerpoint presentation and notes on King James I and King Charles I
Reminders: 
  • England Map: due Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014
  • Crossroad questions: due Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014
-p.5, #1&3
-p.7, #2
-p.9, #1&2
-p.11, #1&2

  • King James Character Sketch: due Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014
  • Unit 1 test: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 (yay!!)

English 9

I marked the letters of introduction and I LOVED them :)

Block 5/6

Things we did today:

  • Silent reading
  • Grammar (parts of speech)
  • Went over "The Interlopers" worksheet
  • Finished reading "Once Upon a TIme"
  • Powerpoint presentation on the Apartheid and discussion on its parallel to the story "Once Upon a Time"
  • Read a newspaper article on Oscar Pistorious and compared the irony of the gun accident to the security measures in the story
  • Worked on the "Once Upon a Time" worksheet
Reminders:
  • "Gore" Character Sketch: OVERDUE
  • "Once Upon a Time" worksheet due tomorrow, Feb. 25, 2014
Block 3/4

Things we did today: 
  • Silent reading
  • Grammar (parts of speech)
  • Finished reading "The Blue Bead"
  • Compared needs of First World and Third World countries
  • Showed personal pictures of Nicaragua to discuss poverty
  • Went over the plot analysis of "The Blue Bead"
  • Mad Libs
Reminders:
  • NO HOMEWORK!



Thursday 20 February 2014

SS 9

Have a great long weekend!

Things we did today:

  • Finished watching a documentary on the Sochi Olympics
  • Worked on the English map, Unit 1-2 vocabulary and Crossroad questions
  • Learned about the definition of democracy
  • Read an article on absolute monarchy in Saudi Arabia
  • Learned about England in the 17th century (powerpoint and notes) 
  • Watched some video clips on witch hysteria
  • Explained the Current Events presentations and the expectations
  • Read p.28-30 in Crossroads and talked about King James I
  • Started a "character sketch" on King James I
Reminders:
  • English map and Unit 1-2 vocabulary: due Monday, Feb. 24, 2014
  • Crossroad questions: due Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014
-p.5, #1&3
-p.7, #2
-p.9, #1&2
-p.11, #1&2

  • UNIT 1 QUIZ: TUESDAY, FEB. 25, 2014

Wednesday 19 February 2014

English 9

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today: 

  • Silent reading
  • Grammar (notes on parts of speech)
  • Worked on "Gore" worksheet
  • Read "Interlopers" and watched a short film about the story
  • Worked on a worksheet for "Interlopers"
  • Lesson on themes (I showed four short films and students had to come up with themes for them)
  • Started reading "Once Upon A Time"
Reminders:
  • Descriptive paragraph: OVERDUE
  • Worksheets for "Gore" and "Interlopers" due Monday, Feb. 24, 2014
Blocks 3/4

Things we did today: 
  • Silent reading
  • Grammar (notes on parts of speech)
  • Went over "Interlopers" worksheet
  • Lesson on themes (I showed four short films and students had to come up with themes for them)
  • Started reading "Once Upon A Time"
  • Powerpoint on the Apartheid
  • Read an article on Oscar Pistorious
  • Worked on questions for "Once Upon A Time"
  • Started reading "The Blue Bead"
Reminders:
  • Descriptive paragraph: OVERDUE
  • Questions for "Once Upon A Time": due Monday, Feb. 24, 2014

Tuesday 18 February 2014

English 9

I am enjoying reading the letters of introductions so far!

Block 3/4

Things we did today:

  • Silent reading
  • Grammar (capitalization and punctuation)
  • Worked on descriptive paragraphs
  • Finished reading "The Interlopers" and watched a short film on the story
  • Worked on the reading comprehension questions for "The Interlopers"
 Reminders: 
  • Descriptive paragraphs: due Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 (make sure to include the plan, a rough copy and a good copy)
  • Reading comprehension questions for "The Interlopers" (first side only): due Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014
Block 5/6

Things we did today:

  • Silent reading
  • Grammar (capitalization and punctuation)
  • Worked on descriptive paragraphs
  • Finished reading "Gore"
  • Started the reading comprehension questions for "Gore"
Reminders:
  • Descriptive paragraphs: due Wednesday, Feb.19, 2014 (make sure to include the plan, a rough copy and a good copy)
  • Reading comprehension questions for "Gore" (first side only): due Wednesday, Feb.19, 2014

SS 9

It was very nice to see you all again!

Things we did today:

  • Worked on the worksheet: "Causes and Effects of the Modern Age"
  • Started working on a map of the British Isles and on vocabulary for Units 1 & 2
  • Watched a small documentary video about the money spent on the Sochi Olympics
Reminders:
  • Quiz on Unit 1: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014

Thursday 13 February 2014

English 9

I will not see you tomorrow, so have a great weekend!

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

  • Silent Reading
  • Grammar (capitalization and punctuation)
  • Completed questions and plot analysis for "Lamb to the Slaughter"
  • Watched the Alfred Hitchcock version of : Lamb to the Slaughter"
  • Discussed differences between the story and the film
  • Worked on a paragraph: Which version of "Lamb to the Slaughter" did you prefer and why? 
  • Read the story "Gore" and started a worksheet
Reminders: 
  • Paragraph due Friday, Feb. 14, 2014:
*Which version of "Lamb to the Slaughter"(story vs. movie) did you prefer and why?
*Give 3 reasons
*1/2 page single spaced


Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

  • Silent Reading
  • Grammar (capitalization and punctuation)
  • Notes on the elements of plot
  • Read "Lamb to the Slaughter" (p. 11 in Sightlines 9)
  • Completed questions and plot analysis for "Lamb to the Slaughter"
  • Watched the Alfred Hitchcock version of : Lamb to the Slaughter"
Reminders:
  • Letter of introduction: OVERDUE

Wednesday 12 February 2014

SS 9

The Europe maps I received are looking great SS 9!

Things we did today:

  • Time given to work on "Cornell-style" notes for pages 4-5 in Crossroads
  • Powerpoint presentation and notes given on Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Modern Age
  • Watched "Worst Jobs of the Stuart Age" and completed the viewing sheet
Reminders:
  • Europe maps: OVERDUE
  • Note-taking assignment (Cornell notes) for pages 4-5 in Crossroads: due Friday, Feb.14, 2014

English 9

I hope you are all as excited as I am about the new snow :)

Things we did Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014

Blocks 3/4

  • Silent Reading
  • Grammar (capitalization)
  • Powerpoint presentation: Women in the 1950's and advertising (its relevance to "Lamb to the Slaughter")
  • Notes: Elements of short stories (theme, types of characters, point of view)
  • Started the worksheet for "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Reminders:
  • Letters of Introduction: OVERDUE
  • "Lamb to the Slaughter" worksheet (FRONT PAGE ONLY): due Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014


Blocks 5/6

  • Silent Reading
  • Grammar (capitalization)
  • Time given to work on the letter of introduction
  • I told ghost stories aloud and students filled out a plot diagram worksheet
Reminders:
  • Letter of Introduction: due Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014

Friday 7 February 2014

SS 9

Take some time to enjoy the long weekend and relax!

Things we did today:

  • Watched "Fleas on Rats" music video
  • Reviewed Wednesday's class
  • Powerpoint presentation: we talked about the Tudor Monarchy and lineage; we also talked about problems that arose between Catholics and the Church of England
  • Worked on maps
  • Watched "Worst Jobs of the Tudor Age"
Reminders:
  • Please have your course outlines signed and returned
  • Europe maps are due: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

English 9

Have a fantastic long weekend English 9's!

Block 3/4 
Things we did today:

  • Silent Reading
  • Grammar (capitalization)
  • Went over the rubric for the Book Recommendation Assignment and the Book Journals
  • Worked on the Letter of Introduction
  • Reviewed parts of plot in short stories
  • Read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
Reminders:
  • Please have your course outlines signed and returned
  • The Letter of Introduction is due Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014
Block 5/6
Things we did today:
  • Silent Reading
  • Grammar (capitalization)
  • Went over the rubric for the Book Recommendation Assignment and the Book Journals
  • Worked on the Letter of Introduction
  • Went to the Ono Cho Cultural Fair
Reminders:
  • Please have your course outlines signed and returned
  • The Letter of Introduction is due Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014

Thursday 6 February 2014

English 9

Thank you for your patience getting through the short story notes today!

Things we did today (Bloc 5/6): 

  • Grammar (capitalization)
  • Worked on the letter of introduction
  • Went to the Ono Cho assembly
  • Went to the library to sign out textbooks and pick out independent novels
  • Went over the parts of plot
Things we did today (Bloc 3/4)
  • Grammar (capitalization)
  • Worked on letter of introduction
  • Went to the library to pick out independent novels
  • Went over the parts of plot
  • I told two ghost stories and students filled out a plot diagram for the stories

Reminders:
  • Please have your course outlines signed and brought back (it's for marks!)
  • For Bloc 3/4: Letter of introduction is due Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014

Wednesday 5 February 2014

SS 9

Thank you for working so well on your maps todays Grade 9's!

Things we did today:

  • Looked at and discussed pictures from "Sony World Photography Awards" 
  • Lesson on Cornell notes (an effective way to take notes)
  • Powerpoint: Review of SS 8 (Medieval times, Dark Ages, the Renaissance, the beginning of the Reformation)
  • Open-book quiz on the SS 8 review
  • Worked on Europe maps
Reminders:
  • Please have your course outlines signed and returned (it's for marks!)

Tuesday 4 February 2014

SS 9

Welcome back from a mini-break of school! It was very nice to meet you today!

Things we did today:

  • Introductions (of students and myself)
  • Went over the course outline and the expectations of the class
  • Completed a survey: "A Bit About You"
  • I showed some personal pictures of Asia
  • Completed a questionnaire on learning styles. We talked about different kinds of learning styles and how to use them to your benefit in school.
  • Started a Europe mapping assignment
Reminders:
  • Please have your course outlines signed and returned (it's for marks!)

English 9

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Welcome to a new semester English 9's! I am very excited to be working with all of you. I am also happy to see some of you again!

Things we did today:

  • Introductions (of students and myself)
  • Completed a survey: "A Bit About You"
  • Showed personal pictures of travelling
  • Went over the course outline and the expectations of the class
  • Started the "Letter of Introduction"
Reminders:
  • Please have your course outlines signed and returned (it's for marks!)