Wednesday 30 April 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

Monday 28 April 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

Friday 25 April 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

Thursday 24 April 2014

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

Tuesday 22 April 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

Wednesday 16 April 2014

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. 

Tuesday 15 April 2014

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

Friday 11 April 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

Wednesday 9 April 2014

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

Tuesday 8 April 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

Thursday 3 April 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 

Tuesday 1 April 2014

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