We started off today with a worksheet on apostrophes, and went over it as a class. We then finished the last five minutes of the movie "My Left Foot" and went over the worksheet together. After that, we discussed conventions for "How To" instructions and watched the satire "How To Start a Movement" on
Ted Talks. We then read "How To Act If You Do Not Want To Be Called On" (p. 46 in
Sightlines 10). Students then worked on a corresponding worksheet.
To finish off class, I went over the structure of the English 10 Provincial Exam; we then went over the writing rubric for the original composition, and looked at five actual examples. Students then graded the pieces of writing and we went over the 'real' marks that were given. The purpose is to understand the expectations for the written portion of the exam.
Reminders:
- "How To" worksheet: due Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015
