English 9: Blocks 1/2

Today we finished Act 2 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Students completed questions and we watched the Act in the movie adaptation. During the second half, students started working on a project for the play.

Reminders:

• Act 2 Questions due

English 8

We spent the majority of class working through The Giver. We discussed Chapters 10-12 and students worked on questions. Students also read up to Chapter 17. In addition, we did a class simulation of the 'Ceremony of 12'; students were assigned to specific jobs in the community. We discussed the advantages and disadvantages to this system. Students also started working on a visual representation of the Giver's Annex Room.

Reminders:

• Chapters 9-12 Q's due
• The Giver Quiz : Friday, Dec. 2, 2016

English 8

Thank you for your hard work!

This week, we've been working on the use of periods and commas. We've also been reading The Giver, working on questions, and an 'Exposition Mind Map'.

Reminders:

• Exposition Mind Map: due tomorrow
• Read Chapter 12 in The Giver: tomorrow

English 9: Blocks 5-6

We started off with reading the story of "Pyramus and Thisbe" as it relates to "A Midsummer Night's Dream". We also watched a short claymation video adaptation of the story. We then started reading Act 3; students worked on questions for Act 3, Scene 1.

English 9: Blocks 1-2

We started off the day with silent reading and read Act 2, Scene 1 in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Students then completed questions.

Planning 10

This week we talked a bit more about finance. We went through a PowerPoint and students completed a booklet on 'money' and finance vocabulary.

We have also started our unit on healthy living. Students brainstormed some discussion points on the concept of wellness. We also read and article and watched some video clips explaining teenagers and stress. Today, we worked through a healthy living booklet; students did some self-assessment of their own wellness and completed their own wellness wheel.

Planning 10

Today students were given more time to finish their 'party budgets' and we spent the majority of the class discussing the budgets and comparing prices. We then watched a video clip on 'credit and borrowing' as an addition to yesterday's lesson. There is a booklet assigned with the clip, but we'll complete it on Monday.

English 9: Blocks 1/2

Students were allotted reading time for the independent novel study. We then read the first scene in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and students worked on the first set of questions.

Reminders:

• If you didn't finish the questions, you can complete them Monday

English 8

Today students took some notes on punctuation, and we spent most of class discussing the first five chapters of The Giver. Then students were allotted silent reading time to read Chapters 7 and 8, and we started an 'Exposition Mind Map' assignment.

Reminders:

• Finish Chapter 8 in The Giver for next class
• Make sure your Chapter 1-4 booklets are handed in!

English 9: Blocks 5/6

Today we read Act 2, Scene 1 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and students completed questions.

Reminders:

• Finish Questions for Act 2, Scene 1

Planning 10

This week, we continued discussing travel budgets; students were given lab time to finish their post-secondary budgets on Myblueprint.ca and research information for their individual travel budgets. We also looked at more economical ways of travelling (WOOF, working in hostels, teaching abroad, crew ships).

Additionally, we started to talk about debt and credit. I showed a PowerPoint and students completed a worksheet as we went through it. We talked about types of credit, pros/cons of credit, credit scores, and managing fiances. We also watched an episode of "Till Debt do Us Part" as an example of how credit can be problematic.

Today we also went on a field trip to Southside Market; students were given a generic grocery list and had to record information on different products. We then compared prices of things and discussed strategies for shopping more economically.

Reminders:
Travel Budgets due!!!

English 9

This week, students were allocated time to finish the novel My Name is Seepeetza and work on their journals. We also discussed the song "In the Walls of His Mind" and found some parallels with the novel.

Reminders:

• My Name is Seepeetza Test: Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016
• Journals due this week

English 8

This week, students wrote an Outsiders Test on Monday.

On Tuesday, we had a class discussion on 'creating a perfect society'. We also discussed the definitions of 'utopia' and 'dystopia'. We then read the first two chapters of The Giver.

Reminders:

• Outsiders Newsletters: OVERDUE

English 9: Blocks 5/6

This week, we did an introduction to Shakespeare. Students read through a comic booklet about Shakespeare's life and we watched the first 20 minutes of Shakespeare in Love.

We also read the first Act of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and students completed corresponding questions, which were to be handed in today.

Also, Mr. Colvin came to do some Career Education stuff with the class.

English 9: Blocks 5-6

We didn't have Career 9 today. We watched the Jr. Boys Volleyball game.

Planning 10

Here are some things we did this week:

• Live Webcast on Jobs in the Future
• Work BC Labout Market Research
• Grad Requirements
• Post-secondary budgets on MyBlueprint.ca
• Pay it Forward
• Intro on Travel Budgets

English 9: Blocks 1/2

Today students were assigned reading up to p.99 in My Name is Seepeetza. We then did a cut and paste activity in which students had to evaluate Seepeetza's education at home and at school. We finished off with some time to work in our journals.

English 8

The Outsiders Test was pushed back to Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.

English 9: Blocks 5/6

Today students had Career Education with Mr. Colvin!

English 8

Today students completed questions for Chapters 9-12 in The Outsiders, and we went over the quiz from last week. We then continued watching the movie.

Reminders:

• Questions for Chapters 9-12: due tomorrow, Nov. 15, 2016
• The Outsiders Test: Friday, Nov. 18, 2016

Planning 10

Today we went to the theatre for a live webcast discussing jobs in the future and entrepreneurship. Thanks to all the people who put this together!!!

English 9 - Blocks 1/2

Today students finished and presented their posters on genocide. I then went through a PowerPoint on the history of Residential Schools in Canada. We also started reading a new novel, My Name is Seepeetza, which is an account of a young girl's experience in a Residential School.

Reminders:

• Literary Paragraphs due today!
• Read up to Page 27 in My Name is Seepeetza for next class

English 9

This week, students continued working on their literary paragraphs, and did an activity on genocide. They also wrote a final test on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. 

Reminders:

• Literary Paragraph: due Monday, Nov. 14, 2016

Planning 10

Today we went over key points from the Employment Standards Act, and then watched a short documentary about the Louise Ogborne controversy that happened with McDonald's. We discussed harassment and how to deal with it in the workforce. Students also put together 'Focus Area' posters- we'll present these next class.

Reminders:

• 'Job of the Week' Projects: due Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016

English 8

Today students wrote a quiz on The Outsiders. We also discussed Chapter 9 and read Chapter 10.

No homework today!

English 9

Don't forget about your projects and test next class!

Today students worked on a literary paragraph for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and we did a bit more review. I didn't assign the paragraphs for homework; we'll continue them next class.

Reminders:

Blocks 1-2

• BSP Projects: due Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016
• BSP Final Test: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016

Blocks 5/6

• BSP Projects: due Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016
• BSP Final Test: Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016

Planning 10

Today students completed an activity on BC Work Employment Standards, and then went to the library to finish up their 'Job of the Week' projects.

Reminders:

• 'Job of the Week' Projects: due Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016

English 8

Today students learned about 'Subjects and Predicates'; they then silently read Chapter 9 in The Outsiders, and worked on an advice column rough draft for their newspaper project.

Reminders:

• The Outsiders quiz: tomorrow, Nov. 8, 2016
• Finish Chapter 9 for tomorrow
• Advice Column Rough Copy: due tomorrow, Nov. 8, 2016

English 9

Thank you for your attention and focus today during our review.

If you were not in today's class, it is imperative that you get the notes from the Boy in the Striped Pajamas  review booklet. 

Students worked independently on the review booklet and questions, and we discussed the answers as a class. After that, students took some notes on themes. The questions from the review booklet will appear on the test. I also handed back Chapter questions for students to use to study.

P.S. There won't be anymore class time given to work on the Boy int eh Striped Pajama projects.

Reminders:

Blocks 1-2

• BSP Projects: due Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016
• BSP Final Test: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016

Blocks 5/6

• BSP Projects: due Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016
• BSP Final Test: Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016

English 8

Today we read Chapter 8 in The Outsiders, went over some vocabulary, and worked on questions. We also looked at the multiple choice portion of the short story test.

Reminders:

• Chapter 7-8 questions for The Outsiders: due Monday!

Planning 10

This week, we had a fantastic presentation from 'Avalanche Canada', and we worked on the 'Job of the Week Assignment' on Monday and Tuesday. Towards the end of the week, we watched the movie World's Fastest Indian and completed a viewing sheet, and students went for a scavenger hunt.

Marks have been updated! Next Thursday is Term End!!!

Reminders:

• Hand in the viewing sheet for World's Fastest Indian

English 9

Today we finished watching the movie The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and worked on projects for the novel. It was the last day given for the projects.

Reminders:

Blocks 1-2

• BSP Projects: due Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016
• BSP Final Test: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016

Blocks 5/6

• BSP Projects: due Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016
• BSP Final Test: Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016

English 9

This week, we finished reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. We discussed major events in the last few chapters (character shifts and foreshadowing). Students also continued working on questions. Additionally, we started watching the movie adaptation, which we'll continue next class.

Reminders:

• Chapter 13/14 questions: due today!
• Chapter 15-18 questions: due next class!

English 8

Don't forget your grammar notes for the open-book quiz tomorrow!

Over the past few days, we have been working through Chapter 6 in The Outsiders (I'll assign reading time tomorrow for Chapter 7). Yesterday, we read the chapter and worked on questions. Today, students worked on a "Trial by Fire" newspaper article, detailing events from the chapter. We also did a bit of review with capital letters.

Reminders

• "Trial by Fire" article (rough draft only) - due tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016
• Open book grammar quiz (apostrophes and capitals): tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov.2, 2016