SS 8

This week, we've wrapped up out unit on exploration and colonisation. Today students started a final review board game project. They will be given the rest of the remaining classes to work on this.

English 10: Blocks 1/2 and 5/6

This week, we've been reviewing for the Animal Farm test and the final exam. Students have worked on a practice test and we've reviewed terms.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Test: Tomorrow, June 15, 2017

English 10: Blocks 1/2

You guys worked so well on our last double block day before exams!

This week, we've continued reading Animal Farm and are now halfway through Chapter 9. Students have spent most of the week working on their last literary paragraph of the year and we've been reviewing some grammar rules.

Today, we also did song analysis, students worked on questions for Chapters 7-8, and I gave a history lesson on Stalin's Five Year Plans and the Battle of Stalingrad.

Reminders:

• Chapter 7-8 worksheet: due Friday, June 9, 2017

SS 8

Monday, students presented their Renaissance projects and filled out a chart on navigation technology. Tuesday, we continued presentations and spent the rest of class playing review games for the Renaissance. Today, students wrote a Renaissance test and worked in the IT lab on a current event task.

Make sure to check you marks for missing assignments!

English 10: Blocks 5/6

This week, we've read up to Chapter 10 in Animal Farm and students completed a literary paragraph for the novel. Today, students worked on questions and vocabulary, we did song analysis, and we watched a bit of the Animal Farm movie.

Reminders:

• Chapter 7-8 worksheet was to be handed in today!
• Literary paragraph: Friday, June 9, 2017

SS 8

This week, students had one more class to work on their Renaissance PowerPoints; we will start presenting Monday, June 5, 2017. Students also completed their Renaissance Test Review booklet, which was submitted today. In addition, we went through current events, students worked in groups on review questions, and we started the next chapter on Exploration and Discovery (there were notes associated with this).

Reminders:

• Unit Review: due today!
• Renaissance project: due Monday, June 5, 2017
• Renaissance Test: Wednesday, June 7, 2017

English 10: Blocks 5/6

This week, we've continued reading Animal Farm and finished Chapter 6 today. We also started watching the movie version of the novel. Today we went through a history lesson on Stalin and Trotsky. We also worked on vocabulary.

Reminders:

• Marks are posted!
• Chapter 5/6 Chart: due Monday, June 5, 2017

English 10: Blocks 1/2

This week, we've continued reading Animal Farm and we are halfway through Chapter 7. We also started watching the movie version of the novel. Today we went through a history lesson on Stalin and Trotsky. We also worked on vocabulary.

Reminders:

• Marks are posted!
• Chapter 5/6 Chart: due Monday, June 5, 2017