SS 9

Friday Follies tomorrow - YAY!!!

Things we did today:

• Finished watching Nike sweatshop video
• Powerpoint and notes: Factories and child labour during the Industrial Revolution
• Completed Crossroads questions p. 150
• Worked in the library/lab on Human Rights Project

Reminders:

• Human Rights Projects will be due Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 (we will have one more lab period for this)

English 9

I'm glad you guys were excited to see the Christmas play today :)

Things we did today:

• Silent reading/journal entries
• Watched the play "Ebenezer Scrooge" in the theatre
• Notes on Shakespearean comedy and its relation to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
• Corrected Act 5 questions
• Notes and discussion on similarities and differences between the play and the movie
• Worked on caption booklets

Reminders:

• Caption booklets due date pushed back to : Tuesday, January 7, 2013
• "A Midsummer Night's Dream" test Thursday, January 9, 2013

SS 9

I am glad to see the class excited about our latest project :)

Things we did today:

• Went over basic human rights in Canada (effects of the Industrial Revolution)
• I explained our new research project on human rights, went over the rubric and showed a valuable website as a resource
• Watched a short clip on Nike sweatshops
• Worked in the library/lab on our human rights project

Reminders:

• You will have more lab time to work on the projects

English 9

Thank you for working well on your questions today English 9!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Went over BSP tests
• Finished watching the movie "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
• Worked on Act 5 questions and caption booklets

Reminders:

• I have pushed the due date for the caption booklets back until Monday, Jan. 6, 2013
• All AMSND questions are due tomorrow, December 18, 2013

SS 9

Its the last Monday before Christmas!!!

Things we did today:

• Review of Friday's class
• Corrected Crossroads questions (p.139)
• Powerpoint and notes: Transportation during the Industrial Revolution
• Made a chart of the pros and cons of new types of transport
• Watched "Worst Jobs of the Victorian Age"

Reminders:

• NO HOMEWORK!!!

English 9

Have a great weekend!!!

Things we did today:

• Worked on Act 4 questions
• Worked on caption booklets

Reminders: 

• Act 4 questions due Monday, Dec. 16, 2013
• Caption booklets due Friday, Dec. 20, 2013

SS 9

Have a great weekend and enjoy the snow!!!

Things we did today: 

• Completed a group evaluation for the French Revolution video/skit project
• Review from Thursday's class
• Finished powerpoint/notes on the textile industry and the steam machine
• Watched a short video on the steam machine
• Played a couple of BBC interactive games on the Industrial Revolution
• Worked on Crossroads questions (p.139, #1, 2 and 4)
• Watched "Worst Jobs of the Victorian Age" (part 1)

Reminders:

• Mind maps on the Industrial Revolution OVERDUE
• Crossroads questions (p.139, #1, 2 and 4) due : Monday, Dec. 16, 2013

SS 9

YAY!!! There is so much snow!!! Also, there are only two more Fridays until Christmas break!

Things we did today:

• Review of Tuesday's class
• Worked on mind maps (ingredients of the Industrial Revolution)
• Power point, notes and video clips: "Laissez-faire" policy and the textile industry

Reminders:

• Napoleon paragraph: OVERDUE
• Mind maps due: tomorrow, Dec. 13, 2013

English 9

Don't forge your mugs for Mocha Day!!!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Corrected Act 3, Scene 2 questions for AMSND
• Read Act 4
• Test (Acts 1-3)
• Started questions for Act 4
• Watched Act 4 in the movie
• Started working on caption booklets

Reminders:

• Caption booklets: due Friday, Dec. 20, 2013
• We will have more time on Friday to work on Act 4 questions :)

English 9

Thank you to my readers for their participation :)

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Finished Act 3 in AMSND
• Finished Act 3 in the movie
• Worked on questions for Act 3, Scene 2
• Introduced Caption Booklet Assignment

Reminders:

• Act 1-3 Quiz tomorrow, Dec. 11, 2013
• Act 3, Scene 2 questions due tomorrow, Dec. 11, 2013

SS 9

Fantastic work today Grade 9's - you are such a pleasure to teach!

Things we did today:

• Completed "Oliver Twist" questions
• Powerpoint and notes: Introduction to the Industrial Revolution (what it consisted of, how society was affected and changes in agriculture)
• Started a mind map: Ingredients to the Industrial Revolution

Reminders:

• Napoleon timeline: OVERDUE
• Napoleon paragraph: OVERDUE
• Mind map on the Industrial Revolution: due Friday, Dec. 13, 2013

English 9

Only two more weeks until Christmas break!

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading
• Corrected Act 3, Scene 1 questions from AMSND
• Shakespearian vocab notes
• Continued reading Act 3, Scene 2
• Watched Act 2 in the movie

Reminders: 

• Act 1-3 test Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013

SS 9

Welcome back from the cold weekend! Your paragraphs are coming along very nicely :)

Things we did today: 

• Worked on paragraphs: Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant? (reviewed checklist and rubric)
• Finished watching "Oliver Twist"
• Chapter 3 (French Revolution) tests handed back

Reminders: 

• Paragraphs due tomorrow, Dec. 10, 2013

*Checklist

1. Statement/stance is clear: choose either "hero" or "tyrant"
2. No "I think" statements
3. The introduction sentence and the concluding sentence are only one sentence each
4. Use transition words (firstly, secondly, lastly, also, in addition, furthermore, to conclude)
5. Make sure to include facts (dates, names, statistics, explanations, etc.)

SS 9

Have a great weekend and stay warm! Thank you to Aiden, Connor and Shana for your Current Events Presentations!

Things we did today:

• Current Events
• Corrected Chapter 4 crossword
• Watched Napoleon in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"
• Started writing a paragraph (is Napoleon a hero or a tyrant?) - we brainstormed ideas on the board
• Watched "Oliver Twist"

Reminders:

• Napoleon paragraph due: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013

English 9

Stay warm this weekend!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Corrected grammar worksheet
• Went over Act 2 questions fo AMSND
• Worked on questions for Act 3, Scene1
• Started reading Act 3, Scene 2

Reminders: 

• Act 3, Scene 1 questions for AMSND: due Monday, Dec. 9, 2013
• Act 1-3 Test for AMSND: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013

English 9

Thank you very much for your good behaviour today. We were able to get through a lot of the play!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar worksheet (review)
• Character map notes for AMSND
• Read Act 2, Scene 2 and Act 3, Scene 1 of AMSND
• Worked on Act 2 questions for AMSND
• Watched the movie correspondingly

Reminders: 

• Act 2 questions due Friday, Dec. 6, 2013
• Grammar worksheet (review) due Friday, Dec. 6, 2013
• Act 1-3 test for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013

SS 9

I'm sorry to had missed class yesterday SS9. I hope you all did well on the test!

Things we did last class:

• Chpt 4 (Napoleon) Test
• Watched "Oliver's Twist" (introduction to the Industrial Revolution)

Reminders:

• Napoleon timeline due Friday, Dec. 6, 2013
• Chpt 4 Crossword due Friday, Dec. 6, 2013
• We will do current events Friday

SS 9

Great French Revolution video Danielle, Kyila, Melina, Jager, Brett and Aiden!

Things we did today:

• Watched Danielle's group video
• Worked on Chpt 4 crossword
• Went through a Napoleon review powerpoint
• Played "Who wants to be a Millionnaire?"
• Split up into study groups and went over key terms for the Chpt 4 test

Reminders: 

• Chpt 4 (Napoleon) Test is tomorrow, Dec. 4, 2013
• Chpt 4 crossword : due tomorrow, Dec. 4, 2013
• Current events tomorrow, Dec. 4, 2013: Shana, Connor, Aiden and Spencer
• Napoleon timelines: due Friday, Dec. 6, 2013

English 9

Great reading for "A Midsummer NIght's Dream " today! I can see that you guys are getting used to the language!

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading
• Corrected Act 1 questions of AMSND
• Read Act 2, Scene 1 and discussed
• Went over questions for Act 2, Scene 1 questions
• Watched AMSND movie

Reminders:

• AMSND questions for Act 2, Scene 1 are due Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 (we will work on them Thursday in class)

SS 9

I hope you enjoyed the Internet presentation today!

Things we did today:

• Handed out review questions for Chapter 4 (Napoleon)
• Worked on Napoleon timeline in the library/lab

Reminders:

• Chapter 4 (Napoleon) Test: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013
• Current Events Wednesday Dec. 4, 2013: Connor, Shana, Aiden, Spencer
• Napoleon timeline: due Friday, Dec. 6, 2013
• Internet Safety Presentation for parents tonight at 6:30 at RSS

English 9

It was a great presentation today; I hope you all enjoyed it!

Things we did today:

• Internet Safety presentation

Reminders: 

• Act 1 questions (AMND): due Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013
• Internet Safety Presentation for parents : tonight at 6:30 at RSS