SS 9

Things we did today:

• Went over questions about the French philosophers
• Powerpoint and notes: The Causes of the French Revolution
• Worked on a mind map of the causes of the French Revolution

Reminders:

• Mind Map: due Thursday, April 3, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Things we did today:

• Silent reading/journals
• Grammar
• Read Chapter. 8 in BSP
• Worked on "Letter to Grandmother" assignment

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

SS 9

Well done on the King Charles pamphlets!

Things we did today:

• Review: problems in France in the 17th century
• Completed a chart comparing Louis XIV, Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI
• Powerpoint and notes on French philosophers
• Worked on Crossroad questions

Reminders:

• Crossroad questions (worksheet) due Monday, March 31, 2014

English 9

Have a great weekend!

Things we did today:

• Grammar (editing)
• Using dashes, elipses, and parenthese
• Read Chpt. 7 in BSP
• Worked on Chpt. 6/7 questions

Reminders:

• Block 3/4: Chpt 6/7 questions due Monday, March 31, 2014
• Block 5/6: CHpt 6 questions due Monday, March 31, 2014

SS 9

Things we did today:

• Re-cap: Problems in France in the 17th century
• Powerpoint and notes: Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette
• Watched "Marie-Antoinette"
• Handed back Chapter 2 tests

English 9

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Great Mad Libs today! You guys are getting so much better with your parts of speech!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading (Chapter 5 in BSP)
• "Punctuation Personalities" powerpoint presentation
• Lesson on using commas, semicolons, colons and periods
• Lesson and practice on integrating quotations and dialogue into sentences 
• Went over Chapters 1-3 questions in BSP
• Worked on Chapters 4-5 questions as a class
• Read Chapter 6 in BSP
• Watched the scenes illustrating Auschwitz in "Anne Frank: The Whole Story"

Reminders:

• If you didn't get a chance, complete Chapter 4-5 questions for Friday, March 27, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Things we did today:

• Grammar
• Completed questions (in groups) for Chapter 1-3 of BSP
• Read Chapter 4 and started Chapter 5

Reminders:

• Finish questions and vocab sentences for CHapters 1-3 for tomorrow, March 25, 2014 

SS 9

Thank you for your amazing behaviour during the tour of the Governor General's traveling exhibit!!!

Things we did today:

• Governor General's traveling exhibit
• Re-cap: France in the 17th century and Louis XIV
• Crossroad questions
• Watched French Revolution documentary

Reminders:

• Finish first page (worksheet) of Crossroad questions for Thursday, March 26, 2014

SS 9

Welcome back SS 9! We will see the Governor General's traveling exhibit tomorrow!

Things we did today:

• Powerpoint and notes: The regions of France, French society in the 17th century, and Louis XIV
• Worked on Crossroad questions
• Watched some of the French Revolution documentary

Reminders:

• French map due: Tuesday, March 25, 2014

English 9

Welcome back!

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

• Grammar
• Read Chapters 2-3 in BSP
• Mind map: Things we know about WWII
• Compare/contrast: Bruno's "Old house" and the "New House"
• Started worksheet for BSP

Reminders:

• Literary paragraphs due: Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

• Grammar
• Read Chapters 1-2 in BSP
• Mind map: Things we know about WWII
• Compare/contrast: Bruno's "Old house" and the "New House"
• Started worksheet for BSP

Reminders:

• Literary paragraphs due: Tuesday, March 25, 2014

SS 9

Have a great week off!!!

English 9

Have a great week off!!!

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar
• Re-cap of WW2
• Read Chapter 1 in BSP
• Watched clips from "The Diary of Anne Frank" movie

Reminders:

• The Literary paragraphs will be due Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar
• Went to the library to get BSP novels
• Worked on Literary paragraphs
• Watched some video clips about the Holocaust

Reminders:

• The Literary paragraphs will be due Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Eng 9

One more day until Spring Break!

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

• Short Story Test
• We got our Boy in the Striped Pyjamas novels
• Powerpoint presentation of WW 2 and the Holocaust
• Slideshow of my personal pictures of Easter Europe and Auschwitz
• Watched two short video clips about the Holocaust

Reminders:

• The Literary paragraphs will be due Tuesday, March 25, 2014
• Marks have been updated!

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

• Short Story Test
• Lesson on Literary paragraphs
• Powerpoint presentation of WW 2 and the Holocaust
• Slideshow of my personal pictures of Easter Europe and Auschwitz

Reminders:

• Marks have been updated!

SS 9

The Pictorial Timelines are looking great!

Things we did today:

• Worked in the library on pictorial timelines
• Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
• Unit 2 Test

Reminders:

• Pictorial Timelines are due Friday, March 14, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

• Silent reading 
• Grammar 
• Jeopardy review game
• Worked on literary paragraphs

Reminders:

• Short Story Test Thursday, March 13, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar
• Worked on "The Bridge Builder" questions and "Think Like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman" questions
• Jeopardy review games

Reminders:

• Short Story Test Thursday, March 13, 2014

SS 9

Don't forget to study tonight!

Things we did today:

• Time given to study
• Went over different types of government
• Jeopardy review game
• Review of the different monarchs during the English Civil war

Reminders:

• Test tomorrow (Chapter2)!
• Pictorial timelines due Friday, March 14, 2014

SS 9

Thank you for all the lovely pamphlets!

Things we did today:

• Time given to study/review
• Worked on Pictorial Timelines in the library

Reminders:

• King Charles Pamphlets: OVERDUE
• Chapter 2 (English Civil War) Unit Test: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
• I will give you more time in the library this week to work on your timelines  :)

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar 
• Went over the "Armageddon" plot analysis quiz
• Handed out review sheets for the Short Story Unit Test
• Discussed how to write a literary paragraph and how to integrate quotes
• Started planning our literary paragraphs

Reminders:

• Creative Writing Assignment : OVERDUE
• Short Story Unit Test: Thursday, March 13, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today: 

• Silent reading
• Grammar 
• Wrote "Armageddon" plot analysis quiz
• Handed out review sheets for the Short Story Unit Test
• Read "The Bridge Builder"

Reminders:

• Creative Writing Assignment : OVERDUE
• Short Story Unit Test: Thursday, March 13, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Things we did Thursday - Friday:

• Silent reading
• Grammar
• "Think Like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman" questions
• Watched the movie "Armageddon" (edited)
• Completed a Plot Analysis Quiz for the movie

Reminders:

• Creative Writing Assignment: due Monday, March 10, 2014
• "Think Like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman" questions: OVERDUE
• Short Story Unit Test: Thursday, March 13, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did Thursday - Friday: 

• Silent reading
• Grammar
• Read "What Happened During the Ice Storm" and completed questions
• Read "Think Like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman" and discussed gender job stereotypes
• Watched the movie "Armageddon" (edited)

Reminders:

• Creative Writing Assignment: due Monday, March 10, 2014
• Short Story Unit Test: Thursday, March 13, 2014

 

SS 9

I hope you enjoyed the RCMP presentation today!

Things we did today:

• Handed out the Test Review worksheet 
• Explained the Pictorial Timeline assignment 
• RCMP presentation in the theatre
• Worked in the library on pamphlets and timelines

Reminders:

• King Charles pamphlets due Monday, March 10, 2014
• Unit 2 Test (English Civil War): Wednesday, March 12, 2014

SS 9

Great work on your pamphlets so far SS 9!!!

Things we did today:

• Introduced Pictorial Timeline Assignment
• Worked on King Chalres I pamphlets
• Finished the movie "Oliver Cromwell"
• Powerpoint and notes: The End of Oliver Cromwell and the Restoration

Reminders:

• Unit 2 Exam: Wednesday, March 12, 2014

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar quiz
• Finished reading "The Bridge Builder" and did the plot analysis as a class
• Read "Think Like a Weightlifter, Think like a Woman" and discussed stereotypes in jobs
• Watched a video clip about woman in the sports broadcasting industry

Reminders:

• Have your Interim reports signed :)
• Creative Writing Assignment is now due: Monday, March 10, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar quiz
• Went over "The Sacred Rac" questions
• Read "The Open Window" and worked on questions and the plot analysis

Reminders:

• Have your Interim reports signed :)
• "The Open Window" questions due Thursday, March 6, 2014
• Creative Writing Assignment due Friday, March 7, 2014

SS 9

Things we did today:

• Course selection
• "Oliver Cromwell" movie

Reminders:

• Have your Interim reports signed :)

English 9

Blocks 3/4

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar
• Went over "The Open Window" questions
• Read "What Happened During the Ice Storm"and filled out the worksheet
• Started reading "The Bridge Builder"

Reminders:

• Have your Interim reports signed!!!
• Grammar quiz: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
• Creative Writing Assignment : due Thursday, March 7, 2014

Blocks 5/6

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading
• Grammar
• Completed "The Sacred Rac" questions
• Worked on the Creative Writing Assignment

Reminders:

• Have your Interim reports signed!!!
• Grammar quiz: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
• Creative Writing Assignment : due Friday, March 8, 2014

SS 9

Don't forget to bring back signed Interim reports :)

Things we did today:

• Review of last class
• Powerpoint and notes: King Charles I vs. Oliver Cromwell
• Continued watching the "Oliver Cromwell" movie

Reminders:

• Interim reports to sign