English 10

We started off the day with a worksheet on sentence fragments, and then finished the "Lather And Nothing Else" booklets. We then read the story "The Bicycle" and worked on questions.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm paragraphs (plan/draft/good copy): due tomorrow, March 1, 2016
• "Lather And Nothing Else" booklet: tomorrow, March 1, 2016
• "The Bicycle" questions: tomorrow, March 1, 2016

English 8

We started off with silent reading and a worksheet on verbs and adjectives. We then finished our short story review booklet and going over answers together. Toward the end of class, we watched a short video adaptation of "The Monkey's Paw".

Reminders:

• Short Story Test: Thursday, March 3, 2016

English 9

Today we finished watching Armageddon ; we will do the plot analysis tomorrow. I also gave students a hand-out of terms and stories to know for our short story test on Wednesday.

Reminders:

• Short Story Test: Wednesday, March 2, 2016

English 8

We started off the day with silent reading and some notes on adverbs. We then finished watching Fantastic Mr. Fox and students completed a plot analysis for the movie. After that, they started working on a review booklet for the short story unit.

Reminders:

• Sightlines Collages were due today!
• Short Story Test: Thursday, March 3, 2016

English 9

As we are wrapping up our unit on sort stories, we started watching the film Armageddon in class today. e will due a plot analysis of the movie next class.

Reminders:

• I'm still missing many "Bridge Builder" questions and illustrations
• Satire projects were due today!
• Short Story Test: Wednesday, March 2, 2016

English 10

Have a great weekend!

Today we started off with ah lesson on complete sentences; then students had more time to work on their Animal Farm paragraphs. They will be due Tuesday. After that, we went to the library to get Sightlines 10 textbooks. Subsequently, I gave a mini-lesson on the history of La Violencia in Columbia, as it's the context for the story we discussed today: "Lather and Nothing Else". We will continue looking at the story next class.

Reminders:

• Propaganda projects due today!
• Animal Farm Paragraph (plan, draft and good copy): Tuesday, March 1, 2016

English 10

We started off class with a lesson on capitalization. After that, students started working on a literary paragraph for Animal Farm. They will have time to continue this next class. After that, we read, discussed and completed questions for the story "Terrible Things" by Eve Bunting.

During the second half of class, students wrote a final test for Animal Farm.

Reminders:

• Propaganda project: Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
• "Terrible Things" questions: Friday, Feb. 26, 2016

English 8

We started off class with silent reading, and then students wrote a reading response to their independent novel study. After that, they took some notes on adjectives, and we continued working on the Sightlines collages. This was out last class to work on them.

During the second half of class, we started watching "Fantastic Mr. Fox" as a wrap-up to our short story unit. We will finish a plot analysis of the movie next class.

Reminders:

• Sightlines Collage: due Friday, Feb.26, 2016
• Short Story Test: Thursday, March 3, 2016

English 9

Yesterday, we finished discussing the story "The Bridge Builder" and completing a visual analysis for the story. Today, students had time to work on their satire projects.

Reminders:

• "Bridge Builder" drawing: due Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016
• Open-book quiz on 'Parts of Speech': Thursday, Feb.25, 2016

English 8

For the past few days, we've been discussing Edgar Allen Poe and his story "Tell-Tale Heart". Students completed a worksheet for this. We also continued working on the Sightlines collage today.

Reminders:

• "Tell-Tale Heart" worksheet: due tomorrow

English 10

For the past few days, we've been doing some review for Animal Farm - working on the last set of questions, completing an 'Allegory Chart' and completing a 'Commandments Chart'. Today, students were given one last period to work on their propaganda projects.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Test: tomorrow, Feb. 24, 2016
• Propaganda Projects: Friday, Feb. 26, 2016

English 10

Yesterday, we started a propaganda project for Animal Farm, finished the novel, and continued watching the movie.

Reminders:

• Finish Animal Farm if you didn't complete it in class

English 8

I wasn't here last class because I was at a mentoring workshop, but here is what the students did: Students worked on a grammar worksheet on nouns and pronouns, they read the story "Ambush" and completed corresponding questions, and they started a collage project.

Reminders:

• 'Letter to Ms. Jones' assignment: OVERDUE
• 'Nouns/Pronouns' worksheet to hand in if it wasn't completed
• "Ambush" Worksheet: due next class

English 10

We started off with some Russian history; we discussed Stalin's Five Year Plans and Russia's involvement in WW2 (there were notes associated with this). After that, we looked at propaganda examples through Bugs Bunny and a 'Duck and Cover' advertisement. We then read and discussed Chapter 8 in Animal Farm.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Chapter 8 Questions: due tomorrow

English 9

We started off the day with practice on 'Parts of Speech' and discussed some of the questions for "The Blue Bead". After that, we read and discussed two satire pieces, "The Sacred Rac" and "Sentry". Students completed questions in class. After that, students started working on a narrative paragraph.

Reminders:

• "Sacred Rac" and "Sentry" questions: due Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016
• Narrative paragraph: due Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016

English 8

Today we started off with silent reading, notes on pronouns, and notes on foreshadowing. We also watched the NFB video of "The Hockey Sweater", as we read the story yesterday.
We then read the play "The Monkey's Paw" as a class; thank you to my readers! After students completed questions, we watched the Simpsons adaptation of the story.

Reminders:

• 'Letter to Ms. Jones' (plan, draft, peer edit, and good copy): due Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016
• "The Monkey's Paw" worksheet: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016

English 10

We started off today learning about the following types of government: dictatorship, communism, democracy, and fascism. Students completed a chart for this. We then read, discussed and worked on questions for Chapter 7 in Animal Farm.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Chapter 7 questions: due tomorrow

English 9

We started off today with 'Parts of Speech' practice. I then proceeded to show personal pictures of Third World countries I've visited (to create imagery for the short story we read today). We discussed certain characteristics of poorer countries, such as shelters, types of jobs, the education systems, conflicts with nature in tropical countries, etc. We then read and discussed the story "The Blue Bead".

Reminders:

• "The Blue Bead" worksheet: due tomorrow

English 8

Students started off with silent reading and notes on types of nouns. After that, I gave them time to work on their 'Letter to Miss Jones' assignment. We then read and discussed the story "The Hockey Sweater".

Reminders:

• "The Hockey Sweater" worksheet: due tomorrow
• 'Letter to Ms. Jones' (plan, draft, peer edit, and good copy): due Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016

English 9

We started off class today with practice on 'Parts of SPeech'. We then finished discussing "The Interlopers", worked on questions and watched the short film version of the story. After that, students did an analysis of four Pixar shorts.

Reminders:

• "The Interlopers" worksheet: due next class

English 8

Students started off class with silent reading. They were then allotted time to work on their rough copies for the 'Letter to Ms. Jones' assignment. After that, we read and discussed the short story "Catch" and worked on corresponding questions.

*There were many students away today. For those who were not here, work on the rough copy for the 'Letter to Ms. Jones' and read the story "Catch" in Sightlines 8 (p. 51).

Reminders:

• "Catch" worksheet: due next class

English 10

Today we started off with a quiz on Chapters 1-5 in Animal Farm. We then discussed the rivalry of Trotsky and Lenin during the Russian Revolution, as it parallels the conflict between Napoleon and Snowball in Animal Farm (there were notes provided for this). We then read Chapter 6 in teh novel and worked on corresponding questions.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Chapter 6 questions: due next class

English 10

To start off class, we discussed the beginning of the Russian Revolution and the significance of Vladimir Lenin (as it relates to Animal Farm). If you were absent, there were notes provided for this. After that, we read and discussed Chapters 4-5 in Animal Farm and worked on corresponding questions. During the second period, we watched the first half of the movie Animal Farm (as we are halfway through the novel). After that, students got into groups and discussed certain stereotypes of animals in media. George Orwell uses specific animals to represent specific people, so we discussed the symbolism of this.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm Chapter 4-5 questions: due tomorrow
• Animal Farm Quiz (Chapters 1-5): TOMORROW, Feb. 12, 2015

English 8

To start off today, I explained the Independent Novel Study program for English 8. I then took the students up to the library and Mr. Wilson gave the students an orientation of the library and taught them how to search for novels usinf L4U. Students had time to browse around at novels and start reading the ones they picked.

After that, students took notes on types of irony and we looked at a couple different examples in the media. We then read the article "Doin Time"; students got into groups to discuss corresponding questions about the article, motivations for committing crimes, and stereotypes of criminals. We then read the short story"Thank You Ma'am" and started working on a writing assignment associated with the story.

Reminders:

• "Thank You Ma'am" questions: due next class

English 9

 On Thursday's class, we read and discussed the story "Once Upon a Time". We also looked at the historical context of the story and talked about the Apartheid. Students completed corresponding questions for the story. We also read an article about the Oscar Pistorius trial and discussed the reasons/consequences for owning guns.

After that, we read the story "The Interlopers".

I hope no one got sick from the immunizations!

Reminders:

• "Once Upon a Time" worksheet: due next class

English 8

Today students started off with notes on 'Character Categories'. We then read and discussed the story "The Street That Got Mislaid" in Sightlines 8; students then worked on corresponding questions and a character worksheet. We finished off class playing 'Mad Libs'.

Reminders:

• Thumbprint Profiles were due today!!!
• "The Street That Got Mislaid" worksheet: due Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016

English 9

Today students started off with some practice identifying parts of speech. We then looked at a couple of examples of integrating suspense into Pixar movies. After that, we read and discussed the story "Gore" in Sightlines 9; students then worked on questions and a character trait worksheet.

Reminders:

• "Gore" worksheet: due Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

English 10

Today we started off with some notes on George Orwell and some history of the Russian Revolution. We then read and discussed Chapters 2&3 in Animal Farm and students worked on corresponding questions.

Reminders:

• Animal Farm (Chapters 2&3) questions: due Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016

English 8

Have fun this weekend!

Students started off the day with notes on theme, setting, foreshadowing, and point of view. They then had time to work on their 'Thumbprint Profiles' (this was the last class given to work on them). After that, we read and discussed Ray Bradbury's story "The Veldt", and worked on corresponding questions. We also watched a short film adaptation of the story. We finished class by going over a 'Point of View' worksheet.

Reminders:

• I'm still waiting for some signed course outlines!
• Thumbprint Profiles: due Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016

English 10

Have a fantastic four-day weekend!!!

We started off the day by finishing "Harrison Bergeron" and working on questions. We then watched the short film adaptation of the story "2081". After that, students took more notes on story terms, as a continuation of last class. We also looked at media examples of satire/parodies. During the second half of class, we read the first chapter of Animal Farm and students worked on corresponding questions.

Reminders:

• Formal Letters were due today!!!
• "Harrison Bergeron" questions: due next class if they were not finished
• Animal Farm Chapter 1 questions: due next class if they were not finished

English 9

Thank you for working so well today Grade 9's!

We started off with a few more notes on 'Parts of Speech' and some review notes for 'Elements of Short Stories'. After that, we read and discussed "Lamb to the Slaughter" in Sightlines 9. Also, we looked at the role of women in the 1950', as it relates to the context of the story and explains Mary Maloney's character. Students completed corresponding questions.

During the second half, we watched the Alfred Hitchcock version of "Lamb to the Slaughter" and students wrote a formal paragraph explaining which version of the story is most effective. We finished class by playing 'Mad Libs'.

Reminders:

• Have your Course Outlines signed!
• Block Letters were due today!
• "Lamb to the Slaughter" worksheet and paragraph response due for next class if it was not completed today

English 10

We started off today by going over some literary terms. I then gave students more time to work on their formal letters, and we started reading the short story "Harrison Bergeron".

Reminders:

• Formal Letters (plan, rough copy and good copy): due Thursday, Feb. 4, 2026

English 9

Today we reviewed some English terms: parts of speech and parts of a short story. Students also listened to a couple audio stories and we filled out the events on a plot line as a class. In addition, students had some more time to work on their letters.

Reminders:

• Have your course outlines signed!
• Block letters (plan, rough copy, and good copy): due tomorrow, Feb. 3, 2016

English 8

Today students took notes on parts of a short story. I shared some ghost stories and we filled out the events on a plot diagram together. I also gave students time to work on their 'Thumbprint Profiles'.

Reminders:

• Have your course outlines signed!!!

English 10

Thanks for working well on your letters!

Today we went over Course Outlines, students filled out a survey, and they started working on a formal letter. Since they worked well for the majority of the class, I didn't assign the letter for homework.

Reminders:

• No homework

English 8

It was very nice to meet all of you!

Today we went over Course Outlines, students filled out a survey, and students also started working on a 'Thumbprint Profile' assignment. We also went to the library to get copies of Sightlines 8. 

Reminders:

• Have your Course Outlines signed!

English 9

It was nice to see all of you again this year!

Today we went over Course Outlines, then students filled out a survey, and they started working on a formal letter. We also went to the library to get copies of Sightlines 9.

Reminders:

• Have your Course Outlines signed!