English 9

Happy Halloween!!!

Things we did today:

• Commonly confused words (illusion/allusion, already/all ready, altogether/all together, cite/sight/site)
• Corrected Chpt. 6-7 questions from BSP
• Time given to work on Bruno's letter to his grandmother
• Read Chpt. 9
• Practice with parts of speech making Halloween Mad Libs
• Watched "The Legend of Sleepy Hallow" cartoon and analysed the literary elements and the parts of the short story

Reminders:

• Chpt 8 questions and Bruno's letter to his grandmother are due MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2013

SS 9

Have fun at the dance tonight!

Things we did today:

• Quiz (French Revolution)
• Time given to work in your booklet (questions from Crossroads)
• Unit 3 Review worksheet handed out
• Current events presentations (great job Brynn and Simon!)
• Watched "Marie-Antoinette"

Reminders: 

• Booklet (questions from Crossroads): due Monday, Nov. 4, 2013
• EXAM -- CHAPTER 3: WEDNESDAy, Nov. 6, 2013
• French Revolution Project (video/skits): Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
• Curent Events Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013: Shey, Connor, Jordan, Danielle, Andreas

English 9

Congratulations to Kasia, Mia, Erin and Abby for finishing their BSP questions ahead of time!

Things we did today:

• Grammar: Commonly confused words (affect/effect, a lot/allot, accept/except)
• Watched some short video clips of Hitler's public speeches 
• Read Chpt. 8 in BSP
• Worked on questions for Chpt. 6-7, questions for Chpt. 8 and Bruno's letter to his grandmother

Reminders:

• Narrative paragraphs are OVERDUE
• BSP Chpt. 6-7 questions due Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013
• BSP Chpt 8 assignment (questions and Bruno's letter to his grandmother) due Monday, Nov. 4, 2013

* You will have time in class on Thursday to work on Chpt 8 assignments

SS 9

I was glad to see the class so excited for the French Revolution Project; I loved hearing your ideas!!!

Things we did today: 

• Went over some reminders about important dates coming up
• Fire Drill
• Explained the French Revolution Project (making a video or a skit) - looked at rubrics for group mark and peer evaluation
• Brainstormed in groups on ideas for the project
• Worked in the library/lab on projects

Reminders: 

• Quiz TOMORROW, Oct. 30, 2013 (see below)
• Booklet (questions from Crossroads): due Monday, Nov. 4, 2013
• EXAM -- CHAPTER 3: WEDNESDAy, Nov. 6, 2013
• French Revolution Project (video/skits): Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
• Curent Events Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013: Simon and Brynn

*For the Quiz tomorrow: 

- 5 questions

-See your powerpoint notes and the answers to the following review questions:

      1.     What was the Old Regime?

2.     How does absolute monarchy operate?

3.     Describe the privileges/burdens of the 3 estates

4.     What is deficit spending?

5.     Describe the type of thinking used by the philosophers

6.     What were the causes of the French Revolution?

7.     Explain the debate over voting which occurred in the Estate General
8.What was the Tennis Court Oath?

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English 9

I hope you all had a restful long weekend :)

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading and homework check
• Grammar
• Corrected and discussed BSP Chpt 4-5 questions
• Read Chpt 7 and discussed
• Questions for Chpt 6-7 were handed out

Reminders:

• You have an extra day to hand in your narrative paragraphs (plan, rough copy and good copy)

SS 9

I have finished marking the Unit 2 exams, but I have to wait for a couple more exams to be submitted before I can hand them back. Overall, the class did very well!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading and homework check (read the remainder of Unit 3 in Crossroads)
• Reviewed information from Thursday's class and discussed review questions
• Powerpoint presentation and hand out given: The political spectrum, political clubs and the "Reign of Terror"

Reminders:

• Mind maps were due TODAY (causes of the French Revolution)
• Current events presentations  Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013: 
  Connor, Shey, Simon, Brynn

SS 9

Wow -- you guys worked so hard today; It was such a pleasant day to teach:) I hope you enjoy your long weekend!

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading (p. 72-78) and homework check
• Review of Tuesday's lesson
• Corrected homework in booklet (3rd page)
• Powerpoint presentation and hand-out given: The Start of the French Revolution and Establishment of a new constitution and the Legislative Assembly
• Review questions started
• Created a mind map of the causes of the French Revolution
• Watched 10 mins of French Revolution Documentary

Reminders: 

• Mind Map (Causes of the French Revolution) : due Monday, Oct. 28, 2013
• Review questions due Monday, Oct. 28, 2013

Review questions:

1.     What was the Old Regime?

2.     How does absolute monarchy operate?

3.     Describe the privileges/burdens of the 3 estates

4.     What is deficit spending?

5.     Describe the type of thinking used by the philosophers

6.     What were the causes of the French Revolution?

7.     Explain the debate over voting which occurred in the Estate General
8.What was the Tennis Court Oath?

• Current events presentations  Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013: 
  Connor, Shey, Simon, Brynn