Monday, June 18, 2012

Monday

Last post for you folks.
Creative Writing
Mystery stories are OVERDUE
Please have a revised story ready to read in class tomorrow. That is: a story from your journal entries. Take a story and make it into something else. Revise it and make it better.
Your poem presentation is due for tomorrow as well
Bring your food to class.

English 10
Practice final for marks tomorrow

English 12
Novel assignments will be accepted until the end of the day on Wednesday.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Wednesday

Here's how it will be going for the next few days:
Lest you forget.
I am currently entering marks. You may check in with me at any time about your most recent mark. Make sure that all outstanding work is dealt with by Monday at the latest. My marks are due quickly after exams are over.

English 12
Your reading journals will be accepted until June 20th
Tomorrow we will edit one of the pieces you wrote. You don't know which one. It will be due with the other 2 pieces. Not done, not marked. Sorry, but we are plum out of time.
Final exam is on Monday.

English 10
You need to write the composition tonight. We will edit it tomorrow in class. Tomorrow we will practice some more. Isn't this fun?
You can use "I" etc in this composition, but not in the other one.
Overdue comics....time is running out.
Party on Friday. Bring what you signed up for.
Practice exam on Tuesday. First period
Please hand in you Romeo and Juliet books.

Creative Writing
Mystery stories are now overdue.
Your revised version of your story is due on Tuesday
Poem needs to be memorized for Tuesday as well
Make sure you know what you are bringing for the party on Tuesday.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Monday June 11, 2012

The final countdown! Here's what we are doing and what to expect:
English 12
Act 4 and 5 quiz tomorrow
If you have reading journals, I will accept them up to the 18th of June.
Practice final. Tonight---write about irony in the poem An Ordinary Life.
Try to remember all of the things that I have taught you. Make sure that you refer to the lines (32) in your writing. Point/Evidence/Explanation
We will be discussing the synthesis piece tomorrow and doing the questions that go with it.

English 10
Do the next set of questions. The ones about the story. We will correct them in class. Tomorrow we will work on the writing part.
Your cartoons for Romeo and Juliet are due tomorrow. Not done, in at lunch.
You will need to hand in your journals for Romeo and Juliet by Friday. One piece is to be edited and corrected. You may type it, but you must hand in the original. I want to see real evidence of a change or development in your writing.
Party on Friday

Creative Writing
Tomorrow we will work on some writing in class and you will continue with your memory work. Depending on the weather, we may do some outdoor writing. I think that would be fun.
I want to start making a list of who is bringing what to our final celebration on Tuesday next week.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Thursday


You all looked like you were having so much fun at the barbecue. Take a moment to thank the administration for organizing this for you. The money for this came from the PAC. It is important to express gratitude for all the great things that are done for you. You deserve the celebration.
English 12
We are having a practice final tomorrow. Marks count.
Finish sheets on Act 4 and 5 for Monday. Quiz on Act 4/5 on Monday.
If you are not here for class, you will not get the marks for the test.

English 10
Cartoons due on Tuesday. Work on them tonight.
Quiz on Act 4 and 5 tomorrow.
We are going to start exam review and work on pantomimes.

Creative Writing
Mystery story due on Wednesday
Final assignment due on June 19th
Poem memorized for June 19th

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Wednesday

Here we are, one week and 2 days left to go. Thank you to all you grade 12 students who finished your essays! Look at what you can do when there is a deadline. You impressed me today.
English 12
Finish the worksheet on characters
Write the paragraph about "To be or not To be" I am looking for your ability to integrated quotes and to make strong connections. Remember you must cite sources if you have looked for information from anywhere but your brain.
Friday is practice exam day. Ms. Muirhead will be supervising the class.


Creative Writing
same as yesterday
Great sharing today. Party on the 19th. Poem and final assignment due that day. Mystery storytelling on Wednesday next week.

English 10
Quiz on Act 4 and 5 on Friday
Work on your cartoons.
We finished the movie today. We will do a bit with Romeo and Juliet tomorrow. I will have a test on Romeo and Juliet on Tuesday.
Practice finals starting tomorrow as well.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Tuesday

English 12
There is a quiz tomorrow on Act 2 and 3.
Your revised version of your essay is due tomorrow. It needs to be typed. I will take it until 3:00pm.
I gave out a worksheet on character motivations. Finish the first part.

English 10
Quiz tomorrow on Act 3. There will be short questions.
Work on your cartoons and on the questions for the section that you were assigned in class. If you were away, you will have to catch up in class tomorrow.
We will have another quiz on Thursday on Act 4 and a final one on Friday.

Creative Writing
Poem for memory work due tomorrow
Mystery story we will set a due date
You need to be working on your final assignment
Class time right now will be dedicated to completion of final work.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

June 2, 2012

Yup, we are on the downward slide. Two weeks to go before exam time. Monday is Commencement. This day will feel strange to you. If you weren't aware that the end was near, this day will hammer it home for you. I will miss seeing you behind the stage. I have been there for as long as I can remember. Be  
proud of how much you have accomplished.
This weekend:

English 10 
We have reached the climax in the play. Finish the questions for Act 2. We will review Act 3 on Monday and there will be a quiz on Tuesday. Journal: Write about an argument that got out of control. What was that like for you or for someone you know?

English 12
If you haven't sent me your synthesis essay draft, please do so on the weekend. If you don't send it, I won't read it before giving it a final mark.
Finish the questions for Act 2/3 We have watched as far as Hamlet and the play in Act 3. Remember that the climax of the play comes in Act 3. Remember to write a paragraph explaining the "To be or not to be" soliloquy by Hamlet. Pick out 5 important details.
Quiz on Act 2/3 on Wednesday. Friday we will do a practice exam.

Creative Writing
I took my picture today. Please have yours ready for Monday. I love how it is turning out. We will all sign the the title that Ali Kerr is designing.
Mystery story draft for Monday.
Choose a poem for memory work.  Here is a link about the play. Thanks for a fun night on Thursday. It was so wonderful to see you all enjoying yourselves so much
Taming of the Shrewprou

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