for our last week of 2017

The Date for the Crossgrade is Friday, January 12th. For some reason, I have had January 11th on my mind. That will give us an extra day to review!

English 11

Well, I know that this final stretch is going to be tough, but we can do it. Such wonderful Inquiry Project presentations this week; you make me so very proud. You have learned a lot Grade 11's: how to ask a provocative question, how to research the question, how to formulate and articulate your learning, how to present in a meaningful and engaging manner. Those are skills you will never forget.

Remember that you do know how to write a thesis statement. You have done that and more with your Inquiry Project.

All students who presented their projects on Thursday, need to have their reflection and notes ready to hand in on Monday.

Try this link for advice about comparative writing:http://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/comparative-essay.pdf
It will help you to look at your thesis statement and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. Make sure that you articulate your points of comparison in your thesis. This will help you with your writing process and it will help guide the reader.

Finally, I didn't remind you that your creative writing pieces are due on Monday. If you have them completed for Monday, that is fantastic. If not, please get them to me by Wednesday at the very latest.

For Monday: Practice Crossgrade/work on the topic of betrayal. Remember that you do have the skills to write a synthesis essay. You were able to do it with your project.
Remember your cards for Thursday

English 12
Practice Crossgrade on Monday
Please make sure your poems are handed in if you have not already done so.

English 8
Practice Crossgrade on Tuesday
Remember your cards for Tuesday.

For Thursday

English 8
Thank you so much for your fine work today. You are so amazing.
Good copy of your practice essay
Chapter 2 sheet for class tomorrow
Practice Crossgrade on Tuesday

English 11
Reflections for Tuesday presenters are due on Friday; tomorrow's presenters are to have theirs done on Monday
Journal assignment due Friday or Monday
Use the topic of betrayal and brainstorm connections between 2 pieces of lit. Next, find specific examples from the lit to support your point of view. We will be working on creating thesis statements and discussing outlining an essay on Friday.
Practice crossgrade on Monday

English 12
Journal revisions due Monday at the latest
Genocide sheet for tomorrow
Final version of your poem for Friday/we will be reading in class

For Tuesday

English 8
Paragraph 3 of your comparison essay. Follow the same format as the previous paragraph.

English 11
Presentations tomorrow. Draft of your found poem is due on Wednesday.

English 12
We will finish our theme discussion tomorrow. We will be working on essay writing tomorrow and we will be working on our found poems.

For Monday

English 8
Write your 2nd paragraph on google docs and share it with your partner. If you are still unsure whether you are on the right track, invite me to your google doc.

Comparison Essay

Introduction

You should have this done.

Your last sentence in this paragraph should tell us what your opinion is and what you will be talking about in each paragraph. Example:

The classmates are jealous of Margot and John Joseph and consequently they treat them like outcasts.

Okay…you’re at home and you don’t know what to do about paragraph 2. Try following this outline and maybe it will help.

Body Paragraph is about jealousy

Topic Sentence:  Talk about the main idea of your paragraph.

Envy can separate and isolate people. It leaves an empty hole and doesn’t allow compassion to grow.

Point 1:

John Joseph’s classmates envy him.

Show how by giving an example

Point 2

Margot is also an unfortunate victim of jealousy

Show how by giving and example

Point 3:

John Joseph’s classmates are jealous of Teresa

For example, for instance……

Point 4

Margot’s classmates don’t believe that the sun is real

Show how by giving an example.

Now write a last sentence that connects all your ideas together.

English 12

Your final journal should be ready for Monday. I will mark it and you will choose the one that you think is the best. You will revise it and add to it and will hand it in by Friday.

English 11

Last weekend before your project is due. Make sure that everything is ready for run through on Monday. 

For Friday

English 8
Remember that your Introductory Paragraph for your practice essay is due on Google docs tomorrow.
You need:
Topic Sentence
Transition Sentence
Talk about story 1 and its connection to the topic/refer to the story's title
Talk about story 2 and its connection to the topic/refer to the story's title
Thesis in 2 parts/Make sure that it answers your question
Example: How is the theme of rejection shown in _________________and ___________________?

English 11 and 12
No homework tonight
Have fun at the dance!

For Thursday

English 8
Print your final version of your comparison paragraph. Bring it to class tomorrow. Make sure that your name is on it.

For Friday: Write your introductory paragraph of your comparison essay. Share it with your partner before you bring it to class. You will write paragraph 2 over the weekend and paragraph 3 and the conclusion on Monday night. By the time you are done, you will have written one essay. We are going to write one more in class before the break. Remember that we have an essay test on Jan. 11th.
We are going to start reading The Outsiders tomorrow.

English 11
Work on your project. Remember to be ready for Monday. Make sure that you make a bibliography for Friday that you hand in with your reflection and all of your notes etc.try this for bibliography

English 12
We are working on our questions tonight so that we can have our group discussion tomorrow.

for Monday

English 8
No homework

English 11
Read and annotate the poem: I lost my talk  by Rita Joe and On the first day by Rosanna Deerchild
Bring for Monday. You will need to continue to work on your project on the weekend.

English 12
Good copy of your journal for Monday. Chapters 3-5

For Friday

English 11
Check in with me about your project before you continue. Make sure that your direction is clear and that you have strong connections with respect to your answer. You can do anything to demonstrate your learning. You must have a written portion that explains your thinking and your connections. It doesn't have to be written in essay form. You will need to create a bibliography.

English 8
Book report sheet to be handed in tomorrow. You will be giving your book talk tomorrow in class. We will finish our review of your paragraphs tomorrow. Please make sure that you all have access to google drive or something of that nature so that you can share your writing with your partner.

English 12
An exceptional discussion today!
Draft of your journal for tomorrow. You will share your journal and do corrections over the weekend. You might consider some of the points from today's sharing discussion.

For Wednesday

English 12
We will finish reading in class tomorrow. Make sure that your questions are ready for discussion. We will have a discussion group tomorrow. One group will lead the class debrief/sharing of ideas.

English 8
Work on ideas for your collaborative paragraph. Make sure that you know what you want to say. We will be looking at your paragraphs and we will decide what their strengths are.

English 11
Keep working on your projects. Make sure that you have a direction. Last in class day will be on Thursday.

For Tuesday, November 27, 2017

English 8
Today we read "To this Day" . Tonight you should think about a story that you could compare to this poem. Make a list of your points.
Bring your silent reading book to class tomorrow. We will speed date on Friday.

English 11
Firm up your direction for your project. You will need to have a tentative thesis statement so that you have a sense of direction. You can modify it later.

English 12
We will continue to read tomorrow. I have corrected all of your reading journals. Please make sure that you work on fully developing your ideas.

For the weekend

Have a good weekend everyone. Try to embrace the rain! Go outside and jump in a puddle! Try it , it feels so good.

English 8
Read your independent novels. Speed dating on Thursday. We will be writing paragraphs on Monday. You will need to write a short review of your novel for date day.

English 11
Prepare your project proposal. Continue with your research. Keep the rubric in mind. Make sure that you include a written component somewhere in your project presentation.

English 12
Revise your Response Journal. Please type it. I will collect the journal, the draft and the rubric .

For Friday, November 24, 2017

Grade 8
Please bring your reading book again tomorrow. We will continue with reading and I will continue with talking to you about your learning to this point.

Grade 11
Make sure your critical reading is done for tomorrow. We will be doing a reading activity in class tomorrow. I will have to give you work time on Tuesday. We will begin our class with a discussion about demonstration of learning for your Inquiry Project.

Grade 12
Finish your journal reflections for tomorrow. You will be sharing them in class and will be giving each other feedback about them. They will be due for Monday.  Please type the final journal.
Your worksheet needs to be done as well.

For Thursday

English 12
Prepare your questions for discussion. You will need to hand in your questions with your response journal.
Do the back of the hand out for chapters 1-2
Think of themes for each chapter

English 11
Research day tomorrow.
Please read the article about Grandmother's genes for Friday. Fill in the critical reading sheet.

English 8
If you didn't attach your picture to your writing descriptive assignment, please do it tonight and hand it in tomorrow.

You were asked to write a comparison of John Joseph and All Summer in a Day. You had a choice about the focus.
characters, theme, persistence....we are trying it out. We will do more work with writing tomorrow.
Bring your reading book for tomorrow and Friday.
Remember, next Thursday we are doing our speed dating activity.

For Tuesday

English 8
Good copy of your description is due on Wednesday. Please attach a picture to your writing.
Tonight write your journal about a relationship that is important to you.

English 12
Create 3 questions about Cattle Car and note the intention or direction of the question. We will practice them in class tomorrow.

English 11
Finish your creative writing piece for Identities. We are working on our projects/research tomorrow in class.

For Monday, November 20,2017

Sorry that I couldn't post this earlier.

English 8
Type out your 2nd draft of your descriptive paragraph. We will share it again tomorrow. You will hand it in on Tuesday. Please make sure you have your picture saved for class tomorrow. I will want you to put them on your final copy. We will talk about it in class.

English 12
Write a reflection about Cattle Car Complex. It can be personal...whatever thoughts, connections you might have. You might want to think about the connections to epigenetic theory. We are going to read another article that refutes it all tomorrow.

English 11
Finish the questions for Identities. We will do the writing Assignment in class.
Keep working on your Inquiry project.

For Friday

English 11
Projects tomorrow.
Read Identities and make notes in the margins. Consider stereotypes.

English 8
First draft of your descriptive paragraph.

English 12
No homework.
If you didn't have your outline done, please complete it for tomorrow.

For the Remembrance Day long weekend

Have a great long weekend. Take some time to remember those who keep us save both past and present. We need to remember how precious our lives in Canada are.


English 8
We are beginning writing descriptive paragraphs. I gave you a handout on Thursday that asked you to imagine being on a desert island. You are to make a list of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, etc. of that island. You should try to use descriptive language like you saw in Ray Bradbury's story: " A Sound of Thunder".  You are practicing with imagery. If you were away......just follow the suggestions above. You don't really need the sheet.

English 12
Good reflections on your Socratic Seminar yesterday. Lots of good goals. We are going to continue on our morality journey on Tuesday. We will be building connections to our reading of the play and the stories that we did at the beginning of the semester and then we will be starting "Night".  I love this book. It will be a relatively quick read. We will be working in groups on the memoir.

English 11
As of Sunday evening, there are only 5 students left to send their questions. Don't forget to do this part, it will make Tuesday a lot less stressful for you.

You will all be working on your Inquiry question over the weekend. Don't forget to send me something. I will do my best to respond to each of you with as much support as I can give.

You are trying to create one that will take you in a direction that is interesting for you. That is the most important thing. Don't do something that you don't care about. 

Here's one that we came up with the other day:

How does motherhood/parenthood limit ambition?
or
To what extent does motherhood/parenthood limit ambition?
or
To what extent does motherhood/parenthood limit identity?

We got this idea from the play. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth were unable to have children and we wondered if the couple would have been different had they had the opportunity to have children.
So while the question is related to the play, it is not directly related to the play itself. The play is the springboard for your exploration.

Try this link from McMaster University

Consider these question stems:
To what extent....
How.....
In what ways...
Why....
When....

On another note:

I will be talking about some changes to my timeline. I think we will need more time….I am going to talk about it on Tuesday. We are going to work on this over time and we are going to move on to other learning. Negotiations to take place in class.

For Thursday

English 8
No homework tonight. Bring a picture of your favorite place though.
You can have it on your phone.

English 12
Socratic Seminar

English 11
Email me your question over the weekend. You can come and talk to me at school on Thursday. Stop by my room and we can chat about ideas. I know that some of you may be a bit confused. This may feel unfamiliar. Discomfort is normal. Ask yourself what is making you feel uneasy. Are the parameters too big? Do you feel like you have to talk about the play and you don't want to do that?
You can create a question that has nothing directly to do with Macbeth....the idea is simply sparked by the theme. Where might you want to take yourself? What kind of a learning journey are you on?
Perhaps you have found a novel that mirrors one of the thematic ideas in the play and you want to explore it (the book) in more detail. You goal is to try to find answers to your question. There is no right way to do this assignment.

For Wednesday, November 8, 2017

English 12
Find resources for your Socratic Seminar preparation. We will be working in class tomorrow on it.

English 8
Finish style sheet for A Sound of Thunder
Find examples from the story
diction: find words that create an impact
figures of speech: metaphor, simile, personification
images: language that appeals to the senses
sentence structure: look at how sentences are written. Choose effective ones. Be able to say why they are effective.

English 11
Create an open-ended question that is related to Macbeth

For Monday, November 6, 2017

English 8
Finish reading "A Sound of Thunder". Make brief notes on the sheet that respond to the questions.
We will share our answers and our thoughts on Monday.

English 12
If you were absent, watch the end of the movie. Write a critique of the movie. If you were in class, revise the critique you wrote. Consider how you have supported your opinion.

English 11
Write Lady Macbeth's letter as on the sheet that I handed out in class.
Make a list of themes from the play. Please do this part; it is part of reviewing the play. Choose a theme that interests you from your list.

For October 30th

English 8
There are no assignments this weekend.

English 11H
If you wish to attend the Haunted House, please bring cans or money to class tomorrow.
Also, please consider contributing to the earthquake container if you have not already done so. We are helping to build a legacy that could protect us or future students in the event of a disaster. You can bring money into the office.

English 12
Work on planning your points for your Act 3 writing assignment. You will need to remember to create a thesis statement that effectively addresses how irony is used to reveal a thematic message of your choice.

For Friday

English 12
Prepare your ideas regarding irony. Make sure you think about themes in the play and how irony might be used to provide a deeper insight on the part of the reader.

English 11
No homework. We will be writing in class tomorrow afternoon. Bring money for Food bank.

English 8
No homework

For this wet and windy weekend

Try to stay dry! Read a book, listen to some of your favourite music, find a movie or show you haven't seen yet.

 English 8
Reminder that we are going to an assembly on Monday. Tuesday is reading day. I will be sending your portfolios home after Parent Teacher Night. Your parents can sign up online this weekend if they would like an appointment.

English 11H
Good copies of your poems. Please make 2.
We will share the final three on Monday. Voting will take place on Tuesday. We will do a secret ballot.
For homework: Macbeth character sheet: bullet points for characteristics/also find one quote per scene for Act 3.

English 12
Comprehension Questions for Act 2 of the Crucible. We will go over them on Monday. We will also be looking for thematic quotes. We will be doing a practice writing piece on Monday.

For Wednesday

Block order tomorrow: BADC

English 8: Your comics are due for sharing on Thursday. Please make sure they are ready. You will need to write an explanation of your colour choices on a piece of white paper and attach it to the back of the comic.

English 11H: 2nd drafts of Remembrance writing pieces are due for presentation and feedback tomorrow. Also, write your "journal" piece from the worksheet. You are a reporter describing the unnatural events that have occurred following the death of a current leader.

English 12: Your final revisions for the Friday the 13th writing piece are due tomorrow. Bring all drafts and the rubric to class.

For the weekend

English 8
A reminder that your comics are due on Tuesday. We will continue our work with them on Monday. Remember that you will also need to explain your colour choices and the perspectives that you used.

English 11H
Please bring a draft of your Remembrance Day pieces to class. I am very excited to see what you all have created!

English 12
If you didn't finish your Friday 13th Composition on Friday, please complete it this weekend.  We will be editing/revising on Monday and then I will collect the final version on another day.

Have a great weekend everyone!

For Wednesday

English 12
We will continue with Act 1 of the Crucible. We will be working on characters, characterisation and we will be doing some Readers Theatre.

Be sure to think about the differences between the movie version of the Crucible and Arthur Miller's version.

English 11H
Investigate war poems etc. Look for style, imagery, format, perspective that resonates with you. Be prepared to come back on Thursday with your thoughts. Remember that we will be working with "What if"?

English 8
Brainstorming for a continuation to John Joseph. Remember to think: "What if"?

For the Thanksgiving weekend

I am grateful to have such wonderful students. You make every day special! Just a few things for the weekend. Enjoy your time with your family and friends.

English 8
Fabulous poems today! Finish the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Fill in the dialogue and then colour the boxes. Make sure you think about the choices you make. Why did you choose the colour? Was it a symbolic choice, a metaphorical choice, or did you just choose the colour randomly.

English 12
Finish the character sheet. Make sure that you have answers to the questions for Act 1. If you were away, you can get the sheet on Tuesday.

English 11H
Good work today with Remembrance Day ideas. Good insight into the quotes.
Do some brainstorming of ideas, images, thoughts, connections that you can make to the theme of this year's ceremony. How could you connect them in a poem, a song or a short narrative piece (like a letter or a diary entry or something of that nature)
Remember money and forms for the field trip to the Writers Festival. It should be a great day.

For Friday, October 6, 2017

English 12
We will continue with Act 1 of the Crucible tomorrow. Be sure to hand in your learning sheets to me tomorrow.

English 8
Reading journals for this week need to be completed. We will finish our Thanksgiving poems tomorrow. We will read them in class before we put them on the wall.

English 11 H
Your persuasive paragraphs are due tomorrow. Please have them typed. Attach your draft and your rubric. Please have it ready for class. We will do one final sharing before  I collect it.
In Macbeth's dagger speech find:
personification, imagery, allusion, metaphor, simile. Note how each one adds to our understanding of Macbeth's character or inner turmoil. We will finish this in class tomorrow. Remember that we are working on Remembrance Day poems tomorrow in class.

For Wednesday, October 3, 2017

English 8
Journals due on Thursday. Finish up what you had from today.

English 11H
Prepare Socratic Seminar for tomorrow.

English 12
Prepare presentation for tomorrow.

For Monday, October 2

We have been in school for one month! So amazing how fast it went. Do enjoy the sun this weekend, but make sure that you are ready to learn on Monday.

Read about Orange shirt day. Show your support by wearing orange on Monday. We will be handing out orange string to wear on your wrist in block A on Monday

English 11H
Finish reading Act 1. Work on your soliloquy presentation and your director notes. Be ready to present on Monday

English 12
We are going to the theatre on Monday for a presentation by the Social Justice class in honour of Orange Shirt Day. We will finish work on our presentations on Tuesday. Groups will present in a carousel format on Wednesday. Everyone needs to participate.

English 8
Think about comics or comic book heroes or characters you like. Think about presentation of graphic stories. We will share our favourites on Monday.

For Thursday, September 27

English 12
Work on outline of essay. We will be doing conclusions in class tomorrow. Remember that the final version is due on Friday. It will need to be typed. If it is not typed, it is not ready.

English 11
Act 1, Scene 4
Notes on p. 35. Duncan's speech and Macbeth's aside. What do you notice about his character shifting?
What shows you that? Look at the contrasts that are used here. What is the tone?
Tomorrow we are going to meet Lady Macbeth.

English 8
Silent reading tomorrow. Please bring your book. Journals are due at the end of class.
Colour your cartoon and make notes under the picture. What message are you giving with your colour choice?

For Wednesday

 English 11

Read Scene 3 and practice your parts. We will be reading together in class.

English 12
Keep working on your outline. Make sure that your examples support your thesis. I will check your outlines again tomorrow. Remember that Friday is Terry Fox Run. You can donate online.
Your draft should be typed so that you can edit it more easily.

English 8
What? There is no homework tonight! Read a book. That's a lot of fun.

For Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Have a fantastic Long Weekend!

English 11
Read Scene 3 for Tuesday
Write a journal about receiving the wish that you wanted. You can't pick a thousand or million wishes. Write about half a page or more. Be detailed, be specific, be creative!

English 12
Introduction and Body Paragraph 1 of essay outline. Remember to address the question. Follow the point, evidence, explanation format. Give 2 examples at least. Make sure that you are giving supportive evidence. Don't assume your reader know what you mean.

English 8
Fabulous cards today! You are simply amazing!
Finish your Name Game sheet. Find adjective to describe yourself. If you have a letter like X or Z...
be creative....zealous, eXcellent, eXtraordinary...
Bring them to class on Tuesday.
Remember your reading book for Tuesday.

For Thursday, Sept 21, 2017

English 8
Bring your silent reading books tomorrow.
Finish your Symbol card. Make sure that your symbols and colours represent you and that you explain how they do.

English 12
Grad Transitions tomorrow with Mr. Ross and Mrs. Janzen. Come to class for attendance.
Write a thesis statement based on the question that we formulated in class. Bring it back to class for sharing on Friday. Good work on topic sentences today.

English 11
Finish watching videos of opening scene of Macbeth. Make sure that you note some ideas about the effectiveness of each one. We will be writing about our thoughts tomorrow in class.

For Wednesday

English 11H
Fabulous improvisations today! Practice being witches tonight. We will begin reading the play tomorrow after a power-point note-taking introduction.

English 8
Finish your reading journal tonight. You should try to have 5 points on your sheet. Remember right side is for information and left side is for thinking and reflection. If you haven't revised your draft of your writing for your symbols card, please complete it at home tonight as well.

English 12
Highlight the handout about Topic sentences and thesis statements. For topic sentences you can go to the University of Toronto's "Writing Advice" website. For thesis statements, try SFU library. I tried to download the link for you, but it wouldn't save. I have the sheets, you can drop by my room in the morning to get them.

For Tuesday

English 12
Questions on Legend of the Sugar Girl for tomorrow. Do not do the journal

English 8
Draft the writing part of your Symbol card

English 11H
Poems to be finished tomorrow. Pantomimes as well.

For Monday, September 18, 2017

English 11H

Your poems are due for tomorrow. We will be presenting them in class. Think of ways to present your pantomime about the play. You may bring costumes if you like!

English 12
Finish reading the story "Legend of the Sugar Girl". Make notes in the margins about connections between the story and the pre-reading we did regarding issues for First Nations people. Make sure you note the significance of the connection. Why is it important? Think deeply.

English 8
We will be presenting our "I am from" poems on Monday. Please make sure that you have them ready. We will be doing a reading carousel tomorrow. Remember that silent reading will be on Tuesday and Thursday. If you don't enjoy your book, try to find one that makes you happy. Reading should be fun.

Friday, September 15, 2017

English 11H
Field trip forms and money for tomorrow please.
Finish reading your section about Shakespeare and how he changed the world. Remember that everyone is to read the first section.
We will be doing pantomimes and anticipation questions in class.

English 8
We will be going to the library tomorrow to finish our scavenger hunt and book selection for silent reading. Remember that you can bring a book from home if you like.
Poems due tomorrow. Portfolios for tomorrow.

English 12
We will continue to watch Colonization Road

For Wednesday September 13, 2017

English 12

Correct your first draft/journal entry of your persuasive paragraph.  Remember to follow the correct format. I will be collecting your papers so that I can give you feedback.

English 11H
Type your next draft of your Miracle poem. We will choose due date tomorrow in class. Work on your part of the Shakespeare timeline.

English 8
What texture are you? Choose 3 from the list that was handed out in class. Explain why or how you are that texture. Remember this is about symbolism; it doesn't need to literally represent you.
ex. I am sharp. I can be uncomfortable in stressful situations.

For September 12, 2017

English 11
Second draft of your miracle poem. We will edit again tomorrow. Good copy is due on Thursday. We will continue with portfolios tomorrow and other days.

English 12
Journal 2: Who made the right moral decision? Follow paragraph format:
Topic Sentence
Thesis
Point /three points
Evidence
Explanation
Conclusion

English 8
Second draft of your poem. Portfolios to be finished by Wednesday. Good copy of poems for Thursday.

For Monday, September 11, 2017

Well it has been a fast week at Elgin. It was great getting to know you; I look forward to an exciting semester with you. Please check here for assignments. I may be changing my format later on in the year but for now, please go to this site. I will post reminders and assignments. If you have a question, please send me an email: pederson_c@surreyschools.ca. Have a great weekend. Have fun, smell the rain!

English 11

Remember field trip forms and money for Monday.
Bring pencil crayons and markers to class on Monday.
Write five of your own "miracles" we will be sharing in class on Monday and then we will be writing our own versions. You might want to think about how you could start your own poem. Whitman used simple imagery to convey his message about the beauty of ordinary things, but you may want to express yourself differently.

English 12

Finish both sides of the sheet on Just Lather. Be prepared to discuss on Monday.

English 8

First draft of "I am From" poem. You need to have about 10 lines.

For Tuesday

English 8

Make sure to note some points for discussion tomorrow. We will be working on Body Paragraph 1 tomorrow in class. You will need to find some examples from each story that show connection. Your job is to show the reader what you understand: your ability to synthesize, to analyze....
You can do it.

For Monday June 5, 2017

Grads: You looked amazing on Friday! You are gorgeous; simply gorgeous! I hope you enjoyed celebrating this weekend.

English 12
Presentations on Monday. We will be working on synthesis writing everyday.
Essay test on Thursday
Project reflections due on Thursday.

Creative Writing
Speeches on Monday
We will be working on our final project proposals on Monday

English 8
Inquiry project reflections are due on Monday. Please put all of your planning sheets together with your reflection.
Plan the opening paragraph of your synthesis essay. Use a 2 point thesis statement. We will make sure to revise and edit your opening together on Monday.

For Wednesday

English 8
Amazing presentations today! I am so, so proud of all of you. I was impressed by the quality of your presentations, the depth of learning and the care and attention that you gave your projects. Outstanding! I am looking forward to Thursday's presentations. If you are going to be away on Thursday, please make arrangements with me to present on Friday. Make sure that you communicate well in advance. 

English 12
Many, many overdue presentations today. Because of the delay, students will have to present on Wednesday and Thursday. You will have to be ready to go tomorrow. We are behind in our cross grade preparation as a result.  I will be available after school tomorrow  for those of you who would like some help with essay writing.
 2 students made arrangements with me ahead of time; I appreciate that they made the effort to talk to me ahead of time.

Creative Writing
Speeches tomorrow. We will plan our next writing project tomorrow.

For Thursday

Creative Writing
We will be working on our speeches tomorrow and we will continue with our brainstorming for Flash Fiction. Try to make a list of ideas to share with your group for tomorrow.

English 12
Write a thesis statement for your synthesis essay practice. Make sure that you have 2 or 3 main points of discussion in your statement. Continue work on your project.

English 8
Tomorrow we are going to the theater. We will not be working in class. Don't bring your books or backpacks to class. For Friday, make sure that you continue to work at home on your Inquiry Project. You need to be ready for Tuesday. Make sure that you have some ideas for your practice essay topic. We will be practicing in class on Wednesday next week.

For Wednesday

CDAB

Creative Writing

Bring silent reading book to class tomorrow. We are going to do some flash fiction :)

Pocket poems for Friday

English 8

Compare chart

Choose a thematic word from the list on Friday

Choose 2 texts that connect

Write a theme statement that relates to the 2 stories

On your chart, note examples from the stories that relate to your theme statement

Think about what is important about them.

In other words, why are you choosing that particular example?

English 12

Compare chart 

choose a thematic word

Choose 2 texts that connect

Write a theme statement

Find examples

For the long weekend

English 8 and 12
You should be working on your Inquiry Project over the weekend. Give it a bit of time....
Don't forget to enjoy the sunshine!

English 8
Choose one of your "big ideas" and note connections you can make to stories, poems, movies we have studied this semester.
Example:
Violence: violence is not always the answer
Outsiders
Boy in the striped pajamas
Toy Story
What connections can you make to the theme statement above about violence?

Creative Writing
Have your TED talks worked on for reading on Tuesday.

For Thursday, May 18, 2017

Blocks tomorrow: BADC

English 12
We will be working on our presentations tomorrow in class. Friday we will continue with essay writing.

Creative Writing
First draft of your speech should be ready for presentation on Friday. We will be working on them tomorrow in class.

English 8
Continue working on your presentation. You must get a signature before you move on to the next step.

We will be working on our presentations tomorrow in class.

For Tuesday May 16

English 8
If you have received your paragraphs, you will need to do one more final revision. Please type your paragraph and hand it in with your other paragraphs.

Brainstorm ideas for presenting your Inquiry Project. Make sure that you have thought through your ideas very carefully.

English 12

Brainstorm ideas for presenting your Inquiry Project. Make sure that you have thought through your ideas very carefully.

Creative Writing
Ted Talk needs to be ready for feedback by Thursday or Friday.

For Wednesday May 10, 2017

English 8
We will be collecting books tomorrow.
We will continue to work on our Inquiry Project.
We will be working until the end of the week.

Creative Writing
Table topic. Choose one for tomorrow. We will be practicing in class

English 12
Tomorrow we are working on our projects. We will be working until the end of the week. Think of ways to present your learning.

For Wednesday, May 3, 2017

English 8
Finish your paragraph. Make sure that you are answering your question and showing its connection to your novel.
Topic Sentence
Transition Sentence
Thesis statement
Points/how do they support your thesis?/show how you know

English 12
6 word memoirs.
Find 5 symbols from the novel. Think about their significance. Note them down. Now go to the web and find out what you knew and what you can add to your knowledge base.  You will be surprised how much you do know.

Creative Writing
Finish short stories. We are working on TED talks tomorrow.

For Monday

English 12
We will finish our presentations on Monday. Today's group was excellent. You will have one final reading day on Monday with journals. We will be starting talking about our I-search project related to the novel.

English 8

You will have one final reading day on Monday with journals. We will be starting talking about our I-search project related to the novel. If you have finished your novel, please bring another reading book to class.

Creative Writing
Short stories on Monday. Please bring your printed version to class with your rubric. We can't wait to hear Megan's ending on Monday! Be prepared to share your writing.

For Friday

Creative Writing
Bring a printed copy of a favorite poem for tomorrow.
We will be editing our drafts of our stories. Use your rubric to help you with criteria for a strong story.

English 8
Reading journals and questions for tomorrow.
We will have a book club meeting tomorrow in class. We will be talking about our project. If you have a laptop that you can use for movie viewing, please consider bringing it to class.

English 12
We will continue with our book club work tomorrow. You will present your ideas in class.
conflict and character and quotes for presentation.
I will collect your reading journals and your questions tomorrow. Remember to reflect more.

For Wednesday

Creative Writing
We are working on our stories tomorrow.

English 12
Reading time tomorrow.

English 8
We will be doing tableaux tomorrow. We will also be reading.

For Monday April 24, 2017

English 12
Reading on Monday and completion of moving tableaux. I will collect your reading journals then.

English 8
Reading on Monday.

Creative Writing
First draft of short stories for Monday

For April 21, 2017

English 12

If you were absent today, please hand in yesterday's worksheet for Catcher or 1984. I will be collecting your reading journals tomorrow. Journals need to make connections; they need to extend the ideas from the novel. Make sure that you have your questions ready to go. Try to create deeper thinking questions, please.
Tomorrow we will be doing a place-mat activity and we will also be doing a moving tableaux related to the theme of the section you are reading.

Creative Writing
Bring first draft to class tomorrow to share.

English 8
Overdue character sketches are due tomorrow. Rough copy and good copy are due,
First book club meeting tomorrow. Make sure that you have read up to the designated page. Also, make sure you have your journal ready to hand in.

For Wednesday, April 19, 2017

English 8
Write a draft of a character sketch of one of the main characters from Toy Story for tomorrow. Please have your sheet done with Plot Graph and Theme statement. I will be collecting it.

Creative Writing
We are sharing titles tomorrow and we are working on our short stories.

English 12
Reading for tomorrow. Remember that we have 2 more weeks of reading. Reminder that Crossgrade is on May 15th. One month to go.

For Tuesday, April 18, 2017

English 12
Book club meeting on Tuesday. Be sure to be ready with your questions and your double-sided journal.

Creative Writing
Brainstorm a list of titles for your story assignment. Make sure that you send me all of your overdue assignments if you want them included in this report card.

English 8
Finish your Toy Story 3 sheet. We will be writing a character sketch on Tuesday in class and we will be beginning our lit circle reading.

For April 13, 2017

Creative Writing
Bring your silent reading books to class for tomorrow.
We are going to work on short stories in class.
Poems; Wish List are now due.

English 8
Silent Reading tomorrow
We will finish Toy Story in class. Please continue to fill in your sheet
Poems are due tomorrow. Type them and add a picture that relates to your topic.

English 12
Reading tomorrow. Book club meeting on Monday. Your double sided journal is due on book club day.
Finish worksheets related to your chapters for class tomorrow.

For April 12, 2017

English 12
Our first book club meeting is for tomorrow. Be ready to discuss your novel in your groups. Have at least 3 good discussion questions prepared.

English 8
Fill in your character sheet for Toy Story. You can now start filling in the plot graph as well.

Creative Writing
Wednesday is Silent Reading Day
Poems....we are working on them tomorrow. Working on our presentations, that is.
We are looking at our next writing assignment. Short stories?

For Tuesday, April 11, 2017

English 8
Bring your silent reading book for tomorrow.
Your poem is due on Wednesday. Remember to:
Type it and include a picture of your activity. If you can't type it, you can write it by hand, but make sure your writing is neat.
Review your character types and emotional intelligence types. We are connecting what we are learning to Toy Story 3.

Creative Writing
Wish list poems are due tomorrow for reading in class. We will do silent reading on Thursday this week.

English 12
Great time today at the poetry slam. So many good ideas to be had. Here is the link for: Hullabaloo. Check it out.
Reading for tomorrow. Book club for Wednesday.

For Monday April 10, 2017

English 12
Totally forgot that we are going to hear poetry in the theatre on Monday in block B. Please come to class without your books and we will go directly to the theatre.

Bring your independent novel for Monday's class. We will be reading and we will be working on our double-sided journals.
Book club meeting is for Tuesday. You will be handing in your journals every week.

English 8
Type your 2nd draft of your poem for Monday. Please print it or have it on your phone for editing on Monday. You need to think about your line length, your use of imagery, metaphor, simile, or personification. The final version will be due on Wednesday. We are all looking forward to sharing them. Remember to take out all the extra words. Focus on the images when you are writing. Less is more.

Also: Highlight the sheet that I handed out in class about character types. We will discuss this in class.

Read this one:

The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz A
Alicia Ostriker

As if there could be a world
Of absolute innocence
In which we forget ourselves
 The owners throw sticks
 And half-bald tennis balls
Toward the surf
 And the happy dogs leap after them
 As if catapulted—
 Black dogs, tan dogs,
Tubes of glorious muscle— Pursuing pleasure
 More than obedience
They race, skid to a halt in the wet sand,
 Sometimes they’ll plunge straight into
The foaming breakers
Like diving birds, letting the green turbulence
Toss them, until they snap and sink
Teeth into floating wood
Then bound back to their owners
 Shining wet, with passionate speed
For nothing, For absolutely nothing but joy.

Notice how the poet has used imagery that creates a gorgeous sense of movement. The scene is described brilliantly. The words are simple, yet vivid.


Creative Writing
Our monologues should be ready for Monday's tea party. Remember what you are bringing for class. You need to come prepared to be your character.
Your Wish List poem is due on Tuesday. We will be reading them in class.

For Friday, April 7, 2017

English 8
 Silent Reading tomorrow.
Second draft of your poem about your favorite activity. Good copy will be due on Monday

English 12
Anticipation sheet for your novel study.

Creative Writing
Bring silent reading book for tomorrow
We will share our monologues. Monologues are due for Monday.
Good copy of your poem: Wish list on Tuesday

For Thursday, April 6, 2017

Reminder: Parent- teacher interviews are tonight: 3:00-4:30  (with an appointment) and 6:00-7:30 open/no appointment needed.

English 8

We read a poem today about playing basketball and being persistent. Tonight, write a paragraph describing yourself doing an activity that is important to you. Describe the action: use imagery: appeal to the senses, uses metaphors, similes, or personification.
We will be working with your paragraph to create a poem.

What was the word we learned today? enjambement.....do you remember what it is? If not, look it up....

English 12

We are going to do our Socratic Seminar tomorrow in class. Have your notes ready for collection.
Remember it is the proposition: Mankind should invest in space exploration.

Creative Writing

Bring your silent reading book for tomorrow

We will be reading our monologues in groups tomorrow.

Monday is tea as our characters
Tuesday you are reading your Wish List poem

For Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Reminder that parent teacher interviews are on Thursday. Do come with your parent if you can.

English 8

Read the poem: Fast Break by Edward Hirsch

Note images that you liked. Find examples of personification. We will re-read the poem: My box of Letters again tomorrow to look at examples of personification.
Make a list of activities that you do/like to do. We will be drafting a poem tomorrow.
Try to think about how your Emotional Intelligence helps you with the activity you like.

English 12

Note: the main idea for each paragraph

Pros and cons of the article we read

Find other articles to support your opinion about space travel. Our debate topic will be:

 mankind should invest in the exploration of space

For Tuesday, April 4, 2017

If you haven't read your interim, please go to the student portal to see it. The login is the same a course selection. Grade 12 students got a separate paper regarding login information.

English 8
Remember: Silent Reading tomorrow
Please bring your book to class!

Write a journal reflection: how true or not true is the multiple intelligences survey? You should write a short paragraph.

English 12
Finish the questions for "Mars is Heaven" for tomorrow.

Creative Writing
Continue to work on your character profiles. Begin drafting your character monologues.
Some dialogue assignments are now overdue.

For Monday's class

Reminder: Parent teacher interviews are on Thursday.  We have an early dismissal that day
Have a great weekend

English 8

Write a journal of at least 5 sentences. What does it mean to be smart to you?

English 12
Definitions and sentences for Mars is Heaven

Define the following words and use them correctly in a sentence:

1.       Leviathan

2.       Cupola

3.       Arsenal

4.       Semaphore

rCreative Writing: work on your character profiles. We are going to create monologues on Monday.

For Friday

English 8

Bring silent reading books
highlight images that you thought were effective in the Poem: "To this Day"

English 12
No homework

Creative writing
Begin filling in your character profile.

For Thursday, March 30, 2017

English 8

Finish your compare/contrast  paragraphs for tomorrow. I will be collecting them. You will need to hand in your checklist with your paragraph.

English 12
You will be writing your essay in class tomorrow. Have your outline ready to go. I will be collecting it with your essay.

Creative Writing
Read the article that was handed out in class today. How to create characters.

for Wednesday, March 29, 2017

English 8

Tonight, plan your compare contrast paragraph. We will  be writing tomorrow in class.

Topic Sentence
Transition Sentence
Thesis Statement
Similarities

Differences:
Imagery
Theme
Resolution

Reminder: Reading book is needed for Thursday.

English 12

Perfect your thesis statement. Begin your outline. We will be working in groups on them tomorrow.

Creative Writing

Bring a reading book to class for tomorrow.
Take another one of your name combinations and create a brief character profile for that person.
We will be doing more work with our characters tomorrow.

For Tuesday, March 28, 2017

It was great to see you all again. We have lots to do after the break.

English 8
Write your own thesis statement for the compare contrast paragraph.

Sentence 1: topic sentence/general/addresses the main idea
Sentence 2: Transition sentence: "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury is no exception.
Sentence 3: Thesis statement: My example from class: Although the plot, setting, and conflict are the same in both versions, it is the story's use of imagery, its theme and its resolution that make it more engaging and powerful

English 12

Create a thesis statement for the essay on Legend of the Sugar Girl. Discuss the dual nature of gifts in the story.


Creative Writing

Make a list of 10 character names. One list of first names and one list of last names.

For the break

English 12

Send in your outlines for irony in The Lottery if you have been away

Read: Legend of the Sugar Girl. You can find it online.

English 8

For your compare/contrast paragraph: Write one more topic sentence, write your second sentence, write 3 points you will make. We are going to work in groups to write this after the break.

Creative Writing

Please email dialogues if you haven't handed them in.

Have a wonderful spring break. You deserve the very best!

for Friday, March 10, 2017

English 12

Overdue assignments! They must be handed in on Friday. No excuses please.

English 8

We talked about the film and the story. We are going to write a paragraph that compares the 2. Think of the main points and examples from the story or the movie.

Creative Writing

Good copies of dialogues for tomorrow. I will edit over the vacation and then you can do a final edit after the break. I want to do one more assignment after the holiday, but I think we need to talk about Poetry month in April and about where we want to go next with our writing.

For Thursday, March 9, 2017

English 8
No homework. Reflect on book talk:
What made a good date?
What did you do well?
What will you improve?
 Next speed dating will be on Friday.

English 12
No homework

Creative Writing
Drafts for tomorrow.

For Tuesday, March 7, 2017

English 12
No homework tonight unless you have not finished your outline for the Lottery essay on irony.

English 8
Bring your reading book for tomorrow. We will be working in class to prepare our "speed dating" summary for Wednesday. You want to sell your book to your classmates. Be prepared to be enthusiastic. Also, finish finding 5 more images in the story: "All summer in a Day", tell what senses they appeal to and what feelings/thoughts they trigger or evoke.

Creative Writing
Bring reading book to class. We will be working on our dialogues in class tomorrow. Make sure that you have an idea ready. We will be presenting/sharing our dialogues on Friday.

For Monday March 6, 2017

English 8
Read the first page of all summer in a day by Ray Bradbury. You can look it up online.
If you were in class, you can fill in the T-chart. If not, you can wait until Monday.

English 12
Outline for irony essay topic. Typed and ready to hand in with draft and rubric on Monday.

Creative Writing
Choose your dialogue scenario for Monday. We will have dialogues finished and ready to read by Friday.

For Friday

English 8
Please bring a book to class tomorrow. Remember we are speed dating our books on Tuesday.
Finish your descriptive paragraph: Describe your favorite place. Be as specific as possible: What sounds do you hear, what smells are in the air, what do you feel, what can you taste, and what emotions does this place elicit?

English 12
Work on your outline. Finish the next 2 body paragraphs. We will edit in class tomorrow.

Creative Writing
Decide who your characters are for writing a dialogue. What is their back story? What is your intention?
Rent has arrived.

for Thursday

English 8: finish your self reflection sheet

English 12
Outline Introductory paragraph of essay on Irony
Outline Body paragraph 1/make sure that you have points and quotes.

Creative Writing
Think about dialogue writing. What kind of story would you like to tell?

For Wednesday, March 1, 2017

English 12
Lottery: find examples of irony in the story. Find quotes that go with your examples. We will be working on outlines tomorrow in class.

English 8
Speed book dating will be next Tuesday. Tomorrow we will continue our group work. Good working as a group today. I am looking forward to presentations tomorrow

Creative Writing
Highlight the details of dialogue tags for tomorrow. The sheet was handed out in class today.

For Monday, February 27, 2017

English 8
Today our essential question was:
What is friendship. We divided ourselves into groups and most of you have taken on 2 questions to bring back to the class for Monday. If you were away, choose any 2. Remember the answers to the questions are not right or wrong. You are discussing these questions in your groups to understand what you think. Remember that today we talked about virtues: loyalty, honesty, trust etc....these were all qualities that you value in your friends.

Guiding Questions:

1. What does it mean to be a good friend? 

2. Who is a true friend and how do you know? 

3. What kind of friend am I?

4. Is loneliness dangerous to human beings

5. Compare and contrast different levels of friendship

6. Explain specifically how our actions can hurt a friend.

7. For what reasons are we able to hurt a good friend?

8. Why is a best friend hard to find?

Creative Writing

Our description pieces are due for Monday. Please type them and bring your drafts with you. We will reflect on our progress on Monday in class. Look at books or stories and find a piece that uses dialogue well.

English 12

Write the definitions for the following words and use them in a sentence that shows the meaning of the word:

profusely, boisterous, reprimand, reluctantly, jovial, paraphernalia, perfunctory, lapse, interminably, gravely, petulantly, defiantly

If you can easily define the word, just use it in a sentence.

For Friday, February 24, 2017

English 8
Today we made a list of our friends. We chose 3 friends and then listed the qualities that we admired most in them. Bring that back for tomorrow.

Remember to finish your graphic stories. Today's stories were amazing!

English 12
Consider our questions for discussion for tomorrow. Note down your thoughts.

·         If the majority of the people are doing something, does it make it right?

·         Can good people do evil things?

·         What keeps a society or community together?

·         What purpose do rituals and traditions serve in a society?

·         Why do people sometimes engage in pointless violence and inhumanity?

Creative Writing 

Bring your draft to share tomorrow. Good copies for Monday. 

Zack is bringing a snack. Sammi is going to try to bring "Rent" 

Over the weekend, look for stories that use dialogue well.

For Feb 22

Wear pink for Anti-bullying day.

English 8
We will work on our graphic story in class tomorrow. If you need to do work at home, feel free.
Due on Thursday. You will sharing your endings.

English 12
Write a persuasive paragraph for question 5 on p. 66 in your book. It will be collected on Wed. in class.

Creative Writing
Bring silent reading book for tomorrow.
Work on description for sharing tomorrow.

For Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Happy Monday!

English 8
Silent reading tomorrow. Bring your book.
Sketch/draft  the next squares of the story: "John Joseph". It is up to you to show what happens next.
Be creative, but don't make your ending unbelievable.

English 12
Question 4: p. 66 in your reading book. Make sure to do this question, please.

Creative Writing
Bring silent reading book for tomorrow. Snacks on Friday: Zack :)
Work on your draft for tomorrow. We will be sharing in class/Small groups or pairs.
If you have writer's block....read some suggestions. www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/writersblock

For Monday

Have a great long weekend. Hopefully there is some sunshine in your weekend.

English 8
Write a reflection (1 paragraph). Write down what you learned about plot structure. Also note what you learned or noticed about working with others. What makes working together successful?

Creative Writing
First Draft of your descriptive writing piece for Monday. I will have a rubric ready for you to use as a guide. Try to keep in mind your intention for writing.
Your writing today was breathtaking. Thank you so much for sharing it!

English 12
Good copy of your Just Lather Poem. Poem should be typed, there should be an image on the page that relates to the theme of your poem. Please attach your draft and your rubric. You can pick up a paper clip at the beginning of class. Be prepared to share with a small group.

Read: The Nearest Exit is Behind You. p. 60 Do page 66: questions 1-3

For Thursday, February 16, 2017

English 8
Read:p. 8-13 in your I wonder book for tomorrow. Think about the plot outline of the story.

English 12
First draft of your Found poem for tomorrow. We will be sharing in class and then making revisions for your good copy that will be due on Monday. Just a heads up:
Draft
Good copy typed
Rubric with goal for revision
All need to be ready to hand in on Monday.

Creative Writing
Come tomorrow with your intentions for writing your description piece. Remember that you need to think about what we did today in class, what we noticed about good writing based on our reading and what our goal is for writing the piece. What do we want readers to take away?

For Wednesday

Hope you all have a fine Valentine's Day!

English 8
Finish the worksheet on Conflict in stories. Give examples of movies, stories, or novels that show the different types of conflict:
Character vs. Character
Character vs Self
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Society


English 12
Look for 5 lines related to your thematic idea. If you have a laptop, bring it to school to help with the poem creation.

Creative Writing
Bring 2 pictures....one of anything....one of a place that is important to you.

For Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Have fun this family day weekend. It is important to celebrate your special people.

English 12
Just Lather Socratic Seminar....we will begin practice on Tuesday.
Prepare your answer to the question: Did the barber make the right decision?
Use examples from the text to support your answer and then research other possible connections. How might your answer apply in real life situations? Can you give an example...

Creative Writing
Follow the sheet for practice writing and describing place. If you were away,Go to this link
and follow the directions

English 8
Good copy of your "I am from" poem. Use the rubric to guide you. Display your poem by using pictures or other ideas to present your poem in a unique way. We will display your poem in the class. Bring your reading book to class on Tuesday.

For Thursday

Be careful in the snow.

English 8
First draft of "I am from" poem for tomorrow. We will edit in class. Use the rubric to help you with expectations.
Good copy will be due on Monday.

English 12
Read: Just Lather and nothing else. You can find it online.
List reasons for killing the Captain and for not killing Captain. Find quotes to support your ideas.

Creative Writing
Good copy of your poem. Typed.

For Monday, February 6, 2017

I hope you all are enjoying the snow today. It was great meeting you this week. Here are the assignments for the weekend.

English 12
Finish the worksheet about moral decisions. Write a brief reflection of your thought process. Try to look any connections that might exist between your thinking and the thinking of the students in the Ted talk.

English 8
Part A of the worksheet on similes and metaphors.
Finish your portfolios for Monday

Creative Writing
Have the draft version of your first writing piece ready to share on Monday. We will be reading aloud in class.

Monday, January 30, 2017

Semester 2

It was great to meet all of you today. Here are a few reminders for class tomorrow.

Creative Writing
Make a list of 10-15 things we need to know about you. Try to be as creative as possible

Bring a book that is your favorite. Be prepared to talk about it with the class. If you can't bring a book, please bring a title and be prepared to talk about why you like it. What drew you in?

For Monday January 16th

 Have a great weekend. Looks like rain is in the forecast.

English 12
Finish reading Night.
Do practice exams online, but don't do...2012/2013


English 11/11H
Find examples of:
metaphor
simile
personification
from Acts 1-3 and explain the meaning behind it. Use the worksheet on figurative language that we did in class to guide you.

For Friday....the 13th.....

English 11
Fill  in the sheet with notes from Act 3/provide quote and summary.
Tomorrow we are doing Act 3 in a minute!

English 11H
We will finish Act 3 tomorrow. Fill in the sheet up to what we have done.

English 12
Do the multiple choice questions for the poem. I handed the sheet out in class today. We will mark it tomorrow.

For January 11

English 12
Finish reading to chapter 6
Finish finding images, creating 3 discussion questions
Write a half page reflection about something that struck you in this section. Refer to the first question on the sheet.

English 11
Tableaux will be presented tomorrow. Finish the sheets for tomorrow on Act 2
We are starting Act 3

English 11H
Finish Act 1 sheets.

For Monday

Crossgrade Essay test for all classes on Monday. Please leave yourself time to get here if the weather is bad.
Go to this link for a writing rubric that will help you think about your writing.www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/sixtraitssummary.pdf Refer to your notes. Make sure that you have your pages marked off and you are ready to go. You may use any paper resources for the test. You may not use your phone during class.

For January 5th

English 12
Work for 7 mins. Work with your quote. Form a question. Look at stories, poems, non-fiction, essays, film, plays or novels that could provide the answer to the question. Note points down. Create a thesis statement.

English 11/11H
Work with the quote:

As you think, so shall you become.

Bruce Lee

Follow the directions for the grade 12 class.

11H: fill in the squares for Act 1/scenes 1, 2, 3