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.