October 31st

English 12
Happy Hallowe'en!
Lit terms quiz tomrrow to passive voice
Paragraph on conflict. Discuss the quotation that you and your partner chose

English10
Happy Hallowe'en to you too! Just in case you thought that I like the Grade 12's better! :)
Poetry is poem due on Friday
Book club meeting on Wednesday
Tuesday we will be working on our parts for the bookclub meeting

Friday, Oct. 28th

English 12
Quiz on Chpts. 13-15 on Monday. I know it is Hallowe'en, but you are in grade 12! :)
Conflict sheet (you only have 2 questions to do)
Finish your essay if you didn't do so on Friday.
Bring cans on Monday. It feels good to do good for others!
Lit terms quiz on Tuesday. Metre to passive voice. Yes, I know that it is Hallowe'en on Monday. I don't live in a box. :)

English 10
Poetry is (your 3 metaphors for Monday) We will be working on the poems in class and we will also be working on our novel study.
Book club meeting on Wednesday.
Your poetry is poem is due on Wednesday
Journals for each book club meeting.
Have a great weekend. Wear a costume on Monday!

Thursday, Oct. 27

English 12
Finish paragraph on Jane or Phoebe
Read chapts. 13-15 (quiz on Monday)
Lit terms from metre to passive voice (Tuesday....study before Hallowe'en)
Silent reading Friday
Smile!
English 10
Finish metaphors Poetry is... (2 more for tomorrow)
silent reading Friday

Wednesday, Oct. 26th

English 12
Keep reading: There will be a chpts. 13-15 quiz on Friday
Tonight write the opening paragraph of the essay:
Examine the roles that Jane and Phoebe play in Holden's life. Consider how they are alike and how they are different.
You must also outline the 2 body paragraphs.
1. Point
    a.
    b.
 2. Point
    a.
    b.
3. Point
   a.
   b.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

English 10
Write your novel reading response. Next book club is Wednesday, Nov. 2nd
Bring your Imprints book to class.

Tuesday, October 25th

English 12
Finish your point of view writing assignment.
Good copy and rough copy should be attached to one another
Finish the sheet on Jane and Phoebe. Do this well as there may be a writing assignment to do in class.
Here is a link that might be helpful to you:
http://www.shmoop.com/catcher-in-the-rye/



English 10
Book clubs for tomorrow. Be sure to have all your work done for your group.

Homework for Monday Oct. 24th

English 12
Read to chapter 12 over the weekend
Quiz on Monday on Chapters 7-9
Hint for the quiz:review the characters
Monday we will be doing a character point of view writing activity
Finish your composition about the story that Holden writes for Stradlater

English 10
Short Story Fair is on Tuesday
There will be time to work on the project on Monday
Book club meeting on Wednesday. Be sure to have read up to the page that your group assigned.

Tuesday, Oct. 18th

English 12
Chapters 4-6 Response journal
Quiz tomorrow on chpts. 4-6 (know the events)
Paragraph diction and syntax from quotation that you chose today

English 10
Short Story Fair is on Tuesday next. Be ready to choose your presentation format for tomorrow.
We will be starting our independent book study as well.

Monday, Oct. 17

English 12
Journal response to Chapt. 3 if not already done. Please try to be ahead of the class study.
Chapters 4-6 quiz and journal on Wednesday
Finish sheet on diction and syntax for Tuesday

English 10
The Pose assignment is due on Tuesday.
Study for the Unit test.
Submit your choice for the Independent Short Story Fair.
Tuesday we will be choosing novels.

Friday, Oct. 14th

English 10
Write a paragraph using the following quote as a prompt:
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.  Tom Peters.
Format:
Theme statement/Topic sentence
Thesis statement
3 supporting statements related to the topic

Short Story Test is on Tuesday
Short Story Fair on Oct. 25th. Choose a story over the weekend. Get approval from Ms. P. on Monday for stories outside the textbook.

English 12
Finish Universal themes sheet (side one only)
Write a paragraph reflection on chapters 1-3
Lit terms quiz on Monday to idiom/questions on Chapters 1-3

Tuesday, Oct. 11th

English 12
Unit test on Wednesday. Essay section and a short answer section. Prepare your notes for the test. You may use them when writing an essay.

English 10
Read Sun Witness and Non Resident Identity in the Imprints book Be prepared to read and present for tomorrow. You will be in groups. How can you make your presentation more engaging and creative?  You should also be looking at the creative writing assignments and choosing one.
Unit test: We may have to renegociate the date.

Oct. 6th

English 12
Bring silent reading book for tomorrow
Get your assignment ready to hand in for tomorrow. Miss Brill is to be edited and perfected.
Make a list of possible conflicts from short stories studied. We will practice writing tomorrow.

English 10
Project due on Tuesday
Definitions for  The Pose for tomorrow
Read The Pose for tomorrow
Bring silent reading book.

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011

English 12
Finish A and P for tomorrow. Be prepared with your one answer to the question
Thurs: Final revisions to your character story done.
Friday: Hand in writing assignment. Good copy of Miss Brill. Use quotations and refer to pages in your writing. Support your statements with evidence from the text.
Bring Silent Reading Book. Quiz on Lit terms up to fable.
Tues: Review for Unit test
Wed: Unit test. Short answers and short essay
Thurs: Catcher in the Rye
Fri: Silent Reading and Lit terms test.

English 10
Prepare verbal visual. You will have time in class to work on it.
Prezi. You can have a look at this to make your verbal visual

Monday, Oct. 3rd

English 12
Okay all you writers! Get those character sketches done for tonight. Fill in the form that I gave out in class today.
Remember to look for a silent reading book that is at your grade level for reading. Bring it to class on Friday.
Lit terms quiz to fable on Friday. There will be a Unit test next week.
It is a long weekend.

English 10H
Write a journal entry about a decision that you had to make. It can be a decision that went as you predicted or one that went terribly wrong. Be ready to choose a short story for an independent small group assignment.

Oct. 1st

English 12: Finish the character sheet on Miss Brill. Write a character sketch. By this I mean, describe  Miss Brill and use references to the text to support your opinion.

English 10 H.
Read Choices by Susan Kerlake in Inside Stories book