Tuesday, January 31st

Wow, January 31st

English 12

Identities
Finish those definitions on the sheet that I handed out today. Define the words and then use them in a sentence that is related to the story.
The man was not really a wayfarer because he travelled by car and not on foot.

Creative Writing
Draft of your description piece. Remember to keep the points from the sheet in mind when writing.
Editing and sharing will take place tomorrow. We will share with a partner and then with a second group.

Monday, January 30, 2012

English 12
Well, we started our class today with great poems about ourselves. Tomorrow, we will be starting short stories.
Remember that our first quiz on Lit terms will be on Monday, Feb.6th. The words will be up to atmosphere and there will be a word bank.

Creative Writing
We will be completing our inside/outside projects for next Monday. We will be talking about them again as the week progresses.
Think of your favorite spot. Bring something to class that reminds you of your favorite spot. We will be writing about it; of course!
On Friday, we will be going to the library to choose a book for Silent Reading.
On Wednesday next week, we will be setting up our blogs for the class.
It was great meeting you all today.

January 16, 2012

Hope all of you ski bunnies had fun!
English 12
Today we practiced for the government exam. We reviewed how to write a synthesis piece and we practiced writing in class.
Tomorrow is the essay test. You may use the play as a reference.

English 10
Rehearse your lines. We will be doing test review tomorrow as well.

January 10, 2012

Reminder:
Hamlet and Othello essay tests: Eng 12 Tuesday, January 17th/ Eng 10 Monday, January 16th
English 10: Multiple Choice test on Friday this week
Tonight:
English 12
Double sided journal for the rest of Act 5/Answer the questions for scene 1 or 2 depending on which group you are in

English 10
Finish double sided journal for Act 5
We will have questions in class tomorrow
Start working on Memorizing scenes. We will do work in class, but you will need to do memory work outside of class as well.

Monday, January 9th

English 12
Write journals for the scenes we have done so far. Read Act 5.

English 10
Double sided journals for Act 4 and Act 5 Scene 1 and part of scene 2

January 5 th

One more day to go! That means that there are only 2 weeks of English left!
English 12
Double sided journal for Act 4 Scenes 4 and 5
Write Hamlet's text message to Claudius

English 10
Journals for Act 4 scenes 1 and 2 (to be honest, I don't have the play here at home)
We will finish the play within the next couple of days

Wednesday, January 4th

Happy Second Day of School!
English 12
Double sided journal for Act 4 Scenes 1-3
Journal: Write about standing up for your beliefs and the consequence of that decision.
This is for period 3
Quiz on Act 2 and 3. Review the question sheet!

English 10
We will finish presentations tomorrow
Finish double sided journals for Act 3
Quiz on Act 2 and 3 tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Happy New Year to all of you!
English 12
There will be a quiz on Act 2 and 3 on Thursday/not tomorrow as we originally planned.
Finish question 1 on P. 204 and be ready to discuss it in class tomorrow
We will be continuing with reading the play tomorrow
English 10
Finish your journal entry for Scene 3 of Act 3
We will continue with the rest of the play tomorrow
There will be a quiz on Act 2 and 3 on Thursday
Go to this website to practice exams
BC Government Exam Website