For Thursday

English 10
Presentations to be finished
Good copy of poem/about activity/must use poetic devices in poem
Write a thesis statement about the 2 stories/make sure that you know who you think is the more significant, important etc of the 2 people
Be prepared to defend your position

English 11
Macbeth presentations are tomorrow
Good copy of your nature poem for tomorrow. I don't need to see your draft.

English 12
Good work today!
Read the 2 stories and do the questions
Plan how you would answer question 2

For Monday

What a simply glorious Saturday! Enjoy the sun while you can.

English 11
You have a worksheet with practice reading questions.
Macbeth memory work is due on Thursday
Final exam on Jan. 25th

English 12
Final draft of essay due for Monday. Final copy is due Tuesday
Memory work is for Wednesday
Practice final exam is on Jan. 24th

English 10
Project due for Wednesday
Practice essay is due for Monday/Tuesday we will go over/no more than 40 minutes
See what you can do.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

English 10
Draft for tomorrow....In spite of (follow the model of the poem called Calgary 2 am)
Response to p. 178
Practice Essay writing tomorrow
Project time as well/for presentation on Wednesday next.

English 11
Practice lines for Macbeth. Due next Thursday. Must be memorized.
Write a response to Roller coaster
We will discuss Out Out tomorrow and look at how the use of personification gives meaning to the poem
We will begin practice multiple choice questions

English 12
Practice lines for Hamlet. Presentation is due next Wednesday. Lines must be memorized.
Finish your concluding paragraph for the Hamlet essay. Re-read your essay to make sure that it all flows together. Is there a consistent link back to the thesis?
Write three metaphors: A poet is/Poets are; Poetry is; or a Poem is. You don't have to do all three; you can do one of each or three of one kind....it is up to you.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

For today:
English 11
Essay typed and stapled in order for Thursday.
Choose your 15 lines of Macbeth for presentation next Wednesday
Choose the lines from p. 18 and 66 that you can relate to regarding poetry. Themes on a Journey

English 10
Today we finished our book club work. You will be meeting again on Thursday to discuss your presentation for next Wednesday. You will meet again on Monday and then present on Wed.
Tonight: your journal topic is....Think of a time or times that have been difficult for you or for someone in your family. What have you been most grateful for during those trying times? I said that I was most grateful that I have been able to find laughter even during the darkest of days. Some of you might talk about the unfailing love of a sibling or a parent....
Also, write out your Poetry is line and find a visual image to match it.

English 12
Tonight: write the opening paragraph for the Hamlet essay. Look for supporting evidence throughout the play. Be sure to have a strong, directed thesis statement.

Monday, January 7, 2013

I still haven't gotten used to writing 2013 for the year. I hope that it will be a very lucky year for all of us. The semester is drawing to a rapid close; I know that I will miss your familiar faces, but for now we will have to focus on working hard and preparing for the finals. We can do it!

English 12
Find 3 quotes from Act 5 and be prepared to say why they are significant.
Choose 15 lines of memory work. We will be presenting them on Tuesday next week.
Do the first set of multiple choice questions for the poem.

English 11
Finish the draft of the essay on 3 themes in Macbeth. You need to have this done for class tomorrow. It doesn't have to be perfect, but you need to have something for your partner to edit.

English 10
Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to write 2 extend lines that relate to:
Poetry is.....
Book club meeting for tomorrow.

Before we begin tomorrow

Happy New Year to one and all. If, like me, you are wondering what school really is and how you will cope with it all, don't worry; you are not alone. I am trying to remember all that we did during the last week of school. I am lost. I feel completely rudderless. We will manage; I am sure!

English 12
We will be doing work on the final Act of Hamlet tomorrow. We will review questions and then we will work on outlining an essay. We are going to begin review for the government exam and we are going to do poetry as well.

English 10
Make sure that you are ready for interviews on Wednesday.

English 11
We worked on an outline for an essay before the break, please make sure that you bring it tomorrow. We will be writing in class.