for the weekend

Thanks for a great week. Have fun getting ready for Halloween! Remember that Friday is Curriculum Implementation Day so there is no school.

English 12
Bring canned food or donations for the Halloween for Hunger food drive.

There are no assignments this weekend. We will begin the Crucible on Monday

English 11
Fill in the top of the blue sheet that was handed out in class today. You need to clearly state your learning goals for your Identity product.
Outline some ideas for your project on the back of the paper. Bring it to class on Monday.

English 11H
Read Dinner for two in the Identities books. P. 39. Address the questions about imagery as you read.

For the weekend

Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy every precious minute of it! Let's hope it doesn't rain too much. What fine work you did this week!

English 12
Research your topic:
1. Puritan history
2. Arthur Miller
3. Salem Witch Trials
4. Red Scare/communism
5. Puritan beliefs

If you were away, contact someone from your row for your topic. Remember to come to class with the information so that you can begin preparing your presentation for the class. Bring your ideas!

English 11 H
Next draft of Remembrance Day writing for Monday. Good work today!

English 11
If you are reading this, bring something to class to read for Monday's Stop and Read. I forgot to mention it to you in class.

Wonderful poems today! You are amazingly talented.

Write your mini speech about a topic of your choice from the board. You should have your first draft ready for Monday.

For Tuesday

If you are on a field trip tomorrow, please check the blog for homework updates

English 12
Finish reading "The Lottery"
Do the first part of the reading response section:
According to the text, how does tradition influence the villager's behavior?
You can write in point form or in paragraph form.
Don't do more....yet

English 11H
Use the discussion question sheet to form questions regarding the gentrification article we read in class.
You need to create 3 levels of questions for class.
Next version of your Remembrance Day assignment is due on Thursday.
We will do some more sharing and editing in class tomorrow.

English 11
Final version of your found poem is due on Thursday. We will be sharing in class. More people will be reading their pieces this time.

For this windy weekend

Remember: We have a Professional Day on Friday

English 12: Finish revisions to your Sugar Girl essay. Type the final version and have all parts ready to hand in on Monday. Paperclips :)

English 11: Begin your draft for the Bluffing Found Poem Assignment/Make sure you get your work for Tuesday if you are going to be away.

English 11H: Draft your Remembrance Day poem

For Thursday, October 13, 2016

Blocks tomorrow: BADC

English 11H

Finish the paraphrasing assignment, You need to use 2 different types of quote integration
Bring phones, laptops, ipads etc to class.
We will be talking about Remembrance Day
Our theme: triumph of the human spirit

English 12
We will be writing our "Sugar Girl" essay in class tomorrow. Bring all materials to class.
You may bring a laptop

English 11
Read the poem "The Shark" EJ Pratt/You can find in online if you are absent.
underline literary devices and note how they give meaning to the poem. Think about the theme of the poem and its connection to yesterday's poem: "Hockey"

For Wednesday, October 12

English 12
Outlines need to be completed and revised for tomorrow's class
Use rubrics to guide your thinking
We will write on Thursday

English 11
If anyone is interested in a field trip to the Writer's festival on Oct. 19th, I have 5 tickets left. Let me know!

Paraphrase/Summarize "Faking It" (p. 11 in little book)

English 11 H
Read: Faking It

For Tuesday

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! I am thankful to have so many amazing students in my classes this semester!

English 12
Outline your essay about gifts. Due Tuesday. Please be ready to share on Tuesday. We will be writing our first version on Thursday in class.

English 11H and 11
No homework!

For Friday

English 11
Finish your theme writing connected to "Hope's Monologue"
Practice your section for oral presentation tomorrow in class.

English 11H
Be prepared to discuss who gets the heart transplant in class tomorrow. You have to be able to defend your position.
Write a half page journal about your tattoo or slogan or image: one that symbolizes you and your values.

English 12
Refine your question/topic about gifts for the essay on "Legend of the Sugar Girl" for tomorrow

For October 5th

English 11H
Journal today: write from the perspective of one of the characters in the story Mirror Image.
Finish the questions about the story

English 11
Nobody Ever from the Identity book. Do the questions for homework.
Write a journal about a symbol that represents you. Imagine that you were to choose something for a tattoo (even if you wouldn't ever get one). What symbol represents your values, your central essence.

English 12
We will be reading a new story tomorrow in class. No homework tonight.

For Tuesday

If you are going on the field trip to Victoria tomorrow, please check the blog for assignments.

English 11H
definitions for Mirror Image
finish reading the story

English 11
Finish your Identity tracking sheet for tomorrow

English 12
Prepare your questions and thoughts for the Socratic Circle discussion tomorrow. This time the second group will talk. All students should be prepared with questions and connections.
Make sure all dialogue assignments are handed in tomorrow.