Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Happy Birthday to Shakespeare!

English 10
Finish corrections for your Harrison Bergeron paragraph. I will be collecting these tomorrow.
We will share our writing journals from the story Test tomorrow in class. I am not collecting this, but I will check it to make sure that it is done.
Tonight look up corrupt governments in South America. Print off the information and highlight what you have learned.
Today we had trouble with mood. Try to recall what it means. What is the difference between mood and tone?
Review how to write a theme. What is the theme of "Test"?

English 12

Just keep reading. We will be working in class on our novels and continuing with cross grade review

Creative Writing

First draft of interview poems for tomorrow.
I will continue with talking to you about your music assignments.
We will be looking at photos tomorrow and then going out to take some pictures.
We will decide if we need one more editing day for our music project.

Monday April 22, 2013

Happy Earth Day

Remember:
Writing Contest entries are due tomorrow.
Shakespeare's birthday is tomorrow. Learn a line of Shakespeare and have a piece of cake to celebrate the Bard's special day. Cake is served in the courtyard.

English 10
Journals are due tomorrow. Silent reading is tomorrow. We will finish our questions for Test in class.

Corrections for your paragraph on Harrison Bergeron are due on Wednesday.

Make sure you make the changes that you noted on your rubric.

English 12
Quiz on lit terms to repetition.

Book club meeting tomorrow. You will be doing work for your group for your first meeting on Wednesday.

Cross Grade practice. Reword the first 2 quotes.

Creative Writing

Bring Drafts of music story for tomorrow. Remember that you were to set goals for yourself. We will be talking about your writing tomorrow.

Your interview poems are due on Wednesday. First draft.

We will continue with the photo project.either tomorrow or on Wednesday.

For the weekend

Writing Contest entries are due on Tuesday, April 23rd. Pick up an entry form from the hallway.
You can also get one from me.

English 10
Thanks for an excellent first week.
Great improvs today.
For Monday:
define turnpike , to loom, extrapolate/write them in a sentence that is related to the story.

Look over the questions for TEST. We will discuss on Monday.

Write a paragraph in which you compare the movie, "Harrison Bergeron" to the short story. Which one do you believe was better?

You should have made a list of similarities and differences. Your paragraph:
1. Theme statement
2. Thesis statement (what is your point of view) Here you may use "I" because it is a personal reflection
3. 3 Points/evidence/explanation or elaboration
4. Conclusion

Make sure that your paragraph is well developed.

If you missed the movie, you can watch it on Monday at lunch or on Tuesday.

Reading journal is due for Tuesday. Bring your silent reading books for Tuesday as well.

Creative Writing
Novel journals for Tuesday.

Draft of music story/poem is due for Tuesday.
 I will be conferencing with each of you about what changes you have made and what progress you have made on your story.
We will finish our interviews on Monday.

Bring a picture on Monday. You may bring one on your phone, or rip one out of a magazine.

Bard on the Beach monies are due!

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Writing contest entries are due on Tuesday, April 23rd.

English 10

Today we began our skits. We will finish them tomorrow. Good job today, everyone! I was very impressed with your skills.

Tonight: read the story "The Test" We will discuss it tomorrow.
Remember the differences we discussed today:
Theme of a story: central message of a story. The author's purpose for writing.
Theme statement: a general statement about life. We often use theme statements to start our Cross-grade essays.
Thesis statement: opinion, direction of an essay
Reading journals are due on Tuesday. I handed out a list of suggestions for writing. I will collect your first journal and give you feedback.

Have a good evening. We will share our journals tomorrow and we will watch the Harrison Bergeron movie.

Creative Writing

Haikus are due tomorrow.

We are choosing the next project for class tomorrow. We will also choose the next draft due date for the music assignment.

Remember reading on Tuesday

Final story or poem is due on Tuesday.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

English 10
For tonight: write a journal about your worst test.
Tomorrow we will be working on our improvs for about 15 mins and then we will be presenting them.
Think about plans for your group tonight.
Theme is the underlying message of the story. It should be a complete thought and it is not necessarily a moral. A moral is the lesson learned from a story. Morals are found in fables and often in children's stories.
Tomorrow we are going to talk about using theme statements to start our essays.
my email: pederson_c@surreyschools.ca


Creative Writing
Drafts are due for tomorrow. Please be ready to share. We will have some writing time on Friday.
We will be working on our Haiku poems for display.
I would like to discuss our next project as well tomorrow

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

It is the day after the Boston Marathon tragedy. Send good healing thoughts to those who have been injured and supportive thoughts to the families who have lost a loved one.

Creative Writing
Draft 2--Thursday
Final project due on April 29th. No lates!
Fill in season chart with words.
Use the booklet I handed out in class for reference. A minimum of  10 per box.
Silent reading journal 1 for next Tuesday

English 10
Journal assignment for today: Draw a picture of your handicap and write a journal entry about it. It should be about a paragraph in length.
If you didn't finish the questions last night, they are due for tomorrow. Not done: in after school.

April 15, 2013

English 12 and Cretive Writing students. I need the money for BARD by this week. Please make a commitment to come. 16.50 /June 13th
Creative Writing:

Silent Reading Tuesday
Draft 2 of your music assignment is due on Thursday this week. The final copy of your draft is due on April 29th. We have agreed that there will be no lates.
Tuesday we are beginning a mini unit on haiku. Bring your jackets. We may go outside to write.

English 12
Your next lit terms quiz is tomorrow. Silent reading as well.

English 10
Bring Silent Reading books to class for Tuesday this week and every week.

It was great to meet all of you today. You had some very good ideas about our story, Harrison Begeron.
Finish the story and note answers to the questions. Be prepared to discuss the questions in class tomorrow. I will likely give you a short reading quiz to begin the class.
While you are reading, think about our pre-reading activity. What connections can you make?
We will be doing a drama activity in class tomorrow. It should be fun.