For Thursday

English 12
Draft of found poem. Use the sheet that was handed out in class today as your guide.
Lit terms to fable on Friday

English 11
Practice reading your section of To this Day

English 10
Walter Mitty reading for tomorrow.
Bring your silent reading book every day.

Tuesday

English 10
Read and practice your reading section for Walter Mitty

English 11
Write a refection of the poem To this Day

English 12
5 figurative language questions 1-5 from the sheet handed out in class

Friday, October 9, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all

I am grateful to be teaching such wonderful students. I feel lucky each and every day at Elgin Park. This weekend take time to enjoy yourself and to appreciate all the bounty that you have.

English 12
Finish your outline for Tuesday's essay test.
You can bring it and your book when you write in class.
Make sure that you review how to write a topic sentence and how to write a thesis
This link might help you.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/

English 10
Good copy of your point of view assignment typed and ready to hand in on Tuesday. Good copy on top.
Read the Secret life of Walter Mitty. Make a note in pencil on the page about what happens in each paragraph. Please do this, it will help you!

English 11
You don't have any homework this weekend. Skits, dramatic reading on Tuesday.
Yippee!

Tuesday, October 6th

English 11

Do some editing with your point of view piece. Bring it back to class for tomorrow.
Make a list of points about what makes a bully/identity of a bully

English 10
Highlight the sheet that was handed out today about point of view

English 12
Chapters 7-9 discussion questions
Character sheet
Hope sheet with 2 sides fill in

Monday, October 5th

English 10
Some of you still need to finish the found poem assignment from the weekend.
Make sure that you find a way to get it in tomorrow. It is important to balance school and extracurricular activities. Always check the blog!
Reading: The Pose/Imprints p. 98/think about the colours etc that we talked about when you read the story



English 11
Great, great poems today! You are all simply amazing!
Tonight: look at the writing assignments associated with Identities

English 12

Write a reflection of the discussion questions today. You can talk about what you noticed during discussion, you can extend the discussion to include what you think or feel about the topic, you can write about the question that most impacted you.

Minimum half a page. It is important to develop your ideas and to extend your thinking.

October 2, 2015

English 10

Finish good copy of your poem:
Paper clip together:
Good copy, rubric, rough draft

Finish reading journal

Do definitions and sentences from the list of words for The Pose:

urbane, buoyant, strident, agile, teeming, adulation, gale of laughter, gawk, zesty, stern

English 12

Read chapter 6 and 7 over the weekend.  Develop 2 questions for each chapter for group discussion

Quiz on Monday

Do page 3 of the character sheet

English 11

Do the reading questions for the story Identities/short answers are fine, but be prepared to discuss in class. I asked you to look over the story in detail and to reflect upon your drawings/thoughts during oral reading of the story.

consider the point of view and the detailed description

Wonderful reading today. Simply wonderful! Excellent, thoughtful, insightful feedback. It was amazing!

October 1st

English 11
Lit terms quiz to denouement
Finish good copy of poem for tomorrow. Type it. Practice oral presentation
Reread Identities and look at the transitions, imagery and symbolism in the story. What questions, thoughts, connections come up for you?

English 12
Lit terms quiz for tomorrow
Be on time
Finish second sheet of character profile

English 10
Silent reading tomorrow. Reflection in class.
Think about similarities and differences between the movie and story Harrison Bergeron
Bring a rough draft of your found poem to class for tomorrow.
Remember to relate your poem to a theme of the story. You can use the story line or you can just use thematic idea to direct your poem.