Eng 11(S)

1. Hand in letter/journal entry
2. Read Act III
3. Act III questions (you will have the first 20 minutes of class tomorrow to work on the questions if you have not already finished them)
Tomorrow's class: Marking Act III questions, examination of plot development

Comm 11

1. Nature vs. Nurture essay outline

Eng 10E

1. Hand in Ch. 8 paragraph
2. Read chapters 9, 10, 11 as a class
3. Handout: Chapter 9-11 questions
Tomorrow's class: Spelling Quiz #1, marking chapter 9-11 questions

Eng 12L

1. Poetry continued: Vivid language

Great job to all of you that wore pink to support ANTI-BULLYING DAY!

Eng 11(S)

1. Mark Act II questions
2. Writing activity (due tomorrow, Wednesday 29th)
Write a letter or a journal entry from the perspective of a character in "The Crucible," with an emphasis on the sin(s) you are guilty of. You may write a letter to God for forgiveness, an advice letter to another character, or a journal entry in which you confess about your heretical private life.
Marking criteria: - 2 pages double-spaced - quotes or paraphrasing from the play (either in your writing or as a footnote to explain your 'inspiration' for this letter) - proper grammar/sentence structure - interesting vocabulary - engaging narrative voice
*Tomorrow's class: Act II Quiz

Comm 11

1. Finish "TBS"
2. Cause/Effect, Plot graph
3. Begin Nature vs. Nurture essay outline

Eng 10E

1. Diction Exercise #1
2. Finish chapter 6-8 questions
3. Mark 6-8 questions as a class
4. Chapter 8 reflection due tomorrow

Eng 11L

1. Lit Circle Discussion, handout for book review (due at the end of Lit Circle unit)
2. New jobs for Thursday: DD - Cass, Josh, LL - Meghan, Mikayla, VE - Brodie, Holly, I - Tyler, Cam, C - Joey, Kelsea
3. Read p. 114-160

Eng 11(S)

1. Finish reading Act II
2. Handout: Act II questions (time in class to work on), due Tuesday
3. If finished Act II questions, decide which characters embody different sins/bad qualities such as:
LUST           GREED      IGNORANCE      PRIDE       REVENGE         
   SELF-INDULGENCE            ENVY   DISHONESTY      ANGER
*Tomorrow's class: Mark Act II questions

Comm 11

1. Hand in missing work
2. Begin "The Blind Side"
Consider: In "The Bad Seed," most of us decided that Rhoda's behaviour could be explained by nature, she was born a serial killer because her grandmother was. In "To Sir, With Love," most of us felt that the nurture argument was supported, because despite how the characters grew up, when they were exposed to positive influences, they changed for the better. Now, what argument is most supported in "The Blind Side"?
*Tomorrow's class: Finish "The Blind Side," Cause/Effect, plot graph. Begin essay outline.

Eng 10E

1. Spelling list #1 Pretest:

- absence - accelerate - accept - accidentally - accommodated - accomplish - according - accumulated - achievement - acquitted - address - affection - against - aggravate - aggression
Test: Thursday
2. Read chapter 6 and 7 of "Theories of Relativity"
3. Handout: questions for chapters 6 and 7
4. Start reading chapter 8.
Tomorrow's class: Diction paragraph #1, finish chapters 6-8

Eng 12(L)

1. Poetry continued
- terms - poetic devices
2. Group work on Sonnets 43, 79, 130, 116, The Common Street
3. Mark sonnet questions as a class

Eng 11(S)

1. Mark Act I questions
2. Act I quiz, mark quiz
3. Begin reading Act II

Comm 11

1. Review plot graph for "To Sir, With Love"
2. In-class writing assignment: 2 paragraphs

• Write a character sketch on an important character from "To Sir, With Love" (such as Sir, Denim, Pam, Mr. Weston, Miss Pegg, etc). Include: physical characteristics, background/life history, character traits, and motivations)
• Describe the nature vs. nurture argument based on either the film "The Bad Seed" or "To Sir, With Love" (choose ONE). Provide detailed examples and use proper paragraph structure.

Eng 10E

1. Quiz on vocabulary

2. In-Class composition: "Our toughest struggles in life can be with ourselves."

Eng 11(L)

1. Lit Circle Discussion

2. New Jobs

3. Read p.73-113

Have a great weekend!

Eng 11(S)

1. Notes on "The Crucible" Act I
- themes and motifs - characters
2. Tomorrow: Marking Act I questions and Act I quiz

Comm 11

1. Finish "To Sir, With Love"
2. Cause and Effect, Themes
Consider: Is nature or nurture responsible for the characters' behaviour / development?
Cite three examples from the movie to back up your opinion.

Eng 10E

1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary
3. Hand in questions for Chapters 1-5


Eng 12L

1. Finish Lit Term review
2. Poetry introduction
3. Poetry Analysis practice: "The Aura"

Eng 11(S)

1. Finish reading Act I of "The Crucible"
2. Assigned: Questions 11-23 (due tomorrow, Thursday, February 23rd)

Comm 11

1. "The Bad Seed" homework check
2. Introduction to "To Sir, With Love"

Eng 10E

1. Finish questions for Chapters 1-3
2. Read Chapters 4/5
3. Questions for Chapters 4/5

Eng 11L

1. Lit Circles
- discussion of last day's reading
2. New jobs assigned
3. Read

Eng 11(S)

1. Begin reading Act I (p. 1-25) of "The Crucible"
2. Handout: Questions for Act I
3. Assignment: Questions 1-10

Comm 11

1. Conclusion of "The Bad Seed"
2. Plot graph, characterization, themes
3. Cause and Effect in "The Bad Seed"

Eng 10E

1. SSS Survey 11:55-12:20
2. Chapter 1 Questions check
3. Handout: Chapter 2 Questions
4. Read Chapter 3

Eng 12L

1. Review Literary Terms (PowerPoint)
2. Poetry Introduction

Eng 11(S)

1. Background for "The Crucible"
- Salem Witch Trials of 1692 - McCarthyism of the 1950s
2. Define these words:
- crucible - misogyny - hysteria - intolerance - Puritan
3. Brainstorm: What other examples have we from history of hysteria and intolerance? (ex. the Holocaust, after the 9/11 attacks, homosexuals/AIDs)
4. Sign out novels
**Please hand in missing assignments ASAP (paragraphs, essays) as we are starting a new unit**
**If you have questions/comments about your essay mark/would like to re-write, come see me**

Comm 11

1. Continue "The Bad Seed"
2. Focus on the characterization of Rhoda: what do we know of her now? is her character developing?
**tomorrow, Cause and Effect evident in "The Bad Seed"

Eng 10E

1. Silent reading
2. Hand in stories
3. Introduction to "Theories of Relativity" (PowerPoint on homelessness in Canada)
4. Sign out novels
5. Read chapters 1 and 2 in class
6. Assignment: Questions and paragraph for chapter 1 (due tomorrow)

Eng 11(L)

1. Hand in persuasive essays
2. Lit Circle expectations
3. "The Hunger Games"
- read chapter 1 and 2
- jobs: DD - Joey, Brodie, LL - Holly, Kelsea-Rae, VE - Mikayla, Meghan, I - Cass, Josh, C - Cam, Tyler
(be ready to discuss next class!)

Eng 11(S)

1. In-Class essay: Literary Analysis
- notes OK (staple to back of essay for planning marks)
- due at the end of class
2. Handout: Book review (due April 4th)

Comm 11

1. Nature vs. Nurture project: Why do we do what we do?
- handout (Writing assignment directions)
Consider: Are humans innately good or evil?
2. Article: "Accepting good parents plan bad seeds"
Consider: How can we account for the differences between siblings that are raised in the exact same manner? Are all humans capable of change and self-improvement?
3. Begin film: "The Bad Seed" (1956)

Eng 10E

1. Last class day to write story: Due Monday
2. Handout: Book review (due April 4th)

Eng 12L

1. Persuasive essay: Due today

Have a great long weekend!!

Eng 11(S)

1. Complete rough draft/outline of literary analysis essay
Tomorrow: Write final draft in-class (you may have your notes with you)


Comm 11

1. Discussion: The importance of communication skills
2. Watch: YouTube clips of examples of poor communication
- Miss South Carolina - George W. Bush
3. Response paragraph: "How do your communication skills affect others' perception of you? Use Examples."
4. Grammar: Conjunctions, misplaced pronouns

Eng 10E

1. Re-test on story elements
2. Continue writing short story
Tomorrow: Last day in class to write your story, it's due Monday!


Eng 11L

1. Hand in narratives
2. Write persuasive essay (ensure you are citing three outside sources)
Your persuasive essay is due Monday at the latest.

Eng 11(S)

1. Continue drafting literary analysis essay
- Thesis statements
- Quotes as evidence
2. One-on-one consultations
3. Hand in missing work ("The Rocking-Horse Winner" 'ending' paragraph, "The Lottery" questions, signed course outlines?)

Tomorrow: Our last day of drafting the rough copy of our essays. Thursday we will be writing the essay in-class. Ensure you are in class this week. If you will not be at school, you must email me your essay.


We will be starting "The Crucible" soon!


Comm 11

1. Grammar work: Sentences and fragments
2. Class discussion: At what age are you an adult?

We will be starting our novel study soon!

Eng 10E

1. Continue writing short story (you should be writing your rough draft now)
2. Story elements re-test tomorrow

We will be starting "Theories of Relativity" soon!

Eng 12L

1. Hand in missing work (narrative essays, "My Other Self" literary analysis paragraphs)
2. Write persuasive essay (remember to cite 3 outside sources as evidence)

We will be starting "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (short fiction) soon!

Eng 11(S)

1. Continue writing literary analysis essays
2. One-on-one consultations
*Remember to be reading an independent novel, your book review will be due April 4th/5th*

Comm 11

1. How-to Paragraph: "Good Manners"
*Remember to be reading an independent novel, your book review will be due April 4th/5th*

Eng 10E

1. Continue writing short story (you should have your entire outline, both sides of your handout, completed by the end of tomorrow's class)
2. One-on-one consultations
*Remember to be reading an independent novel, your book review will be due April 4th/5th*

Eng 11(L)

1. Continue writing persuasive essay (due Monday)
*ensure you cite three sources (internet is okay) as part of your evidence
*review "Incorporating quotes into paragraphs and essays" if you're unsure of how to do so
*Narrative paragraphs/essays are now late, please ensure yours is in by Monday
**We are starting our "Hunger Games" lit circles next week! :) **

Eng 11(S)

1. Hand in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" paragraphs
2. Continue planning Literary Analysis essay (bring your outline/rough draft on Monday)

• You may compare "The Lottery" and "The Rocking-Horse Winner" or just focus on one work
• You may compare the story and film versions of one or both works
• Reminders: Use quotes and paraphrasing as evidence (aim for three quotes from each work), ensure you properly incorporate quotes into your paragraphs and cite your sources (i.e. author, page number), you may use the films as a reference point, you may use other research outside of the stories and films as evidence
• Aim for five paragraphs: an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion
• Each paragraph needs a topic sentence, evidence, and a concluding sentence
• Transitions help an essay flow! A list of helpful transitions

*We will be working on this in steps and editing as we go - I will sit with you one-on-one next week and give you pointers/edit your rough draft*

*Next week we will work on THESIS statements*

Comm 11

1. Brainstorm: How do we show manners?

2. CBC Film: "Rude: Where Are Our Manners?"

3. Next class: How-To Paragraph

- Imagine you have to give explicit instructions and details to a person that has never been in a social interaction before: What would this person need to know about how to speak and act? Would the person need to alter their actions/words in different settings with different people, for instance, at a school versus a mall?

Eng 10E

1. Continue planning your own short story
**Steps 1-3 must be completed today**

Eng 12L

1. Brainstorm a topic for your persuasive essay

2. Review literary terms

Have a great weekend!

Eng 11(S)

1. Essay prep:
- Compare "The Lottery" and "The Rocking-Horse Winner"

•  Themes/Symbols (greed/money/luck/the family dynamic)

OR

•  Irony (for example, Tessie ensuring her dishes are washed before the lottery or Paul's mother finally coming into money at the expense of her son's misfortune a.k.a. his death).

* You will need 3 quotes from each story to use as evidence *You may cite the films 

2. Finished watching "The Rocking-Horse Winner"

3. Complete and hand in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" paragraph (write a paragraph to 'end' the story in which you explore Hester's - Paul's mother - motivations and development; will she change? what will she do?). *Finish the story, not the film. *You may write either in the form of a non-fiction opinion or in the style of the story.

Comm 11

1. Hand in "Harrison Bergeron" questions

2. Define 'fairness' and 'equality' - what's the difference? Brainstorm examples

3. Write a paragraph comparing fairness and equality

4. Grammar review

Eng 10E

1. Hand in "Belonging to the Dragon" questions

2. Noun and Verb worksheet

3. Grammar: Homonyms (they're/their/there, it's/its)

4. Short story writing assignment (handout and discussion)

- Begin your outline/brainstorm for your story

Eng 11(L)

1. Read "Students Lack Basic Skills" (non-fiction), discussion questions

2. Brainstorm topics for argumentative/persuasive essay:

- teen tanning - death penalty (capital punishment) - discrimination/stereotyping (profiling) - abortion - drug legalization - gay marriage - 'Toddlers and Tiaras' - 'Jersey Shore' - Facebook - global warming - stem cell research - religion - animal testing - drinking laws/cell phone laws - obesity - insurance premiums - First Nations' rights

- Choose a topic

- Decide your opinion/stance

- Decide on evidence (gather research, remember counterpoints/counter arguments)

*Remember, no matter what your stance and topic, be respectful of the people/subject you are arguing about

Eng 11(S)

1. How to use quotes in a paragraph/essay Information from the PowerPoint
2. Watched the first 47 minutes of the film adaptation of "The Rocking-Horse Winner" Film adaptation, 1949
* Think about the symbols and family dynamic presented in the story and film. How do they compare? How does the film illuminate the themes from the story? Where do you see evidence of irony?
3. Next class: Continue with film, begin literary analysis essay outline

Comm 11

1. Hand in descriptive paragraph
2. Read "Harrison Bergeron" full text
3. Watched PBS clip of "Harrison Bergeron" short film adaptation
4. Proper paragraph example
5. Assignment: Questions #1 and 9 (two paragraph-answers)

Eng10E

1. Silent reading
2. Hand in descriptive paragraphs
3. Read "Belonging to the Dragon"
4. Defined: Tone/Mood, Metaphor, Simile
5. Assignment: Questions #1a, 1b, 2, 4, and 6
*reminder: re-test on short story elements FRIDAY

Eng 12L

1. Reviewed incorporating quotes into paragraphs/essays notes from the PowerPoint
2. Read: "My Other Self"
3. Assignment: Choose a comprehension question from "My Other Self" and incorporate three quotes from the story in your answer (properly cited, of course). Due Friday.
4. Hand in Narrative essay

Eng 11(S) 

1. Handed in "The Lottery" questions
2. Read "The Rocking-Horse Winner" Read the story here
3. Discuss themes in the story (neglect, faulty set of values, greed, luck, opportunism, obsession)
4. Discussed importance of Paul's age, the author's use of non-verbal communication, Freudian undertones (Oedipal complex)
5. Paragraph: Write a paragraph to "end" the story with a focus on what Paul's mother will do/become after Paul's death. Will she become a better person or stay the same? You may write either an opinion paragraph or fictional paragraph in the same style as the story.

Next class: More theme and symbol in "The Rocking-Horse Winner"; choose a topic to write a literary analysis paragraph on.

Comm 11

1. Finished "Planet Earth" film
2. Reviewed adjectives/adverbs
3. Wrote a descriptive paragraph describing a scene from the film
Criteria: AT LEAST: 5 adjectives and 5 adverbs (circled or underlined), 5-10 sentences, topic and concluding sentences, transitions

Next class: Hand in descriptive paragraph, last short story...

Eng 10E

1. Finish "The Way Up to Heaven" Partner Activity and hand in
2. Mark "The Way Up to Heaven" movie sheet and hand in
3. Descriptive writing activity: 'Chocolate' paragraph (due tomorrow)
4. Adverbs/Adjectives; Parts of Speech handout

Next class: Hand in descriptive paragraph, last short story...

Eng 11L

1. Read "My other self"
2. Reviewed adjectives and adverbs for descriptive writing
3. "Set the scene" --> write an anecdotal paragraph to set up your narrative essay; focus on all the senses
4. Narratives (paragraph and/or essay, FIRST DRAFT) due Thursday

Next class: Hand in essay/paragraph, lit term review quiz

Eng 11(S)

1. Silent reading
2. "The Lottery" questions (finish for homework, due tomorrow)
3. Discussion of symbolism in "The Lottery"

Comm 11

1. Silent reading
2. Parts of Speech handout
3. Adjectives, adverbs, transitions
4. "Planet Earth" film
5. Assignment: Descriptive paragraph (write about one scene in the film, time in class tomorrow to finish and hand in)

Eng 10E

1. Silent reading
2. Film adaptation of "The Way Up To Heaven"
3. Movie question sheet (due tomorrow)
4. Next class: Finish Partner activity (due at the end of tomorrow's class)

Eng 12(L)

1. Write narrative essay in class (due Wednesday)

Eng 11(S)

- Review "The Possibility of Evil"
- Quiz "The Possibility of Evil"
- Read: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
- Watched: "The Lottery" short film adaptation
- Define the following words:

• irony (verbal, dramatic, situational)
• symbol
• foreshadowing

- Next class: Bring a silent reading book

- Next class: Continue analyzing "The Lottery"

Comm 11

- Review "The Lamp at Noon"

- Quiz "The Lamp at Noon"

- Read: "Lenses" by Leah Silverman

- Descriptive writing activity

- Define the following words:

• noun, adjective
• brainstorm examples for each ^ 

- Next class: Bring a silent reading book

- Next class: More parts of speech

Eng 10E

- Review terms

- Quiz on short story elements

- Marked quiz

- "The Way Up to Heaven" by Roald Dahl

- Partner activity

- Next class: Bring a silent reading book

- Next class: Continue Partner activity

Eng 11(L)

- Rough draft of Narrative Essay

- Next class (Tuesday): Write narrative essay in-class

- Buy/find/borrow a copy of "The Hunger Games" (I will try to find some copies over the weekend!)

Have a great weekend!

Eng11(S)

1. Finish character sketch of Miss Strangeworth from "The Possibility of Evil"
Consider questions #2, 3, 4, 5
2. Theme (PowerPoint) If you weren't in class, review basic theme ideas Theme
3. Point of View:
1st Person = Narrator tells the story of “I”
3rd Person/Limited omniscient = Tells the story of “he” or “she”
Omniscient = All knowing
4. Theme inference worksheet
5. QUIZ on "The Possibility of Evil" and story elements TOMORROW

Comm 11


1. Finish reading "The Lamp at Noon"
2. In-class assignment: Questions 2 and 5 and a character sketch on Paul OR Ellen
3. Theme and Point of View
4. QUIZ on "The Possibility of Evil" and story elements TOMORROW

Eng 10E

1. Complete character sketch on Laker OR Mr Olsen (from "The Kindness of Strangers") OR yourself OR any character from a movie or book
2. Theme and Point of View
3. Theme inference worksheet
4. QUIZ on story elements TOMORROW

Eng 12L

1. Read Carol Geddes' "Growing Up Native" Full text
2. CBC video
3. Narrative Essay How-To
4. Brainstorm a topic for  your own narrative

Eng11(S)


1. Plot, Setting, Characterization (PowerPoint) Look at Slides 7-18
2. "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson
3. Character Sketch of Miss Adela Strangeworth

Comm 11

1. Editing Exercise
2. Plot, Setting, Characterization (PowerPoint) Look at Slides 7-18

Eng10E

1. Editing Exercise
2. Plot, Setting, Characterization (PowerPoint) Look at Slides 7-18
3. Writing Activity: Character Sketch of Yourself/A friend/A character in a movie or story
Include:

• physical description
• personality traits
• personal history/background
• motivations (why do they do what they do?)

Eng11(L)


1. Introduction to Non-Fiction
The Act of Writing (textbook)
p. 43: "Growing up Native" by Carol Geddes Full text
Consider:
p. 49: Under 'Style' answer question #3
p. 49: Under 'Discussion and Writing' answer question #2
2. How to write a Narrative Essay
3. Brainstorm a Narrative Essay topic