English 10E

1. "The Way Up To Heaven" partner sheets and paragraphs were due Thursday, September 27th
2. "The Way Up To Heaven" vocabulary quiz Friday
3. Brainstorm for Mrs. Foster's character sketch. Character sketch due Monday, October 1st
4. Continue to read your independent novel, your book review is due October 26th

Communications 12

1. Reading and working on rough draft of book review (you should have paragraph 1 finished). Book review is due October 26th. You should be reading each night and sketching out your rough draft.
2. PowerPoint/Notes: on Satire and Persona
3. Introduction to Jonathon Swift and A Modest Proposal
4. Eventually, you will write your own Proposal
5. Begin reading A Modest Proposal - questions to follow.

English 11

1. Media Bias continued. You should be brainstorming/planning on what your assignment will look like (either expository essay or research paper). Remember, your focus is on bias/perception, so shape your paper to include perspective and how it affects our judgement.
2. Presentation: Master Warrant Officer Ryce.
3. Reflection on MWO Ryce's presentation and "Civil Society" due Monday (2 paragraphs)
4. More on bias (articles, news reports)

English 10

1. Finish reading "The Way Up To Heaven" by Roald Dahl, finish defining vocabulary words (quiz Friday)
2. Partner worksheet: Vocab/paragraphs (due tomorrow)

Comm 12

1. "Lamb to the Slaughter" questions due
2. Class discussion: 'What's wrong with humanity?'
3. Review of irony, introduction to Satire (notes/PowerPoint)

English 11

1. Film: Fires of Kuwait
2. Start thinking about your end project for our unit on Media Bias... some options to consider:
- An expository essay dealing with the topic "Nothing good comes from our past unless we learn something form it." (Remember to include bias as a guide for your paper.)
- A research paper exploring any of the topics we've looked at so far in more detail:
This could include the Gulf War/George Bush/9/11/George W. Bush/Michael Moore/media bias (using specific examples)
- A persuasive essay in the form of a satire (we will learn more about this in the next few weeks)
-Homework: Think of a question to ask our guest speaker for my perusal. Remember to focus your question around media bias/perspective.
**This won't be due for several weeks as we have more learning to do before hand!**

English 10

1. Finish reading "The Way Up To Heaven" by Roald Dahl, finish defining vocabulary words (quiz Friday)
2. Partner worksheet: Vocab/paragraphs (due tomorrow)

Comm 12

1. "Lamb to the Slaughter" questions due
2. Class discussion: 'What's wrong with humanity?'
3. Review of irony, introduction to Satire (notes/PowerPoint)

English 11

1. Film: Fires of Kuwait
2. Start thinking about your end project for our unit on Media Bias... some options to consider:
- An expository essay dealing with the topic "Nothing good comes from our past unless we learn something form it." (Remember to include bias as a guide for your paper.)
- A research paper exploring any of the topics we've looked at so far in more detail:
This could include the Gulf War/George Bush/9/11/George W. Bush/Michael Moore/media bias (using specific examples)
- A persuasive essay in the form of a satire (we will learn more about this in the next few weeks)
-Homework: Think of a question to ask our guest speaker for my perusal. Remember to focus your question around media bias/perspective.
**This won't be due for several weeks as we have more learning to do before hand!**

Eng 10

1. "Way Up to Heaven" vocabulary words: define 10 words (due Wednesday)
2. Read Roald Dahl's "The Way Up to Heaven" (finish reading story for homework)

Comm 12

1. Catch-up block:
- Finish and hand in missing assignments
- Continue reading novel
- Begin rough-draft of novel review
- Time to work on "Lamb to the Slaughter" questions (due Wednesday)

English 11

1. Catch-up block:
- Finish/hand in 3 bias questions (articles from last day)
- Hand in "Fahrenheit 9/11" worksheet and paragraph
- Reading

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Volleyball game postponed, we have a practice instead tomorrow, Tuesday 25th, 3-430

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Tomorrow is Career Day:

English 10E

1. Vocabulary pre-quiz (providence, vulgarity, transient, tawdry, melodramatic, wistful, subsequent, dubious, mortality, phosphorescence) for "The Whirlpool Rapids"
2. Finish short story questions and hand in.
3. Complete plot diagram for "The Whirlpool Rapids" and hand in
4. Character sketch of Emma (Background information, physical traits, personality/character traits, evolution of character over the course of the story)

Comm 12

1. Watch film version of "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Film
2. Work on questions: #1-10 due Monday (all - 1-15 - due Tuesday)

English 11

1. Homework check: Movie sheet (Completed sheet including paragraph due Monday)
2. Bias in the media (PowerPoint)
3. Read two articles and answer the following questions for EACH article:
        A. How is the victim of the crime portrayed? How about her family? Her attackers?
        B. Find 3 examples of slant/bias in each article, i.e., Are things worded a certain way (think: connotation, denotation)? Is irrelevant information included to skew your judgement?
         C. Do the articles offer the same impression on the events and the people included?

Article links: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/us/09assault.html?_r=1

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Cleveland-residents-still-reeling-after-gang-rape-1691603.php

4. Word choice affects our reaction: Penn & Teller experiment: ban water!

Eng 10E

1. "Manners" paragraph was due Wednesday
2. Short story elements and plot structure
3. Work with thesis statements (remember, it is your argument + brief reasons you will expand on later)
4. Reading "The Whirlpool Rapids" ==> questions and plot diagram due FRIDAY
5. More literary analysis and short stories to come!

Comm 12

1. Fragments and homophones
2. Cover/Business Letter due Wednesday (keep a copy for GTs!)
3. Short story elements
4. "Lamb to the Slaughter" analysis (questions due Monday)
5. Plot diagram for your novel so far

English 11

1. Video adaptation of "Lamb" (questions due Tuesday, character sketch due Wednesday)
2. Documentary: Fahrenheit 9/11 - You will be putting together a critical analysis regarding Moore's film with evidence you gather from other articles (ex. "Putting the moment on human terms")

**All classes: Continue reading your novel and jotting down notes as you go for your book review which is due October 26th**

English 10

1. Homework check: Sentences
2. Hand in: "Plagiarism" paragraph
3. Watch: "Rude: Where are our manners?"
--> "Manners" paragraph due Tuesday, September 18th

Communications 12

1. Hand in: Fragments booklet, good copy of visual design
2. Business letter practice (provincial)
3. Cover-letter for Grad Transitions (Bring rough copy Monday, we will be in the library typing up our good copy)

English 11

1. Silent reading
2. Short story: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
3. Assigned: "Lamb" questions: due Tuesday September 18th.

English 10E

1. Yesterday the Provincial paragraph was due.
2. We also did a paragraph exercise "The Interior Logic of a Paragraph"
3. Thursday: Homophone quiz, sentence work, and short stories introduction

Communications 12

1. Homophone quiz
2. Visual Design (Good copy due Thursday at the end of class)
3. Business letter introduction
4. Sentence Fragments assignment (due Friday)

English 11

1. Multi-paragraph provincial practice and article analysis due Wednesday, notes (persuasive vs. expository essays)
2. Literary Term review
3. Introduction to short stories and literary analysis essay outlines

English 10E

1. On Monday we visited the library to check out novels. If you have not already done so, bring a book each day to class (there will be assignment on this novel so choose one you're interested in and can finish!)
2. Grammar: Parts of Speech review quiz
3. Sentence fragments: Ensure each sentence contains a subject and a predicate.
4. Provincial Paragraph (Shannon Wood vs. Marilyn Bell Dilascio) Due Wednesday September 12th.
5. Reflection on 9/11

Communications 12

1. On Monday we visited the library to check out novels. If you have not already done so, bring a book each day to class (there will be assignment on this novel so choose one you're interested in and can finish!)
2. Grammar: Parts of Speech review quiz.
3. Sentence fragments: Ensure each sentence contains a subject and a predicate.
4. Time to work on "Mount Robson" paragraph. Due Tuesday September 11th.
5. "Putting The Moment On Human Terms" article analysis
6. Introduction to Visual Design

English 11

1. Library visit. If you have not already done so, bring a book each day to class (there will be assignment on this novel so choose one you're interested in and can finish!)
2. Grammar: Parts of Speech review quiz.
3. Sentence fragments: Ensure each sentence contains a subject and a predicate.
4. Time to work on Compare and Contrast multi-paragraph response Due Wednesday September 12th.
5. "Putting The Moment On Human Terms" article analysis

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Volleyball practice Wednesday 3-430
Volleyball practice Thursday 3-430

We all survived our first week together! Please find your class below and review any assignments or notes that you may have missed.

English 10

English 10 Practice Provincial (August 2007)
**Please find the link to the government website on the right to search this exam and its answer key*
1. Part A: Reading
"Here in Katmandu" (poem) and answering comprehension questions
 "The True Story of Lake Ontario" and answering comprehension questions
  "Sharon Wood: No Limits" and answering comprehension questions
2. Part B: Making connections: questions 28 and 29
               Written response (well answered questions)
3. Notes on Well-Answered Questions (PowerPoint) [I will print off the slides on Monday should you need them]
**For Monday: Bring your course outline signed, bring a silent reading novel, and be prepared to work through the paragraph response as well as grammar reminders**

Communications 12

Communications 12 Practice Provincial (August 2007)
**Please find the link to the government website on the right to search this exam and its answer key*
1. Part A: Literary Text "My Father Kept His Cats Well Fed" reading and questions
2. Part B: Informational Text "Mount Robson Mystery" reading and questions
3. Well-Answered Questions (PowerPoint) [I will print off the slides on Monday should you need them]
           - Begin writing paragraph ("Who do you think was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Robson -- Kinney or Kain?")
4. Handout: Written Response Rubric (grading scale)
**For Monday: Bring your course outline signed, bring a silent reading novel, and the paragraph you begain in class on Friday**

English 11

English 12 Practice Provincial (August 2009)
**Please find the link to the government website on the right to search this exam and its answer key*
1. Part A: Stand Alone Text: "The Dumka" reading and questions
Written response: "Discuss contrast in the poem 'The Dumka'"
2. Part B: Synthesis Texts: read "The Most Powerful Question a Part Can Ask..." and "Be-ers and Doers".
Answer Multiple Choice questions.

**For Monday: Bring your course outlined signed, a silent reading book, and all work completed this week. We will be working through "The Dumka" and Part C (Analysis and Synthesis of Texts)**

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Volleyball Tryouts Monday, September 10th 3-5pm

Have a great weekend!