English 12
1. Hand in all late work and missing novels.
English 12 Provincial Exam - Monday, February 2nd (AM) - plan to arrive at SSS by 810am with all necessary supplies.
Communications 12 Exam - Tuesday, February 3rd (AM)

English 11
1. Hand in all late work and missing novels.
English 11 Final Exam -  Monday, February 2nd (AM) - plan to arrive at SSS by 810am with all necessary supplies.

It's been a pleasure teaching you this semester! Good luck with your future endeavors!

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. "Successful as Parents" essay due.
2. All late work due tomorrow, please return overdue books.
3. Review lit devices, poem types.

English 11 (2)
Final Exam Prep
1. "Life Lesson" essay due.
2. Synth paragraphs returned.
3. Today's essay (due tomorrow): Boring Topic Reborn.
4. Review lit devices, poem types.
*All late work due tomorrow, please return overdue books.*

English 11(4)
Final Exam Prep
1. "Life Lesson" essay due.
2. Synth paragraphs returned.
3. Today's essay (due tomorrow): Boring Topic Reborn.
4. Review lit devices, poem types.
*All late work due tomorrow, please return overdue books.*

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Life Lesson Essay due.
2. Today's topic: "I will never be as successful as my parents". Write an expository essay (4-6 paragraphs) that argues for or against this statement.
3. Return books, late work.
4. Study lit devices (quiz tomorrow).

English 11 (2)
Final Exam Prep
1. Synthesis Paragraph due.
2. Original Composition (strategies and topics).
3. Write a persuasive essay in which you argue the opposite of a traditional life-lesson (such as "Treat others as you would want to be treated"). This essay will function as a satire in which you use exaggerated examples and justifications in order to point out flaws in the way things are (governments, schools, families).
*4-6 paragraphs *theme, thesis, topic sentences* *transitions, grammar, spelling* *creativity*
**Due tomorrow**
4. Study lit devices (quiz tomorrow).
5. Return books, late work.

English 11 (4)
Final Exam Prep
1. Synthesis Paragraph due.
2. Original Composition (strategies and topics).
3. Write a persuasive essay in which you argue the opposite of a traditional life-lesson (such as "Treat others as you would want to be treated"). This essay will function as a satire in which you use exaggerated examples and justifications in order to point out flaws in the way things are (governments, schools, families).
*4-6 paragraphs *theme, thesis, topic sentences* *transitions, grammar, spelling* *creativity*
**Due tomorrow**
4. Study lit devices (quiz tomorrow).
5. Return books, late work.

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Essay #3 - Write a satirical essay that argues the opposite of a traditional life-lesson (due tomorrow).
1B. Hand in Essay #2.
2. Study literary devices.
3. Return novels, hand-in late work.

English 11 (2)
Final Exam Prep
1. Lit Device Quiz #4.
2. Stand Alone Text paragraphs returned.
3. Synthesis Texts paragraph (due tomorrow at the beginning of class).
4. Return novels, hand-in late work.

English 11 (4)
Final Exam Prep
1. Lit Device Quiz #4.
2. Stand Alone Text paragraphs returned.
3. Synthesis Texts paragraph (due tomorrow at the beginning of class).
4. Return novels, hand-in late work.

5 Classes Until Exam!
English 12 Provincial Exam - Monday, February 2nd (AM)
Comm 12 Provincial Exam - Tuesday, February 3rd (AM)

English 11 Final Exam - Monday, February 2nd (AM)

Please return overdue novels!

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Essay 1 (Creative) due.
2. Write Essay 2 - due tomorrow (if you're struggling with being creative, try writing a traditional, 5 paragraph essay on a topic for which you know a lot about. Even if it's not the most creative, a well-structured essay with expansive detail and elevated vocabulary can still garner you a decent mark on the Provincial Original Composition).

English 11(2)
Final Exam Prep
1. WAQ returned; updated marks.
2. Stand Alone Text paragraph due.
3. Synthesis Texts - multiple choice and paragraph.
- paragraph due at the end of tomorrow's class.
Today's Synthesis Texts and questions:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/grade12/english/sample/exam/0809en_p.pdf

English 11(4)
Final Exam Prep
1. WAQ returned; updated marks.
2. Stand Alone Text paragraph due.
3. Synthesis Texts - multiple choice and paragraph.
- paragraph due at the end of tomorrow's class.
Today's Synthesis Texts and questions:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/grade12/english/sample/exam/0809en_p.pdf

Make-up missed quizzes today in lunch/3rd block/after school

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Finish/hand in Grad Transitions.
2. Work on Original Comp Essay (due Monday).
3. Study lit devices.

English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Stand Alone Text Paragraph (due Monday).
Find the story and questions at the link below:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/grade12/english/release/exam/1112en_p.pdf
2. Study Lit Devices.

English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Stand Alone Text Paragraph (due Monday).
Find the story and questions at the link below:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/grade12/english/release/exam/1112en_p.pdf
2. Study Lit Devices.

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Hand in paragraphs (bonus).
2. Original Composition planning
- tips/strategies (argue the opposite, focus on word(s), approach via a lit device (personification, metaphor/allegory, perspective of object)
- sample topics
- formats (persuasive, expository, narrative, descriptive)
*Create brainstorming web and outline (writing essay tomorrow in-class)*
3. Study lit devices (quiz tomorrow):
- cacophony - archaic - synecdoche - personification - pastoral - paradox - juxtaposition - irony (3)
- epiphany - allusion - apostrophe - antithesis
- ode -  elegy - sonnet - anecdote

English 11 (2)
Final Exam Prep
1. Final exam format.
2. Original Composition planning/strategies.
3. Lit device review (quiz tomorrow).
4. Stand Alone Text
- multiple choice strategies - pre-reading strategies

English 11(4)
Final Exam Prep
1. Hand in The Crucible paragraph.
2. Final exam format.
3. Original Composition planning/strategies.
4. Lit device review (quiz tomorrow).
5. Stand Alone Text
- multiple choice strategies - pre-reading strategies

**Please return novels**

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Hand in Synthesis Essay #2.
2. In-Class: Synthesis of "Say It Ain't So" and "Hurt"
- due tomorrow at 830am.
*Return books
*Grad Transitions due Friday!*

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. In-Class - WAQ paragraph ("Who is responsible for the evil that takes place in Macbeth?").
2. Return books.
3. Tomorrow: Lit Device quiz, Final Exam Prep.

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. In-Class - WAQ outline: "What aspects of Puritan society in 1692 allowed the witch hunts to take place? What are modern-day equivalents of Salem's witch hunt?").
*Theme, thesis, quotations, transitions*
- Find 5-8 quotations for some/all of the following points:
A. Puritan lifestyles and principles
B. Emphasis on punishment, Hell, damnation
C. Disapproved of joy/celebration
D. Conformity only acceptable way of life
E. Political allegory for McCarthyism/fear of Communism in the 1950s.
E. Other modern examples?
2. Homework: WAQ paragraph (due tomorrow at the beginning of class).

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Mark multiple choice for Synthesis Text Assignment #2.
2. Write Synthesis mini-essay (due tomorrow morning at 830am).
- ensure you bring back the provincial text handouts unmarked, tomorrow.
- return overdue novels
3. Original Composition practice - January 21st-30th.
4. Review literary devices.
*Reminder: Grad Transitions are due January 23rd.*
*Your Provincial Exam is Monday, February 2nd (AM).
*Comm 12 Exam is Tuesday, February 3rd (AM).

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Literary Device and review quiz.
2. Outline for WAQ (topic: Who is responsible for the evil that takes place in Macbeth?).
*Writing WAQ in-class tomorrow, Wednesday, January 21st.* (Should be handed in at the end of Wednesday's class).
*Must include 5-8 quotations, theme and thesis statements*
*Your final exam is Monday, February 2nd (AM).
- return overdue novels

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. Review quiz.
2. Finish film adaptation.
3.WAQ outline (topic: What aspects of Puritan society in 1692 allowed the witch hunts to take place? What are modern-day equivalent witch-hunts?) *Theme, thesis, quotations, transitions*
- Find 5-8 quotations for some/all of the following points:
A. Puritan lifestyles and principles
B. Emphasis on punishment, Hell, damnation
C. Disapproved of joy/celebration
D. Conformity only acceptable way of life
E. Political allegory for McCarthyism/fear of Communism in the 1950s.
E. Other modern examples?
*Writing WAQ in-class tomorrow, Wednesday Jan 21st.* (Should be handed in at the beginning of Thursday's class.)
*Your final exam is Monday, February 2nd (AM).
- return overdue novels

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Hand in late/missing work.
2. Synthesis Text Assignment 2:
- read both texts
- complete the multiple choice questions for both texts (ensure you write your reason for choosing each answer), hand in M/C answers & reasons with paragraph tomorrow.
3. Synthesis Paragraph (due at the end of tomorrow's class):
- theme statement (about the difficulty of communication) - thesis (identify both authors and both text titles in quotation marks).
- transitions and topic sentences for each paragraph
- 5-8 quotations (introduced, integrated, cited, explained)
- intro (3-4 sentences) - body paragraph(s) (10-15 sentences) - concluding paragraph (3-4 sentences).

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Hand in late/missing work, finish film adaptation.
2. Review Acts III to IV. (plot, characterization, lit devices)
3. Tomorrow: Quiz - lit devices in Macbeth (Acts III to V).
- “Tonight we hold a solemn supper, sir/And I’ll request your presence” (III, i, 15-16).
-   “We have scorched the snake, not killed it” (III, ii, 15). *What part of the witches' prophecy does this allude to?*

     -  What literary device is represented in Banquo’s ghost’s attendance of Macbeth’s banquet? Recall Macbeth’s earlier admonition to Banquo (“fail not our feast”).

- - What literary device is used in Lennox's conversation with the lord in scene six of Act III? Why does Lennox speak this way?

- - Translate into Modern English Macbeth's aside at the end of Act IV, sc i.

- - What motif is highlighted in Act V, sc i? Which theme(s) does it illuminate?

- - What literary device is utilized in the line "Why should I play the Roman fool and die/On mine own sword" (V, viii, 1-2)? What does it mean?

*****This quiz will be closed book (no play, no notes), ensure you study!****

4. Tomorrow - outline WAQ prompt:

*WAQ Prompt: Who is responsible for the evil that takes place in Macbeth? (Possibilities: Only Macbeth, Fate, Lady Macbeth, the witches, or a combination of these).
*12-15 sentences *Theme, thesis* *4-6 quotations* *Due Wednesday, January 21st.*

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. Hand in late/missing work.
2. Review and analysis of the play.
3. Tomorrow: Quiz, outlines for WAQ.

3B. Quiz questions:

1. Why does Judge Danforth say that he will not accept Mary’s deposition?
Judge Danforth does not want to be proven wrong at this late stage. He has already condemned a
great many people, and he fears the wrath of the town if he were to acknowledge that he had been
wrong. Ultimately, he is most concerned about his own reputation, as he knows he will be discredited
if the girls are shown to be frauds who deceived him.

2. What does Danforth mean when he says, “We burn a hot fire here”? Is that the case?
The fire is a metaphor for burning away the lies to reach the truth: “It melts all concealment.” To
speak of a hot fire is to say that the naked and pure truth will be all that is left after the accused
appears in court. However, it is not the case at all. The court is corrupt, poisoned by fear, desperation,and a desire for vengeance, as well as the leaders’ unwillingness to rely on reason and facts, rather than their own preconceived ideas.

3. How has Hale changed since Act One?
Having played a large part in instigating this crisis and fanning its flames, in Act Three Hale seems
to be trying to defend John Proctor and to reason with the judge. He goes so far as to state that there
is now “a prodigious fear of this court in the country.” His opinions fall on deaf ears, but he has nevertheless begun to see the error of his ways and to recognize that the situation has gotten out of control.There is no safe way to suggest that the justice system has been corrupted without implicating oneself.

4. “A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road in between.”
Why might the court feel so threatened? What is the danger of this line of thinking?

This is a position taken by leaders who do not feel secure that their government can withstand any
dissent at all. The judges seem to lack faith in their own court’s ability to enact justice and must
therefore eliminate all opposition to it. Also, if opposition is not eliminated, their authority is challenged and their actions are subject to review; if they have made mistakes, their errors will be known, and they will have to take responsibility for them. The problem is that this thinking leaves no room for individual thought or personal freedom. A society that condemns anyone who does not conform strictly to a single way of thinking encourages repression, which eventually turns to rebellion.

5. Why can’t Mary faint when she is asked to? What does this suggest about the group’s dynamics?
Although Mary Warren is perfectly capable of pretending to faint in the heat of the moment with the
other girls, following their lead, it is different when she is alone and there is no emotional frenzy. In the courtroom, there is the expectation that they will react to witchcraft, and she is simply following the leader. The group gives her strength, making it easy for a shy and insecure girl to do whatever is asked of her. Alone, she does not have the courage. The group dynamic has immense and dangerous power.It diffuses responsibility among many people, so no one girl feels the full weight of her actions.

6. How and why does John withhold his confession?
He refuses to sign it. He has confessed to God, and he feels that should be sufficient: “God knows how black my sins are! It is enough!” He does not want to be used as an example by the court. His signed confession would serve to justify what the court has done. It is a dishonor to his friends who are to hang if he confesses publicly. “I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”

7. What does John Proctor mean when he says to Hale, “You have made your magic now, for now I
do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor”?
Hale has been trying to find magic (evidence of witchcraft) from the outset. Indeed, he contributed
to setting much of this madness in motion. John alludes to that when he says that Hale has actually
managed to perform real magic by restoring John Proctor’s sense of honor, which he had not felt since his affair. By hanging, Proctor will help to discredit the witch hunt and discredit the court—thereby regaining his honor as a man.

*WAQ Prompt: What aspects of Puritan society in 1692 enabled the witch trials to take place? What elements transcend time and place and make witch hunts (or the equivalents) a danger in any era?
*12-15 sentences *Theme, thesis* *4-6 quotations* *Due Thursday, January 22nd.*

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Synthesis Texts Paragraph 1 (due at the end of class).
*Please return overdue novels.
*Monday is the last day to hand in missing/late work.

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Act III.
*Please return overdue novels.
*Monday is the last day to hand in missing/late work.
2. WAQ on Macbeth due January 21st.
3. Final Exam Prep January 22nd-30th.

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. Finish Act II (p.70-).
*Please return overdue novels.
*Monday is the last day to hand in missing/late work.
2. WAQ on The Crucible due January 21st.
3. Final Exam Prep January 22nd-30th.

English 12 Provincial Exam - Monday, February 2nd (AM)
Comm 12 Provincial Exam - Tuesday, February 3rd (AM)
English 11 Final Exam - Monday, February 2nd (AM)

Have a good weekend!

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Literary Device Quiz 2 (mark, discuss as class).
2. Hand back Stand Alone Text 2 paragraphs.
a. Examples and non-examples.
3. Assignment: Synthesis Text (Provincial Exam)
a. Multiple Choice – review strategies
i. Must write down reason for choosing answer (cannot simply guess).
b. Paragraph strategies – Notes on board (Stand Alone Text 1 process + synthesizing two different texts).
4. 60 minutes to work on Reading, Multiple Choice.
a. Should be able to create theme and thesis statement.
i. Remember about transitional words and phrases, proper quotation format.
5. Missing books? Reminder: Grad Transitions due Jan 23rd.
a. Available third block/after school by appointment for exit interview.
b. Remember to give employer time to fill out their portion.
6. Tomorrow: Start/finish paragraph (due at the end of tomorrow’s class).
Next Week – Feedback on Synthesis Text Paragraph. Depending on success of this exercise either another Synthesis paragraph or get started on Original Composition Practice
*Please return novels.*
*Deadline to hand in late/missing work from this term extended to Monday, January 19th.

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Lit Device Quiz 2 (mark in-class).
2. Film adaptation to the end of Act II.
3. Tomorrow: Read Act III.

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. Lit Device Quiz 2 (mark in-class).
2. Analysis of Act I.
3. Read Act II, p. 48-70.

Please return novels!

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Feedback on yesterday's Stand Alone Text paragraph.
2. Stand Alone Text paragraph 2 and multiple choice questions (due at the end of class).
*General theme statement *Specific thesis statement that includes title, author, and takes a position on the question (in this case, the character's struggle between independence and conforming to her family's wishes).
3. Tomorrow, lit device quiz #2, introduction to synthesis text assignment.

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Read Act II.
2. Film adaptation of first Act (-00:21).
3. Study lit devices for quiz tomorrow (including metaphor, simile, dramatic irony, equivocation, paradox - some examples will be from Macbeth).

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. Finish reading Act I.
2. Study lit devices for quiz tomorrow.
*Tomorrow: Analysis of Act I.

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Literary Device Quiz 1.
2. Stand Alone Text paragraph (due at the end of class).

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Literary Device Quiz 1.
2. More on theme, motif.
3. Read Act I.

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. Literary Device Quiz 1.
2. T. Notes - background, analysis, theme.
3. Read p. 1-17.

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Essays returned, feedback.
*Last day to hand in 1984 late/missing work. Please return novels ASAP.*
2. Literary Device review:
- allegory - alliteration - allusion - colloquial - hyperbole - irony (3 forms) - metaphor - simile - symbolism - tone
*be able to define and provide example for each*
**Review all literary device terms **Review types of poems and types of essays**
3. Multiple Choice Strategies
4. Stand Alone Text
- Read text and create theme and thesis statements.
- Support your thesis with 4-6 introduced, integrated, explained, and cited quotations
- Use transitions and elevated vocabulary - Show the marker that you understand both the surface and implied concepts.
*Continued tomorrow.*

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Essays returned. Feedback.
*Last day to hand in late A Separate Peace work. Please return novels ASAP.*
2. Literary Device review:
- allegory - alliteration - allusion - colloquial - hyperbole - irony (3 forms) - metaphor - simile - symbolism - tone
*be able to define and provide example for each*
**Review all literary device terms **Review types of poems and types of essays**
3. Macbeth background, dictated notes.
4. T.Notes Summary and Analysis
*More notes tomorrow, begin Act I.*

English 11 (4)
The Crucible
1. Essays returned. Feedback.
*Last day to hand in late Lord of the Flies work. Please return novels ASAP.*
2. Literary Device review:
- allegory - alliteration - allusion - colloquial - hyperbole - irony (3 forms) - metaphor - simile - symbolism - tone
*be able to define and provide example for each*
**Review all literary device terms **Review types of poems and types of essays**
3. Background to Salem Witch Trials.

*Deadline to hand in missing work (from the current unit) for credit is Monday, January 12th.*
**All classes review literary devices nightly for the rest of January - you will be quizzed regularly!**

English 12
1984
1. Complete essay. Hand in essay and outline.
2. Return novels.
*Next week: Provincial Exam Prep.
Provincial Exam Format:
A. Stand Alone Text (usually a poem or short story).
- Multiple Choice questions.
B. Paragraph on Stand Alone Text.
- 150+ wds - theme and thesis statements - quotation integration
C. Synthesis Text 1
- Multiple Choice questions.
D. Synthesis Text 2
- Multiple Choice questions.
E. Paragraph - Synthesis Texts 1 & 2.
- 300+ words - Short intro & conclusion paragraphs (containing theme & thesis statements).
- Quotation integration (examples from both texts).
F. Original Composition (Essay)
- 300+ wds - 4-6 paragraphs - Address topic in a creative and sophisticated way.
- Choice of format: narrative, expository, persuasive or combination.

English 11(2)
A Separate Peace
1. Complete essay. Hand in essay and outline.
2. Return novels.
*Next week: Macbeth.
Final Exam Format:
A. Stand Alone Text (usually poem or short story).
- Multiple Choice Questions
B. Synthesis Text 1
- Multiple Choice Questions
C. Synthesis Text 2
- Multiple Choice Questions.
D. Paragraph on Synthesis 1 & 2 texts
- 200+ words - Short intro & conclusion paragraphs (containing theme & thesis statements).
- Quotation integration - comparing/contrasting examples from both texts, concentrating on theme.
E. Original Composition Essay
- 300+ wds - 4-6 paragraphs - Address topic in a creative and sophisticated way.
- Choice of format: narrative, expository, persuasive or combination.

English 11(4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Complete essay. Hand in essay and outline.
2. Return novels.
*Next week: The Crucible.
Final Exam Format:
A. Stand Alone Text (usually poem or short story).
- Multiple Choice Questions
B. Synthesis Text 1
- Multiple Choice Questions
C. Synthesis Text 2
- Multiple Choice Questions.
D. Paragraph on Synthesis 1 & 2 texts
- 200+ words - Short intro & conclusion paragraphs (containing theme & thesis statements).
- Quotation integration - comparing/contrasting examples from both texts, concentrating on theme.
E. Original Composition Essay
- 300+ wds - 4-6 paragraphs - Address topic in a creative and sophisticated way.
- Choice of format: narrative, expository, persuasive or combination.

Have a great long weekend! (Tomorrow is Pro.D.)

English 12
1984
1. Modern-day examples of Big Brother:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYmEFoN8UJ8 *watch on own time*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMoeXktRb8E *watch in-class*
2. In-Class Essay (novels and one-page, one-sided outline allowed).
*Hand in essays and outlines at the bell - you will have tomorrow's class to finish.*

English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. In-Class essay (novels and one-page, one-sided outline allowed).
*Hand in essays and outlines at the bell - you will have tomorrow's class to finish.*

English 11 (4)

Lord of the Flies

1. In-Class essay (novels and one-page, one-sided outline allowed).
*Hand in essays and outlines at the bell - you will have tomorrow's class to finish.*

English 12
1984
1. Book Three test (mostly closed-book).
2. Essay outlines.
*In-Class essay tomorrow and Thursday.*
**You may use your novel and your one-page, one-sided outline into the in-class essay.**

English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. Essay outlines.
*In-Class essay tomorrow and Thursday.*
**You may use your novel and your one-page, one-sided outline into the in-class essay.**

English 11 (4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Essay outlines.
*In-Class essay tomorrow and Thursday.*
**You may use your novel and your one-page, one-sided outline into the in-class essay.**

*Please note: Today's original schedule is moved up one day.*

English 12
1984
1. Complete film adaptation.
2. Tomorrow: Closed book test (book 3). No notes, novels, or answers allowed.
3. Tomorrow: Complete essay outlines, final analysis, comments.
4. Wednesday & Thursday: In-Class Essay.

English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. Complete A River Runs Through It.
2. Discuss essay topics and outlines.
3. Tomorrow: Complete outlines in-class.
4. Wednesday & Thursday: In-Class Essay.

English 11 (4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Essay topics and outlines.
2. Tomorrow and Wednesday: In-Class Essay.