Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. In-Class Essay
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).
3. Missing grad gown forms (hand in today!).

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. In-Class Essay.
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).

English 10
Animal Farm
1. In-Class Essay
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Updated marks.
2. Test.
3. Current events? (Deadline: April 15th).
4. Missing/late work due.

HAVE AN AMAZING SPRING BREAK!!!!!

Parents: Tonight is Parent-Teacher Interview night. I will be in the gym from 540-640 pm. I will also be available for in person or phone-interview on Friday, March 20th from 1230-130pm. I hope this works for most of you. Please email me if you would like to set something up on Friday.
Students: I will be available today and Friday after school if you need to make-up missed quizzes (deadline is Friday, March 20th!).

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. In-Class Essay (you may not take home, if you do not finish today, you will get it back tomorrow to finish).
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).
3. Missing grad gown forms (hand in today!).

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. In-Class Essay (you may not take home, if you do not finish today, you will get it back tomorrow to finish).
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).

English 10
Animal Farm
1. In-Class Essay (you may not take home, if you do not finish today, you will get it back tomorrow to finish).
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Updated marks.
2. Review.
3. Test (today and tomorrow).
4. Current events? (Deadline: April 15th).
5. Missing/late work due.

Parents: Tomorrow (Thursday, March 19th) is Parent-Teacher Interview night. I will be in the gym from 545-640 pm. I will also be available for in person or phone-interview on Friday, March 20th from 1230-130pm. I hope this works for most of you. Please email me if you would like to set something up on Friday.
Students: I will be available Thursday and Friday after school if you need to make-up missed quizzes (deadline is Friday, March 20th!).

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. In-Class Essay (you may not take home, if you do not finish today, you will get it back tomorrow to finish).
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. In-Class Essay (you may not take home, if you do not finish today, you will get it back tomorrow to finish).
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).

English 10
Animal Farm
1. In-Class Essay (you may not take home, if you do not finish today, you will get it back tomorrow to finish).
*Outlines and Novels are permissible during essay*
**Due Friday, March 20th** NO EXTENSIONS!
2. Make-up missed quizzes (by Friday, March 20th).

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Improving Living Standards.
2. Review for test (tomorrow & Friday).
3. Current events? (Deadline: April 15th).
4. Missed work due

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Unit Test (20 multiple choice). Mark, record.
2. Missed Quizzes (make-up).
3. Essay Outline (for tomorrow's in-class essay) - one page, one-sided.
Example theme and thesis statements:

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Review chapter 13 questions.
2. Essay Outline (for tomorrow's in-class essay):

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Unit Test (Multiple Choice).
2. Essay outline (see above picture for format) for tomorrow's in-class essay.

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Improving Living Standards #1-14.
2. Current Events?
3.

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Chapter 6 Quiz.
2. Make-up missed quizzes.
3. Tomorrow: Test - Multiple Choice (Study Guide):
Lit Devices: - symbols/symbolism - dialect - irony - metaphor - allusion - simile - personification
Major Characters: - Lennie - George - Curly & Curly's Wife - Carlson & Candy - Crooks - Slim
All Major Plot Points
/20 marks
4. Wednesday-Friday In-Class Essay (we will work on an outline tomorrow):
Choose ONE of the following topics:
A. Using textual evidence, describe the significance of the rabbits. What themes are developed through George and Lennie's dream?
B. Using textual evidence and referring to theme, describe the significance of foreshadowing and parallelism in Of Mice and Men.
C. Loneliness is a central theme in the novel. Compare and contrast the plights of Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife. How does each experience, express, and deal with loneliness? How do their characters affect the novel's plot?
Criteria:
- Theme statement - thesis statement - 4-6 well-developed paragraphs - 5-8 quotations (introduced, integrated, cited, and explained) - transition/conclusion sentences - emphasis on theme - objective, present tense
/100 marks (due Friday, March 20th).

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Review Chapters 10 and 11
2. Read Chapter 12, answer questions.
2. Homework: Chapter 13 (review tomorrow).
3. In-Class Essay (Wednesday-Thursday)
- Tomorrow: essay outline
*100 marks *due Friday, March 20th.
Criteria:
- Theme statement - thesis statement - 4-6 well-developed paragraphs - 5-8 quotations (introduced, integrated, cited, and explained) - transition/conclusion sentences - emphasis on theme - objective, present tense

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Review Chapter 9.
2. Reading Chapter 10, answering questions.
3. Study guide for tomorrow's test (20 multiple choice questions).
4. Essay topics (tomorrow = outline, Wed-Thurs in-class essay).
A. Propaganda is persuasive speech and misinformation intended to manipulate public opinion. How are various forms of propaganda employed by the pigs, and in what ways are they effective?
B. Explain how the class status of the pigs changes through the novel. How does their social class compare with that of humans and the other animals at the beginning of the novel and at the end?
C. Animal Farm is an allegory; many of the characters are symbols that reveal truths about human nature, human existence, and history. Identify at least two characters and two events that function as allegory. Describe and explain what they represent and what truths they reveal.
*100 marks *due Friday, March 20th.
Criteria:
- Theme statement - thesis statement - 4-6 well-developed paragraphs - 5-8 quotations (introduced, integrated, cited, and explained) - transition/conclusion sentences - emphasis on theme - objective, present tense *2-4 themes

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Concept Map due.
2. Pop-Quiz: Population/Development.
3. Web-Search Improving Living Standards
4. Current Events?

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Chapter 4/5 Quiz.
2. Read Chapter 6 (finish novel), complete questions.
- Chapter 6 Quiz Monday.
3. Finish film adaptation.
*Updated marks: Make-up missed quizzes before Spring-Break!*
**Next week:**
- Unit Test on Novel: Tuesday
- Essay Outline: Tuesday
- In-Class Essay: Wednesday-Friday (100 marks! You may not take the essay home. It must be handed in by Friday before Spring Break. It WILL NOT be accepted after Friday, March 20th!)

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Review Chapter 8.
2. Chapter 9: read, answer questions.
3. Homework: Read chapters 10 and 11 and answer questions (review Monday).
**Next week:**
- Finish novel (review chapters 12-13 on Tuesday).
- In-Class Essay: Wednesday-Friday (100 marks! You may not take the essay home. It must be handed in by Friday before Spring Break. It WILL NOT be accepted after Friday, March 20th!)
**Essay Topics**
Using textual evidence (8-10 quotations I, I, C, E), analyze/describe...
1. ...the danger of codependency on identity in A Separate Peace.
2. ...the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation/competition in A Separate Peace.
3. ...both internal and external conflict in A Separate Peace.
4. ...the significance of symbolism and setting in A Separate Peace.

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Chapter 6/7 Quiz.
2. Review Chapter 8 questions (#4-6).
3. Read Chapter 9, answer questions - finish for homework (review Monday).
**Next week:**
- Monday: finish novel
- Tuesday: Unit test (multiple-choice), essay outline.
- In-Class Essay: Wednesday-Friday (100 marks! You may not take the essay home. It must be handed in by Friday before Spring Break. It WILL NOT be accepted after Friday, March 20th!)

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Living Standards Worksheet.
2. Concept map (due Monday).
3. Current Events? (Deadline for Term 3 is March 15th).

Have a great weekend!!!

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Chapter 4 Quiz cancelled.
2. Read Chapter 5, answer questions.
3. Film adaptation.
*Tomorrow: Chapter 4 & 5 Quiz, make-up missed quizzes.*

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Vocab Quiz (Chapters 1-5).
2. WAQ (Ch. 4) feedback.
3. Review chapters 6 and 7.
4. Read Chapter 8, answer questions (review tomorrow).

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Hand in Revenge Quiz (WAQ paragraph).
2. Review Chapters 6 and 7.
3. Read Chapter 8, answer questions (finish for homework).
*Tomorrow: Chapter 6 & 7 Quiz*

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Living Standards worksheet.
2. Monday: Concept Map (Choose your own -developing- country to research).
3. Current Events (Deadline is April 15.)?

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Read Chapter 4, answer questions.
2. Film adaptation of Chapter 4.
3. Chapter 4 Quiz tomorrow.
*Pay your ticket fees at the office this week.*

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. WAQ feedback.
2. Read Chapter 6, answer questions (review tomorrow).
3. Homework: Read Chapter 7 (review tomorrow).
*Vocab Quiz (Chapters 1-5) Thursday*
*Pay your ticket fees at the office this week.*

English 10
Animal Farm
1. A word about your chapter 5 quiz...
2. Chapter 6 quiz (write an extended paragraph that addresses the following):
- In what ways is Snowball demonized?
- What is the strategy of making Snowball an enemy so effective for the other pigs?
- How is this an allegory for the Russian Revolution?
*You must make SPECIFIC reference to the Trotsky documentary and/or your Revolution (PowerPoint notes).
*Theme statement (ex. Although a society of equality is ideal, the reality of this goal is unattainable.)
*Thesis statement that addresses both the story and the allegory (ex. Orwell's Animal Farm draws the parallel between the pigs' power strategy with Stalin's ousting of Trotsky).
*Transitional sentences (ex. Demonizing Snowball allows Napoleon to seize control. The pigs' strategy mirrors Stalin's expulsion of Trotsky.)
*5-8 quotations (from chapters 1-6), properly introduced, integrated, cited, and explained.
(ex. Similar to Stalin's attempts to erase Trotsky from history, Squealer acts as the propaganda branch of Napoleon's regime, telling the others that Snowball's loyalty and bravery are "much exaggerated" (37).)
*Objective *Present Tense *Concluding sentences *Double-Spaced, blue or black ink*
**Due at the BEGINNING of TOMORROW'S class.**
3. Homework: Finish paragraph for homework, read Chapter 7, answer questions (we will review both chapter 6 and 7 questions tomorrow).
*Chapter 6 and 7 quiz FRIDAY.*

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Canada's Population & World questions due.
2. Living Standards Worksheet (/39) due tomorrow.
3. Current Events?

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Finish film adaptation of Chapter 3.
2. Chapter 3 Quiz.
3. Summary of Julius Caesar
*Field-trip Blocks 3 and 4!*

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 4 WAQ due.
2. Read Chapter 5, complete questions.
3. Summary of Julius Caesar
*Field-trip Blocks 3 and 4!*

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Chapter 5 Quiz.
2. Finish documentary on Trotsky/Revolution (watch parts III-VI)
Trotsky: Rise & Fall of a Revolutionary
3. Homework: Read Chapter 6 and answer questions (quiz tomorrow).

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Population pyramids & questions due.
2. Canada's POD & World Question worksheet due tomorrow.

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Hand in permission slips/class release forms.
2. Finish reading chapter 3.
3. Finish chapter 3 questions.
4. Film adaptation of chapter 3.
*Tomorrow: Chapter 3 quiz*
TOMORROW: Field trip (for those who brought back signed forms).

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Hand in permission slips/class release forms.
2. In-Class WAQ: Describe the significance of the following quotation:
It was all cold trickery, it was all calculated, it was all enmity" (45).
- theme, thesis - 5-8 quotations (I, I, C, E) - transitional, concluding sentences
*Due tomorrow.*
**Ensure you refer to theme throughout your analysis (your quotations should be evidence of theme), such as insecurity, rivalry/competition.**
Example theme: Paranoia and insecurity can result in actions motivated by fear.
Example thesis: In the fourth chapter of A Separate Peace, Gene's insecurity and unbridled competitive nature results in a hatred for Phineas and his subsequent fall.

TOMORROW: Field trip (for those who brought back signed forms).

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Review Chapter 4 questions.
2. Read Chapter 5, answer questions.
3. Trotsky Documentary (watch parts I and II).
*Tomorrow: Chapter 5 Quiz, Read chapter 6, answer questions.*


Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Population Pyramid Questions due tomorrow (homework check).

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Film adaptation of Chapter 2.
2. Chapter 2 Quiz.
3. Read up to p. 46 of Chapter 3.
- answer questions #1-5.
**HAND IN FIELD-TRIP/CLASS RELEASE FORMS NO LATER THAN MONDAY (OR WE'RE NOT GOING!)**

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Review Chapter 3 Questions.
2. Read Chapter 4, answer questions.
3. Begin planning for the WAQ on Tuesday:
("It was all cold trickery, it was all calculated, it was all enmity" (45).)
- theme, thesis - 5-8 quotations (I, I, C, E) - transitional, concluding sentences
**HAND IN FIELD-TRIP/CLASS RELEASE FORMS NO LATER THAN MONDAY (OR WE'RE NOT GOING!)**

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Chapter 3 Quiz.
2. Review Chapter 3 questions.
3. Read Chapter 4, complete questions.

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Map/Atlas Package due today.
2. Info card due.
3. Population questions/terms due Monday.
4. Watch film, answer questions.

Have a great weekend!

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Finish reading Chapter 2.
2. Complete Chapter 2 Questions.
3. Tomorrow: Chapter 2 Quiz.
**Tomorrow: Bring signed field-trip permission/class release forms!!!***

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Review Chapter 2 questions.
2. Read Chapter 3, answer questions (review tomorrow).
**Tomorrow: Bring signed field-trip permission/class release forms!!!***

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Chapter 2 Quiz.
2. Review Chapter 2 questions.
3. Homework: Read Chapter 3, complete questions (Chapter 3 quiz tomorrow).

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Map/Atlas Package due tomorrow.
2. Info card due tomorrow.
3. Population questions and terms due Monday.
*Define the first 30 terms of old textbook (not being taken in on Friday, just so that you are keeping on top of them).

Midterm Mark-Cutoff Today.

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Chapter 1 Quiz.
2. Read Chapter 2 (finish for homework).
3. Work on Chapter 2 questions (you will have time to work on this tomorrow).
*Field-Trip: Julius Caesar at UFV Theatre Chilliwack, Tuesday, March 10th. 
- You would be missing 3rd and 4th block classes on Tuesday.
- The performance is 12-230 pm (we would be leaving by bus from SSS at 1120am).
- Tickets are $12 (if you can't afford this, we can find a way to get you there!).
**Please let me know if you are interested in coming by TOMORROW; if not enough students are interested, we will not be going.**
**Comm 12: We will be reading Julius Caesar this term so it would be helpful for you to see the stage version!**

English 11
Julius Caesar
1. Review Chapter 1 questions.
2. Read Chapter 2, answer questions (review tomorrow).
*Field-Trip: Julius Caesar at UFV Theatre Chilliwack, Tuesday, March 10th.
- You would be missing 3rd and 4th block classes on Tuesday.
- The performance is 12-230 pm (we would be leaving by bus from SSS at 1120am).
- Tickets are $12 (if you can't afford this, we can find a way to get you there!).
**Please let me know if you are interested in coming by TOMORROW; if not enough students are interested, we will not be going.**

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Chapter 1 Quiz.
2. Review Chapter 1 Questions.
3. Historical Background (notes).
4. Homework: Read Chapter 2, complete questions (discuss tomorrow). Be prepared for a chapter 2 / historical /lit device quiz tomorrow.
- WWI (1914-1919) - WWII (1939-1945) - utopia - dystopia - satire - allegory - metaphor - allusion - symbolism - theme - motif

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Atlas Package (due Friday).
2. Intro card (Friday).
3. Population questions due Monday.
*Plan to have 30 terms (from old book) finished by the end of the week to keep on track.*

Reminder: Midterm Mark Cutoff is Tomorrow (interim reports mailed home next week).
Tomorrow: Blocks 1/2 - Discuss Field-trip

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Review Chapter 1 Questions.
2. Film adaptation of Chapter 1.
3. Study Chapter 1 questions and vocabulary (quiz tomorrow).

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Essays returned.
2. Grammar quiz.
3. Chapter 1:
- read
- answer questions
(review tomorrow)

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Historical background (notes).
Documentary: The Russian Revolution (finish the last ten minutes).
2. Quiz (characters, literary devices, terms).
3. Chapter 1:
- read
- answer questions
4. Tomorrow: Chapter 1 Quiz (last mark before mid-term cutoff), review chapter 1 questions, more historical background (notes).
*Ensure you can define/provide examples for:
- satire - allegory - metaphor - allusion - symbolism - theme - motif

Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Map/Atlas package (due Friday).
2. Info-card (Friday).
*Plan to define the first 30 terms by Friday to keep on track (old book).*
*Current Events?*
**Unit Test: Thursday, March 19th.**
**Essay (open-book/outline) Friday, March 20th**

Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Homophone quiz.
2. Read Chapter 1.
3. Answer questions (finish the last four questions on your own).
*Tomorrow: Film adaptation of Chapter 1, review homework questions, study for quiz.*

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Hand in Synthesis essays.
2. Distribute Books.
3. Discuss - Insecurity, competition, codependency.
4. Background notes.
*Tomorrow: Chapter 1, homophone quiz*

English 10
Animal Farm
1. Character List Quiz.
2. Discuss historical elements (PowerPoint, notes).
3. Background (notes).
4. Read Chapter 1, answer questions.

Socials 11
Government
1. Unit Test.
2. Discuss Exercise #21.
3. Current Events?
*Tomorrow: Human Geography