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Wednesday 11 March 2015

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?