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Tuesday 31 May 2016

English 12
Provincial Exam Prep & Short Stories
1. Lit device quiz #2.
2. Analysis/WAQ prep: "The Destructors" by Graham Greene.
- paradox, allegory, imagery, symbolism
3. Today: Complete theme and thesis statements, find quotations (5-8).
4. Tomorrow: In-Class WAQ (Topic: Citing examples of literary devices, describe theme in "The Destructors" OR Citing textual examples, describe how Greene's "The Destructors" is a political allegory).
*Please return late novels!*
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**

Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Review/essay prep
- complete open-book quiz (discuss)
- Prep info for written (Manitoba Schools Crisis, Immigration, Canadian Identity).
2. Tomorrow: Unit 7 booklet due, multiple choice test, begin in-class essay.
3. Thursday: Complete in-class essay. Unit 1 (geography) booklet distributed.
***Block 3 exceptions: Your Unit 7 exam (both test and essay) are due at the end of tomorrow's class due to class-time wasted, disruption, being packed up early, etc today): Jake P., Halayna B., Danny A., Matt G.***
4. Unit 1: Thursday, June 2nd-Monday, June 13th.
5. Review: June 13th-17th (to the 20th on your own).
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**

English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Part B WAQ (due at the end of class):
- theme, thesis - 5-8 quotations (I, I, C, E) - transitions - spelling, punctuation, grammar - WAQ formula followed.
2. Please return late novels!
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**

Monday 30 May 2016

English 12
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. Late novels? Missing work?
2. Lit Device Review Quiz #1
3. Provincial Exam format, reminders, 6 pt. scale.
4. Read: "The Destructors" (p. 53, Story and Structure).
"The Destructors" full text.
- Identify theme(s) - identify literary devices.
5.Tomorrow: In-Class WAQ:
Citing examples of symbolism, metaphor, and imagery, describe how Graham Greene's "The Destructors" is a political allegory.
- due at the end of Wednesday's class
*Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24 (AM)*

Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Homework check: Sections 7.3 and 7.4.
2. Lesson 7.2 - Analyzing/creating political cartoons.
How to analyze Political Cartoons.
15 political cartoons that changed the world.
Tutorial: Creating your own political cartoon
3. This week:
- Unit 7 booklet due: Wednesday, June 1st
- Unit 7 multiple choice test: Wednesday, June 1st
- Unit 7 essay due: Thursday, June 2nd
- Unit 1 (Geography) intro: Friday, June 3rd
4. Tomorrow: Open-book quiz/review/essay prep.
*Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)*

English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Reminders: Writing, lit devices, poem types (feedback on "Emotions" OC practice).
2. Part A Practice.
3. Part B Practice.
4. Part B WAQ topic:
Discuss how imagery helps illuminate theme in "The Quarter Horse Colts".
- Theme, thesis statements - 5-8 quotations (I, I, C, E) - transitions - grammar, punctuation, spelling
*Due at the end of tomorrow's class.*
*Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)*

Friday 27 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Finish "Good Will Hunting." Complete comparison diagram.
2. Return novels, late work.
3. Next week: Provincial Exam Prep & Short Stories.

Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Review homework (265-280).
2. Complete 7.3 and 7.4 assignments (homework check Monday).
3. Next week:
- 7.2 Cartoon assignment, open-book quiz (review): Tuesday, May 31st
- Unit 7 booklet due and Unit 7 test: Wednesday, June 1st.
- Unit 7 essay due: Thursday, June 2nd (at the end of class)
Topic:
Canadian Identity
By 1915, Canada was beginning to form its own identity as a country. Between 1885 and 1915, what events helped to shape Canada, and what things made Canada unique? What people influenced this process? Who was left out?
*Homework: Review, review, review!*
**Documentary: Winnipeg General Strike 1919**
4. Coming up:
- Unit 1 (Geography): Friday, June 3rd-Monday, June 13th
- Review: June 13th-17th (in class, to the 20th on your own).

English 11
Final Exam Prep & Practice
1. Complete original composition practice essay (inspired by Fraser's "My Other Self").
- due at the end of class
2. Review lit devices.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday 26 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Hand in late essays. Return novels.
2. Review literary devices (quizzes coming in the next three weeks!).
3. Begin watching "Good Will Hunting." Compare and contrast the characters of Will from the film and Holden from CITR. Focus on personality traits, background, and how they change throughout the work (if applicable).
4. Next week: Short stories, poetry, Provincial Exam Prep.

Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Quiz: p. 252-264.
2. Homework check/discuss 7.3 ("First Nations" quadrant). For each group, focus on their histories, relationship with government, with Canada, laws/acts, etc.
3. Notes: 7.4 Big Ideas in 1915 (Changing Politics).
4. Homework:
- Complete 7.3 quadrants.
- Complete 7.4 Changing Politics.
- Read/review: p. 265-280 (you have already read most of this last unit, so it should be largely review and helpful for completing your booklet assignments).

English 11
Review/Final Exam Prep
1. Lit Device Quiz #2.
2. "My Other Self" original composition practice essay (#6 on p. 41):
- 15 minutes: free-write
- 30 minutes: editing + adding sense images
3. Tomorrow: Final draft of this essay due at the end of class.

Wednesday 25 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Complete in-class essay.
2. Return novels.

Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Quiz: (p. 244-251).
2. Homework check/discuss: questions #1-5, 1-8.
3. 7.2 Events around 1915 (p. 246-280) (notes).
4. Homework:
- read p. 251-264
- complete "First Nations" quadrant (1815, 1915, 2015) in 7.3 section (refer to pass units and notes for specific details if you have forgotten).
5. Tomorrow's quiz: p. 252-264.

English 11
Review/Final Exam Prep
1. Lit device Quiz.
2. Complete "My Other Self" questions (#2,3 structure, #2,3 style); finish by the end of today's class.
2b. Begin original composition practice essay (#6 on p.41); due at the end of this Friday's class.
*Tonight: Think of a time when your emotions got the better of you. You will begin your free-write tomorrow.*
3. Review lit devices (review quiz #2 tomorrow).

Tuesday 24 May 2016

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO HAND IN LATE TERM 4 WORK

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Due: Chapters 14-26 questions.
2. Multiple Choice Test.
3. Begin in-class essay (you  may not take home, you will have tomorrow's class to finish).
- Due at the end of tomorrow's class (including essay outline).
4. Return novels.

Socials 10
Unit 7: Modern Canada
1. Essays returned, updated marks.
1b. Unit 7 Booklet distributed.
2. Lesson 7.1: Background, government in 1915.
2b. Laurier mini-doc
3. Homework:
- read p. 244-251
- questions: #1-5, 1-8 (discuss #4 and 5 from front page in-class).
- quiz (tomorrow): p. 244-251 + video

English 11
Non-Fiction & Short Stories
1. Literary device review (quiz tomorrow).
2. Final Exam Prep: Writing Reminders (6 pt. scale).
3. Read: "My Other Self" by Sylvia Fraser (The Act of Writing).
4. Questions: #2 and 3 (structure), #2 and 3 (style). Discuss.
5. Tomorrow: Questions #6 (p. 41) - original composition practice.

Thursday 19 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Complete essay outline (if you have questions about theme/thesis/etc. over the weekend, drop me a quick email).
2. Chapters 14-26 Questions due, multiple choice test: Tuesday, May 24th.
3. In-Class Essay: Tuesday, May 24th/Wednesday, May 25th (due at the end of Wednesday's class).
*Last day to hand in late work from term 4 is Tuesday, May 24th!*
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**

Socials 10
British Columbia
1. Complete Unit 6 Test essays (due at the end of class).
2. Next week: Unit 7.
*Last day to hand in late work from term 4 is Tuesday, May 24th!*
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Complete Stanford Prison Experiment questions (due at the end of class).
2. Return late work/novels.
*Last day to hand in late work from term 4 is Tuesday, May 24th!*
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**

Have a fabulous long weekend!

Wednesday 18 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Discuss chapter 23.
2. In-Class: Chapter 24-26
- answer questions - quotations for essay
3. Tomorrow: Review/essay outline prep.
4. Tuesday: Questions due, multiple choice test, begin in-class essay (due Wednesday at the end of class).

Socials 10
British Columbia
1. Unit 6 Booklet due.
2. Unit 6 Multiple Choice test. Begin essay (you may not take home nor use an outline in-class).
3. Unit 6 Essay due at the end of tomorrow's (Thursday) class.

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Work returned, updated marks.
2. Watch: Stanford Prison Experiment Documentary.
2b. Milgram experiment
3. Questions for SPE due at the end of tomorrow's class.

Tuesday 17 May 2016

MIDTERM MARK CUT-OFF TODAY AT 3PM

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Discuss chapters 19-20.
2. In-Class: chapters 21-22
- answer questions
- find quotations for essay
3. Homework:
- read chapter 23
- answer questions
- find quotations for essay
*Chapters 14-26 questions due Tuesday, May 24th* (+ Test, essay *essay due May 25th)*
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**

Socials 10
British Columbia
1. Quiz: p. 267-275.
2. Review + essay prep (you may NOT use an outline tomorrow/Thursday).
3. Unit 6 Test + booklet (mandatory assignment) due Wednesday, May 18th (tomorrow).
3b. Unit 6 Essay due Thursday, May 19th.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**

English 11
Lord of the Flies 
1. Complete "Sands" + Freud paragraph (due at the end of class).
2. Tomorrow: Stanford Prison Experiment (questions due Thursday).
3. Return novels ASAP.
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**

Monday 16 May 2016

MIDTERM MARK CUT-OFF TOMORROW AT 3PM

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Discuss chapter 16.
2. In-Class:
- read chapters 17-18
- answer questions
- find quotations for essay
3. Homework:
- read chapters 19-20
- answer questions
- find quotations for essay
*Chapters 14-26 questions due Tuesday, May 24th*
*The Catcher in the Rye Test/Essay May 24th-25th*

Socials 10
British Columbia
1. Quiz: p. 231-239
2. Read/discuss p. 267-275 (quiz tomorrow).
3. Homework: Questions #10-13, 35-40 (finish booklet).
4. Tomorrow: Review/essay outline.
5. Unit 6 Test & Booklet Due: Wednesday, May 18th
6. Unit 6 Essay: Wednesday, May 18th-Thursday May 19th.

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Hand in late work, return novels.
2. Finish Sands of the Kalahari.
3. "Sands" + Freud WAQ due tomorrow at the end of class.
4. Wednesday: Stanford Prison Experiment.

Friday 13 May 2016

MIDTERM MARK CUT-OFF: TUESDAY, MAY 17TH

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Chapters 1-13 questions due.
2. Distributed: Chapters 14-26 questions.
3. In-Class: Read chapters 14 and 15 (analyze, answer questions).
4. Homework:
- Start planning/prepping essay
- Read chapter 16, answer questions
- Find quotations for essay
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**

Socials 10
British Columbia
1. Quiz: p. 220-230.
2. Notes: 6.5 Immigration and Racism.
3. Homework:
- read p. 231-239
- questions #29-34
*Monday: Quiz (p. 231-239).
4. Unit 6 Test: Wednesday, May 18th (Booklet 1 Due).
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Late essays, questions due.
2. Return novels.
3. Watch: Sands of the Kalahari (finish Monday).
4. WAQ Assignment:
Citing examples from Sands of the Kalahari, describe how the film supports Freud's theory of the unconscious (id/ego/superego).
*12-15 sentences *theme, thesis statements *analyze in present tense *specific examples from film *grammar, punctuation *due Tuesday, May 17th (NO EXTENSIONS).*
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**

Have a great weekend!

Thursday 12 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Review chapters 9-10.
2. Read chapters 11-13.
3. Answer questions (full answers, quotations and page numbers when appropriate, themes when applicable). Chapters 1-13 questions due TOMORROW at the BEGINNING of class.
4. Take some time to review the first half of the novel for your essay prep (you should already have a topic in mind). Make note of quotations and themes that you may use.

Socials 10
British Columbia
1. Quiz: p. 213-219.
2. Notes: 6.3 (Gold Rush), 6.4 (Confederation).
3. Homework:
- read p. 220-230
- questions #21-28 (1).
4. Tomorrow: Quiz on p. 220-230.

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Continue essay (due at the end of class).
2. Staple essay outline to BACK of essay.
3. Return novels.

Wednesday 11 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Review chapters 6 and 7.
2. In-Class: chapters 8 - 9
3. Homework: chapter 10
- complete questions (discuss chapters 9 and 10 tomorrow).
*Chapters 1-13 questions due this Friday.*

Socials 10
British Columbia
1. B.C. Map quiz (10 minutes).
2. Notes: 6.2 (Treaties). *Reflect on how racist Canada is and has been, especially the government's treatment of First Nations people. Reminder: Race/racism in BC is your essay topic at the end of the unit.
3. Homework:
- read p. 213-220 (Gold Rush)
- questions #14-20 (booklet 1 --booklet 2 has duplicate questions for review)
4. Tomorrow: Quiz (p. 213-220)

English 11
Lord of the Flies
*Chapter 10-12 questions due*
1. Test (multiple choice).
2. Begin essay (you may not take home).
-- continue tomorrow; due at the end of tomorrow's class.

Tuesday 10 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. ACK work returned, updated marks.
2. Discuss chapter 3.
3. In-Class: Read chapters 4-5. Homework: Read chapters 6-7 and answer questions (discuss tomorrow).
4. Chapters 1-13 questions due this Friday, May 13th.

Socials 10
British Columbia
1. Review homework (p. 206-209, questions #1-6 (1), #1-3 (2)).
2. In-Class: Notes (6.1 Oregon Territory background). read p. 210-212.
3. Homework: Complete questions #7-9 (1). Review map (quiz tomorrow).

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Create essay outline.
2. Tomorrow:
- chapters 10-12 questions DUE.
- LOTF multiple choice test, begin essay.
- LOTF essay due at the end of Thursday's class (outline stapled to back).
*As always, essay is written in-class, you may not take home.

Monday 9 May 2016

English 12
The Catcher in the Rye
1. Late ACK novels and work due.
2. CITR novels distributed, background, themes, essay topics.
3. In-Class: Read chapters 1 and 2, analyze, answer questions.
4. Homework: Read chapter 3, answer questions (discuss chapters 2 and 3 questions tomorrow).
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**

Socials 10
Unit 6: British Columbia
1. Quiz: p. 204-210.
1b. Booklet #2 distributed. Label Map.
2. Homework: Ensure you have #1-9 completed from Booklet 1 (Mandatory assignment, distributed last week), #1-3 from Booklet 2 (Distributed today). Both sets of questions are from p. 206-209 so it shouldn't take much time. There will be a homework check and discussion of these tomorrow.
3. Map of BC work (quiz Wednesday).
*Unit 5 Work returned, updated marks.*
4. Tomorrow: Lesson 6.1 (Oregon Territory); handout, notes.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 12 (read; finish novel).
2. Answer questions. Start prepping essay topic.
3. Tomorrow: create essay outlines (chapters 10-12 questions due Wednesday).
4. Wednesday: LOTF Test, begin essay (due at the end of Thursday's class). 
--Essay is written in-class, you may not take it home. --Outline for marks (staple to back of essay).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**

Thursday 5 May 2016

English 12
Eliot's Poetry
1. Read "The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot.
2. Analyze; identify themes and literary devices.
3. Next week: The Catcher in the Rye.
*Return A Complicated Kindness novels and late work ASAP!*

Socials 10
History of BC
1. Scantrons returned.
2. Watch: Taking the West: 1873-1896.
3. Homework: Read p. 204-210, answer questions #1-9 (handout distributed).
*Quiz on p. 204-210 on Monday.*

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 6-9 questions due.
2. Chapter 11
- read, answer questions.
*Chapter 10-12 questions due Wednesday, May 11th.*

Have a nice long weekend!

Wednesday 4 May 2016

English 12
A Complicated Kindness
1. Hand in ACK WAQs and Entries. Return novels.
2. Read "The Hollow Men" by T.S. Eliot.
3. Notes/analysis: identify theme(s), literary devices.
4. Tomorrow: Eliot's "The Waste Land" analysis.

Socials 10
Northwest Rebellion
1. Complete Unit 5 Essay.
2. Tomorrow: Introduction to Unit 6.

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Quiz: vocabulary and literary devices.
2. Chapter 10: read, answer questions (review tomorrow).


Tuesday 3 May 2016

English 12
A Complicated Kindness
1. Complete WAQ (due at the end of class). EXTENSION: Due tomorrow at 831am.
2. Hand in 8 Entries (due at the end of class). EXTENSION: Due tomorrow at 831am.
3. Return novels.

Socials 10
Northwest Rebellion
1. Hand in (late) trial written work.
2. Hand in Unit 5 Mandatory assignment.
3. Complete Unit 5 Multiple Choice test.
4. Begin Unit 5 Essay (you may not take home, you will have tomorrow's class to finish).

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 9
- read, answer questions.
2. Chapter 6-9 booklet due Thursday, May 5th.
3. Vocabulary/lit device quiz tomorrow (Wednesday, May 4th).

Monday 2 May 2016

English 12
A Complicated Kindness
1. Final discussion/analysis (Entry 8).
2. Prep WAQ outline.
3. Tomorrow: In-Class WAQ (due at the end of class). 8 Entries due.
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**

Socials 10
Northwest Rebellion
1. Hand in Trial work (written).
1b. Review/Prep Unit 5 essay (you may not use an outline in class when you write your test but completing an outline will help you prepare for it).
2. Unit 5 booklet due. Unit 5 Test (multiple choice). Unit 5 booklet due tomorrow. Unit 5 Test (multiple choice) tomorrow.
3. Unit 5 essay/prep for essay (essay is due at the end of tomorrow's  Wednesday's class).
4. Thursday: Introduction to Unit 6...
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Last call for LATE LOTF work (chapters 1-5, missed quizzes).
2. Homework check/discuss chapters 6 and 7.
3. Chapter 8: read, answer questions (discuss tomorrow).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**