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Friday 16 December 2016

Socials 10
History of BC
1. Notes: Gold Rush, Confederation
2. Assigned:
- Complete reading & review chapter
- Complete unit 6 assignment booklet (due January 5th)
3. Study for test (January 5th) and plan/outline your written paragraphs:
A. Describe BC's history of racism.
B. Describe James Douglas' significance to BC

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Complete essay outline
a. one page, one-sided
b. 7-12 quotations
c. point form except for your theme and thesis statements
2. Chapter 9-12 questions due at the end of class.
3. In-Class essay: January 3rd-4th.

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Complete essay outline
a. one page, one-sided
b. 7-12 quotations
c. point form except for your theme and thesis statements
2. Chapter 9-12 questions due at the end of class.
3. In-Class essay: January 3rd-4th.

Socials 11
Postwar Years
1. Notes/review: Canada and the World (1946-1980).
2. Discuss assignment (#1-5, p. 196).
3. Assigned:
- Complete chart (#1 on p. 202)
- read p. 206-214
- FQ #1-4 (p. 214)

Thursday 15 December 2016

Socials 10
Unit 6
1. Notes: First Nations Treaties.
2. Review homework.
3. Assigned:
- read p. 232-238
- questions #1-34 should be (mostly) completed.
4. Tomorrow: Gold Rush notes

English 11 (2)
Lord of the Flies
1. Review chapter 9-12 questions (due at the end of tomorrow's class).
2. Work on essay outline (continue/finish tomorrow):
- 1 page, single-sided - 7-10 quotations (I, I, C, E) - theme and thesis statements (full sentences OK, everything else should be point form).
3. In-Class Essay: January 3rd-4th.

English 11 (3)
A Separate Peace
1. Review chapter 9-13 questions (due at the end of tomorrow's class).
2. Work on essay outline (continue/finish tomorrow):
- 1 page, single-sided - 7-10 quotations (I, I, C, E) - theme and thesis statements (full sentences OK, everything else should be point form).
3. In-Class Essay: January 3rd-4th.

Socials 11
1950s
1. WWII tests returned, updated marks.
1b. Informal activity: Read p. 192-193
2. Review/discuss homework
- #1-3 (p. 178)
- #1, 2, 4, 6 (p. 189)
3. Assigned:
- read p. 190-201
- FQ #1-5 (P. 196)
4. Notes: Cold War: USSR vs. US (continue tomorrow).

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Block 1 - Socials 10
- Assign the next 20 pages of reading (see the whiteboard for where they have left off) and the corresponding questions in their Unit 6 assignment booklet. Due tomorrow.
Flex - Christmas Assembly with block 2 students (seating rows 8-9, section C, left of Gym)
Block 2 - English 11
- Assign students to finish reading the novel and finish their questions (they already have them). They will be writing an in-class essay Thursday and they should have already been working on their outline throughout the unit - this should not be a surprise.
Block 3 - English 11
- Assign students to finish reading the novel and finish their questions (they already have them). They will be writing an in-class essay Thursday and they should have already been working on their outline throughout the unit - this should not be a surprise.
 Block 4 - Socials 11
- Assign reading: p. 180-189
- Formal questions:  1, 2, 4, 6 on p. 189
*Homework check tomorrow* for all classes.

Friday 9 December 2016

Socials 10
Unit 6
1. Notes: The Oregon Boundary dispute.
2. Review homework: questions #1-6.
3. Assigned:
- read p. 210-212
- questions #7-9
4. Future test prep.
5. Updated marks, tests returned.

English 11 (2)
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 10...
- read - analyze - important quotations.
2. Film inaccuracies.
3. Essay planning (decide on a topic, create theme and thesis statements, find important quotations).
4. Test/In-Class essay: Thursday-Friday next week.
*Updated marks

English 11 (3)
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 5-8 questions due.
2. Chapter 9 (in-class). Chapter 10 (for homework); review questions on Monday.
- read - analyze - important quotations
3. Future essay prep.
*Updated mark
4. Test/In-Class essay: Thursday-Friday next week.

Socials 11
World War II
1. Hiroshima.
2. Assigned:
- read p. 170-178
- FQ #1-3 (p.178) (discuss Monday...possible quiz).
*Updated marks

Thursday 8 December 2016

All classes: Yesterday at 3pm was the cut-off to hand in late term 2 work (work assigned Nov 4-Dec 6). With only about a month of classes before Final Exams in January, you are encouraged to hand work in ON TIME. Again, no late work from Nov 4-Dec 6 will be accepted; your last (not your first) opportunity to hand in work from this term (thus far) was yesterday at 3pm.

Socials 10
Unit 6
1. Unit 5 work, MC tests returned.
2. Assigned:
- Label Unit 6 map
- read p. 206-209
- questions #1-6 (assignment booklet distributed).

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 5-8 questions due.
2. Chapter 9...
- read - analyze - quotations
3. Film inaccuracies, continued.

English 11 (3)
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 8...
- read - analyze - important quotations
*Chapter 5-8 questions due tomorrow.*

Socials 11
World War II
1. Complete WWII test (due at the end of today's class).

Wednesday 7 December 2016

MIDTERM MARK CUT-OFF: TODAY AT 3PM

Socials 10
Unit 5
1. Continue & complete Unit 5 test (essay; staple outline to back).
2. Up next: Unit 6: The Development of British Columbia.

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 8...
- read - analyze - important quotations
2. Chapter 5-8 questions due tomorrow.

English 11 (3)
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 7...
- read - analyze - important quotations
2. Chapter 5-8 questions due Friday.

Socials 11
World War II
1. Formal questions due.
2. World War II Test (closed-book).
- you may not take home; if you need more time you have tomorrow's class - due at the end of Thursday's class.

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Monday 5 December 2016

ALL CLASSES: TERM 2 MIDTERM MARK CUT-OFF IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH AT 3PM. STUDENTS WHO ARE MISSING WORK SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR MY FLEX BLOCK THIS WEEK.

Socials 10
Unit 5
1. Review/essay outline prep day.
- study key terms, events, and people
- your outline is one-page, one-sided, and the only full-sentence is your thesis statement.
- essay format criteria review
2. Complete Unit 5 assignment booklet (due tomorrow at the beginning of class).
3. Updated marks.

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. WAQs returned; updated marks.
2. Chapter 6...
- read - analyze - important quotations
*Return late The Crucible and A Separate Peace books ASAP! JP, MD, AB*
3. 1990 film adaptation inaccuracies...

English 11 (3)
A Separate Peace
1. Work returned; updated marks.
2. Chapter 6...
 - read - analyze - important quotations
3. Future essay/WAQ prep.

Socials 11
World War II
1. Reflections (Schindler's List, Nazism, The Final Solution).
2. Review p. 152-157 (informally answer/discuss questions on p. 154, 156, 157; group/class).
3. Notes: Canada's Homefront.
4. Assigned:
- read p. 158-161
- FQ: #1, 2, 5 on p. 159).
5. Continue to review/essay prep daily; World War II Test: Wednesday-Thursday.

Friday 2 December 2016

Socials 10
Unit 5
1. Review assignment (questions #30-39).
2. Finish documentary.
3. Complete essay outline, review.
*Unit 5 booklet due Tuesday at the beginning of class.*
*Unit 5 test + essay: Tuesday-Wednesday*

English 11 (2)
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 1-4 questions due.
2. Chapter 1-5 test + WAQ (due at the end of class).

English 11 (3)
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 1-4 questions due.
2. Chapter 5...
- read, analyze, important quotations
3. Future WAQ/essay planning.
*Return missing ASP/TC books*

Socials 11 
World War II
1. Continue Schindler's List.
2. Review for WWII test/add to essay outline.
3. Next week: The Home-Front, Aftermath of WWII, Unit test (closed book, no outline).

Have a good weekend.

Thursday 1 December 2016

Socials 10
Unit 5
1. Unit 5 Quizzes returned.
1b. Updated marks, sign up for my FLEX next week if you are missing work.
2. Review homework (#25-29).
2b. Work on essay outline (1 page, 1 sided, POINT FORM; your only full sentence should be your thesis statement).
3. Finish notes (5.4 - Louis Riel's Trial).
4. Assigned:
- read p. 195-202 (finish chapter)
- finish questions (#30-39)
5. Tomorrow: Finish documentary, finish outline.
Next week:
6. Monday: Review
7. Tuesday-Wednesday: Unit 5 Test and Essay

English 11
Lord of the Flies
*Return ASP/TC books - AB, MD, JP*
1. Analysis, review.
2. Quotation Integration Practice, WAQ practice (theme & thesis statements).
3. Tomorrow: Chapter 1-5 test (including in-class WAQ).
3b. Tomorrow: Chapter 1-4 questions due at the BEGINNING of class.

English 11 (3)
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 4...
- read - analyze - important quotations.
1b. Ch 1-4 questions due tomorrow @ the beginning of class

Socials 11
World War II
1. Continue Schindler's List.
2. Review/Essay prep (nightly)! - You should have up to p. 157 read.
(consider #1 and #6 on p. 160).
4. Next week: The Home-Front, Aftermath of WWII, Unit test/essay (closed book, no outline).