Socials 10
Life in 1815
1. Review/discuss homework:
- questions for pages 44-52
2. Lesson 1.1: Economy, 1.2 Government.
3. Homework: Read p. 53-56. Answer questions up to and including #8 ("The Problem of Land"). Define the key terms found on the front page of your booklet.
*Homework check/review Monday.*

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Create outline/rough draft of WAQ #4 (good draft due at the end of Monday's class):
Citing textual evidence, describe the evolution of Gene's friendship with Finny throughout the first four chapters of A Separate Peace.
~ Criteria:
- Theme statement
- Thesis statement
- Transitions in, between, and out of evidence
- 5-8 quotations (I, I, C, E)
- Conclusion
- Written objectively, in present-tense
- Mechanics (grammar, spelling, punctuation)
- Double-spaced, blue/black ink
2. Monday: Vocabulary quiz (chapter 4).

English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 2 questions due.
2. Chapter 3
- read
- answer questions
3. Review vocabulary (quiz next week).

Socials 11
Life in 1900
1. Review/discuss p. 21 questions.
1b. Create an outline for the following prompt:
Describe Canada's political, economic, and social landscape before World War I.
- Thesis statement: Before 1914, political, economic, and social advantages were largely enjoyed by upper-class, white-European men.
(Check your Perspectives from p. 22 chart --also on the test-- for ideas for your paragraph).
2. Complete/discuss Perspectives Chart (p. 22).
2b. In-Class: Work on review activities (p. 22-23).
#1abcd, 3, 4, 5 (I'll go over the TRC on Monday), 6, 7 (just add this information to the chart, you do not need to write a separate paragraph), 8, 9, 10.
- Ensure your answers are full and complete; some answers will be longer than others.
*Review activities + Chapter 1 formal question assignments due Tuesday, Oct 4th, hand in before your test.
3. Monday: TRC, review
4. Tuesday: Chapter 1 test, chapter questions/review assignment due.

Volleyball
1. Today: Practice with Mel at 430.
2. Reminder: Monday's game (we host CSSS; be ready for warm-up at 4pm)
3. Reminder: Wednesday's game at Unity (You have a bus there; please find out if you are able to get a ride home.)

Socials 10
Life in 1815
1. Notes: SS9 Review/SS10 concepts.
2. Homework check: Map.
3. Review last night's reading: p. 42-52; complete assignment ("The Land of Yesterday", "A Barter Economy" "The Importance of Social Class"); 7 questions + chart (discuss tomorrow).
4. Tomorrow: Lesson 1.1 Economy, read p. 53-56, Victorian Values...
5. Next week: Quiz...

English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. Homework check: Chapters 1-3 questions (for a full mark you need to include page numbers for every question, fully answer each question, and provide theme(s) when relevant).
2. Today: Read chapter 4, answer questions. Start planning for your next WAQ (find quotations from chapters 1-4 about war, rivalry, competition, identity).
3. Tomorrow: Quiz, WAQ #4...

English 11 (3)
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 2
- read
- complete questions (due tomorrow)
- study vocabulary (upcoming quiz).

Socials 11
Life in 1900
1. Review/discuss p. 8, 12, 13 questions.
2. Complete/discuss p. 21 questions.
3. Review/complete chart (p. 22).

Socials 10
Canada in 1815
1. Finish documentary.
2. Unit 1 booklets distributed:
2b. Label and colour the map on page 2 (neatly and clearly) for tomorrow.
2c. Read p. 42-52.
3. Clinton vs. Trump debate + Fact checking

English 11
A Separate Peace
1. "TLaN" WAQ returned, feedback.
2. Review/homework check: questions for Chapters 1 and 2.
3. Read Chapter 3; complete questions.
(Homework check on chapters 1-3, including page numbers, themes, and complete answers, tomorrow).

English 11 (3)
Lord of the Flies
1. "TLaN" WAQ returned, feedback.
2. Finish reading Chapter 1.
3. Complete Chapter 1 questions.

Socials 11
Life in 1900
1. Further questions for p. 10-11?
1b. Discuss: Canadian values; past, present, evolution.
1c. Pair/Group Work: p. 14-15 (questions #1-5). Discuss as a class.
2. Homework: 
-  Re-read/Review p. 2-13.
- Work on questions (p. 8, 12, 13); discussion/homework check TOMORROW.
- Add to your chart (that we started yesterday); see p. 22-23.
3. Tomorrow: Read p. 14-23. Complete questions (p. 14-15, 21).
*Clinton vs. Trump debate + Fact checking
5. This weekend-Tuesday: Review and answer questions on p. 22-23 in preparation for your test Wednesday, October 5th.

Volleyball
1. Pick up jerseys TODAY at BEGINNING of lunch.
2. TOMORROW: Be at GW Graham at 4pm ready to warm-up (game at 430).
3. Thursday: Practice 430-6 with Coach Mel.

Socials 10
Life in 1815
1. Documentary (1775-1815); introduction to SS10.
2. Government tests returned, updated marks.
3. Tomorrow: Introduction to SS10 concepts + major events (1775-1815) (notes).

English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. Complete questions for Chapter 1.
- Question expectations: page number(s), relevant theme(s), point form is okay as long as all the information is there.
1b. Essay question introduction.
- War/Enemy/Rivalry (intrinsic vs. extrinsic)
- Gene's Moral & Psychological development, atonement
- Symbols --> Theme
2. Read Chapter 2; complete questions.
*Homework check tomorrow: Chapters 1 and 2.

English 11 (3)
Lord of the Flies
1. Opinion activity (discussion/debate).
1b. Essay question introduction.
2. Tomorrow: Chapter 1 (to p. 11/8/9, depending on your edition). Begin answering questions #1-7 (continue tomorrow).
- Question expectations: page number(s), relevant theme(s), point form is okay as long as all the information is there.

Socials 11
Canada in 1900
1. Government tests returned, updated marks.
1b. Focus question: What did people in Canada value and believe in 1900? (Be conscious of your own ethno/egocentrism.) Remember, historical perspectives are shaped by the social and cultural setting of the time.
*Compare your values to the values of 1914 (p. 8 question).
2. In-Class: Perspectives/Evidence Chart (see p. 22 for details). We will be adding to this further throughout the unit.
2b. In-Class: Read and discuss p. 10-11, answer questions.
3. Homework: Read p. 2-13, 10-11 answer questions (due tomorrow).
3b. Tomorrow's homework: answer questions (in full sentences/paragraphs) on p. 8, 12-13 (due Wednesday)

Volleyball
- Today: Practice at 430
- Tomorrow: Uniforms at the BEGINNING of lunch
- Wednesday: Game at GW (be there dressed and ready to warm up by 4pm)

Socials 10
Government
1. Government Test
- 35 multiple choice
- fill-in-the-blank, WAQ
2. Next week:
- Socials 9 Review/Intro to SS10 concepts
- Life in 1815

English 11
Short Stories
1. "The Lamp at Noon" WAQ due at the second bell.
2. Introduction to novel study...
- Block 2: A Separate Peace
*Finish reading Chapter 1 for Monday*
- Block 3: Lord of the Flies
2b. Novels distributed.

Socials 11
Government
1. Government Test
- 35 multiple choice
- fill-in-the-blank, WAQ
2. Next week:
- Canada in 1900...

*Late work (if you have talked to me today) is due to me, emailed, tomorrow by NOON.*

Volleyball:
- Meeting after school today in B113 (game/practice schedules, tourney time update, jersey reminders). - missing forms?
*Next practice: Monday, September 26th 430-6; first game: Wednesday, September 28th @ GW (3PM START)

Have a great long weekend!

Socials 10
Government
1. Study/review for tomorrow's test.
1b. Prepare an outline for the following paragraph prompt:
Canada is a democracy.
~Criteria:
- strong thesis, 6-8 specific points with supporting evidence, mechanics/grammar, organization/structure
2. Textbooks distributed, progress reports (one-on-one).

English 11
Short Stories
1. Work on "The Lamp at Noon" WAQ; good copy due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
(Citing textual evidence, explain how Ross' description of the environment illuminates theme.)
- 4-6 quotations, WAQ format, Mechanics
2. Tomorrow: Introduction to novel study.
3. Review your lit devices.

Socials 11
Government
1. Review/study for tomorrow's test.
2. Prepare outline (you may not bring to test tomorrow) for following paragraph prompt:
Define and provide examples of civil disobedience.
~Criteria:
- strong thesis, 6-8 specific points with supporting evidence, mechanics/grammar, organization/structure (cause --> effect --> solution).
3. You should be reviewing your notes as well as chapters 9 and 10 daily. If you haven't already done so, review pages 295-296, 304, 308, 316-317.

Volleyball
- Today - practice 3-430
- Info sheets for parents (re: Tourney Oct 7)
Ensure you remember to go to Mr. Tagle at the BEGINNING OF LUNCH ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH to get your uniform. If you do not pick it up, you will not be playing.
- Practice schedule beginning next week: Mondays 430-6, Thursdays 430-6
- Games will be on Wednesdays right after school (ensure you book off appropriate times if you have part-time jobs). If you do not come to practices, you will not be playing in the games.
*Today: some permission form booklets still not handed in; AD form must be filled out by all.

Socials 10
Government
1. "Rights" paragraphs returned; feedback.
2.Finish Formal Current Events presentations.
2b. Review for Thursday's test.
2c. Prepare an outline for the following topic:
Is Canada a democracy?
*thesis statement, cause/effect/solution, structure/organization, mechanics/formal writing
3. Tomorrow: Review, textbooks distributed.
2d. One-on-one consults - current progress report (continued tomorrow).
3b. Next week: Socials 9 Review/Socials 10 Course introduction.

English 11
Short Stories
1. Hand in "The Possibility of Evil" WAQ (good draft). Must be handed in BEFORE the second bell.
2. Read: "The Lamp at Noon" by Sinclair Ross (p. 140).
3. WAQ Topic:
Citing textual evidence, explain how Ross' description of the environment illuminates theme.
- Criteria:
- Theme, thesis statements - 4-6 quotations (I, I, C, E) - Transitions (in and out of evidence)
- Conclusion - Mechanics (grammar/punctuation/spelling) - 10-15 complete sentences
- Double-Spaced - Written in pen (objective, present tense)
4. Coming up: Novel Study (title TBA).

Socials 11
Government
1. Finish Formal Current Events presentations
2. "Rights" paragraphs returned; feedback.
3. Discuss homework (p. 290-296, questions #1 and 4).
3b. Review for Thursday's test.
Written Topic (prep an outline):
- Define and provide examples of civil disobedience.

Volleyball
1. Practice tomorrow 3-430; if you haven't already done so, pay fees, get permission forms completed, signed, and return to me. If you weren't at practice yesterday you missed filling in another mandatory form; ensure you're there tomorrow!
2. Last chance uniforms on Tuesday, September 27th IMMEDIATELY at the lunch bell (Mr. Tagle in the gym). If you do not pick up your uniforms on Tuesday, you will not be playing in the game.
3. Starting next week:
- Practice: Monday 430-6, Thursday 430-6
- Games: Wednesday 3-530
*Ensure you book off these times if you have a part-time job; players who are not consistent will lose playing time.*

Socials 10
Government
1. Formal Current Events presentations (finish tomorrow).
2. Review notes (test on Thursday).
3. Tomorrow: textbooks distributed, review notes, finish current events.

English 11
Short Stories
1. "Harrison Bergeron" WAQs returned, feedback.
2. Edit "The Possibility of Evil" WAQ rough draft; good draft due at the BEGINNING of class TOMORROW.

Socials 11
Government
1. Formal Current Events presentations (finish tomorrow).
2. Review notes (test on Thursday).
3. Homework: read p. 290-296, complete questions 1 and 4.

Volleyball
1. Uniforms today at lunch (with fees paid).
2. Please hand in late forms (signed).
3. Practice today at 430-6.
4. Practice Wednesday 3-430 (this changes next week!)

Social 10
Government
1. Finish "The Sterilization of Leilani Muir" documentary. Discuss.
2. Review & discuss the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (handout from yesterday).
3. Prepare outline for Documentary Paragraph (written in-class tomorrow; due at the end of class).
4. Reminders: Your formal Current Events (filled out work sheet or typed + attached article) are due Monday, September 19th (be prepared to present!) and your Unit Test is on Thursday, September 22nd (this covers everything we've studied/discussed up to Wednesday, September 21st so ensure you are reviewing daily!).

English 11
Short Stories
1. Hand in WAQ if you haven't already done so (before the second bell!).
2. Literary Device and Short Story elements review quiz.
3. "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson (p. 163).
- WAQ topic: Using textual evidence, describe irony and symbolism in "The Possibility of Evil".
4. Tomorrow: WAQ outline:
- theme statement - thesis statement - 5 quotations (to be I, I, C, E) - transitions - conclusion - mechanics - WAQ format
*If you want me to check your examples, send me a brief email this weekend.*
5. Monday: In-Class: Write good draft of "The Possibility of Evil" WAQ (due at the end of Monday's class).

Socials 11 
Government
1. Textbooks distributed.*You may want to skim through Chapter 10 to prepare for your paragraph tomorrow. You will also be reviewing Chapter 9 ((Test Review/Prep)).
2. Review & discuss the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (handout from yesterday).
3. Prepare outline for Documentary Paragraph (written in-class tomorrow; due at the end of class).
4. Reminders: Your formal Current Events (filled out work sheet or typed + attached article) are due Monday, September 19th (be prepared to present!) and your Unit Test is on Thursday, September 22nd (this covers everything we've studied/discussed up to Wednesday, September 21st so ensure you are reviewing daily!).

Volleyball

- Get forms signed, completed, hand in to me in B113.

- Pick up uniforms Monday at lunch from Mr. Tagle in the gym (with your fees paid receipt).

- Games will be on Wednesdays; if you work, book Wednesdays 3-530pm off for the season.

Socials 10
Government
1. Current events (informal)
- Formal Current Events due Monday, September 19th (presenting Monday/Tuesday).
2. Notes: "Charter of Rights and Freedoms."
- Handout (appendix of Charter).
3. Watch: "The Sterilization of Leilani Muir"
 - Paragraph Topic: Describe the rights violated by the Canadian government in the Leilani Muir case.
- 8-12 complete sentences; thesis statement; causes, effects, solutions
- vocabulary (ex. xenophobia, eugenics, Social Darwinism, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms) - mechanics
*Due: Friday, September 16th*
4. Tomorrow: Discussion of documentary & Charter.
5. Study notes (test Thursday, September 22nd).

English 11
Short Stories
1. Complete "Harrison Bergeron" WAQ (due at the end of class).
2. Study literary devices (quiz tomorrow).

Socials 11
Government
1. Current events (informal)
- Formal Current Events due Monday, September 19th (presenting Monday/Tuesday).
2. Handout (appendix of Charter).
3. Watch: "The Sterilization of Leilani Muir"
- Paragraph Topic: Describe the rights violated by the Canadian government in the Leilani Muir case.
- 8-12 complete sentences; thesis statement; causes, effects, solutions
- vocabulary (ex. xenophobia, eugenics, Social Darwinism, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms) - mechanics
*Due: Friday, September 16th*
4. Tomorrow: Discussion of documentary & Charter, debate prep,
5. Study notes (test Thursday, September 22nd).

Volleyball
- Practice today 3-430
- Bring forms
- Uniforms Monday at lunch with Mr. Tagle in the gym (you must bring your paid fees receipt)

Socials 10
Review
1. Current Events?
2. Government notes continued.
3. Homework: Review (test on Thursday, September 15th).

English 11
Short Stories
1. In-Class writing assignment: "Harrison Bergeron" WAQ ROUGH DRAFT
Criteria:
- theme statement - thesis statement - transitions (phrases and words) - 3-5 quotations (I,I,C,E)
- conclusion - WAQ format (write in present tense, write objectively, proper grammar, punctuation, etc.)
***Edit your draft for homework. You will have the first half of tomorrow's class to write your good draft.*** Good draft due TOMORROW, HALF-WAY THROUGH CLASS.
2. Review literary devices, short story elements (quiz tomorrow).

Socials 11
Review
1. Government notes continued.
2. Current Events (informal).
3. Homework: review notes (test Thursday, Sept. 22nd), formal current events (due Monday, 19th-Tuesday, 20th).
4. Tomorrow: textbooks, Charter of Rights and Freedoms (presentation Wednesday, 21st).

Volleyball
- get forms signed, pay fees (bring receipt)
- practice Wednesday, September 14th 3-430pm
- Uniforms: Monday, September 19th LUNCH - See Mr. Tagle with your fee receipt.

Socials 10
Review & Current Events
1. Current Events:
- class example
- class practice
- discuss
2. Notes: continued (government).
3. Homework: review notes (upcoming quiz), informal current events.

English 11
Short Stories
1. Discuss: fairness vs. equality.
2. Read: "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, determine theme, identify lit devices
3. Complete: questions 1, 4, 9.
4. Homework (due tomorrow): Prepare outline for WAQ topic: Citing textual evidence, describe the theme(s) of Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"
- theme and thesis statements
ex. theme statement: A truly equal society is not ideal.
ex. thesis statement: Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" proves that an equal society is not ideal as it necessitates the sacrifice of individual freedom, beauty, and intellect.
- 3-5 quotations (I, I, C, E)
- 7-10 full sentences
- transitions, grammar, WAQ format
4b. Homework: Review/define/provide examples for:
- irony - utopia - dystopia - hyperbole - allusion - denotative - connotative - simile
5. Tomorrow: Write "Harrison Bergeron" WAQ as a class.

Socials 11
Review & Current Events
1. In-Class Essay: Respond to the prompt "Canada is a democracy" by agreeing, disagreeing, or arguing that it's both.
2. Criteria:
- 5 paragraphs: Introduction (strong thesis statement, introduction of main points), 3 Body Paragraphs (topic sentence, main ideas, examples/evidence), and a Conclusion (summarize main points, re-state thesis in different words).
- paragraphs: should be 5-12 full sentences, grammatically correct, error free, clear, well-supported and accurate points, use of transitional words and phrases to increase flow and clarity.
- please double-space, write objectively, and write in blue or black ink.
*due at the end of class
3. Homework: Review Thursday's notes (for upcoming quiz), collect (informal) current events.
4. Tomorrow: Current Events, government notes continued.

Volleyball
1. Today: Practice 430-6, forms handed out
2. Wednesday: Practice 3-430, forms due

Socials 10
Government/Review
1. Discussion: Current Events seminar.
2. Homework: Review Thursday's notes, find more (informal) current events.

English 11
Short Stories
1. Discussion: Curriculum theme(s) seminar (good vs. evil, the nature of competition, community vs. isolation).
2. Review short story elements, literary devices.
3. Homework: Define the words "fairness" and "equality" and provide examples that illuminate each concept (discuss Monday).

Socials 11
Government/Review
1. Discussion: Current Events seminar.
2. Homework: Review Thursday's notes, find more (informal) current events.
3. Your in-class essay is on Monday - ensure you have a complete essay outline (including a strong thesis statement) for reference.

Volleyball
1. Tryouts #2 today: 3-430pm.
2. Team list posted Monday, 8am (calendar in the gym).
3. Next week practices: Monday: 430-6, Wednesday 3-430

Have a great weekend!

Socials 10
Government/Review
1. Notes: Governments/Ideologies (continued tomorrow).
2. Handout: Current Events (for use next week).
3. Homework: Review/re-write/study notes from today, write summary sentences of today's lesson, bring a current event with you tomorrow (for discussion, not to be handed in).

Tag (Grade 11s pay fees. Fees due Friday, September 16)

English 11
Review/Writing Reminders
1. Notes: Theme, thesis statements, Well Answered Question (WAQ) format, quotation integration.
2. Review literary devices: define and provide examples for the following:
- metaphor, simile, juxtaposition, analogy, symbolism, irony (situation, dramatic, verbal), apostrophe (not the punctuation meaning).
2b. Jot down ideas/examples for the following themes (for tomorrow's discussion):
- Good vs. Evil
- The nature of competition
- Community vs. Isolation
*Paradox example: In order to establish a strong community, it is necessary to exclude some.
*Paradox definition: Seemingly contradictory ideas that illuminate a universal truth.
3. Tomorrow: Review short story elements, discussion of English 11 themes.

Socials 11
Government/Review 
1. Notes: Governments/Ideologies (continued tomorrow).
2. Handout: Current Events (for use next week).
3. Homework: Review/re-write/study notes from today, write summary sentences of today's lesson, bring a current event with you tomorrow (for discussion, not to be handed in).

Volleyball
- Tryout #2 tomorrow 3-430

WELCOME BACK!

Socials 10
1. Introductions, syllabus.
2. Warm-up activity (Map of Canada).
3. Homework: review course outline with parent/guardian.
- Ensure you come to class tomorrow (on-time) with loose-leaf/lined paper and a blue or black pen.
*Keep your eye out for current events!*

English 11
1. Introductions, syllabus.
2. Warm-up activity (grammar, theme & thesis statements).
3. Homework: review course outline with parent/guardian.
- Ensure you come to class tomorrow (on-time) with loose-leaf/lined paper and a blue or black pen.

Socials 11
1. Introductions, syllabus.
1b. Cornell notes/study techniques
2. Warm-up activity:
- Address/discuss the following prompt:
Canada is a democracy.
- Agree? Disagree? Your opinion builds your thesis statement.
3. Homework: Work on a rough-draft essay outline (should NOT be a full essay, just a breakdown of your body paragraphs/brief points). Practice essay tomorrow in-class.
- Tonight: review course outline with parent/guardian.
- Ensure you come to class tomorrow (on-time) with loose-leaf/lined paper and a blue or black pen.
*Keep your eye out for current events!*

Volleyball (Junior Girls')
- Tryout #2 this Friday at 3pm!
- Practice schedule to be announced (plan for Monday and Wednesday next week).