Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. Review answers for Act II, scene i.
2. Read Act II, scenes ii-iii.
3. Answer questions.
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. WAQ due.
2. Read Chapter 5, discuss.
3. Homework: answer questions.
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Quiz - Chapters 6-11.
2. Read Chapter 12, answer questions.
3. Homework: Read Chapter 13, answer questions.
Socials 11
World War I
1. Continue exercises #12-19 (finish by Tuesday, April 21st).
2. Continue documentary from last class.
3. Terms #17-35 due Friday, April 17th (quiz).
4. Unit Test WWI: Wednesday, April 22nd.
*Note: #1 and 4 Tentative Dates*
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. Act I Quiz.
2. Read Act II, sc i.
3. Answer questions.
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Well-Answered-Question:
Approach chapters one through four from a Hobbesian perspective. How do the characters' words, thoughts, and actions support Hobbes' belief that the life of man in his natural state is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short"?
*Theme and thesis statements *12-15 sentences (min.) *5-8 quotations (I, I, C, E) *You may argue the opposite (Locke).
Due: Tomorrow at 10am.
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Review Chapter 9.
2. Read Chapter 10, answer questions.
- Film adaptation.
3. Homework: Read Chapter 11, answer questions.
4. Quiz (Chapters 6-11) tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15th.
Socials 11
World War I
1. Finish exercises #7-11 (homework check tomorrow).
2. Map (pre-WWI) due today (homework check).
--> Add the boundary changes (post WWI) --> homework check Monday, April 20th.
3. Terms #17-35 due Friday, April 17th (quiz).
4. Map Quiz (1914-1919) Monday, April 20th. - see pages 44, 52, 62 of your textbook.
5. Exercises #12-19 due Tuesday April 21st.
*Unit Test: Wednesday, April 22nd (tentatively).
**Watch: Armistace (and the reasons for the end of the war) - to 38:11, finish tomorrow.**
Julius Caesar
1. Act I Quiz.
2. Read Act II, sc i.
3. Answer questions.
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Well-Answered-Question:
Approach chapters one through four from a Hobbesian perspective. How do the characters' words, thoughts, and actions support Hobbes' belief that the life of man in his natural state is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short"?
*Theme and thesis statements *12-15 sentences (min.) *5-8 quotations (I, I, C, E) *You may argue the opposite (Locke).
Due: Tomorrow at 10am.
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Review Chapter 9.
2. Read Chapter 10, answer questions.
- Film adaptation.
3. Homework: Read Chapter 11, answer questions.
4. Quiz (Chapters 6-11) tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15th.
Socials 11
World War I
1. Finish exercises #7-11 (homework check tomorrow).
2. Map (pre-WWI) due today (homework check).
--> Add the boundary changes (post WWI) --> homework check Monday, April 20th.
3. Terms #17-35 due Friday, April 17th (quiz).
4. Map Quiz (1914-1919) Monday, April 20th. - see pages 44, 52, 62 of your textbook.
5. Exercises #12-19 due Tuesday April 21st.
*Unit Test: Wednesday, April 22nd (tentatively).
**Watch: Armistace (and the reasons for the end of the war) - to 38:11, finish tomorrow.**
Monday, 13 April 2015
Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. Review questions #5-6 (Act I, sc ii).
2. Read Act I, sc iii.
3. Film adaptation.
4. Complete questions (review in-class).
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Review p. 57-63 & corresponding questions (#1-3).
2. Finish reading Chapter 4, review questions.
3. Homework: Read Hobbes' Theory of Man, Hobbes vs. Locke (handouts) --> be prepared to approach your WAQ from a Hobbesian perspective tomorrow.
--> Approach chapters one-four from a Hobbesian perspective. How do the characters' words, thoughts, and actions support Hobbes' belief that the life of man in his natural state is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"?
*Theme and thesis statement *12-15 sentences (min.) *5-8 quotations *You may argue the opposite (Locke). *Due: TBA
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Review chapters 6 and 7.
2. Read: Chapters 8, answer questions.
3. Film adaptation.
4. Homework: Read Chapter 9, answer questions.
Socials 11
World War I
1. Terms quiz (#1-16); definitions due.
2. Continue working on Exercises #7-11 (finish by Wednesday).
3. Continue working on map of Europe (pre-WWI) - homework check tomorrow.
Europe Pre WWI
European boundary changes and treaties post-WWI
Europe in 1914 and in 1919 (new countries/boundaries).
4. Terms #17-35 due Friday, April 17th (quiz).
4b. Map Quiz (1914 vs. 1919) Monday, April 20th.
4c. Exercises #12-19 due Tuesday, April 21st.
4d. Unit Test - Wednesday, April 22nd (tentatively).
Julius Caesar
1. Review questions #5-6 (Act I, sc ii).
2. Read Act I, sc iii.
3. Film adaptation.
4. Complete questions (review in-class).
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Review p. 57-63 & corresponding questions (#1-3).
2. Finish reading Chapter 4, review questions.
3. Homework: Read Hobbes' Theory of Man, Hobbes vs. Locke (handouts) --> be prepared to approach your WAQ from a Hobbesian perspective tomorrow.
--> Approach chapters one-four from a Hobbesian perspective. How do the characters' words, thoughts, and actions support Hobbes' belief that the life of man in his natural state is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"?
*Theme and thesis statement *12-15 sentences (min.) *5-8 quotations *You may argue the opposite (Locke). *Due: TBA
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Review chapters 6 and 7.
2. Read: Chapters 8, answer questions.
3. Film adaptation.
4. Homework: Read Chapter 9, answer questions.
Socials 11
World War I
1. Terms quiz (#1-16); definitions due.
2. Continue working on Exercises #7-11 (finish by Wednesday).
3. Continue working on map of Europe (pre-WWI) - homework check tomorrow.
Europe Pre WWI
European boundary changes and treaties post-WWI
Europe in 1914 and in 1919 (new countries/boundaries).
4. Terms #17-35 due Friday, April 17th (quiz).
4b. Map Quiz (1914 vs. 1919) Monday, April 20th.
4c. Exercises #12-19 due Tuesday, April 21st.
4d. Unit Test - Wednesday, April 22nd (tentatively).
Friday, 10 April 2015
Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. Read Act I, sc i-ii
2. Answer questions.
*Monday: Finish reading Act I (scene iii) and questions.*
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Review/discuss chapters 1-2 (notes).
2. Read chapter 3, answer questions.
3. Homework: Read p. 57-63 of Chapter 4 (to "The mask compelled them."), questions #1-3.
*Monday: Hobbes' theory. *Tuesday: WAQ
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Film adaptation.
1. Quiz (chapters 1-5).
2. Homework: read Chapters 6 and 7, answer questions (review Monday).
Socials 11
World War I
1. Continue documentary ("World War I: Canada's Role").
2. Review exercises #8 and 9.
3. Ensure terms 1-16 definitions complete for Monday (quiz).
4. Current Events? (Term 3 deadline April 15).
5. Map 1 (Europe before 1914) assignment due Tuesday, April 14th.
Map (Check p. 28, 35, 37, and 54 in the Counterpoints textbook for more maps).
*Exercises #7-11 due Wednesday, April 15th*
*Terms #17-35 due Friday, April 17th*
*Map 2 (post-war) due Friday, April 17th*
Have a great weekend! :)
Julius Caesar
1. Read Act I, sc i-ii
2. Answer questions.
*Monday: Finish reading Act I (scene iii) and questions.*
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Review/discuss chapters 1-2 (notes).
2. Read chapter 3, answer questions.
3. Homework: Read p. 57-63 of Chapter 4 (to "The mask compelled them."), questions #1-3.
*Monday: Hobbes' theory. *Tuesday: WAQ
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Film adaptation.
1. Quiz (chapters 1-5).
2. Homework: read Chapters 6 and 7, answer questions (review Monday).
Socials 11
World War I
1. Continue documentary ("World War I: Canada's Role").
2. Review exercises #8 and 9.
3. Ensure terms 1-16 definitions complete for Monday (quiz).
4. Current Events? (Term 3 deadline April 15).
5. Map 1 (Europe before 1914) assignment due Tuesday, April 14th.
Map (Check p. 28, 35, 37, and 54 in the Counterpoints textbook for more maps).
*Exercises #7-11 due Wednesday, April 15th*
*Terms #17-35 due Friday, April 17th*
*Map 2 (post-war) due Friday, April 17th*
Have a great weekend! :)
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. 3 Theme Paragraphs due.
2. Notes: Plot diagram of Julius Caesar.
3. Read Act I, sc i; answer questions (reviewed tomorrow).
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 1 Quiz.
2. Read Chapter 2, complete questions.
3. Focus on theme, symbol, allegory.
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Review Chapter 2.
2. Read Chapters 3 and 4 in-class, review questions.
3. Homework: Read Chapter 5, answer questions.
Socials 11
World War I
1. Review exercises #2, 5 (#4 is optional).
2. Documentary (Canada joins WWI, continue tomorrow).
3. Exercises 7-11 (due Wednesday, April 15th) - read p. 48-53.
4. Terms 1-16 quiz Monday (definitions due).
*Terms 17-35 due Friday, April 17th.
Julius Caesar
1. 3 Theme Paragraphs due.
2. Notes: Plot diagram of Julius Caesar.
3. Read Act I, sc i; answer questions (reviewed tomorrow).
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 1 Quiz.
2. Read Chapter 2, complete questions.
3. Focus on theme, symbol, allegory.
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Review Chapter 2.
2. Read Chapters 3 and 4 in-class, review questions.
3. Homework: Read Chapter 5, answer questions.
Socials 11
World War I
1. Review exercises #2, 5 (#4 is optional).
2. Documentary (Canada joins WWI, continue tomorrow).
3. Exercises 7-11 (due Wednesday, April 15th) - read p. 48-53.
4. Terms 1-16 quiz Monday (definitions due).
*Terms 17-35 due Friday, April 17th.
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Please return novels from the previous unit ASAP!
Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. Continue working on 3 theme paragraphs (due tomorrow). Ensure you edit your paragraphs and have a theme statement for each paragraph, as well as 3-5 examples for each.
2. Tomorrow: Begin Act I, sc i.
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Continue debate.
2. Books distributed.
- background & theme notes
- Hobbes, Freud
3. Homework: Read Chapter 1.
4. Tomorrow: Chapter 1 quiz
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Paragraphs due, discuss (theme & motif).
2. Books distributed.
3. Homework: Read Chapter 1, questions.
4. Homework: Read Chapter 2, finish questions
Tomorrow: Discuss Chapters 1 and 2.
*Friday: Quiz (Chapters 1-5).
Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Hand in terms.
2. Term Quiz (mark, record).
3. Handout: The First World War - Order of Events (review tomorrow).
4. Documentary (Causes of WWI) - 20 mins.
5. Homework: Read p. 41-top of 47. Define terms 1-16. Complete "Exercise 3 - Order of Events", Exercises 2, 4, 5 due Friday.
Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. Continue working on 3 theme paragraphs (due tomorrow). Ensure you edit your paragraphs and have a theme statement for each paragraph, as well as 3-5 examples for each.
2. Tomorrow: Begin Act I, sc i.
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Continue debate.
2. Books distributed.
- background & theme notes
- Hobbes, Freud
3. Homework: Read Chapter 1.
4. Tomorrow: Chapter 1 quiz
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Paragraphs due, discuss (theme & motif).
2. Books distributed.
3. Homework: Read Chapter 1, questions.
4. Homework: Read Chapter 2, finish questions
Tomorrow: Discuss Chapters 1 and 2.
*Friday: Quiz (Chapters 1-5).
Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Hand in terms.
2. Term Quiz (mark, record).
3. Handout: The First World War - Order of Events (review tomorrow).
4. Documentary (Causes of WWI) - 20 mins.
5. Homework: Read p. 41-top of 47. Define terms 1-16. Complete "Exercise 3 - Order of Events", Exercises 2, 4, 5 due Friday.
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Welcome back!!! Reminder: Term 3 Mark Cut-off is Wednesday, April 15th.
Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. Of Mice and Men work returned, feedback.
2. Updated marks.
3. Return novels.
4. Distributed: Julius Caesar books.
5. Introductory assignment - Write 3 Paragraphs:
A. Betrayal and Trust (1-2 personal examples, 2-3 societal examples... Do you automatically trust people? Does society encourage us to trust others?).
Ex. Topic/Theme sentence: Often those who we trust the most betray us.
Everyone is worthy of trust until they betray it.
B. Fate vs. Free Will (1 personal example, 1 general example... Do we have the power to change the direction of our lives?).
Ex. Topic/Theme sentence: It is impossible to change the trajectory of your life.
Although one always has a choice, everything happens for a reason.
An individual decides his own fate.
C. Public vs. Private Identity (2-3 personal examples, 1-2 general. Which persona do we choose to reveal to others? Do we present different version of ourselves depending on audience/situation?).
Ex. Topic/Theme sentence: We only show the world the best version of ourselves.
An individual has the freedom to choose what persona the world sees.
*Each paragraph must be 5-10 complete sentences and must begin with a theme sentence.*
*Three paragraphs due Thursday, April 9th, 2015.*
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Work returned, feedback.
2. Updated marks. Return A Separate Peace novels.
3. Human Nature Survey/Discussion. (#1-4, continue tomorrow).
Wednesday/Thursday:
4. Novels distributed.
*Homework: Read Chapter 1.*
Chapter 1 Quiz, themes, background.
English 10
Animal Farm
1. Work returned, feedback, updated marks.
2. Return novels.
3. Finish film adaptation.
4. New Unit: To Kill a Mockingbird:
. Themes:
- Good vs. Evil - Education - Power & Power Structures - Fairness - Discrimination (class, gender, race) - Loss of Innocence & Coming of Age
Motifs:
- Public vs. Private Life - Religion; Being a Christian vs. Acting like a Christian - Mob Mentality.
5. Assignment (two paragraphs, due tomorrow).
- Respond to the theme of Discrimination and the motif of Public vs. Private life
- topic/theme statement for each paragraph - 7-10 COMPLETE sentences -2-3 examples for each paragraph (personal AND societal/general).
Tomorrow:
- novels distributed, introduction (themes).
Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Work handed back, updated marks, feedback.
2. Return Mr. G.'s books.
3. Time for Term Definitions (due tomorrow); not all of them :).
- Human Geography term quiz tomorrow /20)
4. Current Events? Deadline April 15th.
*Tomorrow: Intro to World War I.*
Comm 12
Julius Caesar
1. Of Mice and Men work returned, feedback.
2. Updated marks.
3. Return novels.
4. Distributed: Julius Caesar books.
5. Introductory assignment - Write 3 Paragraphs:
A. Betrayal and Trust (1-2 personal examples, 2-3 societal examples... Do you automatically trust people? Does society encourage us to trust others?).
Ex. Topic/Theme sentence: Often those who we trust the most betray us.
Everyone is worthy of trust until they betray it.
B. Fate vs. Free Will (1 personal example, 1 general example... Do we have the power to change the direction of our lives?).
Ex. Topic/Theme sentence: It is impossible to change the trajectory of your life.
Although one always has a choice, everything happens for a reason.
An individual decides his own fate.
C. Public vs. Private Identity (2-3 personal examples, 1-2 general. Which persona do we choose to reveal to others? Do we present different version of ourselves depending on audience/situation?).
Ex. Topic/Theme sentence: We only show the world the best version of ourselves.
An individual has the freedom to choose what persona the world sees.
*Each paragraph must be 5-10 complete sentences and must begin with a theme sentence.*
*Three paragraphs due Thursday, April 9th, 2015.*
English 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Work returned, feedback.
2. Updated marks. Return A Separate Peace novels.
3. Human Nature Survey/Discussion. (#1-4, continue tomorrow).
Wednesday/Thursday:
4. Novels distributed.
*Homework: Read Chapter 1.*
Chapter 1 Quiz, themes, background.
English 10
Animal Farm
1. Work returned, feedback, updated marks.
2. Return novels.
3. Finish film adaptation.
4. New Unit: To Kill a Mockingbird:
. Themes:
- Good vs. Evil - Education - Power & Power Structures - Fairness - Discrimination (class, gender, race) - Loss of Innocence & Coming of Age
Motifs:
- Public vs. Private Life - Religion; Being a Christian vs. Acting like a Christian - Mob Mentality.
5. Assignment (two paragraphs, due tomorrow).
- Respond to the theme of Discrimination and the motif of Public vs. Private life
- topic/theme statement for each paragraph - 7-10 COMPLETE sentences -2-3 examples for each paragraph (personal AND societal/general).
Tomorrow:
- novels distributed, introduction (themes).
Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Work handed back, updated marks, feedback.
2. Return Mr. G.'s books.
3. Time for Term Definitions (due tomorrow); not all of them :).
- Human Geography term quiz tomorrow /20)
4. Current Events? Deadline April 15th.
*Tomorrow: Intro to World War I.*
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