TERM 4 MARK CUT-OFF: FRIDAY, JUNE 17TH
PLEASE RETURN NOVELS/MISSING WORK BY FRIDAY (ASAP)!
English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Hand in Synthesis Essay #2.
2. Study Lit Devices.
3. Grad Rehearsal
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Complete Unit 1 Written/Essay test.
2. Distributed: Final Exam Review Package.
3. Homework: Review Unit 2 (discuss Monday).
3b. Monday: Review/re-mark Unit 1 multiple choice test.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. "Prelude to Jumping in a River"
- read + MC questions
- prep WAQ
2. "PJR" WAQ due at the end of Monday's class.
3. Review lit devices.
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th**
If you haven't been already, you should be reviewing/practicing DAILY until your Provincial/Final exam. It's imperative you are in class, on time, prepared, and productive for the last week of this semester.
Have a great weekend!
CONGRATULATIONS GRAD 2016!
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
TERM 4 MARK CUT-OFF: FRIDAY, JUNE 17TH
English 12
Provincial Exam Prep
1. Original Comp practice essay ("Emotions") due at 830am.
2. Synthesis Practice Essay #2
- read "The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask" + MC questions
- read "Be-ers and Doers" + MC questions
3. Prep essay (Assess which passage shows the more respectful approach to children).
- you must refer to both passages and address the topic (6-8 quotations)
- theme statement: how the texts are similar (ex. Parenting can be challenging).
- thesis statement: how the texts are different and address the topic (ex. While Miller's "TMPQAPCA" and Wilson's "BaD" illustrate ways to raise a child, Miller's text contains the more respectful approach).
- multi-paragraph, use transitional words and phrases (in particular, compare and contrast words)
- should be mechanical-error and format-error free
*Due Friday, June 10th at 830am before you leave for grad rehearsal*
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Homework check: 1.5 Resource management.
- if you haven't already, complete questions #1-12 (Textbook: p. 34-35, 37-38, 307-8, 324).
1b. Documentary: "The Canadian Shield".
2. Continue reviewing and prepping essay (Describe three regions of Canada and how their geography has impacted their development and population. - geologic formation, resources - development and settlement - risks faced).
3. Unit 1 booklet due tomorrow. Unit 1 test tomorrow.
4. Unit 1 written/essay due Friday.
*Next week: Review.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Synthesis Practice Essay #2 ("The Cargo Hulks" vs. "Breaking Ships").
- read each text and answer multiple choice.
- prep essay outline (theme, thesis, 6-8 quotations from both texts).
2. Tomorrow: In-Class Synthesis Essay (due at the end of Thursday's class).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th**
English 12
Provincial Exam Prep
1. Original Comp practice essay ("Emotions") due at 830am.
2. Synthesis Practice Essay #2
- read "The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask" + MC questions
- read "Be-ers and Doers" + MC questions
3. Prep essay (Assess which passage shows the more respectful approach to children).
- you must refer to both passages and address the topic (6-8 quotations)
- theme statement: how the texts are similar (ex. Parenting can be challenging).
- thesis statement: how the texts are different and address the topic (ex. While Miller's "TMPQAPCA" and Wilson's "BaD" illustrate ways to raise a child, Miller's text contains the more respectful approach).
- multi-paragraph, use transitional words and phrases (in particular, compare and contrast words)
- should be mechanical-error and format-error free
*Due Friday, June 10th at 830am before you leave for grad rehearsal*
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Homework check: 1.5 Resource management.
- if you haven't already, complete questions #1-12 (Textbook: p. 34-35, 37-38, 307-8, 324).
1b. Documentary: "The Canadian Shield".
2. Continue reviewing and prepping essay (Describe three regions of Canada and how their geography has impacted their development and population. - geologic formation, resources - development and settlement - risks faced).
3. Unit 1 booklet due tomorrow. Unit 1 test tomorrow.
4. Unit 1 written/essay due Friday.
*Next week: Review.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Synthesis Practice Essay #2 ("The Cargo Hulks" vs. "Breaking Ships").
- read each text and answer multiple choice.
- prep essay outline (theme, thesis, 6-8 quotations from both texts).
2. Tomorrow: In-Class Synthesis Essay (due at the end of Thursday's class).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th**
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
English 12
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. Late provincial prep assignments? Late novels?
2. Write Original Comp practice essay ("Emotions can get the better of us.").
- due tomorrow at 831AM.
- REMINDERS: focus on one scene, use descriptive language (re: sense imagery, metaphors, simile, etc), theme and thesis are implicit (do NOT write the topic in your essay), multi-paragraph (these will vary in length).
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Homework check: 1.4 Climographs, questions.
1b. Complete 1.6 Geography of Settlement, using p. 39 of Atlas.
2. Complete/review 1.2 region info (to prep for your essay); documentary ("Atlantic Coast").
3. Homework:
- read p. 287, 302, 325-349
- 1.5 Resource Management questions.
4. Tomorrow: Review, essay prep.
5. Thursday: Unit 1 booklet due, Unit 1 Test.
6. Friday: Unit 1 Written + Essay.
*Next week: Review!*
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
Late work?
1. Complete "Head Cook at Weddings and Funerals" WAQ
- due at the end of class.
2. Review lit devices (quiz coming!).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. Late provincial prep assignments? Late novels?
2. Write Original Comp practice essay ("Emotions can get the better of us.").
- due tomorrow at 831AM.
- REMINDERS: focus on one scene, use descriptive language (re: sense imagery, metaphors, simile, etc), theme and thesis are implicit (do NOT write the topic in your essay), multi-paragraph (these will vary in length).
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Homework check: 1.4 Climographs, questions.
1b. Complete 1.6 Geography of Settlement, using p. 39 of Atlas.
2. Complete/review 1.2 region info (to prep for your essay); documentary ("Atlantic Coast").
3. Homework:
- read p. 287, 302, 325-349
- 1.5 Resource Management questions.
4. Tomorrow: Review, essay prep.
5. Thursday: Unit 1 booklet due, Unit 1 Test.
6. Friday: Unit 1 Written + Essay.
*Next week: Review!*
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
Late work?
1. Complete "Head Cook at Weddings and Funerals" WAQ
- due at the end of class.
2. Review lit devices (quiz coming!).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**
Monday, 6 June 2016
LATE TERM 4 WORK DUE TODAY
English 12
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. Read Sylvia Fraser's "My Other Self."
- questions: #2, 3 (Style); #2 and 3 (Structure) --> discuss
2. Original Comp Essay practice prompt: Emotions can get the better of us.
- #6 (Process).
- Essay should be anecdotal in nature, focusing and describing in detail one scene of your life in which your emotions got the better of you.
- Criteria: theme and thesis are implicit (do NOT write the topic in your essay).
- multi-paragraph (this is not a formulaic lit analysis essay; standard expectations shift for this type of writing)
- To get a 5 or 6 on this assignment, your essay will need to be descriptive, focused, and include literary devices (metaphor, simile, imagery) and sophisticated vocabulary.
- should be mostly mechanical error-free
*Due: Wednesday, June 8th @ 830am*
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Homework check: map, 1.1-1.3 questions completed, and you should have up to page 24 read.
- for 1.3 contour mapping, focus on getting the first two maps drawn; the other two are optional/bonus.
2. Watch: "The Appalachians" and the beginning of "The Atlantic Coast" (continue tomorrow).
- Ensure you complete 1.2 assignment: including how regions were formed, what resources they contain, and what environmental risks they face.
3. Homework:
- read p. 25-33
- answer 3.4 climate questions and complete graphs.
4. Unit 1 Test: Thursday, June 9th (booklet due) -Friday, June 10th (tentatively).
- Topic: Explain how Canada's geography has impacted its development and populations (you will need to describe three regions of Canada, both in terms of geologic processes as well as settlement and development).
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Synthesis essays returned, updated marks.
1b. Read "The Head Cook at Weddings and Funerals."
- answer multiple choice
- paragraph question (in-class WAQ tomorrow).
2. Review lit devices (quiz coming).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**
English 12
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. Read Sylvia Fraser's "My Other Self."
- questions: #2, 3 (Style); #2 and 3 (Structure) --> discuss
2. Original Comp Essay practice prompt: Emotions can get the better of us.
- #6 (Process).
- Essay should be anecdotal in nature, focusing and describing in detail one scene of your life in which your emotions got the better of you.
- Criteria: theme and thesis are implicit (do NOT write the topic in your essay).
- multi-paragraph (this is not a formulaic lit analysis essay; standard expectations shift for this type of writing)
- To get a 5 or 6 on this assignment, your essay will need to be descriptive, focused, and include literary devices (metaphor, simile, imagery) and sophisticated vocabulary.
- should be mostly mechanical error-free
*Due: Wednesday, June 8th @ 830am*
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Homework check: map, 1.1-1.3 questions completed, and you should have up to page 24 read.
- for 1.3 contour mapping, focus on getting the first two maps drawn; the other two are optional/bonus.
2. Watch: "The Appalachians" and the beginning of "The Atlantic Coast" (continue tomorrow).
- Ensure you complete 1.2 assignment: including how regions were formed, what resources they contain, and what environmental risks they face.
3. Homework:
- read p. 25-33
- answer 3.4 climate questions and complete graphs.
4. Unit 1 Test: Thursday, June 9th (booklet due) -Friday, June 10th (tentatively).
- Topic: Explain how Canada's geography has impacted its development and populations (you will need to describe three regions of Canada, both in terms of geologic processes as well as settlement and development).
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Synthesis essays returned, updated marks.
1b. Read "The Head Cook at Weddings and Funerals."
- answer multiple choice
- paragraph question (in-class WAQ tomorrow).
2. Review lit devices (quiz coming).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**
Friday, 3 June 2016
English 12
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. Complete "TQHC" WAQ - due at 915.
2. Read: "My Other Self" by Sylvia Fraser (The Act of Writing).
3. Make notes: Structure - questions #2 and 3; Style - questions #2 and 3.
4. Next week: Original Composition Practice (inspired by "MOS"; Process - question #6).
5. Make up missed quizzes today. All missing Term 4 unit work is due Monday, June 6th.
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Unit 7 tests returned, updated marks.
2. Review homework:
- p. 2-15 - 1.1 Intro questions
- complete map/atlas work (homework check Monday).
- complete 1.2 questions, read p. 16-24
3. How to read topographic maps instructional video.
- work on 3.3 Contour Lines questions (homework check Monday).
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Complete synthesis essay (due at the end of class).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**
Have a great weekend! There are only two weeks until exams so ensure you get missing work in by Monday and be reviewing/practicing every night!
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. Complete "TQHC" WAQ - due at 915.
2. Read: "My Other Self" by Sylvia Fraser (The Act of Writing).
3. Make notes: Structure - questions #2 and 3; Style - questions #2 and 3.
4. Next week: Original Composition Practice (inspired by "MOS"; Process - question #6).
5. Make up missed quizzes today. All missing Term 4 unit work is due Monday, June 6th.
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Geography
1. Unit 7 tests returned, updated marks.
2. Review homework:
- p. 2-15 - 1.1 Intro questions
- complete map/atlas work (homework check Monday).
- complete 1.2 questions, read p. 16-24
3. How to read topographic maps instructional video.
- work on 3.3 Contour Lines questions (homework check Monday).
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Complete synthesis essay (due at the end of class).
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**
Have a great weekend! There are only two weeks until exams so ensure you get missing work in by Monday and be reviewing/practicing every night!
Thursday, 2 June 2016
English 12
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. "The Destructors" WAQ due @ 831AM.
2. Provincial Practice:
- Part A ("The Globe"); multiple choice (reading comp)
- Part B ("The Quarter Horse Colts"); multiple choice (reading comp)
+ WAQ (Citing examples of imagery, identify the theme of "TQHC"): Due tomorrow at 915AM.
- theme, thesis statements - 4-8 quotations (I, I, C, E) - transitions - conclusion - mechanical error free
3. Next up: Synthesis Essay practice
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Complete Unit 7 Test Written (with the exception of the four students whose test was due yesterday).
2. Unit 1 Geography (booklet distributed).
- Homework:
- read p. 2-15 (textbook)
- complete 1.1 Intro questions
- complete Map & Atlas work (label, colour, longitutde, latitude)
*homework check: Monday, June 6th.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Review synthesis texts (multiple choice).
2. Prep synthesis essay (due tomorrow).
- Criteria:
- theme, thesis statements - 6-8 quotations (taken from both texts) - transitions - mechanical error free
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**
Provincial Prep & Short Stories
1. "The Destructors" WAQ due @ 831AM.
2. Provincial Practice:
- Part A ("The Globe"); multiple choice (reading comp)
- Part B ("The Quarter Horse Colts"); multiple choice (reading comp)
+ WAQ (Citing examples of imagery, identify the theme of "TQHC"): Due tomorrow at 915AM.
- theme, thesis statements - 4-8 quotations (I, I, C, E) - transitions - conclusion - mechanical error free
3. Next up: Synthesis Essay practice
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Complete Unit 7 Test Written (with the exception of the four students whose test was due yesterday).
2. Unit 1 Geography (booklet distributed).
- Homework:
- read p. 2-15 (textbook)
- complete 1.1 Intro questions
- complete Map & Atlas work (label, colour, longitutde, latitude)
*homework check: Monday, June 6th.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. Review synthesis texts (multiple choice).
2. Prep synthesis essay (due tomorrow).
- Criteria:
- theme, thesis statements - 6-8 quotations (taken from both texts) - transitions - mechanical error free
**Final Exam: Monday, June 20th (AM)**
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Complete "The Destructors" WAQ (due at the end of class).
2. Review lit devices, poem types.
3. Tomorrow: Parts A and B practice.
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Unit 7 booklets, political cartoons DUE.
2. Unit 7 Test: Complete multiple choice, begin written (paragraphs, essay). No outlines allowed.
3. Tomorrow: Complete Unit 7 written portion (all test work is done in-class, no test materials go home).
-- Test deadline exceptions --> JP, HB, DA, MG --> you must finish your test today due to wasting yesterday's class.
4. Next up: Unit 1 (Geography). Distributed at the end of tomorrow's class.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. "TQHC" WAQs returned.
2. Today: Parts B and C (synthesis) practice:
- read text 1 + answer multiple choice questions
- read text 2 + answer multiple choice questions
3. Prep Synthesis essay (due at the end of Friday's class):
- theme, thesis (that addresses topic/both texts) - 6-8 quotations (you must cite from both texts); introduced, integrated, cited, and explained - transitions (use compare/contrast words) - mechanical error free - 4-6 paragraphs (note: intro and conclusion can be shorter than lit analysis intros and conclusions).
Provincial Prep
1. Complete "The Destructors" WAQ (due at the end of class).
2. Review lit devices, poem types.
3. Tomorrow: Parts A and B practice.
**Provincial Exam: Friday, June 24th (AM)**
Socials 10
Modern Canada
1. Unit 7 booklets, political cartoons DUE.
2. Unit 7 Test: Complete multiple choice, begin written (paragraphs, essay). No outlines allowed.
3. Tomorrow: Complete Unit 7 written portion (all test work is done in-class, no test materials go home).
-- Test deadline exceptions --> JP, HB, DA, MG --> you must finish your test today due to wasting yesterday's class.
4. Next up: Unit 1 (Geography). Distributed at the end of tomorrow's class.
**Final Exam: Tuesday, June 21st (AM)**
English 11
Final Exam Prep
1. "TQHC" WAQs returned.
2. Today: Parts B and C (synthesis) practice:
- read text 1 + answer multiple choice questions
- read text 2 + answer multiple choice questions
3. Prep Synthesis essay (due at the end of Friday's class):
- theme, thesis (that addresses topic/both texts) - 6-8 quotations (you must cite from both texts); introduced, integrated, cited, and explained - transitions (use compare/contrast words) - mechanical error free - 4-6 paragraphs (note: intro and conclusion can be shorter than lit analysis intros and conclusions).
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