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)**

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)*

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!

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.

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).

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.

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!