Friday

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

Grade 11 - we'll be starting your book talks when we return. The first book talks will be on Tuesday.

Block A:
January 5 -
1. Hannah
2. Ivan
3. Rachel

January 6
1. Alys
2. Mark
3. Gracie

Block C:
January 5 -
1. William
2. Davy
3. Michelle

January 6
1. Queena
2. Janet
3. Derek

Be ready to present on your day!

Monday

English 8
Today we started reading "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The headless horseman wants you to write 4+ sticky notes and put them right there into the story. These sticky notes could be any of the following:

1. Question about any element of the story or about the writing.
2. Comment about any element of the story or about the writing.
3. Opinion!

Tomorrow we'll be looking at connections to this story, and we'll be using a different colour to indicate the connections we make.

Homework
Finish your sticky notes!

English 11
You'll be getting permission letters for watching Macbeth and Apocalypse Now. Both of these films offer an expanded understanding of what we've been doing in class. We need the permission letters because the films are R rated.

Today, we read up to Act 4 scene 2. We'll do scene 3 and much of act 5 tomorrow. The plan is to finish by Wednesday! (Thursday is our final lit circle day).

FRIDAY! (Saturday?)

English 8
What a concert! Well done to our fellow classmates who performed the fruits of their labour in front of the class.

English 9 SPECTRUM
We finished Coraline and discussed the beginnings of film reviews. Some students need to finish their revision work before the end of next week!

English 11
Lit circle 3 complete!

Thursday - AGAIN!

It's been a week! How could this be? We must be writing essays and paragraphs...

English 11
We wrapped up Act III for Macbeth. Lit circle 3 is tomorrow.

Homework
Be ready for lit circle 3!

English 8
Our first paragraph is complete, and we move onward to a new short story: Spring Victory.

Homework:
Complete questions 1 -7. Make sure you write more than one sentence for questions 5, 6, and 7. Fill in your plot profile for Spring Victory.

Thursday

English 8
Today we finished our first connections paragraph. Good job all around. If all goes well, I'll be able to return the drafts to you tomorrow and we'll be able to use the feedback going forward.

Homework
Read the short story: Crime on Mars and do questions 1 - 7. This includes both level 1, 2, and 3 questions.

English 11
First lit circle complete! Plenty of excellent discussion all around. We'll be blasting through Act 2 tomorrow.

Homework
Get started on your next role. Make sure you've handed in your first role before the weekend, as I'll have them all marked and returned by Monday next week.

English 9 SPECTRUM
Many of us finished our paragraphs today. For those of you who need a little more time, the only time that's really going to work is Monday morning before class. Do your best to come in before class tomorrow and we'll get to work on finishing that essay. Monday, we'll be doing an editing activity.

Wednesday

Here's a little update:

English 9 SPECTRUM
I'll be handing back journals tomorrow. Check them for feedback so you know what to work on for the next hand in. We'll be continuing our compare and contrast drafts tomorrow.

English 8
Most of you have handed in your double entry journals and our first set of short story questions. Some are still missing. Make sure you always hand in your work! I'll be checking in on this tomorrow.

Today we were introduced to a connections paragraph. We'll be doing our first practice run tomorrow. Bring your step 1 notes!

English 11
More Macbeth and Lit circles.

Homework
Our first meeting is tomorrow; make sure you're prepared.