ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Today we'll be working on our current events! I'll be doing a short demonstration today of a current event, then you'll be working on your own article. Please use your current events handout and answer the questions on it for your article. This is what you'll be using to present your current event to the class.

ELL 3 Social Studies
We need our devices today. Grab your device, load up Scholantis, and check your mark for the presentation. Then, answer these questions using a lightning response. I'll show you how to do this during class.

1. When you designed your project, what steps did you take to create the final product?
2. How did you decide what information you would put in and what information you would leave out?
3. What is the difference between an image that would work for your presentation compared to an image that wouldn’t work?
4. What worked well for your project?
5. What will you do differently next time?
6. When you made your presentation, did you create a nice balance of text and visuals? Too much text?

ELL 1/2 Science
First, we'll update our food tables to show a complete week (Monday to Friday). We should have a total calorie count for each day, and total calories used for each day. For this assignment, we need to know those numbers.

1. Take your calories used and your total calories. Calculate your net gain or net loss of calories. Calculate the number like this: (calories you ate) - (calories you used) = net calories
2. If the number is positive, that means you're gaining weight, if the number is negative it means you're losing weight. Do you need to make a change? Where should you make this change? Which meal might need a change? 
3. Next, check the food you're eating. Which food group do you eat the most? Which food group do you eat the least?
4. Based on this answer, are there nutrients that you're missing in your diet?

Now that you have done some thinking about your health and your diet, it's time to make the assignment. Find a partner. On the portal (portal.sd38.bc.ca) create a video in your portfolio where you'll answer the questions above, and...

1. Give an overall rating of your diet. You could give it a score out of 10. 
2. Why did you give it this rating.
3. Make a few goals (2-3) that describe how you will make improvements to your diet and health.

Answer all 7 questions above in the video. The whole video might be 1-5 minutes long.

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Back to current events! Click this link to view an article on orcas. Complete the summary handout designed by our peer helper.

If you've finished both, come see me for the grammar handout.

ELL 3 Social Studies
More presentations!

ELL 1/2 Science
After the quiz, we'll be working on our calorie table a bit more. If there's time, we'll start our next unit.

ELL 3 English
Group summaries!

ELL 3 English
Here is the paragraph we made in class together:

Before there was life on Earth, there was a place called Skyland in the clouds, and the Earth was all water. In Skyland, Ancient Chief’s wife, Sky Woman, had a dream that the great tree was uprooted. Since it was a strong dream, Ancient Chief decided her dream must become true. As Sky Woman fell in the hole left by the Great Tree, she grabbed a handful of seeds then was caught by two swans who carried her down. Sky Woman couldn’t live on a planet made of water, so the animals wanted to find a way to help her. Many animals tried to bring the Earth up from deep within the ocean, but only the Muskrat was able to swim to great depths and bring some of the Earth up. They placed the Muskrat and the Earth on the Turtle’s back, where the turtle’s shell became scratched, and the Earth could grow. Sky Woman was brought to the Earth on the Turtle’s back so she could live, and life on Earth began.

ELL 1/2 Science
Today we finished our chart for measuring our diet, and added our needed calories for Monday. Please continue to fill this in through the week.

QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY!

ELL 3 Social Studies
Nice presentations today! We will continue with them tomorrow.

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Today we'll be learning more about current events. Here is the link for our current event. We'll be doing a different set of questions, this time!

Here are our summary questions:
Who is the article about? (Hint: At least 2 groups of people) (1-2 sentences)

How does it affect them? (1-2 sentences)

What did Mallie’s want? (1 sentence)

What may have stopped Mallie’s from getting what they wanted? (1 sentence)

What did Mallie’s do to try to fix the problem? (1 sentence)

Write down the main idea(s) on the back of this sheet (1 sentence)

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
We'll be going over grammar units 11 and 12, as well as the answers for our last article. Once we've finished that, I'll introduce you to current events! HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE ARTICLE.

1. What are two strange things happening in the weather?
2. What is happening to the freezing air over the arctic?
3. How is climate change affecting Northern Europe and Asia?

ELL 3 Social Studies
This is our last work day. Please make good use of time. If you are finished you may work on your SR, or practice your speaking. Also, if you're not sure how to say some of your specialized vocabulary words, I'm always free to help you out!

ELL 1/2 Science
More to come!


ELL 3 English
Okay - time for some mythology! What we're going to do has quite a few steps, but we'll be fine. Myths are cultural stories that attempt to explain something that we didn't understand a long time ago. Here's our plan:

1. Intro to myths summaries.
2. Reader's Theater: The Earth on Turtle's Back (p. 71).
3. Check the same story on (p. 49). Make a summary as a class. Maximum - 8 sentences.

1. Group Stories (we may not get to this until Tuesday or Wednesday):
1. The Fire Stealer (p. 58)
2. Pan Ku (p. 61)
3. Prometheus (p. 64)
4. How the Mayans Got Fire and Fooled Their Enemies (p. 67)

In your group of 2-3 people, answer the questions about your story, and create a summary no longer than 6 sentences. The questions for your story are on page 70. This work is a team effort. After you have made the summary, we'll be sharing them with the class.

ELL 3 English
More to come

ELL 1/2 Science
We're getting our last set of vocab for the unit. Grammar unit 10 is today.

ELL 3 Social Studies
We went over p. 126 in class in addition to project time. Yes, I forgot to hand out sharkbucks but I've made a list of those who have earned them. I will hand them out at the beginning of next class.

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
We did a lot of grammar today! Units 15, 16, 17, and 18 all in one package. This means we are finished with the perfect tense.

ELL 3 English
We're finishing up questions from "Thank you Ma'am," and going over integrated vs segregated quotes. Here's our working sample for today:

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       Last year was the first time I had ever been the new kid at school. For the first four days, I was completely alone. I don’t think I even spoke to a single person. Finally, at lunch on the fifth day, Karen Watson walked past her usual table and sat down right next to me. Even though I was new, I had already figured out who Karen Watson was. She was popular. Pretty soon, all of Karen’s friends were sitting there right next to me. I never became great friends with Karen, but after lunch that day, it seemed like all sorts of people were happy to be my friend. You cannot convince me that Karen did not know what she was doing. I have a great respect for her, and I learned a great deal about what it means to be a true leader.
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What did Karen do that made other people interested in the narrator?
Segregated
Karen helped the narrator by sitting down next to her. “Karen Watson walked past her usual table and sat down right next to me.” (p. 199)

Integrated
When the narrator was looking for friendship, she became lucky when “Karen Watson walked past her usual table and sat down right next to [her].” (p. 199)

Does the narrator respect Karen?
Segregated
The narrator clearly states that she respects Karen. “I have a great respect for her.”

Integrated
The narrator clearly states that “[she has] a great respect for [Karen].”

ELL 1/2 Science
More nutrition vocabulary!

ELL 3 Social Studies
I'll be checking your p. 126 questions, then we'll select our disasters for our presentations!

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
We'll go over answers for #8, and our NEWSELA article from yesterday. Some of us might need a bit more time to finish. :)

When we're done with Sharkbucks and all that - we'll move on to another article. Here is the link. Remember to set the difficulty to a level that's right for you.

1. What makes "Black Panther" different from other Marvel movies?
2. How has "Black Panther" changed the way Hollywood sees women and African Americans as actors?
3. What's another movie that changed how Hollywood thinks of female actors?

Monday! :D

ELL 1/2 Social Studies

Today we're going over grammar 9. We'll also go back and check out grammar 8, since we had some difficulty with 9 on Thursday. Also - we will go over the answers to our first NEWSELA questions and begin our next article, if there's time! Click here to view the NEWSELA article.

1. What is another name for Chinese New Year? (English)
2. What is the old Chinese calendar based on?
3. What are some of the traditions of Chinese New Year?
4. What was the last dish for the Chinese New Year dinner? Why?
5. Why was Chinese New Year not allowed anymore? Why did it return?

The last two paragraphs of the article says that "Chinese New Year is not a religious holiday anymore." Now it's just a vacation for people to "go online, sleep, or watch TV." It also states that younger people don't like "old New Years foods." 

Do you agree with these last two paragraphs?

Have you felt that traditional holidays are losing their original purpose? Are they becoming "just a break from work and school"?

ELL 3 Social Studies

We'll be starting our individual projects tomorrow, so today we'll begin the last disaster section in our book. We'll also discuss what is expected for our project and select the disaster we'll present on.

ELL 1/2 Science

Back to nutrition and healthy eating! Today we'll do the next part of our nutrition unit!

ELL 3 English

We're going to talk more about "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes. We'll do those questions, too.

Everyone - please download the Scholantis app for your devices. This is a quick way to access the portal and check your rubric. It's also a very quick way for you to add things to your portfolio. We will be using it to add items to your portfolio.

Apple App Store Link

Google Play Store Link

Log in using your portal ID and password, and you'll be able to check in any time you have your device with you.

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ELL3 English
We're going to pick our champion topic today. This is one that has passed our first line of testing - where we pair up and challenge our big supporting points with one another. Then we'll write our paragraph.

ELL 1/2 Science
Today we're moving on to our next unit. This is a bit different than originally planned, but we'll be going over our presentations next Wednesday so please be ready to speak.

ELL3 Social Studies
Today we're going over our grammar assigned for homework - and a homework check. Then we'll do rogue waves for our natural disaster. Start thinking about which disaster you would like to present.

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Today we're going over the answers to page 20 and 21 assigned for homework. Then we'll finish up this last part on the Land of Canada unit. If there's time I'll even do a little intro to our current events unit!

If we have time, here is our NEWSELA article. Set the reading level to "590L" before you start! Remember - this article uses Fahrenheit, not Celsius to measure temperature. In Fahrenheit, water freezes at 32 degrees.

1. What kinds of problems can cold weather cause? (at least 5!) - Make room to answer this question as you read the article.
2. What are some ways people warm up in Michigan?
3. What is hypothermia?

Almost Friday!

Good day, day everyone!

ELL3 English
Today we finished up The Golden Crane, and worked on Agree/Disagree writing.

The boring way: "I agree/disagree with the idea that..."

• dogs are great.
• pets are too much work.
• homework is fun.
• movies are better than books.

The interesting way: declare your position as part of your topic sentence, rather than simply agree or disagree with it. For example:

• I agree with the idea that dogs are great. (boring)
• Dogs have been loyal and wonderful pets to people for many years. (interesting)

The 2nd sentence here shows the reader that you agree with the statement and it also provides information to support your position.

ELL 1/2 Science

Today we're just doing project work! Exciting!

ELL 3 Social Studies

Today we'll do a little disaster unit work, and some grammar.

ELL 1/2 Social Studes

Today we'll break into groups for grammar. Our peer helper will take one group with one set of grammar, and the rest of us will do some different grammar!

Now ~THAT~ was a long weekend!

Welcome back, everyone! We have a wonderful week ahead of us. (to be updated as our day progresses):

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Today we wrote the quiz on a map of Canada. Then we set up our accounts for NEWSELA and did a bit more work on Canadian geography!

Make sure you set up an account for newsela.com.

Our class code is: W6845U

ELL 3 Social Studies
Today we did the quiz for the map of Canada and did more reading on disasters. Today we focused on Avalanches and Landslides.

ELL 1/2 Science
We finished our quiz on the cell, and we began group work on our particular system.

ELL 3 English
Today we read our first short story, "The Golden Crane". We discussed characterization. We also discussed setting and point of view.

For homework, please complete the paragraph handout. I'll be checking it on Wednesday!

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Today we worked on our maps and our first grammar units.

There'll be a quiz on the capital cities, province names, 3 oceans, and Great Lakes on Tuesday next week.


ELL 3 Social Studies
Today we worked on our maps and our first grammar units.

There'll be a quiz on the capital cities, province names, 3 oceans, and Great Lakes on Tuesday next week.

ELL 1/2 Science
Today we did a quick review of our cell vocab and began our first grammar units.

There'll be a quiz on the prats of the cell on Tuesday next week.

ELL 3 English

'Tis the 6th of Feb!

Another wonderful day - and some great participation. Social Studies classes have been working very hard on designing their maps, and I have seen some amazing work coming through today. Here's a rundown of what we've done:

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Maps have made some progress today. Remember - Canada is not an island! Please don't put an ocean where a country should be. No homework today. Tomorrow we may have some time to finish, and we'll do some grammar!

There'll be a quiz on the capital cities, province names, 3 oceans, and Great Lakes on Tuesday next week.

ELL 3 Social Studies
Some maps have completed in this class. Really fantastic work, guys! We should have time to return to grammar work tomorrow.

There'll be a quiz on the capital cities, province names, 3 oceans, and Great Lakes on Tuesday next week.

ELL 1/2 Science
We've finished going over cells. Please study for our quiz on Tuesday next week. You must know how to spell the words, and the definition of the words. Grammar tomorrow!

ELL 3 English
We made some progress on paragraph design today. We should be able to finish paragraph work tomorrow, even though it's a grammar day. I'll be sure to bring in some grammar since it's Wednesday after all!

Happy Monday!

Greetings! Here's our work today:

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Today we completed a handout during class that helped us learn the names of each province and territory in Canada. Near the end of the class, we started making a map of Canada. Please don't do this map for homework - we'll do this in class so I can make sure you're doing it correctly each step of the way. Here are the steps that we covered in class:

1. Draw a compass rose.
2. Colour the lakes, rivers, and oceans blue. Please remember: Canada is not an island.
3. Label (use capital letters for each of these):
1. Provinces
2. Territories
3. Captial Cities
4. Great Lakes and Oceans
4. Colour the provinces and territories. Don't use blue. Please colour darkly and neatly.

ELL 3 Social Studies
Today we worked on the map of Canada. It's the same as the map above! Please make it neat and tidy - it counts and it's for marks!

ELL 1/2 Science
Today we took a look at the organelles of a cell. Here's some helpful reading that will help you understand these organelles. During the class we copied some notes from a presentation and kept them on a handout, "Anatomy of an Animal Cell".

ELL 3 English
Today we took a close look at paragraph writing and worked specifically on topic sentences.

Reading Day!

Homework DUE FEB 5.

ELL 1/2 Social Studies
p. 4 questions (textbook)

ELL3 Social Studies
p. crossword (duotang)

ELL 1/2 Science
Read p. 6, answer p. 7 (duotang)

ELL 3 English


It's Reading Day! So what's reading day?

First of all, we have extended reading time. This means we read for up to 25 minutes. Then it's time to hand in our sharkbucks and earn stamps for reading.

During silent reading, we can fill in our book report form or read. Do this after each book we finish. After we finish silent reading, we'll hand them in and earn stamps on our Reading Day sheet. We can get stamps on Reading Day for the following activities:

1. Reading Silently During the Week and RD. (1 stamp)
2. Fill in the Reading Log for the week. (1 stamp)
3. Completing a Book Report form. (2 stamps)

Welcome to semester 2!

For starters, we're going to go over our course outline and learn a few things about the routines and rules of our class.

For writing, we'll write on the following topics:

1. ELL 1/2 Social Studies: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
2. ELL 3 Social Studies: Is it better to see the world through a computer/device or through your own eyes? Why?
3. ELL 1/2 Science: How much time do you spend taking care of your health? Do you feel like you take care of yourself?
4. ELL 3 English: Is it ever acceptable to keep a secret in order to protect someone?

Yes - the rumors are true. The science test has been delayed until Monday, January 22.

ELL Social Studies Your Topic:
What is one thing you couldn't live without? Why?

It's halfway day!

Social Studies
Read this article about an endangered species. An endangered species is for things that live in the world - we use this word when they might all die. Some animals become extinct when people hunt too many of them, some animals become extinct because there are other, stronger animals which eat or kill them.

After you read, think about this question:

How much should people spend in time and money to help endangered species? Should people even bother?

It's time for more January!

Hello everyone, here's are work today!

Social Studies

Let's start by reading this, and answering a few questions about it! (These questions are for 850L - so you can try that level!)

1. What are two health problems that children can get from too much screen time?
2. What is the problem with changing "no-screen rules"?
3. What is similar when we compare snacks and using cell phones?
4. What ability will improve if we put our phones away for a short time?
5. How does taking cell phones away make children more independent?

Science

Today I'll make sure your sentences are corrected, then we'll talk about the next part of our chemicals unit.

It's halfway day!

Social Studies
Today we'll be going over part 30 for grammar and onward towards the end of the semester!

1. Grammar 30.
2. Check answers (weather)
3. Fire and Fury // Discussion
4. Writing Prompt

Good Morning!

Social Studies

1. Basketball questions and reading.
2. Read this and do the questions below!
3. Unit 29/30 GRAMMAR.

Questions for reading!

1. Why do schools close sometimes in the winter?
2. What are some of the worries school leaders have about students if the schools close?
3. What does the article recommend to avoid becoming cold?
4. How bad do you feel the weather should be before we close SLSS?

ELL Science

1. Homework check (vocabulary)
2. Vocabulary speaking review.
3. Reading questions (p. 18-22)
4. Vocabulary practice handout.

More to come!

ELL Science
Welcome back everyone! Here's our new vocabulary!

1. Copy vocabulary on to your vocab tracking sheet.
2. Do the questions.
3. Do the vocabulary review.

Welcome to 2018!

Welcome back to the new year! It's time to wrap up our work as the semester comes to a close. That means lots of writing!

I know we've been away for a month, so we'll go over the big parts of the paragraph again before we start. Check it out:

1. Topic sentence. What will you write about in your paragraph?
2. Body sentences (3 - 6 sentences). 
3. Concluding sentence. There are many ways to do this, think about these questions. You only would answer one of them:
1. What is your overall feeling about this topic?
2. What big message should we remember about this topic?
3. Why was it important to write about this topic?

If you're feeling brave, you can also write many paragraphs.

In Canada many people like to make New Year's Resolutions. These are goals that we work on for the year. Here's an example of a New Year's Resolution:

(Check the underlined section - this is how to use a semi-colon. Two sentences that are very similar can have a semi-colon. You don't have to make a semi-colon in level 1 or 2, but you can if you like!)

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     This year, I will drive less, and take the bus more. Driving cars makes a lot of pollution and people don't get exercise in their cars; if I take the bus, I can help the environment. As long as I leave a little earlier, I can get to school on time. Also, I can meet interesting people on the bus, like other students who take the bus to school. I think all people should do something good for the world, and this is my way to do a good thing.

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Now, make your own New Year's Resolution!

Social Studies
Check out this link, and read a little about the history of basketball!

Pick your reading level - the lowest is about level 2. Please use a dictionary if you need help with new words.

1. Why is it called "basket" ball?
2. Who invented Basketball? Where was it invented?
3. How did racism affect basketball in the 1960s? What rule changed?
4. After this rule changed, how did they make basketball exciting again?
5. Overall, do you think that basketball has improved or become worse? Why?

Enjoy the Holidays!

Reading Questions!

Enjoy!

1. What does the word "acid" mean?
2. What is the acid called which is used in a car battery?
3. What happens when we have too much acid in our stomachs?
4. Why do farmers and gardeners put lime on the soil?
5. Where in our bodies is there salt?
6. How does salt get into the sea?
7. What are three ways that we use salt?
8. Why is chlorine often put in swimming pools and drinking water?
9. Where does sugar come from?
10. Where does sugar cane and sugar beat grow?
11. Name one chemical which is made from sugar.
12. Where does chalk come from?
13. How was chalk formed?
14. What are two uses of chalk?

Chemicals - Part B

Greetings science people! Here is our second vocab list for science!

Onward, to CHEMICALS

Below is our working vocabulary for CHEMICALS part A. This will probably extend up to Christmas. Copy these words and definitions to a new vocabulary sheet.



Once we finish our reading in class, answer these questions below on a separate piece of paper:

Happy Tuesday!

ELL Social Studies

Read this article. It is about polar vortexes. Pick a reading level you want to read at - at this time, many of you will be at 570L.

Questions:

1. What is a polar vortex and how does it move?
2. Normally, the polar vortex is over the north pole. Why does it come south, sometimes?
3. Write your own weather report for LONDON, ENGLAND. Use some exaggerated language. This is very unusual weather!

ELL Science

After we finish Lilo and Stitch, we'll finish the handout then move on to our big questions:

1. Do you think aliens might exist? Why or why not?
2. Summary time! Write a summary no more than half a page for this film. NO PHONES.

Understanding weather

Check it out! Here's what a weather report might look like on your phone. What does it all mean?



You can see a similar, web-based report here.

Before we can speak about weather, we need to write about it. Answer these questions about your weather report:

1. What will the weather be today? Will we see some sunlight?
2. What is the high/low temperature?
3. What is the POP?
4. How far can you see on this day?
5. How much will it rain?
6. How much water is in the air?
7. When does the sun rise and set?
8. Do we need to wear sun screen today?

More Vocabuary // Weather

More vocab! Copy these down and make sentences. Don't worry - there's no more vocab after this.

1. Flurry
2. Showers
3. Precipitation
4. Ridge (high pressure or low pressure)
5. Cyclone
6. Hurricane
7. Rainstorm
8. Deluge
9. Drizzle
10. Humidity
11. Pouring

Weather!

Welcome Social Studies ELL Students! Below is our new weather vocabulary. Please use the pictures to write your own definition on your vocab tracking sheets:

After you have completed your vocabulary, check out this article - read at your level!

CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE

Then, copy and answer these questions in full sentences:

1. What is the difference between Climate and Weather?
2. How are clouds made?
3. How do clouds affect the climate?
4. How do clouds affect people?
5. What does Berndnaut Smilde do? How does he make _______?

Solar System ppt

Greetings ELL Science!

Click here for the PowerPoint slides. These are the same slides as the one we did in class today. Please study this to help prepare you for both vocabulary quizzes.

A Note to all parents and students

The ELL department at SLSS is testing a new assessment program which means marks and rubrics for students will be posted online. To access marks, please follow the instructions included in your report card. There will be a website and a specialized login for each student. Comments for each student will also be found here.

Welcome back to SLSS!

ELL 1/2 Science
Please study the meaning and spelling for the words on exercise 28. This is the handout I gave you on September 7.

It's been good, SLSS - The Rogers continues in Richmond school district!

English 9
Today we read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". Do these questions!

Complete the 3 questions for Walter Mitty:

1. How would you evaluate the status of Mitty's relationship with his wife? *USE QUOTES* - 1/4 PAGE SINGLE SPACED
2. What connections can you make between Mitty's fantasies? - 1/4 PAGE SINGLE SPACED
3. Are fantasies an important aspect of our lives or are they a distraction from reality? - HALF PAGE SINGLE SPACE

Greetings team!

Here are some updates:

English 9
We've been working nicely on our mini-inquiry projects. Students have been designing their own inquiry questions and selecting their own anchor texts. This week we'll be finishing our individual responses to these questions and submitting the final product on Monday, March 6.

English 11
We've been finishing up Lord of the Flies, and working on our individual analysis project. Today was a library day.

English 9
Good morning, all! Today we started working on a mandala that defines us - at least partially. Here's the info you should put on the mandala:

1. Name
2. What defines you? (4-6 things)
3. What defies you? (4-6 things)
4. Where are you going? (4-6 things)

Finish your mandala for homework and bring it in on Tuesday, February 28.

English 11

Today we handed in our DEJs to finish up Lord of the Flies. We discussed our final presentation for the unit and worked on the following questions:

Chapter 10

1. How do Ralph and Piggy view Simon's death? How does each of them react to it? Why does Ralph laugh as he says, "I got the conch," and why does Piggy react so strongly to his laughter? How do we explain their bizarre behaviour, and what excuses do they come up with?
2. How do the biguns seem to define a "proper chief"? What does this criterion suggest about human psychology?
3. What does Jack do that causes Roger to have doubts about his leadership?

Chapter 11

1. In what way are the twins "seeing Ralph for the first time" before they all set off for Castle Rock?
2. Why does Roger ultimately push the rock off the cliff?
3. How is the destruction of the conch symbolically significant?

Chapter 12

1. Why does Ralph think that the boy he sees is "not Bill"?
2. Why do you think Samneric decide to join Jack's tribe? Why do they tell Jack where Ralph is hidden?
3. What is the reason for Jack's hatred?
4. Explain the significance of this quotation: "Percival Wemys Madison sought in his head for an incantation that had faded clean away."
5. What is ironic about how the boys are saved? What is ironic about the fact that the boys, who have become savages, are British, and why do you think Golding chose to write about a group of British boys? Consider what the naval officer says: "I should have thought that a back of British boys would have been able to put up a better show than that."

English 11
Good morning English 11! Here's our work for the weekend:

1. Finish the book.
2. DEJ for chapter 10, 11, and 12.

English 11
Today, your DEJs are due. We'll hand them in!

Your essays are still in progress. I made little progress on them over the weekend unfortunately. I will continue to motor through them this week.

1. What does Jack proclaim he will do in Chapter 5?
2. Who was in charge of the signal fire, but had fallen asleep? (chapter 6)
3. What do the boys find at the end of their journey to find the beast? (chapter 7)

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Questions for our Class
Chapter 5

1. What points does Ralph make at the meeting? What general point does he make that he wants people to discuss? Why are these points so significant?
2. How does Jack's response to Ralph shock him?
3. What does Piggy mean by his claim that "life is scientific"? What does he mean when he suggests that "there isn't no fear, either... unless we get frightened of people"?
4. What does Simon say about the beast, and what do you think he means? How does everyone else react to what he says?

Chapter 6

1. How does "the beast from the air" connect with the novel's themes, and what does it symbolize?
2. What does Sam and Eric's description of the beast tell us about human psychology?
3. What significant thoughts does Simon have about the beast while the boys are walking to the "castle"?

Chapter 7

1. What does Simon say to Ralph that makes them both smile? Think carefully about Simon's choice of words - do you think it foreshadows something that might happen later in the novel?
2. What does the hunting party do immediately after the encounter with the pig? How is Ralph's behaviour surprising?

Question materials sourced: C. Brantley Collins, Jr. (2008)

English 11
Just a reminder for everyone to complete their homework for tomorrow: read chapter 5, 6, and 7. Write a DEJ that covers all 3 chapters.

English 11
Let's see just how much you've kept up with the reading!

Chapter 3

1. What is Simon helping Ralph with?
2. What's preventing the important work from getting done?

Chapter 4

1. What causes some of the kids to become ill?
2. Why didn't the ship save the children?
3. Name two boys who tease the littluns.

English 11
Read this story:
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

Answer these questions:

1. What is the meaning behind:
1. the child in the basement
2. the role of religion
3. the description of the landscape
4. the promiscuity of Omelas
2. What's the point of view? Why is this significant in Omelas?
3. How does the setting enhance the message of the narrative?
4. Would you walk away from Omelas? Why would you leave? Why might you stay?

Good morning, world!

English 11
Today we tried our hand at synthesizing ideas between our philosophers and Lord of the Flies. We then spent some time preparing for our essay tomorrow. Your essay topic is:

What is the fundamental nature of human beings? Are we naturally good, bad, or somewhere in between? Argue your position using evidence from Hobbes, Locke, and/or Rousseau. You may also draw on experiences and other texts (like Lord of the Flies, or others).

After I return your preparation work from today, we'll start writing first thing tomorrow.

Homework
Complete your first DEJ which covers both chapter 1 and 2.

English 11
Due to the weather, our attendance was not so great today, so we made a few small changes to the lesson. We'll be taking on an essay either tomorrow or Thursday. You'll have two days to work on it. Here's the criteria:



Also - our first real DEJ is coming up on Thursday. Please complete a DEJ that covers chapter 1 and 2 for Thursday.

English 11
Today we took a look at the three big thinkers on human nature. Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau each have a take on why we act the way we do. Here are the readings we took a look at during class time:

1. Hobbes (Leviathan)
2. Locke (Tabula Rasa)
3. Rousseau (Noble Savage)

Right now, we're leaning towards Wednesday being our first composition day. I won't ask you to write a complete composition in one class, so we might use Wednesday and Thursday for this - possibly Friday if we need the time. Please be well-read on these three concepts before moving on to the composition.

**These materials are sourced from a combination of wikipedia, sparks, and:
http://www.iep.utm.edu/hobmoral/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes/
http://www.biography.com/people/john-locke-9384544

English 11
During class today, we discussed some of the big ideas coming out of our questions, and began applying Freudian literary theory to the short story "The Lottery". After this, we reviewed the big elements of fiction to get us all set for our class novel: The Lord of the Flies.

Here's a link to the PowerPoint we used in class.

Homework

1. Read chapter 1.
2. Create a 4 column chart, with the following names at the top of each column: Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon. These are fairly important characters in Lord of the Flies. In each column describe the characterization of that character. Once you have finished chapter 1, draw a line horizontally across the page just under where you finished writing down some notes on these characters.
3. Do a single Double Entry Journal item. That is, find one quote, and write one response to it. This is not for marks, but it will allow me to make sure that you're on the right track in terms of what I expect of DEJ responses. This way there won't be any major surprises when you finally do a DEJ for marks :)

English 11
Today, we read "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

Here's the link!

Homework
Do the following questions:
1, 3, 4, 8, and 9

Also, respond to the following:
How does the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO take form in "The Lottery"?

English 11
Today, we worked through an introduction to Freud's structure of the psyche. Tough stuff! We also filled in a 3 column chart with information about these elements.

Welcome to semester 2 of SLSS!

Students of my semester 1 classes: Your work has been marked, and you may pick it up any time. Please come by and see how you did - especially on your creative projects.

English 11
Good morning and good afternoon! Today we took a look at our syllabus for English 11. We'll be starting with some handouts and light reading this week, followed by a few short stories late this week/early next week.

Please be sure to take your syllabus home for a signature tonight. Hand them in by Wednesday, February 1. Also, finish your mandala by Tuesday, January 31.

Mandala items:

1. Name. (1, 2)
2. What you want. (4)
3. What you don't want. (4-6)
4. How you'll do it. (4-8)

Here's a mid-weekend update for English 12.

Compositions are coming along. Currently on schedule to finish before our class on Monday.

English 12 Provincial: January 24. 9:00 - 11:00am.
Location: Shark Tank.

English 12

The time is now. Prepare yourselves!

English 12
Here's some information for your third composition.

1. Samples of the composition - this is the same format we'll be using for our 1984 response. Click here for the prompt.
2. Once you have examined these samples and the marking guide/prompt, take a gander at another provincial sample. On our current schedule, we'll be doing our 1984 composition response on Thursday.

English 12 Provincial (January 2015)

English 9

Today we should be finishing our documentary, "Up in Arms".

Provincials are around the corner. Time to get to business!

Creative Projects are due on Friday, January 20.

English 9
Here are some links to help us discuss our social issue today:

Map of Canada and Distribution

Politics of Gun Laws in the States

Culture of Guns in the States

Canadian Reaction to Florida

Documentary for our viewing down the road.

English 12

June 2015 Provincial Exam

English 12
Here are the rest of the reading assignments, as requested. The date posted is the assignment for that evening (due by the next class):

1. Wednesday, January 11: Part 2, Chapter 6 & 8.
2. Thursday, January 12: Part 2, Chapter 10. Part 3, Chapter 1.
3. Friday, January 13: Part 3, Chapter 2, 3, and 4.
4. Monday, January 16: Part 3, Chapter 5 and 6.

English 9
Our creative project for your literature circles is ready.

BEHOLD!

English 12
Your final project is ready.

BEHOLD!

English 12

Here's some doublethink!

English 9 Literature Circles

These are our meetings dates, please come with your role sheet prepared ahead of time.

1. Monday, January 9
2. Friday, January 13
3. Wednesday. January 18
4. Monday, January 23

English 12
Here are some resources for our work on 1984.

1. Parental involvement in your social media.
2. Little Brother Is Watching.

Welcome back from the holidays!

As we begin to finish up our semester, we have one final assignment to consider. Here we go!

English 12
If you are considering a new-do for your TED talk, please let me know during tomorrow's class, at which time we'll do a sign-up on the board.

Also tomorrow, we'll be signing out our books and begin work on Orwell's magnum opus, 1984.

English 9
Tomorrow we will spend most of the class learning about the books for our lit circles. We'll go over expectations for the lit circles and the role sheets.

Please bring your giant orange text books to class on Wednesday.