Friday, October 30, 2009

ELA 20
WE HAVE POSTPONED THE TEST FOR ANOTHER DAY!!! Get reading grade 11. No more postponing. Quote #1 is also due on Monday.

ELA B30
Too bad you missed the pizza for attendance. You were so close but had 6 people missing on Friday so no chanceee for pizza! We wrote a parody of "To Be or not To Be". Final copy is due on Monday.

ELA A30
Reading "he Black Donnellys" in class and typing the final copy of "The Pedlar" assignment.

ELA B10
The results of the Act 2 quiz were not as good as I had expected so we are going to backtrack and review some of the terms used in Act 1 and Act 2.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

UPDATING THE LONG FORGOTTEN BLOG....

ELA 20
We have started reading To Kill a Mockingbird. The quiz on chapters 5-8 is tomorrow. As well, the first quote analysis is due on Monday. Please keep up with the reading as this novel is intense and we will move quickly. You first term marks are good. You are working hard - we just need to speed up.

ELA B30
Nice class average. Excellent effort and your attendance is very strong. Thank you for that, it makes it easier to teach if everyone is in class. Please go online and read some Hamlet analysis . It will give you a better perspective on the novel and its historical background. The Act 2, scene 2 assignment is due on day 2 which is Tuesday.

ELA A30
Everyone is working hard. It is imperative to be in class everyday as we are going to start some in class assignments which are difficult to complete out of class. Our unit of study is the Voice from the Past. It is a look at early Canadian writers - their topics, their setting and their attitudes toward Canada.

ELA B10
Macbeth is in deep trouble. He has killed Duncan and now has had Banquo killed. You were thinking during the debate on the third murderer. That was a refreshing break in the normal action. Work hard - your mark is an indication of your effort.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

This week was crazier than the last. It is my purpose today to update the status and assignments of each class. If you have any questions, ask in class so everyone is up to speed. Thank you to the grade 12 and grade 10 classes who participated in the LIP story and questions. I will mark your answers and we will discuss as a class if we want to record the marks. Next week the grade 12 classes will be completing the AFL writing assessment. You will be marked on your essay (25 marks). This is a provincial assessment that I signed you up to complete because you are an exceptional group in terms of creative writing .

ELA 20
The Glass Menagerie quiz is on Friday (tomorrow). It is short answer questions and an essay question. The dramatic readings were good. One group will go again on Tuesday so we can have a mark for your "Laura". Assignments are pretty much caught up. We are right on schedule with the curriculum so thanks for your consistant work.

ELA B30
We are quite messed up with our computer day and it looks like next week is a miss as well. Try to get the assignments in on your own time and I will try to find computers during class. The assignments that are due are: 1) poem analysis of "The Story"
2) Internet research of Hamlet
3) mythology assignment from Hamlet (Internet)
Next week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, we are completing the AFL writing and on Thursday, you willl have a computer class to get caught up on assignments.

ELA A30
The ceiling tiles are not in yet so we will just carry on and finish the final projects for Death on the Ice when the tiles come in. The precis writing unit will be interrupted next week by the AFL on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursday, you will be involved in a History workshop. It is all curriculum related so just go with the flow.

ELA B10
Final projects for Warriors Don't Cry are due on Tuesday so try to get everything done before then so you don't have homework in ELA. Good attendance last month! Congrats on the pizza reward.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We live in a peaceful country and need to be grateful for what we have been given.