Monday, November 23, 2009

ELA 20
Your assignments for the week:
1. Finish reading TKAM
2. Complete questions on Part 2 and hand in
3. Complete quotes 1-5
Get cracking! I will give you class time but please do not waste my time and you must do homework every night to reach this goal by Thursday. I know you can do it!!

ELA B30
Hamlet is over and now the final projects are due. Tomorrow is Jeopardy for the final quiz on Thursday. Final projects are due next Thursday.

ELA A30
Research the time era for Sgt. John Wilson. Choose a topic and be sure to document you information. This assignment is about documentation moreso than content.

ELA B10
Final exam results for Macbeth were good. Please check the marksheet for your renewed mark. Now, final projects are due in one week with no exceptions. You have homework!!!!

Friday, November 20, 2009

ELA 20
Assignments are slow to come in. By Monday I need two quotes done in final copy and another quote by Tuesday. Remembrance Day posters are worth 25 marks. Due Monday as well.

ELA B30
Wrote the Act 4 quiz. Next week we will finish the play so the final exam on Hamlet will probably be Wednesday or Thursday. Thesis statement assignment is due as well as the Remembrance Day assignment.

ELA A30
Good discussion on Lois Simmie's writing style. The difference between a novel and a biography is indeed the author's purpose.

ELA B10
Wrote the final exam for Macbeth - there were no long answers so for some of you it will be a chance for your mark to go up.

Have a good weekend. Be safe.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

ELA 20
Reading class for TKAM. Are all your assignments in? If not, it is too late. Today was the last day to hand in 1st term work.

ELA B30
We began reading Act 4 and created a mind map to solidify the information in our minds regarding the plot of Hamlet. Act 4 quiz will be on Friday. Thank you to students who were in at noon finishing their assignments. Check your marks tonight. Everything will be marked by 5:00pm.

ELA A30
Attendance was poor so we moved ahead to chapters 21-33 which are due for your group work on Friday. Please be aware of the fact that when you are not here, the group suffers because we do not have your expertise on the chapters you researched!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

ELA 20
I read the trial excerpts to the class and we discussed the outcome of the trial. Please continue to read because you never know when there might be a pop quiz - like Thursday maybe.

ELA B30
The thesis statement was the weakest part of your essay on the exam so therefore we needed to do the assignment. It is not easy to create a viable statement. We will discuss tomorrow.

ELA A30
Reading STW...chapters 14-20 for group work on Wednesday.

ELA B10
Finishing the quiz and working on final projects.

Monday, November 16, 2009

ELA 20
We read parts of chapters 15-17. We will read the trial excerpt tomorrow. Please read at home as it will be more understandable for you if you have already read it once!!

ELA B30
Thanks for the Remembrance Day posters and poem. Today we worked on final projects and finished the quiz. Tomorrow we will work on writing a complete thesis statement.

ELA A30
The group work went well. Thank you for doing your share of the work. Wednesday we will be presenting from chapter 14-20. Tomorrow we will do the editorial.

ELA B10
Students wrote the quiz on Act 4. I am expecting much better results after all the studying we did in the classroom!! Please feel free to read ahead. It won't hurt you I promise. Tomorrow we start Act 5. Start thinking about your final projects.

Friday, November 13, 2009

ALL CLASSES: Be prepared to stay in at noon on Monday or Tuesday if you have any assignments outstanding in ELA. Last chance or the mark will be zero. PARENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED. Please check your mark on line as zero has been entered and will not be changed until I see you at noon.

ELA 20
Please complete the essay or poster for the Legion. They will be picking them up on Monday morning. Also, continue reading TKAM. We will be discussing to chapter 15 on Monday. Are all your assignments in?

ELA B30
We wrote the quiz on Act 2/3. Act 4 reading on Monday.

ELA A30
Very poor attendance so we had a reading class. On Monday, we will be moving on with chapters 1-13 of SJW.

ELA B10
Working on review of Act 4 of Macbeth. Test on Monday.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

ELA 20
Remebrance Day poster or essay is due tomorrow at the end of class. I hope you have taken it home to finish. (25 marks). As well, some of you do not have the TKAM questions in for chapters 1-11. Please hand in tomorrow.

ELA B30
Thank you for completing the poster or essay for the Legion contest. Tomorrow is the quiz on Act 2 and Act 3. Read over the plot analysis and make sure you are understanding the events.

ELA A30
SJW (The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Willson) is a group effort but you must still read the novel. It is on the final exam in many places so a clear understanding it imperative. Please do the homework required for you part of the group work. Don't let others down.

ELA B10
Test on Act 4 has been moved to Monday, but you can still go on line and read the summary of Act 4 in modern day language. There are many sites about Macbeth so start reading. Yes you have homework!! Do your mind map(15 marks)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

ELA 20
We are finished the first 11 chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird and wrote the test today. Keep up with the reading. We will stop and do some theme work for the next couple of days but the next quiz will be Tuesday on chapters 12-15.

ELA B30
Parody is now overdue. The compare and contrast paragraphs should also be done. We are reading to the end very quickly so keep up with the questions. Great advisor class today . Thanks.

ELA A30
Voices from the Past review sheet today. Quiz is tomorrow. I hope if you are home sick, you are feeling better. :)

ELA B10
We made some study quides today - mind map and study cards. Hopefully the test results will improve.

I hope to see your parents today!!

Monday, November 2, 2009

ELA 20
Today we wrote the test on Ch. 5-8. Tomorrow we are discussing Ch. 9-11 and on Wednesday we will write the quiz on Chapters 1-11. Please be at school for the test unless you are sick.

ELA B30
Hamlet parody is due today. We read Act 3 and will be done it tomorrow. Quiz on Act 2/3 on Wednesday.