Friday, December 18, 2009

ELA 20
All Mockingbird assignments are due Monday. Any handed in after that day will not be accepted. Sorry. I cannot wait any longer. You must do homework in this class to be successful.

ELA B30
Excellent effort on Animal Farm. You improved your critical thinking skills and your ability to find a worthy quote for support. I will have everything handed in marked by Monday. Check the marksheet on Sunday evening for your mark.

ELA A30
Multicultural essay is due on Monday. We will be formatting the final copy on Monday.

ELA B10
The Black Donnelly's reader responses are due on Monday. No exceptions. You have had plenty of classtime to complete the assignment. Get it done on the weekend. We are alsomst at the end of the semester. Don't mess up now!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

ELA 20
5 portfolio pages before Christmas!!! Let's get going. Now, you have the rewrite of "Luke Baldwin'e Vow" as well as any other outstanding assignments. Tomorrow, I will introduce the next novel - The Progeny of Light.

ELA B30
Animal Farm vocabulary and questions on Chapters 6-10 are due Friday as well as the quiz will be Friday. The paraphrase and summary of The Communist Manifesto is also due Friday. The good news is that you have this week to get things done. Next week we will start Lord of the Flies.

ELA A30
Work on the essay at home and by Wednesday you should be well into writing the draft.

ELA B10
The Black Donnellys journal responses should be done by Monday. Work hard in class to keep up.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Drama Production is coming along nicely...thanks for coming out in the frigid morning air!
ELA 20
Typing the final copy of Part 2 of "The Caller". All Mockingbird assignments are due on Friday or you will receive a zero. Five portfolio pages by Friday as well. Tomorrow class is at 11:00.

ELA B30
Animal Farm quiz today. Thanks for being there - 100% for the first 5 people who read this and tell me tomorrow - even thought you do not have class!!! Animal Farm will be finished next week so get the Chapter 1-5 quotes in by Friday. Friday is another computer day, so come prepared to type your final copies.

ELA A30
The multicultural voice in Canada is an interesting concept. Thanks for the discussion today. This unit will be over very quickly so work hard to keep up.

ELA B10
The Donnelly website is very interesting and allows us to see a different picture of the Donnelly massacre. Tomorrow we will be reading and working on Ch. 5/6 and 7/8. Thanks for keeping up .

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

ELA 20
There are still some mockingbird assignments out. I will accept them until Friday and then you will have to take a zero. We have moved on to the short story unit and will be reading a few short stories before Christmas. Also, you need your portfolio information here soon.

ELA B30
Animal Farm is a quick read and my intention is to be done the novel by next week. We are still behind a little but catching up slowly. Keep working hard.

ELA A30
The Northern Voice quiz was a test of your ability to analyze a poem and write an essay on an unfamiliar topic. How did you fare? Tomorrow we start the multicultural voice. Please hand in your critques.

ELA B10
The Black Donnellys - chapter 5 and 6. We will be working on the response tomorrow. Feel free to work ahead and get the draft done so maybe you can have some free time tomorrow.

Stay warm.

Friday, December 4, 2009

ELA 20
The final exam for TKAM was today. If you missed the exam you will write on Monday at noon. All assignments are now due and will NOT be accepted later. If you want a mark for undone assignments, you can come at noon and complete the work. You must start doing homework grade 11. The marks are falling...

ELA B30
Hamlet final projects are due today. The movies were excellent. Thanks for your extra effort and all the frustration. Animal Farm is on the slate now and we will be finished it by Christmas.

ELA A30
Robert Service poetry is my favourite. The guy makes me laugh everytime! Two critiques to work on in Monday's class. Due on Wednesday.

ELA B10
Reading The Black Donnellys and writing the response journals.

Have a good weekend. Be safe and warm.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

ELA 20
Worked on final projects and portfolios. All asignments are due Friday - No exceptions. Jeopardy is tomorrow, quiz is Thursday morning. Friday we will start something new.

ELA B30
It was great to hear Pastor Ruten's presentation yesterday. I have added some of his titles to my Christmas wish list. Have you? His presentation was very interesting and I know it inpired many of you.
Hamlet final projects are due Friday, December 4. Reading Animal Farm today.

ELA A30
Quiz for SJW today.

ELA B10
Final projects are due for Macbeth. Reading The Black Donnellys today.