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.
Friday, October 30, 2009
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.
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.
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.
Monday, September 28, 2009
I hope everyone had a good weekend and everyone (including the farmers) enjoyed the rain break. Only 9 months until June!
ELA 20
Questions, expressions and vocabulary are due on Day 4 so you have homework. Providing the class is working, you will have class time.
ELA B30
We are at the end of Unit 1 and all assignments up to "The Story " are now past due. Students are expected to complete assignments at noon hour if they want a mark other than zero. In that way, I can identify the problem associated with the late assignment. Thank you to students who are up to date and cruising!
ELA A30
Tomorrow is our typing day and assignment due day. Assignments #2 and #3 are due as well as the chapter charting for Death on the Ice and the murder charge paragraph. The open book essay exam will be on Friday. Projects all week or as long as you are suitably engaged.
ELA B10
Good work period. Most of you are working hard to give your best possible effort. Tomorrow is Jeopardy - boys vs. girls. It is the way we review the novel and study for the quiz on Wednesday.
Have a good evening. See you tomorrow.
ELA 20
Questions, expressions and vocabulary are due on Day 4 so you have homework. Providing the class is working, you will have class time.
ELA B30
We are at the end of Unit 1 and all assignments up to "The Story " are now past due. Students are expected to complete assignments at noon hour if they want a mark other than zero. In that way, I can identify the problem associated with the late assignment. Thank you to students who are up to date and cruising!
ELA A30
Tomorrow is our typing day and assignment due day. Assignments #2 and #3 are due as well as the chapter charting for Death on the Ice and the murder charge paragraph. The open book essay exam will be on Friday. Projects all week or as long as you are suitably engaged.
ELA B10
Good work period. Most of you are working hard to give your best possible effort. Tomorrow is Jeopardy - boys vs. girls. It is the way we review the novel and study for the quiz on Wednesday.
Have a good evening. See you tomorrow.
Friday, September 25, 2009
40 MINUTE CLASSES FOR PERIODS 1/2 AND 3/4
ELA 20
Worked in computer lab on unfinished assignments. Students will now have to do a noonhour to receive a mark on incomplete work. In that way, I can help you. Good job to the students who have completed assignments on time.
ELA B30
Today was the first day of sustained reading. It is a new idea that is designed to help students become lifelong readers. Students may bring in their own novel to read at this time providing it is school appropriate.
ELA A30
Discussion today centered around hypothermia - difficult topic in 30 degree weather. Next Friday will be the open book, essay quiz on Death on the Ice. The charting and assignment #2 (reflection) and assignment #3 (expressions) are due on Tuesday. For the rest of the week we will be concentrating on our final projects for this novel.
ELA B10
We typed the obituary for the character from Warriors Don't Cry. In today's world it is important to know where to find a sample of the writing you are required to do. The newspaper is a good spot to find the format for an obituary. Students should be almost done reading Warriors Don't Cry. Next week will be the test on the novel and final projects. Good job grade 10 we are right on track!
ELA 20
Worked in computer lab on unfinished assignments. Students will now have to do a noonhour to receive a mark on incomplete work. In that way, I can help you. Good job to the students who have completed assignments on time.
ELA B30
Today was the first day of sustained reading. It is a new idea that is designed to help students become lifelong readers. Students may bring in their own novel to read at this time providing it is school appropriate.
ELA A30
Discussion today centered around hypothermia - difficult topic in 30 degree weather. Next Friday will be the open book, essay quiz on Death on the Ice. The charting and assignment #2 (reflection) and assignment #3 (expressions) are due on Tuesday. For the rest of the week we will be concentrating on our final projects for this novel.
ELA B10
We typed the obituary for the character from Warriors Don't Cry. In today's world it is important to know where to find a sample of the writing you are required to do. The newspaper is a good spot to find the format for an obituary. Students should be almost done reading Warriors Don't Cry. Next week will be the test on the novel and final projects. Good job grade 10 we are right on track!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
ELA 20
Outstanding assignments must be handed in ASAP. Noon hour will be your only option if you cannot do the work in class or for homework. We are reading "The Glass Menagerie" and watching the movie presentation. For tomorrow you should have the questions completed to the end of Scene IV (four). We will be getting a vocabulary assignment and a figures of speech assignment. Here it comes...don't fall behind.
ELA B30
Unit 1 quiz today. We are finished the first part of the "identity" theme. The test results will be posted on Maplewood markbook by 4:00pm today. You can view them at your leisure, otherwise you will have to wait until everyone has written the test. Tomorrow is a reading class so bring something appropriate to read or you can read some of my "stuff".
ELA A30
We discussed some critical thinking questions on Death on the Ice. You are good thinkers and will do well on your final projects for this novel. The hardest part will be choosing a topic.
ELA B10
Don't sit on the couch if you are not going to read!! When you waste a reading period, I think you don't need the class time and I move on. Make use of the time. It's a long way to grade 12 and in grade 12, you will want the time to read. Assignments are almost all in. Good job.
Outstanding assignments must be handed in ASAP. Noon hour will be your only option if you cannot do the work in class or for homework. We are reading "The Glass Menagerie" and watching the movie presentation. For tomorrow you should have the questions completed to the end of Scene IV (four). We will be getting a vocabulary assignment and a figures of speech assignment. Here it comes...don't fall behind.
ELA B30
Unit 1 quiz today. We are finished the first part of the "identity" theme. The test results will be posted on Maplewood markbook by 4:00pm today. You can view them at your leisure, otherwise you will have to wait until everyone has written the test. Tomorrow is a reading class so bring something appropriate to read or you can read some of my "stuff".
ELA A30
We discussed some critical thinking questions on Death on the Ice. You are good thinkers and will do well on your final projects for this novel. The hardest part will be choosing a topic.
ELA B10
Don't sit on the couch if you are not going to read!! When you waste a reading period, I think you don't need the class time and I move on. Make use of the time. It's a long way to grade 12 and in grade 12, you will want the time to read. Assignments are almost all in. Good job.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Thank you to the students who work diligently while I was gone last week. I really appreciate the fact that you are mature in your attitude when a sub is in the classroom.
ELA 20
Today we went to the computer lab and worked on the essay draft or the allusion assignment. Both are due tomorrow or you will have to complete the assignment at noon if you want marks. We will be editing the draft so please have your first copy completed. We will also start reading the Glass Menagerie. We will be taking parts to read the play.
ELA B30
We are completing the World Reading Log for "The Nose". It is due on Day 2 (Monday). Work smart and get it done tonight before m0re assignments pile on.
ELA A30
The speeches were very good. Congratulations to all of you for your courage to step out of your comfort zone. I thought you all did very well. Death on the Ice is a difficult read but tomorrow we will practice charting the chapters.
ELA B10
Today we wrote the quiz on Chapters 4-6 for Warriors Don't Cry. Tomorrow the quiz will be on chapters 7-9. Please try to read ahead because we will be speeding up with a quiz every day until we are done the book.
Happy harvest! The crop looks great!
ELA 20
Today we went to the computer lab and worked on the essay draft or the allusion assignment. Both are due tomorrow or you will have to complete the assignment at noon if you want marks. We will be editing the draft so please have your first copy completed. We will also start reading the Glass Menagerie. We will be taking parts to read the play.
ELA B30
We are completing the World Reading Log for "The Nose". It is due on Day 2 (Monday). Work smart and get it done tonight before m0re assignments pile on.
ELA A30
The speeches were very good. Congratulations to all of you for your courage to step out of your comfort zone. I thought you all did very well. Death on the Ice is a difficult read but tomorrow we will practice charting the chapters.
ELA B10
Today we wrote the quiz on Chapters 4-6 for Warriors Don't Cry. Tomorrow the quiz will be on chapters 7-9. Please try to read ahead because we will be speeding up with a quiz every day until we are done the book.
Happy harvest! The crop looks great!
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