Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Exams

Hope your English exams went well. Good luck on the rest of your exams. See you next week for exam viewing.

Monday, June 13, 2011

The Last Week of School!

Yoda says: Class time must you use wisely this week
3U1
This week's schedule:
Monday - Presentation, chapter 8;  note on the paradox of Gatsby - (neither great nor a Gatsby) 
Tuesday - Presentation, chapter 9; note on the last 4 paragraphs of Gatsby
Wednesday - Gatsby Movie, Exam Outline
Thursday - Gatsby Movie, Review History of English Language, Satire
Friday - Review Romeo and Juliet, Essay Writing
Monday - Silent Review

3C1
This week's schedule:
Monday - Shakespeare in Love
Tuesday - Shakespeare in Love
Wednesday - Writing Assignment, Exam Outline
Thursday - Review West Side Story
Friday - Review Essay Writing, Short Stories
Monday - Silent Review

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Thursday June 9

3U1
-finished culminating #2
-Friday - Period 2 at the Movies - bring a snack
-Monday and Tuesday - final 2 presentations
-Wednesday exam review begins

3C1
-Thursday - day of test
-Friday - day of rest (watching a movie - but there will be a final writing assignment on it)
**You must make up your culminatings tomorrow on your lunch

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Tuesday June 7

See the post below for this week's activities

3U1
-bring pencil crayons and other implements of art for tomorrow (and Thursday's activity)
-always remember: naive is evian spelt backward

3C1
-finish Romeo and Juliet
-test outline (test on Thursday)
**Remember 3C's - those of a you that need to make up a culminating will do so Friday on your lunch - places to find me were discussed in class Monday and today


Friday, June 3, 2011

The Weekend and Upcoming Week

Remember 3U1's - get a head start on 4U1 by going to see A Man For All Seasons put on by the Hamilton Lawyers.   Friday and Saturday are your last opportunities.  Click here for play information: http://hamiltonlawyersshow.com/

PS - Latin for post scriptum (remember your History of the English Language unit) - return your books on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday - you owe 4 - Echoes, Guide to Language, R&J and Gatsby


3U1
-this weekend - review satire and parody notes
-hint for culminating 1: review your power point information and note on theme from Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby; these will help 

Next week:
Monday: Presentation on chapter 7; excellent job group 7!
Tuesday: culminating 1; a short story analysis
Wednesday and Thursday: culminating 2; parody on Romeo and Juliet or The Great Gatsby
Friday: Presentation on chapter 8

3C1
-this weekend - be sure your questions are caught up and answered from Acts 1 to 4; this is your responsibility as we have read and analysed the entire play in class; your job is to follow up this info by completing the questions

Next week:
Monday: Act 5, scenes 1 and 2, watch Act 4 on video and give test outline
Tuesday: Act 5, scene 3 and finish the video
Wednesday: Themes of Romeo and Juliet
Thursday: Test
Friday:  Review

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Thursday June 2

3U1
-check out the link on the right for the imdb info on the Romeo and Juliet parody Gnomeo and Juliet 
-Tomorrow - presentation on chapter 5

3C1
-completed Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet
-Tomorrow - culiminating activity #2;  letter of complaint

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Wednesday June 1

It's June!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3U1
-Today - chapter 6 presentation - well done, group #6
-Tomorrow - a little refresher on Romeo and Juliet, bring a snack
-Friday - chapter 5 presentation

3C1
-Today - culminating #1 - short story analysis
-Tomorrow - Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet
-Friday - culminating #2 - letter of complaint