Monday March 30 and Tuesday March 31

2D1
Monday
-lessons of chapter 3 - note and chart
-group review of chs. 4-7

Homework 
-work on speech
-make sure 4-7 worksheet is complete - should have been finished in class anyways

Tuesday
-how to write notecards (note)
-correct 4-7
-analysis of suspense techniques used in ch 5

Rest of the week will be Mockingbird

3C1
Monday
-work period for verbal/visual - I hope you brought your materials!

Homework
-all week will be to work on verbal/visual - its due Thursday if you'd like to get it done before the break, or Tuesday or Wednesday after the Easter break

Tuesday
-correct Prologue
-read Act 1, scene 1

Rest of the week will be Romeo and Juliet

Weekend Reminders

2D1

Remember, speeches are postponed one week.

They are now Tues April 7 , Wed April 8, Fri Apr 9.  You go the on the same date as before, just one week later.

Only homework this weekend is to work on your speech.

We start our study of Mockingbird Monday.

3C1

Bring verbal visual materials on Monday for your work period. 

Don't waste the period.  It is due Wed April 1 or Thursday April 2. 

Monday March 23 - Friday March 27

2D1

Monday and Tuesday
-research speech topics in library

Wednesday
-Mockingbird Quiz 2
-finally finish homophone lesson

Thursday
-literacy test am
-speech template pm

Friday
-powerpoint on Mockingbird 

**Speeches will be Tues March 31, Wed April 1, Thursday April 2

3C1

Monday 
-intro to verbal visual assignment
-collect any late media assignments

Tuesday
-powerpoint on Romeo and Juliet

Wednesday
-prologue, act 1, scene 1

Thursday 
-continue with Act 1

Friday 
-work period on verbal/visual

2D1 Oral Presentation Information

2D1 - Presentation topics have been assigned, see side of the blog for topics

Key Dates
-Monday March 23, Tuesday March 24: Library research dates
-Friday March 27: Speech Template/Rough Draft Work Period 
-Tuesday March 31, Wednesday April 1, Thursday April 2: Presentation Dates

Tuesday - March Break

THIS WILL BE THE LAST POST BEFORE THE BREAK

2D1

Today
-peer editing of opinion essay plus reminders of the handing in and student info procedures
*essays due Thursday or Friday

Wednesday
-speech overview and topics assigned

*Remember, you get what you get and you don't get upset!

Thursday
-non fiction unit test (bring a pencil and Mockingbird to read after)

Friday
-presentation skills video followed by a listening test on said skills

During the Break - just read Mockingbird

After the Break
Monday - library research
Tuesday - library research
Wednesday - Mockingbird quiz 2
Thursday, Friday and the Next 3 Weeks - Mockingbird

May and June - Macbeth

3C1

Tuesday - short stories test
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - in class media assignment

During the Break - enjoy it, we start a new unit after the Break

After the Break:
Monday - Verbal/Visual Assignment outline
Tuesday and Wednesday - Intro to Romeo and Juliet and Prologue
Thursday - work period for Verbal/Visual
Friday - Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet

Monday March 9

**See previous post for the overview of the next two weeks

**2D1 - new trip date to see Macbeth - Wednesday April 15

**Nice to see vacationing students in the Bahamas and Dominican taking advantage of the blog!  

2D1
-read, write review period

Test Thursday - Outline Given
Part A - Matching terms from Non Fiction Unit and Rhetorical Devices definitions
Part B - T/F questions from "Eye Spy" and "It's All Downhill..."
Part C - Two (2) Reading Comprehension Sight Passages (they will be from the non fiction genres studied in class - Feature Article, Personal Impression, News Article, Information Paragraph)

Tomorrow
-peer edit opinion pies (Due Thursday or Friday)

3C1
-finish up the element of suspense in "Barney"
-test review

Tomorrow
-test

Our Schedule - To March Break and Beyond!

ENG 2D1
Friday
-opinion piece outline and brainstorming
-progress reports and literacy information handed out

Monday
-read (Mockingbird), write (opinion piece) or review (for non fiction test) period
-test outline will be given for non fiction unit test
-trip to see Macbeth info 

Tuesday
-opinion piece peer editing

Wednesday
-speech outline and speech topics assigned

Thursday 
-non fiction unit test

Friday
-video on how to write and deliver effective speeches followed by a listening quiz on the video

March Break!  Just read Mockingbird - follow the reading schedule sent to you

After the break

Monday and Tuesday - in library researching on speech topic 

Wednesday - final Mockingbird quiz

Thursday and beyond - our study of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird

3C1

Friday
-elements of foreshadowing and flashback
-the short story "Barney"
-progress reports handed out

Monday
-finish any final questions on Barney
-test review

Tuesday
-short stories test

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
-in class media assignment

March Break!

After the break

Monday
-verbal visual assignment outline and planning period

Tuesday and Wednesday
-intro to Romeo and Juliet and prologue

Thursday
-work period for verbal visual assignment
-it will be due Monday March 30 or Tuesday March 31

Friday
-Romeo and Juliet Act 1

Wed March 4

ENG 2D1

-paragraphs returned and general comments given (please read them over, along with corrections and comments)
-reading comprehension strategies and practice passages

Homework
-read Mockingbird

Tomorrow and Friday
-the opinion essay and work period

Key Dates
*Tuesday March 10 - Peer edit rough copy of the Opinion Piece
*Wednesday March 11 - Non Fiction Unit Test
*Thursday March 12 or Friday March 13 - Opinion Essay Due
*Wednesday March 25 -  Final Mockingbird Quiz

ENG 3C1

-final note on "One of These Days"
-element of fiction: irony
-begin "Paid Up Member"

Thursday and Friday
-elements of fiction: foreshadowing , flashback and suspense
-finish "Paid Up Member"
-read  and analyse "Barney"

Key Dates
*Monday March 9 - Short Stories Unit Test
**Wednesday March 11 and Thursday March 12 - In class Media Assignment

Tuesday March 3

2D1
-Mockingbird quiz 1 taken up
-took up rhetorical devices: JFK speech
-note on elements of graphic text
-practice graphic text analysis

Homework
-complete 2nd graphic text analysis
-read Mockingbird

Tomorrow
-graphic text, reading comprehension skills and paragraphs returned

3C1

-in library 

-peer edit memos and retype

Homework
-complete good copy of the memo

Tomorrow
-finish up "One of These Days"
-short story of "Paid Up Member"
-elements of flashback and foreshadowing

Mon March 2

2D1
-rhetorical devices and speech analysis: Lou Gehrig's Final Address to the Yankee Fans and JFK's Inaugural Speech

Homework
-finish analysis of JFK speech (hilite and label rhetorical devices)

Later This Week
-Graphic Text
-Reading Comprehension Strategies
-Opinion Essay

3C1
-plot analysis of "One of These Days"
-element of fiction #8: symbolism
-specific questions on "One of These Days"
-quote analysis from "One of These Days"

Homework
-complete handwritten rough draft of the memo

Tuesday
-in library to peer edit and type memo
**good copy due Thursday or Friday

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
-continue with short stories