Wednesday February 29

2P1
-introduction of the opinion piece

Tomorrow
-continue with opinion piece

4U1
-corrected "Forget Prince Charming"

Tonight
-make notes from Reading Strategies (196-197)
What is an Editorial?
Elements of an Editorial?
How to Read an Editorial?
-read "Medical Care That's Not Even Fit For a Horse" from Reading Stategies (198-201)
-fill in first 3 boxes of the chart

Tomorrow
-finish "Medical Care" and start "Cellphones"

Friday
-finish "Cellphones"

Looks like test on Tuesday

Tuesday February 28

2P1
-wrote another practice news report

Tomorrow
-introduction to the opinion piece

4U1
-read note on the elements of an argumentative/persuasive
-read "Forget Prince Charming" (p.322 in Echoes)
-answer questions 1-3

Tomorrow
-hand in narrative/descriptive essay
-finish "Forget Prince Charming"
-begin editorial analysis

Monday February 27

2P1
-finished practice literacy test and corrected it

Tomorrow
-yet more practice, this time a revisit of the news report

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
-graphic text, the opinion piece and the leaflet

4U1
-peer editing of the narrative/essay
-essay student info and style reminders
-finished up questions on "Snapshots"

Tuesday
-"Forget Prince Charming"
-Argumentative Essay outline

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
-narrative/descriptive due Wednesday
-the editorial ("Medical Care" and "Cellphones"

Looking at a test early next week (Tuesday or Wednesday)

Weekend Thoughts

Just in case you were wondering, 4Us, as I'm sure you have lost sleep wondering about it, here are the four rhetorical devices that were on the quiz that were used to throw you off - though no one fell for my chicanary.

Accismus - is a type of irony when you pretend not to want something, but, in reality, you really want it


"No, I don't want the last piece of cake, I've already had two, its not a healthy choice for me, see if someone else wants it" all the while you are drooling and staring at it.

Chleuasmos - a sarcastic comment (a burn) that leaves the victim with no comeback

Ever 'zung' a friend so well they were speechless.  Well, you used Chleuasmos.

Diatyposis - is just good advice from the speaker or writer


Metonymy - when you call out to someone who is not there


"I am not a religious man, but if you are up there, Superman, please help me."

Friday February 24

2P1
-worked in library on practice literacy test, section 1

Monday
-we are back in library to complete section 2 of practice literacy test; once done we will head back to class and take it up

Tuesday
-bring your leaflet to class

4U1
-returned Thursday's quiz on Rhetorical Devices
-corrected "The Death Penalty: Justice for None"
-added 2 questions:
1. Give an example, a fact (stat) and en expert opinion the author uses to support her thesis. 
2. Find an example of parallelism, paradox and a short sentence that reveals a truth about her viewpoint.

On the Weekend
-write your narrative descriptive essay
-have your 'writing toolbox' out before you start planning and writing

Monday
-peer edting of the essay (it has to be in essay form to be editied)
-bring Echoes - will be reading "Forget Prince Charming"

Wednesday
-essays are due

February 16 and 17

2P1
-finished group article
-working on individual article
Tomorrow (Friday)
-finish individual article
-more practice of the newsreport

4U1
-went over English Department Guidelines (signatures due Tuesday)
-read "Snapshots" from Echoes
Homework
-complete questions 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 for homework
Tomorrow
-more rhetorical devices
-correct "Snapshots" questions, finish up questions 5 and 9 in groups
-introduce critical approaches
Tuesday
-descriptive/narrative assignment (bring your picture on Tuesday)

Wednesday February 15

2P1
-worked on group newspaper articles
Tonight
-finish your  5W's worksheets for homework (both sides) if you did not finish them
Tomorrrow
-finish group articles and work on individual news report

4U1
-corrected "Growing Up Native"
Tonight
-review 3 stories we have covered and rhetorical devices
Tomorrow
-"Snapshots: Lost Lives of Woman" from Echoes

Valentine's Day

2P1
-looked at elements of a newsletter and completed task on 5W's in a news article
Tomorrow
-writing a news article

4U1
-another practice worksheet on rhetorical devices
-introduced rhetorical devices of paradox, oxymoron and allusion
-began reading "Growing Up Native" (p.16 of Reading Strategies)
Homework
-complete questions on the story
Tomorrow
-take up questions on "Growing Up Native"
-read "Snapshots: The Lost Lives of Woman" from Echoes 
Upcoming
-narrative/descriptive writing assignment will beassigned Friday or Monday
-quiz next week on rhetorical devices

Monday February 13

2P1
-worked on parts of the newspaper and a fact finding newspaper assignment
Tomorrow
-the news report

4U1
-corrected rhetorical devices worksheet
-finished up "Sojourners" and Descriptive Writing
Tomorrow
-narration and "Growing Up Native"

Thursday and Friday February 9 and 10

2P1
-took up answers for "Eye Spy"
-talked about what a photo adds to a picture (one of the five  W's)
-read a feature article of their own choice and completed a chart on it

Friday
-read "The Underpainter" and "Madam Bovary" from Language and Writing and answer the question sheet 

4U1
-read "Sojourners" and answered questions

Friday
-follow up questions on "Sojourners"
-complete comparison chart on the two descriptive essays
-make note on Narrative Writing (p.14-15) from Reading and Writing
-read "Growing Up Native" from Reading and Writing (p.16) 

Wednesday February 8

2P1
-looked at the title, the deck and the byline and how they are used in a feature article
-read "Eye Spy" and answered questions 1-5 on the worksheet

Tomorrow
-finish up "Eye Spy"
-bring your magazine

4U1
-corrected questions on structure of "The Skier" - dominant impression, point of view and organization strategy
-worked in groups on the style of "The Skier" -looked at rhetocical and poetic devices, diction and imagery (see pics on the side)

Tonight
-read "Sojourners" in Echoes, page 353

Tomorrow
-analyse "Sojourners"
  

Tuesday February 7

2P1
-overhead to an introduction to information text - also known as feature article
-prepared to read "Eye Spy" - discussed use of passwords in our society

Tomorrow
-read the story and answer questions

Reminders
-magazine for Thursday
-signatures for Friday

4U1
-overhead on different types of essays
-what is a descriptive essay? wrote note on it
-read "The Skier" 

Tonight
-answer the  3 homework questions on structure of the essay
1) What organizational strategy used in the essay?
2) From what point of view is the essay?  Why do you think she choose to use this point of view?
3) What is the dominant impression?  Did it change? What is the connection between the change?

Tomorrow
-take up questions; look at style of the essay  
-bring both Echoes and Reading and Writing

Monday February 6

2P1
-worked on diagnostic writing assignment (paragraph writing)
For Homework
-signatures by Friday (3 signatures are needed)
-bring in a magazine for Thursday
Tomorrow
-introduction to the unit and feature articles

4U1
-more information on rhetorical devices (power point lesson)
For Homework
-begin to memorize the definitions of the devices
-on worksheet, take an educated guess at 10 more of them (we did 3 together in class) 
Tomorrow
-get books, introduction to descriptive writing,  read "The Skier"

Semester 2 in the House

Welcome To Semester 2


Period 2 - Portable 12 - 2P1
Period 3 - Room 311 - 4U1
Period 5 - Portable 2 - 4U1

Feel free to browse around and explore the links.  All daily work, homework and assignments will be posted at the end of each day. 

The pictures on the side all lead to websites that will be helpful and informative - including etexts in case you forget your homework, referencing and research guides, dictionaries and other useful information such as links to the public library, STM's website, online dictionaries and other useful tidbits.

Scroll to the bottom of the blog to see Dangela's Brushes with Fame.  All photos taken by Dangela himself.