Monday Sept 30

-2D1- wrote Mockingbird quiz #1, outline and overview of oral presentations, due dates given and reviewed rubric - For Homework - all week you should be researching and working on the speech - Tomorrow - listening quiz on presentation skills - 3C1 - element of fiction - irony, tied up "One of These Days" with a note, began "Paid Up Member" - memos due today or tomorrow

IMPORTANT INFO FOR 2D1

TOMORROW WE ARE IN THE LIBRARY TO BEGIN RESEARCH FOR OUR SPEECHES. IT IS THE ONLY TIME AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. SO, OUR CHAPTERS 1-11 MOCKINGBIRD TEST IS POSTPONED TO MONDAY. I AM SURE YOU ARE SAD ABOUT THAT. SEE YOU IN THE LIBRARY TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

Monday Sept 23

2D1 - peer edited paragraphs, learned how to add student information on our good copy, assigned speech topics - HOMEWORK - write good copy of paragraph, read Mockingbird - TOMORROW - newspaper articles - UPCOMING DUE DATES - Wednesday the good copy is due, Thursday Quiz on chapters 1-11 of Mockingbird 3C1 - finished note on business writing, assigned memo - HOMEWORK - complete brainstorming for the memo - TOMORROW - short stories quiz, symbolism, introduce the story "One of These Days"

Friday Sept 20

2D1 -FRIDAY - newspaper scavenger hunt, began note on parts of a news article - FOR HOMEWORK - complete paragraph, keep reading Mockingbird - MONDAY - peer edit paragraph, continue newspaper article 3C1 - FRIDAY - football buyout - FOR HOMEWORK - review for Tuesday's quiz - MONDAY - writing assignment #1

Thursday Sept 18

2D1 - NOTE ON PARTS OF A NEWSPAPER - FOR HOMEWORK - WORK ON PARAGRAPH - ROUGH COPY DUE MONDAY, READ MOCKINGBIRD 3C1 - HANDOUT ON BUSINESS WRITING, COMPLETED HANDOUT - FOR HOMEWORK - BEGIN QUIZ PREPERATION, QUIZ ON TUESDAY

Tuesday Sept 17

2D1 -took up questions to "It's All Downhill From Here" - note on use of transition words - introduced minor writing assignment on Comparison/Contrast - Homework - review Personal Impression, continue to read Mockingbird - Tomorrow - finish up information on writing assignment - introduction to newspapers 3C1 -finished "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" - worked on questions - Tomorrow - introduction to memo writing assignment

Monday Sept 16

2D1 -Introduction to Personal Impression Writing -read "It's All Downhill From Here" -answered questions Homework - finish the 2 additional questions Tomorrow - take up questions; minor writing assignment #1 - Comparison and Contrast Paragraph 3C1 -defined theme -began reading "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Tomorrow - finish the story Later in the Week - quiz #1

Fri Sept 13

2D1 -continued reading To Kill A Mockingbird - Homework - start reading Mockingbird on your own, answer the corresponding questions and, if so inclined, make brief notes on each chapter based on important events and character actions - First Mockingbird quiz is Sept 26 - it will be on the events of chapters 1-11 Monday - Personal Impression Writing (bring your green book) 3C1 -finished questions and video on DB Cooper -element of dialogue - Homework -be sure to review first 4 elements and the first two stories - Monday - "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"

Thurs Sept 12

2D1 -period 1 - finished chapter 1 - for homework - read chapter 2 and complete question #1 on worksheet; tomorrow - chapter 2 analysis and silent reading period 2 - read first part of chapter ; tomorrow will finish the chapter 3C1 - completed "DB Cooper" questions, watched Unsloved Mysteries; tomorrow will take up DB Cooper and work on some grammar

Wednesday Sept 11

2D1 -period 1 began study of To Kill A Mockingbird -please get english guidelines and blog info signed -period 2 - picture day, will begin Mockingbird tomorrow Thursday - more Mockingbird 3C1 -note on character -read DB Cooper and began questions Tomorrow - DB Cooper - Unsolved Mysteries - and correct questions

Monday Sept 9

2D1 -completed questions on "Eye Spy" Tomorrow -bring magazine for information text assignment tomorrow 3C1 -defined element of fiction - 'nemesis' -worked on questions on "The Interlopers" Tomorrow -define character -the story of "DB Cooper"

Friday Sept 6

**there seems to be a bug in the google blogspot as of now, please bear with the presentation of the posts until it is fixed. Thanks. 2D1 -continued study of information text -read "Eye Spy" from Language and Writing Homework -enjoy the weekend -get signatures -bring in a magazine for Monday Monday and Tuesday -continue information text Wednesday - Friday -introduction to To Kill A Mockingbird 3C1 -read "The Interlopers" -began question sheet Homework -enjoy the weekend -review the story Next week -continue with short stories

Welcome Back!

Welcome back grade 10s and 11s.
On this blog you will find many useful links to help you along throughout the semester.  There are links to STM web pages, grammar rules, online dictionaries, citation rules and many other helpful sites.  As well, most of the books we study this year are available as e-texts, just click on the link.  If you are ever away or forget your books at school, there is no worry of falling behind in your reading.

On the blog, I will post what we did in class that day, what is for homework and what we are doing tomorrow.  This comes in handy if you are away from school and want to know what you missed or you find yourself at home and can't remember what you have for homework.

As well, I will post all assignments overviews and due dates - far in advance - so you can plan out and get things done in a timely fashion.

Explore the blog and use it as a tool to keep yourself current, up-to-date and ready for each and every class.

At the very bottom of the blog, you will find D'Angela's Brushes With Fame.  All pictures were taken by yours truly on my many life adventures.

Homework for 10s this weekend - bring a magazine so you can analyze an information text on Monday.  Get sheets signed for Wednesday.

Homework for 11s - review "Interlopers".