Tuesday Oct 28

EMS 3O1
-finished Hoop Dreams
-took up Senior Year worksheet

Tonight
-study for test

Tomorrow
-test on documentary power point and Hoop Dreams content

Thursday
-film reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

Friday
-Where are they now? Webquest (minor in class assignment)

ENG 2D1
-corrected 4-7

Tonight's Homework
-work on opinion piece
-finish suspense worksheet in ch. 6

Tomorrow
-chapter 8 - focus on kindness and courage

Thursday
-chapter 10 

Friday
-chapter 11

Monday Oct 27

ENG 3MS
-still working through Senior Year
-test outline (class voted for test first, then written assignment next week)
-the test is on documentary powerpoint and documentary content (Hoop Dreams)

Tomorrow
-finish it up
-review time

Wednesday
-test (Documentary and Hoop Dreams)

Thursday and Friday
-follow up activities (movie reviews and where are they now?)

Next Week
-writing assignment

ENG 2D1
-peer editing of the opnion essay and final reminders)
-essays due Wednesday or Thursday

Tomoorw 
-chapters 4-7 of Mockingbird

Wednesday
-chapter 8-9
-esaay due

Thursday 
-chapter 10
-essay due

Thursday Oct 23 - Friday Oct 24

EMS 3O1
-watched Junior Year of Hoop Dreams and completed front of Junior Year worksheet

Tomorrow
-Senior Year

Next Week
-finish the documentary, where are they now?
-in class multi paragraph response to the documentary 

ENG 2D1
-opinion piece writing template and reminders 

Homework
-complete chapter 3 of Mockingbird worksheet, work on opinion piece

Tomorrow
-ch 3 worksheet connection, analysis of chapters 4-7

Next Week
-analysis of chapters 4-10
-opinion piece rough copy due Monday
-good copy due Wednesday

Wed Oct 22

EMS 301

-Hoop Dreams Documentary

Tomorrow
-finish Junior Year segment

Friday
-finish Senior Year segment

Next Week
-writing assignment on Hoop Dreams


ENG 2D1

-themes in Mockingbird, chapter 3 worksheet

Homework
-complete chapter 3 worksheet on lessons learned in Mockingbird
-work on brainstorming of opinion piece

Tomorrow
-template, work on opinion piece

Friday
-chapters 4-7 in Mockingbird

Next Week
-opinion piece peer editing and final due date
-continue with Mockingbird

Documentary Clips

Lumiere brothers

Blackfish

the two escobars

the art of rap

grizzly man

my pet goat

March of penguins voice over

stock footage


land of headhunters

Nanook

triumph of the will

newsreels

OJ

supersize me

inconvient truth

project nim

Tuesday Oct 14

EMS 301

-wrote unit test
-tomorrow: powerpoint intro to documentary unit (and Thursday)

Next Week: analysis of a documentary - codes and conventions of the genre, filming and other choices and techniques made by the directors, social issues and Catholic values

ENG 2D1

-wrote Mockingbird quiz
-remaining time used to fine tune speeches

-Wednesday to Friday: speeches, see post below for speech order

Next week: opinion piece, begin our study of Mockingbird

Homework on Thanksgiving? Say What?

Happy Thanksgiving!  Although you have a bit of work to do this weekend, as we learned at mass and on announcements this week, we should be thankful that we have access to education - not everyone does - and they have to fight and risk their lives for it!

EMS 3O1
-study for Tuesday's test (scroll down for test outline if you didn't get it in class)
-finish your article assignment if you didn't hand it on Friday (it is now late)

ENG 2D1
-study for final Mockingbird test on Tuesday
-prepare and practice for presentations - Wednesday to Friday