EN 10: Journal Entry March 30 2012

Please write your journal entry in the comments section of this posting.

SS 10: Reminders from Thursday, March 29, 2012

Students had time this class to work on three tasks (all of which are due tomorrow):

1) Metis Mishmash

2) Essay Outline: How might past events have influenced our decisions when creating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

3) In Horizons Textbook: Read p.155-162, complete questions 2, 3, 5, 6 on p.162

I did give a brief lesson on how one might create one's essay outline.  Please remember to use SPERMG and pay close attention to the Quebec Act of 1774 and the Metis Bill of Rights.

EN 10: Reminders from Thursday, March 29, 2012

Today we continued with out novel study on Of Mice and Men.  Students were asked to choose a selection from the novel to read aloud (about a quarter of a page).  Students had some time to practice their reading with a partner before sharing with the class.

Please make sure that you are marking your books using the stickies provided so that when it comes time to write your essay, you have quotations and evidence at your disposal.

EN 10: Reminders from Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Today we continued with the novel study on Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck.  Students were required to silent read and then choose whether or not they wanted to participate in a lit circle.  Students were asked to submit a journal entry so that I can provide feedback on their progress.

Students will have a comprehension quiz this coming Friday March 30 2012.

EN 9: Reminders from Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Today we began a writing unit.  Students and teacher wrote a paragraph together, after looking at a picture of a man almost being eaten by a shark.

Smelling rotten and putrid meat behind me, I turned to see a demon fish, a great white shark.  The salty seawater infiltrated my mouth and lungs when I tried to scream.  I hoped the boat I could hear in to my left would save me.  The click of a camera made me think, “Why isn’t that jerk helping me?”   An excruciating pain went up my leg and I realized the demon fish had struck again.  I hope my nick-name hop-a-long Harry was worth the picture.

After this activity, students were shown three videos for which they were required to write topic sentences.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qYwq33JH8A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl-8gPm-A7k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQtRKqnuqvc&feature=related

Finally, students chose one of these topics and wrote a descriptive paragraph, making sure to focus on the five senses.

EN 9: Reminders from Friday, March 16, 2012

Students will be presented a lesson on pronouns.  Students will then have some class time to work through Exercise 41.

Students will next be refreshed on sentence structure and how a sentence must NAME and then TELL MORE (noun/pronoun and then verb).

Finally, students will, using pictures as guides, write a descriptive paragraph on the computer.  This should be handed in at the end of class.

Have a great spring break!

SS 10: Reminders from Thursday, March 15, 2012

Today students chose and debated the four rights and freedoms that they might keep, should a dictatorship come to power.

Students then had class time to complete their Metis Mishmash.

EN 10: Reminders from Thursday, March 15, 2012

Today students were introduced to Lit Circles and Journaling.

If you missed today, please make sure that you get a copy of the novel Of Mice and Men and a copy of the rubric for journaling.

I expect that you will have one journal entry to hand in tomorrow and then another to hand in to me on Tuesday after spring break.

Have a great holiday!

EN 10: Reminders from Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Lit Terms: protagonist, refrain, rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm

We began by watching to short clips on the Great Depression and then filled in answers to questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM8yxBL21Pk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=11iHXLSJzUw&NR=1

Students then completed the section on loneliness and friendship.  We discussed our responses.

Finally, students watched a short documentary on John Steinbeck and took down three facts that they feel are important.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxVBF-9tM50&feature=related

There will be a quiz on The Great Depression, The Great Migration, and John Steinbeck tomorrow.

SS 10: Reminders from Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Today we began by completing Exercise 1 (b,c,d).  Students then placed a series of events leading up to the Red River Rebellion in chronological order.

Students discussed the French and English debate that has been going on in North America since 1763.

Finally, students looked at Syrian events in the world at this time and decided, if Syria were to take over Canada, which four rights and freedoms would they choose to keep.

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/1221258968/ID=2209179788

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Syria#Freedom_of_religion

SS 10: Reminders from Thursday, March 1, 2012

Today we completed the notes titled: The Battle for Furs.

We then read pp.135-138 and completed numbers 1 and 2 on the bottom of page 138.

Finally, we read through the mind map activity on pages 137-138 and each student completed the mind map indicated by numbers 4 and 5 on page 138.

There will be a quiz on the Battle for Furs when I next see you (Thursday of next week I believe).

EN 10: Reminders from Thursday, March 1, 2012

Today we began by creating a plot diagram for The Snow Goose.  Students then filled in the elements of fiction for the novella.

Students then created obituaries for Philip Rhayader and shared them with the class.