Wednesday, 12 October 2011

En 9: Reminders from Wednesday October 12, 2011

Today we had a journal write.  We then divided  into groups and discussed different types of attributes that might cause us to feel "love."  Students distinguished between different physical and personality traits that revolve around this emotion.

Students then shared their thoughts to the class.  We then began the first act in A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare.

SS 10: Reminders from Tuesday, October 11 2011

Today we began a new unit.  Miss Davies, our student teacher, went over life in Victorian times.  We attempted a Victorian parlour game and tried to lift ourselves using one arm (an impossible task!).

We then chose a Victorian topic and began to create a power point presentation for which to present to the class.

En 9: Reminders from Friday October 7, 2011

Today students wrote their test on the novel, The Pearl.  Students were then issued A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.

Thursday, 6 October 2011

SS 10: Reminders from Thursday, October 6 2011

Today, after you have finished your test, you will have an opportunity to address our unit one artifact:



Feel free to get up and have a look at it.  Make sure that you name the artifact in your entry and discuss how it would have been important and useful in Canada during the early 1800s.  Your entry will be evaluated on the amount of historical and geographical content to which you can connect the artifact.

Please you make sure to include your first name with your comment (and last initial if you share a name).  The school expectations are a given here, so make sure that your comment is appropriate and that you are a good ambassador.  

Good Luck! 

En 9: Reminders from Wednesday October 5, 2011

Today we completed our first official in class write.  Students' writing will be assessed and feedback will be provided to them to better enhance their writing process.

Everyone was asked to choose one of the following topics from John Steinbeck's novel, The Pearl.

1) Discuss theme in John Steinbeck's novel, The Pearl.
(greed)
(class struggle - rich vs poor)

2) Discuss symbolism in John Steinbeck's novel, The Pearl.
(the song)
(the pearl)
(the canoe)
(the scorpion)

The paragraph must:
a) be at least 6 sentences
b) have a strong topic sentence
c) have 1 integrated quotation
d) have capital letters and punctuation

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

SS 10: Reminders from Tuesday, October 4 2011

Today we finished chapter one notes and began our review for the unit test that will occur this Thursday.

I hope everyone has studied, so that you will find success.  Don't forget that you will also be responsible for labeling a map of Canada and a chart representing responsible government.

I can't wait to see how much you've learned so far this term.

TEST: Thursday, October 6 2011.  Please don't act surprised!

Ms MacInnes

En 9: Reminders from Monday October 3, 2011

Today we were fortunate to have our exchange student, Po Ya, give us a presentation on her life back in Taiwan.  We sampled Taiwanese candies and were given pins.

Thanks for giving us such an in depth talk, Po Ya.

Ms MacInnes