Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Eng. 9 - Sept. 28

Make sure your questions for "Parsely Garden" are completed.

Lit 12 - Sept. 28

Read and prepare "Paul's Case." QandQ, text #2, 3, 4, 5, 10

Bring toonies for Terry!

Monday, September 27, 2010

Eng. 11

Read "A Hunger Artist" for Tues. Sept. 28

Have questions #1-6 finished for Wed. Sept. 29

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Lit 12 - Sept. 22

Read "Just Lather, That's All" in Story and Structure. Do the question and quote and #1,2,4,5 and 8.

Be prepared. There is a debate on Thursday.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Lit 12 - Due dates

Vocab Festival: Oct. 1

Short Story Presentations: Oct. 5, Oct. 6 Have your short story picked out as soon as possible.

Sight Reading Test: Oct. 7

Content Test: Oct. 8

Eng. 11 - Sept. 21

Read and answer questions for "Beggaring our Better Selves."

Those who were away today can get a copy from me before school. Free write on the topic: "What is your spare change policy? Tell a story about a time when you were asked for spare change."

Monday, September 20, 2010

Eng. 9

"The Witch" questions due: Sept. 22

Eng. 11 - Sept. 20

"A Lady's Beaded Bag" essay due: Thursday, Sept. 23

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Lit 12 - Sept. 16

Read "The Lottery" - do the question and quote and textbook questions #1,3,6,7

Book talkers: Kaylee, Kendall, Katy, Jayne

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Eng. 11

Read and complete questions for "A Lady's Beaded Bag."

Complete the debate chart. Fill out both sides of the chart with quotes: "Is the trashpicker sane?"

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Eng. 9 - Sept. 14

Read and do questions for "The Father" for Thursday, Sept. 16

"Someone Changed" - Wed.Sept. 15

Vocabulary for Friday

Lit 12

Read and do the question and quote for "The Destructors" - Graham Greene p. 66 in Story and Structure.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Eng. 9 - Sept. 10

Write a compositon on "Someone Changed"

3 paragraphs (intro, action, conclusion) - due Wednesday, Sept. 15

Make sure you know the details of this assignment. (Written down in class.)

5 Vocab words due for Friday, Sept. 17

Lit 12 - Sept. 10

Read and analyze "The Dead Men's Path" - Chinuah Achebe (p. 920)

Question and quote, text questions, author notes, devices

There will be a four corner debate on Monday

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Eng. 9 - Sept. 9

Read "Wish You Were Here"

Answer questions #1-6 (Fully with more than one sentence)

Underline any words you don't know.

Eng. 11 - Sept.9

read and answer questions for "Hills Like White Elephants"

-paragraph answers
-underline any words that are unfamiliar

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Lit 12 - Sept. 8

Read "The Japanese Quince" p. 1082 Adventures

QQ

Paragraph responding to the analysis on p. 1085.