Eng. 11 - Dec. 13

For Wednesday: Have all of Act V questions completed.

For Thursday: Scenes

BLOCK ONE: bring more foodbank items if you can!

For Friday: Xmas party - bring treats.

Eng. 11 - Dec. 12

Have IV i, ii, iii and V i, ii

for Tuesday.

Have Viii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii for Wednesday.

Half of Tuesday's class is for scene preparation.

SCENES: Thursday, Dec. 15

Eng. 9 - Dec. 8

Have 45 vocab words.

Complete questions for II ii of AMSND

Lit 12 - Dec. 7 - Big Hamlet Questions

1. Does Ophelia lose her virginity?
2. Does Gertrude know about Claudius?
3. How mad is Hamlet?
4. Is the ghost from the devil?
5. Why can't Gertrude see the ghost in IIIiv?
6. Is Hamlet responsible for Ophelia's death?
7. Is Hamlet a coward?
8. Does Hamlet have a character flaw? (Harmartia)
9. What does "to be or not to be" mean?
10. Does Polonius know about Claudius?
11. Where do Gertrude's loyalties lie?
12. Is anyone "true to thyself"?
13. Are the Aristotelian terms of tragedy fulfilled? To what extent?
14. Is Hamlet a dynamic character?
15. What is the dramatic and thematic effect of Ophelia's death?
16. Does free-will or determinism (fate) win?
17. Is Polonius a superior intellect, schemer, or hilarious buffoon?

Eng. 11 - Dec. 7

Have all of III questions finished for Thursday, Dec. 8

SCENE PRESENTATIONS: Thursday, Dec. 15

Lit 12 - Dec. 2

Have V notes for Mon., Dec. 5

Soliloquies - Tues., Dec. 6

Scenes - Thurs., Dec. 8

Eng. 11 - Dec. 2

block 1 - Have IIi,ii,iii questions finished for Tuesday, Dec. 6 - bring Food Bank items!

block 4 - Have all of II questions finished for Tuesday, Dec. 6

Eng. 11 - Nov. 30

block 1 - do questions for Iiv,v,vi,vii

Lit. 12 - Nov. 30

Do full notes for IV v, vii, half notes for i,ii,iii,iv,vi

Eng. 9 - Nov. 30

IHoN - Movie Review - due Thurs. Dec. 1
IHoN - Test - due Fri. Dec. 2

Eng. 11 - Nov. 29

Block 4 - Have the questions for Ii,ii,iii,iv, v finished.


Block 1 - finish questions for the scenes we acted.

Eng. 9 - Nov. 28

Test changed to Friday, Dec. 2

IHon movie review due on Thursday, Dec. 1

Eng. 11 - Nov. 28

Make-up time for Catcher in the Rye test or essay: Tuesday, Nov. 29 7:30 am

Have Before the Play questions finished for Tuesday

Eng. 9 - Nov. 25

IHON test: Thursday, Dec. 1

Lit - Nov. 25

Have all of III notes finished for Monday, Nov. 28

Eng. 9 - Nov. 22

Have Ch. 11, 12 #1,2 for both chapters finished for Wed. Nov. 23

Lit 12 - Dates for Hamlet

24 - Assign Soliloquies

28 - Discuss III
29 - Act out IV - Scene Assignment?
30 - Act out/Discuss IV
1 - Discuss IV
2 - Act out V


5 - Discuss V
6 - Soliloquy Presentations
7 - Discuss V- themes/fishbowl topics
8 = Scene Day
9 - movie

12 - movie
13 - fishbowl
14 - In-class essay
15 - Quote Test
16 - Merry Xmas

Eng. 9 - Nov. 18

Have your character paragraphs done for Monday - including your title page.

Have Ch. 10 - #1,2,3,5

Eng. 9 - Nov.16

Ch. 7 #2, 5, 6
Ch. 8 #2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Due Thurs. 17

In the future: Ch. 9 #1,2,3
Ch.10 #1,2,3,5
Ch. 11 #1,2
Ch. 12 #1,2
Ch. 13 #1-4

Eng. 11 - Nov. 15

Wed. 16 - Finish the book! Ch. 24-26 - list of themes! (quotes and notes)
Thurs. 17 - Symbol Presentations
Fri.18 - Watch Six Degrees of Separation

Mon. 21 - movie
Tues. 22 - Fishbowl
Wed. 23 - Essay
Thurs. 24 - Test

Eng. 9 - Nov. 14

Ch. 6 #1,2,4,5

Lit 12 - Nov. 14

Have the scene notes for all of I for Tues. 15

Wed: Project
Thurs: Go over essay
Fri: Vocab test (I pick 10 words - you write ten sentences on Pride and Prejudice showing you understand how to use the words)

Eng. 11 - Nov. 14

Ch. 21-23 due Tues. 15
Ch. 24-26 due Wed. 16

Think of theme topics.

Symbol Assignment: Wed. 16

Watching the movie Six Degrees of Separation on Thurs. 17 & Fri. 18

Then fishbowl, then essay, then test.

Eng. 9 - Nov. 10

Ch. 5 # 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 for Mon. 14

Eng. 11 - Nov. 8

Ch. 11-13 due Wed. Nov. 9
Ch. 14-17 due Thurs. Nov. 10 - Symbol Assignment given

PRESENT SYMBOLS: Wed. Nov. 16

Eng. 9 - Nov. 8

Have your parents sign your self-evaluation forms.

Have Chapter 3 read.

Eng. 11 - Nov. 7

Have Ch. 11-13 questions and quotes finished for Wed. Nov. 9

Eng. 9 - Nov. 7

Have Ch. 2 #1, 4, 5 for Tues. Nov. 8

Eng. 9 - Nov. 4

Read Ch. 1 o f IHON - questions #1-5 at the back for Mon. Nov. 7

Eng. 11 - Nov. 2

Have Ch. 7-10 read, chapter questions and quotes finished.

Eng. 11 - Nov. 1

Have Ch. 4-6 read, questions and quotes answered and analyzed. For Wednesday.

Wednesday you get your updated marks.

Friday, Nov. 4: Vocabulary Test

Eng. 11 - Oct. 31

Have Ch 1-3 read, chapter questions and quotes answered and analyzed.

Eng. 11 - Oct. 27

Make-up Time for Sight Test or Content Test

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 am

Lit 12 - New Dates

Wed. Oct. 26 - Part II, 12-19
Thurs. Oct. 27 - movie #4
Fri. Oct. 28 - Vocab. Festival #2

Mon. Oct. 31 - character Part Two
Tues. Nov. 1 - Part III, 1-10
Wed. Nov. 2 - movie #5
Thurs. Nov. 3 - Part III, 11-19
Fri. Nov. 4 - movie #6

Mon. Nov. 7 - notes on theme
Tues. Nov. 8 - fishbowl discussion
Wed. Nov. 9 - In-Class Essay
Thurs. Nov. 10 - Hamlet

Mon. Nov.14 Project Due
Fri. Nov. 18 - Vocab Test

Lit - Oct. 24

Have the rest of II (12-19) finished for Wednesday, Oct. 26

Eng. 9 Oct. 24

Have "Barney" questions #1-6 done for Tuesday.

SS. Project due on Friday, Oct. 28

Eng. 9 - Oct. 17

Finish questions for "The Sentimenatlists"

Eng. 11 - Oct. 17

Have "The Pedestrian" questions completed.

Presentations: Mon/Tue. 24, 25

Sight Reading Test - Wed. 26
Content Test - Thurs. 27

Lit. 12 - Oct. 13

Have Ch. 16-23 finished for Monday.

Eng. 9 - Oct. 13

Have 20 vocab words.

Read some of "A Way out of the Forrest" and "The Crooked Man" and see which one you'd like to present.

Eng. 11 - Oct. 13

Have Charmer homework finished.

40 vocab. words

Eng. 11 - Oct. 12

Write a paragraph on the conflict of "The Charmer"

Ask an interpretive question on "The Charmer" - answer it in paragraph form.

Quote a significant sentence from "The Charmer" - discuss its significance in paragraph form.

Eng. 11 - Oct. 11

Read "The Charmer" p.100 in Viewpoints for Wed.

"A Serious Talk" essay due Wed. Oct. 12

Have your group story read for Thursday's class.

Thursday, Oct. 13: group day - whole class is give for group presentations!

GROUP PRESENTATIONS: Mon. Oct. 24/ Tues. Oct. 25

Lit 12 - Oct. 11

Have questions and quotes for I. 1-6

Eng. 9 - Oct. 7

Do questions #1-6 for Tues. Oct. 11

Eng. 9 - Oct. 6

1. Read "The Veldt" p. 101

2. Write a three paragraph composition discussing the pros and cons of technology (don't go too far back in time). Discuss the influence of computers in our society - socially, educationally, physically,
You may write three paragraphs on one side, two or one, it's up to you.

Good arguments
Good grammar, editing, writing
Consult your feedback from your last paper - class, writing improvements and editing
Title, name, double space

Due: Wed. Oct. 12

Eng. 11 - Oct. 6

Write a five paragraph, thesis driven essay on the symbolism in "A Serious Talk" by Raymond Carver

Pay attention to the feedback I gave you from your last essay (Editing Sheets, Writing Improvements, Essay feedback)
Go over Symbolism notes
Make sure you have quotes to support your argument (integrate properly)
Could write about just one symbol or more than one (think about what your points are going to be)

DO NOT LOOK AT THE INTERNET: higher marks go to those who support their original thinking

Eng. 11 - Oct. 5

Do "A Serious Talk" questions for Thurs.

Eng. 9 - Oct. 5

Technology


Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Watch these two videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJg9NfTXos



How much should technology be part of the classroom?
How much is being used? (Think of all your classes.)
What is your response to the two videos you saw?
What was the message of each?
What are some of the pros and cons of technology generally?
How much has technology changed in the classroom since you've been going to school?

Lit 12 - Oct. 4

Sight Reading Test: Wed. Oct. 5 - study all elements of short fiction.

Content Test: Thurs: Oct. 6 - have a one page sheet with quotes from the 7 stories we have studied - study with ideas on each element and each story

Vocabulary Festival: Oct. 7 - have 25 words defined

Eng. 11 - Sept. 28

Finish all 12 questions for "A Rose for Emily"

Have 20 vocab words for Friday.

Eng. 9 - Sept. 28

Complete #1-7 for "The Witch"

Have your vocab complete for Friday (10 words)

Short Stories Test on Tuesday, Oct. 4

Eng. 11 - Sept. 27

Read "A Rose for Emily"

Lit 12 - Sept. 26

Read and do questions for "Paul's Case" - QQ and text #2,3,4,5,10

Group Presentations - Oct. 3, 4
Sight Reading Test - Oct. 5
Content Test - Oct. 6

Eng. 11 - Sept. 21

Have questions for the articles: "Kindle" and "Riots" finished.

Eng. 11 - Sept. 20

"A Lady's Beaded Bag" Essay - due Mon. Sept. 26

Eng. 9 - Sept. 20

Read "The Parsley Garden" p. 71

Lit 12 - Sept. 20

Read "The Destructors" - do your question and quote plus text #1, 4, 5, 6, 8 (p. 78,79)

Don't forget your Writers' Fest money: Jack, Chris, Chris, Brittany, Brayden, Katelynn and Matthew D.

Also, bring your permission forms!

Lit 12 - Sept. 16

Think about which story you will present for your short story presentations (Oct. 3)

Eng. 11 - Sept. 16

Have your debate chart and your questions finished for "A Lady's Beaded Bag"

Debate on Monday, Sept. 19

Lit 12 - Sept. 14

Read "The Lottery" (Story and Structure)

Do your Q&Q and the textbook questions #1,2,3,4,5,6,7


Bring your $17.00 for the Writers' Festival.

Eng. 9 - Sept. 14

Read "The Father" p. 42 for Friday

Remember your 5 vocab words

Lit 12 - Sept. 13

People who signed up for the Writers' Fest, please bring your $17.00 cash or cheque (make it out to "Sutherland Secondary)

Eng. 9 - Sept. 13

For Thursday, Sept. 15:

3 paragraphs on "Someone changed" - first impressions, the action that changed your mind, the final conclusion

Have good details, grammar, punctuation, full sentences and make sure it's interesting.

Double space, first and last name, title


Literary words: exposition, antecedent action, foreshadowing, conflict (3 types), dilemma

Lit 12 - Sept. 12

Q&Q for "The Japanese Quince"

Paragraph response to the analysis on p. 1086

Eng.9 - Sept. 9

Read "Wish You Were Here" p. 12 of Inside Stories

Lit 12 - Sept. 8

"The Dead Men's Path" - have author notes, Q&Q, text questions completed for Sept. 9

Eng. 11 - Sept. 8

Questions for "Hills Like White Elephants"

Lit 12 - June 13

Fishbowl - Tues., June 14
Relays and Games - Wed., June 15
Good-bye - Thurs. June 16

Bard on the Beach - Friday, June 17 - be near the box office at 7:00pm


Study Session - Friday, June 24 - 10:00 am D205

Lunch afterwards - Esplanade Boston Pizza?

Final Exam - Tues., June 28 - 9:00 - Library Lab

Eng. 9 - June 13

Make sure all your text books are handed in.

Presentations June 14

Final Exam - Thursday, June 16 - 1:30 pm - room D205

Eng. 11 - June 13

Write a paragraph on the symbolism in "Snake" p. 181 (Inside Poetry)

Presentations June 15

Final Exam: Friday, June 17 - 9:00 am - D201

Hand in all your books!

Eng. 11 - June 3

Make-up Tests: Wed. June 8 - 7:30 am

Fri. June 10 - 7:30 am

Presentations - June 15

Eng. 9 - June 3

Vocab. Test - June 10

Presentations - June 14, 15

Lit. 12 - May 27

Have Victorian Notes done for Wednesday, June 1

We will be studying "Ulysses" on May 31, "Dover Beach" on June 1

"Song," "Sonnet 43" and "My Last Duchess" on June 2

June 3: "Darkling Thrush"

June 6: "Gentle," "Pretty," "Disembarking" ROMANTIC ESSAY DUE
June 7: Review of 4 modern poems
June 8: VICTORIAN/MODERN test

Eng. 9 - May 27

Your movie review good copy is due Tuesday, May 31

Anyone who missed the test Friday - make-up day is Thursday, June 2 at 7:30 am.

Eng. 11 - May 27

Have notes prepared for fishbowl: May 31
Essay: June 1
Test: June 2

Mac 2011

Lit 12 - May 24

QQ + text questions for "Ode to a Nightingale" and "When I Have Fears"

Eng. 11 - May 20

Finish the questions for V for Tuesday.

Liet 12 - May 20

Have 2 x QQ, text questions etc. for "Ode to the West Wind" for Tuesday.

Lit 12 - May 19

FOR FRIDAY: 2 x QQ for "Apostrophe to the Ocean" + text, etc.

blue vocab sheet
Elegy sheet (yellow)
Romantic questions

Eng. 11 - May 19

Have IV i, ii, iii and V i, ii, iii, iv done for Fri., May 20

New dates:

Scenes - May 25 (Wed.)
Fishbowl: May 31
Essay: June 1
Test: June 2

Eng. 11 Dates - May 18

Thurs.19/ Fri. 20 - read and complete questions for IV and V - brainstorm themes

Tues. 24 - Scenes
Wed. 25/Thurs. 26 - watch movie
Fri. 27 - fishbowl

Tues. May 31 - in-class essay
Wed. June 1 - Scottish play test

Eng. 9 - Important Dates (May 18)

for Thurs. 19 - Ch. 12 #1,2
for Fri. 20 - Ch. 13, 14 - all questions + vocab (45 words all together)

Tues. 24 - go over compositions
Wed. 25&Thurs. 26 - watch movie
Fri. 27 - IHoN test

Tues. 31 - Movie Review due.

Eng. 9 - May 17

Ch. 11 # 1, 2

Lit 12 - May 17

Have Romantic Notes completed.

"Elegy" handout completed for Fri. May 20
Blue Vocab Sheet (last one!): Fri.
Also, Romantic questions for Fri.


For Thurs. May 19 - 3 x QQ for "Rime"
Notes on the supernatural, colours, symbolism, religion, atmosphere

Eng. 11 - May 16

Complete III 1, ii, iii, iv

Group Day: May 17

Lit. 12 - May 13

Gave Romantic poetry topics (due June 6)

Elegy presentations on Monday.

Romantic Notes due Tuesday, May 17

Eng. 9 - May 13

Ch. 10 #1,2,3, 5

Have Character Sketch (3 paragraphs) done for Mon. May 16

Eng. 9 - May 11

For Thurs. May 12 - Ch. 7 #2, 5, 6
Ch. 8 #2,3,4,5,8

For Fri. May 13 - Vocab - 40
Book talks - Nick, Matt, Miller, Sean

For Mon. May 16 - Character Sketches due.

Lit dates until the end of the year

Tues. May 10 - "To a Mouse"
Wed. May 11 - "Lamb"/"Tyger"
Thurs. May 12 - "Elegy" - groups for presentation (on Monday, May 16)
Fri. May 13 - "My Heart Leaps Up" / "The World is too much with Us"

Mon. May 16 - "Elegy" presentations
Tues. May 17 - "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
W. 18 - "Rime"
T. 19 - "Rime" / "Ocean"
F. 20 "Ocean"

T. 24 "Wind"
W. 25 "Wind"/ "Nightingale"
T. 26 "Nightingale"/ "When I Have Fears"
F. 27 RESTORATION/ROMANTIC Test

T. 31 "Ulysses"
W. 1 - "My Last Duchess"
T. 2 - "Dover Beach"
F. 3 "Darkling Thrush"

M. 6 "Pretty"/"Gentle" ROMANTIC ESSAY DUE
T. 7 "Disembarking"
W. 8 VICTORIAN/MODERN TEST
T. 9 watch Hamlet
F. 10 watch Hamlet

M. 13 - MC Provincials/ go over tests and essays

T. 14 -Fishbowl on three topics

W. 15 - Games/Relays

T. 16 - Good-bye/ Yearbook signing/ Student choice awards.

Eng. 9 - May 5

Ch. 6 #1, 2, 4, 5

Eng. 9 - May 4

35 Vocab words

book talks - Max, Nick and Charlie

Ch. 5 #1,2,3,5,6,7

Lit 12 - May 4

Have text questions, QQ, etc. for "A Modest Proposal" for Thur., May 5

Eng. 11 - May 3

Vocab Test: Thurs. May 4 (study all 50 words)

Have Ii,ii,iii,iv,v,vi,vii questions finished for Thursday.

Eng. 9 May 3

Ch. 4 questions #1-7 for Wed. May 4

Have 35 vocab (all together) for Thursday.

Booktalks: Max, Charlie, Nick

Lit 12 - May 3

"The Rape of the Lock" 2 questions and quote s and text questions

Lit. 12 - May 2

Give examples of

zeugmas
aphorisms
stately diction
making the trivial seem important
epic similes
exaggeration
many different metaphors for the same thing
satire
alliteration

heroic couplets

Eng. 9 - May 2

Ch. 3 #2, 3, 4

Eng. 9 - April 29

Read Chapter 3 of In the Heat of the Night

Lit - April 29

Any outstanding homework you have from the Renaissance until the Restoration, please show me Monday, May 2. Last chance for marks for that unit.

Eng. 9 - April 28

Have Ch. 1 #1-5 done as well as read Ch. 2, do questions #4 and 5.

Have 30 words for vocab. completed.

Make-up Tests for all classes

Lit - Paradise Lost essay or Renaissance Test

Eng. 11 - Cuckoo's Test or essay

Eng. 9 - Vocab or AMSND test


Thursday, May 5, 7:30 am

Lit 12 - April 26

Wed. April 27 - Pepys' Diary

Thurs. April 28 - Pepys' Diary QQ, text Restoration Notes and "To the Ladies" should be prepared

Fri. April 29 - orange Vocab sheet and RENAISSANCE TEST


Mon. May 2 - 18 year olds vote and we start "The Rape of the Lock"

Please bring Bard money!

Eng. 11 - April 18-29

Tues./Wed. 19/20 - movie Tues. 26 - Fishbowl Wed. 27 - In-class essay Thurs. 28 - Test Fri. 29 - Start the Scottish Play!

Lit - April 13-20

Thurs 14 - Read Paradise Lost - ask 3 questions, 3 quotes and do text questions Mon. 18 - Read Book IX of Paradise Lost Tues. 19 - Discuss questions and quotes Wed. 20 - DEBATE Tues. 26 - In-Class Essay on Paradise Lost

Eng. 11 - April 13

Ch. 24 and 25 due - quotes should be treated as though they are questions.

Lit - April 12

QQ, text, author notes, literary devices for "On His Blindness" - John Milton Author notes are important! Tues. April 19: Paradise Lost debate Wed. April 20: In-class essay

Lit. 12 - April 11

Prepare "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time." Bring your Bard money! ($16.50)

Lit 12 - April 4

For Wednesday, prepare "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" and "Death Be Not Proud" (Holy Sonnet 6) by John Donne. Bring your Bard on the Beach money ($16.50)

Lit 12 - April 1

For Monday - prepare the 6 Shakespeare sonnets. Question and quote (12 marks). You are responsible for #29, 116 and 130 for the final, so you may want to do the text questions for these as well. Cat's Eye essay due. Only 9/25 people handed in their yellow vocab sheets - don't forget, they are worth 5 marks! SONNET PRESENTATION: changed to Tuesday, April 5.

Lit 12 - March 29

Prepare "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" and "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd." Bring your $16.50 for Bard on the Beach.

Lit 12 - March 28

Anyone who missed the Chaucer/Medieval Test - one day only: Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 am.

Lit - Wed. March 9

Have your Renaissance Notes finished for Wednesday - I will check them and you will understand Elizabeth better.

Lit 12 - Big Dates Coming Up

Thursday, Feb. 24 - all characters due

Monday, Feb. 28 - Chaucer Presentations
Tues. March 1 - all text questions and three big questions due - final Chaucer discussion
Wed. March 2 - Gawain

Thurs. March 3 - Project Due Date
Fri. March 4 - first book discussions: Brave New World, The Joke

Mon. March 7 - "Bonny Barbara Allen" BNW, Joke essays due
Tues. March 8 - Medieval Test
Wed. March 9 - Renaissance Notes due
Thurs. March 10
Fri. March 11 - book discussions: The Plague, Remains of the Day

Mon. March 28 - Plague and Remains essays due
Fri. April 1 - Cat's Eye discussion

Mon. April 4 - Cat's Eye essay due.

Lit 12 - Feb. 17

Have notes and quotes for: Merhant, Oxford Cleric, Sarjeant at Law, Franklin, 5 Guildsmen, Cook, Skipper, Doctor and Wyfe of Bath.

Vocab #1 Due tomorrow

Projects will be given out - due March 3

Lit 12 - Feb. 15

Notes, quotes and symbolism for: Yeoman, Nun, Monk, Friar.

Lit. 12 - Feb. 11

Have Medieval Notes finished for Monday, Feb. 14

Notes for Knight and Squire

Eng. 11 - Feb. 10

Read "Beggaring Our Better Selves" for Friday, Feb. 11

Have 10 Vocabulary words ready.

Start essay - due on Monday.

I will be giving you time to work on the questions for Beggaring on Fri, but the questions will be due Monday, Feb. 14.

Eng. 11 - Feb. 9

Essay for the theme of "A Lady's Beaded Bag" due: Monday, Feb. 14

Lit 12 - Feb. 9

Beowulf test: Thurs. Feb. 10

Everything so far.

Lit 12 - Feb. 8

Question and Quote for "The Burning of Beowulf's Body"

#1-8 on page 30

Eng. 11 - Feb. 7

Read and answer questions for "A Lady's Beaded Bag" by Tennessee Williams. People who were away can find this on the internet.

Fill out both sides of the debate sheet answering whether the trashpicker is insane or not.


1. What is the tone of this story?
2. Do you think the trashpicker is of sound mind? Explain why or why not using quotes to back up your opinion.
3. What is the point of view? Why is it appropriate?
4. What does the purse symbolize?
5. Why does the trashpicker hand in the purse? What is his motivation?
6. What does this story tell us about the structure of society?

Lit 12 - Feb. 3

Question and Quote for "The Coming of Beowulf," "Unferth's Taunt" and "The Battle with Grendel"

lit 12 - Feb. 2

Grendel Drawing.

Eng. 11 - Feb. 1

Read and answer questions for "Hills Like White Elephants"

Lit 12 - Feb. 1

Anglo Saxon Notes

Define and explain (give examples from Beowulf) for the following terms:

Hero
Meter
Antagonist
Allusion
Alliteration
Heroic Epic
Caesura
Epic
Kenning


Question and Quote for "The Coming of Grendel"

Lit 12 - Jan. 31

Have Notes for the Anglo Saxon period completed.

Lit 12 - Jan. 20

Prepare "Do Not go Gentle into That Good Night" p. 979

Pay careful attention to poetic devices! Use your literary device sheet for Lit.

Eng. 9 and Eng. 11 Studying

Most important studying: Writing Improvements sheet and all notes from essay and composition feedback.

Studying literary terms and devices for short stories and poetry.

All elements from short stories.

Each exam has a grammar section, a short story section, a poetry section and a written section.

For grade 9's the composition is a personal narrative.

For grade 11's the composition is a literary response to the short story which should incorporate quotes.

Good luck!

Lit 12 - Jan. 17

Make sure "The Hollow Men" notes are complete.

Have "Channel Firing" finished for Thursday.

Exam Schedule

Lit. 12 - Tues. Jan. 25 - 9:00 am - small gym

Eng. 11 - Tues. Jan. 25 - 9:00 - 10:30 - block 1 (D.200)
- block 4 (D. 209)

Eng. 9 - Mon. 9-10:30 - D.203)

Lit. 12 - Jan. 13

Prepare "The Second Coming" p. 934

Eng. 9 - Jan. 13

Vocab Test! Study hard! Friday, Jan. 14

Eng.11 - Make-up Tests

Anyone who missed the essay or the test must make it up on Jan. 13 (Thursday) at 7:30 am.

Li12 - Jan. 6

Have your three essays for Friday: 1. Simple Gifts are the best

2. Dreams take us on Journeys
3. It's important to learn from the past

Polished essay due for Monday, Jan. 10

Eng. 9 - Due Dates (Jan. 5)

Study for A Midsummer Night's Dream test: Friday, Jan. 7.

Have your 50 vocabulary words for Friday, Jan. 7.

A Midsummer Night's Dream project due: Wednesday, Jan. 12.

Vocabulary Test: Friday, Jan. 14