Eng. 12 - Feb. 26

Complete questions #3,5,6, 7 for "The Lottery" (p. 227)


Make sure you've chosen your short story for your presentation.

Eng. 9 and 11 - Feb. 26

Make sure your vocabulary is complete.

10 for Eng. 11

5 for Eng. 9

Feb. 25, 2015

Grade 11's performing "We Have to sit Opposite"

Grade 12's: what's going on here?

Eng. 9 - Feb. 24

Read and answer questions for "The Parsley Garden."

#1-5

Eng. 11 - Feb. 24

Read and answer the questions for "We Have to Sit Opposite" by Ethel Wilson

Eng. 12 - Feb. 23

Read: "Just Lather, That's All"

Question, Quote, text questions #2, 4, 5, 8


(Groups - think about the stories you will choose)


Tuesday, Feb. 24: DEBATE!

Eng. 11 - Feb. 19

"A Lady's Beaded Bag" theme essay: Tuesday, Feb. 24

Lit 12 - Feb. 19 Beowulf Dates

Feb. 19 - Birdman - Park and Tilford 7:10pm tonight

Mon. Feb. 23 - finish discussing Beowulf
Tues. Feb. 24 - movie - snacks provided by Miki, Sarah, Erica, Nour
Wed. Feb. 25 - movie - snacks by Catherine, Anna, Olivia, Josh
Thurs. Feb. 26 - BEOWULF TEST
Fri. Feb. 27 - Medieval Notes due - start Chaucer


*** don't forget your orange VOCAB SHEETS!

Lit 12 - Independent/Group Choices and Due Dates

March 27 (Essay due March 30)

Into the Wild : Anna, Alexa, Nour, Sophie

Brave New World: Lydia, Holly, Jared, Rosie, Kyle

April 2  (Essay due April 7)

Life of Pi : Keirra, Olivia, Hayley, Garinder, Kristina

Remains of the Day: Miki, Bronwen, Catherine, Erica, Sarah

April 10 (essay due April 13)

The Plague : Michelle, Blake, Sam, Sophia, Heaven

The Sun Also Rises: Josh, Juan, Adam, Sean

Eng. 11 - Feb. 18

Fill out your "A Lady's Beaded Bag" debate chart

Lit 12 / Eng. 12 - Bard on the Beach

http://www.bardonthebeach.org/


Which one should we go to?  $20 per student

Double trouble has never been more delightful! Take a trip to an eye-popping steampunk-meets-sci-fi world, where two sets of long-lost twins have converged on Ephesus, creating hilarious confusion for their friends, neighbours and loved ones.

June 11

An aging king divides his kingdom between two daughters but leaves out the third, failing to understand that she loves him most of all. His mistake triggers a chain of lies and betrayal and dooms him to madness, in Shakespeare’s magnificent tragedy.

Benedict Campbell plays Lear in this production, presented in collaboration with Theatre Calgary and directed by its Artistic Director, Dennis Garnhum.

June 18

Eng. 12 - Feb. 13

read "The Japanese Quince" p. 79

do your question and quote

complete questions #2,3,6,8 in text book

argue which element of fiction is the most important (debate on Monday): theme, character, setting, point of view, symbol, irony or conflict

Eng. 9 - Feb. 13

"Someone Changed" due: Monday, Feb. 16

Eng. 9 - Feb. 12

"Someone Changed"

3 paragraphs describing your first impression of someone changed over time.

Use pen (not pencil), or type
Correct grammar
Interesting (draw reader in)
Organization

Eng. 12 - Feb. 11

"Identities" - question and quote - answer both

go through the package.

Lit. 12 - Feb. 11

"The Coming of Beowulf"
"Unferth's Taunt"
"Battle with Grendel"


QQ for each section + corresponding text questions

Eng. 11 - Feb. 11

"Hills Like White Elephants" questions

Eng. 9 - Feb. 11

Top two sentences from "The Story Experience" - page one of Inside Stories

Read "Wish You Were Here"

Complete questions # 1-5 in full sentences.

*bonus: making bacon pancakes

Lit 12 - Feb. 10

Notes for The Anglo Saxon Period

"The Coming of Grendel"  QQ etc.

Secret Anglo Saxon device?