Scottish Play

Scottish Play 2010

Eng. 9 - Dec. 16

There is no official homework over the holidays.

When we come back, we will watch a movie, get a project and have a test on A Midsummer Night's Dream on the Thursday.

Tues. Jan. 4- movie / give project
Wed. Jan. 5 - movie
Thurs. Jan. 6 - AMSND Test
Fri. Jan. 7 - start poetry

Tue. Jan 11 - project due

Have a restful and happy holiday!

Lit. 12 - Reminder (Dec. 10)

SCENES: Mon. Dec. 13

FISHBOWL: Tues. Dec. 14
INCLASS ESSAY: Wed. Dec. 15
QUOTE TEST: Thurs. Dec. 16


Bring you Christmas books on Friday, Dec. 17 - wrap them and write a message - why you gave this book.

Eng. 11 - Dec. 10 (and other due dates)

block 4 - have all questions for IV and V done for Tuesday, Dec. 14 (Monday we will go to the library for slam poetry)

block 1 - have all the questions for IV and V done for Monday, Dec. 13 (We will watch A Midsummer Night's Dream on Tuesday)

If we finish everything - we will have a scene preparation day on Wednesday, Dec. 15


SCENES: Thursday, Dec. 16

Bring your treats for Friday, Dec. 17

MOVIE: Tues/ Wed Jan. 4, 5
FISHBOWL: Thurs. Jan. 6
IN-CLASS ESSAY: Fri. Jan. 7
MACTEST: Mon. Jan. 10

Eng. 9 - Dec. 7

Have the questions for IIii and IIIi done for Wed. Dec. 8.

Don't forget your 45 vocab. words for Friday - anything that does not appear in the side notes is modern day English!

Eng. 11 - Dec. 2

Have questions for IIi, ii, iii for Friday's class.

Eng. 9 - Dec. 2

For Friday's class:

1. Have your 40 words for vocab.

2. Complete questions for Iii and IIi.

Eng. 9 - Nov. 30

Have Ii questions done for Wed., Dec. 1

Lit 12 - Nov. 30

For Dec. 1 - IVi, ii, iii, iv

We will act and discuss on Wednesday.

Eng. 11 - Nov. 29

Complete all of Act One questions for The Scottish Play.

Eng. 9 - Nov. 26

For Tuesday, Nov. 30 - movie review!

Monday, Nov. 29 - Start AMSND!

Don't forget: Vocab - 40 words for Fri., Dec. 3

Lit 12 - Nov. 24

Have III notes for Friday, Nov. 26

Group day: Thursday, Nov. 25

Eng. 9 and 11 - Make-up Times

Anyone who missed any of the tests this week can make up the test on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 am, provided you have an excused absence.

Lit 12 - Nov. 23

Have III notes for Friday, Nov. 26

Wed. 24 - act out III
Thurs. 25 - group day for soliloquies

Eng. 9 - Nov. 19

For Mon. Nov. 22 - read and finish questions for Ch. 12 #1,2,3 and Ch. 13 #1-4

For Tues. Nov. 23 - finish the book

For Wed. Thurs. - watch movie

For Friday, Nov. 26 - IHoN Test - Study!

Eng. 9 - Nov. 16

For Wed. 17: Character Composition and Ch. 10 #1, 2, 3, 5

For Thurs. 18: Ch. 11 #1, 2 and Good Copy of Composition

For Fri. 19: Vocab - 35 words

Lit 12 - Nov. 16

Have all Act I scene notes done for Thursday, Nov. 17

Eng. 9 - Nov. 15

Have questions for Ch. 9 #1-3 done for Tuesday, Nov. 16

Character Composition: Wednesday, Nov. 17

Lit 12 - Major Hamlet Dates

Hamlet Dates

T.25 - Assign Soliloquies
F.26 - Discuss III

M.29 - Act out IV - Scene Assignment?
T. 30 - Act out/Discuss IV
W. 1 - Discuss IV
T. 2 - Discuss IV
F. 3 - Act out V


M.6 - Discuss V
T. 7 - Soliloquy Presentations
W.8 - Discuss V- themes
T. 9 = Scenes
F. 10 - movie

M.13 - movie
T.14 - fishbowl
W.15 - in-class essay
T. 16 - Quote Test
F.17 - Merry Xmas

Eng. 9 - Nov. 9

Have Chapter 6 Read

For HW (Nov. 10): Do questions #1,2, 4, 5 for Ch. 6

#2,5, 6 for Ch. 7

Writing assignment on Tibbs, Sam, or Gillespie: due Wed. Nov. 17

Don't forget your title page.

Eng. 11 - Dates (Nov. 9)

Wed. 10: Read and do questions for Chapters 18 -22

Mon. 15: Finish novel and questions, library research day, have quotes for your character with mental illness symptons

Tues. 16 - Final discussion, themes
Wed. 17 - Presentations on Diagnosis
Thurs. 18/Fri. 19 - movie

Mon. 22 - Fishbowl - bring quotes, notes and questions on your topics
Tues. 23 - In-class essay
Wed. 24 - OFOCN Test
Thurs. 25 - Start Scottish play

Eng. 9 - Nov. 3

Read and do questions #1-7 for In the Heat of the Night

Eng. 11 - Nov. 3

Read and do questions for chapters 11-17 for Monday, November 8.

Study hard for your Vocabulary test Friday, November 5.

Eng. 11 - Oct. 29

For Monday, Nov. 1: Read and do chapter questions for Ch. 3-6 One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Make sure you have treated each quote as though it were a question. (Analyze the quotes.)

VOCAB TEST: FRIDAY, NOV. 5

Eng. 9 - Oct. 27

Read Chapter Two of In the Heat of the Night.

Lit 12 - Oct. 26

New dates: Movie #4 : Thurs. Oct. 28
Vocab Fest: Fri. Oct. 29 (same)

Character Part II: Mon. Nov. 1
Part III Ch. 1-10: Tues. Nov.2

PROJECT: Still the same: Monday, Nov. 15

Eng. 11 - Oct. 26

Make-up Time for Content Test: Tuesday, Nov. 2 , 7:30 am

That is all.

Eng. 9 - Oct. 26

Don't forget to bring your In the Heat of the Night novels to class on Wed.

25 Vocab for Friday.

Short Story Projects are due Tuesday, Nov. 2

Eng. 9 Oct. 18

Have "The Carved Table" questions done for Tuesday.

Short Stories Final Test: Wednesday, Oct. 20

Eng. 11 - Oct. 13

For Thursday, Oct. 14 - "The Charmer" 2 questions and one quote
Due for Friday, Oct. 15 - "A Serious Talk" symbol essay

Presenations: Oct. 19, 21

Sight Test: Monday, Oct. 25
Content Test: Tuesday, Oct. 26


Friday, Oct. 15 - 40 vocab words.

Eng. 9 - Oct. 13

Thursday, Oct. 14 - work in library on presentation
Friday, Oct. 15 - 20 vocab words due

Monday, Oct. 18 - Presentations

Coming soon: Short Story Test #2 and Short Story Projects

Eng. 9 - Oct. 7

Read "Barney" for homework.

Have 15 Vocabulary words completed.

You will have time on Friday to complete the "Barney" questions.

Read other stories - we will be having a class vote on the next story we study.

Eng. 11 - Oct. 7

Have questions for "A Serious Talk" finished for Tuesday, Oct. 12

Lit - P&P Dates

Dates
** These dates are subject to change.

1. Kristen, Abigail, Desiree, Liam
2. Jayne, Lydia, Kendall, Daniel
3. Katy, Kaylee, Rio, Rico
4. Emma, Emilee, Charanjit
5. Sarah, Lucia, Giampaolo
6. Matisse, Jessica, Hillary, Justin
7. Charla, Sam, Leigh, Russell

Tues. Oct. 12 - Start P&P
Wed. Oct. 13 - Part I, 1-6
Thurs. Oct. 14 - Part I, 7-15
Fri. Oct. 15 - movie #1, booktalks

Mon. Oct. 18 - Part I, 16-23
Tues. Oct. 19 - movie #2
Wed. Oct. 20 - character Part One
Thurs. Oct. 21 - Part II, 1-11

Mon. Oct 25 - movie #3
Tues. Oct. 26 - Part II, 12-19
Wed. Oct. 27 - movie #4
Thurs. Oct. 28 - character Part Two
Fri. Oct. 29 - Vocab. Festival #2

Mon. Nov. 1 - Part III, 1-10
Tues. Nov. 2 - movie #5
Wed. Nov. 3 - Part III, 11-19
Thurs. Nov. 4 - movie #6
Fri. Nov. 5 - notes on theme

Mon. Nov. 8 - fishbowl discussion
Tues. Nov. 9 - In-Class Essay
Wed. Nov. 10 - Start Hamlet

Mon. Nov. 15 - Project Due
Fri. Nov. 19 - Vocab Test

Eng. 9 - Oct. 6

Write your 3 paragraph composition on one of the 5 choices from class.

Due: Wednesday, Oct. 13

Eng. 9 Oct. 4

Read and do questions for "The Veldt" #1-6

Eng. 11 - Oct. 4

Read and do questions for "We Have to Sit Opposite." - due Wed. Oct. 6

Retro Day

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!

Eng. 11

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

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

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.

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."

Eng. 9

"The Witch" questions due: Sept. 22

Eng. 11 - Sept. 20

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

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

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?"

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.

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

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

Lit 12 - Sept. 8

Read "The Japanese Quince" p. 1082 Adventures

QQ

Paragraph responding to the analysis on p. 1085.

Eng 11

For Mon. June 7 - "wundrfulness" questions (also group choice for presentations)

For Wed. June 9 - symbolism paragraph on "Snake" (p. 181) in text book.

For Mon. June 14 - Poetry Presentations

Eng. 11 - June 1

Anyone who did not write the Macbeth essay or test may do so one day only: Thursday, June 3 at 7:30am.

Last Two weeks of Lit 12

Mon. May 31 - go over Romantic essays, sum up "Ulysses," start "My Last Duchess"
Tues. June 1 - prepare "My Last Duchess" and "Dover Beach" - discuss Make up time for Romantic Test - 7:30am
Wed. June 2 - have "Song," "Sonnet 43" and"Darkling Thrush,"
Thurs. June 3 - prepare"Pretty" and "Disembarking at Quebec" prepared - we will discuss these poems.
Friday, June 4 - review of 5 Modern Poems (plues "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" - topics for fishbowl, decide on Hamlet movie, Hamlet cards

Monday, June 7 - Victorian/ Modern Test
Tuesday, June 8 - watch Hamlet
Wed. June 9 - watch Hamlet
Thurs. June 10 - M.C. / Provincials/ go over test
Fri. June 11 - fishbowl on three topics Bard on the Beach

Monday, June 14 - Games and Relays (very important reviw and fun!)
Tuesday, June 15 - good-bye and awards

Wednesday, June 23 - Literature 12 exam at 9:00
- Boston Pizza at 5:00

Anna, Dong Hun and Ji Won

Kyle McCall is a murderer

Pencil group, Bradley, Jayrold and Joshuah

Alex, Max and Lydia

Scottish Play

Vernon and Charanjit

Monica P., Monica R. and Neda

Cooper, Daniel May and Jordan Penman

Jordan Penman

Jake Stewart and Tim Liu

Leigh Dickson

and Jake Choi

Katie and Jan

Xiaoshan, Amy and Maedeh

Kiarmin, Sabrina and Robyn

The Scottish Play Performances - May 2010

Eric Park, Chris Lovell and Wayne Tang

Lit May 25-29

Wed. 26 - QQ, text for "Ulysses" and Victorian Notes

Thurs. 27 - Restoration and Romantic Test (The rewrite is Tues. 7:30am no exceptions and not recommended!)

Fri. 28 - QQ, text for "My Last Duchess"

Eng. 11 May 20

Have all of Act V questions are due for Friday, May 21.

Lit 12 - May 19 - May 27

For Thursday, May 20 - 2XQQ, text questions, literary devices, author notes for "Ode to the West Wind"
For Friday, May 21 - 2XQQ etc. for "Ode to a Nightingale" 1XQQ etc. for "When I Have Fears that I May Cease to Be"

Tuesday, May 25 - Romantic Essay due (don't lose marks for lateness!)

Thursday, May 27 - Restoration/Romantic Test.

Eng. 11 - Due Dates

All of Act IV questions for Wednesday 19

Scenes - Tues. May 25
Movie - Wed/Thurs May 26,27
Fishbowl - Friday, May 28

In-Class Essay - Monday, May 31
Test - Tuesday, June 1

Eng. 11 - May 13, 14

Have all of III questions finished for Friday, May 14

Shakespearean Words Quiz Friday 14.

We will be sorting out scene groups Thursday and acting out the rest of III.

Lit - May 12,13, 14

For Thurs. 13 - 3 questions and quotes for "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" + text questions, + author notes + literary devices.

Thurs - presentations on "Rime"

Fri - final discussion on "Rime"

For Mon. 17 - 2 X QQ, text etc for "Apostrophe to the Ocean"

Eng. 11 - May 6, 7

We will be discussing all of Act One on Thursday and going over your OFOCN tests.

We will start acting out Act Two

For Friday: questions for IIi, IIii

Lit - May 7 -10

For Friday: "The World is Too Much With Us" and "My Heart Leaps Up" - QQ and text for each
For Tuesday: Romantic Notes (p. 455)

Warning: 1000 word essay on the Romantic Period coming up. Due: Tues. May 25

Lit - April 27

For Wed. 28 - Make sure your "Modest Proposal" is done properly
For Thurs. 29 - "To a Mouse"
Fri. 30 - beige Vocab. sheet, "Tyger", "Lamb"

Make - up tests for Lit and Eng. 11

Vocab Test - Monday, 19 - 8:15

Lit essay/ Renaissance Test - Thursday, 22 - 7:30 am

Lit Reminders (April 15)

Due Fri. April 16: "Pepys' Diary" and Restoration Notes

Mon. April 19: Renaissance Test (study hard!)
Due Tues. April 20: "To the Ladies" (QQ, Text, author, literary devices)

BRING YOUR BARD MONEY!


Sun Runners: Running Monday and Saturday 10:00 Demonstration Forrest - meet at Cafe (the End of the Line)

Eng 11 - April 8 - April 29

For Fri. 9 - Ch. 12-18 questions

For Mon. 12 - Quotes for presentation due
Tue. 13 - Library - research for presentations
Thurs. 15 - Study for Vocab
Fri. 16 - Vocab Test

Mon. 19 - Presentations
Tues. 20 - Have 21-29 questions finished - discussion
Wed. 21 - Movie
Thurs. 22 - Movie

Mon. 26 - Fishbowl
Tues. 27 - In-Class Essay
Wed. 28 - OFOCN Test/ Start Macbeth
Thurs. 29 - Start Macbeth

Lit 12 - April 8 - April 19

Fri. 9 - 3 questions, 3 quotes, text questions, literary devices, whether Satan is a hero or not

Mon. 12 - read aloud Book IX
Tues. 13 - Debate
Wed. 14 - In-Class Essay
Thurs. 15 - time to work on Restoration Notes and Pepys
Fri. 16 - Pepys/"To the Ladies"

Mon. 19 - Renaissance Test

Make-up time for English 11

Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 am in Ms. Hayter's room.

Lit 12 - March 25

Bring your $22.00 for Much Ado About Nothing.

Sign up for the April sitting of the English 12 exam with Ms. Buchanan ASAP, if you would like to improve your mark. The exam is on April 15.

Friday the book discussions will be on The Plague and Cat's Eye.
Your essays are due Monday, March 28.

We will be tying up our discussions of the shepherd and the nymph, as well as the Shakespeare sonnets on Monday.

Tuesday - have "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" and "Death Be Not Proud" ready, complete with author notes and literary devices! Learn what a paradox is!

Eng. 11 for March 17- March 30

Read "The Blue Bouquet" by Octavio Paz for Thursday, March 18
Friday, March 19 - Vocab, book talks, discuss "Character" and finish "Ounce"
Monday, March 21 - Review elements
Tuesday, March 22 - Group Presentations
Wednesday, March 23 - Finish Group Presentations / Talk about 4 OFOCN questions
Thursday, March 24 - Sight Reading Test
Friday, March 25 - Go over essays
Monday, March 29 - Content Test
Tuesday, March 30 - Have Chapters 1-5 for OFOCN finished (including the quotes)

Thursday, April 8 - Study for Vocab Test
Friday, April 9 - Vocab Test

Lit for March 18

Prepare "The Passionate Shepherd" and "The Nymph's Reply"

Lit - March 15

Renaissance Notes for March 17
"Whoso List to Hunt" - discussed March 15
Projects Due: March 16
Yellow Sheet for Vocab - due March 19

The Sun Also Rises and The Remains of the Day will be discussed Friday, March 19 - essay due Monday, March 21.

Eng. 11 - due Monday March

"Ounce of Cure" - question and quote - ask a thought-provoking question and answer it. Quote something significant and analyze it.

Eng. 11 Mar. 4 - post Spring Break

For Thursday, March 4 - have your "Serious Talk" questions completed. I will be giving symbolism notes.
For Friday, March 5 - 40 Vocab words

For Tuesday, March 16 - Five paragraph essay on the symbolism of "A Serious Talk." Remember to check your "Writing Improvements," "Class Notes," "Essay Notes," "Editing Checklist," and "Symbolism Notes."

Lit March 1, 2, 3

For Tuesday - Sir Gawain 2 questions and quotes + text questions

Wednesday we will complete "Bonny Barbara Allan" and review for test taking place Thursday.

Correction for Lit. 12

The first time I posted the dates they were as follows:

March 5 - The Joke/Brave New World

March 19 - Sun/Remains

March 26 - Plague/Cat's Eye

Lit 12 - Feb. 25

Lit - book discussions for The Joke and Brave New World are coming up - March 5.

Your projects are coming up on March 16.

Your Medieval Test is Thursday, March 4.

Lots of stuff!

Eng. 11 - Feb. 25

For Friday: have your questions for "We Have to Sit Opposite" finished.

Have your 30 vocab words complete.

Booktalkers be ready.

Lit Projects

Lit Projects due: Tuesday, March 17

Lit 12 - Feb. 19

For Tues. - Characters Wyfe of Bath - Pardoner quotes and sentences.

For Thurs. - Text questions and three major questions

For Fri. - blue vocab. sheet

Eng. 11 - due Mon. Feb. 15

Five paragraph essay.

"Beggaring Our Better Selves" questions

Lit 12 - for Feb. 16

Have your quotes/ sentences for the Knight - Merchant. (Pilgrims #1-7)

At the end of The Prologue for the Canterbury Tales, ask three major questions which apply to the work as a whole.

Lit Dates for novels

March 5 - discussion for Brave New World and The Joke
March 15 - essay due

March 19 - discussion for The Sun Also Rises and The Remains of the Day
March 22 - essay due

March 26 - discussion for The Plague and Cat's Eye
March 29 -essay due

Lit 12 - for Fri. Feb. 12

Take notes on the Medieval Period p. 43- 54

Pink vocab. sheet due.

Eng. 11 - for Mon. Feb. 15

For Monday:
Five paragraph essay on the theme of "A Lady's Beaded Bag."

For Friday (Feb. 12) - 10 new vocabulary words

Eng. 11 - Feb. 8

Have questions for "A Lady's Beaded Bag" finished and fill out debate chart.

Lit 12 - Feb.4- Feb. 11

Fri. Feb. 5 - Choose novels for novel study

Have Q&Q for "Battle with Grendel," and "The Burning of Beowulf's Body" finished, as well as all the text questions on page 30. Due Mon. Feb. 8

Mon. will finish watching movie
Tues. will discuss the rest of Beowulf.
Wed. start Chaucer

Thurs. - Beowulf test.

Eng. 11 - Feb. 2

Complete questions for "Hills Like White Elephants."

Lit - Feb. 2

Do the question and quote for "Unferth's Taunt" also the text questions.

Lit - Feb. 1

Take notes on the "Anglo Saxon" period.

Do questions and quotes for "The Coming of Grendel" and "The Coming of Beowulf" as well as the text questions on page 30.

Western Day

Poetry Presentations

Hip Hop

Momo gets serious

Taylor is Annabel Lee

Sky larks

Eng 11 - Jan. 19

Today we studied "Say, Word," "My Father Knew," "My Papa's Waltz," and "The Attitude."

Tonight read "Snake" on page 181 of Inside Poetry and write a paragraph on what the snake symbolizes.

Lit 12 - Jan. 7

Writing topic for Wednesday: "It's important to learn from the past."

For Friday: prepare "Digging"


Essays (typed) due: Monday, Jan. 11

Lit 12 - Jan. 5

Writing topic: "Dreams Take us on Journeys" - 40 minutes

Rewrites

All rewrites for English 11 or Lit 12 will take place at 7:30 am Tuesday, Jan. 5.

Lit 12 - Jan. 4

Topic "Simple Gifts are the Best" - 40 min. write

Prepare "Channel Firing" for Tues. 5