Eng 10 Short Story Questions

Questions for "The Brass Teapot"

1.  List the following details of this story:

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Conflict
• Climax
• Point of View

2.  The final line of the story “We could buy our way to Paradise” is an example of dramatic irony as the reader knows something that the characters do not.  Explain the irony of that statement.

3.  Discuss how these two characters, Alice and John, change throughout the story.  

4.  Can you think of anything in our society that would drive someone to act like John and Alice do in this story?  What might the teapot symbolize in that situation?

5.  Go back and read the start of the story about how they acquire the teapot.  What do you know now that you have finished the story that was not obvious before?

Welcome to semester three. English 10 will be starting with a short story unit, while grade 8 Humanities is wrapping up the Dark Ages. Get off to a great start and keep up on your work.

Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a restful break. Hockey Academy has 8 ice sessions left and Humanities 8 will be entering the Dark Ages when school continues. Term 2 ends on Feb 1st. Let's all have a positive and productive January.

Code Orange

Humanities 8. All work for Code Orange must be completed by Dec. 14th. Remember to complete part A and B from the independent work. Part C is optional.

For those student going to see the Hobbit, please return permission slips and movie money ASAP.

Charlemagne

Today, students are looking at Charlemagne. Read pages 256-261 in Across the Centuries. Make a list of at least three Pros and three Cons of Charlemagne. From that list, write a paragraph on whether or not you think Charlemagne was a great leader. Also, start a list of key terms from page 256.

Hockey Talk

The Vanier Hockey Academy students successfully completed their coaching sessions for Kid's Sport. Not only was this a great achievement for the student coaches, we were able to raise $500 along the way. Congratulations to everyone for doing such a wonderful job. We would like to thank Pati Creamer for her time and effort organizing this event. Well done!

Student info:

Academy students should be prepared for all weather for the next three weeks leading up to the Christmas break. Round two of on- and off-ice fitness testing is complete. Continue building your aerobic capacity as we stride towards making the 100km club--don't forget to log your kilometres!  Good luck with all of your upcoming games.

Code Orange for Humanities

Humanities 8 students are reading the book Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney. It is a suspenseful and thrilling story about a teenage boy, Mitty, living in New York City. Researching for a school project, Mitty discovers smallpox scabs and thinks he may have inhaled some of the dust from the scabs. In the process, Mitty also starts to attract some unwanted attention from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and terrorist groups. Does Mitty have smallpox? Will his friends be able to help him? You'll have to read to find out.

For this Novel Unit, students will complete all assigned chapter questions and independent work. Independent work will include four areas of study: Writing, Vocabulary, Character, Listening and Speaking.  Finally, in assigned groups, students will create a movie trailer.