English 9

Section 1 work thus far:

1. Define a noun
2. Write down the nouns in the following sentence: Albert met his sisters' best friend, a pretty girl (Albert, sisters, friend, girl).
3. Write down the nouns in the following sentence: They stood on the corner of Broadway and Third in the downtown section of New York (Broadway, Third, section, New York).

For Friday's Section 1 question:

     4. Write down the nouns in the following sentence: He was carrying a coat, tie and a hat (coat, tie, hat).

We also started building our vocabulary. Students should write the word, a definition, and place it into a sentence. Here are our first four words:

1. Forlornly
2. Galvanized
3. Pirouette
4. Transfixed

Finally, student started a mind map/web. After choosing a topic, students were asked to place the topic in the middle of the page and expand their maps outwards until they reached at least three levels. We will be using the concept of mind maps to help with the writing process.

English 9

Today's lesson included:

1. Section 1: What is a noun? Definition and examples
2. Writing strategies to help students get started

• One minute free write.....non stop
• Sentence variations
• Six word stories

English 9

Welcome to English 9. This blog is intended for students and parents to stay up to date with current assignments and important dates. Please e-mail me at any time with specific questions or comments. We will be starting the year with a number of concepts. Here are a few to ponder:

Staying Organized
Establishing Routines
Language Conventions
Journal Writing
Vocabulary Building
BIG IDEAS


Tuesday's lesson includes setting up our binders into four sections, a TED talk and our first journal question.

Binder sections

1. Section 1 (Language features, structures and conventions)
2. Vocabulary
3. Journal writing/written responses
4. Story and/or text notes and assignments

Ted Talk

Amy Purdy's Living Beyond Limits

Question of the day (2-3 paragraphs)

If life were a book and you were the author, how would you want your story to go?

English 10

This week is the last week to complete any missing Romeo and Juliet projects. In conjunction with project time, students will be preparing for their Provincial exam.

Good luck!

Comm 12

This week students are preparing for their Provincial exam. Here are the items for review:

• Organization and planning
• Writing strategies
• Visual design
• Business letters
• Reading and comprehension

Please hand in all missing ASAP!

Good luck to all of you.

English 10

This week, student are finishing their Romeo and Juliet Unit.

Three assignments worth marks are as follows:

1. Posters-Find an example of a literary device (oxymoron) from the play. Include a definition of the term, a quote from the play, the Act and scene number, and some imagery.
2. Study guides-Complete all questions in preparation for your projects
3. Projects-A variety of projects have been assigned to students.

Due dates:

Poster (12 marks) Due-Friday, Jan. 8th                      
Study Guides (20 marks) Due-Monday, Jan. 11th
Projects (20 marks) Due-Jan 15th

Communications 12

Happy New Year everyone.

Comm. 12 is beginning their exam prep.

This week we are looking at visual design, which is  Part C of the BC provincial Exam: Communication  Products.

For this assignment, students are shown that posters use words and images to send a message to the audience. They are to list three things which they think make a poster effective.

Their next task is to choose an issue that they feel strongly about.

1.  Develop ideas for a poster to help communicate their ideas. The purpose of this assignment is to convince an audience that their point of view is correct.
2. Develop a rough draft.
3. Create a final draft.
4. Publish and display your poster in the classroom.

This assignment will be scored out of six using the scoring guide for visual design.