Graduation Transitions

Hooray!! Everyone has submitted complete portfolios.  Best of luck to all of you in your adult lives!

English 11

First, let me take this opportunity to let you know what a lovely class you were.  Thank you for being so fun and engaging.  I wish all of you well on your English 11 exam (and, of course, all your other ones too).  Your test is from 9-11am on Monday in the small gym.  Bring pencils and pens.  Review your yellow sheets, the comma/semicolon sheets, and any other grammar handouts I may have given you.

The answers to the short story "Right of Passage" by Doug Beardsley are as follows:
19.  B
20.  C
21.  D
22.  D
23.  A
24.  B
25.  A
26.  D
27.  A

If you have any questions about these answers, you can email me this weekend.

Otherwise,  have a wonderful summer and see you in September!

English 11

Tonight, work on finding the poetic devices in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Northwest Passage".  Also, answer the questions on "High Flight" and "Crab".
You will have a poetry "quest" on Thursday consisting of multiple choice questions on poetic devices and three poems.
 As your final English 11 exam will be on Monday, June 17th in the small gym, I hope that you have been reviewing your yellow short story sheets (on purpose, plot, characterization, symbol & irony, point of view, and theme).

English 11

Here are links to the videos we saw in class today:

Benjamin Zander TedTalk video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9LCwI5iErE

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot (this is not the exact video, but it's good)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw

Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOW1gVW2S5w

Northwest Passage by Stan's son, Nathan Rogers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnjyaWcti3U

Graduation Transitions

Exit Interview Schedule - see me to schedule a time.  Slots after 4:10 are available most days.

YOU MUST BRING YOUR COMPLETED PORTFOLIO TO THE INTERVIEW.

See the latest blog entry (June 14th to see if you have work to complete).

Interviews after school will take place in D204 (right beside Mr.Hallam's room).  Interviews during school hours will take place in the Counselling Department.

English 11

Tonight, answer the questions on "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud" by Wordsworth.  Begin thinking about your narrative essay on Friday.  You can write on ONE of the following topics:

a.  Experience is the best teacher.
b.  An exciting OR embarrassing OR frightening OR painful experience.

• You need to use as many of the narrative techniques as you can.
• You must definitely include at least three figurative devices.
• You must definitely appeal to at least three different senses.
• You must include at least one instance of dialogue, but do not overdo it.

YOU MAY WRITE IN FIRST PERSON AND IN PAST TENSE.  YOU MAY ALSO USE CONTRACTIONS.

English 11

Answer the questions on "Anne Hathaway" tonight.  On Friday, you will write a narrative essay on the following topic:  Experience is the best teacher.  Begin thinking about the narrative techniques you will use (hook, dialogue, imagery, figurative devices, echo, etc.).  Also, begin reviewing the yellow short story sheets on plot, character, symbol, irony, point of view, and theme in preparation for the final.