Thursday, November 28, 2013
Communications 12
Today, we read Chapter 4 of All Quiet on the Western Front. Please have your chapter questions completed for Monday.
English 9
This weekend, complete the formal letter outlining three reasons why you prefer either the movie or the novel version of In the Heat of the Night. It will be due on Monday.
Also on Monday, study your 15 spelling words and please have your five vocabulary words ready (remember to include the parts of speech--noun/verb/adjective/adverb). The independent novel review due date has been moved from Dec. 2nd to Monday, Dec.9th.
Also on Monday, study your 15 spelling words and please have your five vocabulary words ready (remember to include the parts of speech--noun/verb/adjective/adverb). The independent novel review due date has been moved from Dec. 2nd to Monday, Dec.9th.
English 10
Today, we finished reading the novel. For homework, answer the questions for Chapters 29-31. On Monday, please have your ten vocabulary words ready as well (remember to include the parts of speech--noun/verb/adjective/adverb). The independent novel review due date has been moved from Dec. 2nd to Monday, Dec.9th.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Grade 9
Please note that all seven of the class vocabulary words have been updated to show their definitions. See the post for November 22.
Tonight, write a paragraph explaining how the speaker's experience in "I, Too, Sing America" and Virgil Tibbs' experience in In the Heat of the Night are similar. We discussed three points of comparison: racism, how the two characters handle themselves, and how they feel they should be treated.
Your next spelling test will be on Monday, Dec. 9th. The words are as follows:
Tonight, write a paragraph explaining how the speaker's experience in "I, Too, Sing America" and Virgil Tibbs' experience in In the Heat of the Night are similar. We discussed three points of comparison: racism, how the two characters handle themselves, and how they feel they should be treated.
Your next spelling test will be on Monday, Dec. 9th. The words are as follows:
- elimination
- melee
- nonchalance
- occasionally
- feasibility
- authentic
- picturesque
- premonition
- redundant
- remembrance
- sincerely
- surgeon
- versatile
- vulnerable
- recipient
English 10
Note that the class vocabulary words have been updated with definitions. See the post for November 22.
Tonight, read Chapter 25. Make sure that your questions are done up to Chapter 24.
Your independent novel review assignment due date has been changed. The review is due on Monday, Dec.9th.
Tonight, read Chapter 25. Make sure that your questions are done up to Chapter 24.
Your independent novel review assignment due date has been changed. The review is due on Monday, Dec.9th.
Friday, November 22, 2013
English 10
Read Chapters 23 and 24 for homework. Make sure that you have answered the questions up until and including Chapter 22. I will collect your responses for Chapters 1 -17 on Monday. Make sure that your responses are as complete as possible.
Your weekly vocabulary words are as follows:
abhor (verb) - to feel hatred or disgust toward something or someone
assuage (v) - to ease an unpleasant feeling
facetious (adj) - flippant, playfully jocular in a mischievous way
insatiable (adj) - incapable of being satisfied
cessation (n) - a stoppage or discontinuation of something
impassive (adj) - not feeling or showing emotion
elucidate (v) - to make clear by explanation
impel (v) - to force or urge to action
eccentricities (n) - out of the ordinary (usually harmless behaviour, words or dress), weirdly attractive
resuscitate (v) - to revive from unconscousness or apparent death
ubiquitous (adj) - something which is found or appears in many places (or everywhere)
halitosis (n) - bad breath
Your weekly vocabulary words are as follows:
abhor (verb) - to feel hatred or disgust toward something or someone
assuage (v) - to ease an unpleasant feeling
facetious (adj) - flippant, playfully jocular in a mischievous way
insatiable (adj) - incapable of being satisfied
cessation (n) - a stoppage or discontinuation of something
impassive (adj) - not feeling or showing emotion
elucidate (v) - to make clear by explanation
impel (v) - to force or urge to action
eccentricities (n) - out of the ordinary (usually harmless behaviour, words or dress), weirdly attractive
resuscitate (v) - to revive from unconscousness or apparent death
ubiquitous (adj) - something which is found or appears in many places (or everywhere)
halitosis (n) - bad breath
English 9
Finish reading In the Heat of the Night and do Chapter 13, question #4 and Chapter 14, question #1. Do not answer the Chapter 14 question in essay form. Just answer each element in point form.
Your five vocabulary words for the week are as follows:
euphoric (adj) - intense excitement or happiness
vacuum (noun) - a space entirely devoid of matter
eschew (verb) - to deliberately avoid
laconically (adv) - speaking with few words; concisely
torsion (noun) - the act of twisting or turning
chortle (verb) - a mixture of a chuckle and a snort; to chuckle exultantly
phosphene (noun) - the luminous stars and squiggles one sees when one closes his/her eyes and presses on them
Finally, your poster project is due next Thursday.
Your five vocabulary words for the week are as follows:
euphoric (adj) - intense excitement or happiness
vacuum (noun) - a space entirely devoid of matter
eschew (verb) - to deliberately avoid
laconically (adv) - speaking with few words; concisely
torsion (noun) - the act of twisting or turning
chortle (verb) - a mixture of a chuckle and a snort; to chuckle exultantly
phosphene (noun) - the luminous stars and squiggles one sees when one closes his/her eyes and presses on them
Finally, your poster project is due next Thursday.
Monday, November 18, 2013
English 10
Tonight read Chapter 16.
Also, start collecting your ten useful vocabulary words today. These words can be from the class novel, your independent novel, newspapers or magazines. Make sure you write the word, its part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb), and its definition. Do not give slang words (I don't want to know that you can define "twerking") or very specialized scientific words (I do not want to know that you can define "Ileitis: noun. An inflammation of the ileum, due to infection, a tumor, etc. and involving partial or complete blockage of the small intestine"). The point of this exercise is to find useful words that will broaden your vocabulary and help you become better writers and readers.
Also, start collecting your ten useful vocabulary words today. These words can be from the class novel, your independent novel, newspapers or magazines. Make sure you write the word, its part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb), and its definition. Do not give slang words (I don't want to know that you can define "twerking") or very specialized scientific words (I do not want to know that you can define "Ileitis: noun. An inflammation of the ileum, due to infection, a tumor, etc. and involving partial or complete blockage of the small intestine"). The point of this exercise is to find useful words that will broaden your vocabulary and help you become better writers and readers.
English 9
Make sure that you have read Chapter 10. Do questions #1,2,3,5, and 6 for homework.
Also, your two diamante poems about two characters from the novel are due on Wednesday. Make sure that the presentation of the poems is neat, correct, and pleasing to the eye. Appropriately sized images must be included (that means, do not supply images that are too small for my old eyes).
Finally, start collecting your five useful vocabulary words today. These words can be from the class novel, your independent novel, newspapers or magazines. Make sure you write the word, its part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb), and its definition. Do not give slang words (I don't want to know that you can define "twerking") or very specialized scientific words (I do not want to know that you can define "gamopetalous: adj. Botany. having the petals joined to form a tube-shaped corolla"). The point of this exercise is to find useful words that will broaden your vocabulary and help you become better writers and readers.
Also, your two diamante poems about two characters from the novel are due on Wednesday. Make sure that the presentation of the poems is neat, correct, and pleasing to the eye. Appropriately sized images must be included (that means, do not supply images that are too small for my old eyes).
Finally, start collecting your five useful vocabulary words today. These words can be from the class novel, your independent novel, newspapers or magazines. Make sure you write the word, its part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb), and its definition. Do not give slang words (I don't want to know that you can define "twerking") or very specialized scientific words (I do not want to know that you can define "gamopetalous: adj. Botany. having the petals joined to form a tube-shaped corolla"). The point of this exercise is to find useful words that will broaden your vocabulary and help you become better writers and readers.
Friday, November 15, 2013
English 10
This weekend, read Chapters 14 and 15 of the class novel. Do the questions for Chapter 14.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
English 9
Tonight, make sure your answers for Chapter 5 are completed and finish reading Chapter 6.
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Friday, November 8, 2013
English 9
Complete question #12 on Chapter 4, and read Chapter 5. In addition, do questions #1-3 and 5-9 on Chapter 5 for Tuesday. There will be a homework check.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Communications 12
Students need to finish the "Story Review" sheet for the short story, "August Heat". This review sheet is usually green in colour. I'll do a homework check on Monday. Have a good weekend.
English 10
This week, we began our novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. We have read the first three chapters, and answered questions on each one. For homework, students were assigned "The Facts" questions for Chapter 3. The longer answer questions for that chapter will be due after Monday.
The students' short story projects are due on Monday. Have a good weekend.
The students' short story projects are due on Monday. Have a good weekend.
English 9
This week, we began reading In the Heat of the Night. We have read the first three chapters. We have completed questions #1-5 for Chapter 1. Students worked on Chapter 2 questions, #2, 3, and 4 in class, and were assigned question #3 on Chapter 3 for homework. The questions are at the back of the novel.
On Monday, your short story projects are due.
Students will have a spelling and vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, Nov. 5th. These are your words:
oppressive
optimistic
pessimistic
considerable
criticize
dilemma
excessive
firey
inevitable
miscellaneous
neutral
nostalgia
paralysis
parliament
businesses
The bolded words are your vocabulary words.
Have a good weekend.
On Monday, your short story projects are due.
Students will have a spelling and vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, Nov. 5th. These are your words:
oppressive
optimistic
pessimistic
considerable
criticize
dilemma
excessive
firey
inevitable
miscellaneous
neutral
nostalgia
paralysis
parliament
businesses
The bolded words are your vocabulary words.
Have a good weekend.
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