Wednesday, January 29, 2020
English 10
Today, we began reading a short story. Do not read any further than what we covered in class. Instead, explain what you think Patrick tells his wife, Mary. Explain your reasoning.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
English Lit
Today, students were given novels for an independent essay assignment. The two missing students have been put into the Into the Wild novel group and can pick up their books tomorrow or Thursday from me.
Here are the groups:
1. Heart of Darkness—Suk, Lachlan, Lea, Ali (Panel discussion: March 5th or 6th--depends on what day class falls)
2. Into the Wild—Lexie, Jordan, Hellemond, Brandon (Panel discussion: March 5th or 6th)
3. Fifth Business—David, James, Emma, Sarah (Panel discussion: March 12 or 13th)
4. Kite Runner—TP, Jacqueline, Kamryn, Ghazal (Panel discussion: March 12 or 13th)
5. Cat’s Eye—Quinn McD, Amber, Madison (Panel discussion: the Thursday or Friday we are back from break)
6. The Plague—Meena, Bryn, John, Clelia (Panel discussion: the Thursday or Friday we are back from break)
The essays are due on the date of the next panel discussion. Essays for groups 5 and 6, however, will be due one week after the final panel discussion.
Don't forget to study for Thursday's test!
Here are the groups:
Independent Novel
Groups 2020
1. Heart of Darkness—Suk, Lachlan, Lea, Ali (Panel discussion: March 5th or 6th--depends on what day class falls)
2. Into the Wild—Lexie, Jordan, Hellemond, Brandon (Panel discussion: March 5th or 6th)
3. Fifth Business—David, James, Emma, Sarah (Panel discussion: March 12 or 13th)
4. Kite Runner—TP, Jacqueline, Kamryn, Ghazal (Panel discussion: March 12 or 13th)
5. Cat’s Eye—Quinn McD, Amber, Madison (Panel discussion: the Thursday or Friday we are back from break)
6. The Plague—Meena, Bryn, John, Clelia (Panel discussion: the Thursday or Friday we are back from break)
The essays are due on the date of the next panel discussion. Essays for groups 5 and 6, however, will be due one week after the final panel discussion.
Don't forget to study for Thursday's test!
Sunday, January 26, 2020
English Lit
ATTENTION LIT STUDENTS--LIT TEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED!
Jordan infomed me that your Winter Formal will be on Monday night. Because I am a generous soul, the test will be postponed until Thursday.
Jordan infomed me that your Winter Formal will be on Monday night. Because I am a generous soul, the test will be postponed until Thursday.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
English Lit
On Tuesday, you will have a 30 mark test on the Renaissance poems we have read so far. You will have to answer six questions of five marks each on the poems. I will not ask you any specific questions on the history of this time, but your understanding of the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Puritan eras can help you better understand the literature. The works you'll need to know are as follows:
- "Whoso List to Hunt" by Thomas Wyatt
- "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe
- "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh
- The six Shakespearean sonnets that we studied (I'll give you the opening lines on the test)
- "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne
- "Holy Sonnet VI" by John Donne
- "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick
Sunday, January 12, 2020
English 10
This weekend, read the commentaries that come before all the scenes in Act IV. On Tuesday, you will write a narrative composition that is a scene from the movie of your life. The choices of topics you will have are as follows:
Your final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, January 21 at 12:50 in our regular classroom.
This is a skills-based test, so you will not be asked specific questions on the works we have studied.
The test will consist of four categories:
On the exam day, be sure to bring pencils/erasers for the bubble sheet and pens and white-out for the writing section.
- With independence comes responsibility.
- A person's behaviour reveals their character.
- An important life lesson
- An intense experience (this can be an exhilarating, scary, painful, or embarassing story)
Your final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, January 21 at 12:50 in our regular classroom.
This is a skills-based test, so you will not be asked specific questions on the works we have studied.
The test will consist of four categories:
- a poem with multiple choice questions
- an article with multiple choice questions
- a story with multiple choice questions
- a multi-paragraph composition (you will be given two writing choices)
On the exam day, be sure to bring pencils/erasers for the bubble sheet and pens and white-out for the writing section.
English 8
English 8 students should be reviewing the material in the exam package that I gave them last Thursday.
Period 3: Your exam is on Tuesday, January 21 from 8:30 until 10:25 in our regular classroom.
Period 4: Your exam is on Monday, January 20 from 8:30 until 10:25 in our regular classroom.
As it says in the review package, the test will have two parts: a multiple choice section and a composition section. The multiple choice section will ask questions on points of grammar, a poem and a story that students have not seen before. On exam day, students should bring some pencils and erasers for the bubble sheet and a pen and white-out for the composition section.
Period 3: Your exam is on Tuesday, January 21 from 8:30 until 10:25 in our regular classroom.
Period 4: Your exam is on Monday, January 20 from 8:30 until 10:25 in our regular classroom.
As it says in the review package, the test will have two parts: a multiple choice section and a composition section. The multiple choice section will ask questions on points of grammar, a poem and a story that students have not seen before. On exam day, students should bring some pencils and erasers for the bubble sheet and a pen and white-out for the composition section.
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