English 11

Tomorrow you will have time to plan out your character sketch of either Charlotte or Miss Hancock from "The Metaphor".  Begin thinking of your chosen character's purpose in the short story.

Also, begin reading The Life of Pi.  We will have our first lit circle on Wednesday, December 7.  You have a week to read the first 70 pages.  I will supply you with more information on the lit circles tomorrow.

English 11

Tonight, polish the rough copy of your extended metaphor.  Tomorrow, hand in your good copy with an image of your animal.  Please ensure that the image is at least half the size of the paper you are submitting.  I plan on putting your metaphors and images on the cork board outside the class, and the pictures should be big enough to catch the attention of passersby.

Also, on the sheet entitled "Commas and Sentence Fragments", complete the 15 sentences in the comma section.  I hope these sentences will be a good review of comma usage for you.  We will go over the answers tomorrow.

English 11

This weekend, please write a rough copy of your extended metaphor.  We will peer edit them on Monday.  Try to include at least three ways your chosen animal is like your chosen emotion.  If you have more to say, all the better!

On Monday we will read the short story "A Game of Catch".  If you wish to familiarize yourself with the piece, you may.  Do complete the vocabulary for the story.

Finally, we will continue our discussion of character analysis on Monday.  We filled in the blue worksheet today in class, but I have assigned no homework related to it.

Have a great weekend. 

English 11

Your vocabulary quiz is tomorrow.  In addition, continue working on your extended metaphors.  Brainstorm at least three or four ways your chosen emotion is the same as your chosen animal.  Do not write a good copy of this.

English 11

On Friday we will be having our first vocabulary quiz.  Also, students should be reviewing the handouts on Purpose and the Short Story, Plot, and Character.

English 11

Tonight, please complete the reading booklet that was handed out last week. It contains the story "Lonesome Desert" and the article "Why Be Polite?".

Tomorrow we will read "The Metaphor" and discuss some of the poems I distributed last Friday.

English 11

Your seven sentence summary of they newspaper article "Good intentions can't protect our teens from bullies" is due on Monday.

Next Friday we will have our first vocabulary quiz.  I might add a few more words to the list early next week. However, the list so far is as follows:

vernacular

anticipation

indomitable

writhed

blundered

obliquely (on the board I wrote "oblique" by mistake)

futile

demented

homogeneous

taunts

arsenal

verbatim

soothe

sacrilegious

blasé

hysterical

modicum

English 11

Tonight, look up the following words:  futile (adj), identity (n), homogeneous (adj), taunts (n), strands (n), and illusion (n).  A Rainbow Club is a club in a school that is organized to give to support to homosexual students and their friends.  Once you have completed the vocabulary, read the Vancouver Sun opinion article, "Good intentions can't protect our teens from bullies" and be ready to discuss this tomorrow.

English 11

Tonight, prepare your answer to the question:
Are people morally responsible to protect weaker beings?  "Beings" encompasses all creatures, not just humans.
Your response will be 125 - 150 words.  You will have 20 minutes to write this in class.  You will receive a score out of 6.  The mark break down will be as follows:

3 marks for clarity - 1 is poor, 2 is average and 3 is excellent
           *Can I understand everything you say?
3 marks for grammar/language conventions - 1 is poor, 2 is average and 3 is excellent
            *Have you used complete sentences?
            *Do all your verbs have a consistent tense?
            *Have you avoided contractions? Remember contractions are two words that have been blended by dropping a letter and adding an apostrophe, as in I'd for "I would".
            *Do your subjects and verbs agree (he seems / they seem)?

English 11

Look up the definitions for these words:

1. ewe

2. dingo

3.  eucalypt

4.  outback

5.  hackles

6.  incisors

7.  instinct

For Thursday, you will write a short paragraph responding to the question : Are people morally responsible to protect weaker beings?  You will have some class time for the paragraph.

English 11

Welcome to English 11!

Please complete the student survey and hand it in tomorrow.  Also, write two truths and a lie about yourself on three-hole punched paper.  This is also due tomorrow.  This second task should only be three to six sentences (three is fine).

English 12

Tonight, please finish the questions on the two readings assigned for last night.  Please also give some serious thought to how you would respond to the synthesis topic:  Examine the role optimism plays in both pieces of writing. 

English 12

Tomorrow there will be a short quiz where you will be asked to match lines of poetry to the appropriate poetic terms.  Also, ensure that you complete the multiple choice questions on "The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask..." as well as on "Be-ers and Doers".  Finally, fill in the graphic organizer that helps you to plan for the synthesis essay.  Be as comprehensive as you can, please.

Thursday is the deadline for handing in your polished narrative essay.  Be sure to staple your rough copy to your final copy (I will not mark it otherwise).  Also on Thursday, we will have a guest presentation so meet at 9:00 sharp in Room 212 with your chair.

Friday is the cut off for all marks, so if you need to stay after class one day to complete any of the assignments we have discussed, please do so.