English 10

You have no homework tonight.

English 8

Your spelling words for this week are as follows:
1.  although
2. ambitious
3. appearance
4. approach
5. arrival
6. assignment
7. available
8. awkward
9. bankrupt
10. banquet

English 12

Today, we read "Miss Brill" on page 57.  Please answer questions #3, 6 and 7 for homework.  Please make sure your binder has five labelled dividers for Tuesday.  Have a good weekend.

English 10

Today in class, we discussed "The Inheritor" and answered questions #1,2, 3, and 5 on page 41 of the text. Also, students were asked to a) state the conflicts in the story; b) explain and give a quote telling about what influenced the man to protect the ewe; and c) explain why the pilot reacted to the man the way he did.

For homework, students were asked to write down what certain story elements could represent.  For example, the man could be a symbol for all humans who must "come down from the trees and be master on the ground".  What could the sheep, the dingo and the setting represent?  Furthermore, students were asked to explain the significance of an assigned quotation from the book.  Here are the quotations and their corresponding page numbers:

1. "inland life...is a longer war." (page 35) - For people in the row furthest from the windows
2. "...the crows...were restless but not afraid of the dingo.  He was a good provider...[but] when the man appeared...the crows left the tree and wheeled continuously..." (page 36) - For people in the 2nd row
3. "The essential habits of dingos were not in his experience..." (page 36) - 3rd row
4. "Soon their island would be so small that he and the dingo would be at one another's throats. That image needed correcting." (page 37) - 4th row
5. Actually this is quote #6 on the sheet, but my computer will not let me fiddle with the numbers..."Now the man knew where he deserved to be, with the sheep." (page 38) - 5th row, by the windows

Remember to have your five dividers on Tuesday.  Have a good weekend.

English 8

This weekend, you have the choice of doing one of two assignments for the poem "The Griesly Wife".  Either write your own ballad or draw 5-6 scenes from the "The Griesly Wife" with one line from the poem per image.  If you choose to write the ballad, make sure it is a story with a conflict and a climax.  In addition, make sure it has a rhyme to it (aabb ccdd.../ abcb/ abab/ etc.) Also, it should consist of five stanzas that are four lines long.  That means you will write 20 lines of poetry and no less. If you should have any questions about this, feel free to email me (my address is on the yellow course outline sheet which should be at the front of your binder).

On Tuesday, we will have our first spelling test, and I will be checking that your binders have five labelled dividers (Short Story, Novel, Grammar/Writing, Poetry, Myths).  Have a good long weekend.

English 12

Finish reading "Identities".  Consider what elements are interpretive and what are escapist.  Also, be ready to discuss tomorrow what you think the author's purpose was in writing this.

English 10

Tonight, write down your response to whether you agree or disagree with the man's decision to save the ewe in "The Inheritor".

English 8

Tonight, finish the spelling crossword.

English 12

Finish reading "Two In One" tonight.

English 10

We reviewed plot elements today.  Jot down the plot elements in the short video we viewed in class.  In addition, define the following terms:

1. obliquely
2. propinquity
3. inimical
4. indomitable
5. fleece
6. perversion
7. trussed

You should already have definitions for the following:

1. divert (verb) - to change direction
2. refuge (noun) - a place of safety
3. lacerated (verb) - torn to shreds (usually skin)
4. ochre (noun) - a dark, earthy yellow colour (this colour can also tend towards a reddish yellow hue)

English 8

Your word of the day is chortle -- to chuckle and snort at the same time.
Remember to review your spelling words.  We will continue looking at plot elements tomorrow.

English 12

Welcome to English 12!

On Tuesday, February 11, I will give you marks for organizing your binder with the following five labels:

1. Short Stories
2. Novel
3. Writing and Grammar
4. Shakespeare
5. Poetry

Your binders must be properly labeled before class begins to receive full marks.

English 10

Welcome to English 10!

If you have not already completed the journal topic (Tell me about a person who you admire.  Explain why he or she is a role model for you.) or the orange Student Information Sheet, please do so tonight.  I will collect them tomorrow.

On Tuesday, February 11, I will give you marks for organizing your binder with the following five labels:

1. Short Stories
2. Novel
3. Writing and Grammar
4. Shakespeare
5. Poetry

Your binders must be properly labeled before class begins to receive full marks.

English 8

Welcome to English 8!

Your word of the day is "sporange".  Yes, there is a word that rhymes with orange!
Also, you will have a spelling test on Tuesday, February 11 on the following words:

1. absentee
2. absorption
3. accelerate
4. accompanying
5. achievement
6. actually
7. advisable
8. already
9. aloud
10. allowed

In addition, I will assign marks for binder organization on Tuesday, February 11.  Your binder should have 5 dividers with the following labels:

1. Short Stories
2. Novel
3. Writing/Grammar
4. Poetry
5. Myths

To get the full marks, your dividers must be labeled before you come to class.

English 10

This weekend, work on your narrative essays and answer the following questions from Romeo and Juliet:

Act IV, i - complete questions #1-3; Act IV, iii - complete questions #1-2 (lines 14-55)

English 9

This weekend, read these sections of A Midsummer Night's Dream and answer the corresponding questions:

Act IV

• read lines 44-69; 176-185; and 199-220
• answer questions 3, 4, and 5

Act V

• read lines 362-425
• answer questions 2, 3, and 4

English 10

This weekend, write a multi-paragraph essay on one of the following prompts:

1. Satisfaction comes from helping others.
2. The lessons learned when young affect our future.
3. People learn from a variety of sources.
4. With independence comes responsibility.
5. It is important to take care of yourself.

Have a clear beginning, middle and end.  Write a personal story, using I and me. Use sense imagery using at least 2 or 3 different senses.  Try to include at least one example of metaphor, simile, personification or hyperbole.

 In class, we have reviewed for the provincial exam. If you wish to look at some past Grade 10 exams, go to this website http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/

English 9

Tonight, answer these questions on Act III of A Midsummer Night's Dream:

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM PLOT QUESTIONS

Act III

1. Why does Bottom want a prologue written for the play?

2. What has Puck done to Bottom?

3. Identify the speaker: “Tie up my love’s tongue, bring him silently.”

4. What news does Puck bring Oberon?

5. Why does Oberon send Puck to fetch Helena?

6. What is Helena’s situation at this point in the play?

7. What does Helena suppose of Hermia?

8. What does Hermia think Helena has done?

9. Why does Oberon send Puck to confuse the two young men?

10. What remedy corrects the cross-loved couples?

English 10

Answer the question on sonnets in the Act I review package (last section).

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English 9

Your poetry recitation or poster is due on Friday.

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