English 9

Happy Halloween!!!

Things we did today:

• Commonly confused words (illusion/allusion, already/all ready, altogether/all together, cite/sight/site)
• Corrected Chpt. 6-7 questions from BSP
• Time given to work on Bruno's letter to his grandmother
• Read Chpt. 9
• Practice with parts of speech making Halloween Mad Libs
• Watched "The Legend of Sleepy Hallow" cartoon and analysed the literary elements and the parts of the short story

Reminders:

• Chpt 8 questions and Bruno's letter to his grandmother are due MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2013

SS 9

Have fun at the dance tonight!

Things we did today:

• Quiz (French Revolution)
• Time given to work in your booklet (questions from Crossroads)
• Unit 3 Review worksheet handed out
• Current events presentations (great job Brynn and Simon!)
• Watched "Marie-Antoinette"

Reminders: 

• Booklet (questions from Crossroads): due Monday, Nov. 4, 2013
• EXAM -- CHAPTER 3: WEDNESDAy, Nov. 6, 2013
• French Revolution Project (video/skits): Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
• Curent Events Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013: Shey, Connor, Jordan, Danielle, Andreas

English 9

Congratulations to Kasia, Mia, Erin and Abby for finishing their BSP questions ahead of time!

Things we did today:

• Grammar: Commonly confused words (affect/effect, a lot/allot, accept/except)
• Watched some short video clips of Hitler's public speeches 
• Read Chpt. 8 in BSP
• Worked on questions for Chpt. 6-7, questions for Chpt. 8 and Bruno's letter to his grandmother

Reminders:

• Narrative paragraphs are OVERDUE
• BSP Chpt. 6-7 questions due Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013
• BSP Chpt 8 assignment (questions and Bruno's letter to his grandmother) due Monday, Nov. 4, 2013

* You will have time in class on Thursday to work on Chpt 8 assignments

SS 9

I was glad to see the class so excited for the French Revolution Project; I loved hearing your ideas!!!

Things we did today: 

• Went over some reminders about important dates coming up
• Fire Drill
• Explained the French Revolution Project (making a video or a skit) - looked at rubrics for group mark and peer evaluation
• Brainstormed in groups on ideas for the project
• Worked in the library/lab on projects

Reminders: 

• Quiz TOMORROW, Oct. 30, 2013 (see below)
• Booklet (questions from Crossroads): due Monday, Nov. 4, 2013
• EXAM -- CHAPTER 3: WEDNESDAy, Nov. 6, 2013
• French Revolution Project (video/skits): Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
• Curent Events Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013: Simon and Brynn

*For the Quiz tomorrow: 

- 5 questions

-See your powerpoint notes and the answers to the following review questions:

      1.     What was the Old Regime?

2.     How does absolute monarchy operate?

3.     Describe the privileges/burdens of the 3 estates

4.     What is deficit spending?

5.     Describe the type of thinking used by the philosophers

6.     What were the causes of the French Revolution?

7.     Explain the debate over voting which occurred in the Estate General
8.What was the Tennis Court Oath?

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English 9

I hope you all had a restful long weekend :)

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading and homework check
• Grammar
• Corrected and discussed BSP Chpt 4-5 questions
• Read Chpt 7 and discussed
• Questions for Chpt 6-7 were handed out

Reminders:

• You have an extra day to hand in your narrative paragraphs (plan, rough copy and good copy)

SS 9

I have finished marking the Unit 2 exams, but I have to wait for a couple more exams to be submitted before I can hand them back. Overall, the class did very well!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading and homework check (read the remainder of Unit 3 in Crossroads)
• Reviewed information from Thursday's class and discussed review questions
• Powerpoint presentation and hand out given: The political spectrum, political clubs and the "Reign of Terror"

Reminders:

• Mind maps were due TODAY (causes of the French Revolution)
• Current events presentations  Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013: 
  Connor, Shey, Simon, Brynn

SS 9

Wow -- you guys worked so hard today; It was such a pleasant day to teach:) I hope you enjoy your long weekend!

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading (p. 72-78) and homework check
• Review of Tuesday's lesson
• Corrected homework in booklet (3rd page)
• Powerpoint presentation and hand-out given: The Start of the French Revolution and Establishment of a new constitution and the Legislative Assembly
• Review questions started
• Created a mind map of the causes of the French Revolution
• Watched 10 mins of French Revolution Documentary

Reminders: 

• Mind Map (Causes of the French Revolution) : due Monday, Oct. 28, 2013
• Review questions due Monday, Oct. 28, 2013

Review questions:

1.     What was the Old Regime?

2.     How does absolute monarchy operate?

3.     Describe the privileges/burdens of the 3 estates

4.     What is deficit spending?

5.     Describe the type of thinking used by the philosophers

6.     What were the causes of the French Revolution?

7.     Explain the debate over voting which occurred in the Estate General
8.What was the Tennis Court Oath?

• Current events presentations  Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013: 
  Connor, Shey, Simon, Brynn

English 9

I hope you enjoyed the fun lesson on punctuation English 9! Great work Kenzie and Anna for finishing you BSP questions ahead of time!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading/ study time
• Grammar lesson (powerpoint and hand-out): Punctuaiton Personalities
• Foldables given to students to create "cheat-sheet" notes for punctuation rules
• Grammar quiz (editing sentences)
• Worked on questions for BSP (Chapts 4-5)
• Read Chpt 5 and started Chpt 6  

Reminders:

• Finish reading Chapter 6 in BSP by Monday, Oct. 28, 2013
• Complete questions for Chpts 4-5: dueMonday, Oct. 28, 2013
• Complete punctuation foldables (I will check them Monday, Oct. 28, 2013)

SS 9

Great work on the Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette chart today Grade 9's! Also thank you to Kylia, Connor, Hailey and Simon for reading today :)

Things we did today:

• Review of yesterday's class
• Corrected homework (first page in booklet)
• Powerpoint presentation and notes on French philosophers in the 1700's
• Worked individually and in groups on comparison/evaluation chart of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. We then went over it as a class
• Continued watching 10 min of the French Revolution documentary

Reminders:

• Page 3 in your booklets (Philosophes and p.68-70) is due Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013
• Current Events presentations Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013: Connor, Shana, Aiden St.

English 9

Don't forget about the Grammar quiz tomorrow Grade 9's -- YAY!!!

Things we did today:

• Grammar lesson: How to use periods, commas, semi-colons and colons (hand-out given)
• Grammar practice (editing sentences)
• Time given to work on BSP questions (Chpt 1-3) and/or narrative paragraphs
• Read/ discussed Chpt 4 in BSP

Reminders:

• Grammar quiz TOMORROW, OCT. 23, 2013 (sentences done in class pertaining to quotations, apostrophes and punctuation)
• Narrative paragraph due Monday, Oct. 28, 2013

SS 9

I have finished marking the King James/Charles pamphlets and the whole class did very well on this assignment! I will hand out the marks next class :)

Things we did today:

• Reviewed French society in the 1700's
• Powerpoint presentation and hand-out given on Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
• Corrected Friday's handout ("Fill in the blanks" and map of France)
• Booklet given out: Complete p.1 (Questions for pages 56-61 in Crossroads)
• Watched 15 minutes of French Revolution documentary

Reminders: 

• Pictorial Timeline Projects were due TODAY
• First page of booklet (Questions p. 56-61) due Tomorrow, Oct. 22, 2013
• Current Events this week (Thursday, Oct. 24) : Aiden St, Connor and Shana

English 9

I am so happy to see the class's enthusiasm for our new novel study!

Things we did today:

• Erin talked to the class about WE DAY in Vancouver
• Silent Reading (students who missed Friday used this time to read Chapter 1 in The Boy in Striped Pyjamas)
• Re-discussed Chpt 1 in BSP (Who? Where? What? When?)
• Read Chapters 2 and 3 in BSP and discussed
• Questions handed out for Chapters 1-3

Reminders:

• Persuasive paragraphs were handed in TODAY
• BSP questions due Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013
• Grammar quiz WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23, 2013 (sentences done in class pertaining to quotations, apostrophes and punctuation)
• Narrative paragraph due Monday, Oct. 28, 2013
• You will receive time in tomorrow's class to work on BSP questions and your narrative paragraphs
• Journal entries and short story questions were marked and handed back

English 9

To those who were absent, I hope all of the sporting events went alright!

Things we did today:

• Got our Boy in the Striped Pyjamas novels from the library
• Grammar (punctuation and quotations)
• Watched John Greene's Crash Course on WWII (10 mins) and discussed 
• Read Chapter 1 from Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• Watched 10 mins of Volleyball

Reminders: 

• I forgot to get your persuasive paragraphs (plan, rough copy and good copy), so you will hand them in Monday, Oct. 21, 2013
• Grammar quiz (on the sentences used in class): Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013
• Your narrative paragraphs have not been assigned for homework yet

SS 9

I have received several Pictorial Timeline projects and I they look great! Also, thank you again for working hard on your Chpt 3 worksheets today. We will correct them as a class Monday. 

Things we did today:

• Read p. 56-61 in Crossroads
• Powerpoint presentation and hand-out on notes
• Worked on Chpt 3 worksheet ("Fill in the blanks" and map of France)

Reminders:

• Pictorial Timeline Project due Monday, Oct. 21, 2013
• Current events: see your assigned date

SS 9

Melina, Abigail and Kevin did an excellent job on their current events presentations today; the articles discussed were very interesting and all of the visuals were very well done!

Things we did today:

• Reviewed "Rulers" worksheet and questions 1 & 4 from p.48
• Chapter 2 test : The English Civil War
• Worked on Chapter 3 vocab
• Current events presentations
• Continued watching documentary on the French Revolution

Reminders:

• Pictorial Timeline project: due Monday, Oct. 21, 2103
• Current Events presentation : see your assigned date

English 9

Fantastic work ethic and attentiveness today! I hope you enjoyed my personal photographs; I really like sharing my travel stories with you.

Things we did today:

• Silent reading/ study time
• Grammar (punctuation and quotations)
• Finished presenting "The Blue Bead" collages (I am still missing one collage)
• Powerpoint presentation on World War II / the Holocaust (explained the context for Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which is our next unit)
• Slideshow of my personal photos of Eastern Europe and Auschwitz
• Short Story Test
• Watched a short clip on Auschwitz:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O5-4uCU3T4

Reminders:

• Persuasive paragraph due Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 (Plan, rough copy and good copy)

English 9

I hope everyone had a relaxing long weekend. Welcome back!

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading
• Grammar (punctuation and quotations)
• Handed in descriptive paragraphs
• Went over additional hand-out on literary persuasive paragraphs and peer-editing
• Time given for peer-editing and persuasive paragraph writing
• Went over the narrative paragraph example and brainstorming plan
• Watched "The Interlopers" video

Reminders:

• SHORT STORY TEST: TOMORROW, OCT. 16, 2013
• Persuasive paragraph (plan, rough copy and good copy) due Friday, Oct. 18, 2013

Here is the topic: 

In a well-organized paragraph, discuss the stereotypes that exist for males and females in our society, and then explore the use of stereotypes in “Think like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman” and/or “What Happened During the Ice Storm”.

***For full marks, use at least one quote from the text to support your arguments.

Stereotype - a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. 

SS 9

Thank you for making good use of your study time today SS 9. Also, congratulations to Abigail, Brett, Danielle, Jager, Andreas and Aiden's team for winning the Jeopardy game!

Things we did today:

• Time given for studying/review
• "Rulers" worksheet handed out
• Jeopardy review game (Chapter 2)
• Started watching a documentary about the French Revolution

Reminders: 

• Unit 2 Test: THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 2013
• Notes p. 44-48: due Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 (use these for your test)
• Questions p. 48, # 1 and 4: due Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013(we wil review this as a class before the test Thursday)
• "Rulers" worksheet: due Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 (we wil review this as a class before the test Thursday)
• Pictorial Timeline Project: due Monday, Oct. 21, 2013
• Current Events: Abigail, Kevin and Melina are scheduled for Thursday, Oct.17, 2013

SS 9

I was proud of you guys for coming up with your arguments for the debate -- it can be a hard task!

Things we did today:

• Debate: Oliver Cromwell - hero or villain?
• Worked in the library/lab on Pictorial Timeline Projects

Reminders: 

• Notes p. 44-47 and questions p. 48, #1 and #4: due Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013
• TEST ON CHAPTER 2: THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 2013
• Pictorial Timeline Project: due Monday, Oct. 21, 2013
• Current Events Assignment: see your assigned date to present
• Have your progress reports signed if you haven't done so yet

English 9

Fantastic job on the Jeopardy Review game today! All of you were so knowledgeable!

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar (punctuation, homonyms, quotations)
• Jeopardy Review game (review of the short stories we read in class)
• Went over a good example of a persuasive paragraph; we looked at the structure and the use of transitional words
• Time given for peer review and paragraph writing

Reminders:

• The good copy for your descriptive paragraph is due TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2013 
• The rough draft for your persuasive paragraph is due TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2013. You will have time for peer review on Tuesday. Here is the question:

In a well-organized paragraph, discuss the stereotypes that exist for males and females in our society, and then explore the use of stereotypes in “Think like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman” and/or “What Happened During the Ice Storm”.

• Short story test: WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2013 (see the review sheet handed out)

English 9

Thank you for working hard on your paragraphs Grade 9's! I hope you enjoyed the Jeopardy game too :)

Things we did today:

• Silent reading
• Grammar (punctuation, apostrophes and quotations)
• Reviewed the plot for "Armageddon" (worksheets were marked and handed back)
• Finished going over 4 types of paragraphs (narrative, descriptive, expository and persuasive)
• Brainstormed ideas for a descriptive paragraph about Fall/Halloween (mind map: looks like, sounds like, smells like, feels like and tastes like)
• Started writing descriptive paragraphs (the topic can be about anything you want)
• Review sheet for the short story test was handed out
• Played a Jeopardy review game on the elements of short stories
• Talked about the structure and purpose of persuasive paragraphs (see worksheet)
• Started writing persuasive paragraphs

Reminders:

• The rough draft for your descriptive paragraph is due TOMORROW, Oct. 11, 2013 (you will have time to do peer editing and write a new copy tomorrow)
• The rough draft for your persuasive paragraph is due TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2013. Here is the question:

In a well-organized paragraph, discuss the stereotypes that exist for males and females in our society, and then explore the use of stereotypes in “Think like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman” and/or “What Happened During the Ice Storm”.

• Short story test: WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2013 (see the review sheet handed out)

SS 9

You guys worked so well in the library today; thank you again. Also, congratulations to Kevin, who was the first student to hand in his Pictorial Timeline Project!

Things we did today:

• Reviewed the expectations for the Pictorial Timeline Project and the Current Events Assignment
• Worked in the library/lab on the Pictorial Timeline Project
• Discussion: What led to the Restoration in England?
• Read Crossroads p. 44-47
• Powerpoint presentation and questions given on the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution
• Corrected the "Oliver Cromwell" movie quiz
• Completed "Different Types of Governments" worksheet (Absolute Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy, and Republic)
• Started explaining the debate we will have on Friday (question: is Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain?)

Reminders:

• Notes p.42 and 44: due Friday, Oct. 11, 2013
• Notes p. 44-47 and questions p. 48, #1 and #4: due Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013
• TEST ON CHAPTER 2: THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 2013
• Pictorial Timeline Project: due Monday, Oct. 21, 2013
• Current Events Assignment: see your assigned date to present
• Have your progress reports signed if you haven't done so yet

SS 9

Great day SS 9! I just wanted to remind everyone about the Vancouver We Day; application forms can be picked up at the office and must be handed in by 9am Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013.

Things we did today:

• Pop quiz (questions on the "Oliver Cromwell" movie)
• Explained the assignment and the rubric for the Pictorial Timeline Project
• Explained the Current Events Assignment and went over the components and the rubric
• Time given to work on homework (Pictorial Timeline Project and notes from Crossroads)

Reminders:

• Notes p.42 and 44: due Friday, Oct. 11, 2013
• Notes p. 44-47 and questions p. 48, #1 and #4: due Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013
• TEST ON CHAPTER 2: THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 2013
• Pictorial Timeline Project: due Monday, Oct. 21, 2013
• Current Events Assignment: see your assigned date to present
• Have your progress reports signed if you haven't done so yet

English 9

Great day English 9! I just wanted to remind everyone about the Vancouver We Day; application forms can be picked up at the office and must be handed in by 9am Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013.

Also, due to some absences this week, I am pushing the short story test back until next week. It will now be on Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013. 

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading
• Grammar (finished and corrected punctuation/quotations booklet)
• Finished watching "Armageddon"
• Read the article from "The Criterion" and talked about the importance of storytelling and elements of plot
• Discussed "Armageddon" and the elements of plot that makes it effective
• Time given to finish the plot analysis for "Armageddon"
• Started talking about the 4 types of paragraphs

Reminders:

• Plot analysis for "Armageddon" is due THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2013
• Short story Test has been moved to WEDNESDAY, OCT.16, 2013
• Have your progress reports signed and brought back if you haven't done so yet

SS 9

Your paragraphs are looking great so far Grade 9's! Also, thanks for the discussion after the Oliver Cromwell movie!

Things we did today:

• Review of events leading up to the trial of King Charles
• Finished watching "Oliver Cromwell"
• Discussion: Is Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain?
• Students handed in their paragraphs

Reminders:

• The paragraphs were due TODAY, Oct. 7, 2013
• For those of you who haven't done so yet, please have your progress reports signed and brought back
• The movie analysis for "Oliver Cromwell" is due TOMORROW, Oct. 8, 2013
• I will be assigning more questions about the movie tomorrow

English 9

I forgot to ask for the progress reports to be handed in, but thank you to the students that did give them back to me today :)

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading
• Grammar (inserting quotation marks)
• Corrected the questions from "The Bridge Builder" and "Think Like a Weightlifter, Think Like a  Woman"
• Almost finished watching "Armageddon" 

Reminders:

• The first 2 pages of the punctuation/quotation marks booklet are due TOMORROW, Oct. 8, 2013
• Short story Test: Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013
• The plot analysis for "Armageddon" will not be due until we finish the movie
• Please have your progress reports signed

English 9

Like I have already mentioned,  thank you so much for your effort, participation and insight during the short story unit Grade 9's!

Things we did from Thursday Oct. 3 - Friday Oct. 4, 2013

• Silent Reading 
• Grammar (run-on sentences)
• Homework handed in for "What Happened during the Ice Storm" and "The Open Window"
• Discussed the plot analysis for "What Happened During the Ice Storm" and "The Open Window"
• Read and discussed "The Bridge Builder" 
• Read "Think Like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman" and talked about gender stereotypes
• Questions assigned for both stories
• Watched "Armageddon" and started filling out the plot analysis for the film

Reminders:

• Questions for "The Bridge Builder" and "Think Like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman" are due MONDAY, OCT. 7, 2013
• TEST ON SHORT STORIES: THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 2013
• Interim reports went out today. Please have them signed and brought back to school

SS 9

I am so please with the King James/Charles pamphlets I have received; it is like getting presents!

Things we did from Wednesday Oct. 2 - Friday Oct. 4, 2013:

• Quiz on p.20-33 in Crossroads (fantastic results Grade 9's!)
• Review of King James, King Charles and what led to the trial of King Charles
• Guides and rubric given for paragraph writing
• Discussed how to write a paragraph and support an argument
• Students were given the question "Was King Charles or Parliament more responsible for the Civil War?"
• Students split up into groups and made posters with a table of comparison between King Charles and Parliament
• Posters were mounted on the whiteboard and discussed
• Worked on paragraphs
• Read textbook p. 42-44
• Powerpoint presentation and questions given on Oliver Cromwell and the "Rump Parliament"
• Watched the movie "Oliver Cromwell"
•  Homework check  for notes on p.34-38 in Crossroads and pamphlets were handed in

Reminders: 

• Paragraphs and their plans are due MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2013. Here is the question: "Was King Charles or Parliament more responsible for the Civil War?"
• Interim reports went out today. Please have them signed and brought back to school.
• You can hand in the "Movie Analysis" worksheet on Monday, once we are done the movie.

English 9

I really enjoyed our post-discussion on "The Open Window". Thank you for your focus!

Things we did today:

• Silent Reading
• Grammar (apostrophes)
• Reviewed different kinds of irony
• Presentation of some collages (from "The Blue Bead")
• Listened/read "The Open Window" and discussed the events in the story
• Time given to work on homework (unfinished journal entries, worksheets for "What Happened During the Ice Storm" and "The Open Window")

Reminders:

• I have marks printed up, but I forgot to post them at the end of class today; I'm sorry! Please remind me tomorrow
• Worksheets for "What Happened during the Ice Storm" and "The Open Window" are due TOMORROW, Oct. 2, 2013

SS 9

I received a few pamphlets early and I am very impressed with them; keep up the good work!

Things we did today:

• Review of King James and King Charles
• Powerpoint presentation and worksheet: Events leading up to the English Civil War
• Documentary on King Charles

Here are the links:
Part 1-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NsEgPrvfo
Part 2-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WesxJw7OpOw
Part 3-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbAiq38bGkU&feature=relmfu

• Time given to work on homework

Reminders:

• Marks were posted today! Come see me if there are assignments you are missing or if you have questions. Interim reports will go out Friday, Oct.4, 2013
• Quiz TOMORROW, Oct.2, 2013 on p.20-33 in Crossroads
• Pamphlet on King James/Charles due Friday, Oct. 4, 2013
• Notes p.34-38 in Crossroads due Friday, Oct. 4, 2013