ENG 2D

Symbols presentations take place tomorrow.

ENL 1W

1. Use ACE and develop one of your points about "Visitors". You will use the paragraph outline we have been developing in class that addresses the following question:

What purpose do riddles serve in Sarah Ellis' short story "Visitors"?

2. Highlight the house identifying things a robber would find important.

3. Practice your timed reading with a parent.

4. Finish any work previously assigned (e.g. "Visitors" questions)

5. Review terms (grammar and literary)

ENG 1L 2L

Your Terror 9-11 storyboard project was due today. If you have not done, finish that tonight.

ENG 2D

PPT symbols presentation is due at the end of class tomorrow. Both the assignment and rubric are available via your course link above. Presentations will start on Friday.

Read the "Possibility of Evil" for Wednesday's class. You will have a reading test on this short story Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

ENL 1W

Finish "Visitors" outline.

Finish "Visitors" questions.

Review Grammar and Literary Terms

WNL 1W

Riddles outline.

Rest of Visitors questions.

ENG 2D

Read LOF

Symbols PPT

ENG 2D

Your writing task is tomorrow. Make sure you have given further consideration to the table we worked on on Friday in preparation for this task.

Work on your symbols project with your group.

Review your literary terms.

ENL 1W

"Visitors" questions.

ENG 1L 2L

Terror 9-11 Storyboarding Activity.

ENG 2D

Review your group work tasks where you identify instances of the literary devices across the work's studied/discussed so far this semester. You will have an in-class task to complete on Tuesday where you will analyse the works in relation to the literary devices. You will have to do a paragraph outline and then write a section of the paragraph 

Review your literary terms for another upcoming quiz.

ENL 1W

Write the "basic" main point sentences for the Robert Frost Paragraph where you use symbol to prove the theme.

At lunch on Monday, I will check the remaining tests that were due to be signed.

ENG 2D

Get your Literary Devices quiz signed.

Prepare for your in-class writing task for tomorrow.

ENL 1W

Read "Visitors" for Monday.

Get your "Writing Test" signed.

ENL 1W

Complete the "Hobbit Revision Sample" assignment as posted on the ENL 1W link at the top of the blog.

You were given a copy of the short story "Visitors" and you are expected to have that read for Monday. We will have a reading comprehension quiz on this short story.

Review your grammar and literary terms.

Get both grammar tests signed for tomorrow's class. I have had to repeatedly ask for you to do this. If you do not bring in your signed tests by tomorrow, there will be a consequence as discussed in class.

ENG 2D

Prepare for your in-class writing task tomorrow. You will be asked to write about how a particular literary concept applies to a work of literature studied thus far. (e.g. irony (all types), pathetic fallacy, narration techniques, symbolism etc.) You will have a major unit test next week on short literature.

Get your literary devices quiz signed. If you received below 80%, you likely should be reviewing these terms regularly.

Review previously assigned tasks and get caught up on any missed work.

ENG 2D

Prep for in-class writing about literature activity happening on Thursday as discussed in class.

Highlight the Symbols handout.

Highlight all symbols in BTWB story.

ENL 1W

Complete the Hobbit task. There is a description of the assignment in the course link at the top of the blog.

Review your course terminology.

ENG 2D

Again, some of you have still not read the short story "By the Waters of Babylon." It is obvious based on today's discussion. Since we are doing an in-depth study of this text, you need to do a "close reading."

The literary terms test will take place tomorrow and it will definitely be a more challenging test compared to previous ones. It will also include all terms from previous grades and terms studied in this course.

If you did not get your quizzes signed please do so, I will be checking these tomorrow.

ENL 1W

Many of you did not get your Hobbit task set complete and were given homework slips to be signed. Please bring those back signed and the homework complete for tomorrow's class. Being prepared for the lesson makes it easier to understand what is being discussed.

Frost outline.

Terms review.

ENL 1W

Switzerland paragraph copied out in cursive.

Hobbit Task Set

Robert Frost paragraph outline using the writing prompt found on the "Main Point Sentences" sheet.

Review your grammar notes and literary terms notes especially the new additions (Theme, symbol, imagery, stanza, etc.)

ENG 2D

Review a map of Judah and Babylon and the river placements and see how that matches up with the rivers in the short story "By the Waters of Babylon." Using this information, think about which direction John goes? Where is his Zion? 

Complete question #1 and 2a in your textbook p256.

Test Tuesday.

Get your two quizzes signed. (Frankenstein Vocab, "By the Waters")

ENG 1L 2L

Oral interviews continue Monday

ENG 2D

As discussed today, I am still waiting on some students to finish the TEAMS assignments.

Some of you may need to reread "By the Waters of Babylon"  asked on the results of today's reading quiz.

Review your literary terms and short stories notes studied thus far in preparation for a test on Tuesday. 

ENL 1W

Grammar ex #11 finish.

Grammar quiz tomorrow because of number of absences today.

Check past posts and finish any previously assigned work.

ENG 1L 2L

We will pick up on our reading tasks tomorrow. Some of you still have not submitted your Disasters Assignment.

ENL 1W

Complete the entire Robert Frost Pkg.

You will have a second grammar quiz on Thursday similar to the one returned to you today. You need to work on improving this mark.

ENG 2D

Fix up your returned paragraph handed back today and bring in both copies tomorrow and resubmit both -good copy on ton.

Review vocabulary from Frankenstein Excerpt using handout where words were defined and highlighted. You will have a quiz on those tomorrow.

Review Narration lecture notes and the notes you took from the textbook regarding narration. 

Read "By The Waters of Babylon" for Thursday. You will have a quiz on whether or not you read it.

ENG 2D

Next week we will read "By the Waters of Babylon." If you have a busy week next week perhaps consider reading it this weekend.

Lord of the Flies reading. You should be around the halfway mark at this point.

Review your Frankenstein Excerpt vocabulary. Make sure you are pronouncing the words correctly and that you know the definitions of the words. We will be having a quiz next week.

You have three tasks to complete on Teams:

• Molly Bloom's Soliloquy reading
• Torres' internal monologue in a stream of consciousness style
• Frankenstein Excerpt reading.

Review any work from the last week and get caught up if you missed anything. We will be wrapping up our loose ends next week. 

ENG 1L 2L

Some of you have still not finished your "Disasters far Away Affect Us" paragraph.

ENL 1W

Your "Writing Test" has been moved to Tuesday. You are welcome to come in earlier to the class to get an early start. The class will be open at 11:45.

Grammar ex 10 #6-10.

Those who have pink slips need to get them signed for Tuesday.

Review last week's postings to ensure you did not miss anything.

ENG 1L 2L

Your "Disasters Affect Us" assignment is due.

ENG 2D

Complete your "Molly Bloom" reading on TEAMS.

Your Torres' Stream of Consciousness reading will be posted on TEAMS later tonight. 

Make sure you have it completed and ready to go. This task will be due tomorrow.

Study your Frankenstein vocabulary as posted on link above.

ENL 1W

Grammar ex 9 #6-10 -subject, verb, prepositional phrases quiz on Friday

Writing Test tomorrow. Review all writing related concepts using the various handouts provided up to this point.

Robert Frost Worksheet. Using today's handout (copy on link above) read and complete the questions about Frost's life. You only need to do point form notes.

ENL 1W

Review today's notes and complete Grammar Ex #7.

Finish Switzerland paragraph task set.

Reread Frost's "Road Not Taken" and make notes about things you observe as you read it. (e.g we noted the title and the use of "yellow" in the first stanza but not in the final stanza)

ENG 1L 2L

Complete Task 2 on the "Disasters Affect Us" assignment. This is for tomorrow's class. We will work on Task 3 in class and the product will be due at the end of class.

ENG 2D

Complete grammar ex 8 #1-5. Focus on varying your sentence structure.

"Main Point Sentences" task sheet. Complete the task for why travel is good on the back.

Practice reading both your Molly Bloom monologue and Frankenstein Excerpt in preparation for your TEAMS activity as posted on the "Molly Bloom Assignment"

ENL 1W

All mentioned handouts are listed on your course link at the top of the blog. 

Review for your "Writing Test" happening next Thursday.

Finish the "Main Point Sentence Practice" sheet (not the last one) if you have not already done so.

Finish the "Switzerland Cut and Paste Activity" for Tuesday.

Practice your literary and grammar terms.

ENG 2D

Grammar Ex #7 "Subjects and Verbs"

Review definitions for Interior/Internal Monologue and Stream of Consciousness. Finish your SHORT creative writing piece where you emulate Joyce's Stream of Consciousness technique when developing Torres' character.

Frankenstein reading quiz Tuesday 

Frankenstein vocabulary

Lord of the Flies is due in about 3 to 4 weeks.

ENL 1W

Today we peer edited your best paragraph from the topics on the handout "Controlling Ideas" #1-4. You typed this and submitted your revised copy using the "Submit Assignment" link on the side of the blog. I will be printing these and marking them.

We will begin our study of "The Road Not Taken" next week. 

ENG 2D

Thank you for submitting your in-class task on "Just Lather That's All" where you fully developed the paragraph we have been working on regarding question #2 on how the author creates suspense.

Read the Frankenstein excerpt on page 86. You will have a reading test on that tomorrow. Identify any unfamiliar words you encounter in preparation for a vocabulary exercise.

Next week we will be reading "By the Waters of Babylon" which is a lengthy read so feel free to start that early. You will have a reading test on that and it will be the basis of an extensive study on symbols.

ENG 1L 2L

Many of you have not finished your oral presentation nor have you submitted your projects.

ENL 1W

Review grammar and literary devices. Your score on today's three quizzes should inform you about where you need to focus.

We will have a writing test Wednesday of next week. Any writing related concepts covered thus far are fair game for Wednesday's test. We will review these concepts this week and Tuesday of next week.

ENG 2D

Humour quiz tomorrow.

Finish your "Suspense" paragraph outline (ACE x3) for "Just Lather That's All".

Grammar ex #4

ENG 2D

Grammar ex #4

We will finish "Just Lather That's All" questions on Monday so make sure you are all caught up.

ENG 2D

Grammar Ex #2

Purpose of Irony in "Just Lather"

Any previously assigned work.

ENL 1W

Review yesterday's post and finish up anything you have not completed. Some of you did NOT complete the in-class revisions for your two paragraphs from the "Controlling Ideas" sheet (#1-4), so please bring both to class tomorrow.

ENG 1L 2L

Thank you to those who recorded an uploaded your "Interviews" to your personal OneDrive

ENG 2D

1. Literature questions for "Just Lather That's All" p52 #1, #2 (type outline and rough draft), #4. Locate instances of irony (all types) and explain the purpose of irony in the story. Use the ACE structure taught in class.
2. Complete the "Irony" worksheet we worked on today. Due tomorrow.

SIGNED REPORT CARD SLIPS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!!

ENL 1W

Revise and print the ONE paragraph that was returned today using the feedback provided. You will have to hand in the printed clean copy and the marked copy tomorrow. These topics were from the handout "Topic Sentences Round 2" (Fun Activities; HS Sports etc.). This worksheet has been available for a number of weeks via your course link at the top now under the "Writing" file.

Continue to work on the "Beavers" cut and paste activity given out earlier this week. A copy is available via the link above.

Work on your "Writing About Music" task set via link above.

Work on your "Topic Sentences and Beyond: A Study on Social Media" #1-3 via link above.

SIGNED REPORT CARD SLIPS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!!

ENG 2D

Thanks to those who used ACE to submit their short writing task for Irony in "Story of an Hour." The question posed is What purpose does irony serve in "Story of an Hour"?

Read "Just Lather That's All" for tomorrow's class. It is expected that you come in with a full understanding of the story.

ENG 2D

Review your literary terminology in preparation for an upcoming quiz. Today we went deeper with the following concepts:

• Reader Response Theory
• Great Chain of Being
• Pathetic Fallacy 
• Irony
• Dramatic Irony
• Diction (five senses)
• Internal vs External Locus of Control

Get your quizzes signed: Grammar, "Story of an Hour" (both your test and scantron need to be signed)

ENL 1W

Review the extensive grammar note from today's class. If you were not here, you should email me. New terms discussed/reviewed are as follows:

• imperative sentence
• gerund
• sentence fragment
• active and passive voice
• natural order sentence

Complete ex #2 on the "Identifying Subjects and Verbs" handout. Underline the subject once and the verb twice.

Using the "Controlling Ideas" handout, look at topics #1 to #4 and choose TWO. Write an outline and a draft for EACH of the two. Complete this on your personal OneDrive.

ENL 1W

Complete #4 and #5 on your "Topic Sentence and Controlling Ideas" sheet.

Review both your grammar and literary terms for our next "definitions" quiz. Make sure you have a clear understanding of all the terms.

Get your latest "Grammar Quiz" AND Scantron signed. I will be checking signatures tomorrow.

ENG 2D

If you have not already done so, complete questions for "Story of an Hour." 

ENG 1L 2L

1L Presentations of your projects will begin on Wednesday. 

2L Your final written project is due on Thursday and Interviews will take place Friday.

ENG 2D

1. We are beginning our short fiction study. Today, I asked you to think about and respond to the big question: How do personal desires and societal norms influence our moral decisions, and what are the consequences of these decisions on ourselves and our society?
2. Additionally, you are asked to read the short story "Story of an Hour" and complete questions 1,2,3. 
3. Write a paragraph for question 1, 2, 3, 4, on the "Controlling Ideas" handout. Bring that to class tomorrow.
4. Grammar terms. You will have a test on Monday on these terms.

ENL 1W

Grammar quiz tomorrow. We reviewed and added to the note to help you prepare. 

Thank you to all who completed their paragraph using proper MLA formatting. 

ENG 2D

1. We are beginning our short fiction study. Today, I asked you to think about and respond to the big question: How do personal desires and societal norms influence our moral decisions, and what are the consequences of these decisions on ourselves and our society?
2. Additionally, you are asked to read the short story "Story of an Hour" and complete questions 1,2,3. 
3. Write a paragraph for question 1, 2, 3, 4, on the "Controlling Ideas" handout. Bring that to class tomorrow.
4. Grammar terms. You will have a test on Monday on these terms.

ENL 1W

Grammar quiz tomorrow. We reviewed and added to the note to help you prepare. 

Thank you to all who completed their paragraph using proper MLA formatting. 

ENG 2D

Review active and passive voice for an upcoming quiz.

Review your "Controlling Ideas" sheet.

ENL 1W

Your grammar terms quiz scheduled for tomorrow is going to be postponed until Friday.

Type your second paragraph and MLA format it for tomorrow's class.

ENL 1W

You were asked to complete two outlines from the "Topic Sentence Round 2" handout. You were then asked to write a paragraph using one of the outlines and submit it via the website www.ngdhs.blogspot.ca "Submit Assignment" button. Only submit the paragraph not the outline.

Review your grammar terms flashcards in preparation for a grammar quiz on Thursday. 

ENL 1W

Refer to the outline we started today on friendship. Finish the outline for the following question.

What qualities do you look for in a friend? Make sure to identify the qualities and give examples (1, 2) of what that quality looks like.

ENG 2D

Many of you had trouble with the Blinkist App and some did not like the short audio they selected. Please have your book ready to discuss on Monday. Follow the instructions by accessing the "Audio" file under your course link above. You do need the app to access the book. 

Review your flashcards as we will be having a test next week.

ENG 2D

Access the link on the document titled audio under your course link above. Choose a title related to money and listen to it and be prepared to discuss the main points in small group discussions happening tomorrow.

Review your literary terms.

ENL 1W

Study for your test on active and passive voice that will be given by Ms. Jones.

Complete your grammar flashcards.

Complete #5 on your "Topic Sentences Round 1" handout.

ENG 2D

Study literary terms.

ENL 1W

Review your literary terms flashcards.

Continue making your grammar flashcards due Friday.

Review the concept of active and passive voice (see "Grammar Help" on the side of the blog) 

ENG 2D

Review literary terms

ENL 1W

Begin working on grammar terms.

Get quiz signed.

ENG 2D

Some of you did not complete your PPT rehearsal and submit it. Thank you to those who did. This will be reflected in your presentation marks that you will receive tomorrow.

Review your literary terms flashcards.

Read "My Lost Dollar" as previously posted. A copy is in the course drawer above. Discuss financial strategies/advice/adages with your family members or someone you might go to for financial advice. 

ENL 1W

Work on your vocab words from your animal handout. Become familiar with the meaning and the pronunciation.

Practice your oral presentations.

ENG 2D

Reread your selected animal and identify the words you do not know. Write the word and its definition in your notes.

Make any final touches to your presentations as we will continue with these tomorrow.

Read "My Lost Dollar" in preparation for a short reading quiz happening Thursday.

Review your Literary Terms.

ENL 1W

Continue to review your literary terms for the next more challenging test happening later this week or early next week.

Rehearse your presentations using the rubric from today's class to assist you.

ENG 2D

Oral presentations start tomorrow. Assignment visual closes tonight at 10:00.

The Literary Terms test is happening tomorrow.

ENL 1W

Complete your PowerPoint for tomorrow's class. The assignment will close at 10:00 tonight.

Study for your literary terms quiz.

ENL 1W

Using your printed handouts from today's class, highlight the traits that best describe you.

Study for your literary terms test on Tuesday.

ENG 2D

Complete the "Animal Short Presentation" task found under your course link above. Once you click the link, you will see the instructions. Use your personal onedrive for this activity.

You will have a literary devices quiz on Tuesday.

ENG 2D

If you have not finished your "Trait" paragraph based on the Personality Test from class.

ENL 1W

Continue to work on your literary terms using your flashcard. We will be having a formal quiz next Tuesday.

If you have not finished your "Success Paragraph," make sure it is ready for tomorrow.

ENG 2D

Flashcards 

Traits paragraph and outline

ENL 1W

Flashcards

Finish your Success PPT

ENL 1W

Using PowerPoint on your Personal OneDrive, make 1 slide for the strategies that you use to meet with success at school. Use the "Notes" section to complete your paragraph outline.

Flashcards

ENG 2D

Flashcards.

ENG 2D

"Parent Letter" signed

Flashcards

ENL 1W

Flashcards due Thursday

Set up your OneDrive and getting it working on your phone

ENG 1L 2L

Get your Parent Letter signed.

ENG 2D

Parent Letter signed.

Literary Terms Flashcards due Thursday.

ENL 1W

Get your "Parent Letter Signed."

Make your flashcards for the literary terms on your handout. These are the ones with the *