Period 1--ELA B 30
The grade 12s had this class to work on their in-class essay explaining whether or not it was a good choice for Hamlet to delay his revenge. We had built the thesis together, so they just had to come up with their ideas and stick with the thesis.
Period 2--ELA B 30/AP 30
ELA B 30--We went over the quotations from Act I and discussed ideas so far in the play. They do their timed write tomorrow. We built the thesis together and looked at some ideas that might work well for proof.
AP 30--They got their timed writes from Chaucer back and had a chance to look them over. At this point, it was a work period for them. They had time to finish up outstanding writing, book annotations, or they could read Gatsby (to be read by mid-Jan).
Period 3--Pre-AP 10
We started out the class with me delivering a speech about my favourite book of all time (a tough task indeed, to narrow it down). We then analyzed different aspects of my speech and what made it effective or ineffective. The, we started co-constructing some criteria for a good speech. I will type up their ideas and they will be evaluated on their speech--the topic, the best (or their most favourite) book of all time. It could be a current favourite or even a childhood favourite. In fact, one of the students brought his favourite children's story, so we had fun reading "I was so mad" by Mercer Meyer in class! They will have tomorrow to build their 3o second speech and then we'll be performing them on Wednesday.
Period 4--History 10
Well, the kids had to buckle their seat belts for this class! Their unit is the the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution. We start all the way back with Henry VIII and his various marriages, to illustrate the importance of religion in England. It is necessary for them to understand that Catholic vs Protestant pull. I basically summarized the whole unit for them in ONE class period but did it primarily as a way to interest them in what they are going to be learning. Of course, this meant that we touched on all of Henry's wives and their fates, Bloody Mary, Elizabeth I never marrying, struggles with parliament and the Stuart Kings, the protectorate, etc. It was a class packed with information. Tomorrow, we'll start taking the information apart in more detail.
Period 5--History 30
Miss Lee led the kids through the trial of Louis Riel and the fall out from his execution. From there, she looked at the stragglers to Confederation (SK, AB, NFDL, Nunavut). She briefly touched on the reasons for all of these joinings and why they held out so long. Tomorrow we will review for their exam on Wednesday.
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