Period 1--History 10
We finished discussing our notes from Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. We had some interesting ideas about "What if..." One of the ideas the kids came up with was: What if Elizabeth would have married the czar of Russia who was seeking her hand in marriage during her reign. This would have had huge implications if they would have had a child in regards to religion, the eventual Industrial Revolution, the economy of England, the autonomy of England, the power of Russia, etc. It was fun to play the "what if" game!
Period 2--ELA A 30
We had a few more speeches with just a few left to go. We will finish the rest up on Tuesday, hopefully. As well, we started reading "The Lamp at Noon" by Sinclair Ross. We didn't get as far as we would like because we started debating who had the better argument: Paul or Ellen. We will finish reading this on Tuesday.
Period 3--AP 30
Hamlet was our focus for the day. We started out the class by reviewing the first soliloquy of the play from yesterday. We carried on, but didn't quite finish up Act I.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
The students had this double period to work on their first formal essay. We were able to focus on getting the thesis statement finished for most of the students and set off in the right direction to get to work on their essay.
Period 6--AP 20
We are taking a short break from Othello as the students use this class to finish up some of their outstanding assignments. Half the class was missing for various reasons, so it was a good time to play "catch up."
Friday, 29 November 2013
Thursday, 28 November 2013
November 28, 2013
Period 1--ELA A 30
We continued with our speeches today. The students are delivering speeches on the "Most Admirable Canadian of All Time." We will have to finish the rest tomorrow.
Period 2--AP 30
We are slowly moving toward the second act of the Hamlet. The students have now been introduced to Hamlet and his misery of losing a father, having his mother "stained," and being overlooked for the throne. We will continue reading of the fallout from this as we move into the second act.
Period 3 & 4--History 10
In the first period of the double, the students worked in the computer lab to continue their research on Elizabeth I. In the second double, the students filled out a sticky note from Edward VI and Mary I with: 1. The most important piece of information they found about Edward and Mary. 2. Something that surprised them from their research, and a question that they may have. They also filled out a formative quiz on Elizabeth I. We will continue with our study of her tomorrow.
Period 5--AP 10
The students had this class to work on their Macbeth essay.
We continued with our speeches today. The students are delivering speeches on the "Most Admirable Canadian of All Time." We will have to finish the rest tomorrow.
Period 2--AP 30
We are slowly moving toward the second act of the Hamlet. The students have now been introduced to Hamlet and his misery of losing a father, having his mother "stained," and being overlooked for the throne. We will continue reading of the fallout from this as we move into the second act.
Period 3 & 4--History 10
In the first period of the double, the students worked in the computer lab to continue their research on Elizabeth I. In the second double, the students filled out a sticky note from Edward VI and Mary I with: 1. The most important piece of information they found about Edward and Mary. 2. Something that surprised them from their research, and a question that they may have. They also filled out a formative quiz on Elizabeth I. We will continue with our study of her tomorrow.
Period 5--AP 10
The students had this class to work on their Macbeth essay.
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
November 27, 2013
Period 1 & 2--AP 30
We finished our trip down memory lane to grade 10 History as we reviewed the religious turmoil in England during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I, and James I. This is pivotal to understanding the harmartia of Hamlet as we read through the play. We started reading Act I and finished scene 1...Hamlet was about to speak for the first time when the final bell rang.
Period 3--ELA A 30
We did a multiple intelligence survey for the first few minutes of class. We then reviewed the qualities of a good speaker and the students began their speeches.
Period 4--History 10
We were missing a number of the students for Driver Training, but continued on nonetheless with disclosure #3 which has them research Elizabeth I.
Period 5--AP 10
The students were given this class to work on their Macbeth essays. They will have the rest of this week to do so.
Period 6--AP 20
We continued our reading of Othello. The students will work on their Blake poems on Friday since half the class will be missing, and next Tuesday they will have a timed write on the events of the first two acts of the play.
We finished our trip down memory lane to grade 10 History as we reviewed the religious turmoil in England during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I, and James I. This is pivotal to understanding the harmartia of Hamlet as we read through the play. We started reading Act I and finished scene 1...Hamlet was about to speak for the first time when the final bell rang.
Period 3--ELA A 30
We did a multiple intelligence survey for the first few minutes of class. We then reviewed the qualities of a good speaker and the students began their speeches.
Period 4--History 10
We were missing a number of the students for Driver Training, but continued on nonetheless with disclosure #3 which has them research Elizabeth I.
Period 5--AP 10
The students were given this class to work on their Macbeth essays. They will have the rest of this week to do so.
Period 6--AP 20
We continued our reading of Othello. The students will work on their Blake poems on Friday since half the class will be missing, and next Tuesday they will have a timed write on the events of the first two acts of the play.
November 26, 2013
I was away at appointments for the day, but Mr. Genereux led the class for the day. This is what it should have looked like:
Period 1—AP 30
These kids
have lots of work they can be doing but I did forget to tell them to bring
it. They all have annotations they can
be working on, Chaucer assignments that may not be done, essays that need
finishing up, or a book they can be reading (either Night for the non-AP students or The Awakening for the AP students.
Period 2 & 3—ELA A 30
They can
begin watching the documentary Over
Canada. Before the video,
the students should do the pre-viewing questions on the handout and discuss. This video is about 72 minutes long. As they watch,
they need to jot down five places they see on the video and explain why, as
well they should pay attention to the soundtrack. Once the documentary finishes, there are a
few questions after it that they should do. If they finish early, they should be reading The Secret Lives of Sgt. John
Wilson!
Period 4—AP 10
They were given their essay
topics yesterday, so they should get started today with their topics. If they have questions, they should write
them down to remember to ask me tomorrow, but they can ask some of their peers
too. They should use their “AP
Resource Booklet” which should help.
Period 5—History 10
We don’t
have access to the computer lab this class.
I’ve warned the kids to bring their cells to use as hot spots since we
don’t need the network. They can finish
their Bit Strip but they shouldn’t spend too much time on it (really, not more
than half the class). They should be
started onto Disclosure #3 which will take the rest of this class and next
class to research. Handout the Disclosure
#3 sheet for them to get started on.
Monday, 25 November 2013
November 25, 2013
Period 1--History 10
We didn't have access to the computer lab but were able to hobble together enough computer power to start our formative assessment for disclosure #2. They will get a bit more time to work on this tomorrow and then move onto to Disclosure #3.
Period 2--ELA A 30
We finished reading the short story "The Painted Door" and the students had some questions to do with it. We started taking the questions up together and will finish next class. The students are reminded to have their speeches ready to go.
Period 3--AP 30
We started in with the background for Hamlet. It takes us back a bit to grade 10 History with the English monarchs before Elizabeth and the struggles with religion. We tend to read Hamlet through a neo-historical lense requiring us to examine the impact of the religious turmoil on Shakespeare and how it plays out throughout Hamlet. We didn't quite finish this, so we will pick it up again next class.
Period 4--AP 10
I gave the students back their timed writes from awhile ago. We went over their "writing sins" as a class as well as some of the great things about their writing. Then, they were given their prompts for their big essay and we started going through them. They will have class time to work on this assignment.
Period 5--Mentor
We did a drill for Lockdown procedures. Then we did some team building activities.
Period 6--AP 20
We continued to read Othello and are almost finished Act II.
We didn't have access to the computer lab but were able to hobble together enough computer power to start our formative assessment for disclosure #2. They will get a bit more time to work on this tomorrow and then move onto to Disclosure #3.
Period 2--ELA A 30
We finished reading the short story "The Painted Door" and the students had some questions to do with it. We started taking the questions up together and will finish next class. The students are reminded to have their speeches ready to go.
Period 3--AP 30
We started in with the background for Hamlet. It takes us back a bit to grade 10 History with the English monarchs before Elizabeth and the struggles with religion. We tend to read Hamlet through a neo-historical lense requiring us to examine the impact of the religious turmoil on Shakespeare and how it plays out throughout Hamlet. We didn't quite finish this, so we will pick it up again next class.
Period 4--AP 10
I gave the students back their timed writes from awhile ago. We went over their "writing sins" as a class as well as some of the great things about their writing. Then, they were given their prompts for their big essay and we started going through them. They will have class time to work on this assignment.
Period 5--Mentor
We did a drill for Lockdown procedures. Then we did some team building activities.
Period 6--AP 20
We continued to read Othello and are almost finished Act II.
Friday, 22 November 2013
November 22, 2013
Period 1--AP 30
The students were given this time to work on their persuasive essay. They are trying to clean up various assignments.
Period 2--ELA A 30
We almost finished Sinclair Ross's "The Painted Door." We stopped part way through to look at the language used by Ross to create imagery. This included a discussion on sibilance and alliteration. We will have to complete this on Monday.
Period 3--History 10
The computer lab was in our home for the period as the students continued their research on Edward IV and Mary I of England and their struggles with religion. They were given their formative assessment assignment which requires them to use Bit Strips to summarize their research. Our class is having a lot of fun with Bit Strips.
Period 4--AP 10
We continued with some practice with reading passages and doing multiple choice questions based on those passages. We spend considerable time correcting them and will move onto some discussion questions on Monday.
Thursday, 21 November 2013
November 21, 2013
Period 1--History 10
The students started their second disclosure for their Problem-Based Learning unit on the Glorious Revolution. They spent considerable time researching information on Edward VI of England as well as Mary I of England. They will get more time tomorrow to complete their research and then work on their formative assessment.
Period 2--ELA A 30
In shifting to the second unit, the students are examining the landscapes of Canada. As such, we are reading a short story called "The Painted Door" by Sinclair Ross. We are reading it aloud in class and discussing as we go, so we didn't quite finish.
Period 3--AP 30
With a new assignment given out yesterday, they have some time to work on their persuasive essay.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
We finished the power point on Macbeth, and spent considerable time discussing fate/free will, and who was responsible for Macbeth's downfall. With this, we went into the discussion of the Weird Sisters and their role in Macbeth's fate. It made for some interesting conversation. To finish the double period off, we did some multiple choice questions based on some passages from the play.
Period 6--AP 20
We finished Act I of Othello and are enjoying seeing Iago's character emerge. We discussed how to read various scenes or characters. For example, is Cassio a besotted fool, or is he a self-confident ladies' man flirting with his boss's wife? We are nicely into Act II and will continue our reading next class.
The students started their second disclosure for their Problem-Based Learning unit on the Glorious Revolution. They spent considerable time researching information on Edward VI of England as well as Mary I of England. They will get more time tomorrow to complete their research and then work on their formative assessment.
Period 2--ELA A 30
In shifting to the second unit, the students are examining the landscapes of Canada. As such, we are reading a short story called "The Painted Door" by Sinclair Ross. We are reading it aloud in class and discussing as we go, so we didn't quite finish.
Period 3--AP 30
With a new assignment given out yesterday, they have some time to work on their persuasive essay.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
We finished the power point on Macbeth, and spent considerable time discussing fate/free will, and who was responsible for Macbeth's downfall. With this, we went into the discussion of the Weird Sisters and their role in Macbeth's fate. It made for some interesting conversation. To finish the double period off, we did some multiple choice questions based on some passages from the play.
Period 6--AP 20
We finished Act I of Othello and are enjoying seeing Iago's character emerge. We discussed how to read various scenes or characters. For example, is Cassio a besotted fool, or is he a self-confident ladies' man flirting with his boss's wife? We are nicely into Act II and will continue our reading next class.
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
November 20, 2013
Period 1--ELA A 30
The students used this class in the computer lab to work on their Nomination Speeches. This is their last class and they will be required to do their speeches next Tuesday.
Period 2--AP 30
The students finished watching the rest of "The Wife of Bath's Tale" and then we discussed theme with focus and insight. We also spent a bit of time thinking about catharsis and whether or not it was achieved.
Period 3 & 4--History 10
While half the class was at Driver Training Education, the half left behind worked on their avatars and introductory activity for BitStrips. Our class is almost complete and the students should be able to work their way through the program well enough to attend to their next formative assignment.
Period 5--AP 10
Again, half the class was missing, so rather than move too far ahead, we took this opportunity to read Animal Farm in class. This book must be finished by the beginning of December.
The students used this class in the computer lab to work on their Nomination Speeches. This is their last class and they will be required to do their speeches next Tuesday.
Period 2--AP 30
The students finished watching the rest of "The Wife of Bath's Tale" and then we discussed theme with focus and insight. We also spent a bit of time thinking about catharsis and whether or not it was achieved.
Period 3 & 4--History 10
While half the class was at Driver Training Education, the half left behind worked on their avatars and introductory activity for BitStrips. Our class is almost complete and the students should be able to work their way through the program well enough to attend to their next formative assignment.
Period 5--AP 10
Again, half the class was missing, so rather than move too far ahead, we took this opportunity to read Animal Farm in class. This book must be finished by the beginning of December.
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
November 19, 2013
Period 1 & 2--AP 30
We finished viewing "Knight's Tale" and applied the viewing to a technical study of the clip. We also answered questions about theme and focussed a lot on chivalry and how Chaucer viewed courtly love and if we could sense that tone throughout the piece. We discussed all of this and more, then moved into watching a version of "The Nun's Priest's Tale" with a brief examination of tone, and didn't quite have time to study "The Wife of Bath's Tale" before the bell rang.
Period 3--ELA A 30
The students had this last class to finish up their Reading Assessment. If they didn't finish, they were to take it home to complete.
Period 4--History 10
We didn't have access to the computer lab today, so we went over the information the students shared (as part of their formative assessment) on the back wall. It was a fun discussion going through what they learned about Henry VIII and religion.
Period 5--AP 10
Since they finished Macbeth on Friday with Mrs. Adelman, we reviewed some of the main ideas such as: is Lady Macbeth a victim of love or an ambitious woman? Who were the nemeses in the play? We examined how each nemesis to Macbeth functioned in the play.
Period 6--AP 20
We reviewed our reading from last Thursday and then moved into a continuation of reading Act I. We are starting to see the emerging character of Iago.
We finished viewing "Knight's Tale" and applied the viewing to a technical study of the clip. We also answered questions about theme and focussed a lot on chivalry and how Chaucer viewed courtly love and if we could sense that tone throughout the piece. We discussed all of this and more, then moved into watching a version of "The Nun's Priest's Tale" with a brief examination of tone, and didn't quite have time to study "The Wife of Bath's Tale" before the bell rang.
Period 3--ELA A 30
The students had this last class to finish up their Reading Assessment. If they didn't finish, they were to take it home to complete.
Period 4--History 10
We didn't have access to the computer lab today, so we went over the information the students shared (as part of their formative assessment) on the back wall. It was a fun discussion going through what they learned about Henry VIII and religion.
Period 5--AP 10
Since they finished Macbeth on Friday with Mrs. Adelman, we reviewed some of the main ideas such as: is Lady Macbeth a victim of love or an ambitious woman? Who were the nemeses in the play? We examined how each nemesis to Macbeth functioned in the play.
Period 6--AP 20
We reviewed our reading from last Thursday and then moved into a continuation of reading Act I. We are starting to see the emerging character of Iago.
Thursday, 14 November 2013
November 15, 2013
I'm not here today, but this is what the day should look like.
Period 1—AP 30
They want some
class time to work on their annotations, so this is what they will be working on today.
Period 2—ELA A 30
They have
their “Most Admirable Person of All Time” assignment and they are booked into
the North Computer lab. They only have
one more class after this to work on it before they start presenting their speeches. The speeches have to be 2.5 minutes long, so
what they say needs to be fairly substantial
Period 3—ELA A30
For the
second part of the double, yesterday, we started in on a Reading Assessment
that they can continue with. I'm not sure if they will finish this or not, but they can continue and push to be done.
Period 4—AP 10
We are on Act V, scene v of Macbeth…the “tomorrow, and
tomorrow, and tomorrow” speech to be exact. If you get finished before the end of class, I trust that there are lots
of things about the play Mrs. Adelman would like to share with the kids.
Period 5—History 10
We started a PBL I made up yesterday on the English Civil War and
Glorious Revolution. They are just doing
some research on Henry the VIII, his wives, and the role of religion in
England. They have about 15-20 minutes
to finish their research. Once they have
done that, they have the formative assessment sheet and a sticky note where they will answer a question that sums up some of their research. They’ll have to come back to the room to post
their sticky notes on the back wall.
For the remainder of the period, the
students will create a Bitstrips avatar and do the Introduce Yourself activity for our Bitstrips class. We will be using Bitstrips to do some of our formative assessment after our disclosures.
November 14, 2013
Period 1--History 10
I introduced the PBL that the students will be doing for the next little while with this unit. We did a brainstorming of positives and negatives of religion being involved with government. From there, they went to the computer lab to deal with their first disclosure that asks them to examine Henry VIII's reign and the role religion played in it.
Period 2--ELA A 30
The students had to do a reading assessment today. We just started this and it will take several days to complete.
Period 3--AP 30
We read the "Pardoner's Tale" today and then started a viewing activity with the "Knight's Tale" which will take more time to complete.
Period 4--AP 10
In Macbeth, we are on Act V and are about halfway through. They may be able to finish up tomorrow.
Period 5--Mentor
The students continued to get their portfolios ready for three way conferences next week.
Period 6--AP 20
We stared with Othello today. The students were given a character map as well as some important information to help them get through some of the events. We began reading and are nicely into Act I.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
November 13, 2013
Period 1--AP 30
During this class, we were able to finish reading "The Miller's Tale" as well as look at some important notes about characterization, motives, and feminist views. We will continue with the "Pardoner's Tale" tomorrow.
Period 2--ELA A 30
Due to the fact that this class has so many outstanding assignments, we used this class as a "clean up" for them to try and get some of their work completed and handed in.
Period 3--History 10
The students listened as I finished the overview of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution. We will start studying this via a Project Based Learning starting tomorrow, so students will be doing some research.
Period 4--AP 10
We finished off Act IV and just nicely moved into Act V before the bell rang. We may finish up the play tomorrow.
During this class, we were able to finish reading "The Miller's Tale" as well as look at some important notes about characterization, motives, and feminist views. We will continue with the "Pardoner's Tale" tomorrow.
Period 2--ELA A 30
Due to the fact that this class has so many outstanding assignments, we used this class as a "clean up" for them to try and get some of their work completed and handed in.
Period 3--History 10
The students listened as I finished the overview of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution. We will start studying this via a Project Based Learning starting tomorrow, so students will be doing some research.
Period 4--AP 10
We finished off Act IV and just nicely moved into Act V before the bell rang. We may finish up the play tomorrow.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
November 12, 2013
Period 1--History 10
We started off our new unit today on the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution. Today was just an overview of the events they will be studying but we didn't quite finish, so we'll have to do so tomorrow.
Period 2--ELA A 30
We wanted to work on our speeches, but couldn't get into the laptop and the mobile lab of laptops wasn't cooperating either. Thus, we switched directions, started our next unit on Landscapes, and looked at visual representations of the landscapes in Canada. The students had to fill out a sheet on a visual of their choice and analyze it.
Period 3--AP 30
We began our reading of "The Miller's Tale" today. Before reading, we examined the concept of "fabliau" stories and briefly how this tale fits into that genre. We will have to finish tomorrow as we didn't quite get through it today.
Period 4 & 5-AP 10
Macbeth was our game plan for the double period and it was fortunate that everyone was here because we got through a lot. We reviewed a bit of the beginning of Act III and then finished it up and are on the last scene of Act IV. At this pace, we should finish the play by the end of the week or early next week.
Period 6--AP 20
The tough scheduling of this class is making us all feel disjointed so we took this time to review assignments that are outstanding as well as what is on their plate right now. Once we took inventory of everything, the kids were given a work period to sort it out before we dive into Othello on Thursday.
We started off our new unit today on the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution. Today was just an overview of the events they will be studying but we didn't quite finish, so we'll have to do so tomorrow.
Period 2--ELA A 30
We wanted to work on our speeches, but couldn't get into the laptop and the mobile lab of laptops wasn't cooperating either. Thus, we switched directions, started our next unit on Landscapes, and looked at visual representations of the landscapes in Canada. The students had to fill out a sheet on a visual of their choice and analyze it.
Period 3--AP 30
We began our reading of "The Miller's Tale" today. Before reading, we examined the concept of "fabliau" stories and briefly how this tale fits into that genre. We will have to finish tomorrow as we didn't quite get through it today.
Period 4 & 5-AP 10
Macbeth was our game plan for the double period and it was fortunate that everyone was here because we got through a lot. We reviewed a bit of the beginning of Act III and then finished it up and are on the last scene of Act IV. At this pace, we should finish the play by the end of the week or early next week.
Period 6--AP 20
The tough scheduling of this class is making us all feel disjointed so we took this time to review assignments that are outstanding as well as what is on their plate right now. Once we took inventory of everything, the kids were given a work period to sort it out before we dive into Othello on Thursday.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
November 7, 2013
Period 1--AP 30
Many of the students were helping out the grade 11s with getting ready for the Remembrance Day Service. Since we were missing so many, we continued with our Chaucer Prologue assignment.
Period 2--ELA A 30
We went to the computer lab to work on our "Most Admirable Canadian of All Time" speech. It must be 2.5 minutes long. The students should have chosen their person and started collecting information in order to start writing their speech.
Period 3--History 10
We were called down to the gym to take part in the OHS Remembrance Day Service.
Period 4--History 10
Since more than half the class was gone, we used this time to get caught up on work that is outstanding.
Period 5--AP 10
With it being such a nice day before winter truly hits, and with many of the class gone for Drivers Education, we went out to appreciate the nice day, wrote a poem along the way, and did a quick stop by the bakery. When we returned to school, we recited our class poem to the principal and then used the rest of the class to clean up homework.
As a reminder, there is no school for students tomorrow since it is a teacher inservice for the entire day.
Many of the students were helping out the grade 11s with getting ready for the Remembrance Day Service. Since we were missing so many, we continued with our Chaucer Prologue assignment.
Period 2--ELA A 30
We went to the computer lab to work on our "Most Admirable Canadian of All Time" speech. It must be 2.5 minutes long. The students should have chosen their person and started collecting information in order to start writing their speech.
Period 3--History 10
We were called down to the gym to take part in the OHS Remembrance Day Service.
Period 4--History 10
Since more than half the class was gone, we used this time to get caught up on work that is outstanding.
Period 5--AP 10
With it being such a nice day before winter truly hits, and with many of the class gone for Drivers Education, we went out to appreciate the nice day, wrote a poem along the way, and did a quick stop by the bakery. When we returned to school, we recited our class poem to the principal and then used the rest of the class to clean up homework.
As a reminder, there is no school for students tomorrow since it is a teacher inservice for the entire day.
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
November 6, 2013
With report cards coming up, marking was piling up, so I took an EDO to spend the day marking at home. This is what the day looked like for Mrs. Adelman:
Period 1 & 2--AP 30
They were promised one more class to work on their Chaucer Prologue assignments, so they have it today. They can use the other period in our double to work on their annotations (due before Christmas) or other assignments needing their immediate attention.
Period 3--ELA A 30
The students will read the essay "I am a Native of North America" by Chief Dan George. There are various pre, during, and post reading activities for them to do.
Period 4--History 10
The students will do some current events with Mrs. Adelman
Period 5--AP 10
The students are starting Act III of Macbeth. They take turn reading parts and discussing meaning as we go along.
Period 6--AP 20
The students have this time to work on the Blake companion poems.
Period 1 & 2--AP 30
They were promised one more class to work on their Chaucer Prologue assignments, so they have it today. They can use the other period in our double to work on their annotations (due before Christmas) or other assignments needing their immediate attention.
Period 3--ELA A 30
The students will read the essay "I am a Native of North America" by Chief Dan George. There are various pre, during, and post reading activities for them to do.
Period 4--History 10
The students will do some current events with Mrs. Adelman
Period 5--AP 10
The students are starting Act III of Macbeth. They take turn reading parts and discussing meaning as we go along.
Period 6--AP 20
The students have this time to work on the Blake companion poems.
November 5, 2013
Period 1--AP 30
We finished the last of our boasts and the grade 12s did an excellent job! They had the rest of the class to work on their Chaucer Prologue assignment. They have one more class tomorrow to work on this.
Period 2 & 3--ELA A 30
We took a new poem today called "On Both Sides of the Invisible Border" which deals with cultural clashes and how one must "dance" between the two cultures. We worked together, as a class, understanding the poem and answering questions about imagery and tone. I also introduced the next big assignment which will have the students prepare and present a speech (2 and half minutes long) on "The Most Admirable Canadian of All Time." They will start this assignment on Thursday.
Period 4--AP 10
The students spent the class working on their first timed write for Macbeth. If they didn't finish up, they will have to do so for homework.
Period 5--History 10
The students wrote their History exam on the Industrial Revolution for Mr. Wills today. We will do some current events tomorrow and then tackle our new unit on Thursday.
We finished the last of our boasts and the grade 12s did an excellent job! They had the rest of the class to work on their Chaucer Prologue assignment. They have one more class tomorrow to work on this.
Period 2 & 3--ELA A 30
We took a new poem today called "On Both Sides of the Invisible Border" which deals with cultural clashes and how one must "dance" between the two cultures. We worked together, as a class, understanding the poem and answering questions about imagery and tone. I also introduced the next big assignment which will have the students prepare and present a speech (2 and half minutes long) on "The Most Admirable Canadian of All Time." They will start this assignment on Thursday.
Period 4--AP 10
The students spent the class working on their first timed write for Macbeth. If they didn't finish up, they will have to do so for homework.
Period 5--History 10
The students wrote their History exam on the Industrial Revolution for Mr. Wills today. We will do some current events tomorrow and then tackle our new unit on Thursday.
Monday, 4 November 2013
November 4, 2013
Period 1--AP 30
The students performed their boasts today and they were excellent. There are still a few that need to complete them tomorrow. The remainder of the period was used to work on their Chaucer Prologue assignment.
Period 2--ELA A 30
Since we finished reading the short story "On a Cold Day" last week, we started this week off with some questions to remind us of the events of the story and then time to work on the assignment that goes with it that will be due on Wednesday.
Period 3--History 10
The students were given a choice as to whether or not they wanted to do an activity to help them study or just have independent study time. They chose independent study time.
Period 4--AP 10
We finished going over the excerpt from Act II (dagger scene) together and developed a thesis. The students are doing their first timed write with this excerpt.
The students performed their boasts today and they were excellent. There are still a few that need to complete them tomorrow. The remainder of the period was used to work on their Chaucer Prologue assignment.
Period 2--ELA A 30
Since we finished reading the short story "On a Cold Day" last week, we started this week off with some questions to remind us of the events of the story and then time to work on the assignment that goes with it that will be due on Wednesday.
Period 3--History 10
The students were given a choice as to whether or not they wanted to do an activity to help them study or just have independent study time. They chose independent study time.
Period 4--AP 10
We finished going over the excerpt from Act II (dagger scene) together and developed a thesis. The students are doing their first timed write with this excerpt.
November 1, 2013
Period 1-3
The grades 11, 12, 7, and 8 took part in a gym blast this morning as part of our Spirit Week! A good time was had by all.
The grade 10s did have History class and Mr. Wills continued to review with them for their upcoming exam.
Period 4-6
The grades 6,9, and 10s took part in a gym blast this afternoon as part of our Spirit Week!
The AP 20s had class in period 6 and finished off the week with their reading to the Kindergarten class. They had a lot of fun hanging out with 5 year olds for the period!
The grades 11, 12, 7, and 8 took part in a gym blast this morning as part of our Spirit Week! A good time was had by all.
The grade 10s did have History class and Mr. Wills continued to review with them for their upcoming exam.
Period 4-6
The grades 6,9, and 10s took part in a gym blast this afternoon as part of our Spirit Week!
The AP 20s had class in period 6 and finished off the week with their reading to the Kindergarten class. They had a lot of fun hanging out with 5 year olds for the period!
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