Wednesday, June 22

Career Ed 8: Finished the section on Change and handed in. On Friday, you will be with Mr. C since I  am with Senior exams. Have a great summer!

ELA 20: Last work period for the Literacy Portfolio. I will see you on Friday for the Final Exam!

CE 10: Finished Marie River assignment and handed in.

ELA B10: Finished Literacy Portfolio and handed in. Final Exam on Monday!

History 30/ELA A30: Finished the last Current Event. Handed in Literacy Portfolios. Studied for exams. English Final on Friday, History on Monday!

Tuesday, June 21

History 30/ELA A30: Handed back Business Meeting evaluations. Finished all Current Events except one, which we'll do tomorrow. Worked on Literacy Portfolio (which is due tomorrow by the end of the day) and/or studied for finals.

Drama 20: Last class to rehearse your Collective Creation - you'll present it on Thursday at Final Assembly.  You guys did great work - I'm looking forward to seeing you perform it for the school! Remember to hand in your Journal assignment by tomorrow (Wednesday)!

ELA 20: Work time for Literacy Portfolio - due tomorrow by the end of the day!

ELA B10: Work time for Literacy Portfolio - due tomorrow by the end of the day!

Monday, June 20

Career Ed 8: Handed in Unit 2, Section 3 booklets. Finished the Job Interview skits. Worked on the Unit on Change in the textbook. Wednesday is our last class - you will work on that unit and at the end of the class you will hand in whatever you've done.

ELA 20: Handed back Autobiography presentation evaluations and Macbeth Literary Analysis essays. Finished updating Literature Anthology. Started working on Literacy Portfolios - you'll have tomorrow and Wednesdays classes to work on it, and then hand it in on Wednesday.

CE 10: No class due to your Art field trip. On Wednesday, you'll have your last class to finish your Marie Rivier assignment and hand in. Remember to hand in your Service Hours if you have not already done so.

ELA B10: Handed back assignments. Worked on Literacy Portfolio/studying for finals. Literacy Portfolio is due on Wednesday by the end of the day.

History 30/ELA A30: Work time for Literacy Portfolio (due Wednesday at the end of the day).

Friday, June 17

History 30/ELA A30: Had our Canadian Literature Bookstore Business Meeting (with KITTENS!). An epic time was had by all (except perhaps the kittens). Also, here's your ELA Final Exam Outline:

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Viewing - Respond to an Image
3. Writing Skills - Colons and Semicolons
4. Essay (Literature-based)

Remember that your Literacy Portfolio needs to be handed in by Wednesday!

Drama 20: Continued working on Collective Creation. One class left! Don't forget about your Journal!

ELA 20: Macbeth Literary Analysis Essay due. Finished Autobiography Presentations. Read the poem "Moving On". Next week you'll be doing your Literacy Portfolio. Here is your Final Exam Outline:

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Viewing - Respond to an Image
3. Writing Skills - Sentence Fluency
4. Essay (Literature-based)

ELA B10: Independent Novel Study due. Handed back The Merchant of Venice film exit slips and finished the Themes presentations. Read the poem "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace". Next week you'll be finishing your Literacy Portfolio. Here is your Final Exam Outline:

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Viewing - Respond to an Image
3. Writing Skills - Punctuation (Commas, Colons, Semicolons), Essay Writing (Paraphrasing, Thesis Statements, In-text Citations, Bibliography)
4. Essay (Literature-based)

Thursday, June 16

Career Ed 8: Continued working on Job Interview skits and then starting the unit on Change. Remember to hand in your Unit 2, Section 3 booklet.

ELA 20: No class due to your retreat. Remember that your Macbeth Literary Analysis Essay is due tomorrow, and we will also be finishing the Autobiography presentations.

CE 10: Work period for the Marie Rivier assignment. You'll miss Monday's class because you'll be gone to the Arts Centre, so you'll have Wednesday's class to finish it and hand it in.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - continued with Themes presentations and finished the film (handed in exit slip). We'll finish the presentations tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: No class due to your retreat. Remember that tomorrow is our Business Meeting!

Wednesday, June 15

History 30/ELA A30: Finished sharing Research Essays. Current Event. Prepped the agenda for the Business Meeting on Friday. Finished the History PowerPoint and discussed the Final Exam Study Guide. Tomorrow you miss class for your retreat, so our next class will be the Business Meeting on Friday. Don't forget to bring your posters! Also, don't forget about your Literacy Portfolio - it needs to be handed in by the end of the day on Wednesday.

Drama 20: Continued working on Collective Creation. 2 classes left. Don't forget about the Journal!

ELA 20: Continued with Autobiography presentations and working on Macbeth Literary Analysis Essays. Tomorrow you'll be gone on your retreat, so Friday your essay is due and we'll finish the presentations.

ELA B10: Continued with The Merchant of Venice Themes Presentations and watching the film.

Tuesday, June 14

Career Ed 8: Finished the "Other Skills" presentations. Continued working on Job Interview skits - you can present to the class or just to me. When you're done that, you'll work on the sections about "Change" in the textbook.

ELA 20: Handed in Writing Notebooks. A couple of people presented their Autobiographies - presentations continue throughout the week. The rest of the class was work time for your Macbeth Literary Analysis Essay - due Friday.

CE 10: Finished the Parables presentations. Continued working on the Marie Rivier assignment. Remember to hand in your Service Hours before the end of classes.

ELA B10: Handed in Writing Notebooks. The Merchant of Venice - continued with Themes presentations and watching the film.

History 30/ELA A30: Handed in Writing Notebooks. Current Event. Handed back Research Essays and shared with the class.

Monday, June 13

History 30/ELA A30: The first period was a work class to prepare for the Business Meeting on Friday (Independent Novel Study). Then we discussed the essay "Pardon Me, I'm Canadian". Discussed Newfoundland entering Confederation and read the essay "The Day I Became a Canadian" and discussed.

Drama 20: No class due to your field trip to the Arts Centre. Three classes left!

ELA 20: Discussed the Autobiography presentations - decided to just to the first part (introducing a speaker) and drop the second part (visual/multimedia). Presentations start tomorrow. Work time for that or your Macbeth Literary Analysis Essay, which is due on Friday.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - started Themes presentations - they will continue throughout the week (remember which date you signed up for!). Then started watching the film. Reminder that your Independent Novel Study is due on Friday.

Friday, June 10

Career Ed 8: No class today due to track.

ELA 20: Finished watching the Macbeth film and handed in the exit slip. Worked on the Literary Analysis essay, which we decided will be due next Friday, June 17th.

CE 10: Handed back Newspaper Projects. Parables presentations. Started the Marie River assignment, which will be the last assignment for the year.

ELA B10: Handed back Problem-Solution Essays and reviewed citing and bibliography formatting. Signed up for The Merchant of Venice Themes Oral Presentations next week, then had work time. On Monday we will start watching the film.

History 30/ELA A30: Handed in Research Essays. 2 Current Events. Read the essay "Pardon Me, I'm Canadian" and answered questions - we'll discuss on Monday. On Monday, the first period will be work time to prepare for the Canadian Novel Study Business Meeting, which will be next Friday.

Thursday, June 9

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. The first class was a work period for your Research Essay, which is due tomorrow. In the second period we continued with the PowerPoint about the Great Depression and World War II. Please remember to bring your red literature duotang for tomorrow.

Drama 20: Continued working on Collective Creation. 3 classes left!

ELA 20: Continued watching the Macbeth film. We'll finish it tomorrow and then work on your Literary Analysis Essay.

ELA B10: Discussed the themes of The Merchant of Venice and handed out the assignment for the oral presentation - you'll sign up tomorrow for a presentation date next week. Tomorrow will be a work class, and then on Monday we will start watching the film.

Wednesday, June 8

Career Ed 8: Some of the groups presented their skills skits & activities - those who didn't will do so next class, which will be on Tuesday (you'll be gone to track on Friday). The rest of the class was either work time for those presentations for those who haven't gone yet, and those who are finished started working in pairs on interview skits of your dream job.

ELA 20: Continued watching Macbeth film.

CE 10: Worked on Parables presentations. You'll present on Friday.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - finished the play. Tomorrow we'll talk about your final assignment for the play and watching the film.

History 30/ELA A30: Reviewed World War I and watching the video on Vimy Ridge. Started looking at the Great Depression and Discontent on the Prairies. Also discussed the business meeting for your Canadian Novel Study, which will take place on Friday, June 17th. Tomorrow the first period will be a work class (your Research Essay is due on Friday) and the second class we will continue with the Great Depression.

Tuesday, June 7

History 30/ELA A30: The first period was a work class for your Research Essays, which are due on Friday. Handed back Provincial Landscapes Inquiry Quilts. Did most of the notes on Canada in World War I - we'll watch the video on Vimy Ridge tomorrow.

Drama 20: Continued working on Collective Creation. Also handed out the Journal assignment for this unit.

ELA 20: Started watching the Macbeth film, with which there is a short response sheet to fill out. Also signed up for presentations next week for your Autobiography assignment.

ELA B10: Handed in Problem-Solution Essays. The Merchant of Venice Act IV, Scene i (we didn't quite finish it - we'll do so tomorrow).

Monday, June 6

Attention all Seniors: Please remember that any assignments that were due on or before May 31st must be handed in by this Friday, June 10th. They will not be accepted after that!

Career Ed 8: Continued working on skills presentations. We'll start presentations next class.

ELA 20: Macbeth - discussed themes and started working on the Literary Analysis Essay. Tomorrow we will start watching the film.

CE 10: Shared newspapers and handed in. Started the next unit on "The Mission of Jesus". Discussed the Kingdom of God and looked at the Bible passages that describe it. Started talking about one of Jesus' main ways of teachings about the Kingdom of God, which is parables. We read the parable of the Good Samaritan together and discussed. Handed out the assignment for teaching a parable to the class in partners. You'll prepare it on Wednesday and present it on Friday.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Character Committee presentations. The rest of the class was work time for the Problem-Solution Essay, which is due tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Shared Provincial Landscapes Inquiry Quilts and handed in. Tomorrow the first class will be a work period for either your Research Essay (due on Friday) or your Independent Novel Study, and then we will look at Canada in World War I.

Friday, June 3

History 30/ELA A30: Handed in Unit II Final Assessments. Continued working on Provincial Landscapes Inquiry Quilt - on Monday you'll share and hand them in. Remember that your Research Essay is due next Friday, June 10th. Also, Current Events for the remaining people will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Drama 20: Finished the Contextual Unit with monologues and a reflection. Start working on Collective Creation - brainstorming ideas.

ELA 20: Handed in Family History Inquiry & Personal Essay. Macbeth - Finished Act V and worked on completing the Reading Log. Monday and Tuesday will be work time for your Literary Analysis Essay and then on Wednesday we will start watching the movie.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - worked on Character Committee presentations. You'll present on Monday.

Thursday, June 2

Career Ed 8: Group presentations on Employability Skills 2000+. Next class you'll continue working on the presentations about the other skills.

ELA 20: Finished a couple of oral presentations. Macbeth Act V, Scenes iv, v, and vi. We will finish the last three scenes tomorrow. Remember that your Family History Inquiry and Personal Essay is due tomorrow.

CE 10: Last work period for the Newspaper Project. You'll share your newspapers on Monday.

ELA B10: Work period for your Problem-Solution Essay, which is due on Tuesday.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Handed back "The Painted Door" assignment and Sgt. John Wilson Blog Posts evaluations. Started working on a Provincial Landscape Inquiry Quilt - you'll finish it tomorrow. Remember that your Research Essay is due next Friday, June 10th.

Wednesday, June 1

History 30/ELA A30: Finished the assignment on "The Painted Door" and handed in. The rest of the two periods were work time for assignments. Remember that your Unit II Assessment is due on Friday.

Drama 20: Contextual - wrote eulogies for deceased loved ones and shared with the group. Started working on writing a monologue, which is the last activity in role. You'll present your monologues next class.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Act V, Scenes i, ii, and iii. Remember that your Family History Inquiry & Personal Essay is due on Friday.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act III, Scene v. The rest of the period was work time for your Problem-Solution Essay. Tomorrow will also be a work class.

Tuesday, May 31

Career Ed 8: Since a bunch of people were missing, we decided to leave the group presentations of Employability Skills 2000+ until next class. Instead, we started working on group presentations for the rest of the skills in Section 3. Your group needs to create a skit of a work situation to demonstrate both a positive and negative example of the skill, and create an activity for the class to do to assess and/or practice their own abilities of that skill. You'll continue working on it next class.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Act IV, Scene ii and iii. Remember that your Family History Inquiry and Personal Essay is due on Friday.

CE 10: Work class for the Newspaper Project. You'll have one more class on Thursday and it is due on Monday.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act III, Scenes iii and iv. We decided that Thursday will be a work class for your Problem-Solution Essay, which is due one week from today.

History 30/ELA A30: Finished reading The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson. Continued working on "The Painted Door". Tomorrow you will finish "The Painted Door" and then have work time for your assignments (Unit Two Assessment, Research Essay, Canadian Novel Study).

Monday, May 30

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapters XLVI-XLVII. We will finish the book tomorrow. Started the Unit III PowerPoint about the 19th Century (voting rights, suffragettes, creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan). Started reading the short story "The Painted Door" individually. You'll get more time tomorrow to read and work on the assignment sheet. Remember that you Unit II Assessment is due on Friday.

Drama 20: No class due to the track meet.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Character Committee presentations (2 out of 3). Work time for your Family History Inquiry and Personal Essay - due Friday.

ELA B10: No class due to the track meet.

Friday, May 27

Career Ed 8: No class due to the Marie Rivier Beatification Mass.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Since several people were missing, we spent part of the period working on the Character Committees, but we will present them on Monday. Did Act IV, Scene i.

CE 10: Continued working on the Newspaper Project. You'll get two more work periods next week, and the due date is the following Monday, June 6th.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act III, Scene ii.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XLV. Work time for Unit II Assessment (due next Friday).

Thursday, May 26

History 30/ELA A30: Unit II, Part 2 (The West) Quiz. Work time for Unit II Final Assessment, which will be due next Friday (you'll have a little more work time tomorrow). Also decided on a due date for the Research Essay - Friday, June 10th. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XLIII-XLIV.

Drama 20: Contextual - finished prepping and presented refugees research. Created group tableaux about groups who are left behind and the impact of the situation on them.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Worked on Character Committees. Those groups who are able will present tomorrow.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act III, Scene i. Remember to show me your Character Web ASAP if you haven't already done so.

Wednesday, May 25

Career Ed 8: Continued preparing group presentations of Employability Skills.  We will miss our class on Friday for mass, so you'll present next Tuesday.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Act III, Scenes v and vi. Started working on Character Committees in groups - we'll continue tomorrow.

CE 10: Continued working on the Newspaper Project.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act II, Scene ix.  We've seen all of the important characters now, so please finish your Character Web and show me ASAP.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XLII. Reviewed for your Quiz on The West tomorrow. You'll also get some work time for your Unit Final Assessment.

Friday, May 20

Career Ed 8: Handed back Unit 2, Section 2 booklets. Continued working in Section 3, pages 64-66 (Transferable Skills). Worked in groups to create a presentation about the three different categories of Employability Skills - we'll continue next class.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Act III, Scene iv. On Tuesday, I will be away, so you will have a work class for whichever ELA assignment(s) you choose (Macbeth, Autobiography study, Family History Inquiry).

C.E. 10: Handed back the Journal assignment for The Count of Monte Cristo. Continued working on the Newspaper Project.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act II, Scenes vii and viii. On Tuesday, I will be away, so you will have a work class for whichever ELA assignment(s) you choose (The Merchant of Venice, Independent Novel Study, Problem-Solution Essay).

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XLI. Work time for assignments - remember that your Quiz for Unit 2, Section 2 is on Thursday. On Tuesday we go to Batoche!

Thursday, May 19

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XL. Finished Unit 2 (Saskatchewan Rebellion, Louis Riel, The Prairies - video Sections 9-12). Your quiz on Unit 2, Part 2 will be next Thursday.

Drama 20: Contextual - finished the scene about the first day on Mars. Discussed the issue behind this contextual drama - being a refugee. On Tuesday when I am away, you will (in pairs) research the topic I assigned to you about refugees. The Canadian Encyclopedia is a great website to use.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Act III, Scenes i, ii, and iii.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act II, Scenes v and vi.

Wednesday, May 18

Career Ed 8: Unit 2 - discussed Section 2 and handed in. Section 3 - worked on the Trying it Out Together activity on page 63 together - please make sure to finish the chart for next class.

ELA 20: Handed out the Macbeth Literary Analysis Essay info. The rest of the period was work time for the Character Web and other assignments. I also checked in with each student about missing assignments and progress on your Family History Inquiry and Personal Essay (we have set the due date for Friday, June 3rd).

CE 10: No class due to Mary Poppins.

ELA B10: No class due to Mary Poppins.

History 30/ELA A30: No class due to Mary Poppins.

Tuesday, May 17

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXXIX. Finished the section on the Indian Act and started looking more at the rebellions in the West, includes video sections 6-8. We miss our class tomorrow since we'll be gone to Mary Poppins, so on Thursday we will learn about the Saskatchewan Rebellion and Louis Riel's fate (just in time to go to Batoche on Tuesday!).

Drama 20: Contextual Drama - handed in Character Profiles and Diaries. Created headlines to demonstrate what has happened on Earth since the colony group left for Mars, then started working on creating a scene in-role of the first day on Mars.

ELA 20: Macbeth Act II, Scenes iii and iv. We also decided that the essay will be written out of class. Tomorrow will be a work class for the Character Web and other assignments.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice Act II, Scenes iii and iv. Don't forget about the Character Web assignment.

Monday, May 16

Career 8: Last work period for Unit 2, Section 2. Those who did not finish took it for homework for Wednesday.

ELA 20: Macbeth Act II, Scenes i and ii. Your Reading Logs need to be handed in ASAP.

CE 10: Discussed the film The Count of Monte Cristo and handed in the Journal assignment. Started working in two groups on the newspaper project for Jesus' Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. More work time next class.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice Act II, Scene ii. Handed in Reading Logs.

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXXVIII. Corrected the questions on the Indian Act.

Wednesday, May 11

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXXV. Handed out the Unit Final Assessment and discussed. The Treaties: finished the slides and did an activity to learn about the numbered treaties. Started reading an information booklet about the Indian Act and answering questions. Over the next two days while I'm gone, you'll need to finish those questions (we'll correct on Monday), and then you'll have time to work on either your Independent Novel Study or your Research Essay.

Drama 20: Contextual Drama - Meeting in role - created a list of supplies to bring to Mars. On Friday when I'm gone, you'll work on writing a diary entry in role as you travel to Mars, then work in pairs/groups to create newspaper headlines about what is happening on Earth, and if you finish all that you'll start creating a scene depicting the group's first day on Mars.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Act I, Scenes vi and vii.  For the next two days while I'm gone, you'll get work time for either your Personal History Inquiry or your Autobiography/Memoir assignment.

ELA B10: Problem-Solution Essay - reviewed how to create effective thesis statements (handout, worksheet) and handed out the Peer Feedback Form. The Merchant of Venice - Act II, Scene i.  For the next two days while I'm gone, you'll get work time for either your Problem-Solution Essay or your Independent Novel Study.

Tuesday, May 10

Career 8: Unit 2 - handed in Section 1 collages. Started working on Section 2 - you'll continue on Thursday while I am away.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Act I, Scenes iii, iv, and v.

CE 10: Handed back collages. Continued watching The Count of Monte Cristo and working on the journal assignment. You'll finish the movie on Thursday when I'm gone, and the journal assignment will be due on Monday.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act I, Scene iii.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXXIV. Watched Section 5 of the video and corrected Sections 4 and 5.  Started looking at the next section of the PowerPoint about the treaties - more tomorrow.

Monday, May 9

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXXIII. Handed back Confederation Quizzes.  Continued with the PowerPoint and some handouts on the Red River Rebellion, National Policy, etc. Also watched Section 4 of the video.

Drama 20: Contextual Drama - filled out Character Profiles. Next class you will meet in character - make sure to have your character object/accessory.

ELA 20: Macbeth - Act I, Scenes i and ii.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - Act I, Scene ii.

Friday, May 6

Career Ed 8: Last work period for your Unit 2, Section 1 collage. Those who didn't finish it in class need to finish it for next class (Tuesday).

ELA 20: Macbeth - did intro activities and discussed the major assignments (Reading Log and Literary Analysis essay). Think about whether you would like to do the essay in-class or not. We will start Act I on Monday.

CE 10: Handed in collages. Started watching the film The Count of Monte Cristo for Catholic Education Week/The Jubilee Year of Mercy. Don't forget about the journal assignment that goes with it.

ELA B10: The Merchant of Venice - discussed anti-Semitism. Handed out the Reading Logs and Themes assignments. Listened to Act I, Sc i and filled out most of the Reading Log together.

History 30/ELA A30: Since so many people were missing, we decided to have a work class for either your Research Essay or Canadian Novel Study. On Monday we will continue with the PowerPoint on the West.

Thursday, May 5

History 30/ELA A30: Wrote the Quiz on Part 1 of Unit 2 (Confederation: Before, During, and After), then had some work time for either your Research Essay or your Canadian Independent Novel Study. Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXXII.

Drama 20: Finished the last Theatre History Project presentation and handed everything in. Started the next unit, which is Contextual Drama. Discussed what a Contextual Drama is, and read a picture book called Moustronaut goes to Mars. Started in-role by setting up the situation of setting up a colony on Mars. Next class you will work on creating your individual characters - think of an accessory/costume piece to bring to wear during the in-role activities.

ELA 20: No class due to the Career Fair.

ELA B10: Started The Merchant of Venice some introductory activities and notes. We'll start Act I tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 4

May the fourth be with you!

Career Ed 8: Worked on your collage for Unit 2, Section 1. Friday will be your last class to work on it.

ELA 20: Unit II Guiding Questions discussion. Tomorrow we miss our class to go to the Career Symposium at St. Mary. On Friday we will start Macbeth.

CE 10: Last work period for your Jesus of History, Christ of Faith collage. It is due on Friday. On Friday we will start watching the film The Count of Monte Cristo for Catholic Education Week.

ELA B10: Unit II Guiding Questions discussion.  Tomorrow we will start The Merchant of Venice.

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXXI. Reviewed for the Unit II, Part I Quiz tomorrow. Started Part II: The West by watching Section 2 of the video.

Tuesday, May 3

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapters XXIX-XXX. Finish the first section on the PowerPoint and watched the first section of the video and answered questions. Your Quiz is on Thursday. Introduced the Research Essay and started researching.

Drama 20: Theatre History Projects - two more presentations. Last one on Thursday and then we will start the new unit.

ELA 20: Independent Study of an Autobiography or Memoir - gave assignment and went to the library to get books. A reminder for those who have not yet shown me the proposal for the Family History Inquiry - please do so ASAP. Tomorrow we are starting the next unit.

ELA B10: Problem-Solution Essay - last work period (for now - you'll get more later). Make sure that you have a plan for what you will be working on outside of class. Tomorrow we will start Unit II.

Monday, May 2

Career Ed 8: Finished the activities of Unit 2, Section 1 and start working on the collage. You'll have more time next class.

ELA 20: Family History Inquiry & Personal Essay - had work time and some students showed me their proposals. Those who did not need to do so ASAP. Tomorrow we will be going to the library to get autobiographies/memoirs and you'll get the assignment that goes with it.

CE 10: Jesus of History, Christ of Faith - corrected Chapter 5 together and handed in. Started working  on a collage to represent the five chapters that we read in the text. You'll get Wednesday's class to work on it as well.

ELA B10: Work period for your Problem-Solution Essay. You'll get tomorrow's class as well, and then on Wednesday we will be starting Unit II.

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapters XXVII and XXVIII. Started the post-Confederation section of this unit with PowerPoint. We'll finish the first section of this unit tomorrow, and then we decided on Thursday for a Quiz date. After we finish that tomorrow, you'll start your Research Essay.

Friday, April 29

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapters XXV and XXVI. Handed back Confederation Simulation evaluations. Did notes and an activity on the British North America Act of 1867. Read the poem "I am a Canadian" and made a chart of the different types of landscapes featured in the poem. Next week (probably Tuesday) I will be assigning your major Research Essay, which will count for both History and ELA. Start thinking about a Canadian history topic that might interest you.

Drama 20: We only had one Theatre History Project presentation today, so the rest of the class was just individual work time. We'll continue with the presentations on Tuesday.

ELA 20: Handed in the Themes assignment for I Am Hutterite, which completes our study of it. Introduced the Family History Inquiry and Personal Essay assignment - please have your proposal ready for Monday, which will be a work class. On Tuesday we will be going to the library to choose an autobiography or memoir for your Independent Study, so start thinking about who you might like to read about.

ELA B10: Continued researching for your Problem-Solution Essay.

Thursday, April 28

Career Ed 8: Careers for Life - continued working on Unit 2, Section 1. You'll need to finish it next class so that you can start working on your collage.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - Dramatic Reading Presentations. Your Themes assignment is due tomorrow.

CE 10: Continued working on Jesus of History, Christ of Faith Chapter 5. Please finish it for Monday. On Monday, we will correct it together and hand it in, then work on a collage to represent your learning of the five chapters from the text. Next Friday we will start watching the film The Count of Monte Cristo as part of Catholic Education Week and the Jubilee Year of Mercy.

ELA B10: Handed out the Independent Novel Study assignment and then went down to the library to speed date and choose novels. Tomorrow you'll continue researching for your Problem-Solution Essay.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Went down to the library to speed date and choose novels for your Canadian Literature Independent Novel Study.

Wednesday, April 27

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXIV. Finished the Confederation Simulation and handed in the worksheets. Discussed the Independent Novel Study assignment for Canadian Literature - we'll be going to the library tomorrow to choose novels.

Drama 20: Theatre History Project - first two presentations. Two more on Friday, and the last two on Tuesday.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - last work period for the Dramatic Reading and/or Themes assignment. Dramatic Reading presentations are tomorrow, and the Themes assignment is due on Friday.

ELA B10: Problem-Solution Essay - began researching. Tomorrow we'll be in the library to begin your Independent Novel Study.

Tuesday, April 26

Career Ed 8: Continued working on Unit 2, Section 1 about your interests, skills, etc. When you finish this section, you'll be making a collage about yourself. More work time next class.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - continued preparing Dramatic Reading.  All of the groups asked to present on Thursday, so tomorrow will be a work class for either that or the Themes assignment, which is due on Friday.

CE 10: Jesus of History, Christ of Faith: Handed back Chapter 3, Part 2 and Chapter 4.  Started working on Chapter 5, which is the last chapter of this textbook we'll be looking at. More work time next class.

ELA B10: Problem-Solution Essay: discussed the research/notetaking booklet and did the paraphrasing exercise. Tomorrow you will begin researching.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XXIII. Confederation Simulation - started presenting Final Proposals. We'll finish tomorrow and vote on the bill.

Monday, April 25

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson - handed out an evaluation for Book One. Read Book Two, Chapter XXII. Confederation Simulation - finished preparing Final Proposals - you'll present them tomorrow.

Drama 20: Last work period for you Theatre History Project. Presentations will start on Wednesday.  Please have everything ready before class on your presentation date so that we don't waste any time.

ELA 20: Handed back Childhood video questions, Childhood paragraphs, and Travel reflections. I Am Hutterite - continued working on Dramatic Reading assignment. Presentations will be either Wednesday or Thursday. The Themes assignment will be due on Friday - you'll get some class time later in the week to work on it.

ELA B10: Handed back "The Fan Club" and "Youth Criminal Justice Act" assignments. Started discussing the Problem-Solution Essay assignment booklet and the booklet on researching/notetaking. Please have your assigned section summarized and ready to share for tomorrow.

Thursday, April 21

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Ch XVIII and XIX. Confederation Simulation: continued working on Final Proposals.

Drama 20: Theatre History Project. You have one more work class on Monday, and then we'll start presentations on Wednesday.

ELA 20: Handed back the Self-Evaluations and assembled Literacy Portfolios for Parent-Teacher Interviews tonight. Worked on the Dramatic Reading assignment for I Am Hutterite. Remember that your Childhood paragraphs and Travel reflections are due tomorrow.

ELA B10: Finished the activities with the Youth Criminal Justice Act and handed in the assignment.

Friday, April 22

Career Ed 8: No class due to the Celebration of Creation.

ELA 20: Handed in completed Childhood paragraphs and travel reflections. Continued working on the Dramatic Reading assignment for I Am Hutterite. You'll have more time on Monday.

CE 10: Jesus of History, Christ of Faith: Chapter 4 group presentations. Make sure to mark your quizzes and hand them back to each other.  Staple all of the quizzes that you wrote (including your own) together and hand them in.

ELA B10: Silent reading class for Bookworm Spirit Week.

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapters XX and XXI (the end of Book One). Silent reading time for Bookworm Spirit Week.

Wednesday, April 21

Career Ed 8: Unit 2: Discussed the Discovery activity and the Unit 2 Story. Worked on Section 1 - everyone completed the Interests section, and some started working on the Skills section. We miss our class on Friday for the celebration, so we'll continue next week.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - Homework checked and discussed Chapter 11 Questions. Read the Epilogue together and discussed. Started discussing the Dramatic Reading final project. Don't forget about the Themes assignment as well.  Also, your childhood paragraphs and travel reflections should be in by Friday.

CE 10: Last work class for the Jesus of History, Christ of Faith Chapter 4 group presentations. Presentations on Friday.

ELA B10: Continued discussed the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and started discussing incidents in small groups. You'll share your incidents with the class tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XVII. Confederation Simulation: Continued working on Final Proposals. More tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 19

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Ch. XVI. Confederation Simulation: Preliminary Proposal Presentations. Started working on/negotiating Final Proposals.

Drama 20: Theatre History Project. We set the due date for Wednesday, April 27th, which means that you have two work periods left.

ELA 20: Worked on final drafts of your childhood paragraphs. Those who did not hand them in during class, please do so ASAP. Also, remember that your travel reflection is due on Friday. Tomorrow we will discuss Chapter 11 of I Am Hutterite.

ELA B10: Handed back the Creative Writing Assignment for The Hunger Games.  Started reading and discussing information about the Youth Criminal Justice Act - we'll continue tomorrow.

Monday, April 18

Career Ed 8: Handed back the remaining Health assignments - we are now finished Health for the year. Started Career Education using the textbook Careers for Life. Unit 2: Who Am I? Read the Unit Overview together. Worked on the Discovery activity on page 31, as well as reading the Unit 2 Story of pages 32-33 and answered the questions.  We will discuss both activities next class.

ELA 20: Those who had been absent Friday handed in the rough drafts of their childhood paragraphs - tomorrow you will revise and type out your find draft. I Am Hutterite - discussed Chapter 10. Chapter 11 (the last chapter!) for Wednesday. We are almost finished the book, so don't forget about the Themes assignment - it will be due sometime next week. There will also be a group assignment that we will discuss later this week.  A reminder also that your Travel paragraph is due on Friday.

CE 10: Continued working on the Chapter 4 group presentation.  You'll have Wednesday's class to finish preparing, and then present on Friday.

ELA B10: Handed back The Hunger Games debate evaluations. Handed in The Hunger Games Creative Writing Assignment and "The Fan Club" assignment. Read the poem "Select Samaritan" together and discussed. Tomorrow we will begin looking at the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson: Chapter XV. Confederation Simulation: Last work period for the Preliminary Proposal Presentations - you'll present tomorrow.

Friday, April 15

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XIV (second half). Confederation Simulation: continued researching colonies and started preparing Preliminary Proposals (5 minute presentation including a visual component). Preliminary Proposals will be on Tuesday - you'll have some time during Monday's class to finish preparing.

Drama 20: Theatre History Project.

ELA 20: Discussed the Sentence Fluency booklet. Finished off the rough draft of your paragraphs about childhood and handed in for formative assessment. Also handed in the questions from the video on the history of childhood. Those who finished had time to work on Chapter 10 of I Am Hutterite, which is due on Monday.

ELA B10: Finished the assignment with the short story "The Fan Club" and handed in. Remember that your Creative Writing Assignment for The Hunger Games is due on Monday if it is not already finished.

Thursday, April 14

Health 8: Finished the Violence and Abuse booklet, discussed and handed in. Did a review activity (poster) of what we have learned in health this year. On Monday we will be starting Career Ed.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - discussed Chapter 9. Chapter 10 is due on Monday. Tomorrow we will be going through the Sentence Fluency booklet together and then finishing off the rough copies of your Childhood paragraphs to be submitted for feedback. A reminder that your travel reflection/paragraph is due next Friday.

ELA B10: The Hunger Games - handed in debate form. Creative Writing Assignment is due Monday. Started a new section of our Equity and Ethics unit called "Rights and Responsibilities" by reading individually the short story "The Fan Club" and working on the assignment (elements of a short story, quotes, vocabulary). You'll have tomorrow's class to finish it, and whatever time you have left will be silent reading.

History 30/ELA A30: Two Current Events. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter XIV (first half). Tomorrow we will continue working on your colonies research for the Confederation Simulation.

Wednesday, April 13

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapters XII and XIII. Confederation Simulation: group presentations about Conferences leading up to Confederation. Split into colony groups and began reading/researching. More research time tomorrow.

Drama 20: Theatre History Project.

ELA 20: Handed in Self-Assessment. Work period for I Am Hutterite Chapter 9 (due tomorrow) or Sentence Fluency booklet (due Friday).

ELA B10: The Hunger Games: handed out the evaluation sheet for the Creative Writing assignment. Had our debate - please have your role sheet and self-evaluation done for tomorrow. Great job!

Tuesday, April 12

Health 8: Continued working on the Violence and Abuse booklet. We will finish and discuss it next class (our last Health class!).

ELA 20: Handed in Writing Notebooks. Work class to finish the Self-Assessment and work on the Sentence Fluency booklet. Here's the plan for the rest of the week: Wednesday (tomorrow): hand in Self-Assessment if not already done, work period for Sentence Fluency booklet or I Am Hutterite Chapter 9. Thursday: I Am Hutterite - discuss Chapter 9, assign Chapter 10 for Monday. Friday: discuss Sentence Fluency booklet, finish editing Childhood paragraph and hand in for Teacher Formative Assessment.

CE 10: Jesus of History, Christ of Faith - discussed Chapter 3, Part 1 and handed in. Worked on Part 2 - please have it done for next class.

ELA B10: The Hunger Games - worked on the Creative Writing Assignment - it is now for homework and due on Monday. I will have the rubric ready for you tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapters X and XI. We only had ten minutes left, so the Conference groups finished preparing their presentations, which we'll do tomorrow.

Monday, April 11

History 30/ELA A30: Handed in Literacy Portfolios. Sgt. John Wilson Chapter IX. Discussed reasons for Confederation. Started a short group research assignment on the three conferences leading to Confederation (Charlottetown, Quebec, London) - you'll finish and present tomorrow.

Drama 20: Continued working on Theatre History project.

ELA 20: Welcome back! Worked on the Self-Assessment for the Literacy Portfolio - it is due on Monday. Chapter 9 of I Am Hutterite will be due on Thursday. Tomorrow will be a work class to finish the Self-Assessment and work on the Sentence Fluency booklet/Childhood paragraph - we will set a due date for the booklet tomorrow.

ELA B10: The Hunger Games - Since not everyone was here, we postponed the debate until tomorrow. Instead, we started working on a Creative Writing assignment for the novel.

Friday, April 8

Health 8: Handed back Unit 4/5 Take-Home Exams. Continued working on the Violence and Abuse booklet. You'll finish it next class.

CE 10: Jesus of History, Christ of Faith - handed back Chapter 2 assignment. Continued working on Chapter 3, Part 1 - we will correct it together on Tuesday. Some started working on Part 2.

ELA B10: Last period to prep for the Hunger Games debate on Monday. Remember that your Literacy Portfolio is due on Monday.

History 30/ELA A30: Sgt. John Wilson Chapters VII and VIII. Finished Reasons for Confederation - we'll discuss on Monday. Literacy Portfolio is also due on Monday.

Thursday, April 7

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapters V and VI. Last work period for Literacy Portfolio (due Monday). Started History Unit II: The Nineteenth Century - The Road to Democracy. Started looking at reasons for Confederation (reading an information booklet and filling in a web). You'll have time to finish tomorrow, and if you're done early you will have extra time to work on your Portfolio.

Drama 20: Continued researching for Theatre History Project.

ELA B10: Debate prep. Tomorrow will be another prep class and the debate will be on Monday. Remember that your Literacy Portfolio is also due on Monday.

Wednesday, April 6

Health 8: Continued working on the Violence and Abuse booklet. More next class.

CE 10: Continued Chapter 3, Part 1. You'll finish next class and start Part 2.

ELA B10: The Hunger Games - handed back Fictionalized Journal assignment - well done! Discussed equity and ethics in the novel, then started discussing having a debate. You'll start preparing in your groups tomorrow. Remember that your Literacy Portfolio is due on Monday.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Sgt. John Wilson Chapters III and IV. Work time for Literacy Portfolio. Tomorrow you'll get have of the class time to work on your Portfolio (due Monday) and then we will start the next History unit.

Tuesday, April 5

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Read Book One, Chapters I and II of The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson. Also decided to start a blog instead of using Socrative. Discuss the Provincial election and handed in the research booklet. The rest of the time was work time for your Literacy Portfolio, which is due on Monday. Tomorrow will be another work class.

Drama 20: Handed back assignments from the Speech unit. Started the Theatre History Research Project - explained, chose topics, started research.

ELA B10: Work period for Literacy Portfolio (due Monday).

Monday, April 4

Health 8: Looked at everyone's STI projects to finish off the Sexuality/STI Take-Home Exam and handed in. Those who finished early started working on the booklet for our last Health unit on Violence and Abuse - we'll continue next class. We only have two more weeks of Health, so those who have missing assignments need to get them in ASAP.

CE 10: Finished the Gospel presentations, then finished off the booklet on Chapter 2 and handed in. Started working on Part 1 of Chapter 3 (The Historical World of Jesus) - we'll continue next class.

ELA B10: Handed back Montgomery Bus Boycott assignment. Handed in The Hunger Games Fictionalized Journal. Work period for Term 3 Literacy Portfolio, which is due on Monday. Tomorrow will be another work period.

History 30/ELA A30: Handed back Editorials. Read the Prologue of The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson and started using the Secretive website. Tomorrow we will discuss the provincial election (and hand in the booklet) and work on your Term 3 Literacy Portfolio, which is due on Monday.

Thursday, March 24

History 30/ELA A30: Handed in editorials for The Book of Negroes. Continued working on the booklet about the provincial election. You'll hand it in after the break once the election is over.

Drama 20: Finished up the Speech unit by handing in the journal assignment. Since we were missing multiple students, the rest of the class was just time for homework.

ELA B10: Finished the Montgomery Bus Boycott booklet. The rest of the period was desk cleaning and/or work time for The Hunger Games - remember that reading the novel and doing the Fictionalized Journal assignment is due after the break.

Wednesday, March 23

Health 8: We continued with the STI Glogs. Since quite a few people had trouble with theirs, I gave everyone the rest of the class to finish/re-do them (in another medium if necessary). As such, we will share them first thing next class (Monday after the break). The rest of your Take-Home Exam must be  done for that day, so that you can finish #6 with the Glogs and then hand it in.

CE 10: Finished the group presentations about the stages of development of the Gospels, then started another group activity about the four Gospels. We started presentations - we'll finish after the break.

ELA B10: Continued working on the Montgomery Bus Boycott activities. You'll finish tomorrow and hand it in, and whatever time you have left is work time for The Hunger Games.

History 30/ELA A30: Continued working on the research booklet on the provincial election. You'll finish it tomorrow. Remember that your editorial for The Book of Negroes is due tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 22

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. The Book of Negroes: handed back Literature Circles booklet. Watched the last episode of the mini-series. Remember that your editorial is due on Thursday. The rest of the time was spent doing a research activity about the provincial election. We will continue this tomorrow.

Drama 20: Handed back One Word Vocabulary evaluations. Discussed the journal for the end of the Speech unit - it is due on Thursday. Continued working on Not Worth a Continental - we'll finish up on Thursday.

ELA 20: Finished the rough draft of your Childhood paragraph and worked on the Sentence fluency booklet - we'll continue after you get back from Europe. Have a fabulous time!

ELA B10: Handed back the Images Activity and the DNA video response assignments. Started working on activities with the Montgomery Bus Boycott - we'll continue tomorrow.

Monday, March 21

Health 8: STIs - work period for Glog. On Wednesday, I will give you the first 20 minutes to finish your Glog, and then you will look at everyone else's Glogs. Remember that your Take-Home Test (other than #6) needs to be finished for Wednesday.

ELA 20: Discussed Chapters 7 and 8 of I Am Hutterite. We will continue reading it once you get back from Europe. The rest of the period was work time for your Childhood paragraph and Sentence Fluency booklet - tomorrow will be the same.

CE 10: Jesus of History, Christ of Faith: Handed back Chapter 1, Part 1. Discussed Part 2 and handed in. Worked on Chapter 2 #4 (group activity) - we'll continue on Wednesday.

ELA B10: No class today due to the Way of the Cross at the Cathedral.

History 30/ELA A30: Group discussion on the last section of The Book of Negroes. Tomorrow we will watch the last episode of the mini-series. Remember that your editorial is due on Thursday. Tomorrow we will also be doing an activity about the provincial election - please bring headphones if you can.

Friday, March 18

History 30/ELA A30: Work time for your Editorial (also handed out the Peer Evaluation sheet) - you probably won't get much more time to work on it - remember that I want it handed in before Easter break. Also handed back your History Unit I tests - great job! Monday we will discuss the last section of The Book of Negroes.

Drama 20: Continued working on Not Worth a Continental. Start thinking about doing the second part of the journal that you started at the beginning of the unit - how have your speaking skills improved in this unit?

ELA 20: The first half of the class was work time for I Am Hutterite - Chapters 7 and 8 are due on Monday. The second half was work time for your childhood paragraph. I want the rough copy to be done before you leave for Europe.

ELA B10: We did an activity about creating different types of topic sentences. The rest of the class was work time for The Hunger Games.

Thursday, March 17

Health 8: Handed out the Take-Home Exam for Units 4 and 5, which is due next Wednesday (except for #6, which you will complete in class on Wednesday). The rest of the period was work time for your Glog on STIs. You'll have Monday's class to finish it, and then you'll look at each other's Glogs on Wednesday.

ELA 20: Did activities with a couple of the Japanese students.

CE 10: Finished Part 2: How Do We Learn About Jesus? - we will discuss and hand it in on Monday. Started Chapter 2 - please have questions #1-3 (up until the first group activity) done for Monday.

ELA B10: Watched the video on DNA editing and complete a notes sheet (handed in). Started looking at different types of topic sentences - tomorrow you will do an activity in pairs to experiment writing topic sentences. The rest of the period after the activity will be for working on The Hunger Games.

History 30/ELA A30: We had two Current Events, then started looking at a booklet on colons and semi-colons for your Editorial. Remember that The Book of Negroes is due on Monday (not tomorrow as previously stated).

Wednesday, March 16

History 30/ELA A30: History Unit I Test. The rest of the time was work time for The Book of Negroes. I agreed to an extension for finishing the novel until Monday.

Drama 20: Finished the "One Word Vocabulary" presentations. Started reading through the play Not Worth a Continental.

ELA 20: We did some ELA activities with two of the Japanese students. We will also be doing so tomorrow. Remember that Chapters 7 and 8 of I Am Hutterite are due on Monday.

ELA B10: We did some ELA activities with two of the Japanese students.

Tuesday, March 15

Health 8: Finished discussing the HIV/AIDS quotes. Started working on the STI Research Assignment - you'll have two periods to research and make your Glog, and then you'll share your Glogs next Wednesday. I will also be giving you take-home test for the Sexuality and STI units on Thursday to be completed before Easter break.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - Discussed Chapter 6 Questions. Chapters 7 and 8 will be for Monday. Also continued with the interviews about the book.  The next two days we will be doing activities with the Japanese students.

CE 10: Discussed "Who Do You Say That I Am?" and handed in. Started Part 2: How Do We Learn About Jesus? We had a shortened class due to the SLC activity, so you'll get more class time to work on it.

ELA B10: Handed back the assignment for "After You, My Dear Alphonse". 15 minutes to work on the Images activity from yesterday - it is due tomorrow if it is not done. Tomorrow we will be doing activities with the Japanese students.

History 30/ELA A30: Started working on Editorial writing for The Book of Negroes by looking at how to write one. I will want your Editorial handed in before Easter break. Remember that tomorrow is your History Unit I test, and Friday is The Book of Negroes.

Monday, March 14

History 30/ELA A30: The first period was work time for either The Book of Negroes (the last section is due on Friday) or studying for the History Unit I Test (which is on Wednesday). After that we read the poem "Not Just a Platform for my Dance" and discussed, then started looking at Editorial writing for the assignment that goes with The Book of Negroes.

Drama 20: Worked on the first of two final assessments for the Speech Unit, which was the "One Word Vocabulary" activity.  First, you had an opportunity to practice in partners, and then we started the individual evaluations. We'll finish those next class, and then start looking at a play.

ELA 20: Continued working on the childhood paragraph. While you were working, I started the one-on-one interviews for I Am Hutterite. Tomorrow we will discuss Chapter 6.

ELA B10: Started working on an Equity and Ethics Image Activity - you'll get 15 minutes of tomorrow's class to finish it. After that it will be for homework for Wednesday.

Friday, March 11

Health 8: HIV/AIDS - Did an admit slip to see what you remembered from last class. Handed back the question sheet for "Beyond Fear". Discussed and filled in a notes sheet about testing and the origins of HIV. Watched a BrainPOP video to review. Started looking at some quotes about HIV/AIDS in small groups - we'll finish discussing next class.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - Discussed Chapter 5. Chapter 6 for Tuesday. Don't forget about the Themes sheet as well. Also discussed that I will want you to write a paragraph about how travel impacts you (generally or specifically your Europe trip) after you get back - there won't be any other ELA work while you are gone. On Monday, we will continue working on your paragraph about childhood.

CE 10: Work period for "Who Do You Say that I Am?". Please have it finished for Tuesday.

ELA B10: Work period for The Hunger Games.

History 30/ELA A30: Reviewed for the History Unit I Test, which is on Wednesday.

Thursday, March 10

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Watched episode 5 of The Book of Negroes - remember that Section 6 (the rest of the novel) is due next Friday (March 18th). Worked on a colonization review worksheet - I need it by the end of the day tomorrow. Remember that your History Unit 1 Test is on Wednesday.

Drama 20: More speaking activities - Gibberish Interpret and Gibberish Conversation.

ELA 20: Discussed the video "Hidden Histories: Childhood" that we watched on Tuesday and started working on a paragraph about childhood. We'll continue working on it on Monday. Tomorrow we will discuss Chapter 5 of I Am Hutterite and start Chapter 6.

ELA B10: Handed back the evaluations for the Ethics activities. Did a listening activity - I read aloud the short story "After You, My Dear Alphonse" and you filled out a worksheet. Tomorrow will be a work period for The Hunger Games for those who are here.

Wednesday, March 9

Health 8: HIV/AIDS - those who had not handed in "Beyond Fear" did so. Discussed HIV/AIDS terminology, stages, transmission, and prevention and took notes.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - discussed Chapter 4 questions. Chapter 5 for Friday. Tomorrow we will discuss the video we watched yesterday and then you'll start working on a paragraph about childhood.

CE 10: Finished the last Patriarch presentation. Started the second part of the unit, which is about Jesus. We will be using the textbook Jesus of History, Christ of Faith, so make sure that you have it for class. Started with a word association activity about Jesus, and then started working on Part 1: Who Do You Say that I Am?. You will have Friday's class to work on it, and then it will be for homework.

ELA B10: No class due to the Reconciliation Celebration.

History 30/ELA A30: Discussed Section 5 of The Book of Negroes. Tomorrow we will watch the mini-series episode. Section 6 (the rest of the novel) is due next Friday, March 18th. Remember that you will be handing in your Literature Circles booklet. Tomorrow you will also do the graphic organizer for Colonization as part of reviewing for the Unit I Test, which is next Wednesday, March 16th.

Tuesday, March 8

History 30/ELA A30: Finish the PowerPoint on Colonization, which is the end of this unit. I handed out a worksheet about colonization - you'll have class time on Thursday to complete it. We also set a test date for Unit I - Wednesday, March 16th. We'll have plenty of review time before then. Tomorrow we will be discussing Section 5 of The Book of Negroes.

Drama 20: We have gone through all of the skills for our Speech unit (Posture, Breathing, Resonance, Articulation, Projection), so now we will be doing some activities where we will be using what we have learned. The first one we did today was "Vending Machine". More next class.

ELA 20: The first half of class was work time for Chapter 4 of I Am Hutterite, which is due tomorrow. Then I gave back the evaluations for the Scar Anecdote presentations. Finally, we watched a video called "Hidden Histories: Childhood" and completed a sheet of questions.

ELA B10: Finished discussing the "Ethicist" columns, then filled out a self-evaluation for the Ethics activities. The rest of the period was reading time for The Hunger Games.

Monday, March 7

Health 8: Handed back 6.3 (Suffering) booklets. HIV/AIDS - "Beyond Fear" - discussed the first side of the question sheet and then had time to finish the back side - those who did not finish in class need to do so for Wednesday. Handed out the information sheet on HIV/AIDS and tried to fill in what you know - we'll fill it in together on Wednesday.

ELA 20: Had a couple more Scar Anecdote presentations. I Am Hutterite - Discussed Chapter 3 Questions and started reading Chapter 4. You'll get a little extra time tomorrow to work on Chapter 4 (not the entire period) - it is due on Wednesday.

CE 10: Patriarchs Creative Group Presentations.

ELA B10: Handed back "The Blind Men and the Elephant" paragraphs. Finished discussing the Honesty Quiz. Worked in groups on the "Ethicist" columns - you'll share your columns tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: Handed back "The Lonely Land" worksheet. Colonization - The War of 1812 and Road to Responsible Government (we didn't quite finish this part - more tomorrow). Remember that Section 5 of The Book of Negroes is due on Wednesday.

Friday, March 4

History 30/ELA A30: Colonization - shared the 5Ws review activity, and then continued with The American Revolution and The Constitutional Act of 1791. We will be finishing this unit sometime next week, so the unit test will be either next week or the week after.

Drama 20: Worked on articulation and projection (videos and activities).

ELA 20: Started Scar anecdote presentations - we will finish on Monday. Chapter 3 of I Am Hutterite is also due on Monday.

ELA B10: Continued discussing the Honesty Quiz.

Thursday, March 3

Health 8: Discussed 6.3 (Suffering) and handed in. HIV/AIDS: Discussed the KWL chart and Quiz (not handed in). Started working on reading the "Beyond Fear" article and answering the question sheet. Please have the first side of the sheet done for Monday - we will discuss it and then you will finish the back side.

ELA 20: Handed back Childhood Memories poems - they will be posted in the hallway. Handed out the evaluation for the Scar anecdote presentations, which will be tomorrow. I Am Hutterite: discussed Chapter 2 questions and started reading Chapter 3. Please finish for Monday.

CE 10: Last work period for the Patriarch Creative Presentations. You'll present on Monday.

ELA B10: Continued with the Ethics activities - finished the Heinz Dilemma took the Honesty Quiz. Tomorrow we will do the last activity.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event - remember that from now on you will need to hand in your reflections each time you present. Also discussed a little bit more about the TransCanada East Pipeline. Worked on a 5Ws review activity for Colonization up to this point - you'll share tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 2

History 30/ELA A30: Two Current Events. Finished the Quebec Act notes. Discussed Section 4 of The Book of Negroes and watched the miniseries episode.  Section 5 is due next Wednesday, March 9th.

Drama 20: Worked on articulation (video, activities) as part of our Speech unit.

ELA 20: Since quite a few students were gone to We Day, I gave those who remained an extra work class for Chapter 2 of I Am Hutterite, which is due tomorrow. Remember also that your Scar anecdote presentations are on Friday.

ELA B10: "The Blind Men and the Elephant" paragraphs - I had those who had handed theirs in do a self-evaluation and then re-submit their paragraphs. Since several students were gone to We Day, I gave those who remained a work class for The Hunger Games.

Tuesday, March 1

Health 8: Continued working on 6.3 (Suffering) and the HIV/AIDS KWL Chart and Quiz. Make sure all three are finished for Thursday's class.

ELA 20: I Am Hutterite - Discussed KWL Chart, Homework checked and discussed the Prologue and Chapter 1 Questions.  Chapter 2 is due for Thursday - tomorrow's class will be a work period since a bunch of you are gone to We Day. Remember that your Scar anecdote oral presentations are on Friday.

CE 10: Discussed the "Where have you seen Jesus this week?" idea - we will use sticky notes on the bulletin board. Corrected the "Exodus" questions. Continued working on the Patriarchs Creative Presentations - you'll get one more class on Thursday and then present on Monday.

ELA B10: Continued with the Ethics Activities - more tomorrow. Those who have not yet handed in their paragraphs on "The Blind Men and the Elephant" must do so by the end of the week.

History 30/ELA A30: Discussed "The Lonely Land" poem and handed in the worksheet. Reviewed what you learned on Thursday/Friday about colonization and continued with the Royal Proclamation and the Quebec Act. Tomorrow will be Section 4 of The Book of Negroes.

Wednesday, February 24

Health 8: Continued 6.3 Can suffering be meaningful? You'll finish it on Friday and start the HIV section.

ELA 20: Finished reading and discussing "Scars" in groups and started writing an anecdote about a scar. You'll present your anecdote orally on Friday, March 4th. On Thursday and Friday you will start working on the non-fiction study of I Am Hutterite. The Prologue and Chapter 1 (reading and questions) are due on Tuesday.

CE 10: Corrected "The Story of Joseph, Son of Jacob". Continued working on "Exodus". On Friday you will finish "Exodus" and then do a group skit/creative presentation on one of the five Patriarchs.  On Tuesday you will have some time to finish preparing and then you will present.

ELA B10: Homework checked and discussed "So What Are You, Anyway?". Started an Ethics activity called the "Heinz Dilemma" - we'll continue it on Tuesday. Also handed back the paragraphs on "The Blind Men and the Elephant".  For tomorrow's class you will type out your final draft of the paragraph and hand it all in, and then the rest of the period and Friday's class are work time for The Hunger Games novel study and Fictionalized Journal assignment. On Tuesday we will continue with the Ethics activities.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. The Book of Negroes - discussed Section 3. Tomorrow you will watch the Mini-series episode. Friday: For ELA you will read a poem and do a worksheet (due Tuesday), and then have time to work on Section 4 of The Book of Negroes (due Wednesday, March 2nd). For History, you will watch a video about The Battle of the Plains of Abraham and then continue with the PowerPoint on colonization.

Tuesday, February 23

History 30/ELA A30: Continued with the Colonization PowerPoint. Tomorrow will be the discussion for Section 3 of The Book of Negroes.

Drama 20: Worked on Resonance in our Speech Unit - watched a few videos and did the exercises, and then the activity was "In the News Today" (improvising a newscast).

ELA 20: "Shaving" - Homework checked and discussed questions. Handed back Memories Images assignment. Started reading the essay "Scars" in small groups and discussed the anecdote assignment. We'll continue tomorrow.

ELA B10: Handed back the Punctuation Quiz and discussed. Finished the rough draft of the paragraph on "The Blind Men and the Elephant" and handed in. Read the short story "So What Are You, Anyway?" individually and answered questions. We'll discuss tomorrow.

Monday, February 22

Health 8: Handed back the "Gift of Fertility/How Far to Go" booklet - those who did not hand it in before the break need to do so ASAP. Started Unit 5: Sexually Transmitted Infections with the C.E. portion of the unit - "6.3 Can suffering be meaningful?" We will continue next class - make sure to bring your Bible and CE text.

ELA 20: Handed in Childhood Memories poem and Memories Images Activity - those who did not need to do so by Wednesday. Read the short story "Shaving" and worked on the questions - we will discuss tomorrow.

CE 10: Continued working on The Patriarchs - Joseph assignment. Please have it done for Wednesday. Those who finished started working on the Exodus (Moses) assignment. You'll get more time next class.

ELA B10: Punctuation Quiz. Worked on finishing the rough copy of the paragraph for "The Blind Men and the Elephant". Those who didn't finish will have time tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: Started looking at how colonization occurred in Canada (PowerPoint - wrote notes) - we'll continue tomorrow. Remember that Section 3 of The Book of Negroes is due on Wednesday.

Friday, February 12

History 30/ELA A30: Discussed the handout on the Iroquois Confederacy.  Finished writing the notes on forms of acculturation and discussed, then looked at the examples with the "Profound Consequences" handout. Then we moved on to The Book of Negroes: discussed Section 2 and watched the mini-series episode. Section 3 is due Wednesday, February 24th.

Drama 20: Worked on posture and breath control exercises, then did the "Connect the Dots" storytelling activity.

ELA 20: Did the Memories Images viewing activity and handed in.

ELA B10: Corrected the Punctuation booklet. There will be a quiz after the break.

Thursday, February 11

Health 8: Discussed the pamphlet "How Far to Go", then handed that and "The Gift of Fertility" in. Watched a couple of sections of Theology of the Body for Teens to conclude our unit on Sexuality and Sexual Health.  After the break we will be looking at STIs.

ELA 20: Explained the Memories Images activity. Last work period for the Childhood Memories poems - they are due after the break. Tomorrow you will do the Images activity.

CE 10: Corrected "The Patriarch Jacob" and then watched (part of) a VeggieTales video on Joseph.

ELA B10: Continued working on the Punctuation booklet. We will correct it together tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Reviewed "Forces Promoting Colonization". Discussed the idea of a constitution and read the handout "The Iroquois Confederacy and the Great Law", then started copying the notes for acculturation. We'll finish off tomorrow before we discuss Section 2 of The Book of Negroes. We also changed the due date for Section 3 to Wednesday, February 24th (instead of Thursday).

Wednesday, February 10

History 30/ELA A30: We missed our first period due to the Ash Wednesday Mass. Current Event. Handed in the Fur Trade WebQuest assignment. Read the poem "Between Two Furious Oceans" and discussed. Read through the handout on "Forces Promoting Colonization" and discussed. Gave the definition for "constitution" - we'll discuss tomorrow. Remember that Section 2 of The Book of Negroes is due on Friday.

Drama 20: Reviewed what we learned last class about posture. Tried walking with different types of postures (marionette, character). Played the "Sit, Lie, Stand" improv game to practice posture. Started looking at Breath Control with some breathing exercises.

ELA 20: Continued working on your childhood memories poems. Tomorrow will be your last class to finish it.

ELA B10: Introduced The Hunger Games novel study.  You are reading the novel independently at your own pace - it must be read (completely) by the time we get back from Easter break - Monday, April 4th. We also discussed the Fictionalized Journal assignment that you will do as you read the novel - it will be due soon after April 4th (we will decide on a date later). We will do other activities with the novel as well in April. The rest of the period was either reading time or work time for the punctuation booklet. Tomorrow we will continue with the punctuation booklet.

Tuesday, February 9

Health 8: Finished discussing the birth control section of "The Gift of Fertility". Worked on reading the "How Far to Go" pamphlet and answer the questions. We'll discuss next class.

ELA 20: Homework checked and discussed the questions for the poem "Childhood Memories".  Started writing a poem about childhood memories. We'll continue tomorrow.

CE 10: Continued working on "The Patriarch Jacob". Most finished and started working on "The Story of Joseph, Son of Jacob".

I went home sick for the afternoon, but here's what Miss Khan told me you did:

ELA B10: Finished writing the rough copy of your paragraph on "The Blind Men and the Elephant", and started working on the punctuation booklet.

History 30/ELA A30: Finished the Canadian Landscapes caption activity.  Discussed the Fur Trade WebQuest.

Monday, February 8

History 30/ELA A30: Did a caption-writing activity with images of Canadian landscapes. Reminders: Tomorrow we will be correcting the Fur Trade WebQuest, and Friday is the due date for Section 2 of The Book of Negroes.

Drama 20: Handed in "Looking at a Play" assignment. Discuss the Self and Teacher Evaluation process for class engagement and participation. Started a unit on Speech. Brainstormed skills/qualities for good speaking skills, then listed the ones we will be exploring: Posture, Breath control, Resonance, Articulation, and Projection. Began a journal entry about which of the five you are your strongest and weakest. Started looking at Posture with some videos and exercises. We'll continue next class.

ELA 20: We set up your duotangs and Literature Anthology pages. Read the poem "Childhood Memories" and discussed. Please have the During and After Reading questions done for tomorrow - we will discuss them and then you'll start writing your own poem about childhood memories.

ELA B10: Continued working on the paragraph for "The Blind Men and the Elephant". Tomorrow your rough copy needs to be finished by the end of the period so that you can start working on the punctuation booklet.

Friday, February 5

Health 8: Handed back Sexuality booklets. Worked on "The Gift of Fertility" booklet and discussed most of it - we'll finish next class.

ELA 20: Set up Writing Notebooks for Bell Work - we'll start on Tuesday. Handed back Surveys and "A Letter to Myself" and put in Literacy Portfolios. Finished the Unit I Guiding Questions discussion.

CE 10: Finished "Patriarchs of the Old Testament" and corrected together. Worked on "The Patriarch Jacob". We'll continue next class.

ELA B10: Homework checked and discussed the After Reading questions for "The Blind Men and the Elephant". Started working on the paragraph assignment - we'll continue next class.

History 30/ELA A30: Last work period for the Fur Trade assignment. It is due on Tuesday, but Monday we will be moving on. Remember that Section 2 of The Book of Negroes is due next Friday.

Thursday, February 4

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. The Book of Negroes: Section 1 - finished small-group discussions and had a class discussion. Watched the first Mini-series episode. Section 2 is due next Friday, February 12th. The rest of the class was work time for either the novel or the assignment on the Fur Trade. Tomorrow will be another work period for the Fur Trade and then we will decide on a due date.

Drama 20: Work period for the "Looking at a Play" assignment. Due on Monday.

ELA 20: Started working on Guiding Questions discussion for Unit I. We'll finish tomorrow. Please remember to bring your Writing Notebook for tomorrow.

ELA B10: Read the poem "The Blind Men and the Elephant" together. Please make sure the After Reading questions are finished for tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 3

ELA 20: Worked on the "A Letter to Myself" assignment and handed in (with Mr. Jalbert as I was away at the play).

CE 10: Handed back the notes assignment from The Bible's Buried Secrets. Continued working on "Patriarchs of the Old Testament". We'll finish next class and correct together.

Health 8: Handed back Action Plans and "The Media" booklets. Finished discussing "The Human Body" booklet, then handed in everything from the Sexuality unit so far. Started working on "The Gift of Fertility" booklet - we'll continue next class.

ELA B10: No class due to the Rivier Day mass.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. The Book of Negroes: Started discussing Section 1 in small groups. We'll continue tomorrow.

Tuesday, February 2

History 30/ELA A30: No class today since we were watching Alice in Wonderland. Remember Section 1 of The Book of Negroes is due tomorrow!

Drama 20: Started working on the "Looking at a Play" assignment on Alice in Wonderland. You'll get one more work class on Thursday.

ELA 20: Did the Writing Types Post-It Activity and filled out the Student Survey. Tomorrow you'll be writing a letter to yourself (Mr. Jalbert will be with you since I will be at the play).

ELA B10: Finished discussing Unit I Guiding Questions.

Monday, February 1

Health 8: Finished discussing sexual attraction. Started going through the booklet on The Human Body - we will continue next class (Wednesday). Remember that you have ELA with Mrs Ikert Period 1 and Health with me Period 4 on Wednesday.

ELA 20: Intro stuff (Icebreaker, Rules and expectations, tour of classroom, etc.). Course Outline. Started discussing Mad Libs. We'll do one tomorrow! Also, please remember to bring a Writing Notebook by Friday.

CE 10: Discussed the documentary The Bible's Buried Secrets and handed in notes. Started Unit Three: Jesus' Story. The first section is on The Patriarchs, starting with Abraham. Working in pairs, you were reading the information on Abraham and answering the question booklet. You'll continue on Wednesday. I may be late getting to class after the play is over, so please start even if I am not there.

ELA B10: Course Outline. Started discussing Unit I Guiding Questions. We'll continue tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Events this week will be Wednesday & Thursday. Remember that Section 1 of The Book of Negroes is due on Wednesday. Continued the WebQuest on the Fur Trade. You'll get maximum two more classes later in the week. Tomorrow we miss our two classes to watch Alice in Wonderland.

Thursday, January 28

Health 8: Handed in "The Media" (Project) booklet. Reviewed what was learned last class about the male vs. female brain. Read page 79-89 and worked on "The Human Body" booklet. We'll continue next class.

Wednesday, January 27

History 30/ELA A30: No class due to Final Exams. Remember that Section 1 of The Book of Negroes is due next Wednesday.

ELA 9: Our last class together! :( We finished writing the Love poems and shared, then I read the Norse story "The Last Battle" aloud. We topped off the semester with a final Mad Libs. All the best next semester!

ELA A10: Final Exam!

CE 8: No class due to Final Exams for the seniors (you were with Mrs. Sander instead). Tomorrow we continue Health and sexuality. Remember that your Body Image & Self-Esteem project booklets (called "The Media") needs to be handed in tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 26

CE 10: Finished watching "The Bible's Buried Secrets" and handed in notes sheet.

ELA A10: Last work period for Historical Persona Essay and/or Literacy Portfolio. Final Exam tomorrow!

Health 8: Discussed Sexual Intimacy notes. Read the section on Puberty in Fully Alive and took notes. Discussed the Male and Female brain and made a Venn Diagram. Reminders: tomorrow you have class with Mrs. Sander since I am in a Final Exam, and Thursday your Body Image & Self-Esteem Project handout (The Media) is due on Thursday.

History 30/ELA A30: Handed in Captain's Log. Continue working on the Fur Trade WebQuest - you'll get more time next week. Remember that the first section of The Book of Negroes (reading and role sheet) is due next Wednesday. Good luck with exams!

ELA 9: Discussed the questions from the three Love Stories, then we went to the Pep Rally. Tomorrow we will finish and share your Love poems.

Monday, January 25

History 30/ELA A30: Finished discussed the Unit 1 (Landscapes) Guiding Questions. Started working on the Fur Trade WebQuest. We'll continue tomorrow.

ELA 9: Finished reading the Love Stories and answering questions individually - we will discuss them tomorrow. Started working on writing a poem about love - you will have a little more time tomorrow and then we will share.

ELA A10: Work period for Historical Persona Essay/Literacy Portfolio/Studying for Final Exam.

CE/Health 8: Handed in Action Plans. Finished the chart about types of relationships. Read from the textbook and Fully Alive about Sexual Intimacy and wrote notes. We will discuss tomorrow. Your Body Image & Self-Esteem (the Media booklet) must be handed in by Thursday.

Friday, January 22

CE 10: Continued watching The Bible's Buried Secrets. We'll finish on Tuesday.

ELA A10: Work period for Historical Persona Essay and/or Literacy Portfolio. Remember that both need to be submitted before exams. Those who are done must use their time wisely for studying.

Health/CE 8: 6.2 - What's sex worth? Did a guided meditation activity and read a story together. We'll continue next class (please bring your CE text again). Remember that your Action Plan is due on MONDAY! And your Body Image/Self-Esteem Project is due ASAP!

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Started discussing the Guiding Questions for the other unit (Canadian Landscapes) which we are going to do first instead - we will go back to Canadian Perspectives afterwards. We'll finish the discussion on Monday. NO CURRENT EVENTS NEXT WEEK (due to exams).

ELA 9: Finished the last Modern Heroes presentation and handed back evaluations. Worked on reading Indigenous and Norse Love Stories individually. We'll finish Monday.

Thursday, January 21

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Introduced the class novel study of The Book of Negroes (watched a short video about the author and read a section in the back of the book). Discussed the Literature Circles and Editorial assignments. Started reading Section 1 (due Wednesday, February 3rd).

ELA 9: Love stories - finished the Pre-reading questions and discussed. Read the story "The White Stone Canoe" aloud and discussed. Tomorrow you will read a few other stories in the duotang.

ELA A10: Continued working on the Historical Persona Essay.

Health/CE 8: Finished watching Sex Still Has a Price Tag and discussed. Please bring your C.E. textbook for tomorrow. 

Wednesday, January 20

CE 10: Handed back Unit 2 Tests and discussed. Started watching the documentary "The Bible's Buried Secrets". We'll continue next class.

ELA A10: Continued working on the Historical Persona Essay. Remember that your Essay and your Literacy Portfolio needed to be handed in by the end of the day on Tuesday.

Health/CE 8: Continued watching the video Sex Still Has a Price Tag. We'll finish it tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: Last work period for the Captain's Log. Due on Tuesday.

ELA 9: Saw two more Modern Day Heroes presentations. Handed back Proverbs Paragraphs and discussed (handed back in). Started discussing Love Stories. We'll continue tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 19

History 30/ELA A30: Worked on the Captain's Log writing assignment. You'll get another class tomorrow.

ELA 9: Continued presenting the Modern Heroes PowerPoints.

ELA A10: Work period for Historical Persona Essay.

CE 8: Finished looking at the first section of Fully Alive on Understanding Sexuality. Starting watching the video "Sex Still Has a Price Tag". We'll continue tomorrow.

Monday, January 18

ELA A10: Work period for Historical Persona Essay rough drafts.

CE 10: Unit 2 Test.

Health 8: Finished planning out your Action Plans. Now you need to put them into action this week! They are due next Monday, January 25th.

History 30/ELA A30: Finished looking at the First Contact Explorers. Explained the Captain's Log writing assignment - you'll work on it tomorrow.

ELA 9: Started presenting the Modern Day Heroes PowerPoints. We'll continue tomorrow.

Friday, January 15

History 30: Finished discussing the Worldviews booklet. Started looking at First Contact - explorers (notes). We'll continue next class.

ELA 9: Last work period for the Modern Day Heroes PowerPoint. Presentations start Monday.

ELA A10: Continued working on your Historical Persona Essay Rough Draft. We'll continue tomorrow. Also handed back Independent Novel Studies.

Health 8: Started working on an Action Plan - you'll get a little more time on Monday to finish planning it out. Don't forget about your Positive Body Image & Self-Esteem Projects!

Thursday, January 14

CE 10: Shared Biblical Figure posters and handed in. Spent the rest of the period studying for the Unit Two Test, which is on Monday (Period 3).

ELA A10: Continued working on Outlines/Rough drafts of your Historical Persona Essays.

Health 8: Last work period for your Positive Body Image & Self-Esteem Project. Remember that you need to complete and submit your reflection once your project is complete.

History 30/ELA A30: Current Event. Finished the last First Nations presentations. Started looking at Worldviews. We'll continue tomorrow.

ELA 9: Modern Day Heroes Presentation - discussed the evaluation criteria, then continued working. One more class to finish tomorrow, then presentations on Monday.

Wednesday, January 13

History 30/ELA A30: We missed the first period due to the U of S presentation. Then we continued with the First Nations presentations. We'll finish up tomorrow.

ELA 9: Proverbs Paragraphs due. Continued working on Modern Day Heroes presentations.

ELA A10: Discussed the Final Exam (the Outline is below). Continued working on Outline/Rough Copy of your Historical Persona Essay.

ELA A10 Final Exam Outline 

1.    Literary Terms (short answer, multiple choice, True/False, Fill-in-the-blank, etc.) 

a.    Elements of a Short Story: Setting, Plot, Conflict, Characters, Point of View, Theme 

b.    Denotation and Connotation 

c.    Figures of Speech and Literary Devices: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Symbolism, Dialogue, Analepsis (Flashback) 

2.    Reading (something you haven’t seen before) 

a.    Comprehension Questions – Level of Thinking 

3.    Writing Skills: Sentence Fluency and Word Choice  

a.    A story/paragraph to edit and rewrite

Health 8: Continued working on the Positive Body Image and Self-Esteem Project. You will have one more class period tomorrow, and then it will have to be completed outside of class.