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.

Tuesday, January 12

CE 10: Last period to finish your Biblical Figure Research Assignment - we will share your posters on Thursday. We also discussed the outline for the "Unit Two: Our Story" Test, which will be on Monday, January 18th.

You need to know for the test:
1. Closed Book Section (no notes/booklets)
- The booklet called "The Bible" - know this booklet VERY WELL
- The assignment booklet "Finding Your Way Around the Bible"
- The sheet "Different Views: How The Bible Was Written"
2. Open Book Section (you will have the booklet with you)
- The booklet "Where to Look in the Bible"

ELA A10: We discussed the Literacy Portfolio for Term 2, which needs to be submitted by Tuesday, January 26th (the last day of classes for the semester). Then we continued with the Outline for your Historical Persona Essay.

Health 8: Continued working on the "Positive Body Image and Self-Esteem Project".

History 30/ELA B30: Current Event. Continued presenting the First Nations groups.

ELA 9: Started researching for the Modern Day Heroes assignment. Reminder for those who have not handed in their Proverbs Paragraphs - for tomorrow!  

Monday, January 11

History 30/ELA A30: Discussed the First Nations People in Canada question sheets and started presentations. We'll continue tomorrow.

ELA 9: Last work period for the Proverbs Paragraph - those who did not finish have until Wednesday to hand it in.  Tomorrow we are starting a research assignment on Modern Day Heroes.

ELA A10: Handed in your Independent Novel Studies.  Finished researching for your Historical Persona Essay - tomorrow you'll work on your Outline.

CE 8: Finished presenting the Body Image Ads. Started working on the Positive Body Image and Self-Esteem Project. We'll continue tomorrow.

Friday, January 8

ELA A10: We worked a little more on the Word Choice booklet and then spent some time researching for your Historical Persona Essay. Monday you should be able to finish your research and begin your Outline. Remember that your Independent Novel Study is due on Monday!

CE 10: Continued working on the Biblical Figure Research Assignment. Since most people are done or close to it, we will take some time to finish on Tuesday and then hopefully have time to share them and hand them in. This may also bump up the Unit 2 Test date to Monday, January 18th. We will decide for sure on Tuesday.

Health 8: Handed back the Eating Disorders booklet. Worked in partners on finding an advertisement related to body image and self-esteem. A few groups presented to the class - the rest will do so on Monday.

History 30/ELA A30: Last work period for the First Nations People in Canada assignment. Presentations on Monday.

ELA 9: Continued working on the Proverbs Paragraph. You'll have one more class on Monday to finish.

Thursday, January 7

History 30/ELA A30: Continued researching the First Nations People in Canada assignment. You'll have one more period tomorrow to finish and then you'll present on Monday.

ELA 9: Started working on the Proverbs Paragraph. You'll have Friday and Monday to complete it.

ELA A10: Historical Persona Essay - discussed flashback and dialogue, then started researching in the computer lab. Tomorrow we will work on the Word Choice booklet.

Health 8: Discussed the Eating Disorders booklet and handed in. Started looking at how the media influences body image and self-esteem - read an article and watched a video on how magazines are photo-shopped. Explained an assignment about finding an advertisement about body image and/or self-esteem. You'll find an advertisement and analyze it tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 6

ELA A10/CE 10: We only had one class today due to the Celebration, so we did half and half. 

For ELA we continued working on the Word Choice booklet. Don't forget that your Independent Novel Study is due on Monday.

For CE we continued working on your Biblical Figure Research Assignment. The due date for your poster is next Thursday, January 14th, and your Unit 2 Test will be on Wednesday, January 20th.

Health 8: We finished the Eating Disorders booklet and those who were done did a Body Image Word Search.  We will discuss the booklet tomorrow.

History 30/ELA A30: We discussed how Current Events will work for History.  The first one will be next Tuesday. Then we continued working on the First Nations in Canada assignment, which we'll continue tomorrow.

ELA 9: We continued working on Hero Tales - finished the reading section and Proverbs and discussed. Tomorrow you'll start working writing a paragraph about one of the Proverbs.

Tuesday, January 5

History 30/ELA A30: Presented "I Am Canadian" poems and handed in questions (they were handed back at the end of class). Started working on the "First Nations People in Canada" assignment. We'll continue tomorrow.

ELA 9: Continued working on reading the Hero Tales. Some started working on the Proverbs section. We'll continue tomorrow.

ELA A10: Handed back the assignments from The Miracle Worker. Started looking at the Historical Persona Essay assignment and looking at a Word Choice booklet. For tomorrow, since we miss CE for the Epiphany Celebration, we will split our ELA class: the first half we will do ELA and continue the Word Choice booklet, and the second half will be CE work time for your Biblical Figure Research Assignment.

Health 8: Started working on a booklet about Eating Disorders - watched two BrainPOP videos and worked with the Teen Health 3 textbook. We'll continue tomorrow.

Monday, January 4

ELA A10: Work period for your Independent Novel Study. We agreed to extend the due date until next Monday, January 11th. You will not get any more class time.

CE 10: Work period for your Biblical Figure Research Assignment. It will likely be due sometime next week. Don't forget that there will be a test on Unit 2 before Progress Reports.

CE/Health 8: Handed back the "Body Image and Self-Esteem" Research assignment.  We spent the period preparing for the Epiphany celebration on Wednesday.

ELA B30: Last work period for your "I Am Canadian" poems and questions. You will present tomorrow.  Please remember to bring something to read for Bell Work.

ELA 9: Handed back the Christmas Around the World assignment evaluation.  Started working on Hero Tales - you'll continue reading the stories tomorrow.

Thursday, December 17

CE 10: Continued researching for the Biblical Figure assignment. We'll continue after Christmas.

ELA A10: Finished watching the film of The Miracle Worker. Tomorrow you need to hand in the Viewing Questions and the Individual Assignment.

Health 8: Discussed the Body Image and Self-Esteem research booklet and handed in. We did a Christmas activity for the rest of the period.

ELA B30: Work period for your "I am Canadian" poem. You'll work a little bit more on it tomorrow and then we'll finish it after Christmas. A reminder to those who have not yet handed in their Map of Canada - please do so tomorrow!

ELA 9: Last work period for your Christmas Traditions presentation. A few people presented today, and the rest will present tomorrow!

Wednesday, December 16

ELA A30/History 30: Discussed Unit 1 Guiding Questions. Read and discussed "Only in Canada" and "You know you're from Canada when..." in the duotang. Watched the video of the "I am Canadian" commercial. Tomorrow you'll work on the assignment that goes with it. Remember that those who have not handed in their Map of Canada must do so by Friday.

ELA 9: Continued working on the Christmas Traditions assignment. You'll have tomorrow to finish and you'll present either tomorrow or Friday.

ELA A10: The Miracle Worker - both groups did their oral presentations, and then we started watching the film. We'll continue watching tomorrow. Remember the individual assignment is due on Friday.

Health 8: Last work period for the "Body Image and Self-Esteem" research assignment. We'll discuss it tomorrow and you'll hand it in.

Tuesday, December 15

ELA A10: Continued working to present your group project for The Miracle Worker. You'll present tomorrow and we'll start watching the film.

CE 10: We visited the Sisters in the Infirmary.

Health 8: Handed back the CE 6.1 booklet. Continued working on the Body Image and Self-Esteem booklet. You'll have one more class tomorrow to finish it.

History 30/ELA A30: Last work period for the Map of Canada. Those who did not finish need to do so by Friday. Tomorrow we will look at the Guiding Questions for Unit I in ELA.

ELA 9: Continued Christmas Traditions research. You'll work on creating your presentation tomorrow. Presentations need to be given on Thursday or Friday.

Monday, December 14

History 30: Course Outline, Opening Quiz, worked on Map of Canada assignment. You'll finish tomorrow.

ELA 9: Researched for the "Christmas Around the World" assignment. You'll continue tomorrow. Keep in mind that this needs to be presented before the holidays.

ELA A10: Finished reading The Miracle Worker in groups and worked on the group presentation. You'll have time to prepare tomorrow and then you'll present before the end of the period.

CE/Health 8: CE - discussed 6.1 (all 4 sections) and handed in. Health - continued the research on Body Image and Self-Esteem. Tomorrow you should finish the online research and then continue the research in the textbook.

Friday, December 11

ELA A10: Continued reading The Miracle Worker. Both groups should finish on Monday and then you will work on the assignments.

CE 10: Did the "Tell Them From Me" Survey.

CE/Health 8: Since many people forgot to bring their CE 6.1 booklets, we will discuss them and hand in on Monday. Started the next Health unit on "Body Image and Self-Esteem" with a research assignment. We will correct CE and then continuing researching on Monday.

ELA B30: Finished the Final Exam!! Also handed in the Self-Assessment. On Monday we will begin ELA A30 and History 30.

ELA 9: Discussed the Bible stories that relate to "Why the Sea is Salt". Read two other Pourquoi Tales ("How the Bear Lost His Tail" and "How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun") and did a summarizing activity in partners. Then we started discussing the Christmas Traditions research assignment that we will start on Monday.

Thursday, December 10

ELA B30: Final Exam - Part 1. Part 2 tomorrow! Remember that I also need your Self-Assessment booklet tomorrow.

ELA 9: Continued with "Pourquoi" tales: Finished sharing your versions of "Why the Sea is Salt", then read the real story and discussed. Worked on a sheet of Bible stories that relate to the courage and perseverance in the story - we'll discuss the sheet tomorrow. Please make sure to bring your Narratives duotang tomorrow.

ELA A10: Continued reading The Miracle Worker in groups. Tantrum, anyone?

CE 8: Completed the "Tell Them From Me" Survey in the computer lab. Remember that for tomorrow you need to bring the CE 6.1 booklets that we finished, but then we are starting a unit in Health.

Wednesday, December 9

CE 10: Finished decorating our door. On Friday we will be doing the "Tell Them From Me" Survey (in Period 3 - switched with ELA)

ELA A10: Continued reading The Miracle Worker in small groups.

CE 8: Worked on 6.1 Application and Action. Anyone who did not finish in class has until Friday. Tomorrow we will be in the computer lab for the "Tell Them From Me" Survey.  On Friday, we will discuss and you will hand in all sections of 6.1. Then we are moving on to Health and starting a unit on Body Image and Self-Esteem, so bring your Health stuff.

ELA B30: Handed back Global Social Issues Inquiry Project evaluations. Reviewed the Word Choice and Sentence Fluency booklets. Watched a video of Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and discussed. Reviewed the Unit 2 Guiding Questions. Final Exam tomorrow and Friday!

ELA 9: Handed back the Trickster assignment. Started looking at "Pourquoi" Tales: wrote some notes, then wrote a story about "Why the Sea is Salt". Some shared their stories. We will share the rest tomorrow and then read the real story to see how it compares.

Tuesday, December 8

ELA B30: No class today due to the Celebration/Assembly. Final Exam Thursday/Friday!

ELA 9: Finished presenting the Trickster stories and handed in the assignment sheet. Silent reading for the rest of the period.

ELA A10: Continued reading "The Miracle Worker" in small groups.

CE 8: 6.1 Application: Finished the stations activity.

Monday, December 7

CE 10: Spent part of the class decorating the classroom and our door, and then did a little research for the Biblical Figure assignment.

ELA A10: Continued reading "The Miracle Worker" in groups.

CE 8: Finish 6.1 Experience and Info. Start working on 6.1 Application with the stations activity, which we will finish tomorrow.

ELA B30: Handed back A Thousand Splendid Suns In-class Essays. Listened to the last Global Social Issues Project. Worked on the last page of the Word Choice Booklet.

ELA 9: Trickster stories presentations: A couple of groups presented today. Hopefully the other groups will present tomorrow...we'll see!

Friday, December 4

ELA B30: In-class essay. Remember that your Final Exam is Thursday and Friday next week. We'll spend Monday-Wednesday wrapping things up and you should have some time to study. Don't forget about the Assess and Reflect booklet that I gave you - I need it by Friday!

ELA 9: Continued working on Trickster Stories Group Activity. On Monday you'll have more work time and we may start presenting.

ELA A10: 1st half of class: Finished the introduction to The Miracle Worker (video, discussing the individual assignment and group project), and started reading in groups. 2nd half of class: work time for your Independent Novel Study - I homework checked one activity.

CE 8: Handed back Advent Booklet. Continued working on 6.1 Experience.

Thursday, December 3

CE 10: Discussed our Advent Project - I will talk to the sisters about visiting during a CE period. Finished correcting the Bible Searches booklet together. Created the assignment and assessment criteria for the Biblical Figure Research Assignment (which will be a poster). You'll start researching next class. As requested, here is what we discussed in class:

Poster

·     Name

·     Where in the Bible

o  Old/New Testament

o  Which book(s)

o  Quote from the Bible

·     Life

o  Birth and death dates

o  Family: parents, siblings, spouses, children

o  Occupation

o  Where are they from, lived

o  Significant life events

·     What they are known for/importance in “The Christian Story”

·     Are they a saint? Canonization date

·     Qualities

·     Other interesting facts

Evaluation Criteria

·     Visual Aspect: Color, Pictures (paintings)

·     Organization

·     Neat writing (handwritten or typed)

·     Succinct information (point form)

·     Enough information

·     Level of thinking/analysis of the person

ELA A10: Finished the Questioning activity for "The Michelle I Know" and handed in. Started some introductory activities for the play "The Miracle Worker" by reading a reference sheet about features of a play.

CE 8: Finished correcting the Advent booklet together and handed in. Started working on Unit 6: We believe in the resurrection of the body, looking at our bodies and the analogy of a car (6.1 Experience).

ELA B30: Last work period to prepare for your in-class essay tomorrow. I would suggest that you get a laptop before class starts if you are using one. I also handed out the Assess and Reflect booklet that you need to complete by next Friday.

ELA 9: Continued working on the Trickster Stories Group Activity. Some groups may be ready to present tomorrow, otherwise finish working tomorrow and present Monday.

Wednesday, December 2

ELA B30: Worked a little bit on the Word Choice Booklet and also had another presentation of a Global Social Issues Project.  The rest of the time was spent preparing for your in-class essay. Tomorrow is your last day to prepare and then you write your essay on Friday!

ELA 9: Started working on the Trickster Stories Group Activity, which we'll continue next class. Remember that those who have not yet handed in the re-done draft of their Creation stories paragraph must do so tomorrow.

ELA A10: Worked on the Questioning Activity with the short story "The Michelle I Know". We'll finish tomorrow and then start looking at the play "The Miracle Worker". On Friday we will spend the first half of class working on the play and then you will have the rest of the period to work on your Independent Novel Study. Remember that I will be doing a homework check for one activity.

CE 8: We had a shortened class due to the Reconciliation celebration. We put up your Unit 1 Collages in the hallway, then started correcting the Advent booklet. We'll finish tomorrow and then start a new unit.

Tuesday, December 1

CE 10: Watched a video and discussed Reconciliation in preparation for tomorrow. Discussed ideas for our Advent project - I will check with Sr. Mary and let you know. Homework checked and corrected the first six pages of the Bible Searches booklet - worked on the last two pages, which need to be completed for Thursday.  Think about which Bible character you may want to research.

ELA A10: Handed out the evaluation sheet for your Independent Novel Study. Finished discussing the Guiding Questions for Unit II. Discussed Bible stories that feature challenges. Handed out the sheet for the questioning activity tomorrow with the short story "The Michelle I Know".

CE 8: Last work period for the Advent booklet - we will correct it tomorrow.

ELA B30: Discussed the end of A Thousand Splendid Suns - your in-class essay is on Friday.  You will have some time tomorrow and Thursday to prepare your outline. Had another Global Social Issues Project presentation. Work a little on the Word Choice Booklet. Also discussed what will be on the Final Exam next week (Thursday and Friday).

ELA 9: Went through the questions for Brother Bear and rewrote in complete sentences.  A reminder that the final draft of your Creation stories paragraph is due on Thursday. Tomorrow you will start working on your group assignment for the Trickster stories.