"Things To Do" List: (English Homework)
FINAL PROJECT - 2-3 major components (report, essay, article, poster, pamphlet, collage....) handed in on one reading (any book, story, news piece...) DUE: Monday, June 16.
What We Did Each Day:
Mon Jun 9 - Fri June 13
- work on the final project in lab 376
Wed. June 4 - Fri. June 6
- watch What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- discuss final project
Mon. June 2 and Tues. June 3
- read Effect of Gamma Rays...
Fri. May 30
- read a short story and explain it (comprehension test)
Thurs. May 29
- finish the essay on year-round schooling (or it's homework)
Wed. May 28
- work on an essay on year-round schooling
Tues. May 27
- posters on homonyms: it's/its...
Mon. May 26
- read a short story to explain setting, characters, plot....
Thurs. May 22 - Fri. May 23
- movie - pay attention to be able to answer questions on it
Wed. May 21
- writing new articles
Tues. May 20
- analyse news articles - comprehension site tests
Fri. May 16
- finish the film
- review: character, setting, plot, crises, climax, resolution, theme...
Thurs. May 15
- film connected to The First Stone
Wed. May 14
- start a newspaper article project
Fri. May 9 - Tues. May 13
- work on the essay writing assignment
- then start a film
Thurs. May 8
- Worked on their own mind maps.
- Some started the essay writing assignment.
Wed. May 7
- working on Mind Maps for the question: What are the life lessons you've learned so far, and why? Brainstormed on the board, then started their own.
Tues. May 6
- Read to the end of the book.
- Short comprehension quiz
Mon. May 5
- Finish reading Part II
- Write an ending for the book
Fri. May 2
- Read chapters 18-22
Thurs. May 1
- Read chapters 14-17
Wed. Apr. 30
- Read chapters 12-13
Tues. Apr. 29
- Read chapters 9-11
Mon. Apr. 28
- Read chapters 7, 8 and part of 9
Fri. Apr. 25
- finished chapter 6
Thurs. Apr. 24
- read chapters 4-6 of The First Stone
- quiz on chapters 4-6
Wed. April 23
- questions on chapter 1-2
- read chapter 3 of The First Stone
Tues. April 22
- journals - Why do we have nicknames? and Why do people like breaking things?
- read chapters 1-2 of The First Stone
Thurs. Apr. 17
- note and discussion on what a good paragraph looks like
- write a good paragraph on any topic
Thurs. Apr. 10 - Wed. Apr. 16
- lab - work on news report
Wed. Apr. 9
- quiz on Dracula
- start news report assignment
Tues. Apr. 8
- Dracula - read and summarized chapters 16-20 (we're done!)
Mon. Apr. 7
- Dracula - read and summarized chapters 11-15
Fri. April 4
- Dracula - read and summarized chapters 7-10
Thurs. April 3
- Dracula - read chapter 4-6
Wed. April 2
- Dracula - chapter 2 then do 3 questions on the back of the map
Tues. April 1
- Dracula - chapter 1 and coloured map
Mon. Mar. 31
- present mythology paragraphs
- journals - views on learning mythology in school
- apostrophe usage
Fri. Mar. 28
- print off mythology paragraphs
- watch the last 20 min. of Thor
- journals - views on mythology OR on the movie
Tues. Mar. 25 - Wed. Mar. 25
- work periods in the lab
Fri. Mar. 21 - Mon. Mar. 24
- watch Thor
Thurs. Mar. 20
- in the lab so some can get started typing their good copies
Wed. Mar. 19
- work on rough draft of summary and story/news article
Tues. Mar. 18
- introduce how to do research (note)
- start mythology project
Mon. Mar. 17
- journal about the break
- self-evaluations (for the interims on Tuesday)
- grammar - more commas!
- introduce mythology project
Wed. Mar. 5 and Thurs. Mar. 6
- watch Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief
Tues. Mar. 4
- discuss and read some myths
- listening quizzes as we go
Mon. Mar. 3
- journal: Is groupwork useful way to learn?
- discuss mythology
Fri. Feb. 28
- work in groups to do the quiz and to discuss the stories
Thurs. Feb. 27
- read the short story for your group
Wed. Feb. 26
- take up grammar quiz
- write grammar test
- discuss yesterday's lit circle stories (all about WWII)
Tues. Feb. 25
- first lit circle in three groups
Mon. Feb. 24
- journal - what's the right age to fall in love - can people be too young?
- grammar quiz - commas and capitals
- start short stories - lit circle run-through altogether
Thurs. Feb 20 - Fri. Feb. 21
- library sessions with Ms. Danic
Wed. Feb. 19
- journal - What age is the right age for falling in love? How do you know?
- take up Moonrise Kingdom handout
- write a comparative paragraph comparing Stand by Me and Moonrise Kingdom OR write a movie review of one of the films
Tue. Feb. 18
- grammar note and worksheet - The Comma
Thurs. Feb. 13 and Fri. Feb. 14
- watch Moonrise Kingdom (to compare to Stand By Me)
Wed. Feb. 12
- go over the basics of a newspaper article (difference from other writing)
- write a news article based on Stand By Me
Tues. Feb. 11
- grammar: Capitalization - note and worksheet
- character sketch - one character from the film
- how to write a paragraph
Mon. Feb. 10
- journal: What would you do if you found a dead body?
- plot graph the film
- discuss themes
Fri. Feb. 7
- finish the film - collect the questions
Thurs. Feb. 6
- hand in grammar questions
- start a short story unit with the film: Stand By Me (handout questions)
Wed. Feb. 5
- get the course outline
- discuss and choose books for the course
- read and discuss a short story
- start a grammar pre-test
- work on the final project in lab 376
Wed. June 4 - Fri. June 6
- watch What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- discuss final project
Mon. June 2 and Tues. June 3
- read Effect of Gamma Rays...
Fri. May 30
- read a short story and explain it (comprehension test)
Thurs. May 29
- finish the essay on year-round schooling (or it's homework)
Wed. May 28
- work on an essay on year-round schooling
Tues. May 27
- posters on homonyms: it's/its...
Mon. May 26
- read a short story to explain setting, characters, plot....
Thurs. May 22 - Fri. May 23
- movie - pay attention to be able to answer questions on it
Wed. May 21
- writing new articles
Tues. May 20
- analyse news articles - comprehension site tests
Fri. May 16
- finish the film
- review: character, setting, plot, crises, climax, resolution, theme...
Thurs. May 15
- film connected to The First Stone
Wed. May 14
- start a newspaper article project
Fri. May 9 - Tues. May 13
- work on the essay writing assignment
- then start a film
Thurs. May 8
- Worked on their own mind maps.
- Some started the essay writing assignment.
Wed. May 7
- working on Mind Maps for the question: What are the life lessons you've learned so far, and why? Brainstormed on the board, then started their own.
Tues. May 6
- Read to the end of the book.
- Short comprehension quiz
Mon. May 5
- Finish reading Part II
- Write an ending for the book
Fri. May 2
- Read chapters 18-22
Thurs. May 1
- Read chapters 14-17
Wed. Apr. 30
- Read chapters 12-13
Tues. Apr. 29
- Read chapters 9-11
Mon. Apr. 28
- Read chapters 7, 8 and part of 9
Fri. Apr. 25
- finished chapter 6
Thurs. Apr. 24
- read chapters 4-6 of The First Stone
- quiz on chapters 4-6
Wed. April 23
- questions on chapter 1-2
- read chapter 3 of The First Stone
Tues. April 22
- journals - Why do we have nicknames? and Why do people like breaking things?
- read chapters 1-2 of The First Stone
Thurs. Apr. 17
- note and discussion on what a good paragraph looks like
- write a good paragraph on any topic
Thurs. Apr. 10 - Wed. Apr. 16
- lab - work on news report
Wed. Apr. 9
- quiz on Dracula
- start news report assignment
Tues. Apr. 8
- Dracula - read and summarized chapters 16-20 (we're done!)
Mon. Apr. 7
- Dracula - read and summarized chapters 11-15
Fri. April 4
- Dracula - read and summarized chapters 7-10
Thurs. April 3
- Dracula - read chapter 4-6
Wed. April 2
- Dracula - chapter 2 then do 3 questions on the back of the map
Tues. April 1
- Dracula - chapter 1 and coloured map
Mon. Mar. 31
- present mythology paragraphs
- journals - views on learning mythology in school
- apostrophe usage
Fri. Mar. 28
- print off mythology paragraphs
- watch the last 20 min. of Thor
- journals - views on mythology OR on the movie
Tues. Mar. 25 - Wed. Mar. 25
- work periods in the lab
Fri. Mar. 21 - Mon. Mar. 24
- watch Thor
Thurs. Mar. 20
- in the lab so some can get started typing their good copies
Wed. Mar. 19
- work on rough draft of summary and story/news article
Tues. Mar. 18
- introduce how to do research (note)
- start mythology project
Mon. Mar. 17
- journal about the break
- self-evaluations (for the interims on Tuesday)
- grammar - more commas!
- introduce mythology project
Wed. Mar. 5 and Thurs. Mar. 6
- watch Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief
Tues. Mar. 4
- discuss and read some myths
- listening quizzes as we go
Mon. Mar. 3
- journal: Is groupwork useful way to learn?
- discuss mythology
Fri. Feb. 28
- work in groups to do the quiz and to discuss the stories
Thurs. Feb. 27
- read the short story for your group
Wed. Feb. 26
- take up grammar quiz
- write grammar test
- discuss yesterday's lit circle stories (all about WWII)
Tues. Feb. 25
- first lit circle in three groups
Mon. Feb. 24
- journal - what's the right age to fall in love - can people be too young?
- grammar quiz - commas and capitals
- start short stories - lit circle run-through altogether
Thurs. Feb 20 - Fri. Feb. 21
- library sessions with Ms. Danic
Wed. Feb. 19
- journal - What age is the right age for falling in love? How do you know?
- take up Moonrise Kingdom handout
- write a comparative paragraph comparing Stand by Me and Moonrise Kingdom OR write a movie review of one of the films
Tue. Feb. 18
- grammar note and worksheet - The Comma
Thurs. Feb. 13 and Fri. Feb. 14
- watch Moonrise Kingdom (to compare to Stand By Me)
Wed. Feb. 12
- go over the basics of a newspaper article (difference from other writing)
- write a news article based on Stand By Me
Tues. Feb. 11
- grammar: Capitalization - note and worksheet
- character sketch - one character from the film
- how to write a paragraph
Mon. Feb. 10
- journal: What would you do if you found a dead body?
- plot graph the film
- discuss themes
Fri. Feb. 7
- finish the film - collect the questions
Thurs. Feb. 6
- hand in grammar questions
- start a short story unit with the film: Stand By Me (handout questions)
Wed. Feb. 5
- get the course outline
- discuss and choose books for the course
- read and discuss a short story
- start a grammar pre-test