Posted: December 4, 2012
Today, we started our poetry unit with a creative activity - Wordberry Pie! In periods 1 and 3, students handed in their website analysis.
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Our grade nine boys in The Outsiders
Posted: November 30, 2012
Periods 1 and 3: Essays were collected today. They can still be handed in, but students will lose 10% per day for it being late. Today we continued to work on reading comprehension. The students analyzed a website. If they did not finish the questions in class, they must finish them for Tuesday.
Periods 4 and 6: Essays are due Monday! Today we looked at the importance of reading between the lines when answering questions on infographics and charts. The students received some significant skill base with regards to multiple choice questions.
Posted: November 29, 2012
Periods 1 and 3: Essays are due in good copy tomorrow. We have been working on reading comprehension and multiple choice strategies over the last few days. Yesterday, we analyzed an infographic, and students answered literal, inferential, and evaluative questions on the graphic. The students learned a lot by working through this process. Today, the students worked on reading graphs - again the questions were literal, inferential, and evaluative.
Periods 4 and 6: Essays are due in good copy on Monday. We have been working on reading comprehension and multiple choice strategies over the last few days. Yesterday, we analyzed an infographic, and students answered literal, inferential, and evaluative questions on the graphic.
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Posted: November 20, 2012
Periods 1 and 3:
The students have been doing a great job writing the leads for their essays. I'm impressed! If the students have not yet finished their leads, they must be completed by tomorrow. Today, we began talking about the construction of a body paragraph. Many students are at this stage of their essays.
Also, one pagers are due on your SSR book for Thursday.
Keep up the great work!
Periods 4 and 6:
Today the students learned how to write catchy and effective leads for their essays. Please work on your leads tonight!
Posted: November 16, 2012
We have been working on our first persuasive writing piece this year. In response to the mentor text, "Turn Off the Phone (and the Tension)", students are asked to consider the following question:
Do you feel that the amount of time you spend using electronic devices is an effective way to spend your time. Why or why not?
The students will be responding to this question in a five paragraph essay. We are currently in the prewriting stage of the writing process. Students used t-charts to assess both sides of the issue and are now using a position/support web to map out their essays.
Homework: Finish your position/support webs for Monday.
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Posted: November 15, 2012
A reminder that the Remembrance Day pieces are due tomorrow!
Posted: November 13, 2012
Today, we discussed the part that social networking plays in our lives. We read an argument mentor text called "Turn off the Phone (and the Tension)" from the New York Times. It lead to some interesting class discussion about electronic devices and the mini-society that exists online. For homework (due tomorrow), students are to track the amount of time that they spend on electronic devices and we will be discussing tomorrow.
Periods 1 and 3 began the inference questions on the worksheet and these will be continued tomorrow. The chart must be completed tomorrow.
Periods 4 will start the sheet tomorrow. The chart must be completed for tomorrow.
Period 6 - the inference questions are due tomorrow.
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Posted: November 9, 2012
Legion Remembrance Day Contest
This link provides a copy of the brochures we are using for our remembrance piece.
Posted: November 9, 2012
Today, we celebrated Remembrance Day at our school. Mrs. King, Mr.Savage, the 111 English class, and the History Club put on an amazing ceremony. The grade nines were very moved and impressed. Today we started working on a written piece or poster to celebrate remembrance. This piece is due on Wednesday. Each piece will be marked and included in the English mark, but will also be submitted into the Legion's Remembrance Day competition.
Posted: November 5, 2012
The energy drink label project is due tomorrow. Don't forget to bring in the "Take Your Kids to Work" forms. Remember that "Take Your Kids to Work" day is on Wednesday. If you do not hand in the form, and you do not attend school on Wednesday, you will be marked absent.
