Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Power Point Projector Problems

Socials 9
There is a quiz tomorrow on the War of 1812.
There is a test Friday on Chapter 10.

English 12
Read The Dumka (PP) and answer the M/C questions that follow.
Sonnet due this Friday as is the bonus mark for 12 Angry Men
Test for 12 Angry Men next Monday


Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The Short Day that Sort of Was

Socials 9
Finish reading about the War of 1812
Answer 1-3 on p 323, these are our last set of Activities ever!
Quiz on Thursday about the War of 1812.
Test on Friday on the whole chapter.

English 12
Sonnet due Friday
12 Angry Men test next Monday.

Monday, January 14, 2013

The Snow Day that Wasn't

Socials 9
Please complete these questions:
1. List the Maritime colonies and explain how they viewed themselves and why.
2. How were the Upper and Lower Canadians fundamentally different?
3. Describe life en route to Canada
4. List the types of people that came to Canada and why.

English 12
No homework

Friday, January 11, 2013

Simply "Things You Need to Know"

Socials 9
There is a quiz Monday on pages 302-312.
Study well...don't forget vocab.

English 12
Lit Circles start Monday, be ready.
Below is a link to the 12 Angry Men PP. On it is the bonus assignment that is due one week from today.
Sonnets are due next Friday.
Redo opportunity for any student who wants to increase their paragraph written response to either Gold Mtn Coat & Wordsmith or What Shall He Tell that Son. Due next Wednesday. Hand in original as well.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

No one looked at my blog yesterday : (

Socials 9
Complete #2-5 on page 301.

English 12
Complete the written response to What Shall He Tell That Son.

Literary Terms

Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Antagonist
Apostrophe
Caesura
Conflict
Connotation
Denotation
Dissonance
Dramatic monologue
Enjambment
Falling action
Flashback
Free Verse
Imagery
Irony
Metonymy
Plot
Point of view
Protagonist
Repetition
Rhyme scheme
Rising action
Sonnet
Stanza
Stream of consciousness
Surprise ending
Suspense
Symbol
Symbolism
Synecdoche
Theme
Tone
Volta


Tuesday, January 8, 2013

"I thought it was Monday"

Socials 9
Fill in your crossword puzzle, this is for your own enjoyment/challenge/review.
I will not be checking.
Complete the 13 Colonies handout.
Start to familiarize yourself with the vocab of Chapter 10: our final chapter for SS9.
Read the Intro to Ch. 10.

English 12
Literary Terms test this Friday.
Lit Circle due next Monday.
Read Act 1 of 12 Angry Men.
Bring your black duo-tang as well.
Several students need to do the "contrast mini-essay" for marks.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Welcome Back

Socials 9

I gave you a hand out that needs to be completed upon your return. It covers the end of chapter 8.
We will review this handout before we take a quiz on this section on Tuesday.

English 12
Lit Circle due dates are fast approaching...

chapel april 16

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