From the Notebook of Ms. Tong

To all my students: Have a happy and safe Halloween

ENGLISH 9: Final copies of your persuasive paragraphs are due on Monday.  Remember to double space your work.  See yesterday’s post for criteria.

ENGLISH 9

Assignment: Write a persuasive paragraph of approximately 300 words on the following topic:  Based on your readings of the Chocolate War, who has the most power at Trinity School?  Who has the least power?  Due Date: Monday, November 2.  Be sure that your final draft is double spaced.

ENGLISH 9

Reminder: Vocabulary Quiz on Friday

If you were away today, please read to the end of chapter 16.

1. please read the article “Student’s Pepsi shirt irks school, earns suspension”  http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/03-98/03-26-98/a10wn040.htm 
2. Answer the following questions:

• When is it acceptable to stand up against the authorities?  Explain.
• Do you think that Mike Cameron’s actions were acceptable?  Why or why not?
• Do you think that the principal of Greenbrier High School was fair in suspending Mike Cameron?  Explain.
• With regard to chapter 13 of The Chocolate War, do you think Jerry Renault’s actions were acceptable?  Why or why not?

ENGLISH 10 E

Homework: Complete Act I worksheet

If you were away, we finished reading Act I.  E-mail me for the worksheet: stong@sd63.bc.ca

ENGLISH 12

Readings: If you were away today, read to the end of Act II

Homework: none today

ENGLISH 9

Homework: Vocabulary graphic organizers are due tomorrow.  This weeks words are: (1) pliant (2) exhilaration (3) indulgently (4) inarticulate (5) profusely (6) teeming (7)compelling (8) imminent

REMINDER TO ALL CLASSES: Our next draw for winning teams is this Friday (October 30).  Be sure to hand in your USSR sheets to earn points for your team.  As well, anyone who wears a Halloween costume on Friday will earn points for the team.

ENGLISH 12

If you were away today, we read Act II scene 1 and the beginning of scene 2.  We also watched Act II scene 1 of the video

Homework: none today

ENGLISH 9

If you were away today, we started a new list of vocabulary words.

Homework: Complete your graphic organizers for Wednesday.

Reminder: Tomorrow is the crossgrade test for English 9.  Similar to the practice test, you must read a new story and write a literary paragraph in response to a topic.  Be sure to review the feedback from your practice test.

ENGLISH 10 E

If you missed class today, we read Act I scene 2 today.  Please read this scene on your own at home.  Also, be prepared to present your Elizabethan Effect project when you return.

ENGLISH 12

We have now completed reading Act I.  The worksheet for Act I (given in class today) will be due at the end of class tomorrow.  You will be given class time to complete it.  Pay attention to point values.

Reminders:

1. The final deadline for your essays (The Catcher in the Rye) is Friday, October 23rd.  You can e-mail the essay to me or drop off your essay to the front office since school will not be in session.

ENGLISH 9

Homework: Please read to the end of chapter 11.

ENGLISH 12

Due Today: The Catcher in the Rye essay.

Readings: We have now read Act I scenes 1-3 in class.  If you were away, you must read these on your own. 

ENGLISH 9

Homework: Finish Vocabulary graphic organizer for the following words: sanctity, loquacious, conspire, paroxysm, bauble, conviction, ebb, and mullet

Due Tomorrow: Final draft of descriptive writing

ENGLISH 10E

The start date for your presentations has been postponed to Wednesday, October 21st.  You will be given Tuesday’s class to polish your presentations. 

ENGLISH 12

If you were absent today, you missed a quiz.  We also watched Act I scene 1 in class and read the beginning of Act I scene 2.

Reminders:

1. Your Catcher in the Rye essay is due on Monday
2. Today is the final deadline for Holden’s Medical Report.

ENGLISH 9

Homework: Read chapters 5-8 for Monday and prepare a final draft of your descriptive paragraphs for Tuesday, October 20th.

ENGLISH 10 E

Homework: finish notes for your project and begin to prepare the Power Point Presentation.

ENGLISH 12

Homework: Study for Shakespeare and Globe quiz

If you were absent today, you missed notes on the Globe Theatre, and Background Information on Shakespeare & Elizabethan Theatre.  We also read Act I scene 1 of Hamlet.

Reminder: The Catcher in the Rye final essay is due on Monday.

 ENGLISH 9

Thank you to Trevor, Miesha, Cody, Rebecca, Emily, Jackson and Ryan for sharing their descriptive paragraphs with the class.

Homework:

• Complete focus questions for chapters 1-4
• Study for vocabulary quiz.

ENGLISH 10E

Homework: Study for Shakespeare and Globe Quiz

Reminders:

• “Flowers for Algernon” and Awakenings synthesis essay is due on Monday.  I would be happy to take a look at rough drafts before the weekend.
• Elizabethan Effect presentations will begin on Tuesday.

ENGLISH 12

If you were absent today, you missed notes on (1) Background Information, Setting, and Characters in the play Hamlet and (2) Underlying Themes in Hamlet.  We will begin reading the play tomorrow in class.

Upcoming Deadlines: 

• Medical Report for Holden Caulfield due tomorrow.  Note, for part 3, aim for 7 – 8 quotes.
• Final Essay is due on Monday, October 19th.

ENGLISH 9

Readings: Chapters 1-4

Homework: Write about an ordinary scene using descriptive language.  Be sure to use similes, hyperboles, and/or metaphors.  Rough draft due tomorrow (2 paragraphs).  Remember, this is not a story; it’s just a snapshot of an event. 

Team Challenge Tomorrow: Share your descriptive writing with the class and earn 5 points for your team.

ENGLISH 10 E

Congratulations to Taylor for winning the Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt!

Assignment: Today we started a research project on Elizabethan Life. You will have research time on Thursday and Friday in the computer lab.  Presentations will begin on Tuesday.  The groups are as follows:

• Entertainment: Taylor, Michelle, Nikki, and Emily L.
• Crime and Punishment: Caitlin, Rachel, Emily H, and Emmalee
• Medicine: Stephanie G, Meredith, and Liam
• Fashion: Shawn, Patrick, Chris, and Josh
• Queen Elizabeth I: Shweta, Nicole, Goneet, and Stephanie W
• Food: James, Derek, and Sam
• Marriage: Rhys, Dylan, and Adam