Thursday, 3 November 2022

Nov 3, 2022

 Hello! Here's what we're up to:

English 9

  • Checking in
  • Silent reading
  • Student presentation
  • Teacher notes
  • Report on incarceration
  • Freewrite
  • Returning assignments. Remember you have the right to
    • Challenge the mark
    • Redo the assignment
  • Students missing work
    • Midterms are published on November 18th, but I need time to mark assignments and write comments.
    • You have until Tuesday, Nov 8th for missing work to count towards your midterm. 
    • If they're still missing, your midterm mark will drop, but you can hand them in before the end of the year.
    • Late work gets less feedback, but doesn't lose points.
    • I'll be sending emails home starting tomorrow, to let families know that work is missing.
  • Quiz practice response 
  • Reminder about Student Forum meeting: room 214 at lunch
  • Tomorrow, read the next two chapters
  • Rearrange seats?

English 8

  • Checking in
  • Freewrite
  • Students missing work
  • Time to prepare for your quiz
    • Reviewing the instructions
    • Reviewing the example
    • How to include page numbers
      • Add the page numbers at the end of a sentence, using parentheses, between the quotation and the period.
        • Mr. McLean notes that "quotations are just the most fun" (151).
    • Checking your practice response
    • Creating your notes
      • Bear in mind: Make your own notes. Any two students with the exact same notes will have both of them taken away.
      • Consider including
        • Literary terms, definitions, and examples
        • The quiz example given on Lesson notes
        • Chapter summaries and analyses
  • Turning our attention to the essay
    • Revisiting instructions
    • How to formulate a question
      • How/Why questions are good
      • Should be a variety of different answers
      • The answer should lead to a good thesis statement
    • Structure of an essay
    • Transition words
  • Tomorrow, read the next two chapters

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