S.S. 9
Students completed a review assignment for chp. 1, which was to create a crossword for the vocabulary. We have begun chp. 2 which focuses on the English Revolution. Students have had sheets that focus on vocabulary and key questions for the chapter. The chp. 1 & 2 test outline will be distributed on Tuesday, Sept. 28, and the test will be Friday, Oct. 1. Students will begin their major project for chp. 2 on Thursday.
English 12
Students have been working on short stories and will continue to work on them for another week. To date, they have been assigned 2 synthesis ques. which are preparation for the government exam.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Sept. 13 - 17
Social Studies 9
This week we finished up our geography unit, and students wrote their test on Friday. We will begin chp.1 (The Modern Age) on Monday, which is a review of S.S. 8, so we will only spend a few days on it, and then begin chp. 2, which is a study of the English Revolution. There will not be a test for chp. 1; however, there will be information from chp. 1 on the chp. 2 test in approx. 2 weeks time. We continue to urge students to use their planner sheets so that they can stay on top of their assigns., as well as earn 5%.
English 12
We finished the essay unit, and have begun our short story unit. Students are expected to know their literary terms inside and out, as they will need an excellent understanding of them for their provincial exam. We started looking at short stories and will continue on with this for the next 2 weeks. Students wrote a Literary Terms quiz on Thursday, and have their first synthesis essay due on Monday.
This week we finished up our geography unit, and students wrote their test on Friday. We will begin chp.1 (The Modern Age) on Monday, which is a review of S.S. 8, so we will only spend a few days on it, and then begin chp. 2, which is a study of the English Revolution. There will not be a test for chp. 1; however, there will be information from chp. 1 on the chp. 2 test in approx. 2 weeks time. We continue to urge students to use their planner sheets so that they can stay on top of their assigns., as well as earn 5%.
English 12
We finished the essay unit, and have begun our short story unit. Students are expected to know their literary terms inside and out, as they will need an excellent understanding of them for their provincial exam. We started looking at short stories and will continue on with this for the next 2 weeks. Students wrote a Literary Terms quiz on Thursday, and have their first synthesis essay due on Monday.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Sept. 7 - 10
Family BBQ and Course Information Evening is on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 5:30 - 8:00
Social Studies 9
Well the first week of high school is over, and it seems as though we have all survived. Once again, it was nice to have only the grade 9's here on Tuesday, as it allowed us to get them somewhat settled before the older students arrived on Wednesday.
We have started the class with a study of basic geography skills. So far this week we have looked at why maps are useful; the important parts of a map, and compass directions. Next week we will move on to map scales; latitude and longitude; atlas work; we will complete maps of Canada and Europe, and begin chapter 1 of our textbook. At this time, it looks like the Geography test will be on Friday, Sept. 17.
English 12
English 12 is in full swing. The first day started with students writing an in-class essay based on the prompt "Surprises make life interesting". This assignment gave the class a taste of what the provincial exam will be like at the end of the semester.
We continued the week with a short unit studying the art of essay writing. Students participated in their first marked group discussion. Over the weekend, students will be writing a persuasive/response essay on the topic of cheating. Next week we will finish off the essay unit, and begin our short story unit.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Social Studies 9
Well the first week of high school is over, and it seems as though we have all survived. Once again, it was nice to have only the grade 9's here on Tuesday, as it allowed us to get them somewhat settled before the older students arrived on Wednesday.
We have started the class with a study of basic geography skills. So far this week we have looked at why maps are useful; the important parts of a map, and compass directions. Next week we will move on to map scales; latitude and longitude; atlas work; we will complete maps of Canada and Europe, and begin chapter 1 of our textbook. At this time, it looks like the Geography test will be on Friday, Sept. 17.
English 12
English 12 is in full swing. The first day started with students writing an in-class essay based on the prompt "Surprises make life interesting". This assignment gave the class a taste of what the provincial exam will be like at the end of the semester.
We continued the week with a short unit studying the art of essay writing. Students participated in their first marked group discussion. Over the weekend, students will be writing a persuasive/response essay on the topic of cheating. Next week we will finish off the essay unit, and begin our short story unit.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
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