Period One -- ELA 9
1. Students were asked to read the short story entitled "Borders" from Crossroads.
2. Once done they were asked to complete questions #1 a, b as well as #3, which asked them to write a character sketch of the mother from the story. They were reminded that this is not a sketch that describes their appearance, but rather their personality.
Period Two -- ELA 20
1. We turned this into a History class and started by returning the exams that were given Wednesday.
2. We discussed the offensive at the Somme and the situation that the war created on the home fronts.
Period Three -- ELA 20
1. Students were asked to read the short story "A Visit to Grandmother's" for Tuesday.
Period Four -- History 30
1. We discussed the idea of responsible government in Canada at the turn of the 19th century, and some of the realities faced by colonists.
2. These events which led to Rebellions in Canada was discussed, namely with the Issues arising in Upper Canada. This will be continued next week.
Period Six -- ELA 10
1 Discussed "The Monkey's Paw" in detail. What is unknown from this story? Students were asked to ponder this over the weekend.
Have a good weekend.....enjoy the turkey!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tuesday, October 6th -- Day Two
Period One -- ELA 10
1. We spent the period in the library researching for our assignments on the "unknown".
There has been no due date set for this assignment as of yet.
Period Two -- History 20
Seeing as several students needed more time to write their math exam, this was used as an ELA period in which students were asked to simply finish reading Part One of To Kill a Mockingbird. There will be an exam on Part One of the novel tomorrow.
Period Three/Four -- ELA 9
1. Students spent the first fifteen minutes reading silently.
2. They were given the remainder to the period to work on their self portrait that is to go with their "I am..." poem
3. In period four, they were assigned pages 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Langauge Power.
Period Five -- ELA 20
1. This period was spent as a review for what needs to be known for tomorrows TKAM exam. As I said today, inability to pass this exam will be a result of lack of effort or inability to keep up to task with assigned readings as it is by no means a difficult exam.
Period Six -- LA 6
1. Spelling Exam # 4
Period Seven -- ELA 20
1. Turned this into History to make up for the lost class this morning. Students were given the option of reading over History for the open book exam to be given tomorrow, or ELA for the To Kill a Mockinbird exam also tomorrow.
I am gone to District X - Country tomorrow in Sturgis with Danielle Turta and Tyrell Newcombe....good luck runners... See you Thursday...
1. We spent the period in the library researching for our assignments on the "unknown".
There has been no due date set for this assignment as of yet.
Period Two -- History 20
Seeing as several students needed more time to write their math exam, this was used as an ELA period in which students were asked to simply finish reading Part One of To Kill a Mockingbird. There will be an exam on Part One of the novel tomorrow.
Period Three/Four -- ELA 9
1. Students spent the first fifteen minutes reading silently.
2. They were given the remainder to the period to work on their self portrait that is to go with their "I am..." poem
3. In period four, they were assigned pages 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Langauge Power.
Period Five -- ELA 20
1. This period was spent as a review for what needs to be known for tomorrows TKAM exam. As I said today, inability to pass this exam will be a result of lack of effort or inability to keep up to task with assigned readings as it is by no means a difficult exam.
Period Six -- LA 6
1. Spelling Exam # 4
Period Seven -- ELA 20
1. Turned this into History to make up for the lost class this morning. Students were given the option of reading over History for the open book exam to be given tomorrow, or ELA for the To Kill a Mockinbird exam also tomorrow.
I am gone to District X - Country tomorrow in Sturgis with Danielle Turta and Tyrell Newcombe....good luck runners... See you Thursday...
Monday, October 5, 2009
Monday, October 5th -- Day One
Period One -- History 20
1. We were planning to spend approximately twenty minutes in the library looking for sources for our 'mock' research assignments. This turned into the whole class. Bibliographies are due tomorrow.
Period Two -- ELA 9
1. After some silent reading, students were asked to create a newspaper articles based on the short story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" which was read last week. This assignment is due tomorrow.
Period Three -- History 30
1. We talked briefly about the Constitutional Act of 1791 and the changes it brought about for Canada.
2. We finished watching Episode Five -- A Question of Loyalties. This episode deals more or less with the American Revolution and the War of 1812 and the impact that these events have had on our history as a nation.
Period Five -- ELA 20
1. After collecting some assignments due today, students were asked to have read Chapters 10 & 11 for tomorrow's class.
Period Six -- ELA 10
1. We read the first Scene of "The Monkey's Paw" as a group. Students are asked to think about what they have read and make some sort of prediction as to what they believe is going to happen in Act Two.
Period Seven -- ELA 9
1. Students were asked to look at some not so original portraits of others. They were asked to try to come up with some ideas as to what the artist is trying to say about the people beign depicted. After some short discussion, students were asked to create their own self - portrait.
Have a good night.....
1. We were planning to spend approximately twenty minutes in the library looking for sources for our 'mock' research assignments. This turned into the whole class. Bibliographies are due tomorrow.
Period Two -- ELA 9
1. After some silent reading, students were asked to create a newspaper articles based on the short story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" which was read last week. This assignment is due tomorrow.
Period Three -- History 30
1. We talked briefly about the Constitutional Act of 1791 and the changes it brought about for Canada.
2. We finished watching Episode Five -- A Question of Loyalties. This episode deals more or less with the American Revolution and the War of 1812 and the impact that these events have had on our history as a nation.
Period Five -- ELA 20
1. After collecting some assignments due today, students were asked to have read Chapters 10 & 11 for tomorrow's class.
Period Six -- ELA 10
1. We read the first Scene of "The Monkey's Paw" as a group. Students are asked to think about what they have read and make some sort of prediction as to what they believe is going to happen in Act Two.
Period Seven -- ELA 9
1. Students were asked to look at some not so original portraits of others. They were asked to try to come up with some ideas as to what the artist is trying to say about the people beign depicted. After some short discussion, students were asked to create their own self - portrait.
Have a good night.....
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday, Sept. 30th -- Day Four
Period One -- History 30
1. Questions returned on English accomodation/assimilation attempts in regards to the French; collected questions from yesterday dealing with the War of 1812.
2. Watched Canada: A People's History ( A Question of Loyalties) which deals with The American Revolution and the influx of "Loyalists" into Canada.
Period Two -- ELA 9
1. We broke away from the CAT - 4 test which have been the majority of our focus the last few days.
2. Students were asked to read the short story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" out of their Crossroads anthology. They are to read the story and answe questions 1a, b, c & d.
Period Three/Four -- ELA 20
1. Time was given to work on the activities and assignments related to Chapters 6, 7, & 8 of "To Kill a Mockingbird". The assignment involves questions and a newspaper article. The questions were to be done today, the newspaper article is not due tomorrow.
Period Five/Six -- ELA 6
1. After some silent reading, we introduced spelling list #4 -- suffix of 'ed.
2. Pages 12 & 13 of the Spelling book were assigned and due on Friday.
3. Looked at our assignment from last week involving the use of conjunctions.
Period Seven -- ELA 10
1. Students partnered up and worked towards completing an assignment on the poem entitled "The Lady of Shallot". They are not necessarily due for tomorrow but students are expected to have something done.
Have a good night....
1. Questions returned on English accomodation/assimilation attempts in regards to the French; collected questions from yesterday dealing with the War of 1812.
2. Watched Canada: A People's History ( A Question of Loyalties) which deals with The American Revolution and the influx of "Loyalists" into Canada.
Period Two -- ELA 9
1. We broke away from the CAT - 4 test which have been the majority of our focus the last few days.
2. Students were asked to read the short story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" out of their Crossroads anthology. They are to read the story and answe questions 1a, b, c & d.
Period Three/Four -- ELA 20
1. Time was given to work on the activities and assignments related to Chapters 6, 7, & 8 of "To Kill a Mockingbird". The assignment involves questions and a newspaper article. The questions were to be done today, the newspaper article is not due tomorrow.
Period Five/Six -- ELA 6
1. After some silent reading, we introduced spelling list #4 -- suffix of 'ed.
2. Pages 12 & 13 of the Spelling book were assigned and due on Friday.
3. Looked at our assignment from last week involving the use of conjunctions.
Period Seven -- ELA 10
1. Students partnered up and worked towards completing an assignment on the poem entitled "The Lady of Shallot". They are not necessarily due for tomorrow but students are expected to have something done.
Have a good night....
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 22nd -- Day Four
Period One -- History 30
1. We looked at a number of key events in Canadian history, each of which has shaped the face and story of our nation. Starting with the expulsion of the Acadians through to the Seven Years' War, They Royal Proclamation and Quebec Act.
Period Two -- ELA 9
1. Groups got together to share their thoughts/ideas in relation to the assigned poem that they were to read for today.
2. From that point, we met as a large group to share these thoughts and ideas. Through this discussion, we are able to see the viewpoint and perspectives of others as well as attain a stronger understanding of the meaning of each poem. A lot of good ideas came up...well done.
Period Thee -- ELA 20
1. After completion of Chapter Four & Five of "To Kill a Mockingbird", students were assigned some questions based on their understanding of the events.
2. This activity is due tomorrow.
Period Four -- ELA 20
1. What was to be an ELA class got changed to History to enable us to get into the Computer Lab where students continued working on their timeline of events starting with the unification of the German states up to the declarations of war in the summer of 1914.
Period Five/Six -- LA 6
1. Spelling list # 3 was given (-less and -ful suffixes)
2. Pages 10 & 11 of the Spelling book were assigned. These are to be completed for Thursday.
3. We then took a look at conjunctions --what are they? why do we use them? how to use them? An assignment using conjunctions was assigned; this is also due for Thursday.
Period Seven -- ELA 10
1. Students were each given a copy of the poem "Legend of the Qu'Appelle Valley". For tomorrow they are to read the poem stanza by stanze coming up with thoughts and ideas on what they believe is being said in each of the eleven stanzas.
Have a good night.....
1. We looked at a number of key events in Canadian history, each of which has shaped the face and story of our nation. Starting with the expulsion of the Acadians through to the Seven Years' War, They Royal Proclamation and Quebec Act.
Period Two -- ELA 9
1. Groups got together to share their thoughts/ideas in relation to the assigned poem that they were to read for today.
2. From that point, we met as a large group to share these thoughts and ideas. Through this discussion, we are able to see the viewpoint and perspectives of others as well as attain a stronger understanding of the meaning of each poem. A lot of good ideas came up...well done.
Period Thee -- ELA 20
1. After completion of Chapter Four & Five of "To Kill a Mockingbird", students were assigned some questions based on their understanding of the events.
2. This activity is due tomorrow.
Period Four -- ELA 20
1. What was to be an ELA class got changed to History to enable us to get into the Computer Lab where students continued working on their timeline of events starting with the unification of the German states up to the declarations of war in the summer of 1914.
Period Five/Six -- LA 6
1. Spelling list # 3 was given (-less and -ful suffixes)
2. Pages 10 & 11 of the Spelling book were assigned. These are to be completed for Thursday.
3. We then took a look at conjunctions --what are they? why do we use them? how to use them? An assignment using conjunctions was assigned; this is also due for Thursday.
Period Seven -- ELA 10
1. Students were each given a copy of the poem "Legend of the Qu'Appelle Valley". For tomorrow they are to read the poem stanza by stanze coming up with thoughts and ideas on what they believe is being said in each of the eleven stanzas.
Have a good night.....
Monday, September 21, 2009
Monday, Sept. 21st -- Day Three
Period One --ELA 9
1. Language Power lessons #6, 7 & 8 were corrected.
2. 'I Am...." poems were collected; while not marked yet they look to be very well done.
3. Activites based on the short story "The Jade Peony" were collected as well.
4. Students were numbered and assigned a poem based on their number. They are to read the poem to determine its theme and place in a unit based on the theme of "All That I Am: The Search for Self". This is to be done for tomorrow, at which time we will 'jig - saw' and share our ideas to help us all understand the important ideas behind these pieces of literature.
Period Three -- ELA 20
1. Assignments were collected on figurative language and the short story "The Metaphor".
2. Students were then asked to read Chapters Four & Five of To Kill a Mockingbird for tomorrow.
Period Four -- ELA 10
1. Assignments were collected on "Purposes for Reading".
2. An assignment was introduced whereby students chose a ghost story from the book "Ghost Stories of Saskatchewan". They are to read the story, re - write it from a first person point of view, and prepare to tell it to the class. They will be marked more so on their story - telling ability and speaking abilities than anything else.
Period Five -- History 20
1. Questions and activities were discussed on the preparations leading up to war, the causes of war (aside from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand) and the early days of battle in which the Germans put the Schlieffen Plan into action.
2. A discussion then took place that dealt with the failure of the German warplans and the ensuing stalemate that ensued and the trench warfare that was very characteristic of World War I.
Next time we will take a closer look at life in the trenches and its many adventures.
Period Six -- ELA 10
1. Students were given copies of their chosen ghost stories and given the period to prepare for their presentations.
Tomorrow students can expect to recieve a copy of the rubric by which they are to be marked so that they will know where to put the greatest amount of time and effort.
Period Seven -- History 30
1. Watched "Canada: A People's History" which dealt with the events leading up to the outbreak of the Seven Year's War.
1. Language Power lessons #6, 7 & 8 were corrected.
2. 'I Am...." poems were collected; while not marked yet they look to be very well done.
3. Activites based on the short story "The Jade Peony" were collected as well.
4. Students were numbered and assigned a poem based on their number. They are to read the poem to determine its theme and place in a unit based on the theme of "All That I Am: The Search for Self". This is to be done for tomorrow, at which time we will 'jig - saw' and share our ideas to help us all understand the important ideas behind these pieces of literature.
Period Three -- ELA 20
1. Assignments were collected on figurative language and the short story "The Metaphor".
2. Students were then asked to read Chapters Four & Five of To Kill a Mockingbird for tomorrow.
Period Four -- ELA 10
1. Assignments were collected on "Purposes for Reading".
2. An assignment was introduced whereby students chose a ghost story from the book "Ghost Stories of Saskatchewan". They are to read the story, re - write it from a first person point of view, and prepare to tell it to the class. They will be marked more so on their story - telling ability and speaking abilities than anything else.
Period Five -- History 20
1. Questions and activities were discussed on the preparations leading up to war, the causes of war (aside from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand) and the early days of battle in which the Germans put the Schlieffen Plan into action.
2. A discussion then took place that dealt with the failure of the German warplans and the ensuing stalemate that ensued and the trench warfare that was very characteristic of World War I.
Next time we will take a closer look at life in the trenches and its many adventures.
Period Six -- ELA 10
1. Students were given copies of their chosen ghost stories and given the period to prepare for their presentations.
Tomorrow students can expect to recieve a copy of the rubric by which they are to be marked so that they will know where to put the greatest amount of time and effort.
Period Seven -- History 30
1. Watched "Canada: A People's History" which dealt with the events leading up to the outbreak of the Seven Year's War.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday, September 15th -- Day Five
Period One -- ELA 9
1. Returned Writing Quizzes from yesterday. Well done for the most part...congratulations to Victoria and Trudy for scoring 100% with an honorable mention ot Rachel with a 97%.
2. We had a discussion as to what makes us...us, specifically things such as ethnicity, activities, interests, beliefs, etc came up. Students were then asked to make a list of at least 24 things that they think helps to make them them. This is due for tomorrow.
Period Two/Three -- ELA 20
1. Students were given an assignment based on Chapter's 2 & 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird. They were given period three to work on these things...not due for tomorrow.
2. Students were given a copy of "The Metaphor" by Budge Wilson and asked to have it read for tomorrow. It must be read as this story will be the basis for an assignment to be completed over the remainder of the week.
Period Four -- History 30
1. Collected paragraphs that were assigned yesterday.
2. Students were given an assignment on the topic of the British approach to dealing with the French people in North America following the Seven Years' War and the ensuing Treaty of Paris which forced the French to give up all possessions in North America.
Reminder to the students attending the Student Leadership Conference in Tisdale....you need to bring something pink to wear on 'Anti - Bully' day on Friday as well as non - perishable food item to donate to the food bank.
Have a good night....
1. Returned Writing Quizzes from yesterday. Well done for the most part...congratulations to Victoria and Trudy for scoring 100% with an honorable mention ot Rachel with a 97%.
2. We had a discussion as to what makes us...us, specifically things such as ethnicity, activities, interests, beliefs, etc came up. Students were then asked to make a list of at least 24 things that they think helps to make them them. This is due for tomorrow.
Period Two/Three -- ELA 20
1. Students were given an assignment based on Chapter's 2 & 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird. They were given period three to work on these things...not due for tomorrow.
2. Students were given a copy of "The Metaphor" by Budge Wilson and asked to have it read for tomorrow. It must be read as this story will be the basis for an assignment to be completed over the remainder of the week.
Period Four -- History 30
1. Collected paragraphs that were assigned yesterday.
2. Students were given an assignment on the topic of the British approach to dealing with the French people in North America following the Seven Years' War and the ensuing Treaty of Paris which forced the French to give up all possessions in North America.
Reminder to the students attending the Student Leadership Conference in Tisdale....you need to bring something pink to wear on 'Anti - Bully' day on Friday as well as non - perishable food item to donate to the food bank.
Have a good night....
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