Mrs Dubé

Today is the last Day 2 of the year! It has been lovely getting to know, and work with, all of you over the last 10 months. I hope everyone has a fab summer and for my Gr 8s and 11s, I’ll see you in the fall. For my Gr 12s, BE AWESOME and enjoy all that life brings you. 🙂

English 12: 

Scrabble tourney.

English 8:

Scrabble tourney.

English 11FP:

Scrabble tourney.

Today is the last Day 1 of the year! It has been lovely getting to know, and work with, all of you over the last 10 months. I hope everyone has a fab summer and for my Gr 8s and 11s, I’ll see you in the fall. For my Gr 12s, BE AWESOME and enjoy all that life brings you. 🙂

English 8:

Scrabble tourney.

English 11FP:

Scrabble tourney.

English 12: 

Scrabble tourney.

English 12:

Novel collection.

Scrabble.

English 8:

Novel collection.

Scrabble tournament day 2!

English 11FP:

Novel collection.

Hand back work.

Watch S2, E1-2 of “Reservation Dogs.”

English 8:

Collect novels and update book cards. If you forgot your novel today, please ensure you have it with you to return on Thurs.

Scrabble tournament, day 1.

English 11FP:

Collect novels and update book cards. If you forgot your novel today, please ensure you have it with you to return on Thurs.

Hand back work; clear out portfolios – materials can be kept or they will be recycled at the end of the day.

Scrabble.

English 12: 

Collect novels and update book cards.

Portfolio clear out – students can choose to keep materials from their portfolios from all three terms or they can choose to recycle it.

Scrabble.

English 12: 

Collect novels and update book cards.

Portfolio clear out – students can choose to keep materials from their portfolios from all three terms or they can choose to recycle it.

English 8:

Collect novels and update book cards.

Scrabble tournament, day 1.

English 11FP:

Final in-class essay assessment for Moon of the Crusted Snow. Students have all class to write. If you missed today’s class and your absence is excused, you will need to contact me ASAP to make this essay up tomorrow.

Please bring novels to class for collection on Weds.

The Term 3 cut off is today at 3:03pm. No work will be accepted after this time for your Term 3 report card.

English 8:

In-class essay assessment for Word Nerd.

Silent reading if done before the end of the period.

Bring novels to class for collection on Tues.

English 11FP:

In-class essay assessment for Moon of the Crusted Snow.

Bring novels to class for collection on Tues.

English 12: 

In-class essay assessment for OMAM.

Bring novels to class for collection on Tues.

REMINDER to ALL classes: the Term 3 cut off is tomorrow, June 14, at 3:03pm. All outstanding work, including portfolios, must be complete and submitted by this time or it will not be considered in the grading of your final report card.

English 12: 

Final in-class essay assessment for OMAM. Students have all class to write.

Novels will be collected in class on Monday, June 17th.

REMINDER: Portfolios are due by tomorrow afternoon. For those who have been asking, here’s the creative prompts:

English 12 – Creative Writing Prompts (for portfolio)

The following five creative prompts are for your Term 3 writing portfolio. Work is meant to be completed on them in class; remember, they are working documents designed to demonstrate your process and progress so there is no need to produce a “good copy.” You can use prose, poetry or a combination of both to respond to the prompts.

Please ensure EACH prompt gets added individually to your Table of Contents.

Keep all drafting in your portfolio so it doesn’t go missing!

• List twenty people you would be highly uncomfortable sitting next to on a plane. Offer 1-2 sentences as to why they would make you uncomfortable. These can be historical figures, characters from literature or film or people from your real life.
• A) What is the best thing that happened to you today? B) This week? C)This year?
• Does the future excite or frighten you? Why?
• Were you ever someone’s second choice? When did you become aware of this?
• Describe the last time you cried and why.

English 8: 

Final in-class essay assessment for Word Nerd. Students have all class to write.

Novels will be collected in class on Monday, June 17th.

English 11FP: 

End of term self-assessments.

Essay topics and outlines for final, in-class essay for Moon of the Crusted Snow which will be written in class on Mon, June 17th.

Remaining class time to work on outlines.

REMINDER: portfolios are due by tomorrow afternoon:

1. A dish your mom makes that you wish she wouldn’t.
2. The first time you recall adults not being totally truthful.
3. An object belonging to one of your parents that you think will be most meaningful at the end of your days.
4. What relative are you most similar to and why?

English 8:

Word Nerd essay topics for the final, in-class essay which is Fri (June 14). If you missed today’s class, you will need to come see me in flex tomorrow morning to choose a topic and get your outline.

Remaining class time to work on outlines.

English 11FP:

End of term self-assessments.

Essay topics for the final, in-class essay for Moon of the Crusted Snow which happens on Fri (June 14) in class.

If you missed today’s class, you will need to come see me in flex tomorrow morning to choose a topic and get your outline.

Remaining class time to work on outlines.

English 12: 

End of term self-assessment.

OMAM essay topics for the final, in-class essay which is Fri (June 14). If you missed today’s class, you will need to come see me in flex tomorrow morning to choose a topic and get your outline.

Remaining class time to work on outlines.

English 12: 

End of term self-assessment.

OMAM essay topics for the final, in-class essay which is Thurs (June 13). If you missed today’s class, you will need to come see me in flex tomorrow morning to choose a topic and get your outline.

Remaining class time to work on outlines.

English 8:

Word Nerd essay topics for the final, in-class essay which is Thurs (June 13). If you missed today’s class, you will need to come see me in flex tomorrow morning to choose a topic and get your outline.

Remaining class time to work on outlines.

English 11FP:

Section Four (p. 134-174) reading quiz at the start of class; if you missed today’s class and your absence is excused in the computer, you must email me ASAP to make this quiz up in flex before the end of the week. Students who missed today’s class without being excused will receive zero on the quiz.

Finish reading the novel. You must have the book finished prior to class Thurs. For Thursday’s class, we will be choosing your essay topic and you’ll have the class to plan your outline. Your final in-class essay assessment will be on Monday, June 17th.

For students who ordered a year book, here is a message from Ms Wong regarding year book distribution happening on June 17th after school:

English 8:

Silent reading.

Finish reading Word Nerd.

Review 5 paragraph essay structure in preparation for writing in-class essay Friday as the final assessment for our unit on Word Nerd.

English 11FP:

Section Four (p. 134-174) reading quiz at the start of class; if you missed today’s class and your absence is excused in the computer, you must email me ASAP to make this quiz up in flex before the end of the week. Students who missed today’s class without being excused will receive zero on the quiz.

Finish reading the novel. You must have the book finished prior to class Weds.

English 12:

In class, multi-paragraph writing assessment due by the end of the period; if you missed today’s class, you will need to contact me asap to arrange a time to make this up in flex ASAP.

If finished the above before the end of the class, students had time to work to ensure their creative writing portfolio is ready to go for grading on Fri.