Mrs Dubé

English 8:

Lit Circle #8; add final materials to portfolios.

Self and peer assessment for engagement and work put into all 8 lit circles.

Go over criteria for group oral presentations: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2024/04/Eng-8-Pd-1-Group-Presentation-Criteria.docx

Presentation dates:

Groups presenting on Fri, Apr 26:

The Hobbit

Forbidden City

Stargirl

Castle

Groups presenting on Weds, May 1:

The Giver

Speak

Scorpions

Remaining class time to begin planning presentations.

English 11FP: 

Read “I Lost My Talk” by Rita Joe; if you missed today’s class, source a copy of this poem online as it’s widely available.

Analysis assignment; if you missed today’s class, use the following link to access the sheet and complete the work: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2024/04/Eng11FP-Pd-2-I-Lost-My-Talk-Analysis-Assignments.docx

English 12: 

Work block for final lit circle on Mon, Apr 22.

English 12: 

Work block for final lit circle which is Fri, Apr 19th.

English 8:

Lit Circle #8; add last materials to group portfolios.

Self and peer assessment for engagement/work with all 8 lit circles.

Criteria for group oral presentations: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2024/04/English-8-Group-Presentation-Criteria-Pd-6.docx

Presentation dates:

Groups presenting Thurs, Apr 25:

The Hobbit

Treasure Island

Speak

Groups presenting Tues, Apr 30th:

The Name of the Game…

The Giver

Stargirl

Gospel

Remaining class time to work on oral presentations.

English 11FP:

Read, “I Lost My Talk” by Rita Joe. If you missed today’s class, source a copy of this poem online as it’s widely available.

Analysis assignment; if you missed today’s class, use the following link to access and complete: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2024/04/Eng11FP-Pd-7-I-Lost-My-Talk-Assignments.docx

English 8:

Apostrophe review lesson (note taking).

Apostrophe booklet.

Remaining time to read/prep for Lit Circle #8 on Thurs (Apr 18).

English 11FP:

Brainstorm and rough draft for essay on “Every Little Hurricane” collected at the end of today’s class.

English 12:

Lit Circle #7.

Non-fiction: info text assignment (in class).

Thank you to Mr. Terpening for covering my classes through until the 23rd of April as I am home with my daughter as she recovers from surgery.

English 12: 

Lit Circle #7.

Non-fiction info text assignment (in class).

Reminder final lit circle is on Fri, Apr 19th.

English 8:

Copy spelling words (quiz on Friday):

• bankruptcy
• acoustics
• capably
• circumference
• contagious
• discernable
• equilibrium
• haphazard
• flamboyant
• inconvenience

Apostrophe review lesson (note taking).

Apostrophe booklet.

Reminder: Lit Circle #8 is on Weds (Apr 17).

English 11FP:

Brainstorm and rough draft of essay collected at the end of today’s class.

English 8:

Spelling quiz at the start of class.

Lit Circle #7.

Poetry analysis assignment on “The Sea” by James Reeves; focus on annotating.

Remaining class time to prepare for Lit Circle #8 which is next Thurs (Apr 18).

English 11FP:

Work period c’ont for essay on “Every Little Hurricane” by Sherman Alexie. Students will also have the full class on Tuesday to finish their work. Complete brainstorm, with quotes and full length draft is due at the end of class Tues. All work will be completed at this time, regardless of whether it is finished or not (to allow me to not only assess your analysis but the amount of work you were able to complete over the 3.5 classes dedicated to this assignment).

English 12:

Lit Circle #6.

Remaining class time to read/prep for Lit Circle #7 which is on Tues (Apr 16).

English 12:

Lit Circle #6.

Finish black out poems for portfolio (don’t forget to add to your table of contents!).

Remaining class time to read/prep for Lit Circle #7 which is on Monday.

English 8:

Lit Circle #7.

Poetry analysis on “The Sea” by James Reeves – focus on practicing annotations.

Reminder: next Lit Circle is Weds, Apr 17th.

English 11FP:

Work block c’ont for essay on “Every Little Hurricane.”

Reminder: brainstorm and rough draft (with evidence of editing) will be collected at the end of Monday’s class (you also have that class to finish working on both of these items).

One on one conferences: individual student focus for demonstrating skill development for this essay.

English 8:

Compass survey at 8:40am (school wide); students not writing the survey can use the time to work on their lit circle materials.

Auto-biographical poetry assignment. If you missed today’s class, click the following link to access the criteria sheet and complete the poem for next day: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2024/04/Eng-8-Auto-Bio-Poem-Criteria.docx

Remaining class time to read/prep materials for Lit Circle # 7 which is on Fri (Apr 12).

Reminder to review your spelling words – quiz at the start of class Fri.

English 11FP:

Work block for essay.

Finish one on one conferences.

Students will also have a work block on Fri and next Tues; the FULL brainstorm AND rough draft (with evidence of editing) will be collected at the end of class Tues (Apr 16).

English 12:

Time provided to finish black out poetry assignment from Monday; finished poem, stapled to your word bank pages, go in your portfolio. Please ensure you update your table of contents.

Remaining class time to read/prep for Lit Circle #7 which is on Fri (Apr 12).

Reminder for ALL students at Burnaby South that Pd 1 tomorrow (Weds) STARTS at 8:40am, not at 9:10am!

English 12:

Black out poetry assignment (for portfolio). If you missed today’s class, you need to see me to get the materials you will need to complete this assignment.

Remaining class time to read/prep materials for LC #7 which is on Thurs (Apr 11).

English 8:

New seating plan for Term 3.

Auto-biographical poetry assignment; if you missed today’s class, please click the following link to access the criteria and bring your completed poem with you to class next day:  http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2024/04/Eng-8-Auto-Bio-Poem-Criteria.docx

Remaining class time to read/prepare materials for Lit Circle #7 which is on Thurs (Apr 11).

English 11FP:

Work block for essay. Students will also have work blocks to complete the thorough brainstorm and full draft (with evidence of editing) on Apr 11 and Apr 15. Complete brainstorm and edited draft is DUE by the end of class on Mon, Apr 15th. All work will be completed at this time. No work is to be done at home for this – students can come to flex if they’d like more time with their work.

English 8:

New seating plan for Term 3.

Copy spelling words (quiz at the start of class Fri):

1. bankruptcy
2. acoustics
3. capably
4. circumference
5. contagious
6. discernable
7. equilibrium
8. haphazard
9. flamboyant
10. inconvenience

Lit Circle #6.

Remaining class time to read/prep materials for Lit Circle #7 which is on Fri, Apr 12th.

English 11FP:

Work block for brainstorm/drafting of essay on “Every Little Hurricane” by Sherman Alexie.

** your FULL brainstorm, and complete draft (with editing) is due by the end of class on Tues, Apr 16th. 

English 12: 

Lit Circle #5.

S/R to read/prep for LC #6 which is Fri, Apr 12th.

Black out poetry assignment. If you missed today’s class, please come see me in flex to get the materials you will need to complete this assignment. We will continue working on this in class on Weds and it goes into your portfolio.

Thank you to the TTOC who covered my classes Friday for me. 🙂

English 12:

Lit Circle #5.

Remaining class time to prep for LC #6 which is on Apr 11th.

English 8:

Spring concrete poems collected at the start of class.

Lit Circle #6.

Extended silent read to read/prep materials for LC #7 which is on Apr 11th.

Haiku assignment:

Students are to write FOUR haiku poems – one about spring, one about summer, one about autumn and one about winter. Once you have them written, choose which poem is your best and circle it. Write a 1-2 sentence explanation of why you think the poem you chose is better than your other ones.  (due Tues, Apr 9)

• • Pay very close attention to counting your syllables so you don’t lose marks for this assignment.Review the structure for writing haiku (refer to your notes we took before the break)
  • Line 1: 5 syllables
  • Line 2: 7 syllables
  • Line 3: 5 syllables

English 11FP:

Work period for brainstorming for the five paragraph essay on “Every Little Hurricane” by Sherman Alexie.

We will continue working on the brainstorm and drafting in class next week.