English 8:
- collect any remaining Gr 8 Letters to Self for folx who took them home to finish
- copy spelling words into your book – REMINDER: there will be a QUIZ on these words at the start of class on Friday (Sept 29)****
- beginning
- believe
- conscience
- definitely
- description
- experience
- February
- grammar
- immediately
- necessary
- video “On Orange Shirt Day” by Phyllis Webstad (7 mins, 7 secs): please remember to wear orange on Friday to recognize the importance of truth and reconciliation in Canada
- reading in The Outsiders
English 11FP:
- video “On Orange Shirt Day” by Phyllis Webstad (7 mins, 7 secs): please remember to wear orange on Friday to recognize the importance of truth and reconciliation in Canada
- reminder if you have not submitted your two photos for the fall equinox project, they are now overdue. Email me ASAP: shelley.dube@burnabyschools.ca
- review portfolio process for coursework
- creative writing prompt #1 (to be kept in your portfolio) – this piece of writing can take many shapes but the importance is focusing on your storytelling AND your sentence structure. This prompt can be addressed in multi-paragraph format or poetry; it could even be written as an interview or as a script, if you’re into that:How are girls treated differently from boys in your family? Write about how it feels from your identity perspective to watch how the other gender is treated.If you perceive no difference, why do you think that’s how your family is?
***** if you missed today’s class, you must complete this piece at home and bring it with you to the next class so we can add it to your portfolio so you don’t fall behind *****
Reminder: Stories of Who I Am assignment due in class on Fri (Sept 29): make sure you are sourcing the four tangible artifacts that meet the criteria for this assignment and that you are prepared for sharing in class (small group and whole class) orally during class Friday********
English 12:
- video “On Orange Shirt Day” by Phyllis Webstad (7 mins, 7 secs): please remember to wear orange on Friday to recognize the importance of truth and reconciliation in Canada
- “Invitations” analysis assignment; if you missed today’s class, you must complete this analysis for homework and hand in next day:There is a turn in the story that occurs shortly after the final invitation is received: “She discovered she was trembling not with excitement but with fear.”In the way this is presented, do you believe this turn is realistic? Offer your response in a paragraph with reference to the story.
- review portfolio process we’ll be using for coursework this year and set up Table of Contents
- remaining class time to either finish/touch up analysis from “The Lottery” or to silent read