English 8:
Short story projects collected at the start of class.
Lit Circle unit – introduction and overview
- groups (if you missed today’s class, you will need to see me ASAP to find out which group you are in and which text you will be studying; your group will let you know what role you have been assigned in your absence)
- criteria including group portfolios
- choosing text
- establishing reading schedule and roles for the 8 upcoming lit circles in this unit
Students will have a work block on Friday to do their reading and prepare their lesson materials for the first lit circle which will happen in class on Tues, Feb 27th. Please ensure you bring your novel and materials required to complete this work in class.
English 11FP:
Reflecting on the two speeches we watched last class by Chief Dan George and Martin Luther King Jr, respond to the following questions in FULL sentences (due by the end of the class). Each question should have a minimum of 5 sentences for your responses.
Formal Oratory – Speech Analysis Prompts
1)Discuss each speaker’s use of their voice in their speech. What do you notice?
2)What motivations are behind each of the speeches?
3)Discuss the political climate at the time each speech was made; what risks did the speakers take saying what they did, when and where, they said it?
4)Comment on the use of repetition and other literary devices they used in their speeches (refer to the hand out of the text to assist you with this question). Offer an overview of what the use of these devices added to the speeches.
English 12:
Work block for Medicine Walk final composition assessments (due Feb 27).
REMINDER: your complete DRAFT must be ready for the start of class Fri (there is a completion mark for this step). You will be engaging in (mandatory) peer editing with other students on Fri. This step is designed to add strength and clarity to your final product by having feedback from others prior to creating your good copy.
**** please bring your novels to class with you Friday for collection ****