English 12:
- review analysis sheet for “Totem” (p. 119) which was read in class on Oct 10th
- read “The Rockinghorse Winner” (p. 383); analysis sheet
- analysis assignment (for portfolio): IF YOU MISSED TODAY’S CLASS, YOU MUST READ THE STORY, COMPLETE AN ANALYSIS SHEET FOR IT AND DO THIS ASSIGNMENT TO BE SUBMITTED INTO YOUR PORTFOLIO NEXT DAY Explore the character of the mother in the story:
1) Why is she, along with the father, left unnamed, at least right up until the very end of the story?
2) What is missing from her life, from the lives of her family members, that she mistakes for luck? Explain.
3) At the climactic point in the story, the mother “rush[es] to gather…up” her fallen son. In what way does this single action break with the behaviours she exhibits in the rest of the story? Why does the author allow this to happen?
English 8:
- new seating plan
- finish reading The Outsiders
- go over criteria for final writing assessment for this unit (due Oct 23). If you missed today’s class, please click this link to get the assignment criteria: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2023/10/English-8-Outsiders-Final-Assignment.docx
- students have remaining class time to begin working on their brainstorms
- students will have ALL of next period to work on the rough draft of their writing assignment; please bring laptops/tablets for Weds if you wish to use them******
English 11FP:
- new seating plan
- in class writing assessment: students have all class to write using the textbook, their notes and a dictionary, if they wish. No devices are permitted for this assessment. Students hand in their notes and their writing by the end of the period.