English 8:

Ch 13 writing extension projects collected at the beginning of class.

Silent reading.

Collect novels and update book cards. If you forgot your novel today, please remember to bring it Thursday for collection. 

Interim self-reflections; if you missed today’s class, please click this link to print off your own form to fill out and bring to class Thurs: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2023/10/Eng-8-Interim-Self-Reflection-1.docx

Creative writing prompts x 2 (for portfolios):

  1. What do you remember about your first day of Kindergarten? Focus on descriptive writing. Tell me about what outfit you wore, how you felt leaving your parent(s), what you thought about your new teacher and their classroom, your thoughts on the other kids in your class, the playground etc.
  2. Tell me about a time when you were bullied OR when you were a bully. Be as descriptive as possible to tell me about the situation and how it felt to be bullied or to be the bully.

English 11FP: 

Interim self-reflections; if you missed today’s class, please click this link to print off your own form to fill out and bring to class Thurs: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2023/10/Eng-11FP-Interim-Self-Reflection.docx

Portfolio write: take 10 mins and write your thoughts and feelings about what you saw and learned in the film, “We Were Children.”

Group guided discussions to unpack the heaviness of the film we watched last week.

English 12: 

Interim self-reflections; if you missed today’s class, please click this link to print of your own form to fill out and bring to class Thurs: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2023/10/Eng-12-Interim-Self-Reflection.docx

Short story unit review for exam; link to the review sheet: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2023/10/English-12-SS-Review-Sheet-Pd-3.docx

Remaining class time to study for exam and/or work on portfolios.

REMINDER: short story unit final exam is Thurs, Oct 26th. It is a closed book exam and no devices, including music, will be permitted during the writing of the assessment. Please bring textbooks Thurs for collection.