English 12:
Search engine projects for Othello collected at the start of class.
Collect Othello books; hand out Medicine Walk novels and update book cards.
Overview author, Richard Wagamese and “21 Themes and Topics for First Peoples’ Literature.” If you missed today’s class, please click this link to access the document: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2023/12/FP-Themes-and-Topics.docx
Read p. 1-17 in the novel together.
Part 1-3 Analysis Questions (due Jan 8/24):
1) Find and list at least TEN descriptions of the setting on p. 1-6. (6 marks)
2) How can someone be alone but not lonely? (2 marks)
3) In paragraph format, write your sense of both Franklin and Eldon at this early part of the novel. Do you see similarities between them or only differences? (3 marks)
English 8:
“My Very Bad Day” short story projects due at the start of class.
Hand out short story text books and update book cards.
Hand out short story terminology hand book and review as a class. If you missed today’s class, click the following link to print your own: http://sd41blogs.ca/dubes/files/2023/12/Eng-8-Short-Story-Terms-Booklet.docx
Read “Ambush” (p. 61) together as a class and fill in analysis sheet together as a class.
English 11FP:
In class composition. If you missed today’s class, you can make this up in flex tomorrow (Thurs) morning.
HOMEWORK: Winter solstice photo essay contribution. Students need to take TWO photos and email them to me asap to add to your file.
- One photo needs to represent the end (death) of fall/autumn.
- One photo needs to represent the beginning (birth) of winter.
Email: shelley.dube@burnabyschools.ca
Put your subject line as follows: Eng 11FP Pd 7 Winter Solstice Photos, your first initial and your last name.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF MY DAY 2 STUDENTS. I WISH YOU, AND YOUR FAMILIES, A HAPPY AND RESTFUL WINTER BREAK. I’LL SEE YOU BACK AT SOUTH ON JAN 8TH.