We discussed and made detailed notes on Chapters 4 and 5. There will be a test on Camus, Friday, April 13.
If you are not able to attend Wednesday's class, you must come by and pick up a copy of the novel, The Great Gatsby, a good, quick read for your holiday. It's an American classic. Wed. I'll introduce the author, the novel, the key themes and what to look for as you read.
I'll also talk about ways to keep your hard-earned writing skills fresh while away on spring break.
When you return from the break we have 12 classes before your final exam.
We'll do a mock exam as well as watch a comedic Shakespearean film and review elements of comedy.
We'll discuss Gatsby, have our Camus test, review the other two composition sections as well.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
English 10A
Excellent peer editing today. We also read our USSR books for 15 minutes so if you were absent today, be sure to read and to find a buddy from the class so you can switch poems for peer editing.
Tuesday: Poetry Test. Don't forget to complete section 3 at home: HOW HAS POETRY AFFECTED ME? You must address at least three topics and for full marks, provide examples.
Tuesday: Poetry Test. Don't forget to complete section 3 at home: HOW HAS POETRY AFFECTED ME? You must address at least three topics and for full marks, provide examples.
Lit 12
Tuesday: Renaissance Test: 15 multiple choice. Review the material and the literary terms. You will write a literary paragraph on a sight poem and another paragraph on a Lear passage.
Please have the good copy of your essay stapled to your edited copy, ready to hand in at the beginning of the period. Submit your quote log as well. I'll collect your notebooks on Thursday.
Cover page
Give your essay a title based on its thesis: Blindness Imagery in Shakespeare's King Lear.
The True Definition of Madness in Shakespeare's King Lear. Centre the title on the page.
In the lower left hand corner, include the following items:
Name
Literature 12
Ms. Stenson
Date
For those writing the test on Monday, meet me in the English office at the scheduled time. Submit your work at that time. Bring a copy of your poems but without your name. I'll get you to fill in a cover sheet.
Thursday: Poetry submissions. Arrive with copies of your poems. One of each for the BCTELA contest. If you want to submit to The Claremont Review contest or to the magazine bring subsequent copies. See submission guidelines at www.theclaremontreview.ca
Also, have your poems available electronically as there are two magazines to which you can submit via the internet. One of them will need your picture so have a picture available electronically as well.
Please have the good copy of your essay stapled to your edited copy, ready to hand in at the beginning of the period. Submit your quote log as well. I'll collect your notebooks on Thursday.
Cover page
Give your essay a title based on its thesis: Blindness Imagery in Shakespeare's King Lear.
The True Definition of Madness in Shakespeare's King Lear. Centre the title on the page.
In the lower left hand corner, include the following items:
Name
Literature 12
Ms. Stenson
Date
For those writing the test on Monday, meet me in the English office at the scheduled time. Submit your work at that time. Bring a copy of your poems but without your name. I'll get you to fill in a cover sheet.
Thursday: Poetry submissions. Arrive with copies of your poems. One of each for the BCTELA contest. If you want to submit to The Claremont Review contest or to the magazine bring subsequent copies. See submission guidelines at www.theclaremontreview.ca
Also, have your poems available electronically as there are two magazines to which you can submit via the internet. One of them will need your picture so have a picture available electronically as well.
English 9
Today: I collected the "Penny in the Dust" paragraphs and the edited drafts and the Paragraph Corrections Response Sheet. Thanks everyone!!
We made notes and read aloud, Ray Bradbury's story, "The Veldt".
Several students filled in more SMUS reads forms and USSR forms. Outstanding job! There will be a draw on Monday at assembly so if you finish a book this weekend, please fill out a from and drop it into the library bucket. Thanks.
We made notes and read aloud, Ray Bradbury's story, "The Veldt".
Several students filled in more SMUS reads forms and USSR forms. Outstanding job! There will be a draw on Monday at assembly so if you finish a book this weekend, please fill out a from and drop it into the library bucket. Thanks.
AP Lit
Wonderful presentations and group work this morning. Please finish reading the novel for Monday. Come prepared to discuss page 117. If you read it at least 100 times, you should have something meaningful to say. Also, Mr. Young will be here Monday reading to the Writing 12 class during period 3. You are welcome to join us. I suspect you'll enjoy his reading, his humour and his insight into fiction.
Yay.
See you Monday.
Yay.
See you Monday.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Writing 12
If you were unable to meet today's deadline, please email your workshop group and humbly apologize!! You are imposing upon their time and they may not be able to read your story in time for Tuesday's workshop. Arrange to email the story to your group or hand it to them on Monday.
Monday: Terence Young--fiction writer and SMUS teacher If you'd like to read a bio about Terence, visit http://www.terenceyoung.ca/
Arrive with all the questions you have about your story, writing stories, stories worth reading etc.
Terence will read us a story or an excerpt from the novel he's working on or works already published and he'll expect you to have questions about fiction.
What did you notice about the stories in your workshop group? Where are we as a group needing to improve?
You will need to write a response to Terence's presentation (similar to the one you did on Carla Funk or Patrick Lane) and remember, if you miss the class, you will need to make it up by attending a reading outside of class at a local book store, art gallery or cafe.
Due: Wed. March 14. If you are planning to leave the school early, email it to me before you leave.
Thanks.
Monday: Terence Young--fiction writer and SMUS teacher If you'd like to read a bio about Terence, visit http://www.terenceyoung.ca/
Arrive with all the questions you have about your story, writing stories, stories worth reading etc.
Terence will read us a story or an excerpt from the novel he's working on or works already published and he'll expect you to have questions about fiction.
What did you notice about the stories in your workshop group? Where are we as a group needing to improve?
You will need to write a response to Terence's presentation (similar to the one you did on Carla Funk or Patrick Lane) and remember, if you miss the class, you will need to make it up by attending a reading outside of class at a local book store, art gallery or cafe.
Due: Wed. March 14. If you are planning to leave the school early, email it to me before you leave.
Thanks.
Lit 12
Today we edited our Lear essay drafts and we chose novels for our book club unit.
If you have not yet chosen a novel, view yesterday's blog as there are links to wikipedia synopses.
The Dickens novel is no longer available but there are six to choose from. Leanne is looking for a partner to read Wuthering Heights. No one has chosen Pride and Prejudice yet. Jeffrey needs someone to choose Tess of the d'Ubervilles.
Friday: Test review
Tuesday: Have your essay, your edited copy (stapled together). Have your quotation log separate. Make sure that the essay is doublespaced and includes a title page. See the bottom of the body paragraph editing sheet for details on the cover sheet set up. PLEASE HAVE ALL OF THE ITEMS READY TO SUBMIT AS YOU WILL NEED THE ENTIRE PERIOD FOR YOUR TEST.
Those students leaving early--Bring all of the work on Monday when you write the test.
POETRY CONTESTS: Thurs. March 15, we will be entering poetry contests and submitting to magazines sooooooooooooooo if you are leaving early, bring me a copy of your two poems (edited).
Don't put your names on them. I'll get you to complete a cover sheet Monday. You will need your name/address/postal code/phone number and email.
If you have not yet chosen a novel, view yesterday's blog as there are links to wikipedia synopses.
The Dickens novel is no longer available but there are six to choose from. Leanne is looking for a partner to read Wuthering Heights. No one has chosen Pride and Prejudice yet. Jeffrey needs someone to choose Tess of the d'Ubervilles.
Friday: Test review
Tuesday: Have your essay, your edited copy (stapled together). Have your quotation log separate. Make sure that the essay is doublespaced and includes a title page. See the bottom of the body paragraph editing sheet for details on the cover sheet set up. PLEASE HAVE ALL OF THE ITEMS READY TO SUBMIT AS YOU WILL NEED THE ENTIRE PERIOD FOR YOUR TEST.
Those students leaving early--Bring all of the work on Monday when you write the test.
POETRY CONTESTS: Thurs. March 15, we will be entering poetry contests and submitting to magazines sooooooooooooooo if you are leaving early, bring me a copy of your two poems (edited).
Don't put your names on them. I'll get you to complete a cover sheet Monday. You will need your name/address/postal code/phone number and email.
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