English 9, Block 4, Mon. Jan. 31

Great listening skills today. Be sure to study your vocabulary words, organize your notebook, and choose a literacy project and / or partners. Bring your agenda to class everyday. Read everyday. Success breeds success. Set goals for reading and writing this year. Confer with your homework buddy to ensure you are prepared each day.

English 10, Mon. Jan. 31

Welcome to English 10. Be sure to re-read the course outline and bring any questions you may have to class tomorrow. Study your vocabulary words, 1-4. Know the meaning, the part of speech, how to use it in a sentence, and synonyms.

Get your notebooks organized. Find a USSR book you can't wait to read.
Make sure you have a Gmail or Facebook account.
Check out 750words.com

Confer with your homework buddy.
Call a friend and make a date to go see Romeo and Juliet at Claremont next week.

English 9, Block 2, Mon. Jan. 31

Welcome to English 9. We covered a lot of territory today.
Choose your USSR book tonight and start reading it. Study your vocabulary words. Get your notebook organized and look at our supplies list so you have everything you need to start off right tomorrow morning.

AGENDA book check.
Start thinking about what you want to accomplish with your literacy project.
Re-read the course outline and bring any questions you have to class.
Great to meet you all today. Please be patient with me as I learn your names.

Literature 12

Sorry for the tardiness of today's post. Couldn't log on at school.

Course outline should be fairly comprehensive. Have a good look at it and bring any questions to class tomorrow. Tonight, find your novel, start reading it. Pick a topic from the list I gave you and start post it noting key passages. You need 15 quotes in all. You'll have time now and then to confer with others who are reading the same book and to share quotes and responses/inferences.

Lit 12 is the best course on the planet. Lucky you.

English 9, Friday, Jan. 21

Exam: Wed. Jan. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. in room 326. Bring two blue or black pens and post-it notes.

All other exam materials will be supplied.

Study. Memorize your vocabulary list so you can use those words in your paragraphs.

I'll be in my room Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning if you have questions or email me. Also, visit www.claremont-school.ca/english for samples and study tips.

English 11E, Friday, Jan. 21

You did it!! You excelled in English 11E. You've written three essays, a short story, a personal essay, a manuscript of poems and 1001 literary paragraphs and you did it mostly with smiles. I thank you for that. If you symbol the future, the world is in excellent shape. Thanks for all you do around the school, too.

Exam: Tues. Gym. Rows A and C. It's not alphabetical but apparently you need to sit in those rows. Ms. Blakey will have your exams. I'm not here Tues. Mon. morning I'm in the gym invigilating a math exam. You may leave a note on my door or email me if you need something.

Arrive prepared! Study. Bring two pens and post-it notes, a bottle of water, and wear layers as the gym's temperature varies.

All the best.
Ms. Stenson

Writing 12, Friday, Jan. 21

Keep writing!! Check out http://www.750words.com/ and subscribe to Geist's emails. They're fun and announce contests so you'll be motivated to write.

Please return your essay texts and library books to the library asap....I really need your help on this as it means I won't have to send threatening emails or phone you.

Thank you.
It's been a great course. I'm a big fan of your writing.

I'll email you with details about the poetry slam.