Dec. 5

Coming up:

China test (notes allowed but not textbook): Wednesday, Dec. 7

Short story good copy due Dec. 8.

English Exam on Friday, Dec. 9 at 11:00
- parts of speech (definitions, identification)
- short story (elements, reading, questions)
- paragraph-writing plus brainstorm

Socials Exam on Monday, Dec. 12 at 8:30
- Geography (continents & oceans, lines of lat/long, coordinates)
- History (Rome, China)
- your world religion

CE exam on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 11:00
- general knowledge about Bible
- Creation 1 & 2, Cain & Abel, Noah, Tower of Babel, Abraham

Nov. 30

Homework:

SS - finish your Venn diagram

EN - study and complete good copy of short story for Dec. 8

CE - Abraham test Friday

Nov. 29

Homework for tomorrow:

English-parts of speech exercises and elements definitions

CE-study for Friday's Abraham test.

Homework for Thursday:

SS-Complete Chinese philosophies Venn diagram (Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism)

Nov. 28

For tomorrow:

Have dynasties chart ready for Social Studies.

For Wednesday:

English: Complete parts of speech exercises. Complete definitions of short story elements.
Study with the prezi: http://prezi.com/lwhjygplx6oi/parts-of-speech/

Good copies of short stories that you've written are due Dec. 8.

CE: Study for Friday's Abraham test.

November 25

Homework:

Fill in the Dynasties Chart using information from Chapter 3 in your Pathways textbook.

Nov. 24

English:

Homework: Read “August Heat” (pp. 22-27) and finish the story. Write at LEAST 10 sentences.

CE:

Practice Quiz on Monday, test on Friday (Abraham)

SS:

Finish Charlemagne notes (web or personal choice). Review the questions you got wrong on the test for next week's oral test.

Nov. 23

SS

We had our Rome test.

Homework: take notes on Charlemagne (pp. 25-26). I'm recommending a web, but you may use your own style.

Don't forget the English and CE homework. (View Nov. 22.)

Nov. 22

SS:

Test tomorrow. Study by using the Jeopardy game. (You can re-read the textbook, too!)

English:

Read “The Weapon” (p. 62). Identify examples of irony in the story. What is the theme of the story?

Revise your story to ensure you have met all the criteria (theme evident, conflict, setting, irony).

CE:

Review questions on p. 47
Reflection: Choose either the reflection question on page 42 or one of the two reflection questions on page 43 and write a dialogue or paragraph.

Nov. 21

Play Jeopardy by yourself: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/rome-wasnt-built-in-a-day

Try final jeopardy again: http://prezi.com/1u1lo9hu8rey/rome/

Test is on Wednesday. Use your notes and the Jeopardy game to study.

Nov. 17 and 18

SS

(Nov. 17) We did Cornell notes using others' questions. I collected them and will redistribute them next day.

EN

We discussed AR options: books, ebooks, iBooks, audio books. Go to your library's website and download audio books.

We went over setting and its importance in "Sentry." We also reviewed the questions for the story and discussed the story's theme.

HW: Keep working on your short story, making sure to three good examples of your theme. Read "The Decision" (pp. 67-78) and answer on page 79 questions 1-4. 6, 7. Also, describe the conflict (person vs. _______).

CE

We read from Genesis (chapters 12-18) and the related pages in the textbook (39-42).

HW: Start a family tree for Abraham (Abram). Do it by hand or on the computer. Your paper should be landscape, not portrait style. So far, you should have Abraham (Abram) m Sarah (Sarai) and their child Isaac as well as a link between Abraham and Hagar and a line indicating their child Ishmael.

Nov. 16

English:

Revise your short story (again). Be sure to include setting. Give three good examples of your theme. (This revision is due Nov. 22.)

Complete "Sentry" (p. 177) paragraph and questions (p. 178 q. 1-4). This is due next English class (Nov. 18).

Write a short paragraph on the setting and its importance.

“Sentry,” by Fredric Brown, is about ________________________
___________________________________________________________. The setting, __________________________________________________, is important to the story because _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
Answer questions 1-4 on page 178 (Taking a Closer Look).

CE:

Bring your Written On Our Hearts textbook to class. Complete the pre-quiz on Abraham.

Nov. 15

Tomorrow:

English - Have your stories with revisions ready.

CE - Test - Study from your pretest notes.

Thursday:

Early dismissal at 12:45 for Parent-Teacher Interviews

SS: We will use your questions for Cornell Notes.

Nov. 9 & 10

World Religions presentations:

We've completed all but First Nations Haida and Baha'i. We'll do those on Tuesday.

Please complete for Tuesday:
- International Dossier
- Religion pre-test
- Questions for your section of Rome.

Please complete for Wednesday:
- second part/draft of your short story, incorporating setting and theme

Also, be prepared for your religion test on Wednesday.

Nov. 8

SS homework:

- International Dossier on your country (cultural heritage) due Tuesday, Nov. 15
- Questions for your section on Rome (due Thursday, Nov. 10)

English:

- Finish your short story for Thursday, Nov. 10.
- Write one sentence that tells the theme (main message) of "The Dog of Pompeii."

CE:

- Study for upcoming test (Creation 1 & 2, Fall of Man, Cain & Abel, Noah, Tower of Babel).

Presentations

This is the order of the presentations (Wednesday, Nov. 9 and Thursday, Nov. 10):

1) Hinduism (G)
2) First Nations (E)
3) Judaism (F)
4) Sikhism (A)
5) Islam (B)
6) First Nations (C)
7) Buddhism (H)
8) Bahai (D) - Tuesday, Nov. 15

Nov. 7

Homework:

Finish a rough draft of your short story (character).

Tomorrow:

We'll be doing a little Socials/English combo in B block and finish Evan Almighty in D block. We will have a test in CE soon.

If you're reading this, bring your SS textbook to class in B block!

Eeek! Block change and stuff is due!

Remember, the block change starts Monday:

Day 2: F, G, H, E
Day 1: B, C, D, A

We have English second block on Monday. I will be collecting your notes for the World Religions project. I will also require you to have completed your English homework from last day: Discussing Character and the traits for your creative writing.

Presentations start on Wednesday.

Nov. 3

We looked over "Agnes" and worked on discussing character.

You also received a creative writing prompt. You are to complete the first two columns on the character traits chart (names/traits) so that on Monday, you can do some creative writing using your brainstorming.

Complete the "Discussing Character" handout and the two columns of the chart for Monday.

Coming up:

Nov. 4: Early dismissal at 12:45

B block: CE - Noah Comic is due
D block: last day in library for World Religions project - notes are due on Monday, Nov. 7

Nov. 7: Block rotation F, G, H, E then B, C, D, A

Nov. 9: Presentations start
Presentations should be about 10 minutes long. Aim for between 7-15, and you'll be fine. Be sure to practice with your group, and remember that the slides should be simple, easy to read, and add to your overall presentation. I will make my classroom available for practice at break and lunch as well as on Wednesday morning (Nov. 9) from 8:00-9:10 (late start).

Nov. 1

Coming Up:

Nov. 2 -

B block - We'll do CE. Your reflection on the scripture is due.

D block - We'll continue working on the World Religions project. This is your second-to-last class in the library. If you are behind in your notes, get caught up.

Nov. 3 - English class in G block

For homework, you are to read "Agnes" in your Focus book and answer questions 4 and 5. You are also to fill in the Character Traits chart for the main character of the story.

Nov. 4 - CE comic strip is due. It will also be the last day in the library for working on your World Religions project. The notes are due on Monday, Nov. 7. The presentations will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

Oct. 28

We are currently working on a few things.

English: We're starting short stories. We will continue to review parts of speech and have a parts of speech test on Nov. 10. The short story we read today was "A Secret for Two." We focused on foreshadowing and how we would cope if we were to lose an important sense.

CE: Comic strip is due Nov. 4. You will have class time to work on it on Monday in B block. We have Show and Share (Paolo and April John) on Monday in B block. We're going to finish up this section of CE with the Tower of Babel then have a test.

SS: We're working on a World Religions research/presentation project. Notes will be due Nov. 7. Presentations will take place Nov. 9 and 10.

Oct. 27

To see a sample prezi, go here:
http://prezi.com/s9gbzhpk3uwk/short-story-notes-grade-10/

Oct. 26

World Religions Groups

Group A – Danielle, Renee, April John: Sikhism

Group B – Justin, Austin, Miguel: Islam

Group C – Isabella, Stephanie de A., Christina: First Nations

Group D – David, Kailin, Brittney: Baha’i (descended from Islam)

Group E – Mackenzie, Caitlin, Cassandra: First Nations

Group F – Jeffrey, Marcus, Eduardo: Judaism

Group G – Nella, Paolo, Alex: Hinduism

Group H – Stephanie de J., Jessica, Marra, Jade : Buddhism

Oct. 25

We did a formative quiz on prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. We also looked at short story elements.

We did a reflection on the Sunday readings. If you didn't finish, it's homework. We also worked on our Noah comics.

Tomorrow: Geography Test (Summative=for marks)

Thursday: English test (conjunctions, prepositions, interjections), Comic strip work, research project (TBA)

Oct. 24

I returned your formative quizzes (geography), and we went over them. We worked some more on coordinates then played Battleship.

Geography Unit Test on Wednesday

Tomorrow:
English - formative quiz, review, short stories
CE - Show and Share, reflection, project work

Oct. 20

English: had adj/adv test, no homework due; just review for conj/prep/inter formative quiz and all parts of speech for test

CE: worked on rubrics and assigning tasks, project due Nov. 4
*Email me the rubrics your group created.
Show and Share next day: Kailin & Mackenzie, Austin (didn't have his)

SS: next class you'll get your formative quizzes back to prepare for the test

Important dates next week:

Tuesday, Oct. 25: formative quiz (prep/conj/inter)
Wednesday, Oct. 26: summative Geography test
Thursday, Oct. 27: summative prep/conj/inter test

Oct. 19

We had our SS quiz today. Fun! We will go over them next Socials class (Monday, Oct. 24). The test will be the Socials class after that (Wednesday, Oct. 26).

Tomorrow:

ADJ/ADV test
HW check - prepositions, conjunctions, interjections
Noah 6-9 main events
Show and Share: Justin, Austin, and Cassandra

Oct. 18

English homework for Oct. 20:
- ex. 31, "Review Test", ex. 33, ex. 34-35
- test (summative) adjectives and adverbs

CE homework for Oct. 20
- List 6-9 main events in the Noah and the Flood story
- Show and Share: Austin and Cassandra

Tomorrow - Oct. 21
Social Studies - have your geography assignments done (007, seasons)
Formative Quiz for review
Justin will bring his Show and Share

Oct. 17

Homework:

Find out what a chinook is.
Finish the notes in the handout.
Finish the 007 James Bond handout.

For Tuesday:

English: Write that small paragraph using 10 adverbs.

Show and Share: Stephanie de J, Jessica, Justin

Oct. 14

EN: We went over adverb homework, listened to "The Logical Song" and filled in the blanks with adjectives and adverbs, identified adjectives and adverbs in sentences, and got homework for Tuesday, Oct. 18: Write a short paragraph using 10 adverbs from the adverbs handout.

CE: We shared our summaries in groups. We must have those summaries done for next CE class (Oct. 18).

Due Monday, Oct. 17: News summary (paragraph)

Oct. 13

We went over the lat/long worksheets and got to work on the paragraph summaries of our news articles. The paragraphs are due on Monday.

Tomorrow: Adverb exercises are due for English. Noah summaries or notes are due for CE.

Jeopardy

My Jeopardy Template

Oct. 12

Lolly lolly lolly get your adverbs here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ

Homework for English (due Oct. 14): Adverb exercises 27-30

CE:

Homework: summary/notes of your section of Noah (due Oct. 14)

Show and Share: Caitlin and Stephanie de J.

Homework due tomorrow:

SS - lat/long sheets, current events parts 1-5

Noah Responsibilities

A - Warning of the Flood (Gen. 6:5-13) Austin, Nella, Cassandra, Alex, Eduardo, Danielle, April John

B - Preparation for the Flood (Gen. 6:14-22; 7:1-5) Miguel, Stephanie de A, Jessica, Marchello, David, Brittney, Justin

C - The Great Flood (Gen. 7:6-23; 8:1-22) Marcus, Renee, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Christina, Kailin

D - Covenant with Noah and conclusion (Gen. 9:1-17; 28-29) Jeffrey, Isabella, Marra, Jade, Paolo, Stephanie de J

Oct. 11

Homework for Oct. 12:

Favourite Food descriptive paragraph

Homework for Oct. 13:

Latitude/longitude worksheets
Current events assignment numbers 1-5 (not paragraph)

Tomorrow's Show and Share: Eduardo and Marchello.

Oct. 7

Homework for Tuesday:

Bring your 6-7 news articles.
Finish the 2 latitude/longitude worksheets.

For Wednesday:

English - Write a descriptive paragraph about your favourite food.

CE - Finish your reflection on the Sunday readings.

Oct. 6

World Maps were handed in.

We worked on Latitude and Longitude.

Homework for Tuesday: the two worksheets (labelling the lines on the world map, the latitude/longitude Mexico/South America sheet) but not the big package of worksheets

Due Tomorrow (Friday):

English - study for the test (nouns, pronouns, verbs), adjective hw review (ex. 23-26, food adjectives)

CE - Cornell Notes on Creation 2, Fall of Man, Cain and Abel

Oct. 5

English homework for Friday:

adjective exercise 23-26
Favourite Food adjectives (not the paragraph)
Test-verbs, nouns, pronouns (for marks)

CE homework for Friday:

Take Cornell notes on:
- 2nd story of Creation (Gen. 2:4-25)
- Fall of Man (Gen. 3:1-24)
- Cain and Abel (Gen. 4:1-16)

Show and Share: Miguel and Christina

Due tomorrow:

- World Map

Oct. 4

Corrected SOMEBODY's mispronunciation of mischievous:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mischievous

World Map is due Thursday.

Oct. 3

English:

Adjective exercises 21 and 22
Good copy of poem for display

SS:

Work on map (due Thursday)

CE:

No HW
Next Show and Share on Wednesday: Nella and Jeffrey

Sept. 30

You worked on a World Map assignment. It is due Thursday, Oct. 6.

Due Monday: completed verbs booklet.

Sept. 29 update

Homework for Friday:

SS - Parts of an Atlas, Maps vs. Globes (map parts)

Homework for Monday:

EN - Finish verb booklet.

Ongoing: clip out news articles.

Show and Share on Monday: Stephanie de A, Renee, Alex

Sept. 27

English:

We read and went over last day's verbs. We then continued with verbs. Exercises 15 and 16 are for homework. You don't need to identify tense, just the verbs. Keep your Tom and Jerry verbs handy for next day.

CE:

Show and Share by Marra. David forgot so will do it during Socials tomorrow. Sept. 29 Show and Share will be done by Brittney and Stephanie de A.

HW check: Oral Tradition and Books of the Old Testament

First Story of Creation: Genesis 1:1-31;2:1-4

Read then outline the 7 days.

Sept. 26

Social Studies

We did peer- and self-assessment of maps.

We discussed what news is and how it impacts us.

We reviewed the group current events that we did before and assessed whether the articles were news or not. We then looked at our assignment: Collect 6-7 (or more) pieces of written news over the next two weeks. Try to find related news articles. Keep these in a folder, envelope, or page protector for use with the handouts I gave you on news summaries/analyses.

Reminders:

English: finish verbs pp. 26-27 ex. 13 and 14 (not identifying copula/intransitive/transitive); bring AR book

CE: books of the Old Testament notes (list/graphic organizer/picture, etc.) and Oral Tradition page

Update Sept. 23

Homework due Monday:
map of Horn of Africa

Homework due Tuesday:
English: verbs pages 26-27, ex. 13 & 14 Do not write transitive/intransitive/copula.
CE: Take notes on the books of the Bible (p. 23 in textbook). Organize these notes in any way you like. You may colour, use a graphic organizer, or do it on the computer.

September 21st

We had English and CE today. In English, we read, did a quiz on nouns and pronouns, and started a verbs package. In CE, we prayed, learned about the formation of the Bible, and talked about Show and Share.

Homework for Friday: Verbs, p. 25 ex. 12; Oral Tradition questions

Reminder: We will work on the Horn of Africa map tomorrow. It will be assigned for homework for Monday.

Show and Share on Friday: Marco and Danielle, Tuesday: Marra and David.

This Week

Tuesday

- Juggler Day (Wear jeans/sweatpants and ND stuff.)
- short classes for activities
- grade 8/12 dance 7:00-9:00

Wednesday

- early dismissal at 12:40 for staff meeting

Thursday

- homeroom

Friday

- early dismissal at noon for ND golf tournament

Sept. 19th update

We checked pronouns and did silent reading.

Next class (Wednesday): quiz on nouns and pronouns.

We checked our Scriptural References homework and put together the poems and t-shirts after a talk Ms. Sawka gave on differences in our school.

Tomorrow: turn in Somalia questions.

Sept. 16 update

Homework:

Due Monday - Pronouns booklet, Scriptural References handout
Due Tuesday - Somalia questions

Every class: novel for AR

Soon: Bring in the Service Hours Policy and Proposal

Sept. 12

Please complete the "To Be ____" poem for Thursday. It should be a good copy written to be displayed with the T-shirt.

Sept. 13

Please complete the nouns booklet for Thursday.

First post

Please make sure you complete your t-shirts and letters to yourselves for Monday.

May 31

What we did and what we are going to do:

- silent reading
- group work: completing the study sheet for Thursday's CE test
- went over the study sheet
- library work: finishing off our projects on World Religions

Thursday:

- 10 minutes to review your notes
- CE test (8 matching, 12 marks for long-answer, 8 marks for short-answer)
- leftover time: silent reading

Monday:

- open book test on Renaissance
- presentations and notes marking

Wednesday:

- tidying up of any leftover items

May 27

Coming up:

Renaissance test (open book)
CE test-quiz
World Religions presentations June 6 (completed notes due for marking June 2 H block)

What's new today?

We finally finished off our presentations!
We went over our new (last) project. It is cross-curricular, which means it encompasses all three of our Humanities subjects: English, SS, and Religion.

Groupings and Religions:

- Hinduism: Jea, Isabella, McKenzie
- Buddhism: Shaun, Luca
- Islam: Xander, Lorenz, Barinder
- Sikhism: Tyson, Justin, Mark
- Daosim/Taoism: Sofia, Sabrina, Ria
- Judaism: Jhoden, Stefano, Julian
- Christianity-Protestant: Analisa, Jessica, Meagan
- Christianity-Eastern Orthodox: Dante, Alex, Dean
- Indigenous Religions of North America-Northwest Coast: Marisol, Alyssa, Chelsea
Alternative Paths-Scientology: Arturo, Daniel, Darian

We also finished off our poetry booklets.

Next day: H block: silent reading and SS, F block: CE, G block: research in library and checking unmarked lyrics assignments

May 13

- presentations
- worked on Exodus project
- poetry (pp/17, 18, 21)
- wrote limericks
- no new hw...just finish Exodus project for May 17 and poetry project for May 25

Ms. F-B wrote a limerick:

There was a young boy named JB
Who made all the girls go crazy.
He started to sing
And made my ears sting
With his constant whining, "Baby."

Reminders

Group page is due Monday. Email me the link and password.
Exodus project is due May 17.
Poetry project is due May 24.
Presentations will continue Monday last block.

May 3

- in-class Renaissance essays
- finished Lion King
- poetry: checked lyrics assignment (1/3 of class), went over poetic terms, read/analysed "Casey at the Bat"

Reminders:

Fakebook presentations: May 5
Exodus project: May 17
Poetry project: May 24

April 27

- silent reading
- received results of Moses test
- worked on SS project (Renaissance)
- discussed humanism
- looked over poetry project and lyrics assignment
- went over deadlines

Reminders:

SS

- Facebook Renaissance research must be completed by end of the day on Friday, April 29 (no additional class time allotted).
- In-class essay using NOTES and BIBLIOGRAPHY to be done on Tuesday, May 3. Only your hand-written notes can be used for the essay.
- You should have your complete profile done for Thursday, May 5. You will have class time to work on your rough draft of the profile on Tuesday. Presentations are to take place on Thursday, May 5.

EN

- lyrics assignment due May 3
- poetry project due May 24

CE

- Exodus project due May 17

April 19

Due to several requests for an extension, I postponed today's Moses chapter 3 test until next day (Thursday). Please be sure to use the guided notes I gave you.

I gave you the project and group assignments for the Exodus CE project. You have calendars with pertinent information on them, including the project due date. Please be sure to divide the work fairly, and don't let your group down. Group leaders will report to me.

I returned your SS tests (China) and let you know about the upcoming project. You'll choose your Renaissance person to research next class.

Be prepared to start our poetry unit next class. Also continue to bring your silent reading book to all blocks.

April 15

You had subs for Wednesday's and Friday's classes. The important thing to remember is the CE test on Tuesday, April 19: Moses, chapter 3 of the text.

April 7

Prayer Intentions:

- for Lorenz's grandma
- for Timmy
- for those in Japan, affected by another string aftershock
- for our sick classmates
- for our athletic teams

Prayer leader was Jessica. Sabrina will lead prayer next day.

We worked on:
- AR
- guided Socials notes for Monday's Chapter 3 test
- 10 Commandments skits
- finished Chapter 3 in CE text
- writing questions from CE text Ch. 3 #13&14
- English projects

Reminders:

Monday:

Socials test (China)
English project due
Remaining skits for CE

Moses Ch. 3 test will take place Tuesday, April 19.

April 1

Prayer Intentions:

- for Lorenz's grandmother
- for some special intentions
- for the people in Japan

Prayer leader was Dante. Next class it will be Jea.

What we did:

- silent reading
- went over the answers to the short story (Great Wall)
- took notes on the Tang Dynasty (any style notes) pp. 93-99
- continued reading about Moses (up until the breaking of the tablets)
- worked with our partners on our Ten Commandments skits (to be presented on Thursday)

HW

- no English homework except to start work on your project (due April 11)
- SS: finish your Tang Dynasty notes

March 30

Prayer Intentions:

- for special intentions (Dean, Alex)
- for Lorenz's grandmother
- for those sick or stressed

Prayer leader was McKenzie.

We covered:

- AR
- Han dynasty, Buddhism, Sui Dynasty
- of the Ten Commandments: 7-10

Homework:

CE text p. 67 Review Questions
SS text p. 93 questions 1, 2, 5

We also did our tests on Forbidden City or Throwaway Daughter
We checked homework for SS and English. Those who had not completed their homework were assigned HW detention or used their get out of jail free card.

We got into pairs for our skits on the commandments and received the one we're going to prepare. We also wrote down what we are going to do for our China projects: due April 11 (13 for video).

Next Classes:

- silent reading
- more early China
- more Moses
- paragraph writing
- time to work with partner on skit
- going over Seeking at Wall answers

China Book Project

March 30: Select Project

April 11: due date for all projects except video

April 13: due date for video project

March 28

Prayer Intentions:

- for Lorenz's grandmother
- for those still travelling that they may return safely
- for those sick or injured
- for Jhoden's 13-year-old neighbour who was shot
- for Ms. F-B's grade one daughter's classmate and his family whose dad passed away

Agenda for next day:

H: silent reading then SS
Have your hockey cartoon paragraphs ready.
We will also continue working on Early China.

F: Have your CE Review Questions (p. 62) ready for checking.
We will continue with Moses and the Ten Commandments. We are now on stealing.

G: Test on Forbidden City or Throwaway Daughter.
Have your short story questions completed ("Seeking Her Husband at the Great Wall").
You will choose your project for FC/TD.

March 15

Prayer Intentions:

- for several special intentions (Stefano, Sabrina, Alex)
- for several people's safe trips
- for the people in Japan
- for Lorenz's grandma

Prayer leader was Alex. Next class, it will be Alyssa.

EN:

- silent reading (to finish City/Daughter or for AR)

CE:

- reading: the Passover Ritual, Death of the First-Born, Departure from Egypt, Crossing of the Red Sea, Destruction of the Egyptians

- Cornell Notes: Exodus 12:1-42; 13:17-22; 14:1-31)

SS:

- current events (Japan disaster, Canucks)
- China: the Qin dynasty, three philosophies

Homework:

- Finish the chart for the Qin dynasty and the three philosophies (Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism).
- Finish your book.

March 9

Prayer Intentions:

- for Chelsea's volleyball team
- for the grade 8 girls' basketball team
- for people caught in wars
- for our loved ones

Prayer leader was Barinder. Next class, it will be Mark.

English:

- silent reading
- novel summary up to where you are

CE:

- we went through plagues 2-8

SS

- HW check (mark out of 5)
- reading: China. We ended by beginning looking at a Landsat image.

Homework for Humanities: Read your novel! It must be done by March 17.

March 7

Prayer Intentions:

- for the grade 8 girls' basketball team and its success and safety at the provincials
- for Alex's team's success at provincials and personal intention
- for Lorenz's grandma
- for Jessica's grandma

Prayer leader was Stefano. Next class, prayer leader will be Barinder.

English

- reading/AR tests
- recorded your progress in your novel
- next class: write a summary on first half of novel

Homework:

READ

CE

- discussed Ash Wednesday and Lent
- read more about Moses - the First Plague
- took Cornell notes on the First Plague

SS

- test followed by silent reading

Homework

- nothing new but have your China materials ready for checking on Wednesday.

March 4

English

- video about Tian An Men Square massacre
- AR quiz for Outsiders
- independent reading of Chinese book or AR book

CE

- Moses: textbook and Bible (Exodus 1:6-6:1)

Homework:

Take Cornell Notes on sections of Bible read in class

SS

- current events
- time to work on Chinese materials or studying for test

Homework:

- next class: Middle Ages test
- Wednesday: hw check on China materials so far: map, fill-in-blanks, Cornell notes on handout, chart completion

March 1

Prayer Intentions:
- for Stefano and his family
- for Alex's intention
- for Ms. F-B's daughters and their upcoming dance competitions
- for Isabella's favourite singer

Prayer leader was Isabella. Next class it will be Tyson.

English:

- silent reading
- distributed novels: Forbidden City or Throwaway Daughter (student choice)
- turned in Outsiders projects
- did timeline for reading novel (must be done in two weeks--deadline March 17)

Sample timelines for novels:

Forbidden City: March 1, pp. 1-20; March 2, pp., 21-41; March 3, pp. 42-62; March 4 and 5, break; March 6, pp. 63-82; March 7, pp. 83-105; March 8, pp. 106-131; March 9, pp. 132-151; March 10 and 11, break; March 12, pp. 152-187; March 13, pp. 188-end (199)

Throwaway Daughter: March 1, pp. 1-33; March 2, pp. 34-55; March 3, pp. 56-96; March 4 and 5, break; March 6, pp. 99-124; March 7, pp. 127-157; March 8, pp. 158-181; March 9, pp. 185-218; March 10, pp. 221-254; March 11 and 12, break; March 13, pp. 257-end (295)

CE

- finished up a few speeches
- started watching Prince of Egypt

SS

- finished watching Prince of Egypt
- assigned work on China materials (Cornell notes for handout dealing with Coastal plains, rivers, etc.)

Homework

- Keep studying for Middle Ages test (March 7).
- China materials: have the map done for checking next class
- finish Cornell notes on China's plains, rivers, etc. handout

Feb. 23

Prayer Intentions:

- for Mrs. Funaro and her family
- for the grade 8 girls' basketball team
- for Alex's personal intention
- for Jessica's grandmother

Prayer leader was Lorenz. Next day it will be Isabella.

Please note, anyone going to the funeral on Friday should not worry about bringing in homework for checking before going. I can check your homework just as easily on Tuesday.

First two blocks

- We finished off most of the speeches. There are a few left for Friday (or sometime after).
- We talked about which book to select for the next novel study. Students will be doing this study independently and will have a number of assignments to complete with the study.

Last Block

- We filled out the sheet to select the book to read (Throwaway Daughter or Forbidden City).
- We received study guides for the Middle Ages unit test.
- We started work on the Early China unit.

Homework:

- The map is due (for keeping as your notes) next Tuesday (March 1).
- The fill-in-the-blanks on pages 74-76 is due on Friday.
- I will be checking the Outsiders questions next class.
- REMEMBER: The project is due Friday, Feb. 25 (unless you have received an extension).

Feb. 21

Prayer Intentions:

Today, we prayed for the repose of Mrs. Funaro and for peace for her family. Justin was our prayer leader.

Next class, Lorenz will lead us in prayer.

First two blocks:

- Outsiders test
- speeches

Last Block:

- Cigarette packaging: reading/discussion
- introduction of new unit: China
- announcement of Middle Ages test: March 7


Homework:

- Watch the news and be prepared to be called upon to discuss various news items.
- Work on your Outsiders homework: vocabulary (due Wednesday) and project (due Friday).
- China map due in about a week or so. This map will be part of your notes on China and will not be collected for marks.

Speeches (Order)

Count on going through 16 speeches on the first day.

1) Luca
2) Stefano
3) Jessica
4) Julian
5) Alyssa
6) Jea
7) Dean
8) Jhoden
9) Barry
10) Darian
11) Daniel
12) Analisa
13) Justin
14) Chelsea
15) McKenzie
16) Isabella
17) Shaun
18) Dante
19) Xander
20) Mark
21) Arturo
22) Tyson
23) Sabrina
24) Ria
25) Marisol
26) Meagan
27) Sofia
28) Alex
29) Lorenz

Feb. 17

Prayer Intentions

- for Jessica's grandmother
- for Stefano's family friend
- for safety and an end to crime
- for personal intentions

Prayer leader today was Jhoden. Next class, it will be Justin.

First Block:

- We watched most of The Outsiders movie.

Second Block:

- We finished watching the outsiders.
- We wrote our reflections about the Middle Ages project.
- I handed out the information about The Outsiders project.

Third Block:

- We handed in our speeches for an essay mark.
- We tidied up the Middle Ages, finished off the reading in the textbook (pp. 161-168) and took notes (own style).

Reminders:

Feb. 17 or 18: Tell me in writing what project you want to do.
Feb. 18 (Day 1): last day to hand in optional map of Australia (to replace the mark for either the map of Chile or the map of Pakistan)
Feb. 21: Outsiders test
Feb. 21: in-class speeches begin
Feb. 23: Vocabulary sheets for The Outsiders due
Feb. 23: in-class speeches continue
Feb. 25: Completed project for The Outsiders due
Feb. 28: Speech Arts Competition for class winners

Feb. 10

Prayer Intentions:

- for our grade 8 girls' and boys' basketball teams that they may be successful in their last league games today against STM
- for Alex's special intention
- for a good, safe weekend

Prayer leader was Chelsea. Next class it will be Jhoden.

First two blocks today:

- writing your reports and silent reading

Last Block:

- finished The Outsiders
- received handouts for homework/extra work (Cigarette Packaging, Australia map)

Reminders:

Feb. 17: Hand in good copy of speech
Feb. 17: Watch The Outsiders.
Feb. 17: in-class reflection on the project
Feb. 17 or 18: Tell me in writing (email or paper) what project you want to do.
Feb. 18 (Day 1): last day to hand in optional map of Australia (to replace the mark for either the map of Chile or the map of Pakistan)
Feb. 21: Outsiders test
Feb. 21: in-class speeches begin
Feb. 23: Vocabulary sheets for The Outsiders due
Feb. 23: in-class speeches continue
Feb. 25: Completed project for The Outsiders due
Feb. 28: Speech Arts Competition for class winners

Feb. 8

Middle Ages Market Place

Everyone brought in their visuals and played their assigned roles. In the last block, you did silent reading while I gave each group feedback on their oral, visual, and costume.

You also turned in your second drafts of your essays. I will return these to you for Thursday's class so you can work on your good copies.

Next class:

- In-class report on your Middle Ages topic. You must have your Works Cited page, so be sure to print it out BEFORE first class on Thursday.

- We'll finish off reading The Outsiders. Vocabulary sheets are due Feb. 23, and the project will be due Feb. 25. Test is on Feb. 21.

- Speeches on Feb. 21 and 23

Feb. 4, 2011

Prayer Intentions

- for Lorenz's safe trip to the Philippines
- for the repose of Lorenz's grandmother's soul
- for Alex's special intention
- for Julian's soccer team's safe game against a rough team
- for Chelsea's volleyball team's successful tournament
- for Stefano's family
- for our school's continued growth

Prayer leader was Daniel. Next class it will be Luca.

EN

- The Outsiders chapters 9 and 10
- peer feedback of speech

Homework

- questions for chapters 9 and 10
- second draft of speech

CE

- Jacob and Joseph test
- time for AR, homework, or work on project

No homework.

SS

- time to work on project

Homework

- Middle Ages Market Place on Tuesday (first two blocks)

Jan. 31

Prayer Intentions:

- for people stuck in Egypt, that they may return home safely
- for the diseased and the injured
- for Lorenz's grandma

Prayer leader was Sofia. Next class, it will be Marisol.

English

- AR
- chapter 7 of The Outsiders
- paragraph on the similarities between The Outsiders and The Breakfast Club (7-10 sentences, double-spaced, in ink or typed)

Homework:

- finish the paragraph
- do chapter 7 questions
- rough draft of speech is due on Friday

Christian Education

- paragraph: How are Joseph (Jacob's son) and Jesus similar? Include three similarities.

Homework:

Review for test on Friday.

Social Studies

- research in library

Homework

- contract and calendar are now overdue
- Middle Ages Market Place is on February 8

Jan. 27

Prayer Intentions:

- for Lorenz's grandmother
- for the people in the Philippines
- for Alex's special intention
- for the grade 8 girls' basketball team and a safe and successful trip to Victoria
- for all those sick or injured

Prayer leader was Dean. Next class, prayer leader will be Sofia.

EN/CE

- watched film related to The Outsiders and took notes on similarities.

SS

- worked on Middle Ages project

- handed in poems

- due next class: Middle Ages project contract and calendar

Jan. 25

Prayer Intentions

- for the basketball teams' success today
- for Lorenz's grandmother
- for the sick, stressed, and injured
- for Alex's intentions

Prayer leader was Julian. Next class it will be Dean.

English

- AR
- Outsiders quiz
- speech talk (See timeline.)

CE

- Jacob and Joseph review (game)
- Ria's team won (Ria, Analisa, Shaun, Daniel, Dean)

SS

- Middle Ages project work
- Please have your signed sheet in for next class.

Homework:

Work on speeches and project.
Jacob and Joseph test coming soon (Jan. 31)

Speech timeline

January 27: outline or rough draft
February 4: rough draft for peer assessment
February 8: second draft of essay (good copy) for quick feedback from teacher
February 17: hand in final draft of essay for marking
February 21 and 23: in-class speeches
February 28: Speech Arts competition for class finalists

Middle Ages Project and Partners

Medicine: Jhoden and Mark

Black Death: Julian, Arturo, and Lorenz

Writing and manuscripts: Meagan and Sofia

Pilgrimage: Barinder and Xander

Crusader/Knight: Darian and Luca

Cathedral and Stained Glass: Chelsea and McKenzie

Monastery: Justin

Warfare: Alex and Stefano

Food: Ria and Analisa

Castle: Dante and Tyson

Manor: Shaun, Dean, and Daniel

Village: Isabella and Sabrina

Education: Alyssa and Jea

Clothing: Marisol and Jessica

Jan. 21

Prayer Intentions:

- for the grade 8 boys' basketball team and their success today

Prayer leader was Meagan. Next day it will be Julian.

English

- AR
- We read chapter 6 of The Outsiders.
- You had time to work on your poetry assignment or your chapter 6 questions.

Homework:

- Finish the chapter 6 questions.
- Keep working on your vocabulary webs (due when we finish the novel).
- The poem is due Thursday.
- Quiz on chapters 1-6 on Tuesday (questions drawn from chapter questions as well as the book jacket information).
- Get your three body paragraphs for your speech down.

CE

- We watched Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
- No homework.


Social Studies

- Reading: textbook pp. 158-160 (Church in the Late Middle Ages).
- Questions on Women in the Middle Ages (p. 158 q. 1, 2a, 3, 4) and questions on the Church (p. 160 q. 1, 2, 3, 6-first question only, 7)
- Middle Ages project introduced, partners selected and projects assigned. Partnerships/projects are listed in a separate entry.

Homework

- Finish the questions if you haven't yet done so: p. 158 q. 1, 2a, 3, 4; p. 160 q. 1, 2, 3, 6-first question only, 7.

Jan. 19

Prayer Intentions:

- for those who have passed away that their souls may rest in peace
- for the sick or injured that they may be healed
- for special intentions
- for Alex's friend Ricky

Prayer leader was Ria. Next class it will be Meagan.

EN:

- silent reading
- vocabulary assignment for The Outsiders
- reading: Chapter 5 and questions
- poetry: Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
- rhyme scheme, closed couplets
- pair poetry assignment: Write a poem including a symbol and a metaphor or simile. It should be eight lines of closed couplets.

Next class: more time to work on poem. The finished poem (presented for posting on the board) will be due Thursday, January 27.

Next class: we'll read chapter 6. This means that the half-way point will have been reached, and we'll have a quiz based on the chapter questions on Tuesday.

Homework:

- complete questions for Chapter 5
- work on speech (three main points)
- work on vocabulary sheets

CE

- turned in dream paragraphs - next class: be prepared for group work on Joseph

SS

- turned in questions from p. 149
- worked on questions 1-8 on p. 155
- read about women in the Middle Ages

HW:

-Finish the questions on p. 155 for the coin toss.

Jan. 17

Prayer Intentions:

- for Ralphie in grade 10 and his recovery
- for the basketball teams and their success
- for Lorenz's grandmother who is ill
- for the sick, stressed, and injured
- for Luca's uncle who just passed away

Prayer leader was Shaun. Next class, prayer leader will be Ria.

English:

- silent reading
- speech topics finalized
- Chapter 4 of Outsiders and questions

Homework:

- finish chapter 4 questions

CE

- reading about Joseph: Genesis 42-45
- discussion about times when we've had a tough break that turned into something good (ordered sharing)

Homework:

- paragraph: Dreams (7-10 sentences)

SS

- Late Middle Ages

- questions on p. 149: 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 5, 6 a, 6b (but not Canadian part)

- reading: textbook pp. 149-155: Trade and Town

Homework:

- Finish the questions. They should be answered in paragraph form.

Jan. 11

Prayer Intentions:

- for Meagan and her continued recovery
- for the boys' and girls' basketball teams and their success both on and off the court
- for Ricky
- for those injured or sick

Prayer leader was Darian. Next class: Arturo

English:

- AR
- speech topics
- The Outsiders chapter 2

Homework:

- If you haven't finished, finish reading chapter 2.
- Complete the chapter 2 questions.
- If you don't have your speech topic yet, come up with one!

CE:

- Joseph: Genesis 37:1-36

No CE homework

SS

- more Middle Ages: The Hundred Years' War, Technology, Joan of Arc

Homework:

- Continue your Cornell Notes; take notes on pp. 145-48

Jan. 7

Prayer Intentions

- for Meagan and her quick recovery
- for Alex's friend Ricky
- for Darian's friend Mike
- for the grade 8 girls' basketball team and a successful tournament
- for Lorenz's safe return from the Philippines

EN

- silent reading
- Speech Arts information
- 1967 background information
- reading: Chapter 1 of The Outsiders

Homework:

- Come up with a proposal for your speech.
- Complete the vocabulary matching exercise and the questions for chapter 1.

CE

- Review of Jacob
- Overview of Joseph
- read CE text on Joseph: pp. 48-51

Homework:

- p. 51 review questions

SS

- discussed modern illnesses and the plague
- read pp. 141-144

Homework:

Cornell notes pp. 141-143

Jan. 5

We looked at all our exams.

We got our novels for our novel study and did some pre-reading activities.

We watched the Dreamworks film about Joseph.

Homework:

Complete the prereading handout for English.

Review the Middle Ages in your textbook.