Week 9 – ENG 4U1 – Matthews

October 30, 2009@ 12:26 pm

Hello grade 12 students!

Here is our schedule for this week:

Monday:
- Layer B is due today (3 activities)
- Reading p. 193- 207
- Symbols in the novel
- Discussion of “Gyges and King Candaules”

Tuesday:
- Seminar Group # 4 Presents today
- Quiz on ‘Gyges and King Candaules”
-Reading p. 207-214
- Discussion Blog Post #3 due today in the forum by 3pm
- Looking at formal essays – review and starting on Layer A essays

Wednesday:
- ISU Annotations due today – you must complete 4
- Motifs in the Novel
- Reading p. 215-225
- Working on Layer A Essay

Thursday:
- ISU Conferences in the Library
- If you are not conferencing with me you will be working on your Layer A essay
Reading p. 226-240

Friday: ISU Conferences in the Library
- If you are not conferencing with me you will be working on your layer A essay
- Reading p. 240 – END

Looking ahead to next week:
- Monday – Quiz on “Liesl” and Group #5 Presents
- Tuesday – Quiz on “The Soiree of Illusions” and Group # 6 presents
- Blog post #4 is also due on Tuesday
- Fifth Business Unit Test on Thursday

- LAYER A Essays will be due on Monday, November 16

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Week 9 – ENG 1D1 – Matthews

@ 12:17 pm

Hello grade 9 students!

Here is your schedule for this week:

Monday:
- ISU Journal #2 is due today!
- Group 6 Presents today
- Last chance to work on layer B

Tuesday:
-Layer B due today!
- Reading Ch. 25 and 26
- Layer A Essay topics distributed today
- How to write an introduction
- Symbols and Motifs in the Novel

Wednesday:
- Reading Ch. 27 and 28
- Body Paragraphs
- Boo’s Journal Activity

Thursday: To Kill A Mockingbird Video

Friday: To Kill A Mockingbird Video

Looking ahead to next week:
- Boo’s Journal Activity is due on MONDAY!
-ISU Journal #3 is due on MONDAY!
- Layer A Essay is due Thursday
- To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Test on Friday!

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Haunted Halls – The Insane Asylum

October 26, 2009@ 5:43 pm

:twisted: 87 years ago… an insane asylum was located at our very school. An infectious disease overcame the asylum. The doctor slowly became twisted as he tried to save the patients… The building became quarantined and no one survived.  ….They are back for revenge.

Come out to Haunted Halls on October 29th from 6:30 to 8:30 for some freaky fun. Tickets are $4 regularly, $3 with student ID and $1 off for bringing in non perishable food items for our ’Halloween for Hunger’ food drive.

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Jane’s Party Live at Courtice

@ 1:19 pm

Late edit: This concert had to be cancelled due to scheduling/logistal issue. For ticket refunds see Mr. Bush

Want to see an awesome rock concert?
Buy a ticket and see Jane’s Party live and in concert in the Drama Room on Thursday Nov.5 at 3:00 pm. Tickets are only $2.00.

Tags: News — Author: Mr. Vaughan

Week 8 – ENG 1D1 – Matthews

October 22, 2009@ 11:29 am

Hello ENG 1D1,

Here is our schedule for this week:

Monday:
- Group 3 Presents TKMB chapters
- Reading Ch. 17 and 18
- Working on Layer B
- ISU Journal #1 Due today!!!!!!

Tuesday:
- Themes in the novel
- Working on Layer B

Wednesday:
- Group 4 presents today
- Reading Ch. 19 and 20
- Discussion of the book so far
- Working on Layer B

Thursday:
- Conflict in the Novel
- Reading Ch. 21 and 22
- Working on Layer B

Friday:
- Group 5 presents today
- Reading Ch. 23 and 24
- Working on Layer B

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Week 8 – ENG 2L1 – Matthews

@ 11:25 am

Hello ENG 2L1,

Here is our schedule for this week:

Monday:
- Getting the whole class up to date on our study of Acceleration
-Reading Plus Program starts today!

Tuesday:
- Reading Ch. 10
- Reading Logs
- Group Character Sketch Activity

Wednesday:
- The lives of Serial Killers – Criminal Minds activity
- Reading Plus

Thursday:
Quiz on Ch. 1-10
- Reading Ch. 11 and 12
- Reading Logs and Vocabulary

Friday:
Inference Activity
- Reading Plus

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Week 8 – ENG 4U1 – Matthews

@ 11:20 am

Hello ENG 4U1,

Here is our schedule for this week:

Monday:
- Reading p.124-136
- Allusions in the Novel
- Working on Layer B

Tuesday:
- Reading 137-151
- Working on Layer B

Wednesday:
- Seminar Group 3 Presents
- Reading p.151-166
- Working on Layer B

Thursday:
- Quiz on “My Fool Saint”
- Discussion of “My Fool Saint”
- Reading p. 166-177
- Working on Layer B

Friday:
- One annotation is to be handed in today to be evaluated.
- Jungian Lecture
- Reading p. 178-193

Seminar group 4 presents on Monday! Layer B is due on Monday!
Blog Post #3 is due by 3pm on Tuesday.

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Week 7 – ENG 4U1 – Matthews

October 18, 2009@ 10:55 am

Hello ENG 4U1,

Here is our schedule for this week:

Monday:
- We will be in the library today researching secondary sources for your ISU and working on your annotated bibliography.

Tuesday:
- Working in the Library again today

Wednesday:
- Reading p. 84-97
- Working on Layer C
- Discussion Post #2 is due today by 3pm

Thursday:
- Reading p. 98-108
- Working on Layer C
- Starting Layer B
- Seminar Group 2 Presents today

Friday:
- Quiz on the “I am Born Again” section of the novel
- Layer C is due today
- Discussion of the “I am Born Again” section
- Reading p. 108- 124

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Week 7 – ENG 2L1 – Matthews

@ 10:50 am

Hello ENG 2L1,

Here is your schedule for this week:

Monday:
Today we are starting our novel study!
- Introduction to Acceleration
- Reading Ch. 1
- Completing Journal #1 for the unit

Tuesday:
- Reading Ch. 2 and 3
- Completing reading logs for Ch. 1-3
- Discussion of the book so far

Wednesday:
- Reading Ch. 4 and 5
- Completing Reading Logs
- Character Sketch of Duncan so far…

Thursday:
- Clues from the Diary
- Reading Ch. 6 and 7
- Completing Reading Logs

Friday:
- Journal Entry #2
- Reading Ch. 8 and 9
- Completing Reading Logs
- Adding to Character Sketch and Clues

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Week 7 – ENG 1D1 – Matthews

@ 10:45 am

Hello ENG 1D1,

Here is our schedule for this week:

Monday:
-Reading Ch. 12
- Group 1 Chapter Presentation
- Working on Layer C Activities (you must complete 5)

Tuesday: Working on Layer C – this is a work period to finish up layer C activities

Wednesday:
- Group 2 Chapter Presentation
- Reading Ch. 13 and 14
- Layer C is due today

Thursday:
- Reading Ch. 15 and 16
- Working on Layer B

Friday:
- Group 3 Chapter Presentation
- Working on Layer B

Homework for the weekend is to get your first journal for your ISU finished! This journal is due Monday.

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