Ms. Striker's Domain

Tuesday, June 9th

We went to the library to return books and help out students with resetting their microsoft passwords. When we returned to class, I showed you a video that gives a review of what's happened so far in the text. We continued working on pages 13 and 14, then went over our answers. I assigned one of the characters on page 14. In paragraph form, you needed to explain a character trait (descriptive word) demonstrated through the person's words, actions, and other characters' responses to said character. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff  Friday, June 19th! 

2. Characterization paragraph due tomorrow

 

Monday, June 8th

We started by resetting our Microsoft account passwords so you can access e-mail and word if need be. This took some time. After that, we reviewed what happened in Act II Scene I so we could read Act II Scene II. We addressed the questions on page 13 and 14. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff  Friday, June 19th! 

 

Thursday, June 4th 

We finished reading Act II, Scene I, then we completed the questions on page 12. We ended with a Kahoot. 

Tomorrow is grad-- I have nothing planned for then, other than shows. If you are planning on leaving early, or not coming, you need to arrange that with your parents today! 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff  Friday, June 19th! 

 

Wednesday, June 3rd

We revisited page 11, and I had you write a paragraph on one of the statements in "Reviewing Act I." We then read through Act II, Scene I together. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff  Friday, June 19th! 

2. Paragraph "Reviewing Act I" due tomorrow

 

Tuesday, June 2nd 

After a quick book exchange, we reviewed what happened in Act I Scene I of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In groups, you read through Scene II, and answered the questions on page 10. 

Tomorrow, I will have you complete one of the prompting questions on page 11 in a paragraph. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff  Friday, June 19th! 

 

Monday, June 1st

I had you hand in your essay materials this morning. MARKS CUTOFF IS FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH! I will not be accepting assignments past this date (unless you are asked to come in for the I-Days). 

We reviewed what we covered on Friday, and I gave you a brief intro to the characters to understand who's who. We read Act I, Scene I together, then we filled out pages 8 and 9. (We ended at the finding quotes part on page 9). 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff  Friday, June 19th! 

 

Friday, May 19th 

Today was the last day to be working on your essays. In the second half of the class, we looked at an intro to Shakespearian language, and reasons as to why Shakespeare is still relevant today.

Homework

1. Essay materials now due on Monday

-Rough Drafts

-Good Copies

-Works Cited

-Outline/Research pages

 

Thursday, May 28th

Today was day 8 of our persuasive essays. By the end of class, you should have been done or close to done your rough drafts. We will be editing and finishing for the first half of class tomorrow, then we're moving on to our last unit: Shakespeare.

Homework

1. Essay materials now due on Monday

-Rough Drafts

-Good Copies

-Works Cited

-Outline/Research pages

 

Wednesday, May 27th 

Today was day 7 of our persuasive essays. At this time, we should be working on our rough drafts. The goal was to have our rough drafts done (or close to done) today. Tomorrow, we'll be editing and fixing things. 

I have managed to get some computers for the Friday. However, we will only be using them for the first half of class. We need to move on to our final unit :) 

Homework

1. Essay materials now due on Monday

-Rough Drafts

-Good Copies

-Works Cited

-Outline/Research pages

 

Tuesday, May 26th 

Today was day 6 of our persuasive essays. At this time, we should be working on our rough drafts. The goal is to have our rough drafts done by the end of class on Wednesday. I am working on trying to get lab time for Friday, but things are very full right now. You may have to do some work at home if you're behind. 

Homework

1. Rough draft of essay due Wednesday AT THE LATEST

3. All essay materials due Friday 

 

Friday, May 22nd 

Today was day 5 of our persuasive essays. At this time, our outlines and works cited pages should be completed. If you haven't started on your first draft, you may want to over the long weekend.

Homework

1. Rough draft of essay due Wednesday AT THE LATEST

3. All essay materials due Friday 

 

Thursday, May 21st 

Today was day 4 of our persuasive essays. Due to unforseen circumstances, today was a catch-up period to finish your research, finish your outlines, and finish any missing assignments. 

Homework

1. Outlines due Friday AT THE LATEST

2. Rough draft of essay due Wednesday

3. All essay materials due Friday (next week)

 

Wednesday, May 20th 

Today was day 3 of our persuasive essays. Your jobs were as follows: 

-Continue to fill in the outline

-Work on gathering research and creating a works cited page

I am hoping most of us will be close to done our outlines by tomorrow so you can start drafting. Note-- you CANNOT start writing until I've looked over your outline and works cited! 

Homework

1. Outlines due Thursday AT THE LATEST

2. Rough draft of essay due Tuesday

3. All essay materials due Friday (next week)

 

Tuesday, May 19th 

Today was day 2 of our persuasive essays. Your jobs were as follows: 

-Continue to fill in the outline

-Work on gathering research and creating a works cited page

Tomorrow, I am hoping most of us will be close to done our outlines. Note-- you CANNOT start writing until I've looked over your outline and works cited! 

Homework

1. Outlines due Thursday AT THE LATEST

 

Friday, May 15th 

Today was day 1 of our persuasive essays. Your jobs were as follows: 

-Decide on your topic AND get it approved by me

-Start penciling in your outline

-Begin research

On Monday, I can offer one-on-one supports for your Works Cited page. The notes on how to do it properly are in the handouts, though :) 

Homework

1. Finalize your topic and begin research

 

Thursday, May 14th 

We started with a Kahoot, then we went over the answers to the citation practice. We did a bit more practice on paraphrasing, then I did some modelling for you. (Not clothes haha!) I showed you how to record notes, how to cite things, which databases will be of use to you, AND how to fill out your planning template. 

We are starting our essays tomorrow! You will have 3 jobs tomorrow: 

-Get your topic approved by me

-Start penciling in your outline (so you know what to research)

-Research/cite

Homework

1. Decide on topic for essay! 

 

Wednesday, May 13th 

We started with silent reading, then we looked at the types of resources we should/shouldn't be using. We looked at the different ways of citing (quoting vs. paraphrasing, and ended with some practice. 

Homework

1. Finish the citing practice for tomorrow! 

2. Decide on persuasive essay topic for Friday

 

Tuesday, May 12th 

We went to the library for book exchange, then we revisited clear arguments. I had you write an argument of your own on a sticky note--preferably an argument you want to do your persuasive essay on. We looked at some paragraphs and their balance of opinions, facts and examples. We looked at some of the reasons we cite, and which things require citing. 

Tomorrow is going to be work-focused! 

Homework

1. Novel Study Projects due ASAP

2. Decide on persuasive essay topic for Friday

 

Monday, May 11th 

I introduced the persuasive essay assignment so you could start thinking about what you'll write about at the end of the week. We looked at some sample commercials to explore what makes something convincing. We then looked at some errors people make in their arguments, and how to fix them. 

Homework

1. Novel Study Projects due ASAP

 

Friday, May 8th 

We started with some silent reading, then you had the remainder of class to work on your projects. They are due Monday! We're moving on to persuasive essays, so there is no more dedicated class time for these. 

Homework

1. All Novel Study Projects due Monday, May 11th 

 

Thursday, May 7th 

We started with a Kahoot, then we did silent reading. You had the rest of class to work on projects.

Next week, we are moving on to persuasive essays. There won't be any more designated class time for these projects! 

Homework

1. All Novel Study Projects due Monday, May 11th 

 

Wednesday, May 6th 

We started with silent reading, then continued with the projects. 

Next week, we are moving on to persuasive essays. There won't be any more designated class time for these projects! 

Homework

1. All Novel Study Projects due Monday, May 11th 

 

Tuesday, May 5th

We went to the library to exchange/return books, then we came back to class for some silent reading. You had the rest of class to work on projects. 

Your goal is to have project 3 done for tomorrow so you have the next few days to finish your final one. 

Homework

1. All Novel Study Projects due Monday, May 11th 

 

Monday, May 4th 

We started with a grammar warmup, then did some silent reading. We transitioned into projects. 

Homework

1. All Novel Study Projects due Monday, May 11th 

 

Friday, May 1st

We started with silent reading time, then transitioned into work. We should have handed in project 2, and started project 3. 

If you haven't finished and submitted the first 2 projects, you need to catch up on those this weekend. Next week is the last week of in-class time to work on these projects. They will all be due on Monday, May 11th. My cutoff date before I assign an IE to them is May 18th. 

Homework

1. Novel Study Project 3 due Wednesday

2. All Novel Study Projects due Monday, May 11th 

 

Thursday, April 30th 

We started with silent reading time, then transitioned into work. We should be working on project 2 with the goal of having that done for Friday at the beginning of class. 

Homework

1. Novel Study Project 2 due tomorrow

 

Wednesday, April 29th 

We started with silent reading time, then transitioned into work. We should be working on project 2 with the goal of having that done for Friday at the beginning of class. 

Homework

1. Novel Study Project 2 due Friday 

 

Tuesday, April 28th 

We started with silent reading time, then transitioned into work. At this time, the first project should be done, and you should be working on your second one. We ended with a Kahoot. 

Homework

1. Novel Study Project 2 due Friday 

 

Monday, April 27th 

We started with work time, then we did some silent reading. We ended with some grammar practice (page 8 of the grammar booklets). 

Homework

1. Novel Study Project 1 due tomorrow

2. Novel Study Project 2 due Friday @ end of period

 

Thursday, April 23rd 

We started with silent reading, then we continued working on our first project. In the last 10 minutes, we played Wordle and Connections.

Homework

1. Novel Study Project 1 due Tuesday

 

Wednesday, April 22nd 

We started with silent reading, then we went to work on our first project. I had you tell me which book you settled on, and which assignment you'd be working on this week.

Homework

1. Novel Study Project 1 due Tuesday

 

Tuesday, April 21st 

We will no longer be reading Theories of Relativity as a class. We are pivoting to a self-guided novel study with self-guided assignments. You still have the option of continuing with Theories of Relativity. If this doesn't work, then you are continuing with a book of your choice. It HAS TO BE A NOVEL.  It cannot be a manga, comic book, non-fiction or picture book.

Homework

1. Novel Study Project 1 due Tuesday

 

Monday, April 20th 

We reviewed what happened on Friday. That assignment isn't for marks, so don't worry if you didn't finish it. 

If you did the connections piece for 10-12, great-- I will take that as bonus marks. 

I had you do a compare/contrast paragraph on 2 characters from the book, which you had the majority of the period to work on. 

 

Thursday, April 16th 

We took some time for silent reading (so others could catch up on the reading if they needed to), then we filled out our notes to jot down what happened in chapters 10-12. I gave you time to work on your chapter questions. 

Homework

1. Chapter 10-12 work due Monday

 

Wednesday, April 15th 

We went to the library to sign out copies of Theories of Relativity, then I read chapter 10 and part of 11 to you. I had you read to the end of chapter 12 before giving you the next assignment. 

 

Tuesday, April 14th  

We started with book exchange at the library, then we had a brief discussion on theories in relation to the book. We discussed our "Theories" assignment, and brainstormed a theory to test out throughout the remainder of the novel study. I handed back a bunch of work, and showed you why your grades were what they were. You had the rest of the period to make corrections, finish missing work and/or build upon your theory.

Homework

1. Marks cutoff tomorrow! 

2. Chapter 7-9 work due tomorrow

 

Monday, April 13th  

We started with silent reading, then we filled out the main plot points from chapters 7-9 in our booklets. I gave you the rest of class to work on the questions and any other missing assignments. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff April 15th! 

2. Chapter 7-9 work due Wednesday

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Friday, April 10th 

I showed you how to access your grades online via SpacesEDU. We read chapter 8 together, then I had you read chapter 9 on your own. I gave you the next set of questions. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff April 15th! 

2. Chapter 7-9 work due Wednesday

 

Thursday, April 9th 

I gave you time to work on your chapter 4-6 work, then we read the next set of chapters: 7-9. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff April 15th! 

2. Chapter 4-6 Work due tomorrow

 

Wednesday, April 8th 

We reviewed what happened in the reading, and filled out our worksheet table. I went over how to address the connections piece with examples of each proficiency. You had the rest of the period to work. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff April 15th! 

2. Chapter 4-6 Work due Friday 

 

Tuesday April 7th 

We took some notes in the Text Worksheets so we don't forget what's going on in the book in future. I read chapters 4-6 to you, then gave you some time to work on the comprehension questions and paragraph answers. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff April 15th! 

 

Thursday, April 2nd 

Today, you had time to finish the work for chapters 1-3. Most of you were done or close to done the questions and paragraphs-- you just needed to do the paired reading and answer those questions. Next week, we will be reading chapters 4-6. It is my hope we can read some more on Thursday or Friday. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff April 15th! 

 

Wednesday, April 1st 

We reviewed what happened in the novel yesterday, then I showed you how to address the paragraph question. You had the period to work on the first 2 sections and the paragraph. Tomorrow, you will have time for the paired reading comprehension, and that other booklet I had first handed out. 

Homework

1. Marks cutoff April 15th! 

 

Tuesday, March 31st 

We went to the library for book exchange, then we started our novel study. I read the 3 assigned chapters to you, and asked you to try to answer the comprehension/short answer questions. Tomorrow, I will show you how to write the paragraph using a quote. 

Homework

1. GoodReads review due ASAP

2. Theories of Relativity Pre-Connections due ASAP

 

Monday, March 30th 

Most of today was a catch-up period. I had you work on your GoodReads reviews and Theories of Relativity pre-connections piece. I gave you the literary terminology you may need to refer to in future assignments. 

Tomorrow, we will be starting the novel study. Get a good night's sleep! 

Homework

1. GoodReads review due ASAP

2. Theories of Relativity Pre-Connections due ASAP

 

Monday, March 9th 

We continued with our short stories in the library.

Homework

1. Short Story good copies due Wednesday!

 

Friday, March 6th 

We continued with our short stories in the library.

Homework

1. Short Story rough drafts due Monday

2. Short Story good copies due Wednesday

 

Thursday, March 5th 

We spent the first 15 minutes in class to fill out the core competencies survey (has to be done 3 times a year), then we went to the library to continue with our stories. 

Homework

1. Short Story rough drafts due Monday

2. Short Story good copies due Wednesday

 

Wednesday, March 4th 

We went to the computer lab to work on our short stories. I handed out interms as well. 

Homework

1. Short Story rough drafts due Monday

2. Short Story good copies due Wednesday

 

Tuesday, March 3rd 

We went to the computer lab to work on our short stories. While you were working, I worked to make sure you had what you need to catch up. I did speak to you about T-Block, and you are expected to come if we had that conversation. 

Homework

1. Catch up on missing work! 

 

Monday, March 2nd 

I gave you a half an hour to work on your "Lamb to the Slaughter" paragraphs, then we moved on to planning out our short stories. 

Note: if you are not caught up on your work by Wednesday, you will be asked to stay for T-Block! I will have your names on the board, but I will also speak to you in person. 

Come to class for attendance tomorrow morning, then we'll be going to the stairwell lab. 

Homework

1. Catch up on missing work! 

 

Friday, February 27th 

After silent reading, we went over the structure for a compare/contrast paragraph. I gave you some ideas on what you could compare and contrast-- what I didn't tell you was the significance of those differences. You'll have to figure that out on your own. 

Next week, you will get some time to work on your paragraphs. After that, we are moving on to creating our own short stories. You will have a week to work on them, then we're moving on. 

Homework

1. LTS compare/contrast paragraph due Monday 

 

Thursday, February  26th  

I gave you some time to work on your "Lamb to the Slaughter" questions and irony identifications. We then did some discussion on the similarities and differences between the short story and the film. At the end of class, I gave you the formatting for a compare/contrast paragraph, and had you start thinking about what you will write tomorrow. 

Homework

1. LTS ironies and questions due tomorrow

2. LTS compare/contrast paragraph due Monday 

 

Wednesday, February 25th 

We reviewed the literary components of "Lamb to the Slaughter," then I gave you some time to work on identifying the ironies and answering the questions. We watched a short film interpretation of the story for the other half of class. 

You will be given some time to work on the questions tomorrow, but not the whole period. If you didn't get a good start on it today, I would do some for homework. 

 

Tuesday, February 24th 

We went to the library for book exchange, then I gave you 25 minutes to work on your questions. We read through our last short story: "Lamb to the Slaughter." 

Homework

1. "The Veldt" questions 1-10 due ASAP

 

Monday, February 23rd 

After silent reading, we reviewed how "The Veldt" ended. We completed questions 11-14 as discussion questions. I gave you time to work on questions 6-10 for marks. 

Homework

1. "The Veldt" questions 1-10 due @ end of period tomorrow (or it's homework)  

 

Friday, February 20th 

After silent reading, I had you hand in your paragraphs on "The Emperor's New Clothes." We revisited the first 2 questions on "The Veldt," then continued with the story. We were able to answer questions 3-5, and we finished reading the story.

Homework

1. Makes sure you're finished questions 1-5 on "The Veldt" 

 

Thursday, February 19th 

I showed you some examples of good/bad themed paragraphs, and gave some of you some tips on how to structure your work. I gave you time to work on your paragraphs--early finishers could work on missing assignments, grammar booklets, reading or other homework. 

We started our next short story: "The Veldt." We then finished the first 2 questions. 

*Bring your silent reading book for tomorrow! 

Homework

1. ENC theme paragraph due tomorrow

 

Wednesday, February 18th 

We revisited some of the conversation points from yesterday, then we talked about theme. I gave you an outline of how to format a theme paragraph, and had you brainstorm for your own paragraphs. 

Tomorrow, I will show you a good and not-so-good example of themed paragraphs. Your goal is to finish the brainstorming for tomorrow. 

Homework

1. Finish brainstorming for ENC themed paragraph

 

Tuesday, February 17th 

We went to the library to exchange/renew books, then I handed back your connections pages from Friday. We read "The Emperor's New Clothes," and I had you complete the questions in discussion groups. Regardless of whether you finished the questions or not, I had you do a self-assessment on the discussions. 

*Note-- if you were away, that means you'll have to make up discussion points at a later date. I am still asking you to read the story and answer the questions so I can give you some form of mark. 

Homework

1. Catch up on missing work! 

 

Friday, February 13th 

We started with Wordle, then we did our silent reading. I gave you a plot diagram assignment-- you can choose any of the 3 stories to enter into the diagram. One thing not on the sheet: the theme. Please add that. When you're filling in the exposition, include setting, incidents, and characters. In the conflict, don't just give me "person vs something"-- identify the sources of the conflict as well. 

Homework

1. Plot diagram due Tuesday

 

Thursday, February 12th 

We shifted gears-- I've decided "The Sniper" is not appropriate to be reading at this time. I had you hand in whatever you had on character traits so we could move on. We read "Anishanabeemowin," and I had you do some connection pieces (text to self, text to text, and text to world). 

Homework

1. Connections on "Anishanabeemowin" due @ end of period tomorrow

 

Wednesday, February 11th 

Today was our time to take our quotes, plan out a paragraph and write it. Tomorrow, you will be given time to finish it, edit and hand it in. The quotes you grabbed on Tuesday, the planning and the paragraph will be due at the end of the period tomorrow. 

If you finish early, I will find something else for you to work on :)

Homework

1. Barney questions and paragraph due ASAP

2. "The Sniper" paragraph due at the end of the period tomorrow

 

Tuesday, February 10th 

We went to the library for book exchange, then I gave you some notes reviewing how to use quotation marks. After a quick practice, we went into our "Sniper" character analysis. I asked you to find 4 quotes in the story that help describe the protagonist's character traits. 

Tomorrow, we will write a persuasive (opinion) paragraph using those quotes. 

Homework

1. Barney questions and paragraph due ASAP

2. Finish finding quotes on character traits in "The Sniper" 

 

Monday, February 9th 

I gave you an editing checklist so you (or a partner) could edit your work. I gave you time to make changes (or to, you know, do the homework). If you weren't able to get your questions and paragraphs in today, you need to get those in ASAP! 

We then read our second short story: "The Sniper."

Homework

1. Barney questions and paragraph due ASAP

 

Friday, February 6th 

We started off with silent reading, then we revisited the concepts of irony. I gave you some hints to look out for when answering question 4. 

•  Dramatic Irony

  • What do we know about the mouse that the scientist doesn’t?

• Verbal Irony

  • We know it’s Barney writing the last entry. His demands are very real to him– but what undermines him? (What makes the demands look less legit?)

• Situational Irony

  • The scientist expects to trap Barney and run his experiments. What actually happened?

I gave you the rest of the period to work on the questions, and the paragraph. *You are required to plan out your paragraph before you write! 

Homework

1. Barney questions and paragraph due Monday

 

Thursday. February 5th 

We looked at the short story "Barney." I explained the components of science fiction, and had you predict what would happen in the story. We read it together, then I had you answer the "After Reading" questions. 

Tomorrow, you will be choosing from one of the 2 journal paragraphs. You'll plan it out on an organizer, then write it. 

Please bring your silent reading books to class! 

Homework

1. Barney questions and paragraph due Monday

 

Wednesday, February 4th 

We reviewed what topic sentences and concluding sentences are composed of, then we went over the components of descriptive paragraphs and persuasive paragraphs. I gave you some example paragraphs to fix up, and we did a few together. 

Tomorrow, we will be reading our first short story. Hint-- you will be writing one of these types of paragraphs. 

 

Tuesday, February 3rd 

We went to the library to sign out books. When we came back, we read Little Red Riding Hood. I asked you to identify the literary terms and how they were used throughout the story. This one wasn't for marks-- it was a practice so when we do it for real, you can do so accurately. We started talking about paragraphs, and how they're constructed. Tomorrow, we will be looking at two types of paragraphs: descriptive and persuasive. 

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Monday, February 2nd 

I handed back your narrative pieces, and we went over the most common mistakes I came across. We finished the paired reading, and went over the answers. Then, we went through the literary terms and their meanings. We played a gimkit to practice that vocab. 

Homework

1. Library tomorrow morning--come to class for attendance first! 

 

Friday, January 29th 

We started our morning with WORDLE, then we revisited comma rules. We did some practice on that, then I gave you a reading comprehension assignment to complete. We will be continuing with it on Monday--keep it! 

Homework

1. Finish your 6-word memoirs

 

Thursday, January 28th 

I had you write a narrative piece about yourselves today so I could get a sense of your writing abilities. I told you an example narrative story about myself (you had to be there to hear it!), and showed you an example of how to brainstorm the plot out. We reviewed some things to look for when self-editing, then you got to work. The majority of you had a lot to write! It was awesome :) 

Homework

1. Finish your 6-word memoirs

 

Wednesday, January 28th 

We continued with our 6-word memoirs, which I will be putting on the bulletin board tomorrow. If you didn't finish, that was for homework. Tomorrow will contain writing! 

Homework

1. Finish your 6-word memoirs

2. Start thinking about an event to write about

 

Tuesday, January 27th 

Welcome to English 9! We started with going over the course outline, and I gave you a layout of the room and expectations. We did an icebreaker activity, then I gave you a fake "Facebook" page to fill out. I introduced our 6-Word Memoir project. We ended with thinking of 5-10 events to sum up in 6 words.