EN10 LIT BLOCK 1 SEM 1

    Friday, January 16

    1. The class continued to work on the theme poster assignment.
    2. Remember your final exam is Monday morning starting at 8:30. See Wednesday's notes below for further information.

    Thursday, January 15

    1. The class worked on the theme poster assignment from yesterday.

    Wednesday, January 14

    1. The class finished and marked the act 5 questions.
    2. The final exam is Monday, January 19 in the morning. Study the list of 18 literary terms, the list of characters, and the 7 stages of a tragedy that you were given when we started the play. The test is multiple choice with a writing component. You have 3 hours to write the test. If you finish early, you may leave the school (you cannot stay in the building!) once you show me a text from your parent(s) excusing you from class.
    3. The class was assigned the theme poster assignment for the play. It is due Monday, January 19 at the start of the exam.
    4. R&J Theme Poster Assignment

    Tuesday, January 13

    1. The class finished reading act 5 of the play. 
    2. The class watched act 5 of the movie.
    3. The class were assigned the act 5 questions. They will be completed and marked in class tomorrow.
    4. Act 5 Questions

    Friday, January 9

    1. The class read act 4 of the play and watched act 4 of the movie.
    2. The act 4 questions were assigned. They will be completed in class on Monday.
    3. Act 4 Questions

    Thursday, January 8

    1. The class finished and marked the act 3 questions.

    Wednesday, January 7

    1. The class was assigned the act 3 questions for the play.
    2. Act 3 Questions

    Tuesday, January 6

    1. The class finished reading act 3 of the play and watched act 3 of the movie.

    Monday, January 5

    1. Students continued reading act 3 of the play.

    Thursday, December 18

    1. The class finished the act 2 questions.
    2. The act 2 questions were marked.
    3. The class began reading act 3 of the play.

    Wednesday, December 17

    1. The class continued working on the act 2 questions. They will be finished in class tomorrow and marked.

    Tuesday, December 16

    1. The class watched act 2 of the Romeo and Juliet movie.
    2. The class was assigned the questions for act 2 of the play.
    3. Act 2 Questions

    Monday, December 15

    1. The class read act 2 of the play.

    Friday, December 12

    1. No school due to flooding in the valley.

    Thursday, December 11

    1. The class marked the act 1 Romeo and Juliet questions.
    2. The class began reading act 2 of the play.

    Wednesday, December 10

    1. The class worked on the act 1 questions for Romeo and Juliet. They are due tomorrow.

    Tuesday, December 9

    1. The class wrote the sentence fragments test.
    2. If you missed the test today, come to FOCUS tomorrow morning to write it.
    3. The class finished watching act 1 of the movie Romeo and Juliet.
    4. The class began working on the act 1 questions for the play.
    5. Act 1 Questions

    Monday, December 8

    1. The class marked the sentence fragments review.
    2. The sentence fragment test is tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9.
    3. The class finished reading act 1 of Romeo and Juliet.
    4. The class began watching act 1 of the movie version of the play.

    Friday, December 5

    1. The class was assigned the sentence fragments review.
    2. The review is due Monday, December 8.
    3. Sentence Fragments Review
    4. The class continued reading act 1 of Romeo and Juliet.

    Thursday, December 4

    1. The class marked sentence fragments exercises 5-8.
    2. The class continued reading act 1 of Romeo and Juliet.

    Wednesday, December 3

    1. The class finished taking notes for literary terms for Shakespeare.
    2. The class learned about the structure of a tragedy.
    3. Tragedy Structure
    4. The class volunteered to read parts for the play Romeo and Juliet.
    5. List of Characters
    6. The class began reading the play.

    Tuesday, December 2

    1. The class was assigned sentence fragments exercises 5-8.
    2. The exercises are due tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3.
    3. Exercises 5-8
    4. The class began learning about Shakespeare and the play Romeo and Juliet.
    5. Themes in Romeo and Juliet PowerPoint
    6. Literary Terms in Shakespeare PowerPoint
    7. Notes for Literary Terms in Shakespeare

    Monday, December 1

    1. The class wrote the good copies of their essays for TKAM and handed din their novels.

    Friday, November 28

    1. The class work on the rough copies of their essays. Today was the last day. Monday students will write the good copy of the essay.

    Thursday, November 27

    1. The class continued to work on their Mockingbird essays.

    Wednesday, November 26

    1. The class was introduced to the conclusion of an essay and how to write it.
    2. Students continued to work on their To Kill a Mockingbird essays.

    Tuesday, November 25

    1. The class learned about transition words and how to integrate quotations into their writing.
    2. Transition Words and Using Quotations Handout
    3. The class continued writing their essays.

    Monday, November 24

    1. The class marked sentence fragments exercises 1-4.
    2. The class began learning about writing an essay.
    3. The Essay PowerPoint
    4. The Basic Essay Notes
    5. Essay Outline
    6. Essay Topics

    Friday, November 21

    1. The class finished watching the TKAM movie.
    2. The class learned about sentence fragments.
    3. Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due Monday, November 24.
    4. Sentence Fragments PowerPoint
    5. Sentence Fragments Notes
    6. Exercises 1-4

    Thursday, November 20

    1. The class class continued watching the movie for To Kill a Mockingbird.

    Wednesday, November 19

    1. The class started watching the movie for To Kill a Mockingbird.

    Tuesday, November 18

    1. The class finished yesterday's test and marked it.

    Monday, November 17

    1. The class wrote the chapters 21-31 test. It will be finished in class tomorrow.

    Friday, November 14

    1. The class finished the notes from yesterday.
    2. The class finished reviewing the chapters 21-31 study guide questions for the novel in preparation for Monday's final test.
    3. The final test for the novel is Monday, November 17.

    Thursday, November 13

    1. The class took notes on the following terms for the upcoming final test for TKAM: allusion, bias, catastrophe, cliche, colloquial, compare, conflict, contrast, dilemma, dramatic irony, flashback, foreshadowing, hyperbole, jargon, objective, sarcasm, satire, setting, situational irony, slang, subjective, suspense, symbol, theme, thesis, verbal irony.
    2. Terms PowerPoint
    3. Students who hadn't started the bonus assignment were given the assignment. It is due Tuesday/Wednesday, November 18/19.
    4. Bonus Assignment

    Wednesday, November 12

    1. The class began reviewing the answers to the chapters 21-31 study guide questions.

    Tuesday, November 11

    1. No school. Remembrance Day.

    Monday, November 10

    1. No school.

    Friday, November 7

    1. Students continued to work on the chapters 21-31 novel study guide questions.
    2. Students finished the questions worked on the bonus assignment.

    Thursday, November 6

    1. The class marked the test from yesterday.
    2. The class continued to work on the chapters 21-31 study guide questions or the bonus assignment.

    Wednesday, November 5

    1. The class wrote the run-on sentences test.

    Tuesday, November 4

    1. The class marked the run-on sentences review.
    2. The run-on sentence test is tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5.
    3. Students continued to work on the chapters 21-31 study guide questions. The questions are now due Wednesday, November 12.
    4. Those students already finished the study guide questions started working on a bonus assignment: designing a cover for the novel in the form of a poster. The due date will be assigned later this week.
    5. TKAM Cover Poster Assignment

    Monday, November 3

    1. No school.

    Friday, October 31

    1. The class was assigned the run-on sentence review. The review is due Tuesday, November 4.
    2. Run-on Sentences Review
    3. The class continued to work on the chapters 21-31 study guide questions. The questions are due Friday, November 7.

    Thursday, October 30

    1. The class marked the TKAM test from the other day.
    2. The class continued working on the last study guide questions (chapters 21-31). The questions are due Friday, November 7.
    3. Cut off for assignments and marks for term 1 is Friday, November 7. Term 1 assignments will not be accepted after the 7th.

    Wednesday, October 29

    1. Career Day. School is in session, but there are no classes.

    Tuesday, October 28

    1. Some of the class finished the test from yesterday. Those finished yesterday worked on the last study guide questions for chapters 21-31. The test will be marked in class on Thursday.

    Monday, October 27

    1. The class wrote the TKAM chapters 12-20 test. It will be finished in class tomorrow and then marked.

    Friday, October 24

    1. No school. Pro-d day.

    Thursday, October 23

    1. The class marked run-on sentences exercises 5-8.
    2. The class worked on the last study guide questions for the novel (chapters 21-31).

    Wednesday, October 22

    1. The class marked run-on sentences exercises 1-4 from yesterday.
    2. The class was assigned run-on sentences exercises 5-8. The exercises are due tomorrow, Thursday, October 23.
    3. Exercises 5-8
    4. The class was assigned to begin reading the last chapters of the novel (chapters 21-31) and was given the last study guide questions.
    5. Chapters 21-31 Study Guide
    6. The chapters 12-20 test is Monday, October 27.

    Tuesday, October 21

    1. The class finished reviewing the chapters 12-20 novel study guide questions.
    2. The class began a new grammar unit - run-on sentences.
    3. Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due tomorrow, Wednesday, October 22.
    4. Run-on Sentences PowerPoint
    5. Run-on Sentences Notes
    6. Exercises 1-4

    Monday, October 20

    1. The class began going over the chapter 12-20 study guide questions.

    Friday, October 17

    1. The class took notes for the following terms: all terms for plot, narration, and characterization. See the PowerPoint for September 26 below.
    2. The class continued to work on and finish the study guide questions for chapters 12-20. They are due Monday, October 20.

    Thursday, October 16

    1. The class wrote the sentence structure test.

    Wednesday, October 15

    1. The class continued to work on the novel study guide questions that are due Friday.
    2. Remember tomorrow's sentence structure test.

    Tuesday, October 14

    1. The class marked the sentence structure review.
    2. The test will be on Thursday, October 16.
    3. The class continued to work on the chapters 12-20 study guide questions. They are to be done for Friday, October 17.

    Friday, October 10

    1. The class marked sentence structure exercises 21-23 from yesterday.
    2. The class was assigned the sentence structure review. The review is due Tuesday, October 14.
    3. The test will be next week.
    4. Sentence Structure Review
    5. The class continued working on the chapters 12-20 study guide questions.

    Thursday, October 9

    1. The class marked sentence structure exercises 19 and 20.
    2. The class learned about compound-complex sentences.
    3. Exercises 21,22, and 23 were assigned and are due tomorrow, Friday, October 10.
    4. Exercises 21,22,23
    5. The class continued to work on the TKAM chapters 12-20 study guide questions.

    Wednesday, October 8

    1. The class learned about complex sentences.
    2. Exercises 19 and 20 were assigned and are due tomorrow, Thursday, October 9.
    3. Exercises 19 and 20
    4. The class continued working on the study guide for chapters 12-20 of the novel.

    Tuesday, October 7

    1. The class marked the test from yesterday except the paragraph part.
    2. The class marked sentence structure exercises 15,16,17,18 from Friday.
    3. The class began the next readings of chapters and accompanying study guide questions from the novel.
    4. Chapters 12-20 Study Guide Questions

    Monday, October 6

    1. The class wrote the TKAM chapters 1-11 test.

    Friday, October 3

    1. The class finished reviewing the TKAM chapters 1-11 study guide questions. 
    2. The test for chapters 1-11 will be on Monday, October 6.
    3. Study the notes for the ten terms you took, and study the study guide questions.
    4. The class learned about simple and compound sentences.
    5. Exercises 15-18 were assigned. They were finished in class but due to time will not be marked until Tuesday of next week.
    6. Exercises 15-18

    Thursday, October 2

    1. The class continued to review the TKAM chapters 1-11 questions. We will finish reviewing the questions tomorrow.
    2. The TKAM chapters 1-11 test will be on Monday. Make sure you study the notes you took for character (see the PowerPoint below) as well as the study guide questions. 

    Wednesday, October 1

    1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises from last week.
    2. The class began going over their answers to the chapters 1-11 study guide questions in preparation for the upcoming test on those chapters. 

    Tuesday, September 30

    1. No school. National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

    Monday, September 29

    1. No school./ Pro-d day

    Friday, September 26

    1. The class learned about independent and subordinate clauses.
    2. Exercises 12,13,14,11
    3. The exercises are due Wednesday, October 1.
    4. the class began taking notes on characters. These terms and definitions will be on the novel test next week or the following week.
    5. Character Terms PowerPoint
    6. Prose Literary Terms Table

    Thursday, September 25

    1. The class marked yesterday's sentence structure exercises.
    2. The class continued to work on the chapters 1-11 study guide questions.

    Wednesday, September 24

    1. The class learned about compound simple subjects and predicates.
    2. Exercises 9 and 10 were assigned and are tomorrow, Thursday, January 25.
    3. Exercises 9 and 10
    4. The class continued working on the TKAM chapters 1-11 study guide questions and reading chapters 1-11.

    Tuesday, September 23

    1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises from yesterday.
    2. The class continued working on the novel's chapters 1-11 study guide questions.

    Monday, September 22

    1. The class began learning about sentence structure, our next grammar unit.
    2. Sentence Structure Notes
    3. Sentence Structure PowerPoint
    4. Exercises 1-6, 8
    5. The chapter 1-11 questions are due by Friday, September 26. That is the end of this week. You should begin reading and working on the questions at home as well as in class. 

    Friday, September 19

    1. The class wrote the parts of the sentence test.
    2. If you were not here to write it, you will have to find some time either during FOCUS or after school to make it up.

    Thursday, September 18

    1. The class continued to work on reading chapters 1-11 of our novel and working on the study guide questions. 
    2. The parts of the sentence test is tomorrow.

    Wednesday, September 17

    1. The class marked the parts of the sentence review.
    2. The class continued reading To Kill a Mockingbird (chapters 1-11) and working on the study guide questions. 

    Tuesday, September 16

    1. The class worked on the parts of the sentence review which is due tomorrow.
    2. The class marked the Ghosts of Mississippi questions and handed them.
    3. The class signed out the novel To Kill a Mockingbird and began reading chapters 1-11.
    4. The students are answering the study guide questions for chapters 1-11 to help with the upcoming discussion of those chapters and for the test at the end of these chapters.
    5. TKAM Character List
    6. Chapters 1-11 Study Guide Questions

    Monday, September 15

    1. The class marked the conjunctions and interjections exercises.
    2. The class was assigned the parts of the sentence review.
    3. The review is due Wednesday, September 17.
    4. Parts of the Sentence Review
    5. The class reviewed "ghosts" of Mississippi from the movie.
    6. Ghosts of Mississippi "ghosts" PowerPoint
    7. The class was assigned questions and a paragraph for the movie.
    8. The questions and paragraph are due tomorrow, Tuesday, September 16.
    9. Ghosts of Mississippi Questions

    Friday, September 12

    1. The class learned about conjunctions and interjections.
    2. The exercises are due Monday.
    3. Conjunctions Notes
    4. Exercises 1-4
    5. Exercises 5-7
    6. Interjections Notes
    7. Exercise 1
    8. The class finished watching the movie Ghosts of Mississippi.

    Thursday, September 11

    1. The class marked the prepositions exercises from yesterday.
    2. The class continued watching the movie  Ghosts of Mississippi.

    Wednesday, September 10

    1. The class learned about prepositions and worked on the exercises.
    2. The exercises are due tomorrow, Thursday, September 11.
    3. Prepositions Notes
    4. Exercises 1-4
    5. The class began watching the movie Ghosts of Mississippi.

    Tuesday, September 9

    1. The class marked the verbs and adverbs exercises from yesterday.
    2. The class finished the To Kill a Mockingbird PowerPoint.

    Monday, September 8

    1. The class learned about verbs and adverbs.
    2. Exercises are due tomorrow, Tuesday, September 9.
    3. Verbs Notes
    4. Verbs Exercises 1-4
    5. Adverbs Notes
    6. Adverbs Exercises 1-4
    7. An introduction to the ovel was also begun.
    8. To Kill a Mockingbird PowerPoint

    Friday, September 5

    1. The class marked the nouns, pronouns, and adjectives exercises from yesterday.
    2. The class learned about the history of the N-word in preparation for our novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
    3. To Kill a Mockingbird and the N-Word PowerPoint
    4. There is no homework for the weekend.

    Thursday, September 4

    1. The class learned about nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
    2. Notes and exercises were assigned.
    3. Nouns Notes     
    4. Nouns Exercises
    5. Pronouns Notes
    6. Pronouns Exercises
    7. Adjectives Notes
    8. Adjectives Exercises
    9. The exercises are due tomorrow, Friday, September 5.

    Wednesday, September 3

    1. Students were introduced to the class.
    2. The course outline was handed out and expectations for the class were gone over.
    3. Course Outline
    4. Please have a book of your own choosing for silent reading tomorrow.

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