EN12 Block 1 Sem 2

Friday, April 4

1. The class began learning about life in Shakespeare's time.
2. Remember that the Literacy 12 Assessment is on Monday, April 7 in room C212.

Thursday, April 3

1. The class wrote the Shakespeare video quiz. If you were not here to see the video, it is omitted for you. 
2. The class began learning about Shakespeare.
3. Why Do We Read Shakespeare? PowerPoint
   
4. Shakespeare Literary Terms PowerPoint
   
5. Literary Terms Notes
   
6. Order of Events in a Comedy and a Tragedy PowerPoint
   
7. Comedy Notes
   

Wednesday, April 2

1. The class watched a video about Shakespeare.
2. There will be a quiz on the tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 1

1. The class continued to work and finish their Keeper 'n Me/Lion essay.

Monday, March 31

1. The class marked the semi-colons exercises 5-8.
2. The class continued to write their essays begun before the break. They will be finished in class tomorrow.

Friday, March 14

1. The class continued working on their Keeper 'n Me and Lion essay.
2. All rough work was handed in and will be returned after the break to finish the essay.
3. Semi-colons exercises 5-8 were assigned.
4. The exercises are due Monday, March 31.
5. Exercises 5-8
   

Thursday, March 13

1. The class learned about the conclusion of an essay and how to integrate quotations into their own writing.
2. The essay topic was given. You must see me to get it. The essay will not be written over the break. All rough work will be given to me tomorrow at the end of class and will be returned when we return from break to finish the essay.

Wednesday, March 12

1. The class finished watching the movie Lion and began preparing to begin writing an essay tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 11

1. The class continued watching the movie Lion from yesterday.

Monday, March 10

1. The class marked the semi-colons exercises from Friday.
2. The class marked the Keeper section 7 questions from Friday.
3. The class began watching the movie Lion in preparation for the upcoming essay to end the novel.

Friday, March 7

1. The class learned about semi-colons.
2. Exercises 1-4 were assigned. The exercises are due Monday, March 10.
3. Semi-colon PowerPoint
   
4. Semi-colon Notes
   
5. Exercises 1-4
   
6. The class continued reading the rest of the novel. 
7. Section 7 questions were assigned and are due Monday, March 10.
8. Section 7 Questions
   

Thursday, March 6

1. The class marked commas exercises 5-8 from yesterday.
2. The class marked the section 6 questions.
3. The class was assigned to read the rest of the book (section 7) for tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 5

1. The class was assigned commas exercises 5-8. The exercises are due tomorrow, Thursday, March 6.
2. Commas Exercises 5-8
   
3. The class continued working on the section 6 questions. The questions are also due tomorrow, Thursday, March 6.

Tuesday, March 4

1. The class marked yesterday's commas exercises.
2. The class finished marking the section 5 questions.
3. The class began working on the section 6 questions.
4. The questions are NOT for homework.
5. Section 6 Questions
   

Monday, March 3

1. The class learned about commas.
2. Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4.
3. Commas Notes
   
4. Exercises 1-4
   
5. Commas PowerPoint
   
6. The class marked the section 5 questions from last week.

Friday, February 28

1. The class continued to work on the section 5 questions.
2. The questions are due Monday.
3. Read section 6 (135-169) over the weekend.

Thursday, February 27

1. The class marked yesterday's test.
2. The class was assigned the section 5 questions. They are NOT homework. They will be finished in class tomorrow and marked.
3. Section 5 Questions
   

Wednesday, February 26

1. The class wrote the sentence structure test.
2. Make sure to read section 5 (105-135) for Thursday.

Tuesday, February 25

1. The class continued to work on their Keeper paragraphs and handed them by the end of class.
2. The class was assigned to begin reading section 5 (104-135) of the novel.
3. The sentence structure test is tomorrow.

Monday, February 24

1. The class marked the sentence structure review.
2. The class began working on the section 2 writing assignment. It will be finished in class tomorrow.
3. Section 2 Paragraph Assignment
   

Friday, February 21

1. The class marked the Keeper section 4 questions.
2. The class was assigned the sentence structure review. 
   
3. The review is due Monday, February 24.
4. Sentence Structure Review
   

Thursday, February 20

1. The class marked yesterday's sentence structure exercises (21-23).
2. The class worked on the section for questions for Keeper. 
3. The questions are due tomorrow, Friday, February 21.

Wednesday, February 19

1. The class learned about compound-complex sentences.
2. Exercises 21-23 were assigned. The exercises are due tomorrow, Thursday, February 20.
3. Sentence Structure Exercises 21-23
   
4. The class was assigned the section 4 (78-104) questions. The questions are NOT for homework. They will be completed in class tomorrow.
5. Section 4 Questions
   

Tuesday, February 18

1. The class learned about complex sentences.
2. Exercises 19 and 20 were assigned and marked in class.
3. Sentence Structure Exercises 19 and 20
   
4. The class began reading section 4 of the novel (pages 78-104) for tomorrow.

Friday, February 14

1. No School. Pro-d day.

Thursday, February 13

1. The class marked the section 3 questions.
2. The class learned about writing a formal, literary analysis paragraph.
3. Literary Analysis Paragraph PowerPoint
   
4. Literary Analysis Paragraph Notes
   
5. Section 1 paragraph writing assignment was assigned. The paragraph is due Tuesday, February18.
6. Section 1 Paragraph Assignment
   

Wednesday, February 12

1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 15-18 from yesterday.
2. The class continued to work on the section 3 questions from Keeper.
3. The questions are due tomorrow, Thursday, February 13.

Tuesday, February 11

1. The class learned about simple and compound sentences
2. Exercises 15-18 were assigned. The exercises are due tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12.
3. Exercises 15-18
   
4. The class began working on the section 3 (52-78) questions for Keeper.
5. Section 3 Questions
   

Monday, February 10

1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 12,13,14,11.
2. The class marked the section 2 questions for Keeper.
3. The class began reading section 3 (52-78) for tomorrow, Tuesday, February 11.

Friday, February 7

1. The class learned about independent and subordinate clauses (review your sentence structure notes for this section).
2. Exercises 12,13,14,11 were assigned.
3. The exercises are due Monday, February 10.
4. Sentence Structure Exercises 12,13,14,11
   
5. The class continued working on the section 2 questions for Keeper from yesterday.
   
6. The questions are due Monday, February 10. 

Thursday, February 6

1. The class marked the sentence structure exercises 9 and 10 from Tuesday.
2. The class was assigned the section 2 questions. They are NOT for homework. They will be finished and hopefully marked in class tomorrow.
3. Keeper 'n Me Section 2 Questions
   

Wednesday, February 5

1. No classes today because of career day #2 and course selection.

Tuesday, February 4

1. The class learned about compound simple subjects and predicates.
2. Exercises 9 and 10 were assigned.
3. The exercises are due Thursday, February 6 (Wednesday is the Career Fair and Capstone interviews).
4. Sentence Structure Exercises 9 and 10
   
5. The class finished marking the section 1 questions for the novel.
6. The class began reading section 2 (pages 26-52) for Thursday, February 6.

Monday, February 3

1. The class finished and marked the sentence structure exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,8.
2. The class was able to mark the first 7 questions from section 1 readings of Keeper 'n Me. The rest of the questions will be marked tomorrow.

Friday, January 31

1. The class began a new grammar unit - sentence structure - and learned about subjects and predicates.
2. Notes and exercises were assigned.
3. The exercises will be finished in class on Monday, February 3 and marked.
4. Sentence Structure PowerPoint
   
5. Sentence Structure Notes
   
6. Exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,8
   
7. Questions for the section 1 reading of the novel were also assigned. 
8. The questions are due Monday, February 3.
9. Section 1 Questions
   

Thursday, January 30

1. The class learned about appropriate terminology to use when reading and discussing our class novel.
2. Indigenous Terminology PowerPoint
   
3. The class signed out the novel.
4. Read section 1 of the novel -pages 1-26 for tomorrow, Friday, January 31.

Wednesday, January 29

1. The class marked the parts of the sentence review.
2. The class began an introduction to the novel the class is going to read - Keeper 'n Me.
3. Richard Wagamese PowerPoint
   
4. What is Identity PowerPoint
   
5. What is A Worldview PowerPoint
   

Tuesday, January 28

1. The class continued and finished the parts of the sentence review.
2. The class was assigned the parts of the sentence review.
3. The review is due tomorrow, Wednesday, January 29.
4. Parts of the Sentence Review
   

Monday, January 27

1. Students were introduced to the course and reviewed the course calendar.
2. English 12 Course Outline
3. English 12 Course Outline PowerPoint
   
4. Students were introduced to the basic parts of the sentence, specifically nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
5. Parts of the Sentence Notes
   
6. Parts of the Sentence PowerPoint
7. Have a book for silent reading at the start of class tomorrow.