Wednesday, April 2
- Students were assigned quotation marks exercises 5-8. They are due Friday, April 4.
- Exercises 5-8
- The class was assigned the act 4 questions. They will be completed in class on Friday, April 4.
- Act 4 Questions
Monday, March 31
- The class finished reading act 4 of the play.
- The class watched act 4 of the movie.
Thursday, March 13
- The class marked quotation marks exercises 1-4.
- The class marked act3 questions.
- The class began reading act 4 of the play.
Tuesday, March 11
- The class learned about quotation marks and underlining.
- Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due Thursday, March 13.
- Quotation Marks and Underlining PowerPoint
- Exercises 1-4
- The class continued working on the act 3 questions to the play.
Friday, March 7
- The class marked apostrophes exercises 5-9.
- The class finished reading act 3.
- The class watched act 3 of the play.
- The class was assigned act 3 questions. The questions are NOT homework. They will be completed in class next week.
- Act 3 Questions
Wednesday, March 5
- The class continued reading act 3 of Othello.
- Apostrophes 5-9 will be marked on Friday.
Monday, March 3
- The class was assigned apostrophe exercises 5-9.
- The exercises are due Wednesday, March 5.
- Apostrophes Exercises 5-9
- The class marked the Othello act 2 questions.
- The class began reading act 3 of the play.
Thursday, February 27
- The class marked the apostrophes exercises from last class.
- The class continued working on the Othello act 2 questions.
- The questions are due Monday, March 3.
Tuesday, February 25
- The class learned about apostrophes.
- Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due Thursday, February 27.
- Apostrophe PowerPoint
- Exercises 1-4
- The class continued and finished watching act 2 of the movie for Othello.
- The class started working on the act 2 questions. The questions are NOT for homework. They will be finished in class Thursday.
- Act 2 Questions
Friday, February 21
- The class marked the colons exercises from yesterday.
- The class read act 2 of the play Othello and began watching the movie.
Thursday, February 20
- The class learned about colons.
- Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due tomorrow, Friday, February 21.
- Colon PowerPoint
- Colons Exercises 1-4
- The class marked the Othello act 1 questions from last week.
- The class began reading act 2 of the play Othello.
Thursday, February 13
- The class marked the semi-colons exercises from the last class.
- The class was assigned the act 1 questions for the play.
- The act 1 questions are due Thursday, February 20.
- Act 1 Questions
Tuesday, February 11
- The class learned about semi-colons.
- Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due Thursday, February 13.
- Semi-colon PowerPoint
- Exercises 1-4
- The class watched act 1 of the movie Othello.
Friday, February 7
- The class marked the commas exercises from last class.
- The class finished reading act 1 of Othello.
Tuesday, February 4
- The class was assigned commas exercises 5-8.
- The exercises are due Friday, February 7.
- Commas Exercises 5-8
- The class was introduced to the play that we are going to read - Othello.
- Order of Events in a Tragedy PowerPoint
- Literary Terms PowerPoint
- List of Characters
- Literary Terms
- Order of Events in a Tragedy
Friday, January 31
- The class marked commas exercises 1-4.
- The class continued with and finished an introduction to life in Shakespeare's time.
Wednesday, January 29
- The class began a punctuation unit and learned about commas.
- Commas exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due Friday, January 31.
- Comma PowerPoint
- Commas Exercises 1-4
- The class continued learning about life in Shakespeare's time.
Monday, January 27
- The class handed in their Angela's Ashes theme posters.
- The class began an introduction to Shakespeare in preparation for the play we are reading - Othello.
- Why We Read Shakespeare PowerPoint
- Life in Shakespeare's Time PowerPoint
Thursday, January 16
- Angela's Ashes essays were returned to the class.
- The class continued working on the theme poster assignment for the novel.
- A reminder that the poster is due Monday, January 27.
Tuesday, January 14
- The class reviewed the Literacy 12 Assessment with Mr. Sigaty.
- The class began the last assignment for Angela's Ashes - a theme poster assignment.
- The theme poster assignment is due Monday, January 27.
- Theme Poster Assignment
Friday, January 10
- The class finished their Angela's Ashes essay and handed it in a the end of class.
- Angela's Ashes Final Essay Good Copy
Wednesday, January 8
- The class worked on their Angela's Ashes essays.
- The essay will be due by the end of class on Friday, January 10.
Monday, January 6
- The class worked on their Angela's Ashes essays.
Thursday, December 19
- The class worked on their Angela's Ashes essays.
Tuesday, December 17
- The class learned about how to write an introductory and concluding paragraph for an essay.
- The Introduction Handout
- The Conclusion Handout
- Angela's Ashes Essay Topics
Friday, December 13
- The class finished watching the Angela's Ashes movie.
Wednesday, December 11
- The class continued watching the Angela's Ashes movie.
Monday, December 9
- The class marked last week's sentence structure test.
- The class marked the chapters 17 and 18 questions.
- The class began watching the movie Angela's Ashes.
Thursday, December 5
- The class wrote the sentence structure test.
- The class began working on the chapter 17& 18 questions. The questions are due Monday, December, 9.
- Chapter 17 and 18 Questions
Tuesday, December 3
- The class marked the sentence structure review.
- A reminder that the sentence structure test is in Thursday, December 5.
- The class marked the chapters 15 and 16 questions.
- The was assigned to read to the end of the novel.
Friday, November 29
- The class marked the sentence structure exercises 21-23 from last class.
- The class was assigned the sentence structure review.
- The review is due Tuesday, December 3.
- Sentence Structure Review
- The class was assigned the chapters 15-16 questions.
- The questions are due Tuesday, December 3.
- Chapters 15-16 Questions
- The sentence structure test is Thursday, December 5.
Wednesday, November 27
- The class learned about compound-complex sentences.
- Exercises 21-23 were assigned. The exercises are due Friday, November 29.
- Sentence Structure Exercises 21-23
- The class marked chapters 13 and 14 questions.
- The class is to read chapters 15 and 16 for Friday.
Monday, November 25
- The class marked the sentence structure exercises 19 and 20.
- The class marked the chapter 11 and 12 questions and began working on the chapter 13 and 14 questions for Wednesday.
Thursday, November 21
- Sentence Structure exercises 19 and 20 will be marked on Monday, November 25.
- Angela's Ashes chapters 11 and 12 questions will be marked on Monday, November 25.
- The class began reading chapters 13 and 14 for Monday.
- Questions for chapters 13 and 14 were assigned and are due Monday, November 25.
- Chapters 13 and 14 Questions
Tuesday, November 19
- The class learned about complex sentences.
- Exercises 19 and 20 were assigned and are due Thursday, November 21.
- Exercises 19 and 20
- The class was assigned chapters 11 and 12 questions for the novel.
- The questions are due Thursday, November 21.
- Chapters 11 and 12 Questions
Friday, November 15
- The class continued to write their paragraphs and finished them by the end of class.
Wednesday, November 13
- The class continued working on their Angela's Ashes paragraphs. The assignment will be finished Friday by the end of class.
Thursday, November 7
- The class continued their writing assignment from last class.
- The paragraph will be finished by the end of class next Wednesday, November 13.
Tuesday, November 5
- The class marked the chapters 9 and 10 questions from last class.
- The class learned about simple and compound sentences.
- Exercises 15-18 were assigned and marked in class.
- Exercises 15-18
- The class began the first writing assignment for the novel. The assignment is being in class and not at home.
- Writing a Formal Expository Paragraph PowerPoint
- Writing a Formal Literary Paragraph Handout
- Chapter 1-10 Paragraph Assignment
Thursday, October 31
- The class marked the sentence structure exercises from last class.
- The class wrote the chapters 9 and 10 quiz.
- The class was assigned the chapters 9 and 10 questions.
- The questions are due Tuesday, November 5.
- Chapter 9 and 10 Questions
Monday, October 28
- The class learned about independent and subordinate clauses, and phrases.
- Exercises 12,13,14,and 11 were assigned.
- The exercises are due Thursday, October 31.
- Exercises 12,13,14,11
- The class marked the chapters 7 and 8 questions.
- The chapters 9 and 10 quiz will be on Thursday, October 31.
Wednesday, October 23
- The class marked sentence structure exercises 9 and 10 from Monday.
- The class was assigned the chapters 7 and 8 questions.
- The questions are due Monday, October 28.
- Chapters 7 and 8 Questions
- The class is to read chapters 9 and 10 for Monday, October 28.
- There will be a quiz on these chapters on Monday.
Monday, October 21
- The class marked the sentence structure exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 from last week.
- The class learned about compound subjects and predicates.
- Exercises 9 and 10 were assigned and are due Wednesday, October 23.
- Exercises 9 and 10
- The class was assigned to read chapters 7 and 8 of the novel for Wednesday, October 23.
Thursday, October 17
- The class began learning about sentence structure, in particular subjects and predicates.
- Exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 were assigned and are due Monday, October 21.
- Sentence Structure Notes
- Sentence Structure PowerPoint
- Exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,8
- The class marked the chapters 5 and 6 questions.
Tuesday, October 15
- The class marked the parts of the sentence test from last class.
- The class was assigned the chapters 5 and 6 questions.
- The questions are due next class, Thursday, October 17.
- Chapters 5 and 6 Questions
Thursday, October 10
- The class wrote the parts of the sentence test.
- The class began reading chapters 5 and 6 for Tuesday, October 15.
Tuesday, October 8
- The class marked the parts of the sentence review.
- The test is Thursday, October 10.
Friday, October 4
- The class marked the conjunctions/interjections exercises.
- The class marked the chapters 3 and 4 questions.
- The class was assigned the basic parts of the sentence review.
- The review is due Tuesday, October 8.
- Parts of the Sentence Review
- The basic parts of the sentence test is Thursday, October 10.
Wednesday, October 2
- The class learned about conjunctions and interjections.
- Exercises were assigned and are due Friday, October 4.
- Conjunctions Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 7
- Interjections Exercise 1
- The class will mark the chapters 3 and 4 questions on Friday. No excuses!
Thursday, September 26
- The class marked the preposition exercises from last class.
- The class finished marking the chapter 1 and 2 questions.
- The class was assigned chapter 3 and 4 questions.
- Chapter 3 and 4 Questions
- The questions are due Wednesday, October 2.
Tuesday, September 24
- The class learned about prepositions. Exercises 1-4 were assigned. The exercises are due Thursday, September 26.
- Prepositions Exercises 1-4
- The class began marking the chapter 1 and 2 questions for the novel. We will finish marking them on Thursday.
Friday, September 20
- The class finished the chapter 1 and 2 questions from the novel. The questions will be marked on Tuesday, September 24.
- The class was assigned to read chapters 3 and 4 for Tuesday, September 24.
Wednesday, September 18
- The class marked the adverbs exercises from last class.
- The class continued to work on the chapter 1 and 2 questions for Angela's Ashes.
- The chapter questions will be marked in class on Friday, September 20.
Monday, September 16
- The class marked the verbs exercises from last Thursday.
- The class learned about adverbs.
- Exercises 1-4 were assigned. The exercises are due Wednesday, September 18.
- Adverbs Exercises 1-4
- The class was assigned questions for chapters 1 and 2 of the novel. The questions are NOT for homework. The questions will be finished in class on Wednesday.
- Chapter 1 and 2 Questions
Thursday, September 12
- The class learned about Verbs.
- Exercises 1-4 were assigned and are due Monday, September 16.
- Verbs Exercises 1-4
- The class finished the introduction to Irish history.
- Chapters 1 and 2 were assigned to be read for Monday, September 16.
Tuesday, September 10
- The class marked the nouns, pronouns, and adjectives exercises from Friday.
- The class signed out the novel Angela's Ashes as our class novel.
- The class began an introduction to the novel.
Friday, September 6
- The class learned about nouns, pronouns, and adjectives. Exercises for each were assigned.
- The exercises are due Tuesday, September 10.
- Nouns Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Pronouns Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Adjectives Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
Wednesday, September 4
- Students were introduced to the course and reviewed the course calendar.
- Course Outline
- Course Outline PowerPoint
- Students were introduced to the basic parts of the sentence, specifically nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
- Basic parts of the Sentence Notes
- Basic parts of the Sentence PowerPoint