Monday, September 13, 2021

 English 12 Block 1: 

  • By next week, please show me your your labeled tabs (Grammar / Writing / Fiction).
  • I'll continue to collect your parental letters.
  • If you were away, make sure to get the notes on plot and exposition.
  • Read Chp. 2 of Under the Ribs of Death (UTROD).
    • Keep working on your Part 1 study guide (SG) and vocabulary.
    • The SG is worth 15 marks (10/notes + 5/vocabulary) and will be due the day of the Part 1 test (Monday, Sept. 20)

English 9 Block 3 (Day 1):
  • By next Thursday, please show me your your labeled tabs (Grammar / Writing / Fiction).
  • I'll continue to collect your parental letters.
  • Finish the five questions below on "The Fun They Had" for Monday. Write in full sentences and avoid starting with Because, That, Which, So and To.
    • 1. What kind of schooling does Margie and Tommy experience? Explain at least one specific example. (2)
    • 2. Explain one advantage of this kind of schooling. Explain with one or two full sentences. (2)
    • 3. Explain one disadvantage of this kind of schooling. Explain with one or two full sentences. (2)
    • 4. What is one advantage of the schooling encountered by their ancestors? Explain with one or two full sentences. (2)
    • 5. Theme: Given what you’ve read, what do you think is Asimov’s attitude toward technology? Explain with one or two full sentences. (2)
  • Be ready for the first spelling quiz on Thursday, Sept. 16:
    • 1. absence
    • 2. accelerate
    • 3. acceptable
    • 4. accidentally 
    • 5. accommodated
    • 6. accomplish
    • 7. according
    • 8. accumulated
    • 9. achievement
    • 10. acquitted
    • 11. address
    • 12. affection
    • 13. against
    • 14. aggravate
    • 15. aggression

English 9 Blocks 2 and 3 (Day 2):
  • By next Wednesday, please show me your your labeled tabs (Grammar / Writing / Fiction).
  • I'll continue to collect your parental letters.
  • Finish the five questions below on "The Fun They Had" for Monday. Write in full sentences and avoid starting with Because, That, Which, So and To.
    • 1. What kind of schooling does Margie and Tommy experience? Explain at least one specific example. (2)
    • 2. Explain one advantage of this kind of schooling. Explain with one or two full sentences. (2)
    • 3. Explain one disadvantage of this kind of schooling. Explain with one or two full sentences. (2)
    • 4. What is one advantage of the schooling encountered by their ancestors? Explain with one or two full sentences. (2)
    • 5. Theme: Given what you’ve read, what do you think is Asimov’s attitude toward technology? Explain with one or two full sentences. (2)
  • Be ready for the first spelling quiz on Friday, Sept. 17:
    • 1. absence
    • 2. accelerate
    • 3. acceptable
    • 4. accidentally 
    • 5. accommodated
    • 6. accomplish
    • 7. according
    • 8. accumulated
    • 9. achievement
    • 10. acquitted
    • 11. address
    • 12. affection
    • 13. against
    • 14. aggravate
    • 15. aggression

Philosophy 12:
  • By next Wednesday, please show me your your labeled tabs (Units / Journal / Applied Phil.).
  • I'll continue to collect your parental letters.
  • If not finished, complete the questions 1 to 5 from the introductory chapter of Philosophy Made Simple.