English 12 Block 1:
- Our editing exam is coming up on Monday, Oct. 25!
- Review the following grammar pages:
- Did you miss the quiz on Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour"?
- Take notes on the different characters.
- What is the conflict?
- What are the ironies in this story?
- Did you miss the spelling quiz? Scroll down to Monday for the words and see me ASAP.
English 9 Block 3 (Day 1):
- Study for Wednesday's Spelling #3 quiz:
- 1. argument
- 2. article
- 3. artillery
- 4. anticipation
- 5. ascend
- 6. association
- 7. athlete
- 8. attempt
- 9. attractive
- 10. audience
- 11. authority
- 12. auxiliary
- 13. awkward
- 14. basically
- 15. becoming
- Paragraph!
- Choose between the Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 rough copies and type up one good copy paragraph. Choose the one you have the most to write about.
- 7-12 sentences / TS/BODY/CS
- One indent @ the beginning; no further line breaks
- Format: 12 or 14 size font; standard font type; 1. 5 spacing; title and full name at the top
- Aim for one actual, specific example per body point.
- Start each sentence with an article (A, An, The), introductory transition (e.g. In addition, However), or noun/pronoun. Do not start with For, Of, That, or with a word starting with an "ing".
- Did you miss the noun test?
English 9 Blocks 2 and 3 (Day 2):
- Study for Thursday's Spelling #3 quiz:
- 1. argument
- 2. article
- 3. artillery
- 4. anticipation
- 5. ascend
- 6. association
- 7. athlete
- 8. attempt
- 9. attractive
- 10. audience
- 11. authority
- 12. auxiliary
- 13. awkward
- 14. basically
- 15. becoming
- Paragraph 2:
- Paragraph 2 is due on Tuesday. Bring a hard copy, not an email! It just needs to be a rough copy, and can be hand-written or printed.
- Examine this website on categorization.
- Now, take a look at your T-chart on the positives and negatives of technology. Focus on the "Negatives" column. Using symbols, highlighters or coloured pens, identify three categories under which you can organize most of your examples (e.g. education/information/making connections).
- Keeping in mind the basic structure of the paragraph, and using the categories above as your main points, write a complete paragraph that answers the following question:
- How does technology undermine our lives?
- Don't worry about the positives of technology.
- Aim for at least 7 sentences. Try to write at least two sentences per point.
- Complete a draft copy of this paragraph for next class! Bring a hard copy; we'll work with it in class!
- Did you miss the noun test?
Philosophy 12:
- Complete a T-chart on the positives and negatives of technology. You can draw from your own experience and/or from the following video:
- Did you complete ALL of the questions from Ethics 3 on utilitarianism for Friday? Getter' done!
- Get yesterday's notes on utilitarianism AND the overhead summaries of the classical ethical theories if you missed them. Contact another student or see me when you get back.
