English 12 Block 1:
- Study the spelling words for Welch's infamous English 12 spelling quiz! We'll be writing it next Wednesday.
- 1. beginning
- 2. business
- 3. commitment
- 4. competition
- 5. conscientious
- 6. definitely
- 7. disappointed
- 8. dying
- 9. embarrassment
- 10. guarantee
- 11. hierarchy
- 12. immediately
- 13. independence
- 14. inevitable
- 15. loneliness
- 16. necessary
- 17. nostalgia
- 18. obstacle
- 19. occurred
- 20. optimistic
- 21. perseverance
- 22. privilege
- 23. pursued
- 24. recommend
- 25. rhythm
- Review the following grammar pages:
- sentence fragments
- run-on sentences
- subject-verb agreement
- parallelism
- confusing words
- Try Editing Quiz 1 and Editing Quiz 2.
- Did you miss Tuesday's Part 3 test on Under the Ribs of Death (UTROD)?
English 9 Block 3 (Day 1):
- Writing A Paragraph:
- Examine this website on categorization.
- Now, take a look at your T-chart on the positives and negatives of technology. Focus on the "Positives" 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 enhance our lives?
- Don't worry about the drawbacks of technology. We'll get to that later.
- 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!
English 9 Blocks 2 and 3 (Day 2):
- Writing A Paragraph:
- Examine this website on categorization.
- Now, take a look at your T-chart on the positives and negatives of technology. Focus on the "Positives" 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 enhance our lives?
- Don't worry about the drawbacks of technology. We'll get to that later.
- 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!
Philosophy 12:
- Finish your teaching poster project. It's due Tuesday.
- Complete your 1 - 2 pages of notes on your classical ethics section. Show them to me when you're done! /10 marks
- Find two quotes from philosophers of your ethics and write them down. The quotes should exemplify two key beliefs of your ethical philosophy.
- Create 4-6 mini-paragraphs on the key issues of your philosophy!
- Include a border, title and a graphic, as well as the two quotes and the mini-paragraphs.
- If not completed, finish all (#v. to xv.) of the Ethics 1 questions.
