Wednesday, June 1, 2022

* New!

English 11 Block 1:     

  • *Read Chp. 9 of October Sky for Thursday.
    • Interested in an epub version of October Sky? Right click on the link and choose Save As. Then import it into any epub reader or epub phone app. 
    • We'll be writing our second October Sky test on Monday, June 6. It will cover the vocabulary, characters and main events of Chps. 7 to 11.
  • Complete your rough copy paragraph on the Aussie vaccine fake news article and bring it to class.
    • Answer the following question: Why is this article an example of fake news?
      • 8-16 sentences
      • 2-4 intro transitions
      • TS/Body/CS
  • Test alert! We're writing a punctuation test on Friday, June 3.
  • Did you write today's October Sky 1 test? If not, see me asap!
  • Did you miss the Fragments & Run-Ons test on May 18, the Parts of the Sentence test on May 10, or the Fiction Terms test on May 13? See me ASAP!
  • Did you miss the Maus II test on Friday, May 6? See me ASAP!


English 9 Block 3 (Day 2):

  • Read "Grandma's Scones" and answer the following questions (for 4 marks)  in full sentences:
    • What is the point of the poem? (2)
    • Of the five major senses, which do you think is the strongest? Why? (2)
  • Did you miss the Animal Farm 2 test? See me asap!
  • Did you miss the sentence test? The 3rd vocab quiz? See me ASAP!

English 9 Block 3 (Day 1): 

  • Study the following words for Thursday's Spelling #9 quiz:
    • 1. genetics
    • 2. government
    • 3. gullible
    • 4. guarantee
    • 5. guardian
    • 6. guerilla
    • 7. guidance
    • 8. happened
    • 9. height
    • 10. heroes
    • 11. hoarse
    • 12. hoping
    • 13. hybrid
    • 14. hygiene
    • 15. hypocrisy
  • Read "Grandma's Scones" and answer the following questions (for 4 marks)  in full sentences:
    • What is the point of the poem? (2)
    • Of the five major senses, which do you think is the strongest? Why? (2)
  • Did you miss the Animal Farm 2 test? See me asap!
  • Did you miss the sentence test? The 3rd vocab quiz? See me ASAP!