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English 11 Block 1:

Start the 4th study guide.
Test alert! We'll be writing the final October Sky test on Tuesday, June 21.

*Test alert! Get ready for Thursday's SVA test. You can review for it here and here.
If not finished, complete the two rough copy paragraphs and one good copy below:

1. Complete your research on the two websites you're comparing via breakthefake.ca. Write a 2nd rough copy paragraph that answers the question: Which site more credible? Why?... /5
2. Complete your first 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?... /5
3. Choose one of the two from above and write a good copy version. Share that with me via Office 365.... /24 [Please refer to the final page (page 4) of the Ministry document.]

Did you miss the October Sky 1, 2 or 3 tests? If so, see me asap!
Did you miss the Media Literacy test on June 8, 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):

If not finished, read Douglas Nepinak's "Grandmother" and answer the following questions in full sentences:

1. What do you think the poet means by “silent” in line 8 of the poem? Respond with one or two full sentences. (2)
2. What kinds of changes might have happened during her lifetime to make her feel alienated (i.e. cut off from the modern world)? (2)
3. What is the grandmother’s idea of a better world? Explain in full sentences. (2)
4. Why would this poem be defined as free verse? (2)

Read Langston Hughes's "Mother to Son". With 2-4 examples in a short paragraph, explain the theme or message of the poem. ... /5

Read "Grandma's Scones" and answer the following questions (for 4 marks) in full sentences:

English 9 Block 3 (Day 1):

Chose one of the poems from today's poetry package.
Did you miss the sentence fragment quiz?
If not finished, read Douglas Nepinak's "Grandmother" and answer the following questions in full sentences:

1. What do you think the poet means by “silent” in line 8 of the poem? Respond with one or two full sentences. (2)
2. What kinds of changes might have happened during her lifetime to make her feel alienated (i.e. cut off from the modern world)? (2)
3. What is the grandmother’s idea of a better world? Explain in full sentences. (2)
4. Why would this poem be defined as free verse? (2)

Read Langston Hughes's "Mother to Son". With 2-4 examples in a short paragraph, explain the theme or message of the poem. ... /5
Read my site on metaphor.
Read "Grandma's Scones" and answer the following questions (for 4 marks) in full sentences: