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English 11 Block 1:     

• Test Alert: Study for Wednesday's media literacy test. Review the fill-in the blanks notes and the handouts from breakthefake.ca.
• *Read Chp. 13 of October Sky for Tuesday.
• Start the 3rd study guide.
• Study the Part 3 vocabulary.
• 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. 
• Complete the two paragraphs below; choose and write a good copy. 
• Choose one of the two 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.]
• 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
• 8-16 sentences
• 2-4 intro transitions
• TS/Body/CS
• Did you miss the October Sky 1  or 2 tests? If so, 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 Douglas Nepinak's "Grandmother" and answer the following questions:
• 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:
• What is the point of the poem? (2)
• Of the five major senses, which do you think is the strongest? Why? (2)
• Read the poem again here and here.
• Did you miss the Animal Farm 2 test? See me asap!
• Did you miss Spelling #9? The sentence test? The 3rd vocab quiz? See me ASAP!

English 9 Block 3 (Day 1): 

• 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:
• What is the point of the poem? (2)
• Of the five major senses, which do you think is the strongest? Why? (2)
• Read the poem again here and here.
• Did you miss the Animal Farm 2 test? See me asap!
• Did you miss Spelling #9? The sentence test? The 3rd vocab quiz? See me ASAP!