English 12 Block 1:
- Complete the second rough copy business letter from the 7 scenarios I have provided you. Use lined paper. Follow the formatting rules as best as possible.
- We've started a mini-grammar unit on punctuation. Come see for the notes on:
- Did you miss last week's short story test? If so, see me ASAP!
- Did you miss the mandatory Literacy 12 exam? If so, see Mr. Dartnell ASAP.
English 9 Block 2:
- Be ready for tomorrow's spelling 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 Chapter 5 of Animal Farm and work on the study guide.
- On Monday, Nov. 21, we will write the 2nd vocabulary quiz (Chps. 4-6).
- On Tuesday, Nov. 22, we will write the first Animal Farm test (Chps. 1-6). It will include multiple choice and a paragraph.
- If you would like, I have a free epub version of the novel. Download the file here and open up the file in any free epub reader app on a phone or tablet. Some free apps even offer a live voice option!
- Type up your essay in Office 365! Include a IP, 3 BPs, and a CP. You should have the essay finished by Tuesday, Nov. 8.
- Use the checklist I gave you!
English 11 Block 3:
- Examine the two following sites via the Break the Fake package. Which site is more credible? Why? Take some point form notes about both sites:
- Test alert! On Monday, Nov. 21, we're writing our punctuation test:
- In the past week, we've discussed the meaning of media, misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, and fake news. We've also discussed the qualities that allow us to trust a news source:
- Now I want you to analyze two webpages (below) archived by Snopes.Com.
- Download the response sheet here.
- Print this out or replicate the sheet. Take at least 3 point form notes for each of the 4 sections. Include quotes if possible. 2 marks x4 = 8 marks.
- Here are the online news articles to examine:
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Why are these sites fake? Why are they good fakes?
- Here's an excellent piece by 60 Minutes discussing the potential hazards of social media.
- We've also started a mini-grammar unit on punctuation. Come see for the notes on:
- Did you miss last week's test on fiction? See me ASAP!
English 11 Block 4 (Day 2):
- Please review these notes on the paragraph.
- We've started a mini-grammar unit on sentence errors. Please review the following:
- sentence fragments 1
- sentence fragments 2
- run-on sentences 1
- run-on sentences 2
