English 12 Block 1:

• Did you miss today's short story test? If so, see me ASAP!

• Did you miss Tuesday's comprehension quiz? If so, read Alice Munro's "Boys and Girls" here or in your short story booklet. See me ASAP!
• Consider the main plot events, the characters, and the themes of socialization and social oppression.

• Did you miss the mandatory Literacy 12 exam? If so, see Mr. Dartnell ASAP!
• Did you miss last Monday's short test on fragments and run-ons?
  
  

English 9 Block 2:

• Read Chapter 3 of Animal Farm and work on the study guide.
• 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: 

• Homework for Monday: 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:
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• 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.
• Final assignment for Term 1! Type up your essay in Office 365! Include a IP, 2 BPs, and a CP. You should have the essay finished by Tuesday, Nov. 8. You should have the essay finished by Monday, Nov. 7. 
• Use the checklist I gave you!
• We've also started a mini-grammar unit on punctuation. Come see for the notes on:
• semicolons
• colons
• commas
• apostrophes
• Did you miss last week's test on fiction? See me ASAP!
  
  
  

English 11 Block 4 (Day 2): 

• Here's an excellent piece by 60 Minutes discussing the potential hazards of social media.
• We wrote the Parts of the Sentence exam on Tuesday, Nov. 8:
• Grammar: We've finished our review of the "Parts of the Sentence". Review these sites after thoroughly reviewing your handouts on the following topics:
• Study this site on subjects and predicates.
• Study this site on direct and indirect objects.
• Study this site on prepositional phrases.
• Study this site on appositive phrases.
• Study this site on simple sentences.
• Study this site on compound sentences.
• Study this site on complex sentences.
• *Study this site on adjectives.
• *Study this site on adverbs.