English 12 Block 1:

• Watch the following video:
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• Complete the six quotations from the quotations handout. (6 marks)
• If you didn't do your homework, read the handout on standard English. then, identify and fix the colloquialisms for #13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18.
• Choose one of your three rough copies and type up the letter as precisely as possible. Here's the rubric. Send it to me via Share in Office 365. 
• Also, complete the third rough copy business letter from the 7 scenarios I have provided you and hand them into me.
• Use lined paper. Follow the formatting rules as best as possible.

• Test alert! We've started a mini-grammar unit on punctuation. The test will be next Tuesday.
• semicolons
• colons
• commas
• *apostrophes
  
  
  

English 9 Block 2:

• Read Chapter 7 of Animal Farm and start the 2nd study guide. 
• Test alert: On Tuesday, Nov. 22 Wednesday, Nov. 23, we wrote the first Animal Farm test (Chps. 1-6). It included multiple choice and a paragraph. If you missed it, see me ASAP.
• Review the Powerpoint notes on Animal Farm literary terms and themes.
• 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: 

• Start reading Chp. 1 of October Sky.
• If you're interested, why not try an epub version of the novel? Download it here and open it in any free epub app. 
• Did you miss today's test on new media and media literacy?
• If so, see me ASAP!
• Study your three fill-in-the-blank note sets.
• Due Tuesday: Using the sheet below (click for a larger image), choose one of the 3 topics [flu remedies, consumer advocacy, and the solar minimum]. Then do a "deep dive" into the two websites listed under the topic you've chosen. Create a set of point-form notes where you identify the strengths and weaknesses of each website. Overall, which one is more credible? 
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• Test alert! On Monday, Nov. 21, we wrote our punctuation test:
• semicolons
• colons
• commas
• apostrophes

English 11 Block 4 (Day 2): 

• Finish the "positive" paragraph on the following topic: What are the positive aspects of digital technology for society?
• Please review these notes on the paragraph.
• We're finishing our unit on fiction. Today we studied irony. 
• 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