Term 3 marks end tomorrow. See me next week if you're missing anything!
English 11 Block 1:
- For Friday
- Did you miss today's subject-verb agreement test?
- If so, please review these notes on subject-verb agreement and see me ASAP.
- We're currently in the middle of our media literacy unit. We're exploring concepts like media, propaganda, disinformation, and "fake news". Today we examined two competing medical websites. Finish your t-chart notes, one column for each of the two websites, identifying which one is ultimately more trustworthy and credible as a straight medical information site. Follow its internal links and investigate using Google and Wikipedia.
- If not finished: Using the notes sheet I handed out, complete your point form notes for the second (Adam Sandler) fake news article. Aim for 4-6 points in each of four columns. This assignment is due Wednesday.
- 1. https://archive.ph/nXJw3 (Australia)
- 2. https://archive.ph/n78Do (Adam Sandler)
- Why are they fake news? Why are they good fakes?
- Long term
- Have you not finished your technology essay? Did you miss the "Fragments and Run-Ons" and "Parts of the Sentence" tests? If so, see me ASAP!
- For Friday
- Did you miss today's subject-verb agreement test?
- If so, please review these notes on subject-verb agreement and see me ASAP.
- We're currently in the middle of our media literacy unit. We're exploring concepts like media, propaganda, disinformation, and "fake news". Today we examined two competing medical websites. Finish your t-chart notes, one column for each of the two websites, identifying which one is ultimately more trustworthy and credible as a straight medical information site. Follow its internal links and investigate using Google and Wikipedia.
- If not finished: Using the notes sheet I handed out, complete your point form notes for the second (Adam Sandler) fake news article. Aim for 4-6 points in each of four columns. This assignment is due Wednesday.
- 1. https://archive.ph/nXJw3 (Australia)
- 2. https://archive.ph/n78Do (Adam Sandler)
- Why are they fake news? Why are they good fakes?
- Long term
- Have you not finished your technology essay? Did you miss the "Fragments and Run-Ons" and "Parts of the Sentence" tests? If so, see me ASAP!
English 12 Block 2:
- For Friday
- Test alert! We're writing the editing exam on Friday, April 14th.
- subject/predicate
- sentence fragments
- run-on sentences
- subject-verb agreement
- parallelism
- confusing words 1 / confusing words 2
- apostrophes
- colons and semicolons
- quotation marks
- pronoun case
- capitalization
- misplaced and dangling modifiers
- tense consistency
- Online Editing Quizzes:
- Quotations: Now that you've written down six quotations, complete Part B of the handout. Following the Oscar Wilde examples in the handout, use two quotes for each of the three blending styles. (IOW, use two quotes for the first style, two more quotes for the second style, and the two remaining quotes for the 3rd style.)
- Long term
- Did you miss the spelling test? Did you send me the good copy paragraph?
Philosophy 12 Block 3:
- For Friday
- Most recent journal questions
- (#10): You are the captain of a 20-crew submarine that’s lying on the seabed. Its engines are destroyed. Rescue is three days away. There’s only enough air for five people over that three-day span. What do you decide? What’s the rationale for your decision?
- (#9): Lawyers take a solemn oath to defend the interests of their clients. They must not suppress information either. If you were the lawyer, would you withhold information that implicates your client in a violent crime, even if you might be disbarred*?
- We marked this today! Complete the following questions for George Woodcock's "Tyranny of the Clock" (from 75 Readings Plus):
- 1. According to Woodcock, what is the difference between the ancient and modern western definitions of time? (2)
- 2. Which group in society embraced and encouraged the new conception of time? Why? (2)
- 3. Why can we conclude that Woodcock is an anarchist? Explain. (2)
- 4. Why is the clock a potential threat to our autonomy? (2)
- Did you miss the ethics test on Thursday, April 6? If so, see me ASAP.
English 11 Block 4 (Day 2):
- For Monday
- Read Chps. 16 and 17 of October Sky. Continue the Part 3 study guide and review the vocabulary words.
- If you were away today, complete pp. 139/140 of the capitalization package.
- Did you miss the Part 2 test? Finish reading Chp. 10 and 11 of October Sky. Finish the Part 2 study guide and study your vocabulary. Complete filling in the back theme topics. You can use this part for the test.
- Did you miss the SVA test? The Part 1 October Sky test? See me ASAP!
- For Monday
- Read Chps. 16 and 17 of October Sky. Continue the Part 3 study guide and review the vocabulary words.
- If you were away today, complete pp. 139/140 of the capitalization package.
- Did you miss the Part 2 test? Finish reading Chp. 10 and 11 of October Sky. Finish the Part 2 study guide and study your vocabulary. Complete filling in the back theme topics. You can use this part for the test.
- Did you miss the SVA test? The Part 1 October Sky test? See me ASAP!