English 11 Block 1: Homework for Wednesday, April 3

• Finish both rough copies of the positive and negative paragraphs regarding digital technology. Use the categories below to organize your body sections. 
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• Get the notes on sentence fragments and run-on sentences. 
• Test alert! Did you miss the "Parts of the Sentence"? See me ASAP!
• subject and predicate
• direct objects and indirect objects
• prepositional phrases and appositive phrases
• simple sentences & compound sentences
• subordinate clauses and complex sentences
• Complete the 3-page grammar review package I handed out on Wednesday!

Philosophy 12 Block 2: Homework for Wednesday, April 3

• For Wednesday, complete all of Ethics 4. Write in full sentences. Avoid starting with pronouns or "To", "That", "So", or "Because". 
• Test alert! The ethics test is coming up on Friday, April 5th
• Journal Roundup #1 was due Friday, March 15. 
• Here are the journal entries for Journal Roundup #1. You choose the best five:
1. Where would you choose to be if you could place yourself anywhere on a scale from one to ten, where one is sacrifice and struggle, but extraordinary accomplishment (in the eyes of others) and ten is comfort and peace of mind, but no accomplishment. Why?
2. Would you accept $2,000,000 on the condition that you can never again own a smartphone? Would you do it if you could never again use the Internet?
3. Whom do you admire most? In what way does that person inspire you? How does that person live a “good life”? 
4. Would you be willing to murder an innocent person, and go to jail for life, if it would end hunger in the world? Explain! 
5. Do you feel that advice from older people carries a special weight because of their greater experience?
6. Would it disturb you much if you knew that, upon your death, your body would be simply thrown into the woods and left to rot? Why?
7. There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead, on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice that there is one person on the side track. You have two (and only two) options. What do you do? Why?
8. Would you be willing to go to a slaughter-house and personally kill a cow?* Would that affect your eating habits? [The staff will process the cow and you’ll receive a freezer full of prime A beef for free.]

English 12 Block 3: Homework for Wednesday, April 3

• Paragraph #3: If not finished, complete the following for Wednesday!
• Study these notes on narrative writing.
• Then, in rough copy, describe one of the following:
• your favourite field trip;
• starting a new school;
• an experience that was hard but ended up being worth it;
• the end of a friendship or relationship.
• Yes to I and my, but not you // 10-16 sentences // 2-4 intro trans (esp. “to indicate time”) // no line breaks // draft copy
• Read Carol Geddes's essay, "Growing Up Native", the final essay in the essay handout. Then answer the following questions in full!
• 1. Why is this a narrative essay? Provide two examples. (2)
• 2. Narrative essays don’t require a strong thesis (or guiding opinion) like a persuasive essay, but they do you usually have a clear point to prove. Create your own possible thesis statement for this essay. (2)
• 3. Structure: Is the essay told in chronological fashion or in a non-linear manner? Explain. (2)
• 4. Structure: Geddes’s paragraphs are well organized. Explain one example where she starts with a topic sentence and then develops it with examples. (2)
• 5. Scope: Geddes’s essay is mostly personal (or “micro”). Provide two examples where she connects her own story to the larger “macro” issues facing Indigenous people in Canada. (2)
• Paragraph #2: If not finished, complete the following:
• Choose one:
• Is it a good idea to keep pets outdoors?
• Should distance learning replace traditional classes?
• P.E. should be mandatory in grades 11 and 12.
• What are the factors that define true friendship?
• No I, my, or you // 8-16 sentences // 2-4 intro trans // no line breaks // draft copy // discuss one side only (BAL)

English 11 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Wednesday, April 3

• Read Chp. 4 and 5 of October Sky for Wednesday. Fill in the study guide with as much detail as possible and review the vocabulary on the back.
• Get today's notes from another student!
• Test alert! The first test (Chps. 1-6) will be written on Friday, April 5.
• Test alert! Did you miss the "confusing words" test on Friday? Study your handouts (on which the test is based) and pay particular attention to the introductory explanations.
• Did you miss the media literacy test? If so, see me ASAP!
• Review the 3 fill-in-the-blank note sets from the beginning of the media literacy unit.
• Review the following crossword.