Monthly Archives: February 2023

Friday February 17th, 2023

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*Reminder:  Paragraph on “Indian Education” is Due Sunday (Midnight)

*Yesterday, we read/listened to the short story “I am not a number”.  We also looked at the prose fiction and Indigenous terms.

*We will practice the application of the terms to the story “I am not a Number”.

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*You will be having a quiz on the prose fiction and EFP terms

 


Pretty Like a White Boy

Three Types of Irony

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Friday February 17th, 2023

Hello!

*Friday Writes

Recognizing Truth

or

Our journey to the future begins in the past

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*”Dave Cooks a Turkey”: audio

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https://soundcloud.com/cbc-radio-one/vinyl-cafe-dave-cooks-the

In groups, look for devices and humour used in Stuart MacLean’s “Dave Cooks a Turkey”.  On office 365 or whatever you may choose, find examples of humour throughout the short story.  What techniques did Maclean use to create humour?

https://youtu.be/doKRZM_Uvko

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/rudyk-stuart-mclean-helped-define-whats-great-about-being-canadian

*Synthesis Essays:  You have time to work on these…

 

 

Thursday February 16th, 2023

Good Morning!

*Silent Reading

*Acknowledgement

*”Indian Education” Paragraphs:  peer edit

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Themes

Building Student Success – B.C. Curriculum (gov.bc.ca)

*Let’s review these terms, some will be new and specific to Indigenous storytelling

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Pretty Like a White Boy

Three Types of Irony

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Wednesday February 15th, 2023

Good Morning!

No Red Ink:  Embedding Evidence:  Avoiding Plagiarism and In-Text Citations Part 1

*Acknowledgement

*Indian Education:  On Monday, we started a paragraph on the first question on the last page….any questions/concerns?  Due Date is Friday.

a few reminders:  sandwich quotes, cite quotes, and expository writing should be in third person voice…

*Indian Education by Sherman Alexie

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*We will complete the “Reflect’ questions on the last page.

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Building Student Success – B.C. Curriculum (gov.bc.ca)

*Let’s review these terms, some will be new and specific to Indigenous storytelling

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Pretty Like a White Boy

Three Types of Irony

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Tuesday February 14th, 2023

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*Yesterday, we read aloud the short story “The Waltz”.

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*We looked at gender roles…looking at gender roles in “The Waltz”.  What did you all learn about gender roles in the Victorian era? Discuss

*You were asked to write a few paragraphs from the man’s perspective…

*The Waltz:  Lenses

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* We will read the short story “Borders” by Thomas King

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Monday February 13th, 2023

Good Morning!

*Silent Reading

*Acknowledgement

*Reminder that the worksheet on the Ted Talk from yesterday should be complete for today

*Indian Education:  We will come back to the questions on the last page…

*Indian Education by Sherman Alexie

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*We will complete the “Reflect’ questions on the last page.

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*Let’s review these terms, some will be new and specific to Indigenous storytelling

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*You will be having a quiz on the prose fiction and EFP terms

 


Pretty Like a White Boy

Three Types of Irony

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Monday February 13th, 2023

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We didn’t get through all our work on Friday on “The Most Dangerous Game”.

*The Most Dangerous Game:  Character Chart

*The Most Dangerous Game:  Comprehension Questions

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*Allusions in “The Most Dangerous Game

“The Most Dangerous Game”:  Writing activity.   This story ends with an indeterminate ending.  Write a paragraph that would continue after the last paragraph of the story to illustrate how you see the story would go…

*Read aloud the short story “The Waltz”.

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*We looked at gender roles…looking at gender roles in “The Waltz”.  What did you all learn about gender roles in the Victorian era? Discuss

*You were asked to write a few paragraphs from the man’s perspective –anyone want to share theirs aloud??

* We will read the short story “Borders” by Thomas King

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Friday February 10th, 2023

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*Friday Writes

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*The biggest challenge you have overcome

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*Surprises can make life interesting

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*The Most Dangerous Game:  Character Chart

*The Most Dangerous Game:  Comprehension Questions

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*Allusions in “The Most Dangerous Game

“The Most Dangerous Game”:  Writing activity.   This story ends with an indeterminate ending.  Write a paragraph that would continue after the last paragraph of the story to illustrate how you see the story would go…