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Friday September 29th, 2023
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Category Archives: English 12
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Thursday September 28th, 2023
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*Head’s Up: we are almost done our short story unit…next week there will be a test on the short stories, prose fiction terms (application of terms to stories) and you will have a “sight story” one you have never read before.
Friday October 6th: S.S Test
Tuesday October 10th: Reading Comp.
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*Theme and connections: from the synthesis essay assignment, we will brainstorm as a class various themes and the stories that may fit with them.
*Venn Diagram….choose a theme and 2-3 stories.
Wednesday September 27th, 2023
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*No Red Ink: Embedding Evidence continued.
*Yesterday, we read the short story “Borders” by Thomas King and then started a short story graphic organizer.
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*Head’s Up: we are almost done our short story unit…next week there will be a test on the short stories, prose fiction terms (application of terms to stories) and you will have a “sight story” one you have never read before.
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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
*Synthesis Essays: You have time to work on these…
Tuesday September 26th, 2023
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*We will continue to watch our video from yesterday…
* We will read the short story “Borders” by Thomas King
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Thursday September 21st, 2023
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*Reminder:
- Terry Fox Run today so we have an adjusted schedule.
- Friday Writes #1 DRAFT due in tonight
*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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Wednesday September 20th, 2023
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No Red Ink: Embedding Evidence: Avoiding Plagiarism and In-Text Citations Part 1
*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…
Tuesday September 19th, 2023
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*The Most Dangerous Game
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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…
Monday September 18th, 2023
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*Short Story Terms/Rhetorical Devices Quiz
*The Most Dangerous Game
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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…
Friday September 15th, 2023
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Friday Writes: we will spend time each Friday writing. This writing will mostly be focused on ‘compositions’. This is an opportunity for you to be creative, reflective and critical with your own writing.
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Topics:
*An unexpected event that changed my life
*A proud moment
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*The Most Dangerous Game
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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…
Thursday September 14th, 2023
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*Reminder: Your paragraph on “Identities” should have been uploaded to TEAMS last night!
*Reminder: Quiz on short story terms and rhetorical devices/fallacies on Monday September 18th.
How are Wes and Ms. Trethway alike? Venn Diagram: Synthesis –we started this yesterday…
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-“A Teachers’ Rewards” –read aloud.
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Role Models: Ms. Scofield vs. Ms. Trethway
*The Most Dangerous Game
Most Dangerous Game Pre-Reading activity below:
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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…