Category Archives: English 12

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

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 September 21st, 2023

Good Morning!

*Reminder:

  1.  Terry Fox Run today so we have an adjusted schedule.
  2. 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

Hello!

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.

Narrative 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

Good Morning!

*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…