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*Reminder that some of you will be writing the short story quiz today as you missed it.
*Short Story test on Tuesday October 16th.
*Character multi Venn Diagrams: where are we at?
Work Period
-Time to work on Multi Venn Character Diagram
-Prepare/study/quiz each other for short story test
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*We will go over the comprehension/discussion questions for “Borders”
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*Character Trait Graphic Organizer
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Yesterday we worked on No Red ink, finished reading “Borders” and worked on two worksheets on the short story.
*Short Story Terms Quiz: If you missed this quiz, your opportunity to make it up is on Monday October 15th. Please prepare.
*BC Colleges/Universities are here. First floor Grade 12s go from 9:30-9:50.
*Reminder…there will be a short story test on Tuesday October 16th.
*We will go over the two worksheets below (you may need time to complete the second one…
Please Complete the two worksheets on Borders below for Friday October 12th. We will discuss both of these tomorrow
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What are Character traits?
What are some vocabulary terms that would help define character traits?
Graphic Organizer: multi-venn diagram (or other way you want to organize) the character traits of the narrator in “Identities”, Wes in “Long Long After School”, Raybe in “A Teacher’s Rewards”, Rainsford (or General Zaroff) in “The Most Dangerous Game”, Dave in “Dave Cooks a Turkey”, The female narrator in “The Waltz”, or the mother (or boy) in “Borders….and yourself
How do character traits connect to theme?
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Today, we will start off with “No Red Ink”. The assignment name is building sentences.
*We will finish reading “Borders”
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Good Morning!
Counsellor’s are coming around today to give information about Grad Transitions.
We looked at gender roles in Canada…
https://youtu.be/Xy7icJSTjL8
* We will read the short story “Borders” by Thomas King
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Good Morning!
Yesterday, we discussed gender roles in the Victorian era and read the short story “The Waltz”.
Friday Writes:
Tell about a childhood experience that helped you to grow up.
A comic or ridiculous misunderstanding with another person.
*Yesterday, you were to write a few paragraphs from the inner thoughts of the man…let’s hear some!
Good Morning!
Yesterday we did No Red ink (Active and Passive Voice), a kahoot on rhetorical devices, and looked at humour used in Stuart MacLean’s “Dave Cooks a Turkey”.
https://youtu.be/doKRZM_Uvko
*Quick google search: The role of men and women in the Victorian Era…
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Good Morning!
*No Red Ink: ‘Active and Passive Voice’
*Share out: examples of humour in “Dave cooks a Turkey”
*C Block: Read/listen to “Dave Cooks a Turkey”. We didn’t get a chance to due to the Grade 12 assembly.
What Rhetorical devices can you use to help you add humour in your writing? Refer to rhetorical devices resource and as a group, brainstorm ideas.
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*Your Synthesis Essays are due today. They should be printed out and submitted in on paper. In addition, they should be published to your Edublog using the Tag below:
Tag: Teachersynthesis2018A
Teachersynthesis2018C
*You will be writing a quiz today on prose fiction terms, style and rhetorical arguments.
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