Monday, September 9 (shortened schedule today)

Agenda:

 

  • Attendance: would you rather?
  • play Free Rice during the Homework Check (Analysis of Tools) – discussion of the last Tool – AI
  • Discussion of Rhetorical Appeals (RED tab)
  • We will start in on the resources for the issue
    • Ted Talk #1 – Maurice Conti (materials in the RED tab); start work on the annotations document

Welcome to English Honours 9!

Agenda for the week of September 4 to 6

Friday – congratulations! you made to the end of week one 🙂

  • Attendance: Would you Rather?
  • Signatures on your outline?
  • please take out your Hexagon and make sure that it is cut out – take a few moments and see if you can ‘match-up’ any of the sides of the hexagon with people at your table (5 mins or so)
    • You will be gluing your Hexagonal One-Pager to a duo – tang
    • We will discuss the creative writing journal (duo-tang) – you can keep your journal here or take it home, but it MUST always be available
  • We will begin the HCE Visual Assignment – materials are in the RED tab of English Honours 9
  • With any extra time, work on your ADL/COL assignment and/or personalizing your About Me page on your blog
  • Reminder for next week: bring a silent reading book (novel) – please make sure you always have this with you – visit Riverside’s library, get a recommendation and take out a book if you do not have a novel currently on the go!

Thursday

  • Attendance – reminder to sit in the same seat. Which Squidward are you today?
  • Some reminders from yesterday:
    • your Hexagonal One-Pager is due Friday morning
    • Make sure the Login Cheat Sheet is filled out, saved on your desktop, and that you can access everything: Blog, Office 365, MyEd
    • Don’t forget there is a pancake breakfast Friday morning in the cafeteria at 8:30am – Friday is also picture day 🙂
  • today’s plan:
    • we will review the course outline: English Honours 9 Overview Fall 2024
    • organize folders on your desktop and your One-Drive (once we are done reviewing)
    • Work on your personalizing your blog and the ADL/COL assignment due Tuesday, September 19 to your COL TEAMS
  • Tomorrow: on to the intro materials for your first English Honours 9 assignment

Wednesday

  • Introductions and Attendance – find a seat… seating will change as the semester progresses, BUT for the time being you MUST TAKE THE SAME SEAT so I can learn your name through the seating plan I’m creating today:
    • when I call your name, please raise your hand and tell me which Kitty emotion you’re feeling today
  • Introductions (blog/teacher) and the Index card activity – winning group members get a prize!
  • Hexagonal One-Pager card activity – due Friday: Hexagonal One-pagers
  • Student Login Cheat Sheet Fall 2024 – a helpful sheet to fill out and save to your Computer Desktop
  • Tomorrow:
    • We will go over the Course Outline
    • You have time to work on your ADL/COL assignment – due Tuesday, September 19 to your COL TEAMS
    • You will have time to work on your Hexagonal One-Pager

Welcome to English Studies 12 – Wednesday, September 4 to Friday, September 6

Welcome to English Studies 12

Agenda for the Week:

Friday:

  • Attendance: Would you rather….
  • Work on and finish the Analysis of Tools assignment (in the RED tab) – be prepared to discuss today
  • Next: we will look at the rhetorical appeals materials in the RED tab, and perhaps the first videos on the issue

Thursday:

  • Attendance – reminder to sit in the same seat… which Captain Holt are you feeling today??
  • Please make sure that you send the email/questions if you did not do this yesterday!
  • Review the Course Outline: English Studies 12 Semester One Fall 2024
    • please fill out the signature page for tomorrow
  • Introduction to the Argumentative/Persuasive essay topic
    • All materials for this essay are on the RED tab of English 12

 

Wednesday:

    • Introductions and Attendance – find a seat… seating will change as the semester progresses, BUT for the time being you MUST TAKE THE SAME SEAT so I can learn your name through the seating plan I’m creating today – so choose wisely
      • when I call your name, please raise your hand and tell me which Stanley you’re feeling today
      • Wheel Game
    • Email Etiquette: Email Etiquette for students – English 12
      • you will address four prompts/questions from the list of questions
      • you will write in a personal but professional way following the rules of email etiquette 101
      • roughly a paragraph of writing – English Studies 12 Introductory Email Questions
      • the email is due at the end of the class: kshong@sd43.bc.ca