Author Archives: Kathy Shong
Monday, September 9 (shortened schedule)
Agenda
- attendance – would you rather?
- today is a shortened schedule
- grade 9’s assembly – 9:05 – 9:35
- Discussion of the Interpreting Images Assignment (in the RED tab) – play Free Rice during the homework check
- Time permitting with the short day and assembly, we will start the assignment today
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:
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- 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
- 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