11s- check Ms. Johnson's blog (sorry this computer won't let me attach live link)
10s - Today we wrote our Animal Farm essays in class. Four students were absent, you will need to see me in order to 1. explain absence 2. set up alternate sitting of exam (if your absence today was excused)
Wed- Poetry Unit Begins!!!
Friday- Reader's Workshop - you'll need to bring your independent novel with you and ensure that you can spend an hour + with it (make sure you have a back up novel if you think you might finish).
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Thursday April 26th
11s - mskjohnson.blogspot.com
CURRENT MARKS ARE POSTED!
10s- Animal Farm essay outlining time today. On Monday we write! Make sure you have hunted for quotations and are ready to go on Monday.
CURRENT MARKS ARE POSTED!
10s- Animal Farm essay outlining time today. On Monday we write! Make sure you have hunted for quotations and are ready to go on Monday.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Friday April 20th
11s- Today classes began their poetry unit with Ms. Johnson.
www.mskjohnson.blogspot.com
10s - Up to date marks posted!!! please have a look and see if I've entered all numbers correctly...
Today we almost finished reading Animal Farm together...you'll have to finish off the last two pages on your own. Look for examples of irony - particularly at the very end.
We attended a Cambie theatre production of Almost Maine today - FANTASTIC! Congratulations to those of you up on stage. We'll spend a few minutes complimenting you at the beginning of class on Tuesday.
Homework- READ! (next Reader's WS tba) and on Tuesday you will hand in Ch 9 &10 5 quotes/5 explanations.
Next week we will begin a major piece of writing based on Animal Farm so please ensure that you've read the whole novel.
www.mskjohnson.blogspot.com
10s - Up to date marks posted!!! please have a look and see if I've entered all numbers correctly...
Today we almost finished reading Animal Farm together...you'll have to finish off the last two pages on your own. Look for examples of irony - particularly at the very end.
We attended a Cambie theatre production of Almost Maine today - FANTASTIC! Congratulations to those of you up on stage. We'll spend a few minutes complimenting you at the beginning of class on Tuesday.
Homework- READ! (next Reader's WS tba) and on Tuesday you will hand in Ch 9 &10 5 quotes/5 explanations.
Next week we will begin a major piece of writing based on Animal Farm so please ensure that you've read the whole novel.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Monday April 16th
11s- www.mskjohnson.blogspot.com
10s- Today students presented their piece of propaganda and we began our SMART reading of Chapter 8. Students need to complete chunk 1 pg. 61-64 , chunk 2 pg. 64-69 , and chunk 3 pg. 69-end of chapter fact/inference bullet points for homework. You should get between 3-5 fact/inference notes for each chunk.
We'll do the quickwrite, end pieces in class next day.
Students need to bring their $5.00 and permission form to class on Wednesday so that we are ready to go to see the play on Friday.
10s- Today students presented their piece of propaganda and we began our SMART reading of Chapter 8. Students need to complete chunk 1 pg. 61-64 , chunk 2 pg. 64-69 , and chunk 3 pg. 69-end of chapter fact/inference bullet points for homework. You should get between 3-5 fact/inference notes for each chunk.
We'll do the quickwrite, end pieces in class next day.
Students need to bring their $5.00 and permission form to class on Wednesday so that we are ready to go to see the play on Friday.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Thurs April 12th
11s- www.mskjohnson.blogspot.com
10s- Today we looked at examples of propaganda in Animal Farm and tried to figure out which techniques are used by Napoleon to control the farm.
Homework:
1. Propaganda presentations on Monday April 16th. Bring in a piece of propaganda to share with the class, make sure your presentation answers:
2. SMART Reading Chapter 8 - set up - goal, connections, predictions, questions for next class.
10s- Today we looked at examples of propaganda in Animal Farm and tried to figure out which techniques are used by Napoleon to control the farm.
Homework:
1. Propaganda presentations on Monday April 16th. Bring in a piece of propaganda to share with the class, make sure your presentation answers:
- What is it? How is it propaganda?
- Who is the author? (find out name/organization)
- What is the message? (positive/negative)
- What techniques does it use?
- How effective is it?
Presentations on Monday April 16th - be here and be ready in order to receive a mark for this assessment.
2. SMART Reading Chapter 8 - set up - goal, connections, predictions, questions for next class.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Tues April 10th
11s- mskjohnson.blogspot.com
10s- Today we read, discussed, and looked at propaganda. Is is worth investigating? Are we subject to propaganda? Who uses it? How and why? If you did not complete the work assigned in the computer lab make sure you do before next day...
www.propagandacritic.com
You'll need to be familiar with 8 commonly used propaganda techniques...you should begin to see them in action as we read Animal Farm together.
Homework:
1. return signed field trip form with $5 asap
2. find and analyze a piece of propaganda to present to the class on Monday April 16th.
10s- Today we read, discussed, and looked at propaganda. Is is worth investigating? Are we subject to propaganda? Who uses it? How and why? If you did not complete the work assigned in the computer lab make sure you do before next day...
www.propagandacritic.com
You'll need to be familiar with 8 commonly used propaganda techniques...you should begin to see them in action as we read Animal Farm together.
Homework:
1. return signed field trip form with $5 asap
2. find and analyze a piece of propaganda to present to the class on Monday April 16th.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Wed April 4th
11s - mskjohnson.blogspot.com
10s- Today we talked about and looked at examples of: fact, opinion, and bias. We'll move our discussion on to propaganda next week and look at what happens when the line between fact and opinion becomes blurry.
Today we also read Chapter 5 together. Over the weekend students need to read chapter 6 and 7 and complete rough work for study guides for 5, 6, 7 ***don't forget vocab! Chapter 5, 6, 7 work will be checked on Tuesday April 10th.
Happy Easter!
10s- Today we talked about and looked at examples of: fact, opinion, and bias. We'll move our discussion on to propaganda next week and look at what happens when the line between fact and opinion becomes blurry.
Today we also read Chapter 5 together. Over the weekend students need to read chapter 6 and 7 and complete rough work for study guides for 5, 6, 7 ***don't forget vocab! Chapter 5, 6, 7 work will be checked on Tuesday April 10th.
Happy Easter!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Monday April 2nd
11s- mskjohnson.blogspot.com
10s - Today we considered journal question # 7 - how is your education going so far? Some interesting thoughts and discussion...we'll do one more journal entry before handing the next set in.
Russian history and political ideology 101 - how does Orwell use historical events to shape his writing? We raced through some (not all) of the parallels between Russian history and the characters/events in the novel so far.
Homework: Chapter 4 study guide - Q + A - rough work due Wed April 4th.
10s - Today we considered journal question # 7 - how is your education going so far? Some interesting thoughts and discussion...we'll do one more journal entry before handing the next set in.
Russian history and political ideology 101 - how does Orwell use historical events to shape his writing? We raced through some (not all) of the parallels between Russian history and the characters/events in the novel so far.
Homework: Chapter 4 study guide - Q + A - rough work due Wed April 4th.
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