Thursday, Feb.28

English 10A:  Class reviewed vocabulary worksheet; then read "Planet of the Condemned".  Assignment: to complete the Plot Diagram for this story.  Homework: Plot Diagram and K2 story due tomorrow.

English 12C:  Class read "Just Lather".  Questions on the story were assigned.  Omit question 7.  Homework:  Complete questions on worksheet.

English 10D:  Class read "Planet of the Condemned"; completed the Plot Diagram and began work on reading comprehension worksheet.
Homework:  Complete plot diagram and reading comprehension worksheet.  K2 story due tomorrow.

Wednesday, Feb. 27

English 10D:  Class worked on "Planet of the Condemned" vocabulary worksheet; then began reading the short story.  Homework:  Question 11 on K2 due on Friday.

English 10A:  Class was assigned Ques. 11 on "K2" essay.  Then began work on the vocabulary for "Planet of the Condemned".  Homework:  Question 11 on K2 due on Friday.

English 12C:  Questions on "Tears" discussed.  Class read and made notes on Theme in Story and Structure.  Homework:  Paragraph on Tears due on Monday.

Tuesday, Feb. 26

English 12C:  Class took notes on writing a comparison/contrast paragraph.  Questions 1,2,4 & 6 on "Tears, Idle Tears" assigned.  Question 3 assigned as a paragraph.  Homework:  Complete the questions - not question 3.

English 10D:  Class discussed questions on "K2 Dreams and Reality"; then watched a video on climbing K2.  Question 11 assigned and time was given to work on this assignment.  Homework: Question 11 due on Friday.

English 10A:  Class completed the health survey, then worked on questions for K2 Dreams and Reality.

Monday, Feb. 25

English 12:  Class wrote the quiz on literary terms, worked on a vocabulary sheet about personalities and discussed the short story "Tears, Idle Tears".
Homework:  Finish the vocabulary sheet.

English 10D:  Class worked on completing sketch for "Test"; read "K2 Dreams and Reality" and began working on questions 2-10.  Homework:  Complete questions.

English 10A:  Class worked on completing sketch for "Test"; took notes on essays; read "K2 Dreams and Reality", and began working on questions 1-11.

A reminder that the important BC health survey will be completed by A block students tomorrow.

Friday, Feb. 22

English 10A:  Class read "Test", then began worksheet on the story.  Homework:  finish the questions.  More time will be given in class on Monday to finish the sketch.

English 12C:  Class was given time to work on memory books.  Reminder of the open note book quiz on literary terms on Monday.

English 10D:  As above.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

English 12C:  "Horses of the Night" paragraphs returned.  Notes on Character p. 75 assigned.  Work time for paragraph on "The Destructors" and rewrites.  Homework:  "The Destructors" paragraph due tomorrow.  Rewrites due on Friday, Feb. 22.

English 10D:  Worksheet on "Hoods I Have Known" handed out.  Homework:  Complete worksheet questions.

English 10A:  Reading "Hoods" completed.  Questions on story handed out.   Reminder to hand in Technology permission forms to me asap.

Tuesday, Feb. 19

English 12C:  Class discussed questions on The Destructors.  Question 6, page 65 to be answered in a paragraph.  Choose any 3 from a-f as the three main ideas for the paragraph.  Homework:  paragraph due on Thursday, Feb. 21.

English 10D:  Class was given time to complete vocabulary worksheet.  Vocab worksheet was reviewed in class.  "Hoods I Have Known" was assigned to read.

English 10A:  Class completed vocabulary worksheet and it was reviewed in class.  Then the class began reading "Hoods I Have Known".  The story will be completed in class tomorrow.

Monday, Feb. 18

English 10A:  Class took notes on point of view from the board; completed a worksheet on point of view; and began vocabulary work for the next short story to be read.
Paragraph on "Denton's Daughter" and un-Valentine story returned to students. 

English 12C: Class discussed "The Destructors".  English 12:  answer questions 1, 4, 5 and 8.  One of these questions will be collected and marked.  Homework:  finish questions.
Comm. 12:  answer questions 1, 4 a-d, and 5.  Homework:  finish questions.

English 10D:  As above.

Thursday, Feb. 14

English 10D:  class worked on completing an Un-Valentine's Day story.  This was handed in at the end of the class.  Homework:  Denton's Daughter paragraph due Monday for students who were given an extension.

English 10A:  As above.

English 12C:  Additional notes on plot were given to the class; "The Destructors" on page 52 to be read for Monday.  Homework:  Paragraph on Horses of the Night due on Monday.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

English 12C:  Class read and took notes on Plot in Story and Structure.  We will continue the review of these notes tomorrow.

English 10D:  Class took notes on Plot from the board, then completed a plot diagram for "Denton's Daughter".  Homework:  paragraph on Denton's Daughter due on Thursday - idea diagram+rough copy+word processed good copy.

English 10A:  As above.

Monday, Feb. 12

English 12C:  Class worked on rough copy of "Horses of the Night" paragraph.  Word processed copy due on Monday, Feb. 18.

English 10D:  Class worked on Idea Diagram and rough copy of question 8 "Denton's Daughter" paragraph.

Friday, Feb. 8

English 10A:  Class discussed "Denton's Daughter" questions; completed a character wheel on either Buck or Kathy; and took notes on writing a paragraph.  No homework assigned.

English 12C:  Class discussed questions on "Horses of the Night"; then took notes on writing a paragraph.  Paragraph on the story assigned.  Class will be given time on Tuesday to work on the paragraph.  No homework assigned.

English 10D:  As above.  Homework:  Character wheel to be completed for Tuesday if not turned in on Friday.

Thursday, Feb. 7

English 10D:  Review of last colloquial language worksheet; read "Denton's Daughter" in Ten Top Stories; answered questions on the story.
Homework:  Finish questions 1-7 on the story for Friday's class.

English 10A:  As above.

Wednesday, Feb. 6

English 12C:  Class review of vocabulary worksheet; "Horses of the Night" assigned to read.  Homework:  Finish reading "Horses of the Night".  Note down any questions you have about the story.

English 10D:  Colloquial language notes and exercise.  Homework:  Complete the final worksheet on colloquial language.  Bio poem poster due tomorrow.

English 10A:  As above.

Tuesday, Feb. 5

English 12C:  Review of notes on Escape and Interpretive Literature.  Vocabulary sheet for "Horses of the Night" handed out.  Homework:  Finish definitions for vocabulary. 

Englishy 10D:  Work period for bio poem.  Homework:  Complete bio poem poster for Thurs., Feb. 7.

English 10A:  As for English 10D.

Monday, Feb. 4

English 10A:  Introduction to the class; bio poem assignment handed out.  Class will have time tomorrow to work on this assignment.  Homework:  have course outline signed and email address for parents/guardians.


English 12C:  Introduction to the class.  Homework:  Complete the notes on Escape and Interpretative pages 3-8 in Story and Structure.  Have the course outline signed and email address for parents/guardians.

English 12D:  As for English 10A.