ELA A10:
Hello!  You did have some homework yesterday.  You need to finish the questions for the short story, "Test" and we will mark these on Thursday.  You have your language study quiz today as well as your reading time.  If you tell me the code word, "Wagon Wheel" tomorrow, you can earn one!

ELA A30:  You had a lot of homework for today grade 12!  The questions for the short story, "Turkle" are due today and you needed to complete your editorial paragraph.  You also needed to find a news story for your editorial assignment for today as well!  The code word is "Wagon Wheel".  Share it with me by tomorrow and you will see what happens!

ELA B10:  We will finish watching Act I, sc. vii on Monday and will continue reading Act II of Macbeth.  Tuesday will be language study and reading workshop.

ELA B30:  We will finish watching Act I of Hamlet on Monday and will continue reading Act II.  Try and get at least one of your quotations done/started on the weekend.  The deadline for this assignment is June 18. 

ELA B10:  Complete the questions for Act I, sc. vi and vii.  You also need to complete the two worksheets that I handed out today.  We will correct these tomorrow and then we will watch Act I of the movie. 

ELA B30: Your reading journal entries were due today.  Please hand these in!

ELA B10:  Finish your questions for Act I, sc. iv and v for tomorrow.  We will correct these and move on to the last scenes in Act I. 

ELA B30:  We will be marking your language study sheets on Parallel Construction tomorrow and you are to do a reading journal entry for tomorrow as well.  We will be correcting your questions on Act I, sc. iii, iv and v. 
MOGA at 3:00

ELA B10:  Quiz on Subject/Verb agreement is tomorrow.  We will continue with Macbeth as well

ELA B 30:  Complete your questions on Act I, sc.ii for tomorrow.  We will continue with the some questions as well.

ELA B10:  You are to finish your language study sheet on Subject/Verb Agreement.  We will mark this tomorrow.  You are also to read 20 minutes and do a journal entry.  Reading is important so don't skip this step.  We will be moving into Macbeth on Friday and reviewing for your Language Study quiz on Monday.  If you read this, tell Mrs. Kaminski because I have a Wagon Wheel for you!!

ELA B30:  Complete your questions for Act I, sc. i of Hamlet for tomorrow.  We will be correcting these on Friday and moving on to sc. ii.  If you read this, tell Mrs. Kaminski because I have a Wagon Wheel for you!!

ELA B10:  We will be doing language study and reading workshop tomorrow since so many of you are away at Track.  Please get your late assignments completed ASAP!  We will continue with Macbeth on Friday. 

ELA B30: 

ELA B10:  Your Verbal/Visual presentations are due tomorrow.  If Track and Field goes ahead, we will present these on Thursday.  Those who are in class tomorrow will work on their dialogue assignment for the short story, "The Fan Club".  Don't forget about you exam on Friday!!!

ELA B30:  Be prepared for your debate on Thursday.  We will continue working on this tomorrow but if you are in Track and Field, you will need to be prepared on your own. 

ELA B10:  Your Verbal/Visual presentation is due on Wednesday.  If you are at Track and Field, we will do the presentations on Thursday.  When you have completed your Verbal/Visual project, you can begin your dialogue writing assignment based on the short story, "The Fan Club".  Remember your unit exam on Friday!

ELA B30:  We are working on our debate that will take place on Thursday, May 17.  As soon as this debate is completed, we will begin working on our next unit, Hamlet!!

ELA B10:  We will correct the language study from last week on Monday.  Your reading journal entries are past due!  We will present your verbal/visual projects on Wednesday.  Use your class time over the  next few days to finish your  verbal/visual project and your written dialogue assignment for "The Fan Club".  Your unit exam is on Friday, May 18.

ELA B30:  We will correct your vocabulary and your questions for Chapter 10 on Monday.  We will spend the next few days developing our debate and preparing for Thursday. 

ELA B10:  We will finish correcting the questions for "The Fan Club" tomorrow.  We will continue with Language Study and Reading Workshop tomorrow as well. 

ELA B30:  We will be correcting the questions for Chapter 6/7 of Animal Farm tomorrow.  We will be continuing with Chapter 8/9 tomorrow as well.

ELA B10:  We will be continuing with the questions for "The Fan Club" on Monday.  We will also be having a poetry reading next week, so if you have a poem that you chose to re-do, have this done for Monday.  We will also be setting an exam date for this unit next week!

ELA B30:  You have your report card mark to date and this should indicate to you how successful this last term has been so far.  You are required to read Chapter 7 and the vocabulary for Chapter 6/7 but we will be doing the questions for these chapters on Monday.  We will be going over your unit exam on Monday as well. 

ELA B10:  Your original metaphor is due tomorrow.  You will have time during the class to type these up.  You should also have a song chosen for your Verbal/Visual assignment by today.  This will allow you to move ahead next week.  You had the opportunity to re-do one of your poems, so please hand those in by tomorrow as well. 

ELA B30:  You need to read the last few pages of Chapter 6 of Animal Farm tomorrow and you need to finish the questions for Chapter 5 for tomorrow.  We will continue reading and doing the vocab for Chapter 6/7 as well.

ELA B10:  Complete your questions for "The Pinch Hitter" for tomorrow.  There may be a homework check.  You will have time to complete your metaphors as well as present your story theatre tomorrow.  The topic is " My best or worst experience with sports or competition is...".  You must speak for a least one minute to earn a pass.

ELA B30:  We will be correcting your language study sheets on "Correct Usage" and will be moving on in the novel Animal Farm.  Please have Chapter 5 read for tomorrow. 

ELA B10:  You need to start finding a song for your verbal/visual project this week.  We do not have time in the lab until Friday so this is something you should be looking at on your own.  You also need to complete your poem re-do by Friday.  This is your opportunity to try again and make improvements.  Work hard!

ELA B30:  Read Chapter 5 at home tonight to have completed for tomorrow.  We will also correct your vocabulary for Chapter 5.  Day 6 tomorrow - Reading workshop!!

ELA B10:  We will finish marking the questions for "The Metaphor" tomorrow.  I still don't have all of your poetry handed in yet.  I am planning to have you read these in class this week.  I am missing some of your reading journal entries as well!

ELA B30:  Please complete your questions for Chapter 3 and 4 of Animal Farm for tomorrow.  We will continue with Chapter 5 tomorrow.

ELA B10:  Complete your language study sheet and your reading journal for Monday.  We will also be marking your questions for "The Metaphor" on Monday, so please complete these.  Remember that all homework is put in the folder in my room so please gather it up!  If you have been away, you still must collect your homework.

ELA B30:  No homework today but not everyone is completing their homework in class.  If you are not going to use your class time to do your work, be prepared to take it home!

ELA B10:  We finished reading the short story, "The Metaphor" today and we took down some questions.  These are due on Monday.  Tomorrow will be Language Study and Reading Workshop instead of Monday.  I am away tomorrow morning so Mrs. Lutz will lead you through Language study.

ELA B30:  Please have your questions for Chapter Two of Animal Farm done for tomorrow.  We will be correcting these tomorrow. 

ELA B10:  We corrected the questions for "Flashing Spikes" today and read to the bottom of page 135 of "The Metaphor".  I asked the class to develop a list of important people in their lives - family, friends, pets - and come up with a metaphor for each.  We will continue reading the rest of the story tomorrow in class.

ELA B30:  We wrote our unit exam today and will continue with Chapter 2 of Animal Farm tomorrow.

ELA B10:  Your three poems are due tomorrow.  Please be sure that you have each of them peer edited and that they are typed in proper writing workshop format.  You also need to complete your questions for the short story, "Flashing Spikes" for tomorrow. 

ELA B30:  Study well for your unit exam tomorrow!  You also need to complete your journal entry for tomorrow as well.  Be ready to start class on time.

ELA B10:  Have your questions for "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" done for Tuesday.  The deadline for your three poems is Wednesday, April 25.  Don't forget to do an edit sheet for each poem and to complete your writing folder. 

ELA B30:  Reminder about your language study quiz tomorrow and your unit test on Wednesday.  We will continue with Animal Farm on Thursday. 

ELA B10: Study for your language study quiz tomorrow! Reading workshop journal needs to be completed for Monday as well. We will continue with some questions for the story, "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" on Monday. Poems are due on Wednesday!

ELA B30: Remember to have your speeches edited for Friday and that you have a language study quiz on Tuesday and a unit test on Wednesday!

ELA B10: Keep working on your three poems for next Wednesday, April 25. Please don't forget that you have a language study quiz on Friday. Study your 10 Common Punctuation Rules and the worksheets we did in class. Be sure that you know how to punctuate quotations correctly, when to underline or use quotation marks and when to use apostrophes.

ELA B30: We read to the end of Chapter one in Animal Farm today. Have the vocabulary and the questions for this chapter done for Friday. We will be correcting these on Friday. Also, have your revisions for your valedictorian speech done for Friday before we read these out loud to the class.

ELA B10: Your three chosen poems will be due next Wednesday, April 25. Please remember to get these peer edited and typed. Please include a title for your poems and your name below. Language study quiz will be this Friday on Common Punctuation Errors.

ELA B30: Please edit and revise your valedictory speech for this Friday when you will be presenting these to the class. Also, remember that you will be having a language study quiz on Quotations, Apostrophes, Possessives and Underlining next Tuesday, April 24. You will also be having a unit exam on all of your short stories, poems and essays next Wednesday, April 25. A review for this exam will be given to the class tomorrow.

Welcome back everyone!!

ELA B10: Your three individual poems will be due on Friday so use your class time! Those of you who did not do your language study homework must complete this for tomorrow.

ELA B30: Language Study sheet on Contractions and your reading journals are due tomorrow. I am still missing some Valedictory speeches! We will be reading these on Friday.

ELA B10: Have a good holiday and we will continue working on our poems after the break!

ELA B30: We will continue with Animal Farm after the break. Be sure to hand in your Valedictorian speech to me if you took an extension! Have a good break!

ELA B10: Your 3 language study sheets on quotations and split quotations will be corrected in class tomorrow. Your journal entry is also due tomorrow. Be prepared to stay after school if you don't get this done! We will be marking your questions on the short story, "The Father" tomorrow and your "Found Poem" is also due tomorrow. No excuses - get your work done!

ELA B30:

ELA B10: We did the questions for the short story, "The Father" today. These are due on Wednesday when we will correct them together in class - could be a homework check! Your Found Poems are due on Wednesday as well. You will have time during Wednesday's class to type these but we will also be finishing up some other things as well. Tomorrow is Language Study and Reading workshop day so be sure to have a book ready for class!

ELA B30:

ELA B10: Complete your questions for the poem, "A Yellow Yo-yo and a Black Plastic Button" for tomorrow. Could be a homework check! You will have time to work on your found poems tomorrow. These will be due on Wednesday, April 4
Reminder that Student-Led conferences will be on April 2 and 3 next week! Get your assignments and material that you need to get organized before those evenings!

ELA B30:

ELA B10: We will be correcting your language study from Monday on Quotation Marks and Underlining. We will also be doing some questions on the poem, "A Yellow Yo-yo and a Black Plastic Button". We will continue working on our found poems.

ELA B30: Be sure you have your language study and Reading workshop journal done for tomorrow. We will finish reading "The Season's Dying" tomorrow as well.

ELA B10: Tomorrow is Language Study and Reading workshop so don't forget to bring a book! Your Concrete poems are due on Wednesday.

ELA B30: We corrected the questions for "A Piece of Chalk" today. We also typed our Valedictorian speeches which are due tomorrow. Don't forget a title page!

Grad Meeting is now on Monday, April 2

ELA B10: Concrete poems are due on Wednesday, March 28. You will have time in the computer lab on Monday but after that, you will not have anymore classtime for this. Have your questions for the short story "The Colt" done for Monday.

ELA B30: Your Valedictorian speeches are due on Tuesday, March 27. You will have time to type these in the computer lab on Monday. We are also going to mark your questions for "A Piece of Chalk" on Monday. May have a homework check!

ELA B10: Continue working on your concrete poem which will be due next week. Tomorrow we will correct your language study sheets on Contractions and Commas. Please hand in your reading journal tomorrow. This is part of your mark and it needs to be completed.

ELA B30: We will be writing our valedictorian speeches tomorrow in class. The amount of classtime given for this assignment will depend on your work during class. You will have typing time on Monday for this. Due on Tuesday!

ELA B10: Concrete poems will be due at the start of next week. Exact date will be set shortly. Use your time wisely in class to get this assignment completed. Language Study and Reading workshop is tomorrow.

ELA B30: Language Study and Reading workshop journals are due tomorrow. I see that many were left here today - they are still due tomorrow. And yes- you need to read 20 minutes before you can complete this. Questions for "One Ordinary Day with Peanuts" are also due tomorrow - #1-5, 7 and 8. You do not need to do the paragraph question for #8. If you didn't read this, you may not know that!!

ELA B10: Complete the questions for the poem, "Mother to Son". We will correct these on Monday. You will start writing your own concrete poem next week. Also, start looking for a secondary source material to use for your found poem.

ELA B30: Complete reading the short story, "One Ordinary Day with Peanuts" and do Questions #1-5, 7 and 8 for Tuesday. On Monday we will be doing language study and reading workshop. If you are away on Monday, please come and get your homework.

ELA B10: I handed back your Myers-Briggs assessments today and students looked over the results. We corrected the questions for the poem, "Parents" and we did a phrenetic phrases worksheet as an introduction to our poetry unit. Don't forget to finish up any incomplete work and assignments. Your marks need to be entered by Wednesday, March 21 for your first term report card mark.

ELA B30: We corrected the rest of the questions for "The Cask of Amontillado" and answered any questions that students may have had. We also discussed the parts of the Valedictorian speech and what it should contain. We looked at a sample and then finished taking down the questions for "The Possibility of Evil". These questions are due tomorrow.

ELA B10: A reminder to students to hand in your reading workshop journal entries that were due today! Now you are already late! Your cliche assignments are due on Tuesday, March 13 so keep working on these. You will get half of the class on Monday to finish these but if you think you need more time, find some extra time on the weekend.

ELA B30: Your "I Am" poems are due on Tuesday, March 13. Please do some creative, interesting work for these. I enjoy the poems that show my students have stretched themselves and are willing to display their good and bad qualities. We will continue with the short story, "The Cask of Amontillado" on Monday. Language Study and Reading workshop will be on Tuesday this week because we want to finish up those poems.

Have a good weekend!

ELA B10: We finished discussing the four poems in our two groups and rated each of them. Each one is a different type of poem and each one has its own way of expressing its meaning. Tomorrow is language study and reading workshop day so please bring a book. Friday will a day when we can spend the majority of the class time on our original cliche assignments. Come to class on Friday with an original cliche chosen and ready to draw. These will be due on Tuesday, March 13.

ELA B30: We corrected the questions for "Larry Walters, My Hero" today in class. We also spent half of the class working on our "I Am" poems. There will be no class tomorrow because of early dismissal but continue working on your "I Am" poems. These will be due early next week. If you need to type this at school, your only opportunity to do this will be on Friday. Otherwise, you will need to type at home.

ELA B10: Your original cliche assigments will be due at the end of the week. Have your idea ready to start drawing tomorrow. We will finish up studying the 4 poems in tomorrow's class.

ELA B30: I had everyone hand in their language study sheet on "Comma Rules 1, 2 and 3" today. Also, remember to hand in your journal entries that were due Monday!
We read the essay, "Larry Walters, My Hero" today and the questions for that essay are also due tomorrow. I also handed out the "I Am" poetry assignment that you will begin working on tomorrow.
Scholarship meeting tomorrow at noon. Bring your lunch!

ELA B10: Original Cliche Assignment will be due this week. Come to class with an idea for your assignment. Remember to complete all overdue homework.

ELA B30: Tombstone assignment is due tomorrow. I am missing several reading journal entries that were due today. Please complete these for tomorrow if you were away on Friday.
We will be marking your language study tomorrow as well.

ELA B10: We wrote the novel exam today. Reading journal entries are due today as well. No homework for tomorrow. I am still missing some contrast paragraphs. These are due!

ELA B30: Tombstone assignments are due next week. Use your class time wisely to get these completed. Language Study and reading workshop will be tomorrow. Have a book with you.

ELA B10:
Contrast paragraph on Mars and Jupiter is due tomorrow. You will have the first 20 minutes of class to type this if you need it. You will have to take the language study that will be done this period home for homework. Remember to have your paragraph edited by the start of class. Of Mice and Men exam is on Thursday, March 1. (5 marks: Matching, 25 marks: Multiple Choice, 20 marks: Short Answer, and 10 marks: Paragraph questions).

There are a number of incomplete reading journals already and we have only had class for three weeks! You know who you are!!! Marks for Term 1 need to be entered by March 21 - 3 weeks from tomorrow!

ELA B30: We will continue presenting our poems tomorrow and then we will move on to our next assignment. Reading workshop/language study will be on Friday.

ELA B10: Have your outline for your planet paragraph done for tomorrow. Your final copy will likely be due on Wednesday. Don't forget about your Of Mice and Men exam on Thursday.

ELA B30: No homework. We will finish our poem discussion sheets tomorrow in class. Then each group will have to teach their poem to the rest of the class.

ELA B10: Complete your questions on the rest of the movie Of Mice and Men. These are to be done for Monday, February 27. If you have not completed your journal entry for February 13, please do so. (Jessica, Justin, Trinity, Bryan)

ELA B30:


Have a good holiday!

ELA B10: We will finish the movie tomorrow and will be doing some questions to wrap up the book. No homework for tomorrow. Did you all hand in your journal entries???

ELA B30: Quiz on Sonnet 29 tomorrow. Remember to study your sonnet in detail, the notes on a sonnet in general (including specifics about the English and Italian sonnets and their differences) and the figures of speech. You need to complete your questions on "The World is Too Much With Us" for tomorrow as well.

ELA B10: Finish your sheet on Comparision/Contrast paragraphs to the end of the comparison of Northern and Southern Italy. We will finish the rest on Friday.

ELA B30: Finish your journal entry by tomorrow - you will only lose one late mark!

ELA B10: Finish your questions for "War". These will be handed in tomorrow. Tuesday is also language study/reading workshop day so be sure to have a book ready to read.

ELA B30: We will correct your language study tomorrow and you must have your journal entry in by Tuesday as well. We will finish up the short story, "An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge" on Tuesday.

ELA B10: Have your questions for the short story, "War" done for Monday as well as the paragraph for Part II.

ELA B30: We will finish up the short story "An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge" on Tuesday. Monday will be language study and reading workshop day. Please have a book ready to read.

ELA B10: No homework for today. Band students - don't forget to do a journal entry when you are gone. This is due when you get back.

ELA B30: No homework for today. Band students - don't forget to do your language study sheet on punctuation and a journal entry for when you get back.

ELA B10: Finish reading Chapter 3 of the novel for tomorrow.

ELA B30: No homework but the band students are reminded to finish their language study sheet and do a journal entry for when they come back from Banff!

ELA B10: Complete the questions for Chapter 2 of the novel. You will be given an opportunity to read Chapter 3 tomorrow in class. Complete the prediction chart for Chapter 3 as well.

ELA B30: Your theme song assignment is due tomorrow. Remember to have your song, a copy of your lyrics and your typed paragraph ready to hand in. I am looking forward to hearing some creative presentations!

ELA B10: Finish reading Chapter 2 of the novel. Please do not read ahead! We will also do our story theatre tomorrow on "What I like to do on the Weekend...."

ELA B30: Complete your theme song assignment for Wednesday, February 8.

ELA B10: Hand in your reading journals on Monday, February 6. Have your character sketch for Of Mice and Men done for Monday as well.

ELA B30: Your sheet on figurative language is due on Monday. Your Theme song assignment needs to be completed for Wednesday, February 8.

ELA B10: Welcome back! We will be starting the novel Of Mice and Men this week. No homework for tomorrow!

ELA B30: We will be starting our sheets on Figurative Language. The PX2 workshop starts tomorrow.

ELA A10: Finish your reading and questions for Chapters 20-23. We will mark these questions on Monday. You also need to finish your language study sheets for Monday as well. Remember your final exam next Thursday!

ELA 20: We will review for our final on Monday and students can ask any questions about the review sheet itself. If we have time, we will finish watching the movie on Monday but those of you who need to finish typing your essay will have to do so on Monday.

ELA A30: Finish reading Sgt. John Wilson for Monday and do sheet #9. You also have language study sheets to finish on Parallel Structure and Faulty Subordination. Have these done for Monday as well.

ELA A10: You will need to read to the end of Chapter 19 by tomorrow as well as complete all of the questions for Chapter 6-19. Final exam reviews were handed out on Wednesday, so please look this over and ask me any questions concerning the exam before your final next Thursday.

ELA 20: Typing time for your essay will be given tomorrow. If you think you will not complete your essay during class time, then either plan to do some of it ahead of time, or plan to work on this during your spares or noon hour.

ELA A30: You will need to read the entire book for Monday. There are sheets #8 and #9 for these pages to complete as well. Language study will be corrected during Friday's class. A review for your final next Tuesday was handed out this week.

ELA A10: Formal essay on Fire in the Sky is due tomorrow. Typing time will be given in Tuesday's class. Final exam will be on Thursday, January 26.





ELA 20: Formal essay on To Kill a Mockingbird is due on Friday, January 20. Tomorrow will be your last chance to work on this in the classroom. Typing time will be given on Friday. Final exam is on Friday, January 27.





ELA A30: Read to page 121 of Sgt. John Wilson for tomorrow and do sheet #5. Hand in those essays!! Final Exam will be on Tuesday, January 24.

ELA A10: Your formal essay on Fire in the Sky is due on Tuesday. You should be done writing it and be ready to have it peer edited on Monday. Read Chapter 4 and 5 of The Giver for Monday. We will correct the questions for Chapters 1-5 on Monday as well.

ELA 20: Continue working on your formal essay for To Kill a Mockingbird which is due on Friday, January 20. You need to be prepared to have your essay peer edited on Thursday, January 19.

ELA A30: Essay is due today. If you hand in Monday, you will lose one late mark!

Final Exams: Tuesday, January 24 - ELA A30
Thursday, January 26 - ELA A10
Friday, January 27 - ELA 20

ELA A10: Formal essay is due on Tuesday, January 17. Complete your pre-reading assignment for The Giver by Thursday, February 12.

ELA 20: Essay organizer is due tomorrow. Formal essay is due on Friday, January 20.

ELA A30: Formal essay is due on Friday, January 13. Be sure that you have read to page 87 in Sgt. John Wilson for Friday.

ELA A10: No homework

ELA 20: Complete the questions for Chapter 28 of TKAM. We will correct these on Tuesday. You can start the questions for Chapters 29-31 but they will not be due until Wednesday.

ELA A30: The essay deadline is Friday, January 13. Keep working on this. You must have it proofread by a peer editor and hand in all pre-writing for this essay. Read to page 64 of Sgt. John Wilson for tomorrow.

ELA A10: Finish your language study sheets on comma splices and run-on sentences for Monday. Complete your journal entry for Monday as well.

ELA 20: Read the rest of Chapter 28 for Monday. Finish the sheet on subject/verb agreement for Monday.

ELA A30: Read to page 46 in Sgt. John Wilson - do not read any farther than this! Your formal essay is due on Friday, January 13.

ELA A10: No homework today.

ELA 20: Finish the questions for Chapters 25-27 of TKAM for tomorrow. Start reading Chapter 28. You will have some time to finish this tomorrow. Remember to complete your journal entry that was due today - and is now late!

ELA A30: Read p. 7-34 of Sgt. John Wilson for tomorrow. We will continue to work on your essay in class tomorrow.

ELA 10: No homework today

ELA 20: Finish your language study sheet on Subject/Verb Agreement in Number. Read Chapters 25-27 of To Kill a Mockingbird and do your reading journal entry for tomorrow.

ELA A30: Start your outline for your essay on The Luck of Ginger Coffey. You need to pare down your thoughts and examples to match each point of the essay. Your deadline for your essay is January 13.