day to day
Jan 30 - Icebreakers / Initial Writing Sample
Jan 31 - Canada Video with reactions - Pick a question and answer it / Writing Bio
Feb 1 - Watch Why is English So Hard - "My history with English" - Share out
Feb 2 -
Feb 3 -
Feb 6 - Personification Game / Extended metaphors
Feb 7 - Mini Oscars - Watch commercials to see which you like and why - Form groups to defend your favorite - Finish metaphor
Feb 8 -
Feb 9 - Assigned "Design and label your dream house" - Reading comprehension "Demolishing a mansion"
Feb 14 - PG13WU - Time to work on your Dream House - Valentines means ____________ to me - Paragraph formatting
Feb 15 - "Do you want pets?" - Start Book
Feb 16 - "Would you rather be really smart or really fit?" - CH 1 - Questions
Feb 17 - Finish CH1 - Time to work on Dream House project
Feb 20 - How do you feel about school spirit? How do other people at the school? Why do some people feel differently than you do? - CH2
Feb 21 - Is there someone for everyone? Can marriages work forever? Are some people bound to be alone?
Feb 22 - Bullying paragraph - Start poster
Feb 23 - How should society help the poor? - Finish Ad
Feb 27 - PG13WU - "Should art be given awards?" - Finish Ad
Feb 28 - Partner walk - "What is the worst thing about the internet"
Mar 1 - "What is your greatest wish? Do you think it will ever come true?" - Assign partners - CH2 - Questions
Mar 2 - "Tell about a time you were trusted to do something important" -
Mar 3 - "You can save one object before the house burns down, what is it?" - Characterization / Character Worksheet / Finish CH 3
Mar 6 - PG13WU - "Name something scary you would like to try"
Mar 7 - "Would you rather be loved or respected?" - Started watching movie - :24
Mar 8 - "Which classmate would be the best to lead us through a zombie apocalypse?" - Rank characters, which would you least like to swap places with
Mar 9 - "What are five rules schools should have?" - Assign Drawing the bunkhouse
Mar 10 - "Should we fear failure?" -
Mar 13 - "If you could learn one thing from the future, what would you learn?" -
Mar 14 - "Do you believe in luck?" -
Mar 15 - "Are you a good loser?" -
Mar 16 - "What is something you want vs something you need?" -
Mar 17 - "What is the most beautiful place you have ever seen?" -
April 3 - 409 my idol
April 4 - 409 my idol
April 5 - My idol presentations
April 6 - What new word did you learn this Spring Break? lagniappe - Complain about something
April 7 - Start of letters
April 10 - Song from your country
April 11 - Song from your country
April 12 - Song from your country presentations
April 13 - Letter of complaint format
April 18 - Family story project - Video on oral history - Family Tree
April 19 - Family story project
April 20 - Family story project presentations
April 21 -
April 24 - Holiday in your hometown
April 25 - Holiday in your hometown
April 26 - Cougar comprehension
April 27 - Holiday in your hometown presentations
April 28 - Holiday in your hometown presentations
May 1 - Letter of complaint begins
May 2 - Finish outline of letter
May 3 - Letter of complaint - Hair in food
May 4 - Letter of request - Presentations
May 5 - Presentation day
May 8 - Script about complaint / request / application
May 9 - Letter of application
May 10 - Finish reply letter / Quiz
May 11 - Hand in letters / Learn devices and find in songs
May 12 - Letter test / Presenting Songs
May 15 - Songs and poetry / Meaning of a poem / Paragraph about what the poem means
May 16 - Review paragraph / Group Paragraph on "Trees" / Stressed Out
May 17 - Haiku
May 18 - Limerick
May 23 - Assign Buenos Aires Presentation / Sonnet / Sonnet Video
May 24 - Finish Sonnet / Identify Devices
May 25 - Argentinian's last day / Partner Poems / Finish devices
May 26 -
May 29 - Poster Start
May 30 - Colours in advertising lecture
May 31 - Notes on Advertising
June 1 - Finish notes on Advertising
June 2 - Find videos based on type
June 5 - Poster Day 1 / Build first poster
June 6 - Demo poster / Checklist / Assign Second
June 7 -
June 8 -
June 9 -
June 12 - Double Poster
June 13 - Double Poster
June 14 - Double Poster / Comp
June 15 - Exam Prep
June 16 - Exam Prep
June 19 - Exam Prep
June 20 - SS Terms
June 21 - Final Exam
Day 1 - Feb 6 - Intro / Icebreaker / How have you done in English classes so far?
Feb 9 - Family day
Day 2 - Feb 10 - PG13WU / Where have you been? / OMAM start
Day 3 - Feb 11 - "What makes a good friend?" / Chapter 1 OMAM
Day 4 - Feb 12 - Go over OMAM CH1 Qs / "What is the value of hard work?" / CH2
Day 5 - Feb 13 - Valentines means _______ to me / OMAM CH 2
Day 6 - Feb 16 - PG13WU / "Pets" / Finish CH 2
Day 7 - Feb 17 - Go over Qs so far / "Home" / Read a bit / Assign Drawing the bunkhouse
Day 8 - Feb 18 - "Would you rather be really smart or really fit?" / Read more / Watch clips
Day 9 - Feb 19 - Characterization / Character Worksheet / Finish CH 3
Day 10 - Feb 23 - PG13WU / Continue reading /
Day 11 - Feb 24 - Continue reading / Rank characters, which would you least like to swap places with
Day 12 - Feb 25 - "How does racism present its self today?" / Watch first half of movie / Continue reading
Day 13 - Feb 26 - "Loneliness" / Continue reading / Assign guided essay
Day 14 - Feb 27 - Continue reading
Day 15 - Mar 2 - Finish Book / Finish movie
Day 16 - Mar 3 - Finish movie / Work on book
Day 17 - Mar 4 - Body paragraphs
Day 18 - Mar 5 -
Day 19 - Mar 6 - OMAM Test
Day 20 - Mar 23 - Three paragraphs about Spring Break
Day 21 - Mar 24 - Essay intro
Day 22 - Mar 25 - Essay outro - Assign tourist assignment
Day 23 - Mar 26 - 409 type essay
Day 24 - Mar 27 - 409 Work on tourist
Day - Apr 7 - Idol paragraph / Presentations
Day - Apr 8 - Presentations
Day - Apr 9 - Finish Presentations
Day - Apr 10 - Poster lecture and examples
Day - April 13 - Poster in pairs and share on board
Day - April 14 - Create a conversation for poster / Swap with other couple
Day - April 15 - Terry Fox poster
Day - April 16 - Swap posters from designs / Checklists
Day - April 17 -
Day - April 20 - Two Paragraphs "What are your favorite school-related events" / Assign Double Poster assignment
Day - April 21 -
Day - April 22 -
Day - April 23 -
May 25 - Provincial Prep - Comprehension
May 26 - Provincial Prep - Comprehension
May 27 -
May 28 -
May 29 -
June 1 - Comprehension exercises
Jan 31 - Canada Video with reactions - Pick a question and answer it / Writing Bio
Feb 1 - Watch Why is English So Hard - "My history with English" - Share out
Feb 2 -
Feb 3 -
Feb 6 - Personification Game / Extended metaphors
Feb 7 - Mini Oscars - Watch commercials to see which you like and why - Form groups to defend your favorite - Finish metaphor
Feb 8 -
Feb 9 - Assigned "Design and label your dream house" - Reading comprehension "Demolishing a mansion"
Feb 14 - PG13WU - Time to work on your Dream House - Valentines means ____________ to me - Paragraph formatting
Feb 15 - "Do you want pets?" - Start Book
Feb 16 - "Would you rather be really smart or really fit?" - CH 1 - Questions
Feb 17 - Finish CH1 - Time to work on Dream House project
Feb 20 - How do you feel about school spirit? How do other people at the school? Why do some people feel differently than you do? - CH2
Feb 21 - Is there someone for everyone? Can marriages work forever? Are some people bound to be alone?
Feb 22 - Bullying paragraph - Start poster
Feb 23 - How should society help the poor? - Finish Ad
Feb 27 - PG13WU - "Should art be given awards?" - Finish Ad
Feb 28 - Partner walk - "What is the worst thing about the internet"
Mar 1 - "What is your greatest wish? Do you think it will ever come true?" - Assign partners - CH2 - Questions
Mar 2 - "Tell about a time you were trusted to do something important" -
Mar 3 - "You can save one object before the house burns down, what is it?" - Characterization / Character Worksheet / Finish CH 3
Mar 6 - PG13WU - "Name something scary you would like to try"
Mar 7 - "Would you rather be loved or respected?" - Started watching movie - :24
Mar 8 - "Which classmate would be the best to lead us through a zombie apocalypse?" - Rank characters, which would you least like to swap places with
Mar 9 - "What are five rules schools should have?" - Assign Drawing the bunkhouse
Mar 10 - "Should we fear failure?" -
Mar 13 - "If you could learn one thing from the future, what would you learn?" -
Mar 14 - "Do you believe in luck?" -
Mar 15 - "Are you a good loser?" -
Mar 16 - "What is something you want vs something you need?" -
Mar 17 - "What is the most beautiful place you have ever seen?" -
April 3 - 409 my idol
April 4 - 409 my idol
April 5 - My idol presentations
April 6 - What new word did you learn this Spring Break? lagniappe - Complain about something
April 7 - Start of letters
April 10 - Song from your country
April 11 - Song from your country
April 12 - Song from your country presentations
April 13 - Letter of complaint format
April 18 - Family story project - Video on oral history - Family Tree
April 19 - Family story project
April 20 - Family story project presentations
April 21 -
April 24 - Holiday in your hometown
April 25 - Holiday in your hometown
April 26 - Cougar comprehension
April 27 - Holiday in your hometown presentations
April 28 - Holiday in your hometown presentations
May 1 - Letter of complaint begins
May 2 - Finish outline of letter
May 3 - Letter of complaint - Hair in food
May 4 - Letter of request - Presentations
May 5 - Presentation day
May 8 - Script about complaint / request / application
May 9 - Letter of application
May 10 - Finish reply letter / Quiz
May 11 - Hand in letters / Learn devices and find in songs
May 12 - Letter test / Presenting Songs
May 15 - Songs and poetry / Meaning of a poem / Paragraph about what the poem means
May 16 - Review paragraph / Group Paragraph on "Trees" / Stressed Out
May 17 - Haiku
May 18 - Limerick
May 23 - Assign Buenos Aires Presentation / Sonnet / Sonnet Video
May 24 - Finish Sonnet / Identify Devices
May 25 - Argentinian's last day / Partner Poems / Finish devices
May 26 -
May 29 - Poster Start
May 30 - Colours in advertising lecture
May 31 - Notes on Advertising
June 1 - Finish notes on Advertising
June 2 - Find videos based on type
June 5 - Poster Day 1 / Build first poster
June 6 - Demo poster / Checklist / Assign Second
June 7 -
June 8 -
June 9 -
June 12 - Double Poster
June 13 - Double Poster
June 14 - Double Poster / Comp
June 15 - Exam Prep
June 16 - Exam Prep
June 19 - Exam Prep
June 20 - SS Terms
June 21 - Final Exam
Day 1 - Feb 6 - Intro / Icebreaker / How have you done in English classes so far?
Feb 9 - Family day
Day 2 - Feb 10 - PG13WU / Where have you been? / OMAM start
Day 3 - Feb 11 - "What makes a good friend?" / Chapter 1 OMAM
Day 4 - Feb 12 - Go over OMAM CH1 Qs / "What is the value of hard work?" / CH2
Day 5 - Feb 13 - Valentines means _______ to me / OMAM CH 2
Day 6 - Feb 16 - PG13WU / "Pets" / Finish CH 2
Day 7 - Feb 17 - Go over Qs so far / "Home" / Read a bit / Assign Drawing the bunkhouse
Day 8 - Feb 18 - "Would you rather be really smart or really fit?" / Read more / Watch clips
Day 9 - Feb 19 - Characterization / Character Worksheet / Finish CH 3
Day 10 - Feb 23 - PG13WU / Continue reading /
Day 11 - Feb 24 - Continue reading / Rank characters, which would you least like to swap places with
Day 12 - Feb 25 - "How does racism present its self today?" / Watch first half of movie / Continue reading
Day 13 - Feb 26 - "Loneliness" / Continue reading / Assign guided essay
Day 14 - Feb 27 - Continue reading
Day 15 - Mar 2 - Finish Book / Finish movie
Day 16 - Mar 3 - Finish movie / Work on book
Day 17 - Mar 4 - Body paragraphs
Day 18 - Mar 5 -
Day 19 - Mar 6 - OMAM Test
Day 20 - Mar 23 - Three paragraphs about Spring Break
Day 21 - Mar 24 - Essay intro
Day 22 - Mar 25 - Essay outro - Assign tourist assignment
Day 23 - Mar 26 - 409 type essay
Day 24 - Mar 27 - 409 Work on tourist
Day - Apr 7 - Idol paragraph / Presentations
Day - Apr 8 - Presentations
Day - Apr 9 - Finish Presentations
Day - Apr 10 - Poster lecture and examples
Day - April 13 - Poster in pairs and share on board
Day - April 14 - Create a conversation for poster / Swap with other couple
Day - April 15 - Terry Fox poster
Day - April 16 - Swap posters from designs / Checklists
Day - April 17 -
Day - April 20 - Two Paragraphs "What are your favorite school-related events" / Assign Double Poster assignment
Day - April 21 -
Day - April 22 -
Day - April 23 -
May 25 - Provincial Prep - Comprehension
May 26 - Provincial Prep - Comprehension
May 27 -
May 28 -
May 29 -
June 1 - Comprehension exercises