Farewell

I can't believe our time together in English 10 is at an end. I have loved and learned every minute working with you all. Your humour, creativity, insight and kindness has made each day a joy, truly. And I sincerely hope I have the opportunity to work with you again. Thank you for all of your hard work in class and in our community. You made Matheson proud.

I wish each and every one of you fulfillment and wild peculiar joy as you set out on your next journey, your next bright, bright horizon.

p.s. remember back to your own Kindergarten years; see how far you've come!

Week 16: What to Expect

Monday Jan. 14th:
* Opening reading comprehension activity
* Literature Circles
* Complete Lit Circle Assessment Record
* Homework: Ensure you COMPLETED your novel by Wednesday

Tuesday, Jan. 15th:
* Reading & Role sheet day
* Complete your novel and record 3 thoughtful questions for tomorrow's Literature Circle
* Class Pizza Party at Lunch! Way to Go Class of the Month!
* Provincial Exam Layout Reviewed
* Class Practice of Compare/Contrast Reading Task

Wednesday, Jan. 16th:
* Opening reading comprehension activity
* Last Literature Circle
* Finish Lit Circle Assessment Record and Hand-In
* Read through Independent Book Review Task: Due next Wednesday
* Check out sample book review and how to write a book review for more support

Thursday, Jan. 17th:
* Quote Integration Review
* Multiple Choice and 'Making Connections" practice for provincial exam

Friday, Jan. 18th:
* Class-created response for "Making Connections"
* Portfolio work
* Time on Book Review
* Homework: Complete at least one practice provincial. Go to the following site for practices and answers: Question Bank

Final Exam Coming. Get Ready!

Your Final Exams are coming up and they are your responsibility.

Your Provincial Exam (worth 20%) is Tuesday. Jan. 29th at 8:30 am in the small gym

It is required that you complete practice reads, writes, and use ALL the resources available to you to be expertly prepared for these important final evaluations.

1.) Complete at least one practice exam (including written) each week

2.) Use the answer keys and samples of excellence and failure

3.) Study your literary and poetic devices. Not just memorize the terms, but be able to identify and  analyze them

4.) Switch practice written pieces with friends and edit, revise. Compare your writing pieces to the samples and answer keys provided

5.) Go back through all of your work, all of the feedback, remedy your personal areas for improvement and bring those improved skills into your final evaluations.

Use the following links for practice and preparation:

* The Ultimate Exam Preparation Site: https://www.surreyschools.ca/StudentServices/ExamHelp/Pages/default.aspx

* Provincial Exam Writing Samples Minimal to Excellence: https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/exemplars/english12.htm

* English 10 Provincial Exam Site: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/

* Rasul Group: Great Multiple Choice and Written Practice and Help: http://rasullearning.ca/category/blog/exam-preparation/

* Question Bank: The Biggest Practice Provincial Bank of Questions and Written:

http://www.questionbank.ca/

* Poetic and Literary Devices Glossary: http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/glossary/

* Provincial Exam Flash Cards: http://quizlet.com/5165830/leamy-english-10-provincial-exam-terms-flash-cards/

Week 15: What to Expect

Mon. January 7th:
* Welcome Back! I hope your winter break was full of rest and rejuvenation!
* The next two weeks are all about rediscovering our love of reading
* Circulate through each Literature Circles novel station and choose a book that YOU truly want to explore and enjoy
* Student-selected Literature Circles meet as a group and collaboratively decide reading schedule and various roles

Tue. January 8th:
* bell-activity: grammar support
* READ. Relax, sink into your new book and read with the upcoming discussion in mind. What connections are you making? What confuses you? What shocked you?
* First Literature Circle
* Document in Lit Circle Assessment Record

Wed. January 9th:
* bell-activity: communication activity
* Reading and role sheet day
* Complete your role sheet for tomorrow's 2nd Lit Circle

Thurs. January 10th:
*  Reading comprehension bell-activity (from previous English 10 provincial)
* Groups discuss, debate and engage in 2nd Lit Circle
* Add to your Lit Circle Assessment Record

Fri. January 11th:
* bell-activity: grammar support
* Reading and role sheet day
* Complete your role sheet for Monday's Lit Circle
* Make sure you are caught up in your group's decided reading schedule
Homework: Read if you are behind in completing your novel

Week 14: What to Expect

Mon. Dec. 3rd:
* Mid-Year Reflection and Action Plan: Explore all that you've done, what you want by the end of English 10, and how you're going to get there

Tues. Dec. 4th:
* Romeo & Juliet Act 1, scene 2 quiz
* Words of the week
* Class dramatic read of Act 1, scene 3: Different visions of love. Which one do you agree with? Why?
* Audio-recording of Act 1, scene 4: "I Dreamt a Dream"
* Romeo & Juliet Translation/Response assigned and chosen

Wed. Dec. 5th:
* Reflective Journal: What are your thoughts on love at first sight? What about soul mates?
* Readers' Theatre Act 1, scene 5
* Class watch Act 1, classic Zepherelli version
* Quiz on Act 1 tomorrow: Study

Thurs. Dec. 6th:
* Act 1 quiz: Show what you know
* Class read Act 2, scene 1 & 2, the infamous balcony scene
* Modern Balcony scene explained and assigned: Due Monday

Fri. Dec. 7th:
* Class watch balcony scene
* Create your own modern version of the infamous balcony scene: Due Monday
* Week 10 vocab checked

Week 13: What to Expect

Mon. Nov. 26th:
* Poetry Practice: Poetic Device Terms Test Wednesday
* Class draw and dissect Shakespeare's infamous sonnet: "My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun" Is he insulting his lady love?

Tues. Nov. 27th:

* Poetry Practice: Study for Terms Test Tomorrow! Use the following flashcards to help.

* Outline a compare/contrast of your choice: In class-write on Thursday

Wed. Nov. 28th:

* Terms Test: Show what you know!

* Complete your plan/outline for tomorrow's in-class poem compare/contrast write

Thurs. Nov. 29th:

* In-class Compare/Contrast Write

Fri. Nov. 30th:

* Day 1 of Romeo and Juliet! Check out Shakespeare Online, I so wish they had this when I was in high school.

* "star-crossed lovers": Do you believe in soul-mates? Why or why not?

* Class read and dissect Prologue and dramatically read act 1, scene 1

* Homework: Read Act 1, scene 2

Week 12: What to Expect

Mon. Nov. 19th:
* Words of the Week
* "Valentine": Pass the onion, smell the love.
* Create own "Valentine" love metaphor poem: Due Wednesday

Tues. Nov. 20th:
* Poetry Skills Practice
* "Invictus" read and response
* Complete your "Valentine": Due tomorrow

Wed. Nov. 21st:
* Share your impressive "Valentines"
* "Simply the Best" Poetic Choice Analysis introduced and begun: Due Friday

Thurs. Nov. 22nd:
* Complete "Simply the Best"

Fri. Nov. 23rd:
* Poetics Practice
* Complete "Simply the Best." DUE