WEEK FIVE: UPDATE

The Poetry Unit has come to an end. Here are the results for the poetry essay submissions:

Period Three: 27 students

• Printed copy with all process work – 26
• Uploaded file to the D2L Assignments – 26

Period Four: 26 students

• Printed copy with all process work – 24 (1 missing process work)
• Uploaded file to the D2L Assignments – 25

During the March Break students should be reading their ISU novel and maintaining their reading journal. They also have a few tasks to complete for Macbeth.

 

WEEK FOUR: UPDATE

It is hard to believe we have completed one month of Semester Two – with yet another bus cancellation to start this week. Next week, however, should be smooth sailing.

Students completed the Poetry Unit Test on Tuesday. The rest of the week was spent on the Dramatic Monologue essay assignment. Each day had a different focus:

• Wednesday: The Introduction
• Thursday: The Body Paragraphs
• Friday: The Conclusion

This week-end your child should be typing a rough draft of their essay for peer editing on Tuesday. This is an essential step in the writing process and I will be directing the revisions and editing. All students must bring a typed, printed copy of their essay to class.

The essay has a due date window of March 6 – March 8. Students must submit the following:

• PRINTED final copy with ALL process work (annotated poem, three pre-writing tasks, rough drafts)
• PRINTED and completed “Achievement Chart”
• UPLOADED FILE to the D2L Assignments Dropbox

REVISED SCHEDULE

Monday (at home)

• Complete the Pre-Writing handout – Task One and Task Two (on D2L)
• Use the adjectives pdf to aid in your description of the speaker (sent in previous email)
• Read the Lucidpress http://pub.lucidpress.com/d78f451b-e0df-4e30-8bb4-43d05c0525dd/#E75Q_J-_bd_l
• Study for tomorrow’s test 😊

Tuesday: Poetry Unit Test (Absent? Write Wednesday after school)

Wednesday:

• In pairs, read your poem aloud and share Task One (if you can’t talk about your poem, you can’t write about your poem) Partners should not have the same poem – leads to plagiarism through shared ideas
• Review the essay form: The Introduction
• Annotate the exemplar: The Introduction
• Complete outline for Introduction – write Introduction in full paragraph

Thursday: 

• Review the essay form: The Body Paragraphs
• Annotate the exemplar: Body Paragraph
• Outline for body paragraphs

Friday:

• Review the essay form: The Conclusion
• Annotate exemplar: The Conclusion
• Complete outline

Week-End

• Type working / rough drafts from outline

Peer Edit next Tuesday or Wednesday (I will ask the class) – essay is due on Friday, March 8

WEEK THREE: UPDATE

This week we completed our poetry study. Monday is the Unit Test – it would be appreciated if all students were in attendance. Thank you.

Following the test, students will be writing their first essay of the term. Students are to select a poem from a choice of six. Each poem is a dramatic monologue, and the student’s task will be to determine the personality of the speaker and analyze how that personality is revealed. Exemplars are provided.

GRADE 12 COURSE SELECTION:

• Students must select their Grade 12 courses on “MyBlueprint”
• They must PRINT the form, have it signed by a parent / guardian and brought to school asap
• Students may take 6, 7, or 8 courses (dependent on spares and graduation requirements)

OSSLT PRACTICE:

• Wednesdays at lunch in Room 207 (pizza – first come, first served)
• Wednesdays and Thursdays after school in Room 212
• Students must achieve a score of 300 / 400 or 75% (provincial average)

HOMEWORK:

• STUDY for the unit test: cue cards, summary chart, student notes, annotated poems, Lucidpress platforms
• PREPARE for the essay: select a poem, TP-CAASSSTT the poem, PRINT the required word files
• PREVENT self-induced stress: follow the “7 Strategies for Success” – see the Blogroll