ELA 7 - Both Classes - All Hatchet Questions Due

For both ELA 7 classes, ALL Hatchet questions will be due on Monday, December 14.

ELA 8 - Both Classes - All Outsiders Questions Due

For both ELA 8 Classes, ALL Outsiders questions will be due for Monday, December 14.

ALSO

Journals will be due Monday, as well!

ELA 8 - Poetry Review

Know the following poems:

My Guilt
Conversation with Myself
Casey at the Bat
Dreams of the Animals
The Elders are Watching
The Earth-ling
Poems from the Student Poetry Booklet

Be ready to define/explain/identify the following:

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Imagery
Mood
Theme
Literal Language
Figurative Language
Stanza

ELA 9A Journal - Due Wednesday, November 4

Answer the following in your journals for tomorrow:

Tell me about a teacher you have had in your past that you really liked. How did they motivate you to do your best?

As our poetry unit comes to a close, what has been your favourite poem we studied as a class? Why did you like it the most?

ELA 8A/8B Poetry Exam

The exams for both grade 8 classes will be on Friday, November 6.

It will include:
- Poems we've studied in class
- Figurative language
- Identifying theme and mood
- Imagery

Health 8 Quiz - Wednesday, November 5

The following will be included on Wednesday's quiz:

1. Three Levels of Decision Making
• Level A: Extend Knowledge Base – Think about what you already know about the issue and then research more information
• Level B: Make an Informed Decision – State the challenge, think about alternatives and consequences, and then make an INFORMED decision.
• Level C: Carry out Action Plan – Design and apply an action plan, evaluate progress, revise as needed.

2. ABCDE’s of Decision Making
• A: Assess the problem – figure out the problem
• B: Brainstorm alternative solutions – What will I do?
• C: Consider the consequenses for EACH solution – What will happen?
• D: Decide and act – Just do it!
• E: Evaluate the consequenses – Look back on your choice. Was it the right one?

ELA 7 Spelling Test #5

ELA 7A - Tuesday, November 3 in period 2.
ELA 7B - Monday, November 2 in Period 7.

STUDY HARD!

ELA 7A - Jake and the Kid Chapter 9 for Tuesday, Nov 3

Health 8 - "Bullied to Death" due Monday, November 2

All questions from the video will be due in English class on Monday, November 2.

ELA 7 - Restless Spirit of Bickleigh Due Monday, Nov. 2

Both 7a and 7b...

Questions for "The Restless Spirit of Bickleigh will be due for both classes on Monday, November 2.

ELA 8 - Remembrance Day Poems - Due Tuesday, Nov. 3

In honour of Remembrance Day, which is coming up on November 11, the Royal Canadian Legion is sponsoring a poetry contest. Here’s what I want from these poems:

• Stanzas that are 4 lines long
• AT LEAST 3 stanzas (12 lines)
• Rhyming – Either AABB or ABAB or ABCB

These poems are to be about war. This can be World Wars I and II, the War in Afghanistan, or other conflicts. Here are some suggestions:
• You can try to imagine what the soldiers are going through, and the battle conditions.
• If you like, you can write about what the families of soldiers are forced to deal with.
• You can write about how you feel to be a Canadian when some of our young men and women are overseas fighting for the freedom of the people of Afghanistan.

ELA 7 Journal Topic

The following are to be answered in your JOURNALS and are due on Tuesday, October 27.

1. List 10 things we know about the Kid.
2. List 10 things we know about Jake.

ELA 7 Journal Topics

1. What did you find to be the most interesting and/or surprising things you learned about from your classmates' interviews?
2. Do you think improvements in technology are necessarily a good thing? Why or why not?

ELA 9A Journal Prompt

The following questions will be due on Wednesday, October 21:

“Ice Cream” – Michael Rosen

1.From the title of this poem, what do you think the mood will be? Why?
2.Do you think the mother’s reaction was fair? Do you have sympathy for the father?
3.Do you think the mother’s reaction was really based on ice cream? What else could the problem be?
4.Tell me about a situation like the one in the poem you have been involved in. Were you the one that caused the reaction, or did you react? How did it turn out?

Grade 8 English Journal - Due Tuesday, October 13

Here are your journal questions for this week:

1. What do you think is the most important environmental concern right now?
2. Do you think we are doing as much as possible to clean up the environment? What would you do differently?

I would like approximately half of a page for each, and they are due on Tuesday.

ELA 7 Journal Questions - Due Tuesday, October 13

1. Do you think you would like Jake if you knew him in real life? Give AT LEAST three reasons why or why not.

2. Tell me about a reunion you had with a family member. What made it so special?

I would like about one third of a page AT LEAST for each answer.

ELA 7 Journal Questions

1. What have we learned about Jake? Do you like him? Why or why not?
2. Would you have enjoyed living in the time the book was set in? Why or why not?
3. Who does Jake want Aunt Margaret to end up with? What does he do to try to make this happen?

ELA 8 - Journal Assignment

Answer the following three questions in your journals:

1. What is happening in your silent reading book right now?
2. Are you enjoying this book? Why or why not?
3. Who would you recommend this book to? Explain why. You MUST decide upon someone who might enjoy it.

Due Monday, October 5

ELA 9 - Journals Due Tuesday, October 13

Answer the following three questions in your journals.

1. Tell me about the protagonist/main character of your silent reading book.
2. Would you recommend your book to a classmate? Why or why not?
3. Predict how you think your book will end.

Responses should be approximately one page TOTAL if single spaced, two pages if double spaced.

ELA 9 - For Monday, October 5

Figurative Language Assignment - underline the examples of figurative language, and then write what they are beside the sentence.

Due Monday, Ocotber 5

ELA 7 Interview Assignment - Due October 5

Your Mission - Find a person that is AT LEAST thirty years older than you and ask them these ten questions:

1. What was your house like when you were young? Did you life in a town/city or on a farm?
2. Do you think life was harder back then?
3. What did you do in your spare time?
4. What did you eat? How did you get it?
5. What was your school like? How did you get to school?
6. Was there much crime where you grew up?
7. What were your clothes like?
8. What kind of music did you listen to?
9. Were your childhood experiences the same as your friends’ experiences?
10. How has technology changed since you were young?

After you have done this, you will be required to present their answers to the class. This means that you will have to tell your classmates what the person you interviewed said. You will also have to hand in a visual project that includes information about the person, the questions, and their answers. Feel free to make a large poster/chart, include photographs of the person you interviewed, and show pictures of things they describe.

Grade 7-B English - Parts of a Story

The Parts of a Story assignment will be due for the 7B English class on Tuesday, September 22. This goes witht he story "Cranes Fly South".

Grade 8 Health

Action plan is due next class.

Grade 7 English (Both Classes) - Saskatchewan Alphabet

1. Brainstorm as many words as you can that can be found in Saskatchewan and begin with your letter.
2. Create 5 sentences that use several of the words from your brainstorm list.
3. On a sheet of computer paper (plain 8.5" x 11" paper), re-write your best sentence and illustrate it in the most creative way you can. You can use a computer to find pictures, you can make a collage from a magazine, you can use real pictures that you took yourself, you can draw me a picture, or anything you like.

THIS WILL BE DUE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21!

Grade 8 English - Journal #2

Due Monday, September 21

1. Who are you? (that is, what makes you the person that you are?)
2. What will you become?

I would like 1/3 - 1/2 page (single spaced) for each question.

English 9 Journal #1 Due Monday

Grade 9's - Journal #1 is due for Monday. Here are the two questions:

1. Tell me about a song that you enjoy. Why do you enjoy it?
2. Tell me about a specific song lyric that creates an emotional response in you. Why does it do this?

I would like approximately 1/2 page (if single spaced) for each question. Feel free to tell me about specific experiences that make the songs more meaningful.

English 7B - Journals Due Friday

The first 7B journal assignment will be due on Friday, September 11.

I would like 1/2 a page or so for EACH question!

1)What is it that you like MOST about Saskatchewan? Why?
2)What is it that you like LEAST about Saskatchewan? Why?

Tell me about an experience you've had to make your answers clearer!

English 8A and 8B - List Poems due Monday

List Poems both grade 8 English classes are due on Monday, September 14.

Look at your handouts for examples, and don't forget they need to be AT LEAST 10-15 lines long. Remember to be as descriptive as possible. More is better!
Also, you will be marked on the creativity of your final drafts, so don't forget to be creative!

ELA 9 - Parts of Speech / "The River" Handout due Friday

The Parts of Speech / "The River" handout is due for homework on Friday. Remember, you are to find one example of each part of speech from the song.

Health 8

Your first reflection will be due next class. Again, here is the question:

What is the best (or worst) decision you ever made? Why was it such a good (or bad) decision. What would be different in your life if you had made the opposite choice?

You are to write one page if single-spaced, 2 pages if double spaced.

ELA 8 Journal Assignment #1

Both sections of ELA 8:

Journal #1 Due on Friday
THink about a song that brings up memories.
What is the song, who sings it?
Are the memories positive or negative?
What is it about the song that brings back these memories?

You are expected to write between one half and one page if single spaced, or one to two pages if double spaced.

Grade Nine ELA

The grade 9 simile poem assignment will be due on Monday, September 14.

Here are the criteria:
Simile Poem Assignment
Steps:
1. Create a concept map of things that you like, despise, annoy you, make you smile, or make you want to tear your head out. Be creative as possible, as some of the best poems come from the most seemingly outlandish ideas. DO NOT WRITE ABOUT ANYTHING INVOLVING SPECIFIC PEOPLE!
2. Select one particular idea. Refine it. Break it down. From this idea, start comparing this idea to other things. Again, get creative! You are to list at least TEN similes.
3. Arrange these similes into a poem (again, your poem must include at least ten similes). Play around with their order until it sounds as good as it can. Remember that part of your mark will include your brainstorming.
4. Have fun with the written copy of the poem. If you are writing a poem about how much you hate getting out of bed, for example, you could write it out on an old pillow case.
5. Present the poem to the class orally. Part of your grade will be assessed based on how well you present the poem, so PRACTISE, PRACTISE, PRACTISE!!!!

DUE DATE (WRITTEN AND ORAL): Monday, September 14, 2009.

Your grade will be determined as follows:
Written copy: spelling, format, creativity: /3
Written presentation: Legibility, creativity: /5
Creativity of topic: /2
Creativity of similes: /5
TOTAL: /15

Oral Presentation: inflection, speed, volume: TOTAL: /5

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