Friday, November 23, 2012

Friday Day 25

Hello parents and students.  Sorry for the late post.  I was travelling to Victoria to visit family and was late on posting today's blog.  Anyway here it is.

On Friday we did the following activities in class.

English 10-
C  Block- discussed narrative essay writing- anecdote, reflection, bait
-Read a narrative essay "The Chase"- identified the anecdote, bait and reflection
-Brainstormed ideas for our own narrative(working with the writing process- pre-writing stage)
Homework- have your brainstorm done for Monday's class- thank you

B Block- compare and contrast writing time- please have your compare and contrast complete for Monday's class for hand in.  Please and thank you

English 9
-Handed in Essay 1 A- I will be checking only the format of the essay, providing feedback and sending it back for editing and corrections
-We looked at compare and contrast writing- discussed 3 models 1. block model 2. similarities to differences model 3. point by point model
-Reviewed how to develop a thesis= topic + your opinion
-Watched "All I Need" by Radio Head and contrasted the lives of the two boys shown in the video
-Practiced a response to the video
Homework: please have your paragraph completed for Monday

Leadership 8
-Viewed "Shackleton"
-We will continue with our word chain on Monday
-Birthday board on Wednesday

Thanks for reading today and have a wonderful weekend!

Mr.Tobacca


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