Monday, April 14th

Block B:

• Passed back Alphabetical Autobiographies
• Introduced Research Paper
• Library -- choose books/topic
• Topic is due Friday
• Please go to class tomorrow; bring all books relating to your research paper
• Narrative Biography rough copy is due Wed; good copy Friday

Block D

• Passed back A.A's, paragraphs, feature articles
• Grammar sheet on "apostrophes" -- finish for homework
• Introduction to "Ballads" -- made notes from the Language 10 book (metre, foot, free verse, etc.)
• Narrative Biography rough draft is due tomorrow (we will be peer editing in class); good copy is due Thursday.
• Alex Younker and Miyu Tasaka please report to the library at 11:30pm (beginning of lunch tomorrow) to complete your oral presenation.

Friday, April 11th

Block B&D:



Grammar Quiz

Worked on projects

Grammar sheets: Punctuation

Thursday, April 10

Block B:

• Reading
• Reading Response
• Passed back midterm evaluation marks
• Passed back paragraphs
• Video: "Research Skills: Evaluating Sources" -- had to make your own notes from the video -- worth class marks.
• Grammar Quiz tomorrow: Commonly Confused Words & Capitalization
• Narrative Autobiography rough draft is due next Wed. -- good copy is due Friday (Block B only)

Block D:

• Reading
• Reading Response
• Passed back midterm evaluation marks
• Copied notes: Part III & Part IV -- Punctuation
• Passed out Grammar worksheet "Commas"
• Grammar Quiz tomorrow -- Commonly Confused Words & Capitalization
• Narrative Autobiography rough draft is due next Tuesday -- good copy is due Thursday.

Friday, April 4

Block B & D:

• Reading
• Passed back "Bearing Up" assignment & corrected together
• Punctuation Notes (copied 3 sheets)
• Punctuation worksheet (Commas)

Midterm Evaluation is on Monday -- be there at 8:50am sharp!!

Thursday, April 3

• Worked on "Bearing Up" questions (hand them in tomorrow)
• Worked on midterm evaluation and/or narrative autobiography
• Copied more Commonly Confused words from the overhead
• Capitalization & Commonly Confused Words quiz: Friday, April 11th
• Went over notes on how to give an effective oral presentation.
• Download these notes: http://www.savefile.com/files/1481774 (oral presentation)

Wed. March 2 & notes to upload for narration unit

• Word of the Day Quiz #1
• Language 10 : Read "Bearing Up" & complete questions 1-5; 8&9
• Assigned "Narrative Autobiography" to Block D class & went over Narration notes
• Narration notes (narration, short-story, ballad) click here to download:

http://www.savefile.com/files/1479784

http://www.savefile.com/files/1479785

http://www.savefile.com/files/1479786

Upcoming assignment -- Narrative Autobiography -- upload: http://www.savefile.com/files/1479794

April Fools!

By the way, I am not having twins................April Fools!!

Block B:

• Corrected Commonly Confused worksheets
• Finished reviewing C.C hand-out
• Copied in-class worksheet on C.C from overhead
• Passed out rubric for Midterm evaluation
• Reviewed notes on "Narration" which are to be downloaded from this blog -- you may need to search through the March entries...not sure what day I put it up.
• Autobiography assignment -- gave each person their topic/object

Block D:

Same as above, but we did not get to narration notes or the assignment.

Word of the Day quiz is tomorrow!