Monday Dec. 20

Health 8I and 8M - Continued to work on Life Stages Assignment - due Jan. 27

E.L.A. 30 - Continued with the movie Kite Runner.

French 11 - Movie analysis due Wednesday Dec. 22

Tuesday, Dec. 21

E.L.A 10 - Discuss questions to Apollo 13 and work on The Chrysalids essay.

E.L.A 30 - Finish Kite Runner and discuss

History 30 - Current Events and discussion of American Revolution and Loyalist migration.

Creative Writing 20 - Finish Christmas story and hand in.

Wednesday, Dec. 22

History 30 - Current Events. Do questions p. 198 together and read through Constitutional Act of 1791.

French 11 - Movie Analysis presentations

E.L.A 10 - Exam Chapter 9-17. Finished film Apollo 13.

French 7 - Researched Christmas in France and answered questions.

E.L.A 30 - Began the film The Kite Runner.

Creative Writing 20 - Took in their short stories. Grade 10 may hand them in on Monday. Write a short composition on your favorite Christmas memory. Due by the end of the class on Tuesday.

French 11 - Final class to finish movie analysis. Due Wednesday, Dec. 22

C.E. 11C - Final class to finish unit assignment. Due after finals.

E.L.A. 10 - Watched the film Apollo 13. There will be questions on the final exam regarding this film. Essay for The Chrysalids due Jan. 10, 2011.

E.L.A. 30 - Finished discussing the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns. Assigned in class essay which will be written Jan. 10, 2011.

E.L.A 10T - We have finished the novel The Chrysalids. Exam on Ch. 9-17 Friday,
Dec. 17. An essay was assigned for the novel and is due Jan. 10, 2011.

E.L.A. 30 - We have finished the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns. They will write an in class essay Monday Jan. 10.

History 30 - Life in New France test today. We will correct the wordsearches on the American Revolution and the Loyalists. Kayla, Claire and Caitlyn will do current events tomorrow.

Creative Writing 20 - Last class today to finish short story which is due Friday.

French 7 - We are working on Christmas activities.

C.E. 11C - We are working on a unit assignment dealing with the History of the Church. It will be due at the beginning of the next semester.

French 11 - They will be presenting their movie analysis on Monday, Dec. 20.

E.L.A. 10T - Corrected Chapter 15. Read Chapter 16 and most of Chapter 17. Questions due for both chapters Monday, Dec. 13.

French 7 - Looked at Vocabulary words for Christmas by doing a wordsearch. Poster for vocabulary words due Monday.

C.E. 11C - Test on development of the church. Worked on unit assignment on models of the Church.

E.L.A. 30 - Penitential Celebration

Creative Writing 20 - Peer conferenced first draft of short story. Second draft due Monday for more peer conferencing.

Health 8I and 8M - Worked on Life stages project.

E.L.A. 30 - Current events quiz. Read to the end of Ch. 44 - A thousand splendid suns.

A New Look at New France

History 30 students may want to take a look at this different interpretation of what the New France experience may have been. I just couldn't resist. Only boys would combine Halo with Canadian History.

History 30 - Assigned test on the life in New France. Discussed three current events.

E.L.A. 10T - Corrected Chapter 12 and 13 questions. Read Chapter 14 and assigned questions.

French 7 - Presented skits for ordering in a restaurant. Took in menus. Will present two vocabulary words related to Christmas. ( in poster form )

Creative Writing 20 - Worked on short story. First draft is due Thursday.

E.L.A. 30 - Corrected Part two - #9-14. Read Ch. 27-31.

French 11 - Worked on project - analysis of a movie

C.E. 11C - Corrected Vatican II questions. Assigned unit project. Due date will be determined at a later date.

E.L.A. 10T - Corrected Chapter 14. Read Chapter 15 and assigned questions.

E.L.A. 30 - Read Ch. 32 - 39 . Assigned questions #1-7 if they have time. Please keep up on the reading.

C.E. 10T - Took in paragraphs. Discussed 3 major stages of development of the gospels.

Creative Writing Links

Creative writing students may want to take a look at some of the new "useful links" posted to the right of the blog. There are four new ones ranging from "kidpub" to "zuzu." You may find it interesting and worthwhile to take a look at some of these online writing forums for young people. Maybe you'll even want to participate!

History 30 - Corrected questions to the Fall of New France and discussed the impact of the Royal Proclamation.

French 11 - Assigned final project. Choose a film and discuss the special effects, the audience of the movie and the commercialization associated with it. Due Wed. Dec. 22.

E.L.A. 10 - Do Ch. 12 questions. Read Ch. 13 and do questions.

C.E. 11C - Test - Councils and Protestant Reformation. Worked on notes to Vatican II. These notes are due Wednesday. Second part of exam is Thursday.

E.L.A. 30 - Corrected questions 1-8 part 2. Read Ch. 23-26 and finish questions.

C.E. 10 - If not done #3 p. 25, due Wednesday, Dec. 8.

French 7 - menus and skits due Tuesday

C.E. 11C - Exam on councils and Protestant Reformation - Monday Dec. 6. Exam for other topics we've taken this semester - Thursday, Dec. 9

French 7 - Presentation of restaurant skit and menu - Tuesday, Dec. 7. Poster of Christmas vocabulary words - Thursday, Dec. 8

French 7 - Test on vocabulary for food. We made posters of vocabulary words for Christmas.

C.E. 10T - We are discussing the gospels.

E.L.A. 30 - We read Chapter 18 - 22. Questions #1-10

E.L.A. 10T - We corrected Ch. 10 and 11. We read Chapter 12 and did questions.

History 30 - Discussed two current events. Worked on questions on the Fall of New France.

Creative Writing - Work on short story - due Dec. 17

E.L.A. 10T - They worked on The Chrysalids blog. Do questions to Chapter 10 and 11.
Questions due Friday.
French 7 - Finish the menu and the skit.

C.E. 11C - Begin Vatican II notes

C.E. 10T - Work class

E.L.A. 30 - We will do History presentations on the events leading to the 7 Years' War. Read Ch. 16-18

Creative Writing 20 - Work on short story

History 30 - Presented projects on the events leading to the 7 years' war

E.L.A. 10 - Corrected Chapter 9 questions. Read Chapter 10 of The Chrysalids

French 7 - Worked on menus and skits for restaurant.

Creative Writing 20 - Homework checked prewriting for short story - final draft due December 17

E.L.A. 30 - Finished reading Part One of A Thousand Splendid Suns. Questions for Part one are due Thursday.

French 11 - Worked on poster of the values found in movies that adolescents watch.

C.E. 11C - Will write two exams on church history that we have taken this year.

E.L.A. 10 - Read Chapter 11 of The Chrysalids

Health 8I and 8M - Discussed stereotyping in gender roles. Began to look at stages of a person's life.

E.L.A. 30 - Wrote an exam on the selections we have taken this semester.

French 11 - Discusses special effects in movies. Began a poster on movies that adolescents watch and the values they receive from the movies.

E.L.A. 10 - Corrected Chapter 7 and 8. Reviewed first half of the book. Test on chapters 1-8 Friday.

French 7 - We reviewed Annexe 4. They worked on the menu and the restaurant skit in groups of two.

C.E. 11C - We corrected p. 238 questions. Gave notes on rationalism, empiricism, secularism, the end of the papal states, capitalism and Marxism.

C.E. 10T - Last class to work on Bible search. due Thursday.

E.L.A. 30 - Took in parodies. Read the poem, id rather forget i cant live forever and discuss. Begin A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Creative Writing 20 - Make sure writing folders and ideas notebook are done - due December 3. They brainstormed ideas for short stories and began writing their own short story.

French 11 - They worked on looking for special effects in movies. We also discussed movies that are made for a specific target audience.

C.E. 11C - We discussed the Protestant Reformation and wrote notes on the Council of Trent. They have two questions to answer for tomorrow on p. 238 as well as a paragraph to hand in on why religions are intolerant of each other.

E.L.A. 10T - They worked on answering the blog for the Chrysalids. They also worked on questions on Chapter 7 and 8. These questions are due tomorrow. We will review those questions and review for the exam on Friday. Chapters 1-8.

E.L.A. 30 - We read the short story The Happy Man. We also read two poems When I Have Fears and I'd rather forget and discussed them. They worked on the parody of a poem and the Happiness portfolio. Parody due Tuesday, Happiness due Monday, Exam on A Sense of Self and other themes Wednesday.

C.E. 10T - We are working on activities that look at the Bible.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

History 30 - They are working on the events leading to the Seven Years' War. Their notes are due for tomorrow. The presentations are due for November 25.

E.L.A. 10 - We corrected Chapter 5 questions. We did questions for Chapter 6 together and read Chapter 7.

C.E. 11C - We looked at the Inquisition. They did notes on the new religions of the Protestant Reformation.

Something Fun For French 11 Students

Have a look at how things have changed over the years!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

E.L.A. 30 - Nomination speeches are due tomorrow. Beowulf compositions are due Friday, Nov. 19. Parody of How do I Love Thee - due Tuesday, Nov. 23. A Sense of Self exam on Wednesday, Nov. 24.


E.L.A. 10 - Comment on the second item of The Chrysalids blog. Make sure Chapter 5 is read for tomorrow.

Health 8I and 8M - Last class today to finish poster on the roles and responsibilities of parents. Due next health class - Wednesday Nov. 24.

French 11 - We are looking at special effects in movies.

Creative Writing 20 - Continue working on the paragraph assignments that have been assigned.

C.E. 10 - posters on what makes us human due Wednesday.

E.L.A. 10 - Exam - Thursday, Oct. 26 - it is based on everything we have studied from the beginning of
                                the year.
                   Expository Paragraph - due Nov. 9
                   Began the novel, The Chrysalids and read chapter 1.

E.L.A 30 - World Literature Anthology due Oct. 27
                    Hamlet movie trailer - due Nov. 15
                   Nomination speeches due Nov. 17
                   Beowulf assignment - due Nov. 19
 

C.E. 10 - 5 Service hours due Thursday, Oct. 28 at the latest.

C.E. 11 - 5 Service hours due Thursday, Oct. 28 at the latest. Creed assignment due Nov.10.


History 30 - Persuasive essay due Nov. 8

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Dress Rehearsal for Variety Night will take place Period 1 and 2.

French 11 - Work on final project for genres of television.

E.L.A. 30 - Because we missed Monday's class, Shooting An Elephant questions will be due for Tuesday, October 19. We will finish reading An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and discuss elements of a short story. We will assign a nomination speech.

Health 8M - Present support services project.

C.E. 10 - Storybook about your life was due yesterday. If you have not handed it in, please do so today.

October 14, 2010

History 30 - Wrote quiz. Discussed identification of early explorers.

E.L.A. 10 - Presented unknown projects. Last four are due tomorrow.

French 7 - To reinforce numbers, we played bingo. Finished Annexe 8.

Creative Writing 20 - Presented their favorite poem to the class. Worked on writing folder - due Friday, Oct. 15. Writing Portfolio due - Friday, Oct. 22.

E.L.A. 30 - Worked on World Literature Assignment - due October 27.

Friday, October 15, 2010

French 11 - Took in paragraph on the influence of T.V. Discussed T.V. shows that use product placement. Assigned final project - discussing a genre of t.v. program and discussing its appeal - due Friday, Oct. 29.

C.E. 11 - Read p. 74 of text - the Edict of Milan. Discuss the Council of Nicea and looked at heretical teachings. Read the Nicene Creed and did worksheet on personal beliefs regarding religion.

E.L.A. 10 - Did three more presentations. One more presentation due Monday.

C.E. 10 - Worked on Storybook of their lives assignment - due Monday, Oct. 18, 2010.

Monday, Oct. 18, 2010

E.L.A. 10 - One presentation for the Unknown assignment. Read silently for 10 minutes. Discuss the short story, After the Sirens in terms of elements of a short story. Read the poem A Spaceman Came Travelling. Will assign an expository paragraph to write - due October 25, 2010.

French 7 - will work on Annexe 9-12. May assign final project for the theme of pastimes if time.

C.E. 11 - Will continue looking at creeds. Will assign project - compose your own creeds and personalize the poster - due Monday, November 1, 2010.

C.E. 10 - Read Women are persons. p. 11 of text. Make notes on the 7 traits of a person p. 12. Read p. 15 and 16 - Do we need each other and discuss the moral of the story. Read p. 15 about how even birds need each other.

E.L.A. 30 - Discuss Shooting an Elephant - will do a homework check. Work on World Literature Assignment.

Creative Writing 20 - Don't forget Portfolios due Friday, Oct. 22. Discuss short fiction. Write a paragraph from the perspective of 5 different people who see a strange person entering a bank.

Health 8I - Because we will be missing class for Variety Night dress rehearsal, your presentations on Support Services will be Friday, October 22 - Period 1 during your C.E. class.

Health 8M - You will be presenting your Support Services assignment, tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

French 7 - Presented posters on pastimes. Discussed Annexe 6 and worked on Annexe 7 and 8.

C.E. 10T - Discussed what it means to be human according to the Bible. Looked at personality traits of humans and discussed who would have those traits today.

E.L.A 30 - Read Shooting An Elephant. Will finish questions tomorrow.

E.L.A. 10 - Worked on the Unknown Assignment - due Oct. 14.

History 30 - Watched Claiming the Wilderness - fur trade in New France. Gave 7 people to identify.

Creative Writing 20 - Wrote a poem that tells a familiar story - similar to "The Legend of the Qu'Appelle, but not so long.

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

History 30 - Worked on persuasive essay on the fur trade.

French 11 - Worked on paragraph - Comment est-ce que la television nous influence?

E.L.A. 10 - Took in narrative paragraph. Finished reading After the Sirens in duo tang and then discussed the elements of a short story. Read A Spaceman Came Travelling and summarize.

C.E. 11C - Work on Martyr Assignment

E.L.A. 30 - Worked on questions to Shooting An Elephant. Read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and make notes on theme, setting, protagonist, antagonist, conflict, climax.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010

French 11 - Work class and fruit drive presentation.

C.E. 11 - Worked on martyr assignment - due Oct. 21

E.L.A. 10 - Unknown project due - Oct. 14

E.L.A. 30 - Worked on movie trailer for Hamlet

C.E. 10 - Worked on storybook of their lives - due Oct. 18


Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010

E.L.A. 10 - Read "After the Sirens" and discuss. Read A Spaceman Came Travelling and discuss. Both are in the duotang.

French 7 - Work on Annexe 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 - Les passetemps. Collage due Tuesday

C.E. 11 - Last class to work on Martyr assignment

C.E. 10 - Last class to work on storybook

E.L.A. 30 - Work on movie trailer - due Oct. 21

Mass - 2:00 to 3:00

Homeroom from 3:00 - 3:15

Monday, Oct. 4, 2010
History 30 - Worked on Captain's Log. Assigned persuasive commentary - due Nov. 8

French 11 - Read p. 12+13 - La verite vraie. Discussed how t.v. influences society.

E.L.A 10 - Read By the Waters of Babylon and will discuss tomorrow.

C.E. 11C - Discussed how emperors treated Christians. Worked on martyr assignment - due Oct. 21

E.L.A. 30 - Assigned trailer assignment for Hamlet - reviewed how to make a trailer - due Oct. 21

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010

History 30 - Finished discussing persuasive essay. Quiz on the introduction, precontact, first contact -
Oct. 14. Worked on Captain's Log.

E.L.A 10T - Discuss By the Waters of Babylon - questions due Thursday - #1, 3, 5, 7, 8

French 7 - Finish collages of pastimes. Due - Tuesday, Oct. 12

Creative Writing 20 - Finish ideas notebook - due Friday

E.L.A 30 - Work on Hamlet trailer.

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010

E.L.A 10 - Poetry Analysis due. Read the short story The Veldt which is on page 10a of the duotang. Do questions 1, 3, 6.

French 7 - Make a collage of all your favorite pastimes and label them in French.

C.E. 11C - Began Martyr project. Emperors and their treatment of Christians due Monday.

C.E. 10T - Worked on storybook assignment.

E.L.A. 30 - Watched Hamlet movie.

Creative Writing 20 - For Friday, bring in a family photo. Created a poem based on an argument or a conversation between two people i.e. a mother and daughter, a boss and employee.

Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010

Health 8I - Last class to prepare information on Support Services project. Will present Oct. 8.

Health 8M - Same as 8I.

French 11 - Working on an advertisement that presents the negative aspects of a product. Last class.

English 30 - Finishing Hamlet movie. Working on Hamlet portfolio due Oct. 7. Exam tomorrow.

Monday, Sept. 27, 2010

History 30 - Discussed identification of explorers and places. Gave reasons for colonization. Assigned Captain's Log- writing from the perspective of an early explorer.

English 10T - Worked on narrative paragraph and poetry analysis.

French 7 - Reviewed different pastimes in French. Finished Annexe 4.

Creative Writing 20 - Wrote a poem based on answers to random questions. Went through writing process with the poem.

English 30 - Watched film of Hamlet to prepare for exam on Friday.

Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010

French 20 - Discussed T.V. programs and began a project on creating an advertisement that reveals all the truths about the product.

C.E. 11C - Discussed martyrs and looked at how emperors treated Christians.

English 10T - Did a listening activity called Stalked by Fate. Worked on Unknown Assignment.

English 12S - Continued with Hamlet movie.

C.E. 10T - Practiced for Variety Night. Worked on Storybook assignment

Edgar Allan Poe Hits The Big Screen

John Cusack will supposedly be playing Edgar Allan Poe in an upcoming feature film of The Raven! It will tell some of the story of the writer's wacky life. Cool. Or hot - depending how much you like John Cusack :)

E.L.A 10T
Choose a poem or song lyrics and bring it to class tomorrow. We will be analyzing the poem as a portfolio assignment.

French 11
They are working on writing two paragraphs about their favorite t.v. programs. They will then be working in groups on creating a new t.v. program.

C.E. 11C
Each group will be presenting their information on a model of the Church tomorrow, Sept. 21.

E.L.A 30
We finished reading Act IV.

C.E. 10T
They are working on a storybook that describes their lives.

Health 8I and 8M -
Research support services in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Canada. This assignment is not for homework, but will be worked on in class.

French 11 -
Presented posters about their summer holidays. We have begun a new unit on television programming.

E.L.A. 30 -
Continuing to read Hamlet. Corrected Act. II Sc. 2 and Act III Sc. 3. Read Act III, Sc. 2.

E.L.A. 10T

Read the short story "The Third Floor Flat". (Thursday, Sept. 9)

Friday, Sept. 10 - Work on the descriptive paragraph which is due Sept. 15.
Work on "The Unknown Assignment".

Christian Ethics 10 T
Prayer Booklet - due Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010

Christian Ethics 11C
Prayer Booklet - due Friday, Sept. 10, 2010

E.L.A. 10T
Unknown project due October 12, 2010
Descriptive Paragraph due Sept. 15, 2010

English Language Arts 10T
Of Mice and Men Portfolio Assignment - May 5
Of Mice and Men Exam - May 6
Poem Presentation - May 13

English Language Arts 10C
The Merchant of Venice Exam - May 6
The Merchant of Venice Portfolio Assignment - May 10
Poem Presentation - May 13

English Language Arts 12S
Happiness Portfolio Assignment - May 4
In class essay for Hamlet - May 10

French 8 - Finish the word search about clothing for Tuesday, Mar. 23.

Media 20 - Television exam - Thursday, Mar. 18.

E.L.A. 10 - Film review for School Ties - Friday, Mar. 19.

Health 9 - Chronic Illnesses Assignment - Friday, Mar. 19.

E.L.A. B30 - Advice Column - Friday, Mar. 19.

C.E. 10T - Part 3 Gospel of Mark - Thursday, Mar. 18.

E.L.A. B30 -
Beowulf analysis - Feb. 26
Novel Assignment - Mar. 12
Questions to A Season's Dying - Mar. 1

Health 9 -
Chronic Illnesses Assignment - Mar. 18

French 9+10 -
Brochure - Mar. 5

History 30 -
Essay - April 12
Research on duties of members of government - Mar. 3

E.L.A. 10 -
Persuasive Essay - Mar. 5

E.L.A. B30
Classmate introduction - Feb. 23
Nomination Speech - Feb. 25
Beowulf analysis - Feb. 26
Novel Assignment - Mar. 12

E.L.A. 10
Novel Assignment and questions - Feb. 25
Persuasive Paragraph - Mar. 1

French 9+10
Rights and Responsibilities Quiz - Feb. 11
Rights and Responsibilities Brochure - Mar. 5

Health 9
Chronic Illnesses Assignment - Mar. 9

C.E. 10T
Marie Rivier Assignment - Feb. 12

C.E. 10T - Marie Rivier Assignment - due Feb. 12, 2010

E.L.A. B10 - Read novel by Feb. 8 or 9, and hand in questions - Feb. 12, 2010
Novel Assignment - due Feb. 25, 2010

E.L.A. B30 - Novel Assignment - due March 12, 2010

Health 9 - Chronic Illnesses Assignment - due Feb. 26, 2010