Click here for the poem.
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Tuesday 27 September 2016
G6 - Mini-speeches
We are finishing the speeches tomorrow. Remember, to relax and speak slowly.
A lot of people spoke too quickly today.
Monday 26 September 2016
Thursday 22 September 2016
Wednesday 21 September 2016
G10 HW - Watch and Respond
Click here.
Do not write a summary, rather respond to the video with how you feel, in your notebook.
G7 - Paraphrasing Practice
Click here for the article.
You need to show me two things on Friday:
- Your notes on the article.
- The summary that you create.
Tuesday 20 September 2016
Monday 19 September 2016
Friday 16 September 2016
Wednesday 14 September 2016
Tuesday 13 September 2016
G7 - Essay Class
Next week, we will do an in-class essay on The Graveyard Book. It will be handwritten, and completed in one period. You will be allowed to bring in notecards that you can use to help.
These notecards should help you address the following question:
In The Graveyard Book, two intertwined themes are the importance of the human experience and the need to live life to the fullest. Do you believe that Gaiman demonstrates these themes successfully? You must use specific examples from the text to support your answer. Make sure that you use a thesis that focuses your mini-essay.
These notecards should help you address the following question:
In The Graveyard Book, two intertwined themes are the importance of the human experience and the need to live life to the fullest. Do you believe that Gaiman demonstrates these themes successfully? You must use specific examples from the text to support your answer. Make sure that you use a thesis that focuses your mini-essay.
Monday 12 September 2016
G6 & G7 - MLA on HW
Hi there. We will now using the MLA format for all of our final products that are based on writing. The school needed to adopt a single style for the IB, so MLA it is.
Friday 9 September 2016
Thursday 8 September 2016
Wednesday 7 September 2016
Tuesday 6 September 2016
EWL - Question about case after question
To reiterate what I mentioned yesterday, notice how 'asked' and 'said' are lower-case.
Monday 5 September 2016
G6 - Animal Angst
For Monday, you are going to write a 500-word story. Yes, I said 500 words! This story can be about anything, however, a central event of the story must include an animal to whom we feel sympathy. In other words, there must be a part where we feel sad about an animal.
We will start writing this on Wednesday, and on Monday you will do peer-editing. Therefore, you need to be able to access a digital version of the story for this editing on Monday. Write your story on Google Docs.
Click here to access the folder that you will create the document in. The title of your document needs to use this format - Name. Title of story
Click here to access the folder that you will create the document in. The title of your document needs to use this format - Name. Title of story
Here are the requirements.
- Approximately 500 words
- The margins of the document are to be set as 1.27cm, or 0.5 inches. In Google Docs, you can do this by clicking File in the top left of the program, and then clicking Page Setup. (In MS Word, click Layout, then Margins, and finally select Narrow.)
- The font should be Arial, size 12.
Failure to follow these instructions will lead to your story not being graded. This may seem rather strict.
It is. (Note the power of short sentences!)
The final version will be completed before class on Tuesday, the 13th of September. Any late work will automatically lose 20% of its grade. For example, a story graded as 80% will only get 64%.
G7 - Science Connection
At the end of Chapter 3 in the Study Guide, there are two writing activities, the Science Connection and Writing Activities.
In this folder, create a document (Name. Project 1) and do both activities.
Science Connection - 200 words, and insert an image of the constellation in the file.
Writing Activities - 300 words. Try to find a real world situation, but if you can't think of any, create one.
The final version will be completed before class on Tuesday, the 13th of September. Any late work will automatically lose 20% of its grade. For example, a story graded as 80% will only get 64%.
In this folder, create a document (Name. Project 1) and do both activities.
Science Connection - 200 words, and insert an image of the constellation in the file.
Writing Activities - 300 words. Try to find a real world situation, but if you can't think of any, create one.
The final version will be completed before class on Tuesday, the 13th of September. Any late work will automatically lose 20% of its grade. For example, a story graded as 80% will only get 64%.
Friday 2 September 2016
G6 HW - WTG
Everyone do the written work for L3.
For students who got less than 6 in L2's test, do the L2 written work.
For students who got less than 6 in L2's test, do the L2 written work.
Apostrophe after a name ending in 's'
To follow-up the student question earlier today, I double-checked the rule. Apparently it's a matter of style, where some writers use only an apostrophe, and others add the s after the apostrophe too.
However, the further I looked in it, in terms of the number of sites, it does seem to be slightly in favour of the 's. So it's up to you, follow the crowd, or follow your style (whichever your style is). What is important to keep in mind is to be consistent in your writing.
Finally, one last complication from the University of Bristol.
Thursday 1 September 2016
G7 - The Celts
Don't forget your homework.
BONUS QUESTION - Why didn't the Romans conquer Ireland too?
BONUS QUESTION - Why didn't the Romans conquer Ireland too?
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