Week at a Glance: Sept 28 - Oct 2

English 11

• Wed / Thurs: Bring an example of rhetoric from your lives and be prepared to present which of the appeals it uses. Please email (bmoore is the first part of the email address and @sd45.bc.ca is the second part) it to me if possible. Otherwise, please bring it in. All links should be emailed to me BEFORE class.
• Monday the 5th and Tuesday the 6th: Define these words and KNOW them by heart.
• Ethos, Logos, Pathos, anaphora, allusion, simile, metaphor, imagery, rhetorical question, active voice, alliteration, antithesis, contrast, diction, historical reference, paradox, parallelism, repetition, resolution, tone, voice

English 11 Pre-AP

• Wednesday, September 30th: Concept Paper #1 Due (for Works Cited information go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/06/ or http://myrin.ursinus.edu/help/resrch_guides/cit_style_mla.htm FOR A SAMPLE WORKS CITED PAGE, GO TO http://dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Daly-MLA-WC.pdf )
• Friday, October 30th: Concept Paper #2 Due
• Monday, November 30th: Integrated Paper Due
• Monday, December 14th: Presentation or Poster Board Due

English 8
Please read your library book every day for at least 20-30 minutes.

Week at a Glance: Sept 21-25

ENGLISH 8
Please read your library book every day for at least 20-30 minutes.

ENGLISH 11:

• Please read your library book every day for at least 30-40 minutes.
• Due on Thursday or Friday (depending on when yor class falls): Using your Plan for Improvement from your Assignment Log, write a composition in which you describe your library book's protagonist. Next class we will be looking specifically at how much you were able to improve that one aspect, your Area of Focus.

ENGLISH 11 PRE-AP
Monday the 21st

• Please finish reading Books 1, 2, 3, and 4 of The Odyssey for Monday the 21st. Remember: reading out loud will most likely be of GREAT HELP to you. Get together with classmembers and read aloud together. BONUS: If you do this in public, passers-by will think you're super duper smart. Also due on Monday is the chart of characters (if you weren't in class on the 17th, please call someone for the chart headings; you can access an online text at http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.html until you see me for your book copy).
• If you want to play a fun game and learn about the Odyssey, check this out: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/odchoice.htm

Thursday the 24th:

• 50 minute in-class write (YOU WILL NEED YOUR NOTES ABOUT STORY OF AN HOUR FOR THIS!)

Inquiry:
Please ask me any questions you have about your inquiry. Related and important dates:

• Thursday, September 24th: 25 minutes to gather evidence for your inquiry - with consideration given to Slaughter House Five, The Good Earth, The Odyssey, Story of an Hour
• Wednesday, September 30th: Concept Paper #1 Due (for Works Cited information go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/06/)
• Friday, October 30th: Concept Paper #2 Due
• Monday, November 30th: Integrated Paper Due
• Monday, December 14th: Presentation or Poster Board Due

Week at a Glance: Sept 14-18

English 8
We'll be reading in class from now on (so be sure to bring your library book!); you should also be reading for about 20-40 minutes a day at home. If you don't like the book you chose, please let me know and we'll find you a new one.

• Due Friday the 18: Your "Memories" poem and your finished rubric.

English 11
This week we'll continue our quest to answer the question, "What makes good writing good?", by creating a Writing Rubric and by the end of the week I will return your in-class write to you. Please BRING YOUR LIBRARY BOOK to class from now on as we'll have silent reading most days. you should also be reading for about 30-40 minutes a day at home. If you don't like the book you chose, please let me know and we'll find you a new one.



English 11 Pre-AP
If you're going on the Loon Lake Trip, please read "The Story of an Hour" and make notes as to your thoughts on the story. What is your interpretation? What do you think of the characters? What about their motivations?

Then, after you've got your interpretations down on paper (in note form) ask 3 people in your life  - not students at Rockridge - about their thoughts on the story. Take notes as to their interpretations (don't lead their thinking!).

Bring all sets of notes to class on Thursday.

If you're NOT going to Loon Lake, relax this weekend. We'll be doing this in class on Tuesday.

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Hello Students!


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I hope you find this a helpful way to stay connected and informed.

Take care,
Ms. Moore

Week at a Glance: Sept 8-11

Grade 8
Due Thursday: A letter of around 300 words in which you describe yourself as an entity (season, colour, etc), outline your goals for the year and explain how I can help you achieve them, and explain your interests.

Grade 11
Due Tuesday (or last Friday): A letter to yourself or to me which introduces yourself as a metaphor, explains your top 5 interests, and details advice you need to give yourself. One page. Single spaced. Times New Roman, Size 12.