April 29-May 3, 2013

English 10

This week we shall be continuing with the play Twelfth Night. Students will be performing the play (each time a student reads, marks are awarded for reading skills), writing in their journals for comprehension and critical and personal responses tot he literary genre.  This week we shall be writing an in-class essay to determine progress in general writing skills

11-2/3 History

Monday, students are presenting battles of WWI.  We shall continue with the end of the war, and then look at the Treaty of Versailles.  .Three assignments were associated with this unit: Outline what led to WWI; present a major battle of the war to the class; impact of the Treaty of Versailles, and critique it in terms of fairness.

12-0 Canadian Geography

We are doing a practise quiz for the unit on government.  The test will be on Tuesday.  We shall be going on to discuss resources and related business of Canada.

April 22-26

10 English
Students wrote an essay for evaluation of their writng skills in class on Monday,  The rest of the week we will be performing Twelfth Night. After each scene, students will be writing in their journals, to be marked for reading comprehension and writing skills.  Wednesday, Students will be participating in a Beyond the Hurt session.

11-2/3 History
This week students will be examining the years of 1880-1914--what led up to World War I.  By the end of the week, we shall be learning about the War itself, and some of the major battles of the war, especially ones in which Canada had a significant role.

12-0 Canadian Geography
Students will continue studying and discussing Government and how it works.  We shall examine the process by which laws are made, and have a look at the make-up of Cabinet, both Provincially and Federally.  We also shall look at the salaries of elected and appointed government officials.  There will be a quiz and test this week on immigration and settlement patterns, and cities of Canada.

April 8-12
The last term is well underway.

10-English
Students need to choose a new novel for their last essay.  This essay will be about the major theme of the novel, and its minor themes. The essay is Due by May 8th.  If students read 10 pages a night, they will have enough time to finish the novel and complete the essay on time.  Some class time will be given for the reading of the novel, so students should bring it to class each day.
In class, we are reading the play Twelfth Night. Students are acting out the scenes each day, and writing in their journals.  The journals will become part of their reading and writing grades for the term.  An assignment on the Globe Theatre is now past due.  Some students still need to pass this into Mr. Griffin.

11-2/3 History

Students are working their way through the 19th century in Europe.  This week we shall be looking at 1850-1900.  Students are developing notes on this period, then discussing the era in class.  This covers the Crimean War, and unification of Italy and Germany.  As well, we shall be examining Great Britain under Queen Victoria. Finally in the end of the week, we shall examine life in the Victorian Age, and what led up to 1880's.  Students have notes for this period, and vocabulary on terms and people of the eras.  There is a quiz on line for practise on the era 1815-1850, and another will be up by week's end on 1850-1880.  A test will be given next week on Tuesday.

12-0 Canadian Geography.
Students are looking a cities of Canada.  They will be given notes to study, once the projects are done.  There will be a quiz on line on cities, immigration and settlement patterns for the week-end.  A test will be given next week.