Friday, June 16, 2011

Have a great summer and a great time pursuing the future you aspire to!!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Today, you went over a practice PDE in preparation for your exam tomorrow. I also did a lesson on how to identify the meanings of words in context.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Today, I gave you a practice PDE to complete to help you prepare for your Part B final.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Today, you wrote Part A (essay: written) of your provincial examination.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Today, I finished reviewing for Monday's Part A exam. I also handed out a student guide for this exam (as wll as for Part B) for students to read.

If you weren't here, you can find information pertaining to the exams by going to:

http://education.alberta.ca/admin/testing.aspx

go to diploma examiniations and click. From here, you can find out about the exams for all your classes (I told them to go to examples of student writing to see the essays handed in in previous years and what scores they got).

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Today, we worked on approaching the personal response. We looked at the June 2010 examples of students' writings to see what a 60, 80 and 100 per cent looks like.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Today, you wrote your Shakespeare multiple choice exam. Make sure you are here tomorrow and Friday so we can discuss the exams you are writing next week.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Today, you wrote a critical/analytical response with Hamlet as your evidentiary source.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Today, we looked at the personal response to texts assignment from the January 2011 pronvincial exam. You then wrote one. I was able to circulate and help you with this as it is for preparation purposes. Remember that you will write the critical/analytical response tomorrow and then the M.C. exam for Shakespeare on Wednesday,

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Today, you were to read, analyze and answer questions from the excerpt from Topsy Turvy. You need to have this completed for Monday. If there was time left over, you were instructed to study the terms/words lists I have handed out over the term in preparation for the final. You were allowed to pair up for this review.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Today, we watched the rest of the feature film Hamlet.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Today, you wrote your Hamlet quiz. We then began watching the feature film. I also informed you that you will write a personal response to texts in class on Monday, June 6, your Shakespeare essay on Tuesday, June 7, and your Shakespeare comprehension reading exam on Wednesday, June 8. Your part A PDE is on Monday, June 13.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Today, we finished reading Hamlet. You then wrote a quiz for Act V. Tomorrow, you will write an exam on the play itself. We will then watch the film version. On Thursday, you will write the Shakespearean comprehension exam.

Friday, May 22, 2011

Today was a short class due to the pancake breakfast. We only read up to Act 5, scene 1, line 95, of Hamlet.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Today, we finished reading Act IV of Hamlet. We then read and marked a reading quiz on this act.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Today, we read up to Act 4, scene 5, line 109, page 243 (or, tot he point where Laertes enters the castle to confront Claudius about his father's death).

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Today, we just about finished Act III of Hamlet (page 199, line 183).

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Today, we read up to Act III, Scene 2 of Hamlet. We stopped after the Dumb Show (line 133).

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Today, we finished Act II of Hamlet. You then wrote a quiz on this act. Tomorrow, we will be in room 206. (Thursday) as my room will be used for Grade Nine PATs.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Today we read up to the middle of Act II, scene II of Hamlet. We finished right when the four or five players enter the scene (page 117, line 418).