Monthly Archives: September 2019

-please finish reading “The Climb” -create rules about when to use various punctuation marks and when to start a new line/not a paragraph. -how do lit. devices, and descriptive language impact the reader, think about intended audience, choice of language, … Continue reading →

-finish Practice 23 & 24, you will mark it tomorrow in tutorial @ 8:30 -You will need to bring your laptop to class everyday this week.  Please have a photo/image that represents you for tomorrow.

see below for the short story questions.  These will be due on Tuesday:) Watch the clip below and make note of how the this clip portrays war (being a soldier).  Does it differ from the previous pieces we have read?  … Continue reading →

-bring a laptop for Monday!!! -find a grammar exercise that addresses your most common writing weakness, complete the exercise and print it off to put into your duo-tang, for Monday.  Some common errors (things to search the internet for) are … Continue reading →

-please make 2 examples for the following lit devices from today’s class: hyperbole, understatement, and simile -finish rewriting the “To be or not to be” assignment. -finish reading “The Covenant”  (you may use your highlighter to help you critically read … Continue reading →

-finish the letter for tomorrow.  Please remember to bring your laptops to class

-today you need to edit your journal to make sure it covers all of the big ideas from the short story we read on Rwanda.

-finish your outline for the paragraph on the short story given in class last day. -tomorrow you will have 20 minutes to write the paragraph.

Today we read the short story below: (don’t forget to write down any strong vocabulary) -we corrected the grammar packages that were due today -make two of your own examples for the following lit. devices: Alliteration – Repeated consonant sounds … Continue reading →

-please finish your journal #2 for tomorrow.  Remember to answer the following things: -who, why, how, what, when, and present day: how are things?