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Monday Jan 11

7-13 Remember that your Reading Response Journal is due on Wednesday January 13 and that you have had extra time to complete it as I did not make you hand in one before the Winter Break. 8-CHA Your paragraph write up from 1492 – Conquest of Paradise is due tomorrow. You were aware of the

Thursday Jan 7

7-13 Make sure that your documentary notes are finished and ready to be handed in tomorrow. Organize and make sure you have everything that you need to have in your Reading & Writing Workshop Duotang as I will be going through them soon. Remember you are responsible for getting the information that you need when

Wednesday Jan 6

7-13 We will continue working on the Canadian Documentary project tomorrow. Your group notes should be finished by the end of class on Thursday January 7.

Marks Updated

Marks have been updated as of 8:45 based on anything that was handed in by the end of the day, yesterday, Tuesday, January 5. I would like to remind everyone that I will no longer accept assignments with out a name on them as I will simply recycle them. I am doing this because it

8-CHA – Reading Response

Remember that I am not interested in hearing about the story as I can read it myself. I would like you to talk about your opinoins of the story. This of course can be backed with evidence from the story or your life. Make sure to read the comments I have left on your response

Tuesday Jan 5 & Marks

Welcome back to school. I wanted to thank everyone for settling in nicely today and for being able to get right back into the grind of things. Make sure to check your marks online to find out how you are doing, what your are missing, and what you might want to redo. The marks have

Marking

I have spent the last few days marking non stop trying to get everything finished before returning to school. Things are taking me much longer as I have realized that I am spending between 20 and 30 minutes on each memoir, 10 to 15 minutes on each Invention / Discovery project, and about 15 to

Thursday Dec 17 – Happy Holidays

Please be aware that students will be dismissed early tomorrow, Friday December 18, from school at 12:45. There will be no lunch break tomorrow because of the early dismissal. I will do my best to finish marking the Memoirs, Discovery / Invention project, and Passionate Poetic Perspectives, as well as any other assignments that were

8-CHA – Passionate Poetic Perspective

Your Passionate Poetic Perspective Project is due on Wednesday December 16 as we will begin presenting in class that day. Remember that this is basically a showcase or portfolio of your best work presented in a unique way. Below are the requirement and some tips to help you out. Requirements: Select 3 of your own

Tuesday Dec 15

7-13 Continue brainstorming about characters, settings, and plot for the short story that we will be working on over the next while. Make sure that your group is where it should be on the Canadian Documentary project. Make sure to always refer back to the assignment sheet so that you know if you are covering