Mar. 7 - 11: The Alchemist / Short Stories

DUE Tues. Mar. 8: Reading Preferences sheet (16)
DUE Thurs. Mar. 10: Paragraphs (2 typed and 4 rough copies) (20)
DUE Fri. Mar. 11: Novel Debriefing Activity sheet (15)

Fri. Mar. 11, 2016

- Continue work on your synthesis essay.
- Review questions and write quiz on "The Firing Squad."
- Read "Two Fishermen" on p. 89 of Tigers of the Snow. 
- Review and quiz on Monday.

Thurs. Mar. 10, 2016

- Continue work on your synthesis essay.
- Review  "The Sound of Hollyhocks" by Hugh Garner on p. 7 of Tigers of the Snow.
- Discuss the story questions.
- Write the 14 mark open-book quiz
- Read "The Firing Squad" by Colin McDougall on p. 69.
- Discuss the questions. Tomorrow you will write the quiz.

Wed. Mar. 9, 2016

- Students will be working on a synthesis essay in class. All materials will be provided.
- The slide presentation below provides information about synthesis essay writing. The sample essay topic is not the topic students will write about on Wednesday to Friday.

 

- Read: "The Sound of Hollyhocks" by Hugh Garner on p. 7 of Tigers of the Snow.
- Discuss the story questions. Then, be ready at the start of tomorrow's class to write the open-book quiz.

Tues. Mar. 8, 2016

- 30 min. for silent novel reading or assignment completion .
- Visit the 15 stations posted around the room. Read and discuss the quotes at each station; then, write a response to the question at each station on the debriefing activity sheet.  Hand in the completed sheet at the end of the class.

Mon. Mar. 7, 2016

- Collect your peer-edited paragraphs and review your editors' comments.
- Decide which two paragraphs you will revise and type for marking.
- In the lab, type your two best paragraphs and staple both typed paragraphs to the front of all your rough copies. ***Include your full name and block***
- Hand in all typed and rough copy paragraphs for marking. These are due by Thurs. Mar. 10th.
- Use the student reading survey results to complete the first paragraph on the reading preferences sheet.