#23 The Book Thief...a first , final thought

gut reaction? was it good?, bad? average?..too hard? too easy? appropriate for gr 9 academic English?...and for all, what one thing will you remember from it?

Dec 10...what's what...

1. The Book Thief for today 430....for tomorrow: 451.............2. The Report: due tomorrow (but "shooting for Monday").................IN that report: a. title page b. table of contents c. the report which includes the information (not plagiarized), subheadings (as indicated in table of contents), images/graphs/maps etc and d. a bibliography.

Dec 3 class in library

1. Reminder: shared news story for tomorrow (see yesterday's instructions)............2. The Book Thief: read to the end of 293 - quiz to that point tomorrow............3. The research report...continue researching....outline due Monday (see example...from pgs 49-50 of on your own))...finished copy must include a title page, a table of contents, headings and subheadings, hopefully images, graphs, charts etc and a bibliography. The actual report itself 1-5 pages....and avoid plagiarism!

Dec 2 update

today: 1. The Book Thief..read from pages 238-266 (book will be finished within two weeks)......2. Reminder: find a news story that you can connect with the novel. copy the url of the story into a google document and share it with me (tv30266)......3. Begin researching for your research report which will be due next week ( a helpful resource is On Your Own at: http://www.tvdsb.ca/students.cfm?subpage=29 ..............password: onyourown .....esp pgs 51 and 52 to begin and pgs 56-59 for plagiarism and citations)

Fri Nov 27

1. Plays and Much Ado stuff....prepare, watch and then complete a paragraph on one of the following: a). What does your character want in the scene chosen by your group? or b). What is standing in his or her way?.................paragraph form ( a minimum of five sentences with an introduction and and a conclusion.).....printed out and stapled to other "presentation" page, shared on google docs and a copy placed in appropriate hand-in folder.......................then...your research topic....on the index card, 10 different facts about the topic..handed in (name on back of card).....then blogfs or read (128-170 for Monday)

Thur Nov 26

In order: 1. yesterday's quizzes: put your name on ! 2. Much Ado...Presentations/Acting Company Self-Evaluation thing today (and be an audience when required).... 3. Update blogs and put research topic on post-it note..... 4. Read to 128 for tomorrow....5. If given the "ok", begin researching your assigned topic (info on research report tomorrow)

#22 a research report topic

one of the things we will be doing from The Book Thief will be to produce a research report on one interesting topic arising from the events of the book. You will researching and finding out more information about the particular topic and organizing that info in report form. Obviously more info on that to follow. Examples of suitable topics might be book burning or The Battle of Stalingrad or Dachau. Identify one topic of your own which might be suitable for a research report and explain in three sentences which you chose that one.

#21 the lessons of the past

what can we learn from the Book Thief?....what single lesson could a reader of today (you ) take form the first 100 pages of the Book Thief

#20 the setting

A small German town at the beginning of WWII in the birthplace of Nazism. Effective? Interesting? Explain.

#19 The Book Thief 1

The narrator...the narration...do you like the style....explain.

Nazi Book Burning

WW2 in 10 minutes

Much Ado About Nothing cloze activity

using the model provided (Beatrice), create a 10 blank minimum passage on your character ( Hero, Claudio, Benedick, Don Pedro, Don John, Leonato, Dogberry, Friar). The "blanks" should be interesting vocab words or words from the text which would be recognizable to those whe knew the story..............Create the document in google docs and then share it with the members of your group and myself (tv30266)

#18 Much Ado...a series of tricks

list the seven tricks (in order) and explain which one you think was the most: a) cruel.............b) forgivable......c) deceitful. Explain each.

#17 your "narrative"

why did you choose this plot? were you happy with how it turned out? explain

Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Trailer

#16 "Loathe at First Sight"

which of the two characters in the story was the more "realistic"? Explain your choice in a minimum of six sentences. In your response , identify at least two character traits with explanation for the chosen character.

Novel Study Assessment

1. the five blogs /4.5.................2. the narrative elements chart / 5.............3. the presentation to the class / 6..............4. the written summary / 6.5............5. the one "other" / 8

#15 the last section of your novel

were you happy with it overall?....give it a rating out of 10....explain that rating (in a minimum of five sentences)

#14 ten things about Shakespeare

List ten facts about William Shakespeare...be prepared to share one fact that no one else has about the great man

#13 The ISP 4th section

what happened in this fourth section of the book? what are your reactions to those events (characters you like/dislike, events which surprised you,predictions, the best thing about the book etc)? predict how the novel will end

#12 a narrative song

copy and paste the lyrics to a song that tells a clear story....it has setting, character(s), theme, conflict etc and , most of all, plot.........................under the lyrics, summarize what happens in the story (song) in three lines...IF THE SONG HAS A VIDEO, POST THAT TOO

Michael Jackson - Thriller

#11 Mood - again

find a song that conveys (gets across a certain mood)....like love, faith, heartbreak, excitement, terror, suspenseful etc.................1. identify the song.....2. copy and paste the lyrics to the song in your blog, 3. post a youtube link to the song in your blog and 4. explain why you think that song demonstrates the mood

#10 Ind Novel #3

what happened in this third section of the book? what are your reactions to those events (characters you like/dislike, events which surprised you,predictions, the best thing about the book etc)?

#9b Ind Novel #2

what happened in this section? what are your reactions to those events (characters you like/dislike, events which surprised you,predictions, the best thing about the book etc)?

Video | How important is spelling things correctly?: Salutin | Toronto Star

Video | How important is spelling things correctly?: Salutin | Toronto Star

#9 Anne Frank

do a little research and post 10 facts about Anne, her story, her family and or her diary...and then, explain why you think her story is worthy of telling and re-telling today

Terry Fox ESPN

#8 IND NOVEL #1

for the first fifth of your novel , discuss:....what has happened so far, and what have you enjoyed about it. Include one line from the opening fifth of the book and explain why you think it is important or significant to the story.

Thursday September 24 instructions

The task today is to complete your humourous personal narrative. if finished, print off a copy and place a digital copy in the appropriate hand -in folder. Use the handout and the rubric to guide your writing. if you are able to finish today, catch up on blogs.....Blogs will be graded in the next week. ... If finished, you may read your independent novel.

literary term: Mood - definition - Mood is one element in the narrative structure of a piece of literature. It can also be referred to as atmosphere because it creates an emotional setting enveloping the reader. Mood is established in order to affect the reader emotionally and psychologically and to provide a feeling for the narrative.

Video: A big year for baby turtles on the Florida coast - The Globe and Mail

Video: A big year for baby turtles on the Florida coast - The Globe and Mail

how to write a character sketch....and example

https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/ywBTK6kn9hewoIx6mT0fI909lJXu72we.pdf

#7 your independent novel

1. title................2. what is it about?..............3. why did you choose it?

#6 a funny story....well, the briefest of an outline of one

think of something funny that happened to you (preferable) or someone you know and summarize it in only 3-4 sentences

Schoolhouse Rock Prepositions

#5 the eight parts of speech

use your phone/ipads and look up the eight parts of speech - you may copy and paste - and include a definition for all eight in your post

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK | Stratford Festival 2015

#4 the theme of The Lunch Date

the theme is the main idea or the controlling message of a narrative (story)....given that, explain what you feel is the theme of this short film (in three to five sentences)

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The Lunch Date

#3 "the kayak"

was primarily a positive, uplifting story. Agree or disagree in three to five sentences.

#2 "Mella"

explain whether Mella was right or wrong to warn the python about her brothers' plans (minimum of three sentences)

#1 one goal for this year

in a minimum of three sentences, identify and explain one goal you have for English class this year