English 11 REMINDER*** Lord of the Flies Unit Test

Don't forget that your Lord of the Flies unit test is tomorrow!  Remember to prepare your theme statement and three supporting quotes; you can bring these into the test!!  I'm expecting your essay to be well done! obviously :)

Living Standards- PPT

Here is our power point on living standards:
Living Standards Powerpoint

Short Sustainability Video

Sustainability through Animation

Resource Depletion and Sustainability

Friday's notes:
Resource Depletion and Sustainability

Global Warming, Acid Rain, and Ozone Depletion

Here's the link:
Global Warming, Acid Rain, and Ozone Depletion

English 11- The Wicker Man....

So, as requested by some of you today, I just finished watching the best scenes from "The Wicker Man." And... aside from the HORRENDOUS acting, even in the brief clips that I watched I saw the connection to The Lottery. Also, I get how "killing me won't bring back your honey!"  GOOD JOB! 

Flowers for Algernon Essays

Grade Eights- even though we do not have class tomorrow, I expect those of you who did not finish your essays today to hand them in tomorrow!!

Population Quiz Reminder!!!

REMEMBER*** Your population quiz is tomorrow!

Demographic Transition Model and Population Pyramids

Here are our notes on DTM and Pop. Pyramids:
DTM and Population Pyramids

Socials 11- Population (vital stats, population structures, and demographer tools)

More population notes...
Vital Stats, Population Structures, and Demographer Tools

Socials 11- Human Geography Intro

Here are the notes from our introduction to human geography:
Human Geography Intro

English 11- Reading Reminder

Don't forget to be at least up to Chapter 9 of LOTF by Thursday!

Mrs. Sheppard

Socials 11 Homework- Tuesday November 29

Don't forget Socials 11- you have TWO assignments for homework for tomorrow:

1) Population Pyramid Assignment
2) Exercise #6

Mrs. Sheppard

Socials 11 Homework- Friday, November 25

Don't forget to have your Chapter 8, exercise 3 questions completed for tomorrow!

Human Geography- Links for Population Videos

Here are the links to the two population videos that we watched last week:
Population Video #1- A Whirlwind Trip Through Population Trends
Population Video #2- How Did We Get Big So Fast?

Flowers for Algernon Essay Prep

Hi Grade Eights! Don't forget that you need to have your Flowers for Algernon essay preparation done for Wednesday.  JUST to remind you, that entails:

1) You have chosen a theme statement for Flowers for Algernon (remember that "theme statement" refers to the story's big idea)
2) You have chosen your three quotes to support your thesis statement (remember that "thesis statement refers to the purpose of your essay)

See you Wednesday!

Mrs. Sheppard

Cold War Test- WEDNESDAY

Just a reminder, your Cold War test is Wednesday.

Mr. Marshall's Cold War Powerpoint

Here is Mr. Marshall's fantastic Cold War power point presentation from Friday.  Let me know if you have any questions :)

Mr. Marshall's Cold War PPT

Whoops... I have been neglecting the blog.

Sorry! I took a bit of a blogging hiatus, but I'm back!

D-Day and Liberation

On Wednesday, we're looking at D-day and the liberation of the Netherlands.  Here is the power point:
D-Day and Liberation

King's Conscription Crisis

Here are today's notes:
WWII- King's Conscription Crisis

Friday's Notes- Dieppe, Italian Campaign, Battle of the Atlantic

Here it is...Dieppe, Italian Campaign, and Battle of the Atlantic

Macbeth Unit Test- Monday, November 7

JUST to remind you... you're Macbeth unit test is on Monday.

Here is the test format:

Part A- Ten Multiple Choice- /10

Part B- Five Quote Recognition (Speaker, Audience, Context, Significance) /15

Part C- Six Short Answer /12

Part D- Theme Essay- /12

ALSO***** Don't forget that you may bring THREE quotes, for your essay, into the test.

Homework for next day- Flowers for Algernon

Don't forget to read up to page nine of Flowers for Algernon for our next class!!

Wednesday and Thursday's Notes

Hi everyone,
Here are today's notes:
Total War, etc.

1984 Reminder***

REMEMBER***

1984 needs to be read by this weekend.  The test will be on Tuesday!!

Hitler's Rise to Power

Here is the power point on Hitler that we looked at briefly today:
Hitler's Rise to Power

Events Leading up to WWII

Hi everyone,

Here are the notes from today:

Events Leading up to WWII

Macbeth Act IV Comprehension Quiz- Tuesday, November 1

Just a reminder- On Tuesday, you're going to be writing the Act IV quiz.  Study the notes and questions we have completed in class.

REMINDER: Great War test tomorrow!

Thought I would remind you...

Final WWI Vocabulary Terms

Great job with jeopardy today; Mr. Marshall's game was very intense!

Here are the last of the WWI vocab words:

Battle of the Somme: allied commanders tried to end trench warfare, but the attack was not successful (bombardment by Haig)
Shell Shock: psychological condition that results from exposure to warfare
Vimy Ridge: strategically important because it was a natural fortress that was hard to attack but easy to defend
Passchendale: Canadian troops asked to attack Germans even though they could not move through the mud
Gallipoli Campaign: April 1915- December1915: Turks enter war to keep the Russians out of the Gallilpoli peninsula
Dogfight: duals between pilots
Ace: pilots ability to maneuver in the air, and shoot down the most enemy planes
Billy Bishop: Canadian Ace--> rewarded the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross: British military honour for courage and bravery
Luistania: British passenger ship that sunk in 1914 due to the Germans
U-boats: submarine
Convoy system:
 Victory Bonds: Canadians bought bonds, lending money to the government for the war effort; after the war, they could be redeemed with interest
Income Tax: tax on your average income to support the war
Conscription: compulsory military service (forced to fight)
Military Service Bill: conscription compulsory for all able-bodied men age 20-35
Conscientious Objectors/pacifists: fighting against religious beliefs
Union Government: coalition government (two governments bonded together)
Suffragettes: women who organized themselves to gain the right to vote
Wartime Elections Act: granted vote to soldiers wives and mothers and sisters, in 1914 (Borden who put into action)
Propaganda: any strategy used to persuade people to believe in a certain idea
The armistice: truce
President Woodrow Wilson: US president--> released document 14 Points--> did not want US to enter the war, only after Germans refused their ultimatum
Fourteen Points: presented to convince the American people that the sacrifices made during the war were justified
Internationalism: idea about how nations should work together
Treaty of Versailles: international agreement which said what was going to happen to defeated countries of WWI
Paris Peace Conference: allied powers met to decide upon Treaty of Versailles
Realism vs. Idealism: realists believe that Germany should be dealt with harshly, and idealists believed that punishing Germany would only cause bitterness and revenge
Reparations: country pays for damage caused by war
Self-determination: ethnic groups vote on issue to decide who they would prefer to be governed by
War Guilt Cause: states Germany alone must accept responsibility for causing the war`

Writing Skills- Paragraph Practice

Over the next few classes, we're going to take a step back, and review how to develop a strong paragraph. So what exactly does that mean? Well, here's the criteria we're going to work with:

1) A clear, concise topic sentence
2) Approximately three to four supporting sentences, that are clearly connected to the topic sentence
3) A closing sentence that completes the paragraph, and also introduces the next paragraph


We are going to practice by writing paragraphs with three different objectives: to persuade, to inform, and to tell a story.

Today's Vocabulary Terms

Here are the terms we went over today:
Arms Race- competition between nations to see who could build their military to be the best
Nationalism- strong feeling of patriotism an pride for one’s country
Black Hand- terrorist organization which supported violent action to achieve its goals
Alliances: close association of nations for the achievement of common objectives or a group of countries united for the purpose of joint military protection
Triple Alliance: consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy who all agreed to support each other if attacked
 Triple Entente: France, Russia, and Britain
Blank Cheque: Germany would support Austria-hungary even if it meant going to war
Ultimatum: threat which states that one must meet certain conditions or face dire consequences
Schlieffen Plan: German plan designed to prevent a two-front war
Two-front War: Germany would have to fight France on one side and Russia on the other side, both at the same time (splitting resources)
Newfoundland Regiment: at this time, Newfoundland was not yet a part of Canada, so Newfoundland had their own regiment that fought alongside Canadians
 Sir Sam Hughes: Minister of Militia; supported the Ross Rifle

First World War- Test

Just a reminder: your Great War test is tomorrow!

Don't forget to study the following: all classroom notes, all classroom worksheets, all WWI vocabulary, and all of the question sets that you did.

The test will consist of the following:

Part I
Matching- /6

Part II
Term Definition and Significance- /10

Part III
Person Identification and Significance- /6

Part IV
True False- /20

Part V
Picture Recognition- /6

Part VI
Essay Response- /12

Total: /60

Macbeth Symbolism Poster

Assignment: Macbeth Symbolism Poster

Task:  

1) On the large sheet of plain white paper provided in class, visually represent  (draw) two symbols for "big ideas" from the play.  Examples of these big ideas are: manipulation, the supernatural, paranoia, murder, etc.
2) In bold letters, also write your title (Macbeth)
3) On a separate sheet of paper, in paragraph format, describe each of the symbols you chose, how they are symbolic for the "big ideas" that they represent, and how those "big ideas" are significant to the play in general.

Evaluation:

1) Representation /10
- two images logically represent the idea
- effort is demonstrated: coloured, clean, clearly laid-out
2) Descriptions /10
 - zero grammatical and/or spelling errors
- explain how the image represents the idea
- explain how the idea applies to the play





Due: Friday, October 28

1984 Assignment Two

Below is the assignment description for your 1984 setting map.  Your map is due on Friday, October 28th.

1984- Assignment Two /35


Due: Friday, October 28

Assignment: Create a setting map.

Process:
1) First, make a list of all the locations - houses, stores, streets, squares, etc. mentioned in your book's setting.
2) Then, draw the map showing a bird's eye view of the area.
3) Label each location.
4) Below the map, create a legend with a list of all the locations and a description of important events that occur at each.


***Make sure your map has lots of details, is colorful, and large enough to be seen clearly. All writing should be done in ink, marker, or pencil crayon.

Evaluation:

1) Important places represented- /10
2) Detailed description of each provided in a legend- /10
3) Visual representation for each place- /10
4) Spelling and Grammar- /5