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January 20 - February 2

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Friday https://create.kahoot.it/details/shakespeare-or-rap/ecec99a2-7061-4c86-8805-3319b0d9fc4a 1. Novel reading time 2. Mark yesterday's multiple choice. 3. Peer-edit based on student number. 4. Re-write BENEATH your first draft! What grade do you think you should get based on rubric and examples? Explain WHY? 5. Hemingway introduction: Do people control their own future? The Lost Generation & "The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber." Thursday I was supposed to be away today, but my appointment was cancelled at the last minute! Here are the notes that I had left for the TOC · Read the text "Hello Monster" and complete the written piece about the text. This work MUST be in OneNote by the end of today's class. NB some of the photocopies have more than just the "Hello Monster" text. Ask students to be sure they read the correct text! · Go to library to pick up the novel they want to read. The list is below. It is also in OneNot

January 15 - January 18

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Thursday 1. Go over tiny exam? 2. Inquiry time - Inquiry should not be information retrieval... Wednesday 1. Informal language vs formal language: colloquialism, slang, etc. 2. Work on tiny exam #2 - go over tomorrow? OR 2. Inquiry time Tuesday You won't believe what day it is today...! 1. Go over pre-quiz. Identify terms to study. Do you want a quiz? 2. Please use the Inquiry folder I have placed in your personal folder in OneNote. I will check your work periodically and give you feedback. 3. Tiny exam - due tomorrow. Monday 1. Pre-quiz for drama terms. The purpose of this is so I can see which terms we need to work on, and which ones people understand already. 2. Work on tiny-exam#2 in OneNote/your folder/Provincial Exam - we will go over it in class on Wednesday. Note - the exam is not very tiny; it takes up a lot of space! There is a bit to read, but your answers will be quite tiny. 3.  Time for working on your Inquiry project. At the beginning of t

January 8-12

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Thursday What is you name in morse code??? 1. Pre-quiz on drama terms & devices. 2. Write your mini-inquiry proposal. This proposal is to be presented in class tomorrow to a small group including me.. It is worth part of the grade for the project. Wednesday 1. We will go over the tiny exam today. 2.  How to do pitch for your mini-inquiry. Your mini-inquiry proposal is due on Thursday:  Proposal Mini-Inquiry proposal What is your essential question? Please share why it is meaningful to you? What is your “authentic performance piece” going to be? You are responsible for finding one quality example of the type of work you want to do and showing it to Ms.  Adams   You are responsible for finding a rubric to evaluate your performance task and going over it with Ms. Adams   How will you make your learning   public ? What will you need to read, research, and study to help explore your essential question? What are your goals for your free inquiry? Wh