Wednesday, September 7 - Friday, September 9

Thursday

1. Look over the stand alone response written in class yesterday about "Ordinary Life." The class' responses showed strengths in the following areas: sophisticated vocabulary, strong understanding of irony, good focus on the question, strong sentence structure. What we need to work towards is the ability to think deeply about a text and analyze/interpret it in a short time span - not just for the exam - but as a lifelong ability. Today we will discuss irony in the poem and "thinking deeply." 3 types of reading: on-the lines, between the lines, beyond the lines.

2. Go over the multiple choice questions about the poem "Ordinary Day." Mark your own. Discuss how to tackle multiple choice questions.

3. Look at how to embed quotes and practiced the poem response write again with a partner using blended/embedded quotes.

Wednesday

1. Attendance
2. Course outline (see below) & Course blog & Folders
3. Look at the structure of the Provincial Exam
4. For the last 30 minutes of class, you will try the stand alone text section of an old exam to see how you do. I will give it back to you tomorrow with a score out of “6”. You will have a chance to mark your own multiple choice questions tomorrow and discuss your response to the poem.

Welcome to Ms. Adams’ English 12 Class

THE BIG IDEAS for English 12

• Text and story deepen our understanding of complex and abstract ideas.

• Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens

• People understand text differently depending on their worldviews and perspectives.

• Texts are socially, culturally, geographically and historically constructed.

• Language shapes ideas and influences others.

What counts in this class?

Observations, conversations, products:

Potentially everything you do, say, or create counts. You will generate potential evidence of learning every day in class which is why regular attendance is critical. It will be up to you to show your learning and provide evidence that you understand the BIG ideas listed above. This will include, but not be limited to, paragraphs, essays, oral presentations, and tests. You will use a folder to collect your evidence. At various points during the semester we will review the evidence you have collected and whether you are hitting the main learning targets. If you are producing enough quality products all semester, if you are interacting with others in ways that show your learning, if you can talk about your learning in an informed way, then you will do well. REMEMBER, that everything – all evidence of learning – is of value because, potentially, everything is considered part of your evaluation.

How will I know what is expected of me on assignments?

The expectations for content and quality for major, end of unit evaluations will be explained to you by showing you quality examples from students and through the use of rubrics which explain in detail the evaluation requirements. 

What about the Provincial EXAM?

60% of your grade for English 12 comes from the evidence of learning you provide all during the semester.  The other 40% comes from the provincial exam.  We will spend time looking at the exam, discussing strategies for success when writing the exam and we will do weekly review of the terms and devices that you are expected to know for the exam.

Silent Reading 

We will be reading daily, so please be prepared. 

Contact

If you need to reach me, email is best dadamsonline@gmail.com.  Of course I can generally be found in our classroom every lunch hour and I am happy to help you then, or after school. Assignments, rubrics and other useful pieces of information will be posted on the class blog: http://english12adams.blogspot.ca.