English 12

Reminder: your alien profile is due on Thursday of this week. Friday Short story terms and devices Quizlet  https://quizlet.com/168944317/english-12-terms-and-devices-flash-cards/ Kahoot Peer present Alien Profiles in small groups Michelle/Ethan/   Ben           Zach  / Celesta /Cameron Lindsay G/  Lindsay H /Gabby                                Kamryn / Saffron/Diana                     Ross /Sophie /Ella                     Avarie/ Isaac /Elijah Dawson /Jay/Nico                     Jared/Easton  /Braeden Thursday 9:10 - 9:40  Next text: Cat Pictures Please , What's a person & Ethics for Extraterrestrials Before we read Cat Pictures Please: on your recipe card write down ...

Friday 1. In honour of Frankenstein Friday:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UtoYsQJdeM 2. Passengers - let me know today if you are having any difficulties with Hypothes.is and the annotation of the short story Passengers. It should be done by now. 3. So far we have covered: Mushrooms and Come into the cellar - Passengers - District 9 - Is Stephen Hawking right about aliens?  Today Scariest Science Fiction Aliens:  https://futurism.media/scariest-science-fiction-aliens What form do they take? What do they want? Strengths Weaknesses What aspect of human fear does this alien embody? Michelle/Ethan/ Zach    Zenomorph (Alien)               Celesta /Cameron/Lindsay G   The Tyranids      Lindsay H /Gabby/Kamryn   The Borg                                 ...

What can "the Other" teach us about ourselves? ALIENS inquiry #2 Tuesday Poet in residence? 1. QUIZ - non-fiction terms tomorrow 2. Chart and "Is Stephen Hawking Right About Aliens" 3. Watch more of "District 9". Monday 1. Our guiding questions for this inquiry: How do differences keep various "beings" apart? Invisible walls. How do differences keep "beings" apart? Literal walls. How can differences bring "beings" together? Building bridges instead of walls. Building bridges instead of walls: how can we apply what we’ve learned? 2.   Text resource (news article) #1 - Is Stephen Hawking Right About Aliens?" 3. Text resource (film) #2 - District 9. 4. Synthesis essays - final copy is due on Thursday, October 19. QUIZ - non-fiction terms and devices - pick a day this week.

Thursday & Friday I am away both days. You have time to work on your synthesis essay. I will look at the essays on the weekend and provide feedback. Wednesday Short class: time to work on your essay outline and thesis. Tuesday 1. This week is all about getting that synthesis essay done. 2. THESIS statements - what are they? 3. Return essay worksheet #1. 4. Essay worksheet #2. 5. Lots of stuff to help you in OneNote.

Friday 1. Spend a bit of time on quote blending practice. 2. Journal self-reflection. Thursday 1. We are in 506 this morning so you can work on your readings and your journals. Your journals are NOT due tomorrow; however, you should have your novel and the journals pretty much done either tomorrow or over the weekend because next week we will be working on the essay. HAND IN YOUR QUOTE BLENDING SHEET TODAY! Wednesday 45 minute class - work on your novel and other texts for the Identity unit. Tuesday Look at the leaves day! 1. I will return your essay practice sheet tomorrow. 2. Blending quotes lesson to help with your synthesis essay and the Provincial Exam. Monday 1. Today we will, hopefully, finish reading the Hemingway story. 2. We will begin to review basic essay structure today before we get to the how to for a synthesis essay.