UNIT 1 - Learning Skills
February 6-10
- Me assignment
- Learning Styles Inventory
- Mini presentations
- Goal Setting: short and long term goals
UNIT 2 - Reading Strategies
February 13-17
- Learning about your reading habits
- Before reading strategies: KWL, skimming and scanning
- During reading strategies
- OSSLT prep
February 20-24
- During Reading Strategies
- Grammar practice
- Informational Text
- Titanic Disaster
- How to survive an Earthquake
Announcements:
1. Marks will be updated and reported home on Friday, March 2
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Unit 1 - Short Stories
February 6-10
- Introductory Activity - Business Card
- Mood and Atmosphere
- Narrative Perspective
Assignments due: Newspaper Article, Introductory Activity
February 13-17
- Imagery
- I've Got Gloria - character types
- Narrative Perspective
- ISU novel selection at the library
Assignments due: Imagery Assignment, Narrative Perspective Comics Activity
February 20-24
- The Michelle I know
- Direct and direct way of characterization
- The Sniper
Assignments: Reading Comprehension Questions, Opinion Paragraph, The Sniper worksheet
February 27-29
- ISU proposal due on February 27th
- Comparative essay outline
- Review of the quotation punctuation and comparative essay format
Assignments: In-class Essay on Wednesday, February 29th
Announcements:
1. ISU proposal is due on Monday, February 27th 2. Marks will be updated and reported home on Friday, March 2
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Unit 1 - Reading Strategies
February 6-10
- Letter of Intent
- Before reading strategies: skimming and scanning
- During reading strategies
- Graphic text
- Elements of comic books
Assignments: Letter of Intent, Canada Food Guide, Inference Situations
February 13-17
- Fact vs Opinion
- Finding an opinion in a newspaper article
- Grammar practice: Common vs Proper nouns
Assignments: Fact Vs Opinion package, Nouns practice
MARKS WILL BE UPDATED AND REPORTED HOME ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND
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MAKS updated March 1, 2012 |
MARKS updated March 1, 2012 |
MARKS updated March 1, 2012 |