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"It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it."

Oscar Wilde



                     Welcome to Ms. Andersen's webpage!
                   
Please check this page regularly for the important announcements, homework, assignments and due dates.
                   
If you are away it is your responsibility to hand in the assignments on time and obtain class notes from your classmates or from me directly.

I am available for the after school help on Thursdays, as well as during lunch hour. Please let me know in class if you planning to attend!

                  
If you need to contact me you can email me at kate_andersen@kprdsb.ca


My Classes
PERIOD 2: ENG1L/2L1-02
PERIOD 3: ENG2D1-05
PERIOD 4: OLC4OL-02
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




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




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










MAKS updated March 1, 2012
MARKS  updated March 1, 2012
MARKS updated March 1, 2012

























Last Modified: Mar 08, 2012
 

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