Monthly Archives: March 2018
SS11: Project Information
Click here for the project information sheet. Remember to email Mr. Hanoomansingh and tell him 1) with whom you are working; and 2) which group of people you are researching.
EN9M: Essay Information (16 March)
Click here for the full information sheet.
Important dates:
- Class with Ms. Walks: 4 April
- First Draft: 6 April (due at the beginning of class)
- Peer Review: 6 April (to be completed in-class)
- Final Draft: 10 April (due at the beginning of class)
If you have questions or concerns, please email Mr. Hanoomansingh. Do not wait until the last minute!
EN9: Essay Information (15 March)
Click here for the full information sheet.
Important dates:
- Class with Ms. Walks: 3 April
- First Draft: 5 April (due at the beginning of class)
- Peer Review: 5 April (to be completed in-class)
- Final Draft: 9 April (due at the beginning of class)
Please email Mr. Hanoomansingh if you have any questions or concerns. Do not wait until the last minute!
EN12M: 15 March
The ability to organize your thoughts and convince an audience is one of the most transferrable skills that you will learn in school. Not all essays have to be written and the most popular are usually oral. Here’s the clip that we watched today: Trevor Noah: Donald Trump Is Coming For Your Guns
As you’re watching, consider the following:
- What is the question?
- What is Trevor’s thesis?
- What are Trevor’s arguments and what evidence does he use to support them?
- What is Trevor’s conclusion?
- Overall, is this an effective way of communicating his argument?
EN12/12M: Film Festival Assignment
Due in class on Thursday 5 April (1-2) or Friday 6 April (2-1).
Minimum 1 page response
Prompt: “What life lessons can be learned from the choices made by the characters in one of the films you watched?”
EN12M: Essay Information
Click here for full essay information sheet.
DUE DATES (EN12M – BLOCK 1-2)
- First Draft: 3 April (due at the beginning of class)
- Peer Review: 3 April (to be completed in-class)
- Final Draft: 5 April (due at the beginning of class)
DUE DATES (EN12 – BLOCK 2-1)
- First Draft: 10 April (due at the beginning of class)
- Peer Review: 10 April (to be completed in-class)
- Final Draft: 12 April (due at the beginning of class)
SS9M: List of Selections for Unit Project
Here is the complete list of who has selected which significant individual. Please keep in mind that this list may not be up-to-date. If you select your topic after Thursday 15 March, you must email Mr. Hanoomansingh to make sure that your individual is not already taken. A reminder that there can be no more than 3 students per significant individual.
| Katie | Gabriel Dumont |
| Parneet | William Van Horne |
| Sukhmani | John A. MacDonald |
| Rhea | George-Etienne Cartier |
| Simran | John A. MacDonald |
| Bill | Lord Selkirk |
| Arjun | Thomas Scott |
| Hayden | |
| Liam | |
| Morgan | |
| Brahmvir | Big Bear |
| Amrit | |
| Kirt | John A. MacDonald |
| Juhjar | Louis Riel |
| Vidhi | George-Etienne Cartier |
| Samuel | Thomas Scott |
| Himika | James Douglas |
| Simrit | |
| Anoop | – |
| Callum | James Douglas |
| Divjeet | Gabriel Dumont |
| Nandini | Crowfoot |
| Saikrishna | |
| Kathryn | James Douglas |
| Martin | Cuthbert Grant |
| Chloe | Leif Crozier |
EN9: 5 March
Today we watched the movie version of Romeo and Juliet up to the end of Act 3, Scene 1. The reason that we did this is to make sure that everyone has the basics of the plot before we begin working on your essays. Most of your worksheets were very good. Here were the questions that I asked you to answer; thinking about these questions will prepare you to write your essay:
1) Mercutio is Romeo’s best friend. When and how does he behave like a friend?
2) Benvolio is Romeo’s cousin. When and how does he show this affection?
3) Juliet does not behave the way that would be expected from an upper-class young lady. When and how does she misbehave?
4) Romeo tends to be impulsive and act without thinking. When and how does he do this?
5) Pick either the Nurse or the Friar. They both go out of their way to help Romeo and Juliet. When and how do they do this?
EN9M: 6 March
Everyone did great work today in our class on planning an essay. I know the second part was difficult but I was pleased with how hard each of you were working. Just to refresh your memory, here are our highlights from last class:
And here were the results of our secondary exercise, looking at a oral essay, which follows the same format:
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