Eng 12: Tuesday, 7 Feb

Today we reviewed the criteria for journal entries and then took turns having lit circle meetings in the library.  Some students were unable to meet their reading deadlines and they could see how difficult it made having a good discussion.  Please try to be prepared next time; remember you can meet in your groups anytime - you don't have to wait until Monday.

Law 12: Tuesday, 7 Feb

Today we reviewed the handout on the differences between written and unwritten law and then we discussed the process of creating statutes in Ottawa.  Afterwords, we wrote definitions of the terms at the end of Chapter 3, then went outside and had a boys vs. girls competition to see who could match definitions to terms the fastest: the girls poned!

We will have our Chapter 2 re-test on Thursday.  Tomorrow we will answer some questions from Chapter 3.

History 12: Tuesday, 7 Feb

Today we reviewed the League cartoons PPT and reviewed the responses to W.S. #8 and #9.  I issued # 10 and #12.  They are due Friday.  We'll work on them tomorrow, as well as write a summarrizing "what/so-what" on the Paris Peace and the League.  As discussed in class it should be 200-250 words and if possible, typed.  Also, be sure to address both parts of the prompt.  Ex. #12 should help with the so-whats for the League portion of the assignment.  The paragraph is also due Friday.

En 8: Tuesday, 7 Feb

Today, we debriefed Chapter 9 of the novel and had a good discussion about the line, "Stay gold Ponyboy."  We also discussed the value of figurative language - especially metaphors and similes.  Next, we read Chapter 10 together and decided that you would read Chapter 11 for homework (it's very short).  We'll finish reading the novel on Thursday and then look at some writing assignments. 

Law 12: Monday 6 Feb

Today I returned the quiz and we debriefed it. We then reviewed Friday's lesson and introduced a study of the division of courts in BC.  There is no homework; tomorrow we'll answer some of the questions for Chapter 3 and get to some of the cases.

Hi 12: Monday Feb 6

Today we discussed the League of Nations.  We had a PPT-supported lesson using political cartoons to  examine the League with a focus on the USA.  Please complete workbook exercises 8-9 for homework.  These come from pp 15-18 in Falk.

Law 12: Quiz Results: Sunday, 5 Feb

The results from the first quiz were disappointing for the majority of the class.