English class minutes for sept.29th

1. prayer.

2. literary devices quiz corrections.

3. updated portfolio with lottery paragraph.

4. finished tattoo paragraph rough draft in class.

Class Minutes: Monday, September 27th

1. Prayer
2. Literary Devices quiz
3. "The Lottery"- recieved our marked film worksheet
4. "Three Smiley face tricks" - notes we copied during class
5. "Pimp My Write" - started brainstorming ideas for the paragraph, which should be drafted for Wednesday

21st Century Education in New Brunswick, Canada

Shift Happens 2010

Class Minutes: September 23, 2010

1) Prayer

2) STAR revision hand out-put in reference section of portfolio

3) "The Lottery" paragraph revision- identify changes made (use star hand out) and why

4) Independent correction sheet- copy out error, than correct it in the correction box, than identify the type of error

5) Tattoo assignment hand out- create a tattoo using symbols and colors that describe who you are. sketch of tattoo for Monday so you can write a paragraph of why you chose the colors and symbols.

Class Minutes: Tuesday, September 21st

Today you:
1. Handed in "The Lottery" film question sheet.
2. Were assigned a short story term to define on the Googledoc (emailed to your gmail account). The quiz is Monday, so the sooner you complete the study guide the better. Also, give a thorough definition for the benefit of your peers. Include examples, too. Feel free to add to or amend other definitions if you think your input will be of value for the quiz.
3. Created your four pocket portfolio.
4. Read Mrs. Wall's feedback on your paragraph drafts and used the "Revison and Editing Shorthand Notes" to familiarize yourself with and understand abbreviated comments.
5. Exchanged and peer assessed paragraphs using the, "Six Traits of Writing" post-it note and handout.
6. Completed an "Assignment Log" using the feedback provided you by Mrs. Wall and your peer. What is your current strength and area of focus? What is your plan for improvement.
7. Update your portfolio, putting handouts and writing assignment in the appropriate folder.
8. You will be continuing the revision process on Thursday.

Class Minutes: Friday, September 17th

1) Prayer.

2) Continue writing paragraphs: We completed the paragraph about Shirley Jackson's, "The Lottery".  The paragraph was on the author's use of symbolism to reveal theme (the subject + the author's opinion).

3 Watched video: We watched a portion of a video of "The Lottery".

4) Homework: A worksheet was handed out, which was to be completed for next class (Tuesday, September 21st).  The four worksheet questions were to be answered after watching the film.

Class Minutes: Thursday, September 9th

1. Prayer

2. Course Outline distributed and discussed

3. Think-Pair-Share: Why is English important?

4. Q: What should you do if a stampede of bulls runs towards you?
A: run along with them, even if you can't keep up

5. Watched video: Shift Happens 2010
gave many statistics about how quickly the world is changing. We were surprised by how quickly jobs are invented and how fast technology is advancing.

6. Literacy Stampede
The literacy stampede is upon us. "Literacy Stampede" means that things change so quickly that we need to keep up or we will be overrun. We need to elevate our reading and writing to a competitive level so that we are able to be successful. Most jobs now evaluate writing during the hiring process.

7. Exit Slip: reactions to our literacy stampede discussion and goals for English 11