Link for Friday, September 17 Homework

Something New; Something Interesting; Something Puzzling (Read each student's response and then choose three different students. For each of the three, choose a single sentence that interested you in some way. Write your response as a paragraph with three examples. Write about 150 words or so and be sure to explain why you found the sentence interesting. Bring your paragraph to class, word processed, on Friday. You'll need it to participate in that day's group work)

Welcome everyone! I look forward to helping you achieve the highest possible score in English 12 and, more importantly, to making you all better writers, readers and thinkers. It was great to meet you all today.

Saying Goodbye at the Blog

Please wish us a fond farewell. I will do so in the next day or so. This is not a required activity but it is your final chance to "speak" to your classmates and teacher.

Provincial Exam Information

Exam Schedule (PDF File) for All Examinations

English 12 is at 9:00 a.m. on June 22 (Tuesday) in the Pearson Gym (just down the hall from the office). Go to our Community Education office (30 minutes early) to check in with the secretaries. If you are more than 30 minutes late, you will not be admitted to the test.

Be sure to bring along your PEN ID number (see a teacher if you do not know it) and photo id to the test session.

2008/9 Exam

Key for Exam

Example Student Answers (Scale 1-6; very interesting viewing!)

List Poem

Put your list poem here as a comment before Wednesday's class. Remember to prepare brief remarks on how you wrote the poem.

My Experience with Poetry

Write a 50-word paragraph that refers to your personal experiences with poetry. The experiences do not have to be at school, although they may be if you wish. Be specific please.

We will discuss your comments at the beginning of Friday's class.

First Reaction for the Story, "A Man Like Him"

Choose one of the topics below and write a response in paragraphs (not an essay). Write a minimum of 150 words and a maximum of 200 words. Include at least one direct reference to the story through the use of a short quotation but do not quote more than 20 words total in your answer. Link to "A Man Like Him" full text at NewYorker.com

1.Write about something that surprised you, angered you, delighted you, or evoked any strong reaction as you were reading. Write about anything that stays on your mind after reading.

2. Explore a social or ethical issue raised in the writing. Judge the behaviour of the characters or the views of the author. Are they right or wrong in your opinion?

3. Does this work confront or confirm your personal beliefs? Explain.

NOTE: Please finish all work before your class on Wednesday, May 5.

Four Punctuation Demonstration Sentences

Choose four different sentences from your persuasive essay or travel article and revise them to include the following: a dash used to introduce; dashes used to enclose; parenthesis to enclose; semicolon to combine. Post your sentences at the blog before class.

Something New; Something Interesting; Something Puzzling

Share with us your thoughts on new, interesting and puzzling things you've encountered since we began our study in February. Write no more than 200 words in a single or multiple paragraphs. Due before class on Wednesday, April 21.