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Feb. 6 First day of the new quarter. Here's what we did: 1. Went over welcome, course outline, rules and expectations. See Wikipage titles 1. Course outline and welcome. 2. Discussed "Writing Introduction" page- as we will be doing more focused writing to help you prepare for Provincial Exam. Focused on identifying the 5 writing variables. 5 Variables Prezi 3. Identified "Document Use" (see page)- This first week will be spent looking at real world reading and writing- documents. Looked at several and identified their writing variables. Focused on flowcharts, looked at a few examples from the internet to see how they work. 4. Speech- "How to" Demonstration speech- see instructions on wiki page "Speeches" The "prewriting" of this speech incorporates using a document, namely a flowchart. This will be used to guide your speech instead of the usual cue cards. 5. Lit Power assignment- How to Rent an Apartment p. 93-97. Be sure to come pick it up and complete it. Look at the "LIT POWER" wiki page for complete instructions. 6. Due by tomorrow- rough copy of flow chart; How to Rent an Apartment 7. Speeches start Monday. Be ready.

Feb. 7 1. Discussed posters and advertisements as documents. 2. Analyzed 4 that I brought in and identified the 5 variables for each one. 3. Discussed what makes an advertisement effective- colour, bold image, small amount of print, cool font, little white space, etc. 4. Lit Power assignment- Community Advertising p. 65-68. See "LIT POWER" wiki page for complete instructions. 5. Instructions included on the back must be done- paragraph about what makes an effective ad, and an advertisement using all the effective techniques. Most students did this on the computer and e-mailed it to me, as it is difficult to print in colour. My e-mail address is on the WELCOME page. (sharianderson0@gmail.com) 6. Due by tomorrow- Community Advertising p. 65-68; information paragraph; advertisement

Feb. 8 1. Document use practice- Meat Roasting times and temperatures- be sure to pick it up if you weren't here 2. Passive vs Active voice- Discussed the difference and did a few examples 3. Reading strategies- Went over some reading strategies people use reading documents and other types of reading. Started a chart on the wall for this as this question is asked often in the LIT POWER assignments. 4. Brochures- each student compared two different brochures. On loose leaf, create the following table. Then complete these variables for each one. 5. Lit Power assignment- Need to Cut Back p. 100-105 See LIT POWER page for instructions. 6. If time, students practiced flow chart exercise on the computer- see link on Document Use page. 7. They also had a look at a document use practice website- see link on Document Use page
 * || Brochure #1 || Brochure #2 ||
 * Audience ||  ||   ||
 * Purpose ||  ||   ||
 * Context ||  ||   ||
 * Effectiveness ||  ||   ||

Feb. 9 1. Reviewed Meat Roasting document from yesterday. 2. Reviewed Active/Passive voice from yesterday as few people understood. **New handout exercise- do 4 questions only for now**. 3. Viewed Youtube examples of DEMONSTRATION Speeches. Notice they each have an introduction. Also they use cue cards, but we are using a flow chart as a guideline instead. 4. On Wikispaces, on the page titled SPEECHES, we reviewed what makes a good speaker, and why we are even doing public speaking. We went over some of the possible real work life situations. 5. Lit Power- Language at Work p. 89 A and B. See LIT POWER page for complete instructions. 6. Assignment to determine oral communication skills needed for occupations you are interested in: a. Set up a grid on your looseleaf like the one below. Leave at least 6 lines for the first row, because you'll need room to write. tasks needed for this occupation. ||  ||   ||   || b. Go to the following wikipage titled HUMAN RESOURCES CANADA. This website provides Essential Skills Profiles for thousands of jobs. Find the Essential Skills Profiles and search three occupations that you are interested in. When you get to them, it will list the most important essential skills needed for the job at the top. Write these into your chart. Then it has a list of other essential skills needed. Click on the "Oral communication" link. This will take you to only the oral communication tasks that a person in this job might have to carry out. You'll notice that after each one they have a number 1,2, or 3 in brackets. That is the complexity or difficulty level. Go to the bottom of the list of tasks to find the highest level tasks. Enter the last 3 oral communication tasks, (the most difficult), onto your chart.
 * Name the occupation.... || Occupation #1 || Occupation #2 || Occupation #3 ||
 * Most important essential skills ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Three of the highest level communication

By the end of the class, you should have handed in the active/passive voice worksheet, Language at Work p. 89 assignment, and the above chart for 3 occupations of your choice.

Feb. 10 Practicing Thesis statements and writing the rough draft of a 5 paragraph persuasive essay. Thesis statements include: 1. Topic 2. Your opinion 3. Your reasons (preview of the rest of your essay)

Explanation: [|Thesis video explanation]

Harry Potter examples: [|Harry Potter Thesis examples]

Persuasive essay assignment;

1. Choose a topic. Narrow it down if you have to. 2. Have an opinion on the topic. 3. Think of 3 reasons for your opinion. 4. Complete the persuasive essay outline- prewriting handout. or use this link and print it. [|Persuasive Essay Map]

Here is the rubric that will be used for your marks. Please look at it and be sure you have all requirements.

Each paragraph needs to start with a transition word, a topic sentence (your argument), support/examples/expansion, and a closing sentence. Transition words: [|Transition words]

Persuasive essay ideas: school uniforms chores at home high school students and jobs high school students and community service foreign travel cell phones competition Flin Flon/Creighton helmets music

Here is site for some interesting topics:

[|Persuasive Essay Ideas]

Map and rough draft are due Monday, as that will be the day you type out the final copy. No LIT POWER today! But be ready to do DEMONSTRATION SPEECH on Monday.

Feb. 13 1. Introduced ROOM by Emily Donoghue 2. Completed double entry journal for the cover and to p. 9 (the part that was read aloud). See the wikispace titled ROOM for specific instructions. 3. Read silently for 1/2 hour. 4. Used the rest of the time to work on 5 Paragraph Opinion Essay, and flow charts for Demonstration speeches.

Feb. 14 Happy Valentine's Day! We each received a carnation! 1. Silent reading ROOM for 1/2 hour. 2. Completed Journal #2 3. Used the rest of the time to work on 5 Paragraph Opinion Essay, and flow charts for Demonstration speeches. This was the last day for in class time to work on the essay and speech. No more time will be given in class. Speech needs to be presented by end of next week to count for marks. Please come prepared to do it, just in front of the teacher.

Feb. 15 1. Exam preparation- we went through several grade 12 and grade 9 Provincial Exam "Responding to Text" question. Here are the steps:


 * EXAM Practice: __Responding to Text__ – 5 Steps: **
 * 1) Read the question and put it in your own words. Make certain that you have accounted for all parts of the question. Use a highlighter.
 * 2) Write a topic sentence that answers the question directly.
 * 3) Support your topic sentence with reasons why your answer is true.
 * 4) For each reason, come up with examples or quotes for support.
 * 5) Each response should have at least six sentences, although more are often required for higher grades.

2. Using the examples discussed and steps above as a guideline, answer the following question about the novel **ROOM**: If you weren't in the class room to see the examples, you need to know that this is at least a three part question. First, analyze his language...what is it like? How does he talk? Notice the discrepencies between 5 year old language combined with large vocabulary words. Describe it, using quotes from the textbook. Second, tell whether or not you think it is credible (believable), that a 5 year old boy in this situation would actually talk like this. Give reasons or support for your opinion based on your knowledge of 5 year old boys, other movies or books with confinement, relate to any personal experience, and/ or refer back to the text. Hand this paragraph answer in to be marked.
 * The whole book is from Jack's viewpoint. Analyze his language and tell whether or not you think it is credible. Support your opinions with reference from the text.**

3. Read. 4. Do Response journal #3. Remember the double entry format. Hand in to be marked.

Feb. 16 1. Using clues and descriptions from the first chapter (50 pages), draw, on graph paper, and aerial view of ROOM, with as many details as possible. Include the floor space, to scale, and as many objects that you can, placed where you think they should be. 2. Read 3. Answer this question on looseleaf: What would you ask Old Nick for for Sunday treat if you were Ma? Jack? and why?

Feb. 17 Catch up day. Below is a list of all assignments that should be completed and handed in at this point. Please refer to the above lesson summaries and any wiki pages on the left to find complete instructions. How to Rent an Apartment p. 93-97 Community Advertising p. 65-68 Effective Ad paragraph Advertising poster Comparing 2 Brochures Roasting Meat Document Need to Cut Back p. 100-106 Active and Passive Voice worksheet Language at Work p. 89-92 Essential Skills Profile of 3 occupations from HRSDC website Persuasive Essay Map 5 Paragraph Opinion Essay ROOM double entry journal responses #1,2,3 Respond to Text - ROOM question about the credibility of Jack's language Map of ROOM on graph paper, to scale and detailed ROOM question about Sunday Treat Completed reading of at least 1/2 the novel ROOM Demonstration Speech completed