Friday, January 14, 2011

Today, we reviewed the readings from your Modern Drama unit exam and also discussed the approach to take on the exam itself.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Today, we discussed areas of concern when it comes to the upcoming Part B exam. I then gave out the 2008 multiple choice exam as final prep for them to complete and then review.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Today you wrote your English Part A PDE exam. We had a shortened class wherean we discussed how it went. Tomorrow, we will start working on a Part B PDE exam in preparation for that one

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Today, I met with students to remove their lowest multiple choice exam. We then discussed the Part A exam they are writing tomorrow. Be sure to be here and ready to go into the testing room by 8:45 am.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Today, you handed in your questions for the Novel The Bean Trees. You then answered questions that I handed out which were later discussed in groups in preparation for your exam on Wednesday.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Today was a final catchup day for students. Your novel study questions are due on Monday.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Today, we had a discussion about choices of literature to use in Part A of your provincial exam on Wednesday. I then handed out "A Guide for Students", from Alberta Learning for you to read. You were then given the rest of the class for catch-up.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Today, you watched a video about how to glean information from the first paragraph of a piece of writing. I then handed out a copy of the June 2010 Part A exam (which you already had) and a package of notes to read on The Bean Trees. I encouraged you to read it all, but insisted that you read the historical context. The rest of the class was spent working on essay final prep or questions for The Bean Trees which are due on the 10th.

Tuesday, January 4, 2010

Today, you were given a sheet on attention-getters as well as examples. I suggest that you take the list of previously used topics and create attention-getters for them in preparation for your final. For those who have not finished the questions for the novel, you were given time to finish these. They are due on January 10.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Today, we discussed the Part A test you will write next Wednesday. I am encouraging you to take three of the pieces of literature that we have studied and examine them in-depth, then, using the 19 previously used part A questions, create an outline for each. This should help you focus on how to outline efficiently and quickly as well as how to arrive at a thesis that is supportable. I then gave you the rest of the class to work on assignments.