• Start filling in “MyPage”
• Try your hand and brain at the word puzzles
• Example: solve the following riddle…
1. A filing-cabinet of human lives
Where people swarm like bees in tunneled hives,
Each to his own cell in the towered comb,
Identical and cramped—we call it home.

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Top secret
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Big Deal

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Example: Mad Adam
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A Palindrome is a word or group of words that reads the same, both forwards and backwards
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Can you think of any others?

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Spoiled children of celebrities:
STAR BRATS
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A zookeeper announces that he has captured two fewer than a dozen beasts by hitting them hard with a square-patterned object and putting them inside it.
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TEN ANIMALS I SLAM IN A NET

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Be prepared for class.
bring a pen, notebook, paper, and any necessary texts.
Be seated quickly, open texts and notes and be ready to work; begin exercises outlined on the overhead screen.

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It is your responsibility to come to class on time. It is respectful and diligent to come on time; it is disruptive to arrive late.
If you arrive after the bell has rung, signaling the beginning of class, you will be marked late. You will need a late slip for admittance; place it in the late slip box.

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It is your responsibility to make up missed work. If you know you will be away a certain period or day, please let me know as early as you can, particularly if we are doing any kind of group activity, test, or presentation.
If you know you will be absent for a test, please talk to me before the test and we will arrange a time for you to write it outside of class.

• If you are unexpectedly absent due to illness, parental withdrawals, or other legitimate reasons, please consult the class log or your
“classroom buddy” upon return, and if you missed a test or presentation, return.
assume that you will write a missed test on the day you
• Your parents/guardians should phone the school or provide a note explaining your absence within
3 school days; otherwise, a make-up test may not be given. If your absence is unexplained, a mark of zero will be assigned.

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If you will be gone on an extended vacation, you must fill out an absence form from the office, and you must complete and hand in before you depart any assignments that will be due during your absence.

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Allow the teacher and fellow students to speak without interruption.
Raise your hand if you wish to speak.
Use appropriate language. leave cellphones (powered off) or iPods in your knapsack. At times you will be allowed to use cellphones for educational tasks.

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A well-organized notebook is your best study tool.
Divide your binder into FIVE distinct sections:
Literature Studies (see subsections)
Language Matters
Writing Skills
Reading Skills
Tests and Assignments

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We will read a variety of texts throughout the course and complete assignments using different styles of writing
Our summative unit and exam will have a focus on dystopian texts
I know you don’t all love English…I will try to make it as painless as possible 

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Here is your chance to be creative!
You will choose a picture and write a paragraph that appeals to the reader’s senses
Start thinking about your favourite places to be and/or visit
Evaluation:
› Creative descriptive paragraph

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I know studying grammar can be boring, but we need it to make our writing better
We need to cover two main grammar components in this course:
› Parts of speech
› Types of sentences
Evaluation:
› Parts of speech test
› Sentences quiz

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We will get to the know the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology
This unit will include individual work and media-based group work
Evaluation:
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News Article
Media project and presentation
MOVIE: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

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You may not be looking forward to Shakespeare, but this play is confusing and funny and will hopefully spark a little interest in you
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Don’t worry, we will work as a team during this unit to understand the language
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Evaluation:
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Formal paragraph
News article
MOVIE: She’s the Man

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This will be our first look at dystopian texts
We will read a number of short stories that will help us with some writing and lead us into the summative unit
Evaluation:
› Formal paragraph

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This is our summative unit
We will read different dystopian novels in groups
You will be required to work individually and collaboratively
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Formal essay
Media project
Final exam
MOVIE: The Island

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We have the opportunity to take part in a board wide initiative: G9EDLP
This allows us to use technology and collaborate with our peers here at EDSS and also at other schools
We will often use the school’s netbooks to do some blogging, collaborate with others and create media projects

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True or False?
I go to hockey rinks a lot
TRUE!
I have a dog named Shakespeare.
FALSE!
I have been to the East Coast 5 times.
TRUE!
I play volleyball.
TRUE!
I have 3 sons.
FALSE!
I watch the TV series “Bones.”
TRUE!