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Attendance Personal Reading 15 min Field Trip Info - Wednesday Oct 2 - 2nd Block of Double Block. Wednesday Oct 2  10:30 - 11:15.  We will leave at 10:05 out the front of RSS. At break. Indigenous Education and Connection - 6 mile.  Students will need to dress for the weather and landscape - boots, jackets, warm clothes (preferably layers) and a water bottle. Grammar Booklets - complete if you have not completed Lessons 30-39.  Meet with the teacher. 

Double Block. 1st Half -  Attendance. Located in the brown binder in the bottom left drawer. Please send a runner to the office with any names of absent students - sticky notes in top left drawer.  Personal Novel Read. 20 min. Students have their personal novels. Continue with Grammar Workbooks. Lessons 35-39. Grammar booklets are under the window labelled - Grade 8. Goal for remainder of first block - finish Grammar Workbooks.  All Grammar Workbooks to stay in the classroom - students not to keep them please. Please return to the window area. Labelled. If students finish early they can continue reading their personal novels.  2nd Half - last block-  Intro to Outsiders Novel - Reading and Vocab.  Reading Ch 1-2. Instructions for audio book are below or you can read aloud.  Outsiders Audio Book -  Remind students - Link can be found on our class Office 365 Team under 'Resource' or via the RSS Site -  RSS Site > Departments and Programs ...

Attendance Silent Read Personal Novels 15 min.  Review of Outsiders Work from last day. Sizing People Up Worksheet. Grammar Booklet Continuation - to end of #5 page - 57 in your booklets - Punctuation - don't worry about back page pg 58. *If you have completed the first 5 pages of your grammar booklet please continue with your personal novel. Please ensure you have a large sticky note to write down any new or unknown vocab.  Grammar Booklet Review & Marking - As A Class.  Lesson 30 Answer Key Lesson 31-34 Answer Key If time to start the Outsiders - Chapter 1 pg  1-18 

Attendance. Silent Reading of PERSONAL novels (not the Outsiders) – 15 to 20 min Check photocopying for below activity: I have already emailed your first block EA Ms. Evans the worksheet below to photocopy during Eng 11.  Next - Students - Create a Vocab List for the the Outsiders - first word below- students please copy the below definition into your new Vocab List - Outsiders. Stereotype : A  stereotype  is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, [ 1 ]  but that belief may or may not accurately reflect  reality Next - we have not started The Outsiders just yet - however, today students will completeThe Outsiders - Book Starter Sheet – Individual Work 20 min.  C lick  HERE  for the worksheets - 2 pages - you can photocopy to 1 page - back to front. *You will need to photocopy a class set of the above Outsiders Book Starter Sheet - one for each student - their sheets to stay in their binde...

Attendance: Fun Friday. No quiz today - however, we will start class with 15 min silent read of your personal novels selected last day.  Next - Time to complete any missing work from this week.  Examples: Grade 8 - Grammar workbooks pages 1-3 (students to ensure this is complete)  Grammar booklets should still be in the classroom under the window by the teacher desk - OR - students may have them with them (TTOC passed these out last day). Students - please complete group work on  NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET! - projects at the front of the room in the blue container.  If ALL work as noted above is complete students may then play a board game (from the library) with a MAX of 4 students each.  Reminder: Class ends at 3:10pm. Please ensure rolling cart is brought up the library to return board games by 3pm. Recommend sending one student. They may need to get the elevator key from the front desk. Remaining students to stack all chairs no more than 4 high at the back ...

Attendance.  Library etiquette review - e.g. walking up to library through main foyer of school, quietly, entering library quietly and sitting down at library tables for quick intro re: selecting personal novels. First Half Of Double Block: Library Tables Are Booked - re: student selection of personal novels. (Post library orientation last class on Tuesday). Students - please take some time - select a novel of your choice. Each student to please be provided with a large sticky note to keep in their novel (located in my desk top left drawer) to write down any new and or interesting vocab from their novels as they go. Once students have selected a novel they can sit at the tables to begin reading. Up to 10:00am prior to return to class to start break. Break 10:05-10:15 Re-take attendance start of 2nd block. Ensure students have a copy of 'The Outsiders.' Reading will start next class! Intro the novel - all info re: Intro to the novel as well as initial class and group discussion ...

Attendance lists - in the brown binder - left hand side drawer of teacher desk. Task - Library Orientation with Mr. Wilson. Text Book Sign Out (Sightlines 8) Novel Sign Out (Outsiders), Personal Reading Novel Sign Out. Students to take 30 min or so to review library options and select a personal novel!  Personal Reading Time of Personal Novels selected.  Please hand out to each student a large post it- with lines - please let them know to add any new or different or difficult new vocab words from their novel to the post it - plus the page number they found it on. Reading Time - Personal Novel.  Another 30 min. (However - if Ms. Moore has arrived please allow for her presentation prior to personal novel reading).  Ms. Moore TBD Orange Shirt Visit. I have emailed Ms. Moore to check in on the time of her arrival. I will CC you in Ms. S on that email.  Time at end of class - to complete  Intro to NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET! - projects at the front of the room in th...

Intro to NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET! The NATO phonetic alphabet, officially called the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, and also commonly known as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used radiotelephone spelling alphabet in the world! We use this alphabet to clarify communication for maritime operations, domestic and international flights, and NATO Alliance Military Activities. Class to view the below 6 min video!  What is the NATO Phonetic Alphabet? Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta.... Activity/Task 1:  Students to work in groups (max 4) to create a Phonetic Alphabet Poster!  Make your poster's colourful AND creative!  Add pictures to help you remember the name associated with each letter!  Sample: Large white sheets of paper are available. Markers are available.  Once students have created/finished their poster (feel free students to use the above image as a guide).  TASK 2:  Groups s...

Writing Process Form Quiz Quiz Time on Teams.  Fun Friday - Games - max 4 people per group - please stay in your assigned group. Teacher meetings re: work this week. Journal Entry 2 - Revelstoke Adventure Park paragraph.  Time to complete Bio Assign 1 on Teams if you did not complete it earlier in the week. 

Install of desk sliders. Paragraph writing.  What isa paragraph?  Topic/Body/Conclusion. Journal Entry: 2 - Now that you have some information write me a paragraph on what you believe the Revelstoke Adventure Park Is/Will Be/Should Be.   Character Sketch A character sketch is: A character sketch highlights several important characteristics or personality traits of a person -- a real person, a person in literature, or an imagined person. A good character sketch provides  support detail  for each identified trait. Sample:  Liz: True Best Friend Always supports my ambitions and decisions. Encouraged me to go up North for a new adventure, believing it would help me grow. Trustworthy and Honest Trusts me to give honest opinions and share my feelings. Provided thoughtful advice during a conflict with her sister, which proved to be accurate. Fun and Spontaneous Enjoys doing silly and entertaining activities. Memorable night involving a movie marathon with po...

Pre Writing Lesson & Article Review - Proposed Revelstoke Adventure Park Desk Sliders - put on desks.  Group Presentations - re: Revelstoke Adventure Park - Prewriting/Brainstorming/MindMapping (Webbing)  Lesson on Pre-writing including descriptive videos. Please click  HERE  PowerPoint  Video links are provided within. Pre-Writing Lesson Methods – Freewriting, Brainstorming & Webbing.  Group work using one of the assigned Pre-Writing Methods (see above). Topic – Proposed Revelstoke Adventure Park 6.   Article –  Revelstoke Times Review - Proposed Revelstoke Adventure Park

Question of the day: What is a g roup of flamingos called?   Intro to signing into Office365 > Teams & Assignment 1 Location & Review.  Time to complete Assignment 1 - 25-30 min. Lesson – How we learn? What kind of learner are you? - The 4 different learning styles Practice access - Office365 > One Drive - create and English 8 folder.  Clean out all prior documents as required.  “flamboyance.” Hangman! 

English board games & Journal check in's with teacher.  Journal 1:  If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

Question:What is the difference between language and grammar? -  What is language ? &  What is grammar ? Journal Activity - Entry 1.  If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? Why did you choose this superpower? What makes it special to you? How would you use this superpower in your daily life or to help others? What are some possible problems or challenges you might face with this superpower? Journal Entry: Sample. If I could have any superpower, I’d choose the ability to time travel. Imagine being able to visit any moment in history. I’d love to go back to ancient Egypt and see the pyramids being built. It would be amazing to understand how they did it without modern technology.  Time travel would also be great for fixing mistakes. It would be awesome to help people by preventing big problems before they happen. Of course, there would be risks, too. I’d have to be careful not to change too much, or I might end up messing up the present. Overal...

Review of seating arrangement.  'Animal Name Game' - class animals! Class Question of the Day: If you could invent a new holiday, what would it be called and how would people celebrate it? Prompt: Think about what kind of holiday would be fun and meaningful. What traditions or activities would make it special? Would it involve special foods, games, or ceremonies? Review the  English 8 Course Outline   What is the difference between language and grammar? -  What is language ? &  What is grammar ? Journal Activity - Entry 1.  Question of the Day: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? Why did you choose this superpower? What makes it special to you? How would you use this superpower in your daily life or to help others What are some possible problems or challenges you might face with this superpower? Journal Entry: Sample. If I could have any superpower, I’d choose the ability to time travel. Imagine being able to visit any moment i...

Welcome to English 8.  We will review the English 8 Course Outline   First assignment - Office365Teams - Assignment 1 - Learning Styles. Lesson – How we learn? What kind of learner are you? - The 4 different learning styles Introduction to our Class Team - on Office365 Teams. Login. How to access. Chrome via Office365.  How to look at our blog - website and our Team. Assignments.  Intro to Assign 1 & how to submit. Time to complete assignment.