In today’s lesson, Ms Paine went through the answers to Part 1 Q (e) and Part 2 Q (a), (b), (c) on the ROOM Passages for Close Reading Worksheet.

Afterwards, the class looked at how to critically examine a famous speech, such as Martin Luther King’s ‘I HAVE A DREAM’ speech.

For H/W:

Please finish watching Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream speech’.

Complete critical reading worksheet.

In today’s lesson, the class worked completed the following activities on ROOM  from the handout:

1. Part 5: Living – Summary Questions 1-4
2. Passages for Close Reading

Part 1: (a) – (b)

Please finish for H/W.

In today’s lesson, the class continued to work on their essays which are due at the end of Thursday’s lesson.

H/W
Please continue working on your essays.

In today’s lesson, Ms Paine revised the Le Tour De Essay model and its features. Afterwards, we then looked at The Hunger Games paragraph scaffold. Ms Paine showed the class a completed exemplar of both the scaffold and the start of the essay.

For the rest of the double, the class worked on their 5 Paragraph Essay Scaffold. This should be completed before starting to draft your essay on your laptop.

PROCESS – ESSAY due Thursday 24/11
1. Complete Essay Scaffold and show teacher
2. Draft essay in MSWord
3. Get a friend/family member to edit.
4. Proofread your essay again.
5. Submit to Ms Paine by the end of Thursday’s lesson.

In today’s lesson, Ms Paine went through the answers to the Critical Reading Practise Test on Romeo and Juliet.  Please see the 10 ENGLISH homepage for the most up to date information about what to bring to the test and what to revise for homework.

Homework – Test revision.

In today’s lesson, Ms Paine introduced the ‘Le Tour De Essay’ model of essay writing. Please complete the Le Tour de Essay’ scaffold for H/W.

Your essay is due next Thursday by the end of the lesson.

In today’s lesson, we discussed the answers to Q 21 and 22 on THE HUNGER GAMES. Afterwards, the class was required to complete the following activities:
1. Finish the novel (if not already done)
2. Answer Q 24-26
3. Complete pg. 5 – ANALYSIS ACTIVITY FOUR: FIRE AS A SYMBOL.
4. Silent independent reading.

Please finish for h/w.

In today’s lesson, we discussed the Key Ideas & Techniques Summary Mindmap on Romeo & Juliet.  You can find the notes for this on the 10 ENGLISH blog home page.

Afterwards, the class completed a PRACTICE CRITICAL READING on ROMEO & JULIET.

REMINDER:  Test change of date.

CRITCAL READING TEST on Romeo & Juliet is now on Friday L4 Wk 5 (18/11)

FORMAT: Short excerpt from the text with 3-5 questions to answer.  Please leave a line between each answer.

• 5 min READING TIME
• 45 min WRITING TIME

PLEASE BRING: pad paper ruled with a margin, dictionary, and pens.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROMPT TO CLASS!

WHAT TO REVISE:

• Key events in the play and where they occur ie. ACT and SCENE

TECHNIQUES – Definition/ Identification/ Effect on the Reader

• foreshadowing
• symbolism
• repetition
• oxymoron/antithesis
• imagery (similes/metaphors/personification)
• sonnets
• hyperbole
• iambic pentatmeter/ prose
• grammar/ punctuation

In today’s lesson, the class discussed the answers to Q 19 & 20 on THE HUNGER GAMES.

Afterwards they were required to do the following:
> Answer Q 21, 22 and 23 on the novel.
> Finish reading the novel, if you haven’t already. (Students who have finished the novel, may do independent reading instead.)

Finish for H/W anything not completed during lesson time.

In today’s lesson, we went through the answers to Q 30-34 on Romeo and Juliet, as well as the two extra questions.  Afterwards, Ms Paine introduced the Key Ideas and Techniques summary mindmap activity and asked the class to complete it.  Please finish for H/W.