Fake New and When is it Okay to Lie?

Homework - Period 3 - Read the story and answer the questions on the side. Study your new vocabulary words on Quizlet (previous post) - quiz on ThursdayThe Golden Lie

Period 4 - Complete the summary about the Fake News article
Period 2 - Read and IXL, work on your Dream Board paragraphs

Have a great weekend!

Learning new Literary Terms!

Period 3 and 4:

I have given you a list of Literary Terms we will be using this semester. 

For fun, you can use Quizlet to learn the new terms, play a couple of games and then try the test.   (Without looking at your paper! 😀
Show me your score.
https://quizlet.com/21416467/literary-terms-scholastic-scope-flash-cards/

Polish up the good copies to your stories and make sure you hand them in by Friday.  
Two Truths and a Lie - also please hand in your REFLECTION and your rubric.  
Great stories!  I really enjoyed reading them!   What creativity!  

Writing Narratives

Period 2:
Work on IXL, read RAZ Kids and work on the rough copy of your Terry Fox Letter.

Period 3:
Snowball Writing - Awesome ideas!   Polish up your ideas.   Bonus if you hand it in on Thursday, if not due on Friday.

Do YOU need to add:

• figurative language - idioms, similes, metaphors
• Great description - more adjectives
• Dialogue 
• An engaging introduction, a thought-provoking conclusion
• Edit grammar - use the past tense if you are telling a story that has already happened
• More details to SHOW us
• Can't wait to see your story!   

Period 4:  

We will finish telling our stories tomorrow.  Polish yours up based on your classmates' suggestions.

The Titan Trek is coming!

Remember that tomorrow is our annual Titan Trek.    ESL students can help sing the song "This Little Light of Mine" during the mass, then join the walk, and then enjoy fun games in the afternoon.
If you have a Titans Around the World shirt - wear it tomorrow to show your pride!

Around Ottawa last weekend and this week, you may have heard or seen the Terry Fox Run.   It was 35 years ago that he captured the hearts of all Canadians.   We watched a short video about Terry Fox and are looking at character traits.

Here is a little video that gives you more information about Terry.

ESPN Terry Fox Video

As well, here is a link for the Terry Fox movie.  It is older, but gives you more details about his character and why he is such an important hero for Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPcXMg3E9KQ

Building a Classroom Community - Getting to know one another!

Remember to wear your Titans around the World shirt tomorrow if you have one. I have shirts for sale for $10 if anyone wants one.

Period 2 - Finish your rough copy of My Life in 30 words - make sure it represents your life, practice presenting tonight, study your adjective and school word worksheets.

IXL

B- O.1, O.2

C- F.1, F.4, F.6, D.1

D- F.1, F.3, F.5

E- N.1

and Free Choice

Period 3 and 4 -  Great presentations today!  Finish your Bucket List slides, practice presenting to a friend or family member tonight. Practice using good eye contact and expression

IXL-

F- N.1, N.2, N.4, N.11

I- J.1, J.2, J.3, J.4, J.5

Free Choice

Building Classroom Community - Learning about Our Classmates!

Hello Everyone!

Remember - Meet the Teacher tomorrow night at 6:30!

Period 2 - work on your Brainstorm for My Life in 30 Words.  

Period 3 and 4- I am so impressed with your great ideas for the Bucket List!
Here is a link for what your slide breakdown could look like!

https://docs.google.com/a/ocsb.ca/document/d/1IX8KzezoRzi_pPDQnX6AXRek2kmZpNJzPcacWXO6Tk8/edit?usp=sharing
Let me know if you can open it!   Have fun!

ISL- Period 2
B- O.1, P.2
C- F.1, F.4, F.6 D.1
D- F.1, F.3, F.5
E. N.1

Period 3 and 4:
F:  N.1, N.2, N.4, N. 11
I- J.1, J.2, J.3, J.4, J.5

Please see me if you are having trouble with passwords or username.

Have a great weekend!

I hope everyone had a great week!
Homework:
Period 2:  Read each night,
IXL - Level C
try D.1, D.7, D.8, D.10 and D.18
Free Choice -  try a couple of other questions whatever level or type of question you like!

Period 3 and 4 - Work on your Bucket List Activity - finish the list and explain each one briefly (2-4 sentences)
Try IXL - Level E- D.13, D.14, F.6, F.8 or try a couple just for fun at whatever level!

Welcome to Saint Mother Teresa High School ESL!

It was so nice to meet everyone today - new students and returning students.  I hope you had a good day! 

Remember to:
-have your green sheet signed by your parents and guardians
-organize your binder with paper and 3 dividers
-finish your Selfie/All About Me sheet

Here is the link for the Student Handbook - please read!  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR-uhWy8uMoTJLCgG3o_GBbvCEND1335xBEgbYI

Education Week!

Just a reminder that Open House is tomorrow night.  Please bring in your baking tomorrow morning or after school. The Open House is from 5-7pm.  Everyone is welcome!   Remember that you can get volunteer hours for cooking!    Also remember that if you take special transportation, to stay after school tomorrow and arrange transportation for later.  

Education Week is coming! Excellent work this week!

Amazing work and participation today! Keep up the excellent efforts!

Homework - IXL

Period 2 - Finish Perseus questions and Wizard Mode (Hot Docs) questions

Period 3 and 4 - Wizard Mode questions and Chapter 5 and 6 questions

Remind your parents about Open House on Thursday night and think/prepare for what food you could bring! I appreciate your help!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

I'm back!

Hi Everyone - thanks for being so co-operative when I was gone.  I hear that you were great.

For the next couple of weeks we will be reading short stories (period 2) and reading our novel, Shattered.  Here are a couple of things to look forward to:

Open House :  Multicultural Food tables and displays - please bring in baking/food from your country on May 4th.  The Open House is between 5-7 pm.   You can bring your food that morning, or just before 5pm.   We will make flags and information to show where it is from/the name, etc.  
Keep track of the time you spend making food, and those people who help, can also help to sell - this is a great way to get your volunteer hours!!!   If your parents help make it, you can still help sell as well.
Thanks so much for your support with this event - this is always one of the most popular tables of the evening!!  

IXL for the next two weeks!

We are now starting new units.  Period 2 will be learning about story elements and reading short stories.  Period 3 and 4 are beginning an amazing novel study.   There will be some homework to complete questions/activities/writing to go along with the chapters read.

IXL for the next two weeks:  This seems like a lot, I will be gone, so won't be able to assign new work, so you have awhile to complete this.

Period 2:  
C- Q.1, Q.2, Q.3, P.3, O.1, O.2
D- M.6, M.7, L.3, L.4, W.1, W.2, U.1, V.1, V.2
E-U.1, U.2, V.1, V.2, W.1, W.2

Period 3 and 4:
G- OO1, OO.2, OO.3, OO.4, OO5, PP.1, PP.2, PP.3, QQ.1, QQ.2
I- HH.1, HH.2, LL.5, NN.1, QQ.1

IXL This Weekend

Well!  You finished the literacy test!   You are worked very hard and should be so proud.  We are now moving on to short stories for the morning group and a novel study with the afternoon group.

Just a reminder - a few people in periods 3 and 4 did not hand in their literacy package (graffiti in Montreal). Please make sure that I receive this by Monday morning. Thanks!

People who owe me work, do these:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGdD7vo1NLQyNmZJb8vBp8B-HVkZI63zJk0_ELVrbko/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rk_qbPBISj4z_9zAuxz5YQx4w3j-1XIly1xtzyHWZB0/edit?usp=sharing

Relax and enjoy your weekend!
IXL - Homework:

Period 2:
C- I.1, I.2, I.3, I.4, R.1, R.2D- S.1, S.2, Y.1, Y.2, Y.3, M.1, M.3, M.4, M.5

Period 3 and 4:
F- HH.2, KK.1
G - J.1
I- A.1, A.3
H- E.1, plus one of your choice
J- C.1

OSSLT Prep!

IXL Homework:  
Period 2 - D- J.1, J.2, J.3
E-J.1, J.2, J.3
F-OO.1, Oo.2, OO.3

Period 3 and 4:
G:  DD.1
H:  C.1, D.1
I- EE.1, GG1, S.1, E.1, F.1

Period 3 and 4:  Everyone has been working so hard to prepare for the Literacy test this week.    You are well prepared! 

 Wednesday night - you could watch these little videos to have some tips fresh in your head!  Also, get a good nights sleep and have a good breakfast on Thursday morning.

Writing a News Article

Writing a News Report!

Check out these links that show us how to write a news article for the OSSLT
After reading so many Newsela articles, you are all now very familiar with newspaper articles and their format.   For those writing the OSSLT, please watch these videos AND MAKE NOTES TO SHOW ME.  The internet has been up and down at school, and these will really help. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NmVtnEEA8

Look at some of these samples:
Sample news reports

Other samples of student work! Click here!

Plan:
1. Read the headline and picture and decide on an event. Ask: “What happened?”
2. Jot down answers to the questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
3. List the names of the participants.

Write:
1. Write the first paragraph using the answers to your 5Ws.
2. Write the body: Explain using details what happened, using quotations from participants to support the facts in your news story. (Make them up. They do not have to be accurate!)
3. Quotations are important in the newspaper article.   Include a couple of quotations - from eye witnesses, participants, observers, experts - make them up! 
4. Write in the third person (he, she it, they) Avoid using the first person. (I)
5. Write in the past tense. (Last Monday, Bridget H. came fourth in the slalom race at OFSSA.)
6. Write a conclusion or ending to your news story.

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had an amazing March Break!  It is finally warming up!!

Period 3 and 4 - if you haven't already shared your opinion essay with me on Google Docs - make sure that you do that today.  I am finishing up my marking now.

This week we will continue to work on preparation for the Literacy Test.   Enjoy your last day!