English 10Welcome to the course homepage for English 10 with Ms. Legault. Here you will find everything you need to know about the course.
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January 24th, 2018
We watched the movie.
January 23rd, 2018
We worked on the essay. It was due today.
January 22nd, 2018
We continued to work on the essay and had some catch up time.
January 19th, 2018
We continued working on the essay.
January 18th, 2018
We began working on our synthesis essay final.
We watched the movie.
January 23rd, 2018
We worked on the essay. It was due today.
January 22nd, 2018
We continued to work on the essay and had some catch up time.
January 19th, 2018
We continued working on the essay.
January 18th, 2018
We began working on our synthesis essay final.
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January 17th, 2018
We did the Act V quiz. Then we had some catch up time.
January 16th, 2018
We read Act V, sc i-iii.
January 15th, 2018
We read Act IV, sc v, and wrote the quiz on Act IV.
January 12th, 2018
We read Act IV, sc i-iv.
January 11th, 2018
We finished reading Act III today and wrote the quiz on it.
January 10th, 2018
No class today in favour of CAPP.
January 9th, 2018
We read Act III, sc ii-iv.
December 21st, 2017
We did a quiz on Act II. Then we read Act III, sc i.
December 20th, 2017
We read Act II, sc iv-vi and did the questions. There's a quiz on Act II tomorrow but it will be open book.
December 19th, 2017
We read Act II, sc ii and iii and did the questions.
December 18th, 2o17
We did a quiz on Act I, which was open book. Then we read Act II, prologue and scene i. We worked on the questions.
December 15th, 2017
We learned about various poetic devices. Then we read Act I, sc v of Romeo and Juliet. We worked on questions. There will be an open book quiz on Monday on Act I.
We did the Act V quiz. Then we had some catch up time.
January 16th, 2018
We read Act V, sc i-iii.
January 15th, 2018
We read Act IV, sc v, and wrote the quiz on Act IV.
January 12th, 2018
We read Act IV, sc i-iv.
January 11th, 2018
We finished reading Act III today and wrote the quiz on it.
January 10th, 2018
No class today in favour of CAPP.
January 9th, 2018
We read Act III, sc ii-iv.
December 21st, 2017
We did a quiz on Act II. Then we read Act III, sc i.
December 20th, 2017
We read Act II, sc iv-vi and did the questions. There's a quiz on Act II tomorrow but it will be open book.
December 19th, 2017
We read Act II, sc ii and iii and did the questions.
December 18th, 2o17
We did a quiz on Act I, which was open book. Then we read Act II, prologue and scene i. We worked on the questions.
December 15th, 2017
We learned about various poetic devices. Then we read Act I, sc v of Romeo and Juliet. We worked on questions. There will be an open book quiz on Monday on Act I.
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December 14th, 2017
We read Act I, sc ii-iv of Romeo and Juliet today and did the questions.
December 13th, 2017
We finished up the notes from last class. Then we went to the library to get our copies of Romeo and Juliet. Finally, we began to read the play by reading the prologue and Act I, sc i. Confused? Click this link.
We read Act I, sc ii-iv of Romeo and Juliet today and did the questions.
December 13th, 2017
We finished up the notes from last class. Then we went to the library to get our copies of Romeo and Juliet. Finally, we began to read the play by reading the prologue and Act I, sc i. Confused? Click this link.
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December 12th, 2017
We learned about William Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet.
We learned about William Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet.
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December 11th, 2017
We had a block to finish up our synthesis essays and also to catch up on other work.
December 8th, 2017
We watched the video of "To Build a Fire".
We had a block to finish up our synthesis essays and also to catch up on other work.
December 8th, 2017
We watched the video of "To Build a Fire".
December 7th, 2017
We worked on our essay and the "To Build a Fire" questions.
December 6th, 2017
No class today in favour of CAPP.
December 5th, 2017
We learned about synthesis essays, and began to write one based on "To Build a Fire." Then we finished the questions and worked on the essay.
We worked on our essay and the "To Build a Fire" questions.
December 6th, 2017
No class today in favour of CAPP.
December 5th, 2017
We learned about synthesis essays, and began to write one based on "To Build a Fire." Then we finished the questions and worked on the essay.
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December 4th, 2017
We read "To Build a Fire" and answered the questions based on it.
We read "To Build a Fire" and answered the questions based on it.
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December 1st, 2017
The Monkey's Paw questions were due today. We learned about Jack London and different types of conflict. Then we did some free writes and filled out an anticipation guide.
The Monkey's Paw questions were due today. We learned about Jack London and different types of conflict. Then we did some free writes and filled out an anticipation guide.
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November 30th, 2017
We had time to finish up the questions and work on our open response. Questions are due tomorrow and the open response is due on Monday.
November 29, 2017
We had time to finished up the questions on "The Monkey's Paw" and start on our open response.
November 28th, 2017
We learned about allusion and WW Jacobs. Then we wrote about what we would wish for if we had three wishes. We looked at the vocabulary and then read "The Monkey's Paw".
We had time to finish up the questions and work on our open response. Questions are due tomorrow and the open response is due on Monday.
November 29, 2017
We had time to finished up the questions on "The Monkey's Paw" and start on our open response.
November 28th, 2017
We learned about allusion and WW Jacobs. Then we wrote about what we would wish for if we had three wishes. We looked at the vocabulary and then read "The Monkey's Paw".
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November 24th, 2017
We continued to work on the open response on "The Lottery Ticket" and finish up the questions.
November 23rd, 2017
We had time to finish the discussion questions on "The Lottery Ticket" and went over the rubric that I have been marking your open responses with. Then we had time to work on the open response.
November 22nd, 2017
No class today in favour of CAPP.
November 21st, 2017
We wrote about what we would do if we won the lottery. Then we went over the vocabulary for the story we were going to read. Then we read "The Lottery Ticket" and worked on the questions about it.
We continued to work on the open response on "The Lottery Ticket" and finish up the questions.
November 23rd, 2017
We had time to finish the discussion questions on "The Lottery Ticket" and went over the rubric that I have been marking your open responses with. Then we had time to work on the open response.
November 22nd, 2017
No class today in favour of CAPP.
November 21st, 2017
We wrote about what we would do if we won the lottery. Then we went over the vocabulary for the story we were going to read. Then we read "The Lottery Ticket" and worked on the questions about it.
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November 20th, 2017
We started some pre-assessment for the next short story we're reading. We watched two videos: "Greed is Good" (from Wall Street movie) and "Does Money Make You Mean? (A Ted Talk), and responded to them. Then we started on some fill in the blank notes.
We started some pre-assessment for the next short story we're reading. We watched two videos: "Greed is Good" (from Wall Street movie) and "Does Money Make You Mean? (A Ted Talk), and responded to them. Then we started on some fill in the blank notes.
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November 17th, 2017
We had time to finish up the questions and the open response on "Tell-Tale Heart".
November 16th, 2017
We had time to finish the questions for "Tell-Tale Heart". After the questions were finished you had to write an open response to one of the questions from the list of questions. An open response is a literary response to a text. Your task is to pick one of the questions from the question sheet to respond to in a longer paragraph response. You must have a topic sentence, which answers the question. Then you must have evidence (quotes) from the text to back up your topic. Finally you must defend those pieces of evidence to back up the topic. Avoid using 'I', slang, and contractions. You must use your best grammar and spelling.
November 15th, 2017
We learned some vocabulary words for the story "Tell-Tale Heart". Then we read the story and answered some questions on the story.
We had time to finish up the questions and the open response on "Tell-Tale Heart".
November 16th, 2017
We had time to finish the questions for "Tell-Tale Heart". After the questions were finished you had to write an open response to one of the questions from the list of questions. An open response is a literary response to a text. Your task is to pick one of the questions from the question sheet to respond to in a longer paragraph response. You must have a topic sentence, which answers the question. Then you must have evidence (quotes) from the text to back up your topic. Finally you must defend those pieces of evidence to back up the topic. Avoid using 'I', slang, and contractions. You must use your best grammar and spelling.
November 15th, 2017
We learned some vocabulary words for the story "Tell-Tale Heart". Then we read the story and answered some questions on the story.
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November 14th, 2017
We finished the movie. Then we did some notes on unreliable narrators and Edgar Allan Poe.
We finished the movie. Then we did some notes on unreliable narrators and Edgar Allan Poe.
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November 10th, 2017
We continued to watch the movie.
November 9th, 2017
We watched the movie.
November 8th, 2017
We had a catch up day.
November 7th, 2017
We continued our TKAM test.
November 6th, 2017
We had our TKAM test today.
November 3rd, 2017
We went over the study guide. There is a test on Monday. Please come at 1:54.
November 2nd, 2017
We had time to work on the study guide and catch up. We also went over how to write an essay.
November 1st, 2017
We read chapter 29-31. We worked on the questions and the study guide. There is a TKAM test on Monday.
We continued to watch the movie.
November 9th, 2017
We watched the movie.
November 8th, 2017
We had a catch up day.
November 7th, 2017
We continued our TKAM test.
November 6th, 2017
We had our TKAM test today.
November 3rd, 2017
We went over the study guide. There is a test on Monday. Please come at 1:54.
November 2nd, 2017
We had time to work on the study guide and catch up. We also went over how to write an essay.
November 1st, 2017
We read chapter 29-31. We worked on the questions and the study guide. There is a TKAM test on Monday.
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October 31st, 2017
We read chapter 27 and 28. We worked on questions. We will have a TKAM test on Monday.
October 30th, 2017
We read the rest of chapter 24, then chapters 25-26. We worked on questions.
October 27th, 2017
We read chapter 23 and part of 24.
October 26th, 2017
We read chapter 20-22 and worked on the questions.
October 25th, 2017
We worked on the Chapter 16-18 questions. Then we continued reading with chapter 19.
October 24th, 2017
We continued to read TKAM. We read the rest of chapter 16, chapter 17 and 18.
October 23rd, 2017
We continued reading To Kill a Mockingbird. We read chapters 15 and half of 16.
October 19th, 2017
We had some time to work on the 9-12 questions. Then we continued to read the book from chapter 13 and 14. Homework is to catch up on things you have not handed in.
October 18th, 2017
We read chapters 10 and 11. Chapter 12 was for homework.
October 17th, 2017
We read chapter 9 and then worked on the questions for chapters 7-9.
October 16th, 2017
We worked on the chapter 4-6 questions. Then we continued on with Chapter 7 and 8.
October 13th, 2017
We read chapters four and five today. Reading chapter six is for homework.
October 12th, 2017
We continued reading our novel today. We read chapters 2-3 and did the questions.
October 11th, 2017
We finished chapter one of our novel. Then we answered questions about it.
We read chapter 27 and 28. We worked on questions. We will have a TKAM test on Monday.
October 30th, 2017
We read the rest of chapter 24, then chapters 25-26. We worked on questions.
October 27th, 2017
We read chapter 23 and part of 24.
October 26th, 2017
We read chapter 20-22 and worked on the questions.
October 25th, 2017
We worked on the Chapter 16-18 questions. Then we continued reading with chapter 19.
October 24th, 2017
We continued to read TKAM. We read the rest of chapter 16, chapter 17 and 18.
October 23rd, 2017
We continued reading To Kill a Mockingbird. We read chapters 15 and half of 16.
October 19th, 2017
We had some time to work on the 9-12 questions. Then we continued to read the book from chapter 13 and 14. Homework is to catch up on things you have not handed in.
October 18th, 2017
We read chapters 10 and 11. Chapter 12 was for homework.
October 17th, 2017
We read chapter 9 and then worked on the questions for chapters 7-9.
October 16th, 2017
We worked on the chapter 4-6 questions. Then we continued on with Chapter 7 and 8.
October 13th, 2017
We read chapters four and five today. Reading chapter six is for homework.
October 12th, 2017
We continued reading our novel today. We read chapters 2-3 and did the questions.
October 11th, 2017
We finished chapter one of our novel. Then we answered questions about it.
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October 10th, 2017
We went to the library to get our novel study book. Then we did some free writing on themes related to the book and began to read the novel.
October 6th, 2017
We worked on our short stories today. It was our last class to work on the short story. It is due on October 10th, 2017.
October 5th, 2017
We worked on our short stories today.
October 4th, 2017
We did a grammar sheet today.
October 3rd, 2017
We worked on our short stories today.
October 2nd, 2017
We worked on our short stories today.
September 28th, 2017
We worked on our short stories today.
September 27th, 2017
We had the laptops and time to start working on the short story.
September 26th, 2017
There was time to work on the story mountain and to start writing the story.
September 25th, 2017
We learned about endings and talked about our short story assignment.
We went to the library to get our novel study book. Then we did some free writing on themes related to the book and began to read the novel.
October 6th, 2017
We worked on our short stories today. It was our last class to work on the short story. It is due on October 10th, 2017.
October 5th, 2017
We worked on our short stories today.
October 4th, 2017
We did a grammar sheet today.
October 3rd, 2017
We worked on our short stories today.
October 2nd, 2017
We worked on our short stories today.
September 28th, 2017
We worked on our short stories today.
September 27th, 2017
We had the laptops and time to start working on the short story.
September 26th, 2017
There was time to work on the story mountain and to start writing the story.
September 25th, 2017
We learned about endings and talked about our short story assignment.
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September 22nd, 2017
No class today in favour of Planning 10 with Mr. Biel.
September 21st, 2017
Today was our in class write for our POV fan fiction assignment.
September 20th, 2017
Today we did notes on the topics of hooks, paragraphs, and setting. Then we looked at some examples and practiced writing some of our own.
No class today in favour of Planning 10 with Mr. Biel.
September 21st, 2017
Today was our in class write for our POV fan fiction assignment.
September 20th, 2017
Today we did notes on the topics of hooks, paragraphs, and setting. Then we looked at some examples and practiced writing some of our own.
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September 19th, 2017
We took some notes on point of view and tense. There was some time to finish the collaborative dialogue assignment. Then we went over the topic for the in class write on Thursday.
We took some notes on point of view and tense. There was some time to finish the collaborative dialogue assignment. Then we went over the topic for the in class write on Thursday.
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September 18th, 2017
We wrote collaborative dialogue scenes with partners. If you were away, please speak to Ms. Legault about making up this assignment.
September 15th, 2017
We created our own character and did some notes on dialogue.
We wrote collaborative dialogue scenes with partners. If you were away, please speak to Ms. Legault about making up this assignment.
September 15th, 2017
We created our own character and did some notes on dialogue.
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September 14th, 2017
We wrote character sketches on someone that we know today.
We wrote character sketches on someone that we know today.
September 13th, 2017
We started our short story unit today. We learned about different types of characters and wrote to some prompts.
We started our short story unit today. We learned about different types of characters and wrote to some prompts.
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September 12th, 2017
We marked yesterday's grammar sheet. Additionally, it was our last class to work on the timeline/paragraph as it due tomorrow.
September 11th, 2017
The silent reading assignment due dates have been assigned. November 7th for Term 1 and January 17th for Term 2. We worked on a nouns grammar sheet. Then we worked on the timeline assignment.
September 8th, 2017
We went to the library to pick out a book for silent reading. We also learned about our silent reading assignment. Then we had time to work on our timelines.
We marked yesterday's grammar sheet. Additionally, it was our last class to work on the timeline/paragraph as it due tomorrow.
September 11th, 2017
The silent reading assignment due dates have been assigned. November 7th for Term 1 and January 17th for Term 2. We worked on a nouns grammar sheet. Then we worked on the timeline assignment.
September 8th, 2017
We went to the library to pick out a book for silent reading. We also learned about our silent reading assignment. Then we had time to work on our timelines.
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September 7th, 2017
Today we were given our first major assignment of the year. This is the timeline assignment and we began to work on it.
Today we were given our first major assignment of the year. This is the timeline assignment and we began to work on it.
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September 6th, 2017
In our first full length block, we went over the course outline (see above). We also did a student survey to help me get to know you. Then we played some ice breaker games.
September 5th, 2017
We met briefly to discuss school supplies on our first day of school.
In our first full length block, we went over the course outline (see above). We also did a student survey to help me get to know you. Then we played some ice breaker games.
September 5th, 2017
We met briefly to discuss school supplies on our first day of school.