English 12Welcome to the course homepage for English 12 with Ms. Legault. Here you will find everything you need to know about the course. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
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What did we do today?
January 22nd, 2020
We had our final class, and did one last in class write for English 12.
January 21st, 2020
We filled out term 2 work habit self assessments. Then we wrote letters to our grade 8 selves. There was time to study.
January 20th, 2020
We had our last class period to work on the essay. It is due by midnight tonight.
January 17th, 2020
We worked on the research paper. The deadline has been extended to Monday.
January 14th, 2020
There was time to focus on writing the essay today.
January 13th, 2020
We worked on the research paper outline, and had time to begin writing today.
January 10th, 2020
There was time to work on the annotated bibliography and the essay outline today. Source sheets were checked.
January 9th, 2020
There was more time to do research today. The topic sheets were checked.
January 8th, 2020
We continued to work on the research paper. If your topic was approved, you could begin doing your research.
January 7th, 2020
Progress reports were handed out. We began to work on a research paper.
We had our final class, and did one last in class write for English 12.
January 21st, 2020
We filled out term 2 work habit self assessments. Then we wrote letters to our grade 8 selves. There was time to study.
January 20th, 2020
We had our last class period to work on the essay. It is due by midnight tonight.
January 17th, 2020
We worked on the research paper. The deadline has been extended to Monday.
January 14th, 2020
There was time to focus on writing the essay today.
January 13th, 2020
We worked on the research paper outline, and had time to begin writing today.
January 10th, 2020
There was time to work on the annotated bibliography and the essay outline today. Source sheets were checked.
January 9th, 2020
There was more time to do research today. The topic sheets were checked.
January 8th, 2020
We continued to work on the research paper. If your topic was approved, you could begin doing your research.
January 7th, 2020
Progress reports were handed out. We began to work on a research paper.
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December 20th, 2019
The short story was due today. If needed, you could work on it or silently read this block.
December 19th, 2019
We continued to work on the short story.
December 18th, 2019
We continued to work on the short story.
December 17th, 2019
We continued to work on the short story.
December 16th, 2019
We worked on the short story today. Progress reports were handed out.
December 13th, 2019
We got into writing the short story today.
December 12th, 2019
The dialogue pairs activity is due today. We did some notes on ending, and looked at the story mountain. There was time to begin brainstorming your story.
The short story was due today. If needed, you could work on it or silently read this block.
December 19th, 2019
We continued to work on the short story.
December 18th, 2019
We continued to work on the short story.
December 17th, 2019
We continued to work on the short story.
December 16th, 2019
We worked on the short story today. Progress reports were handed out.
December 13th, 2019
We got into writing the short story today.
December 12th, 2019
The dialogue pairs activity is due today. We did some notes on ending, and looked at the story mountain. There was time to begin brainstorming your story.
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December 11th, 2019
We practiced writing about setting. Then we created characters. Any extra time was to be used for the dialogue pairs activity.
We practiced writing about setting. Then we created characters. Any extra time was to be used for the dialogue pairs activity.
December 10th, 2019
We did some notes on dialogue. Then we did a dialogue pairs activity. See Ms. Legault for this assignment.
We did some notes on dialogue. Then we did a dialogue pairs activity. See Ms. Legault for this assignment.
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December 9th, 2019
We learned about hooks by doing some notes. Then we looked at some examples and then wrote our own.
We learned about hooks by doing some notes. Then we looked at some examples and then wrote our own.
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December 6th, 2019
We had an in class write on one of the short stories.
We had an in class write on one of the short stories.
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December 5th, 2019
We read "The Lottery" and answered questions on it.
We read "The Lottery" and answered questions on it.
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December 4th, 2019
We read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and answered questions on it.
We read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and answered questions on it.
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December 3rd, 2019
We wrote a journal entry. Then we read "The Jade Peony" and answered some questions on it.
We wrote a journal entry. Then we read "The Jade Peony" and answered some questions on it.
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December 2nd, 2019
We wrote a journal entry. Then we read "Boys and Girls" by Alice Munro. We answered questions on the story.
We wrote a journal entry. Then we read "Boys and Girls" by Alice Munro. We answered questions on the story.
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November 29th, 2019
Lit Circle Assignment 4 was due today. We signed out new books from the library. Then we did some notes on short stories. Then we read "The Hockey Sweater" and did some questions on it.
Lit Circle Assignment 4 was due today. We signed out new books from the library. Then we did some notes on short stories. Then we read "The Hockey Sweater" and did some questions on it.
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November 28th, 2019
We had time to work on the lit circle assignment 4. It is due tomorrow.
November 27th, 2019
We had time to work on the lit circle assignment 4.
November 26th, 2019
We had time to work on the lit circle assignment 4.
November 22nd, 2019
We had our final lit circle meeting. There was discussion of the book and then time to peer/self evaluate. Then there was time to finish up RJ4.
November 21st, 2019
We attended a viewing of the play.
November 20th, 2019
We read, and prepared for the final lit circle meeting on Friday.
November 19th, 2019
There was time to read, and work on assignments for the lit circle unit.
November 18th, 2019
No class today due to the PSI fair.
November 15th, 2019
We had our third lit circle meeting. There was time to discuss the book, and then peer/self evaluate. RJ3 could be worked on, along with LCA3.
November 14th, 2019
There was time to read, and work on the third response journal and lit circle assignment. The third lit circle meeting is tomorrow.
November 13th, 2019
There was time to read, and work on the assignments for the next lit circle meeting.
November 12th, 2019
RJ 2 and LCA2 were due today. There was time to read and get ready for the next lit circle meeting.
November 8th, 2019
We had our second lit circle meeting today. We discussed the books, and then peer/self evaluated. From there we had time to finish up our response journals and get ready for the next week.
November 7th, 2019
We had time to read, work on RJ2, and LCA2. Lit circle 2 is tomorrow.
November 6th, 2019
We had time to read, work on RJ2 and LCA2. As a reminder, both of those assignments will be due on Nov 12th after the lit circle meeting (Nov 8).
November 5th, 2019
RJ1 and LCA1 were due today. Then we had time to read, work on RJ2, and LCA2.
November 4th, 2019
We had CLC with Ms. Liddicoat today.
November 1st, 2019
Silent Reading Assignment 1 was due today. We did work habit self-assessments at the start of class today. Then we had our first lit circle meeting. We discussed the book, shared passages and questions. After we peer and self-evaluated. There was time to finish up the response journal and to work on Lit Circle Assignment 1. Both are due on November 5th.
October 31st, 2019
There was time to read, and work on the assignments for the lit circle unit.
October 30th, 2019
There was time to read, and work on the assignments for the lit circle unit.
October 29th, 2019
We signed out books from the library for our lit circle unit. We went over the assignments, and had our first quick group meeting. Then we had time to start reading.
We had time to work on the lit circle assignment 4. It is due tomorrow.
November 27th, 2019
We had time to work on the lit circle assignment 4.
November 26th, 2019
We had time to work on the lit circle assignment 4.
November 22nd, 2019
We had our final lit circle meeting. There was discussion of the book and then time to peer/self evaluate. Then there was time to finish up RJ4.
November 21st, 2019
We attended a viewing of the play.
November 20th, 2019
We read, and prepared for the final lit circle meeting on Friday.
November 19th, 2019
There was time to read, and work on assignments for the lit circle unit.
November 18th, 2019
No class today due to the PSI fair.
November 15th, 2019
We had our third lit circle meeting. There was time to discuss the book, and then peer/self evaluate. RJ3 could be worked on, along with LCA3.
November 14th, 2019
There was time to read, and work on the third response journal and lit circle assignment. The third lit circle meeting is tomorrow.
November 13th, 2019
There was time to read, and work on the assignments for the next lit circle meeting.
November 12th, 2019
RJ 2 and LCA2 were due today. There was time to read and get ready for the next lit circle meeting.
November 8th, 2019
We had our second lit circle meeting today. We discussed the books, and then peer/self evaluated. From there we had time to finish up our response journals and get ready for the next week.
November 7th, 2019
We had time to read, work on RJ2, and LCA2. Lit circle 2 is tomorrow.
November 6th, 2019
We had time to read, work on RJ2 and LCA2. As a reminder, both of those assignments will be due on Nov 12th after the lit circle meeting (Nov 8).
November 5th, 2019
RJ1 and LCA1 were due today. Then we had time to read, work on RJ2, and LCA2.
November 4th, 2019
We had CLC with Ms. Liddicoat today.
November 1st, 2019
Silent Reading Assignment 1 was due today. We did work habit self-assessments at the start of class today. Then we had our first lit circle meeting. We discussed the book, shared passages and questions. After we peer and self-evaluated. There was time to finish up the response journal and to work on Lit Circle Assignment 1. Both are due on November 5th.
October 31st, 2019
There was time to read, and work on the assignments for the lit circle unit.
October 30th, 2019
There was time to read, and work on the assignments for the lit circle unit.
October 29th, 2019
We signed out books from the library for our lit circle unit. We went over the assignments, and had our first quick group meeting. Then we had time to start reading.
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October 28th, 2019
We had some time to work on the silent reading assignment, or do any catch up work that you might need to do.
October 24th, 2019
We listened to book talks on the lit circle books and voted on our top options. Then we had time to continue to work on the essay. It is due on Monday.
October 23rd, 2019
We began to work on The Lion King vs Hamlet essay. It is due on Monday the 28th.
October 22nd, 2019
We finished watching the Lion King. There was time to work on outlining for the essay.
October 21st, 2019
We went over the Lion King vs. Hamlet essay assignment. Then we began to watch the Lion King.
We had some time to work on the silent reading assignment, or do any catch up work that you might need to do.
October 24th, 2019
We listened to book talks on the lit circle books and voted on our top options. Then we had time to continue to work on the essay. It is due on Monday.
October 23rd, 2019
We began to work on The Lion King vs Hamlet essay. It is due on Monday the 28th.
October 22nd, 2019
We finished watching the Lion King. There was time to work on outlining for the essay.
October 21st, 2019
We went over the Lion King vs. Hamlet essay assignment. Then we began to watch the Lion King.
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October 18th, 2019
We finished up the Hamlet Test.
October 17th, 2019
We continued to work on the Hamlet Test.
October 16th, 2019
We began working on the Hamlet Test.
October 15th, 2019
We had time to continue to work on the study guide. Please feel free to compare your answers below.
We finished up the Hamlet Test.
October 17th, 2019
We continued to work on the Hamlet Test.
October 16th, 2019
We began working on the Hamlet Test.
October 15th, 2019
We had time to continue to work on the study guide. Please feel free to compare your answers below.
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October 11th, 2019
We had time to work on the study guide. A summary of what happened during the play was handed out.
We had time to work on the study guide. A summary of what happened during the play was handed out.
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October 10th, 2019
We read Act V, sc ii and finished the play. We did our last set of questions. Then we began to work on a study guide, and did a journal entry.
We read Act V, sc ii and finished the play. We did our last set of questions. Then we began to work on a study guide, and did a journal entry.
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October 9th, 2019
We read Act V, sc i. We did the questions. We watched part of the movie.
October 8th, 2019
We read Act IV, sc v-vii, and did the questions.
October 7th, 2019
We read Act IV, sc i-iv. We completed some questions on those scenes. Then we continued to watch the movie.
October 4th, 2019
We read Act III, sc iii-iv. We completed questions on those scenes and continued to watch the movie.
October 3rd, 2019
We read Act III, sc ii. We did the questions.
October 2nd, 2019
We read Act III, sc i. We did the questions. Then we watched part of the movie.
October 1st, 2019
We read Act II, sc ii. We completed the questions on it.
September 30th, 2019
We read Act II, sc i and did the questions. We also watched the first part of the movie version of Hamlet.
September 26th, 2019
We read Act I, sc iii-v and did the questions on them.
September 25th, 2019
We signed out copies of Hamlet, and began to read. We read Act I, sc i-ii, and completed questions on them.
We read Act V, sc i. We did the questions. We watched part of the movie.
October 8th, 2019
We read Act IV, sc v-vii, and did the questions.
October 7th, 2019
We read Act IV, sc i-iv. We completed some questions on those scenes. Then we continued to watch the movie.
October 4th, 2019
We read Act III, sc iii-iv. We completed questions on those scenes and continued to watch the movie.
October 3rd, 2019
We read Act III, sc ii. We did the questions.
October 2nd, 2019
We read Act III, sc i. We did the questions. Then we watched part of the movie.
October 1st, 2019
We read Act II, sc ii. We completed the questions on it.
September 30th, 2019
We read Act II, sc i and did the questions. We also watched the first part of the movie version of Hamlet.
September 26th, 2019
We read Act I, sc iii-v and did the questions on them.
September 25th, 2019
We signed out copies of Hamlet, and began to read. We read Act I, sc i-ii, and completed questions on them.
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September 24th, 2019
We did a journal entry. Then we answered some pre-assessment questions on Shakespeare. Then we did some notes on Shakespeare and Hamlet.
We did a journal entry. Then we answered some pre-assessment questions on Shakespeare. Then we did some notes on Shakespeare and Hamlet.
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September 23rd, 2019
We did an in class write on "Climbing Lessons." It was due by the end of class. The prompt is attached at the bottom of the poem in the file below.
September 20th, 2019
We wrote a limerick. Then we analyzed the poem "Climbing Lessons."
We did an in class write on "Climbing Lessons." It was due by the end of class. The prompt is attached at the bottom of the poem in the file below.
September 20th, 2019
We wrote a limerick. Then we analyzed the poem "Climbing Lessons."
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September 19th, 2019
We wrote rhyming poems. Then we analyzed the poem "The Pigeon, Icarus."
September 18th, 2019
We wrote haikus. Then we analyzed the Margaret Atwood poem "Younger Sister, Going Swimming".
We wrote rhyming poems. Then we analyzed the poem "The Pigeon, Icarus."
September 18th, 2019
We wrote haikus. Then we analyzed the Margaret Atwood poem "Younger Sister, Going Swimming".
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September 17th, 2019
We had CLC 12 with Ms. Liddicoat today. She talked about what a Capstone project is, and we began on Capstone proposals. If you were away, make sure to check in with her!
September 16th, 2019
We talked about poetry and what we remembered from previous years about poetry. Then we analyzed the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth.
We had CLC 12 with Ms. Liddicoat today. She talked about what a Capstone project is, and we began on Capstone proposals. If you were away, make sure to check in with her!
September 16th, 2019
We talked about poetry and what we remembered from previous years about poetry. Then we analyzed the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth.
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September 13th, 2019
We did some notes on essays today.
We did some notes on essays today.
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September 12th, 2019
We continued to work on the timeline assignment. It was due by the end of class.
September 11th, 2019
We continued to work on the timeline assignment.
September 10th, 2019
We continued to work on the timeline.
September 9th, 2019
We continued to work on the timeline.
September 6th, 2019
We went over the silent reading assignment. Then we went to the library to sign out silent reading novels.
We continued to work on the timeline assignment. It was due by the end of class.
September 11th, 2019
We continued to work on the timeline assignment.
September 10th, 2019
We continued to work on the timeline.
September 9th, 2019
We continued to work on the timeline.
September 6th, 2019
We went over the silent reading assignment. Then we went to the library to sign out silent reading novels.
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September 5th, 2019
We went over the timeline assignment. Then we began to work on it.
We went over the timeline assignment. Then we began to work on it.
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September 4th, 2019
We completed a survey, then went over the course outline. There were some class ice breakers.
We completed a survey, then went over the course outline. There were some class ice breakers.
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September 3rd, 2019
There was no meeting today in lieu of the grad bbq.
There was no meeting today in lieu of the grad bbq.