Thursday, October 30, 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

English Language Arts: Essay

Brainstorming, outline, rough copy, and good copy in process. Ask your students about specific deadlines. Outline and brainstorming form due Oct 28th.

Social Studies: Unit Two Test

Bumped back to Tuesday, November 4th.

Social Studies: Speeches and Election

Due: Thurday, October 30th.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Thursday, October 16, 2008

English Language Arts: Poster

Due: Monday, October 20th. Essay due date will be pushed back. New due date to be announced soon.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Social Studies: Exciting Events

October 7th: Guest Speaker Ted Klassen, Liberal Party
October 10th: Guest Speaker Charlie Howatt of The Green Party, and Candice Hoeppner of the Conservative Party.

English Language Arts: Novel Study

Students should plan on reading a chapter a day.
October 8th: Chpt 1-6 quiz
October 17th: Chpt 7-end quiz
October 23rd: "What divides us, unites us, and gives us hope" essay due.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Thursday, September 18, 2008

English Language Arts: Theme Response

Still due tomorrow, Sept. 19th. The corresponding handout is entitled "And the Point of the Story Is?"

Social Studies: Poster Presentation

Bumped back to Sept. 22. Unit test bumped back as well, TBA.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Social Studies: Important September Dates

Sept 8th: Map Quiz
Sept 17th: Poster Presentation
Sept 19th: Regions Test

English Language Arts: Important September Dates

September 12th: "Tell-Tale Heart" paragraph due
September 19th: Theme responses due
September 25th: Photostory due
September 26th: Short Stories Test

Welcome

The following posts will concern major assignments and tests only. Daily homework will not be posted. All posts concern Grade 9 subjects.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

English 10F: Twelfth Night Essay

Due: June 10th.

English 11G: Persuasive Speech

Presentation date: June 3rd.

All Classes: Progress Reports

Distributed Monday, June 2nd. Please review mark statement with your student.

Monday, May 12, 2008

English and Social Studies

Interim mark statements have been distributed.

English 11G: Careers Unit Test

May 15th. See review sheet for details.

English: Poetry Dates

May 15th: Battle of the Bands
May 21st: Poetry Test

Thursday, April 24, 2008

English 10F: Novel Study

Quiz bumped back to Monday, April 28th. Reader's Theatre took more time than expected.

Social Studies: Unit Test

Wednesday, April 30th.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

English 11G: Three Letters, Three Audiences

Good copy due: Friday, April 11th.

English 10F: Novel Study Begins

Students must read one chapter a day. Some classtime will be provided.
Important Dates:
April 14th: Quiz, Chpt 1-6
April 24th: Quiz, Chpt 1-End
May 2nd: Essay Due
Note: Reader's theatre presentations will occur from April 15th-18th. Classtime will be provided for prep.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

English 10F: Photostory

Due: Friday, March 26th. Planning documents, drafts, and final project must be handed in.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Note: All of Mr. Giesbrecht's Classes are at the Grade 9 Level

To clear up any confusion:
English 10F is the core English.
English 11G is the transactional English.
Social Studies 10F is a civics\history course.

English (11G): Media Violence Essay

Good copy due: Wed, March 19th. Students had sufficient classtime to complete this essay.

Social Studies: Family History Interview

Due: Wednesday, March 26th.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Monday, March 3, 2008

English 10F: Marks Statement

Mark statement distributed today. Concerns first five assignments only. Book interviews, spelling tests, and grammar quizzes not included.

S.S: Rebranding Manitoba

Due: March 4th. Class time provided.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Transactional English (11G): Independent Reading

Reading logs and journals due April 21st. This is your student's daily homework; see the "Term One Independent Reading Handout." Sixteen hours of reading with sixteen journal entries equals 100%.

English: Persuasive Paragraph

Due: Wednesday, February 20th.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Friday, February 8, 2008

Social Studies: Canadian Travel Adventure

Presentations must be ready for Monday, February 18th. See handout for details.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

All Classes: Parent Letter

Letter to parents should be signed and returned as soon as possible.

English: Independent Reading

First term interviews and reports are due April 23rd. Four books equals 100%; see the "Idependent Reading Guidelines" handout. Note: Independent reading is your son or daughter's daily homework.

Transactional English (11G): Media Log Assignment

Due: February 13th

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Social Studies Exam: January 29th, 12:49 pm

Review sheet distributed last week.

English Exam: January 29th, 9 am

Review sheet was distributed last week.

Blogger Problems Resolved

Last messages would not post. Sorry. Blogger troubles.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Four Weeks to Go!

The end of the first semester is approaching rapidly. Mark statements were issued Nov. 30th, with updates to be distributed the first day back in 2008. Exams will be held during the last week of January.

FOUR WEEKS TO GO!

The end of the first semester is approaching rapidly. Mark statements were issued Nov. 30th, with updates to be distributed the first day back in 2008. Exams will be held during the last week of January.

FOUR MORE WEEKS!

The end of the first symester is approaching rapidly. Mark statements were issued Nov. 30th, with updates to be distributed the first day back in 2008. Exams will be held during the last week of January.