Mr. Donovan Giesbrecht at GVC

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Gr. 11: History Exam

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June 21, 12:45 p.m.

Gr. 10 English Exam

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June 18th, 9 a.m.

Gr. 11 History: Unit Test

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Friday, May 14th

Gr. 10 English: Poetry Anthology

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Due: Tuesday, May 4th

Gr. 9 English 11G: Unit Test

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Wednesday, May 5th.

Gr. 9 ELA 11G: UNIT TEST

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Tuesday, April 13th.

Gr. 9 ELA 11G

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Tell Me How it Works speeches must be ready to present on Thursday, April 8th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Novel Study Final Project

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Due: Monday, April 12th.

All classes

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Cut-off date for all late term-one assignments is April 8th.

Gr. 9 ELA 11G: Tell Me How It Works Project

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Presentations begin April 6th.

Gr. 11 CDN History: Beothuk Project

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Due: April 6th.

Gr. 11 History: Unit Test

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Thursday, March 25th.

Gr. 11 Canadian History: Unit Test

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Wednesday, Feb. 24th.

Canadian History (Gr. 11): Unit Test

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Wednesday, February 24th.

All Classes:

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This blog is intended to inform parents about test dates and due dates for major assignments. Information about daily homework will not be posted.

All Classes

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Welcome to my blog. A parent letter has been sent home in all my classes. Please read, sign, and send back to school with your student. Thanks.

All classes: Book Test

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Jan. 25th.

Gr. 9 English 11G: Media Final Project

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Due: Jan. 25th.

Gr. 11 Comp: Macbeth Journal

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Due: Jan. 25th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Julius Caesar Journal

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Due: Jan 25th.

Exams

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Gr. 10 and 11 English: Jan. 26th, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

All Classes: Book Test

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Jan. 25th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Research Essay Final Copy

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Due: Jan 8th.

EXAMS

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Gr. 10 ELA - Jan 26th 9-12 a.m.
Gr. 11 ELA Comp. - Jan. 26th 9-12.
ENGLISH 11G - No exam

ALL CLASSES

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Progress reports were distributed on December 14th.

Gr. 11 ELA: Group Speach

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Draft One Due: Friday, December 18th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Research Essay

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Draft One Due: Friday, December 18th.

Gr. 9 ENG 11G: Reading in Math Test

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Thursday, December 17th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Poetry Anthology

2009-11-27T13:30:00.000-08:00

Due: Dec. 1st.

Gr. 11 Comp: Night Projects

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Due: Dec. 1st.

Gr. 9 ENG. 11G: Tell Me How it Works

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The "Tell Me How it Works" presentations will be due November 25th.

Gr. 9 ELA 11G: Take Your Kids to Work Day

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November 4th.

Gr. 11 Comp: Night Readings and Questions

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One chapter a day. Chapter one questions due Wednesday, Nov. 3th. All questions and chapters due Nov. 16th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Comparison Essay

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In class essay Tuesday, November 4th.

Gr. 10 ELA: To Kill a Mockingbird Book Test

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October 26th.

Gr. 11 ELA: Young and Old Essay

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Due: October 27th

Gr. 9 ELA: Major Project

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Due Tuesday, October 20th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Character Essay

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Due: Friday, October 9th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Character Essay

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Due October 8th.

Gr. 11 Comp: Fairy Tale

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Due October 7th.

Gr. 11 Comp: Book Test

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October 5th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Book Test

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October 5th.

Gr. 10 ELA: Descriptive Paragraph

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Rough copy due Thursday, Sept. 24th; good copy, Friday, Sept. 25.

Gr. 11 Comp: Bucket List Assingment

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Webs and speech due Tuesday, September 22nd.

Meet the teacher night.

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Tuesday, September 15th, 7:30 p.m. This event is intended for parents of Grade 9 students. That said, I'd be happy to meet and greet other parents as well. Send me an email and we can arrange a time.

Letter home

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Please read and sign the letter that went home on the first day of classes. Have your student return the signature to class as soon as possible.

Abbreviations

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Grade 9, English Language Arts 11G: Media Literacy = Gr.9 ELA
Grade 10, English Language Arts 20F: Gr. 10 ELA
Grade 11, English Language Arts 30s Comprehensive= Gr. 11 Comp

Welcome Students

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This blog will post dates for unit tests and due dates for major assignments. Daily assingments will not be posted. It will also inform parents when interim reports have been sent out.

English (Gr. 10): Poetry Anthology

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Due May 1st. Presentations Apr. 29th and 30th.

Social Studies (Gr. 9): Unit Test

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April 24th.

English (Gr. 10): Book Test

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May 5th

English (Gr. 10): Unit Test

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April 16th.

English (Gr. 10): Novel Quiz

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April 6th. All chapters must be read by this date.

English (Gr. 10): Novel Project

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Due: April 14th.

English (Gr. 9 and 10)

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Progress reports were distributed on March 17th. Ask your student for details.

Social Studies: Progress Report

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A progress report was sent out today. Ask your student for details.

English (Gr. 9): Reading Interviews

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Last day for reading interviews for term one is April 9th.

English (Gr. 9): Novel Projects

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Due: April 7th

English (Gr. 10): Reading Schedule

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Ask student for reading schedule calendar. All quiz and assignment dates for the To Kill a Mockingbird unit are on this calendar.

English (Gr. 9): Reading Schedule

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Ask student for reading schedule calendar. All quiz dates and assignments dates for the novel study unit are on this calendar.

Social Studies: Regions and Identity Test

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Wednesday, March 18th.

English (Gr. 10): Short Stories Test

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Wednesday, March 11th.

English (Gr. 9): Examining Character Assignment

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Due Tuesday, March 3rd.

English (Gr. 10): Character Essay

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Due: Wednesday, March 4th.

English (Gr. 10): Book Test

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February 24th.

English (Gr. 9): Theme Paragraph

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Due: Monday, February 23rd.

Social Studies: Canadian Adventure Trip

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Due Friday, Feb. 20th.

English (Gr. 10): Descriptive Paragraph

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Rough copy due Tuesday, Feb. 16th. Good copy due Wednesday, Feb 17th.

English (Gr. 9): Persuasive Paragraph

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Tell-Tale Heart pesuasive paragraph rough copy due Tuesday, Feb. 17th. Good copy due Wednesday, Feb. 18th.

English (Gr. 10): Field Trip

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On Wednesday, February 18th, we're off to Province College to take in The God Committee, a drama focusing on medical ethics. The cost is $7 per person, which includes the ticket price and a transportation fee. All students must attend. If money is a problem, please have your student speak to me at lunch or after school. Thanks.

Exam Dates

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Grade 9 English: January 27th, 9-12.
Grade 9 Social Studies: January 27th, 12:45-3:45

ALL CLASSES

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Up to date marks statements have been issued.

English: Independent Reading Reminder

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Jan 23rd is the last day for reading interviews.

Social Studies: Family History Interview

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Due Dec. 5th

Social Studies: Unit Three Test

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Dec. 9th

English: Poetry Test

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Dec. 5th

English: Poetry Presentation

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Wed, Dec. 3rd

English Language Arts: Essay

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Rough copy due Monday, November 3rd.

English Language Arts: Essay

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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

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Bumped back to Tuesday, November 4th.

Social Studies: Speeches and Election

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Due: Thurday, October 30th.

Parent-Teacher Interviews

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Thursday, 5-8pm.
Friday, 9-4pm.

English Language Arts: Poster

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

Social Studies: Exciting Events

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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

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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.

Social Studies: Unit One Test

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Tuesday, September 30th.

English Language Arts: Theme Response

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

Social Studies: Poster Presentation

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

English Language Arts: "Tell-Tale Heart" paragraph

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Due date pushed back to September 17th, 2008.

Social Studies: Important September Dates

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

English Language Arts: Important September Dates

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

Welcome

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

Social Studies: Exam

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June 19th, 12:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

English 10F: Exam

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June 18th, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

English 11G: Final Test\Essay

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June 17th.

English 11G: Talk Show

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Due: Wednesday, June 11th.

English 10F: Twelfth Night Essay

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Due: June 10th.

English 11G: Persuasive Speech

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Presentation date: June 3rd.

All Classes: Progress Reports

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