Oct. 25, 2021

 English 8: Please finish your outlines and bring them to class tomorrow. We will write the paragraphs tomorrow. 

NM10: Create an Ad project due Friday. 

Oct. 21, 2021

 Eng8: Please finish your After the Film questions for Ponyo, if not already finished in class

NM10: Thank you for submitting your paragraphs. Your ad project will be due Oct. 29th. Please bring your personal project work to class on Oct. 28th. 

Oct. 20, 2021

 Eng8: We will finish our notes and film study tomorrow. 

NM10: Good work today. We'll do our good copy paragraph tomorrow. 

Oct. 18, 2021

Eng 8 (block a): If not completed in class, please finish your journal entry and your chart, to be submitted tomorrow. Please remember to bring your texty Tuesday for tmr!

Eng 8 (block d): Thank you for submitting your journals. Please take 15 minutes to skim (quick read) your story and fill in your chart. Please remember to bring your texty Tuesday for tmr!

NM10: thank you for submitting your commercials review. no homework!

Oct. 15, 2021

 NM10 

Commercials for Evaluation: 

P&G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdQrwBVRzEg

Apple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpeQMg6YUH0

Heinz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keOaQm6RpBg 

Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLUwmnPJIGk

M&Ms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKUcHcizEMc

Oct. 14, 2021

NM10:

Choose which trailer you want to review from yesterday. Rewatch, but this time for visual film effects: camera angles, camera movement, lighting, colour, etc...

Beauty and the Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Nl_TCQXuw

Dune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0HgHet0sxg

Quiet Place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR7cc5t7tv8 

Notice at least 3-5 techniques. You will share it to the class with the projector, so you can pause as needed to identify these strategies. 

Oct. 13, 2021

 L&L8 - Please answer questions 1 and 2, if not already done in class, of your "Moana: After the Film" handout. We will finish questions 3-5 in class tomorrow.

Oct. 12, 2021

 No homework for Eng8 or NM10!

Oct. 8, 2021

Eng 8: Questions #1-7 due at the start of class on Tuesday. Remember there are drop-in Zoom office-hours after school if you want - check the email!

 Please go to this site to answer our "Before Watching" Q's 1-6. https://www.britannica.com/place/Polynesia 

Please go to this site to answer question 7: https://daily.jstor.org/origin-myths-behind-disneys-moana/ 

Please answer your questions to the best of your ability for Monday's class. If you need office hour support over the long weekend, you are welcome to attend the drop-in Zoom session on Saturday or Sunday (see the email to your parents), or send me an email to ask your questions. 

NM 10: No homework. Have a great long weekend!

Oct. 6

 NM10 - no homework

L&L8 - your memoirs are due tomorrow. can't wait to read them!

Oct. 4

LATE START TOMORROW. SCHOOL STARTS AT 9:55

NM 10: no homework

L&L8 - 

Block D: please finish your show vs. handout and bring to class tomorrow

                memoirs due on Thursday?

Block A:  memoirs due on Thursday!

Ways to Start a Story (list from class)

 

1.     Define a word that is connected to our story. 

2.     Describe the scene or character (imagery)

3.     Puts reader into the situation

4.     Introduce main character directly. 

5.     Begin with exciting plot event, then go back to the beginning

6.     Dialogue/ Speaking in the middle of action 

1.          Use descriptive detail

2.          Use mystery or intrigue 

3.          In the middle of the action 

4.          Dialogue

a.  “What is that on your dress?”

5.          Inspirational quote?

6.          Give a bit of a survey: “It was ___ day and ___ was about to happen” (in general; blank slate)

7.          “Once upon a time…” “It was a dark and stormy night”  cliches 

Sept. 30

NM: Remember your paragraph prompt is -

How does this speaker use rhetoric (e.g. ethos, logos, alliteration, repetition...) to amplify his/ her message? (also what is that message)