Author: Mr. Kertes

Student Led Conferences are this week. You can sign up at this link. Plan for 10-15 minutes.

Monday Nov. 4

• 2:00 PM – Student Led Conferences with a Peer
• 3:15-5:00 PM – Student Led Conferences with a Parent/Guardian (sign up)

Wednesday Nov. 6

• 5:00-9:00 PM – Student Led Conferences with a Parent/Guardian (sign up)

Friday Nov. 8

• 3:15-5:00 PM – Student Led Conferences with a Parent/Guardian (sign up)

This week is Mid Term Week.

Monday 10/28

• Start on the Mid Term Exam Part 1

Tuesday 10/29

• Mid Term Exam Part 2 (A3)

Wednesday 10/30

• Mid Term Exam Part 3 (A3) or Part 2 (A2, A4)

Thursday 10/31

• Mid Term Exam Part 3 (A2, A4)

Friday 11/1

• Finish Mid Term Exam Part 3
• Learning Story Test
• Conference Report

Progress reports will be provided on 11/1 and emailed home over the weekend.

This is the link to the answer key for the Key Concepts Test:

Partial answer key for the Key Concepts Test

Note that there are just a few differences for the Eng 9 and EFP 11 version. This key is for EFP 11. The differences are that instead of power and place is love and power. For theses, you answer in your own words so the key does not provide an answer. The other difference is policy (grade 11) and business plan (grade 9). I will go over business plan next week.

This test provides multiple times to complete it. Answer what you know. We correct it and you erase any wrong answers. Then try again. There are three more class days to do the test. And there is one more chance after (on the Jan. Make Up Day).

Over the next couple of weeks we will focus on preparing for the Mid Term Exam by reading the following texts in-class.

• Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
• Mister Mandela (Lee Maracle)
• The Negro Speaks of Rivers (Langston Hughes)
• One Good Man (Sherman Alexie)
• Blues Singer (Duncan Mercredi)
• Potlatch as Pedagogy: Learning Through Ceremony (Sara Florence Davidson and Robert Davidson)
• The Laundry Basket (Lee Maracle)
• Haida Gwaii (Thomas King)
• Passing (Nella Larson)
• The Gilded Six-Bits (Zora Neale Hurston) 
• Sweat (Zora Neale Hurston)
• Thank You, M’am (Langston Hughes)

We will also learn about:

• Literary devices (Quiz 4)
• Literary elements (Quiz 4)
• Constructive thinking tools (Quiz 4)
• The Harlem Renaissance
• The English Renaissance
• Life and times of Shakespeare (All Is True – Quiz 4)

See the guide for more information. It includes the schedule for the next three weeks.

Essay 1 is due Oct. 11. Over the next couple of weeks the focus will be writing the essay. Time is provided in-class to work on the essay. This is an in-class writing process, so please be sure to check first before working on the essay outside of class. Evidence of working through the process is required. Do not use Internet sources for citations. Materials and sources are provided for research in-class. Outside sources must be vetted by me first.

Be sure to study for the Week 2 Quick Quiz. The quiz will be on Friday. You must learn these terms to complete the Mid Term and Final Exam, so learn them ASAP. The terms are part of every assignment, so if you are unclear on what they mean you should ask for clarification. These terms are at the core of what you will learn throughout the entire course.

Today we started the film ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ. You can view it on YouTube (they charge a rental fee).

We also started Quiz 1. See Mr. Kertes for the make up quiz.

1. Homework is due on Monday Sept 9 (homework page)
2. We will start the films on Monday Sept 9 – for each film there is a quiz (on Tuesdays) (Quiz 1 study guide) – the films help prepare you for the Unit I Test (Oct. 2)
3. We will start Essay 1 Assignment on Monday Sept 9 (Essay 1 Overview)
4. There is another quick quiz on Friday Sept 13 (Week 2 Quick Quiz Study Guide)

Monday 9/9

• Homework due
• Start Essay 1
• Quiz 1 Study Guide
• Unit I Test Study Guide
• Week 2 Quick Quiz Study Guide
• Start viewing ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ
• Brief look at the Key Concepts Test
  • Partial answer key for the Key Concepts Test

Tuesday 9/10

• Finish viewing ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ
• Quiz 1 (on ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᑦ)
• Prepare for Week 2 Quick Quiz – Go over the study guide (briefly)

Wednesday 9/11

• Theories of Narrative – Readings and Discussions:
  • The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative (King, T.)
  • Conversations with Canadians (Maracle, L.)
  • Narrative Construction of Reality (Bruner)
  • The Sasquatch at Home (Robinson)
  • Potlatch as Pedagogy: Learning Through Ceremony (Florence Davidson and Davidson)

Friday 9/13

• Week 2 Quick Quiz
• Models and Frameworks
• Start reading “Rainwriters’ Style Guide – Grade 11”

Welcome to week 2 of English 9.

1. Homework
   • Prompts 1-4 are due on Mon Sept 9
2. Quiz 1 – Romeo and Juliet
   • You will either view the film on Mon/Tues or Wed/Thurs (Sept 9/10 or Sept 11/12)
   • You will either take the quiz on Tues or Thurs
3. Essay 1 – Assignment Overview
   • We will start Essay 1 this week
4. Week 2 Quick Quiz
   • The quick quiz is on Fri
5. Unit I Test (will be on Oct. 2, preparation for this test starts Mon Sept 9)