English8Hathorn2025

Attendance Silent Read 15 min Personal Novels. Before departure to fun times in library! Stack all chairs - ensure desk rows are back in order. Dismissal will be from the library. Hallowe'en Fun! English Board Games Library Tables. MAX 4 students per table! Per game. Games available at library front desk. If you have an EA this class EA can stay in library with Mr. Wilson - (if he is ok with that) and those that are interested (and weather dependent) can go with you TTOC outside to Queen E to play California Kick Ball (balls obtainable from office) -  End of day: Lollipops - one per student - allowed :) In the file cabinet beside teachers desk. TTOC to hand out.

Attendance Silent Read Kahoot Review Short Stories & Poetry Test Prep Launch of TEST! 2nd Half -  Once done:  *Class time to work on Personal Novel Read Assignments

Attendance Note: Oct 28th with TTOC - Ms. Hathorn assisting with senior careers.  1. Lesson Summary: Oct 28th - Silent Read Personal Novels 20 min   2. Hand Out Grammar Workbooks - all booklets will be at the front of the room labelled FYI. Most students should already have their books with their names clearly at the top - please hand out again. Students to work on these SOLO! For the remainder of the block. Stack all chairs end of block. Note: Girls who were at volleyball will need new booklets - they were not here Oct 27th. Please review side board for sections NOT TO DO. Please ensure girls write their names at the top of their booklets. NOTE TTOC - COLLECT ALL BOOKLETS at end of class - whether students have completed or not. Thank you!  IF ANY STUDENTS GET DONE EARLY  - they should study for their big test Oct 30th - Thursday!! Students - To Do To Study: Re-read all short stories - Sightlines 8 - Street That Got Mislaid, Ambush & Thank You Ma'am. Students s...

Attendance Silent Read 20 min Intro to Grammar Package Lesson 30-39 - Workbook. To work on this block and also Oct 28th. Note: Oct 28th with TTOC - Ms. Hathorn assisting with senior careers.    Hand Out Grammar Workbooks - all booklets will be at the front FYI.  Please review side board for sections NOT TO DO.  TTOC - COLLECT ALL BOOKLETS at end of class - whether students have completed or not. Thank you!  IF ANY STUDENTS GET DONE EARLY - they should study for their big test Oct 30th -  To Do To Study: Re-read all short stories - Sightlines 8 - Street That Got Mislaid, Ambush & Thank You Ma'am. Students should also check and study their notes - Short Story Structure Presentation, Elements of a Short Story Presentation, Bones of Poetry Presentation and Types of Poetry Hand Out.  Students - You can try the Practice Kahoots early if you would like to study for the test. I will also be providing students time to prep for the first 30 minutes of clas...

Silent Read 20 min  Time for any missing assignments Teams Games day!  Meet with Ms. H. 

Attendance Picture Retakes - PM Blocks - listen to announcements or your teacher PM. Reminder - Oct 30 Thurs - Short Story & Poetry Test - 40-50 MC + a written section! Short Story Assessment - new story Silent Read 20 min Short Story Reminder:  Sightlines 8  Ambush Pg 61 The Street That Got Mislaid Pg 4 Thank You Ma'am Pg 14 Poems - Bones of Poetry & Types.  Time to work on - Personal Novel Read Assignment - Teams - Due Dec 5 2025. Library - Max 2 per table - bring up personal novels to renew. If you are done your Personal Novel Read Assignment - you can type or pair up - and check in with me for an option. Meet with Ms. H re: Teams Marks to date. 

  Attendance Silent Read 20 Review Synopsis Sample & Themes - Teams > Assignment Practice: Group Work - Hockey Sweater Activity.  Group Activity: Writing a Story Synopsis & Exploring Theme Text:   The Hockey Sweater  by Roch Carrier Goal Work together to write a short  story synopsis  and explore  key themes  using  The Hockey Sweater . This will help you understand how to summarize a story and identify its deeper message — just like the sample assignment for  The Outsiders . Part 1: Understanding a Story Synopsis Step 1: Read the Example Review the  Outsiders  sample from your Personal Novel Reading Assignment. Discuss: What kind of details does it include? How long is it? What does it  avoid  (no opinions, no spoilers)? Step 2: Sample Synopsis –  The Hockey Sweater Title and Author: The Hockey Sweater  by Roch Carrier Genre: Short Story / Canadian Classic Brief Synopsis:   Sample Below: Tar...

Silent Read 20 min. Review of: Activity - Group Work   - Max 3 per group - Groups to complete  further assessment questions  re: ‘Thank You Ma’am.’ NOTE:  Each student to complete and fill in their own copy please!!!! This will be important for independent study prior to our short story unit test end of the month. Review & discuss  group work  answers as a class. Click  HERE  for answers.  Intro to Poetry  ·    Notes – Powerpoint –. Click  HERE  for presentation. S SStudents to fill in their student copies!  S  SSpoken Word Poetry Review & Sample    Shane Koyczan as a Canadian spoken word poet. Ask students:  "Have you ever heard of spoken word poetry? What makes it different from traditional poetry?"     Briefly explain that spoken word poetry is meant to be performed aloud and often addresses social and emotional themes.     Introduce Shane Koyczan: A Canadian poe...

Silent Read 20 min Review Ambush - Class Discussion Sightlines - Ambush Pair Pg 61 1. What question was the narrator asked by his daughter? 2. How did he handle it? 3. What and where is ‘My Khe’? 4. Who is Kiowa? 5. In a short paragraph (5 sentences minimum) summarize the experience that haunts him. Develop FULL topic sentence, body - examples, and concluding statement here. Be ready to present! 6. How did Kiowa try and help the narrator? 7. Why does the narrator see ‘the young man coming out of the fog’ at the end of the story? Next Task: ‘Thank You Ma’am.’ Activity - Group Work   - Max 3 per group - Groups to complete  further assessment questions  re: ‘Thank You Ma’am.’ NOTE:  Each student to complete and fill in their own copy please!!!! This will be important for independent study prior to our short story unit test end of the month. Review & discuss  group work  answers as a class. Click  HERE  for answers. 

Attendance.  Notes: Please let Mavis and Keenan know they will need to make up the Short Story Structure 10 Q MC quiz on teams. I will touch base with them on Tuesday re: this. Keenan will complete resource next week Block F - Mavis - in homework club next Tues, Wed or Thurs her choice.  1. Silent Reading Personal Novels 20 min 2. Students to get their Sightlines 8 Texts - Thank you Ma’am – TTOC to Read Aloud. Page 14 Sightlines 8 - I introduced the story yesterday - provided bio on the author and went over the term - dialect re: the narration in the piece. Many students completed a individual silent read of this yesterday - Today is the day the teacher TTOC reads this story aloud :)  3. Independent Work - Hand out Thank You Ma'am worksheets - located at the front of the room - large desk - with post it - Student Review and Complete Questions #1-6 Full sentences. Provide students with 20ish min for completion. Students to complete this work independently. If they finish ...

Attendance. Silent Read 20 min Homework Check - Ambush Worksheet & Review! T-Shirt Form as well!  Class - Quiz -  Short Story Structure Quiz > Teams 10 Q - + Edi - Additional 5 Question Quiz -  Reconciliation After Test: Pre-Reading for our lesson tomorrow - Thank You Ma'am Page 14 Sightlines. About the Author – Langston Hughes (1902–1967) Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. He was one of the leading voices of the Harlem Renaissance , a movement that celebrated Black culture, art, and music in the 1920s and 1930s. Hughes often wrote about everyday African American life , showing both its struggles and its strengths. His writing is known for its rhythm, honesty, and compassion . He believed that ordinary people and their stories were worth celebrating. Writing with Dialect Langston Hughes often used dialect — the way people actually speak in their own communities — to make his characters sound real and authentic. For example,...

Attendance Silent Read 20 min “Elements of a Short Story” - Presentation Show the below teacher presentation - students will fill in the blanks on their student PowerPoint copies. Teacher PowerPoint - to review with Class Student Hand Outs -  student version  - Again, these are already at the front of the room printed out. Please ensure you’re handing out elements of short stories PowerPoint package. Student fill in the blanks.  Sightlines 8- Ambush - Page 61 Read. Oct 7 -  Silent Read 20 min Worksheet - Ambush Vocab: Ambush Platoon Muzzle Ponder Morality Jerk Sightlines - Continued with Ambush Pair Work Questions!  1. What question was the narrator asked by his daughter? 2. How did he handle it? 3. What and where is ‘My Khe’? 4. Who is Kiowa? 5. In a short paragraph (5 sentences minimum) summarize the experience that haunts him. Develop FULL topic sentence, body - examples, and concluding statement here. Be ready to present! 6. How did Kiowa try and help the na...

Attendance. Oct 2 - got to 1hr:33  Review: Star Wars IV - A New Hope - Video - Via RSS Library Sharepoint  2hrs 4 min - will need to complete on Monday - Oct 6 2025. Identify while viewing - on your large post it - key moments in the film of ALL parts of a short story.  Intro Initial Incident Rising Action Climax Conclusion Answer Key Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – Short Story Structure  Introduction / Exposition: Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, helping on the farm. Dreams of adventure and longing to leave home. Meets R2-D2 and C-3PO. Initial Incident / Inciting Event: Luke discovers Princess Leia's message hidden in R2-D2. Obi-Wan Kenobi invites Luke to learn about the Force and help rescue Leia. Rising Action: Luke leaves Tatooine with Obi-Wan. Meets Han Solo and Chewbacca on the Millennium Falcon. Encounters dangers on the Death Star. Plans and executes Leia's rescue. Battles Stormtroopers. Climax: Rebel attack on the D...