Welcome to Mr. Wynne's Grade 8 English Page! On this Blog you will find: Homework assignments, Quiz and test dates, Review material, Useful websites, and any other relevant information that will help you succeed this year.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Formal Speech Presentation Dates
You will presenting the speeches on one of the following dates:
December 14th, 18th, or 19th, 2012
Be Afraid!!! Hahahahaha
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
The Giver - Chapters 9 and 10
In today's class, (November 21st, 2012) we listened to and read chapters 9 and 10. We also split up into partners and discussed each person's favourite and least favourite rule Jonas received on page 68.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
The Giver Presentation Assignment
Dear Community Member,
You have been assigned a topic from The Giver to present to the class in three to five minutes. You will be presenting these topics once we finish reading the novel. Once that date nears, I will inform you of the exact day you will be presenting. You have to answer the following question about your topic: What does the author say about your topic?
Topics:
1) Memory - Justin and Kelsea
2) Individual vs Community - Natasha, Nathan, and Cody
3) Ability to make choices - Jasmine, Natanya, and Sam
4) Pain and Pleasure - Precious and Ryan M
5) Multi-generational families - Michaela and Jonathan
6) Diversity vs Sameness - Phil, Stewart, and Kerri
7) Importance of honesty - Zach, Jermey, and Jordan
You have been assigned a topic from The Giver to present to the class in three to five minutes. You will be presenting these topics once we finish reading the novel. Once that date nears, I will inform you of the exact day you will be presenting. You have to answer the following question about your topic: What does the author say about your topic?
Topics:
1) Memory - Justin and Kelsea
2) Individual vs Community - Natasha, Nathan, and Cody
3) Ability to make choices - Jasmine, Natanya, and Sam
4) Pain and Pleasure - Precious and Ryan M
5) Multi-generational families - Michaela and Jonathan
6) Diversity vs Sameness - Phil, Stewart, and Kerri
7) Importance of honesty - Zach, Jermey, and Jordan
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