1st period
On Monday, we had a seminar on two topics: 1) Does Chris make the right choice in going to war? 2) Why is June so sexual?  If you missed class, write about a page in response to one or both topics.  The today's meet thread from the seminar is here.  Tuesday, we took a quiz on pages 268-368 and discussed the final essay (topics at: bit.ly/alfinalessay) and the final project.

2nd period
On Monday, we worked on the final essay for most of the period.  It is due Friday, and we will have 40 minutes in class on Friday so you can work on finishing touches.  On Tuesday, we had a seminar on the arguments students chose for their English change on the final essay.

3rd period
On Monday, Victoria, Reilly and Samantha presented, Daniel and Khari presented, and Erin presented.  On Tuesday, Taylor, Maxime and Maddy, and Corey and Aaron presented. 

4th period
On Monday, we had a seminar on several topics: 1) the relationship between June and Chris, 2) how do the issues that June/Chris had with their fathers affect their marriage? 3) do you feel sympathy for June? 4) do you feel sympathy for Chris? If you missed class, write about a page in response to one or both topics.  The today's meet thread from the seminar is here.  The final section of reading is due Friday.  We did Journal 6 (choose a different topic from Journal 5 or write your own) and read the second "Spirit Journey" chapter (258-267) and discussed the purpose of it.

6th period
On Monday, we had the end of Pierre, Charlie and Micah's presentation on stand-up, as well as Jackie and Jenny's presentation on the ten types of humour.  On Tuesday, Ryan presented about modern and classic slapstick.

1st period:
On Monday, we took Quiz 3 in class.  On Tuesday, we examined two passages - page 159 (last paragraph) to page 160 (to "there was no escape."), and page 163 (last two paragraphs, starting with "The Williams Trace...").  We highlighted the context/setting details, then the details about plot - what was happening in the present (the marked up passages are at the end of this entry).  Finally, we talked about the story that was left - the "real" story/emotional story.  If you were absent, use the marked up passages below and write the "real" story, as you understand it.  Then on Wednesday, we worked on preparing for the final and filled out a google form.  On Friday, we did Journal #4 and discussed section 3 (pages 156-257).  The final section is due Tuesday.

2nd period:
On Monday, we wrote a timed write about the purpose of school and whether homework fits that purpose (between one and two pages).  On Tuesday, we wrote an exploded image about homework, and shared several examples from class (thanks to Cameron, Julian, Beckie and Sophie for offering their work up to be analysed).  On Thursday, we spent the period working on the portfolio and final essay. On Friday, we continued work on the final essay.

3rd period and 6th period:
We continued the student presentations, and all work was turned in to the presenters.

4th period:
On Monday, we discussed June and Chris and looked at passages that helped us understand their character.  On Tuesday, we examined two passages - page 159 (last paragraph) to page 160 (to "there was no escape."), and page 163 (last two paragraphs, starting with "The Williams Trace...").  We highlighted the context/setting details, then the details about plot - what was happening in the present (the marked up passages are at the end of this entry).  Finally, we talked about the story that was left - what the "real" story - the emotional story was.  If you were absent, use the marked up passages below and write the "real" story, as you understand it.  Then on Thursday, we did Quiz #3 and Journal #4, then worked on preparing for the final and filled out a google form.  On Friday, we developed a list of potential journal topics and wrote one of them (Journal #5).  The final section of the book is due on Friday 12/14.