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Page Last Updated Monday, January 9,
2012
Contact me: dpitcher@lsb.ca (Any
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944-7731
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General
Messages: Welcome to a
new school year. Please visit this
site at least on a weekly basis to know what your child is learning in my
class. Please feel free to send me an
email if you have any questions or concerns related to your child’s work in
any of my classes. I hope that our year will be a great one! Regarding second
chances: Students will be eligible to
receive a second chance if all homework and assignments have been completed
on time! |
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We
are now doing our first set of evaluations for the term based on the theme ‘La
Francophonie de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador. There will be listening and
reading comprehension evaluations and writing and speaking production
evaluations. |
First one:
Wednesday, Sept. 28. Second one:
Monday, Oct. 3, Tuesday, Oct, 4.
Third one: Thurs, Oct. 6 and
Tuesday 11. The forth is now underway (October 13,14 and 18.) |
#1: returned |
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We are now beginning a unit in grammar. There will be a verb quiz every day. At the
end of the unit students will be evaluated on a written project. (Oct. 18 – October 25) |
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Students will start an in-class assignment on Wednesday, Oct.
26. Due date to be determined. Rough draft due Wednesday, Nov. 2. Final draft, with cover page and table, due
Monday, Nov. 7. |
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Personal response questions due Thursday, Nov. 3.. |
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Nov. 10—until Christmas. We are studying our novel :
Alexis—students will have questions to complete on a daily basis: Students are to have chapter 7,8,9 finished and be ready to discuss—this
will be evaluated, Thursday, Dec.1 |
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Students are analyzing visuals for their
mid-term exam interview. These
interviews will begin Wednesday, January 11 after school |
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We will soon be working on an analysis of
Alexis. Jan, 16. |
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We are studying poetry.
On Wednesday, students will be creating a poem of their own, following
a model. The first draft will be due
on Tuesday, 4 Oct. We will review verb
tenses, and then they will do their final copy, accompanied by a visual. |
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We have studied le passé compose. We will review l’imparfait, and then study
le conditionnel. A project will follow
in the near future. Students will be
doing a project on their ideal vacation getaway. The rough draft will be due on Tuesday,
November 1. |
Tuesday, November 1 |
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Good copy of poem Une vie à rêver will be due Tuesday, October
25 |
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Listening
comprehension given and returned. |
Tuesday,
Nov. 22 |
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Students
will have a test in poetry—an unseen poem. Wednesday, Nov. 30 |
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Students have written a test today in poetry—an unseen poem.
(Wed, 28) |
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Students are reading independently our novel: La symphonie pastorale. They are expected to have read the first 50
pages by Tuesday, October 11, with comprehension questions completed. |
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Quiz on the futur simple Wednesday, Oct. 12. |
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Students should have up to page 62 read of their novel, La
symphonie pastorale for Monday, Oct. 17. |
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We had a listening comprehension re. pages in our novel. Monday, Oct. 17 |
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Students wrote a reading comprehension on our novel, Monday,
Oct. 24. |
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Students are to hand in their assignment on the future tense
Monday, Oct. 31. |
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There will be an analysis on our novel Friday, Nov. 4. |
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We are reading Cyrano de
Bergerac. Once completed, students
will write an analysis on this play. The analysis has been handed back and students
are now correcting their grammatical errors. Jan4-6. All corrections need to be made and handed
in by Monday, Jan. 9. |
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Students have written the first draft of their essay: Why volunteer? ….they will get a mark for their Français
course and their career course as it will be considered a ‘publishable
piece’. |
Wednesday, Oct. 5 |
Tuesday,
Oct. 18 |
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6 activities have been completed in the skills binder; after
activity number 10 I will be marking their binder. Taking in binders: Thursday, Oct. 27. |
October 27 |
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Students have an assignment to complete. They are to interview an elderly person to
see what life, homes, jobs etc were like 40-5- years ago. |
Monday,
Dec. 12 |
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Students are now working on an assignment on their quizzes re.
their personality due Wednesday, Jan. 11. . |
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We
are discussing immigration in Canada today.
Students will soon have a short quiz. |
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October
11 |
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Students
are now working on a concept map for the Outcome 1.2 of their course. They will have two classes to complete this
task; if not completed, will be for homework.
To be presented the following week.
They will get a participation/presentation mark for their Français
course!) |
Friday,
Oct. 14 |
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In-class
assignment – 2 periods – regarding the Immigrant experience. This will take place Monday, Oct. 17. |
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First
unit test will take place Wednesday,
Nov. 2. Students will be given a review sheet very soon and can work on
it at home. |
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Quiz des causes de la PGM |
Tuesday, 22 Nov. |
Wednesday, 23 Nov. |
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We will be starting very shortly a
multi-layered project on world War 1.
All students should keep on top of the tasks given so it will not be
too cumbersome when it is due. Activity
#1 : the rough draft of the “reflection
of a soldier” due Monday, December 5. The
final copy with corrections will be due on Tuesday, December 20. |
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Test/Assignment/
Event I
have impressed upon my students the importance of reading their text book on
a daily basis, so they are able to understand any discussions held in class. History
Students will have homework on a daily basis.
Please check with your child. Your child must complete these questions on
a daily basis. I will be checking from
time to time. |
Date Due |
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They
will be doing a sample analysis of a question – submitted for formative evaluation. |
Wednesday,
Sept. 28, 2011 |
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Outcomes 1,1 are due on Monday, October 3 |
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Thursday,
Oct. 6 |
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Test on World War 1 Tuesday, October 18. I will be having parent-teacher conferences
after this first test, depending on your child’s mark. |
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Mini report cards have been distributed
to your student. Please sign and
return Tuesday or at your earliest convenience. |
Monday,
24 October. |
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Test re. after
world war 1: Monday, Oct. 31. |
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Part
2 of the assignment on the Russian revolution |
Monday,
Nov 21 |
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Quiz
re. the Russian Revolution – what we have studied so far! |
Monday,
Nov 21 |
Tuesday,
Nov 22 |
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Quiz
#2 re. the Russian Revolution –Lenin and Stalin |
Tuesday,
Nov. 29 |
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Test on the Russian Revolution |
Tuesday,
Dec. 6 |
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