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Welcome Back Quiet Read - 20 min Time to work on completing - Personal Novel Read Assignment - Teams - Library Lab - due end of class Tuesday. *If you are done -  1. Check Teams > Grades - ensure you are not missing any work/assignments 2. Typing Practice 3. Continue with Personal Novel Read. *Jace to resource.  *Ms. Campbell Crew.  Synopsis vs. Plot Summary Plot Summary vs. Synopsis: What’s the Difference? Plot Summary: A summary is a short overview of a book. It highlights the main idea and key events. It is usually brief and does not include spoilers. Used to help someone quickly understand what the book is about. Synopsis: A synopsis is more detailed than a summary. It explains the entire plot, often including the ending. It focuses on how the story unfolds, not just the main idea. Used for teachers, publishers, or reports, not promotion. What This Section of the Teams Assignment Is Asking For: Your task says: “Brief Synopsis: Write a short, engaging summary (3–5 s...

Silent Read 20 min. Catch Up- Time To Work On - Personal Novel Read Assignment - min first 3 sections - lets review.  Also - mini lesson - Synopsis vs. Plot Summary Plot Summary vs. Synopsis: What’s the Difference? Plot Summary: A summary is a short overview of a book. It highlights the main idea and key events. It is usually brief and does not include spoilers. Used to help someone quickly understand what the book is about. Synopsis: A synopsis is more detailed than a summary. It explains the entire plot, often including the ending. It focuses on how the story unfolds, not just the main idea. Used for teachers, publishers, or reports, not promotion. What This Section of the Teams Assignment Is Asking For: Your task says: “Brief Synopsis: Write a short, engaging summary (3–5 sentences) that captures the main plot without giving away spoilers.” It must be short It must be engaging It must avoid spoilers It’s for marketing purposes Think of it like the description on the back of...

Personal Novel Reading Time - 20 min No Fixed Address related news piece - Vancouver.   Show on projector -  Review of : (short video) link below.  Rally blocks Vancouver traffic to oppose crackdown on vehicle dwellers Next:  Assign students to small group(2-3) to work on completing ALL 5 below questions - 1 sheet per group to be handed in - all names at the top. Post completion host class discussion on the below questions.  1. “Listen Chen, an organizer with the Red Braid Alliance for Decolonial Socialism, said Wednesday’s (May 26 2021) rally was “to show the city it cannot continue to criminalize poverty and send the message that people are supposed to disappear into thin air.”   What does criminalizing poverty mean to you/your group? Do you agree with Chen’s perspective that the city of Vancouver cannot continue to criminalize poverty by displacing the RV residents of 12 th  and Slocan? Why or why not.    2. Is it the BC/Canadian Gove...

Silent Read 20 min OR  Time to complete - Felix Character Sketch - remember - quote at end AND why you selected this quote?  Hysen & Aela - Prep - Lit Assessment Tests - Part 1 and 2 - Homework Club - meet you in the library today - 3:15pm.  Then - NFA - Read Aloud - Pg 23-34 (August)  to end of Ch 4 - start of September) Next:  In terms of  No Fixed Address - we have just finished 'August' - in terms of Felix and Astrid just having completed the task of going through ALL of their items (everything they own) and taking 'only the essentials' for their 'summer' trip in the Van - how does the below video connect to their experience? Does it? Are their similar themes you can identify so far? View Video below. 20 min The Art of Letting Go | The Minimalists | TEDxFargo Post Viewing - students work in groups of 3 - Group Work - to create a summary paragraph re: the piece above. Lined paper at the front of the room. Extra pencils behind the teacher desk in the ...

Silent Read 20 min EA: During silent read - EA - Ms. C - Re: Hysen & Aela - please prep them for Lit Assessment homework club- Tuesday March 10 2026 - E.g. just review Part 1 and 2 Questions = regarding what is expected re: each package - e.g. Part 1 - Create questions - Part 2 - paragraph responses and review text to self or text to text requirement.  NFA - Listen/Read Aloud Page 7 onwards - pg 23  Brief History of Homes through August Task: Vocab - Write Tomte and Bona - with definitions down.  Tomte - Mel - Gnome Bona - Bean (Swedish) In Dictionaries: Independent Work: T o define with Dictionaries Disconcerting Leered (Leer) Embellish To Start: Independent Work: Piece of lined paper.  Character Sketch Assignment - 3 Traits - Felix  Character Sketch Format/Graphic Organizer Topic: __________________________________________________ Physical Description Trait #1 _________________________________ Example(s) __________________________________________ _________...

  Silent Read 20 min.   Mini Lesson: No Fixed Address  opens with Felix agreeing to tell his story up until now to Constable Lee, on the November night before he is due to go to the hotel.The story then goes back in time to the previous summer. How does this affect your expectations as you read the book? Can you think of other examples of stories (whether novels, films or television) where this (flash foward/back) device is used? Brainstorm on the board.  Why might an author utilize flash forwarding or flash backs at the start of a novel? Throughout?  Review NFA Van Life Questions from last week. Questions:  Title of piece - No Return Address Address vs. No Fixed Address - What is the difference? How is van life portrayed in this video by the influencers 'Where's my office now?"  Do you think that Felix's van life experience is similar? Why or why not?  Do you think that Astrid van life experience is similar? Why or why not?  Catch Up - ...

Grammar Test > Teams - Cart 1 Silent Read 20 min

Attendance Silent Read 20 min - Personal Novels - either before or after Ms. Willams comes to do course selection with the Grade 9's. Please support with regards to classroom management.  Course Selection - Grade 10 - Ms. Willams -   *Note - if students have not finished their No Fixed Address Character Sketches on Felix - they can use any extra class time to do so and or add to their sketch with a character drawing. 

Silent Read Personal Novels - 20 min  Ask Ms. Campbell - EA to get Cart 1 - for Grammar Kahoot practice for later.  Next - Review Grammar Workbooks - Pair Class Marking. 20-30 min. Students have their completed Grammar workbooks in the yellow bin at the front of the classroom - they can mark their own and or pass to a friend - all updates should be made. Grammar Workbook Class Review & Mark - Answer Key Links Below. Lessons 30-32 Lessons 33-38 Lesson 39 IMPORTANT - The last 30 min'ish of class -  Students to login to the class blog - from RSS website OR Teams > Homepage > Resources - they can then see the independent Kahoot Link below to practice for our Grammar Quiz March 4th. Re: Grammar Quiz - March 4 Kahoot Independent - practice below - not as a class - on your own practice.  Updated independent Kahoot link - should work below   https://kahoot.it/challenge/09674235 If Time - Students can practice their typing - Teams > Home Page > Resources ...