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Hopefully my xeroxing will be in tomorrow so we can catch up with handouts.

Remember... It's almost June.

Cheers,
Mr. Lambert

Grade 12

• Due tomorrow: response to my intro letter.
• You need: a multi-subject notebook (class notes, class journal, miscelleanous)
• A separate personal journal. You will be required to complete at least 7 journal entries, each to be a minimum of 5 minutes of writing. Journals will be collected every two weeks.
• Portfolio: directions will be given out tomorrow. Your portfolio will be due some time in May and will be 1/3 of your final exam grade. Just about everything you do in this course will be included, so you NEED to plan a strategy for maintaining and organizing your work now.

Grade 10

• Materials required: multi-subject notebook, folder(s)
• Discussed importance of getting work done on time and staying organized.
• Vocab:

1. Theme: a unifying idea that is a repeating element in literary or artistic work
Ex: “Never give up.” “Accept what can’t be avoided.” “The need of the one outweighs the need of the many.”
2. Tone: shows the author’s attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience. Tone may be formal, informal, intimate, solemn, sad, playful, serious, ironic, condescending, or many other possible attitudes.
3. Mood: the emotions that you feel while you are reading.

• 5 minute in class journal activity: if your life is a story, what, currently, is the theme and tone of the story. finish for HW.