April 8

English 10 (H block)

Today students were given directions for writing their in-class exam essay before heading to the library.  Here are the directions if you were absent!  Sorry the formatting is a little weird, however the inf is all there.  

1.       Find your name on a computer.

2.       Go to the following website: https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/

3.       Select grade 10 and click agree to copy write.

4.       Next select English 10 and get exams.

5.       Click on one of the 2 hyperlinks for the e-exam (both are the same).

6.       Click on the blue EN100809 to get a randomly selected copy of the exam.

7.       Go to question 30 and complete the written response in the space provided. 

8.       When you have finished your writing, please take the time to re-read your response.  Make sure you have:

        A clear thesis (answer to the question).

        You have tried to use the PEE principle (point, explanation, example).

        You have referred to both pieces of literature.

        You have multiple paragraphs.

        You have read over your work and checked spelling and grammar to the best of your ability.

9.       Before you submit the exam, please copy and paste your response into another word processing document.  A few people lost their work yesterday when they submitted their work.  Don’t let this happen to you!!

10.   Print off your work (you can just print pg2 onwards) and assess your work using the rubric provided.

11.   Hand in your work by the end of class with your student number on it!!

Humanities 8

Today was our last class to work in the library/computer lab on our research for the inquiry project.  By the end of the class, students should be able to answer all their guiding questions as well as their inquiry question.