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Thursday, April 28

4/28/2016

History 12
Watched "Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima"
Assigned Ex. 2-9 and 2-10 - not due yet - will have some time tomorrow.

Comparative Civilizations 12
Watched "Barbarians - The End of the World"
Rise and Fall of Rome worksheet

Social Studies 11
Continued Environment - Air

English 10
Act I Quiz
Continued reading Act II, Scenes ii and iii.

Wednesday, April 7

4/27/2016

History 12
Complete "The World This Century" - Chapter 12 - Ex. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9
Complete Timeline 3-16 up to the end of Normandy

Comparative Civilizations 12
Finished watching "The Age of Emperors"
Went to computer lab with Slavery in the Roman Empire questions.
Assigned LP#11 - Slavery

Social Studies 11
Began Chapter 13 - Environment

English 10
Watched "Act I" of Romeo and Juliet movie
Checked Act I questions and reviewed
Act I quiz on Thursday.

Thursday, April 7

4/7/2016

History 12
Read Chapter 9 of "The World This Century"
Complete Ex. 1, 4, 6
Handouts Ex. 2-18 and 2-19

Comparative Civilizations 12
"What the Ancients Did for Us - Greece"
Crash Course - Alexander the Great

Social Studies 11
1920s and 1930s Test

English 10
Simile, Metaphor, Personification exercise with "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
Warren Pryor exercise - Allusions

Tuesday and Wednesday

4/6/2016

History 12
Ex. 2-16 and 2-17
Test - Interwar Years - Germany, Italy, the Middle East and India

Comparative Civilizations 12
Completed "Classifying Famous Greeks" handout
Worked in Computer Lab on "Wall of Fame" portfolio activity

Social Studies 11
Completed Chapter 4
Test will be on Friday (Chapter 3 and 4 - 1920s and 1930s)
1920s/1930s Project assigned - worked in computer lab

English 10
David Poster
Provide an example of each of the following with an accompanying illustration:
2 Similies, 2 Metaphors, 2 Personification, 2 Imagery, 1 Alliteration, 1 Onomatopoeia
Include the title and author of the poem. 1 mark will be assigned for neatness/presentation.

Friday and Monday

4/4/2016

History 12
Completed 2-13
Watched "Hitler: Apocalypse"
Ex. 2-14 and 2-15

Comparative Civilizations 12
Engineering an Empire: Alexander's Greece
Discussed Drama/Theatre
Ex. 2-11
p.145-149 and 158-159 (p.149 #1)
Discussed Greek Philosophy

Social Studies 11
Continued Chapter 4 Reading Guide

English 10
Write a paragraph about the theme of the song lyrics you chose. Use quotes to support.
Rotten Poem, BioPoem, and Concrete Poem.
Read "David" - complete Questions
Began David Poster.