Mr. Sweetman

In My Day We all know of or have seen depictions of the “typical old guy/gal” who is always talking about, “back in the day when…”. Your creative writing task is to create an “in my day” paragraph where you take the point of view of this “old guy/gal” and tell how things were for you, ‘back in the day”. The topic(s) are up to you but it must be school appropriate and, should connect. In other words, while we may “suspend our disbelief” a little, there should be a healthy dose of verisimilitude in your writing. REQUIREMENTS:   A paragraph of 8-10 complete sentences. Give lots of detail and be specific. Do not use quotation marks/dialogue unless you know how to do it right. A narrative paragraph does not require quotation marks. You may have to read your paragraph aloud. Prompt for Writing Activity: In MY Day . . .From a Washington Post Report, in which readers were asked to tell Gen-Xers how much harder they had it in the old days: Runner-Up : In m...

Here is the English nine exam outline and review 2014 for Chester Area Middle School. Print a copy by following this link :  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ynAIByZb-PmZKYzGpAmviU4SRLErdqxGjhM4FLN38JE/edit?usp=sharing English Nine Exam Outline Exam Time January 29th, 2013 Part A) Students will read a short story and answer three different levels of short answer questions . 1) Literal questions can be answered by searching the text 1) What age is Ponyboy Curtis? - For full points they should be answered correctly in a full sentence. 2) Inferential questions : Compare and contrast Ponyboy’s brothers Sodapop and Darry? - For full points answer the question in 2 to 3 sentence explaining your answer 3) Interpretive questions : A question where you take your knowledge from the text, and life from outside the text to create an answer. Will the Socs and the Greasers ever stop fighting? - For full points answer the question in three to four sentences ...

printable  Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kdXfRFzUM202xZBUMigoVZMPvk5Ph8YxZ77089OIRbY/edit?usp=sharing

Please check PowerSchool for missing assignments. Download the assignments here: Unit One: Motivation and Goals 1) Q and A Introduction Questions 2) Motivational Quotations 3) My Ideal Day Unit Two: Staying Connected 4) Elections Presentation 5) 'Drone On' Summary -  Video Here  -  Assignment Paper Here  - Simply watch the video and complete the summary.

Please check PowerSchool for missing assignments. Download the assignments here: Unit One: Motivation and Goals 1) Q and A Introduction Questions 2) Motivational Quotations 3) My Ideal Day Unit Two: Citizenship and the future 4) Elections Presentation 5) 'Drone On' Summary -  Video Here  -  Assignment Paper Here  - Simply watch the video and complete the summary.

You can find the activities you need to complete for our motivation and goals unit below: Quotations for activity one: click here Printable activities sheet:  click here The final assignment can be found below: Final Assignment: click here Motivational Quotations Reviewed: Please pick six of the many quotations displayed in the classroom and answer the following in complete sentences with details.  Be sure to answer the questions in your goal folder. Who authored the quotation, and why are they important? Explain the message of the quotation in a full sentence? Why is this or isn't it, one of your top three favourite quotations displayed in class? Fully explain, in no less than two sentences, how you can apply this quotation to your life? Quotation Poster: Once finished this assignment, create a poster using pen and paper or the app Piccollage.  The poster should include a researched quotation, and an image to c...

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” –Albert Einstein “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” –Michael Jordan “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” –Vince Lombardi “Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die.” - Pierre Trudeau "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" . - (Act II, Scene II). Hamlet. William Shakespeare In a world darkened by ethnic conflicts that tear nations apart,Canada stands as a model of how people of different cultures can live and work together in peace, prosperity, and mutual respect. - Bill Clinton “There ar...