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Oct 30 2026 Mini lesson - Synopsis vs. Plot Summary & Hallowe'en Fun Friday!!!

Task 1: From Monday. If you haven't yet - pls hand in -  1. Brief History Of Homes - Timeline Review NFA 2. Felix - Character Sketch - Review - NFA Task 2: Silent Read 15 min. Task 3:  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 mark...
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Oct 28 2026 BC Lit Assessment - Double Block

 BC Lit Assessment - Double Block
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Oct 27 2026 Lit Assessment Prep & Personal Novel Assignment Intro & Due Nov 10

1. Silent Read Time  2. Brief History Of Homes - Timeline Review NFA 3. Felix - Character Sketch - Review - NFA 4. Lit Assessment Prep - for Oct 28 Lit Assessment Review  5. Intro & Time To Work On - Personal Novel Assignment - Teams - Due Nov 10, 2026 Cart 3
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Oct 26 2026 NFA - Brief History of Homes - Timeline & Felix Character Sketch

1. Silent Read  2. Review of Oct 21 2026 Page 7-23 Vocab Disconcerting Leered (Leer) Embellish 3. NFA - Timeline creation - Brief History of Homes - pages 7-23 4. 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) __________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Personality Trait #2 _________________________________ Example(s) __________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Relationship #3 _________________________________ Example(s) __________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Quote: With page number - (Page 1-23) Which represents character - Felix. 
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Oct 21 2026 NFA Novel Study - Begins - Pages 1-23 - Brief History of Homes through August - Vocab & Character Sketch Assignment 1 - Felix

No Fixed Address - 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 - utilize the correct definition as depicted within pages 7-23 of NFA Disconcerting Leered (Leer) Embellish
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Oct 19 & 20 2026 Grammar Lesson 30-39 Quiz 20 Q & Intro To Our Class Novel NFA & Personal Novel Assignment - intro next week - Oct 26 2026

Oct 19 2026 Classwork 1. Grammar Lesson 30-39 Quiz 20 > Silent Read Personal Book. 2. One to one meetings - work to date - review & questions. TEAMS > Grades. 3. If Time - Oct 19 - Collect NFA Books. Intro to -  No Fixed Address Novel Intro  Audio Book Version - Audible - Intro to novel. "No Fixed Address" page 1-7 ABOUT THE BOOK Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil, and is brilliant at memorising trivia. So far, pretty normal. But Felix and his mom Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van. Astrid promises it’s only for a while until she finds a new job, and begs Felix not to breathe a word. So when Felix starts at a new school, he does his very best to hide it from his friends. But Felix has a plan to turn his and Astrid’s lives around: he’s going to go on his favourite game show Who,What, Where,When and win the cash prize.All he needs is a little luck and a lot of brain power . . . ABOUT SUSIN NIELSEN Susin Nielsen got her ...
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Oct 16 2026 Grammar Test Prep Kahoot & Fun Friday!

Attendance. Silent Read 20 min Laptops #3 - Silas can collect if he requests. & Also - ask him to grab a few end of class board games/uno etc - for end of class.  TODAY: Students will have time to prep for their Oct 19 Monday Lesson 30-39 Grammar Test - 20 Q MC - Reminder also - to review the answer key to their Grammar Workbooks they can go to Oct 15th's blog post to review KEY.  TODAY - students can work to practice the linked  Grammar Prep Kahoot - Independently.  STEPS BELOW: Step 1 - students log on > go to my blog (available via the RSS website OR our English 9 blog > Homepage > Resources > Blog Click on the date > READ MORE then scroll down to the following link -   Kahoot Practice. Once you are done a few rounds you can move back onto the Homepage > Resources > Ed Type to practice your typing on TypeEd.  BOARD GAME TIME!!!  Please request Silas return computers and board games about 10 min prior to end of class....
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