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Humanities 8 

Welcome to my homework page! I post assignment files here regularly for students and families to access.

Week of Oct. 20 - 24:

  • English - Finish "The Landlady" short story analysis (see attached story and worksheet below)
  • English - Brainstorm elements of a spooky story scene in preparation for scene writing. See attached "Recipe for Spooky Scene" below.

Week of Oct. 13- 17:

  • English - "Show, Don't Tell" writing lesson to describe emotions (see attached PDF below).
  • English - "The Landlady" short story analysis. See attached story below and attached "characters and setting" worksheet. 

Week of Oct. 6 - 10:

  • English - Descriptive Writing: The "Zoom Method - Assignment 2." (See attached PDF below).

Week of Sept. 29 - Oct. 3:

  • English - Descriptive Writing: The "Zoom Method - Assignment 1." See handout and assignment, attached below (assignment due Monday, Oct. 6th).

Week of Sept. 22 - 26:

  • The Witness Blanket: Explore two stories on www.witnessblanket.ca and complete one response page (attached below) for each story (two response pages total).

Week of Sept. 15 - 19:

  • English - "Where I'm From" Poem - final copy due Thursday Sept. 18
  • "The Party" Short Story and Reading Response Questions (see attached PDF below) - due Monday, Sept. 22nd.

Week of Sept. 8 - 12:

  • English - "Where I'm From" Poem Draft (see attached PDF below).

Week of Sept. 2 - 5:

  • English - "Where I'm From" Poem and Brainstorming Sheet (see attached PDF below).

RTCS Music: Band 7/8 and Choir