Past Provincial Exams

Here's the website for old exams. You need Adobe Acrobat to dowload the PDF files. You can also get the keys and markers' reports. Enjoy :)

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/exsection.htm

Poll Ideas

Please post your ridiculous--or otherwise--poll ideas here. Top ten reasons for . . .

Shakespeare's Bed

As you know, Shakespeare left his wife his "second best bed." Please post your reasons--plausible or not--as to why the Bard did this.

Definition Contest

I think "Blog" is a silly name. Let's see who can come up with the best definition of the word, used as a noun, verb, adjective, whatever.

Have fun.

Help a poor former Lit student

One of my former Literature 12 students has a midterm tomorrow. As usual, he is unprepared and pathetic. He emailed me this question:

The "General Prologue" to the Canterbury Tales is . . . satirical. Analyze the strategies that Chaucer uses to successfully satirize the church through his representation of figures associated with the church.

Can anyone help this guy out? How would you answer the question?

Hey Class

Welcome to our new class Blog. This is a space to share ideas and create.