Hello Grade 8's! Here's an update on what we've been doing:
On Friday, students took notes and we discussed Rome's legacy and the fall of the Roman Empire. We then started watching "Rome: Engineering an Empire"; there was a viewing sheet to go along with this.
On Monday and today's class, we looked at Judaism, Islam and Christianity, and analyzed the similarities and differences. We then watched "The Worst Jobs of the Romans", and students took some notes on the Byzantines, the Franks, the Anglo-Saxons and the Celts.
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
English 10: Blocks 1-2 and 5-6
Hello English 10's! I'm sorry I haven't updated the blog in a while; here's what we've been up to:
At the end of last week, we watched a CNN interview with Donald Trump regarding the Muslim ban, and talked about racial profiling, stereotypes and political racism. We also watched a monologue by comedian Anziz Ansari's, who addresses stereotypes and the dangers of white supremacy. Additionally, tudents had a quiz on story and poetry terms.
After this we read "Terrible Things: An Allegory to the Holocaust"; we discussed the symbolism behind the story and the theme regarding the dangers of oppression. Students completed questions for this.
On Monday, a did a lesson emphasizing the description of setting, and looked at mood and atmosphere. We then analyzed the songs "Fear of the Dark" and "Thriller"; we looked at the use of imagery and poetic devices. Today, as a follow up to this lesson, students wrote a descriptive paragraph that establishes an eerie atmosphere.
Reminders:
At the end of last week, we watched a CNN interview with Donald Trump regarding the Muslim ban, and talked about racial profiling, stereotypes and political racism. We also watched a monologue by comedian Anziz Ansari's, who addresses stereotypes and the dangers of white supremacy. Additionally, tudents had a quiz on story and poetry terms.
After this we read "Terrible Things: An Allegory to the Holocaust"; we discussed the symbolism behind the story and the theme regarding the dangers of oppression. Students completed questions for this.
On Monday, a did a lesson emphasizing the description of setting, and looked at mood and atmosphere. We then analyzed the songs "Fear of the Dark" and "Thriller"; we looked at the use of imagery and poetic devices. Today, as a follow up to this lesson, students wrote a descriptive paragraph that establishes an eerie atmosphere.
Reminders:
- I'm still waiting for the intro writing assignment from some students!!!
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
English 10: Blocks 5/6 and 1/2
Over the past couple of days, we've been reviewing notes on literary terms and poetic devices. Today, we read Roald Dahl's "The Landlady". We then completed questions as a class and students worked on a foreshadowing activity. Additionally, we watched the short film adaptation.
At the end of class, we played a Jeopardy game to review terms. There will be a matching quiz on Friday for literary terms and poetic devices!
Reminders:
At the end of class, we played a Jeopardy game to review terms. There will be a matching quiz on Friday for literary terms and poetic devices!
Reminders:
- Rough copies for your letters were due!
- "The Landlady" foreshadowing worksheet: due Friday (Blocks 1/2 handed them in in class)
- Story Term and Poetic Devices Quiz: Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
SS8
I'm very impressed with your timelines so far!
We started off class today by discussing the historical significance of the Ukrainian Internment and the Japanese Internment in Canada. We focused on answering the following questions: How notable were the events? How widespread were they? How symbolic were they?
I then gave more classtime to work on the timelines; they will be due on Friday.
In the second period, we went to the IT Lab for a mapping activity; students used lizardpoint.com to label countries of Western Europe, and their capitals. They colored the maps afterward. Students turned in the maps at the end o class.
Reminders:
We started off class today by discussing the historical significance of the Ukrainian Internment and the Japanese Internment in Canada. We focused on answering the following questions: How notable were the events? How widespread were they? How symbolic were they?
I then gave more classtime to work on the timelines; they will be due on Friday.
In the second period, we went to the IT Lab for a mapping activity; students used lizardpoint.com to label countries of Western Europe, and their capitals. They colored the maps afterward. Students turned in the maps at the end o class.
Reminders:
- Timelines due: Friday, Feb. 2, 2017
Monday, 30 January 2017
SS8
Welcome to Social Studies 8! I'm very excited to be teaching this course!
We started off the class by going over the Course Outline and classroom expectations. Please bring home the Course Outline for your parents to sign. Then students completed a questionnaire for me to get to know them, and we played a game of "2 truths, 1 lie". After that, I introduced the concept of 'historical significance'. I introduced myself in the form of a timeline, and explained all the events that shaped who I am today.
Students then started working on a plan for their own personal timeline assignment, which we'll continue next class.
Reminders:
We started off the class by going over the Course Outline and classroom expectations. Please bring home the Course Outline for your parents to sign. Then students completed a questionnaire for me to get to know them, and we played a game of "2 truths, 1 lie". After that, I introduced the concept of 'historical significance'. I introduced myself in the form of a timeline, and explained all the events that shaped who I am today.
Students then started working on a plan for their own personal timeline assignment, which we'll continue next class.
Reminders:
- Have your course outlines signed!
- Talk to your parents about events for the timeline assignment
English 10: Blocks 1-2 and 5-6
Welcome to English 10!!!
It's nice to see familiar faces again!
Today we went through our Course Outline, which you can bring home for your parents to look over. As an introduction, we discussed the importance of studying literature and the meaning of 'themes'. I related themes to the modern idea of hashtags (we watched a Jimmy Fallon clip as an example). As an activity, students circulated around the classroom to write examples on chart paper of some common themes we look at in English 10: oppression, conformity, power conflict, and justice.
Also, we started a writing assignment; I'll allot more time for this tomorrow.
It's nice to see familiar faces again!
Today we went through our Course Outline, which you can bring home for your parents to look over. As an introduction, we discussed the importance of studying literature and the meaning of 'themes'. I related themes to the modern idea of hashtags (we watched a Jimmy Fallon clip as an example). As an activity, students circulated around the classroom to write examples on chart paper of some common themes we look at in English 10: oppression, conformity, power conflict, and justice.
Also, we started a writing assignment; I'll allot more time for this tomorrow.
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Planning 10
This week, we've been discussing Choice & Accountability and Decision Making. Mr. Colvin also stopped in today to talk about career programs at RSS.
We've also looked at addictions and drug use, which, we'll continue discussing tomorrow.
We've also looked at addictions and drug use, which, we'll continue discussing tomorrow.
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