SS 9

Have a great weekend SS 9!

Activities:

• I handed out a practice test booklet for your final exam
• Worked in the lab on human rights assignments
• Industrial Revolution Test

Reminders:

• Final Exam: Thursday, June 19, 2014

SS 9 - Friday, June 6 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Don't forget about the test tomorrow! Also, marks are posted, so hand in all your missing assignments by Thursday, June 12, 2014!

Activities:

• Finished up our unit on the Industrial Revolution (discussed poverty, social classes, the Factory Acts, and population moves)
• Completed questions for pages 144-155 in Crossroads
• Watched a documentary on Nike sweatshops and started a documentary called "The Dark Side of Chocolate" (we discussed their relation to human rights in the modern world)
• Completed a crossword review
• Went over the essay topic for tomorrow's test and discussed ways to organize your essay
• Jeopardy review game

Reminders:

• Test tomorrow, June 11, 2014! (Chapter 5: The Industrial Revolution)
• You will need to write a 2 paragraph essay for the test. The topic was given today: Discuss to what extent the Industrial Revolution made a positive impact on society (include social, political and economic reasons)
• Human Rights assignments will be due tomorrow at the end of the day, but we have 1 period in the lab tomorrow morning to finish it

English 9: Thursday, June 5 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Activities:

• Finished narrative paragraphs
• Introduction to poetry
• Notes on poetic devices
• Looked at Dr. Seus's "Oh the PLaces You'll Go" and lyrics from the Beatles
• Lyrics Analysis Assignment
• Discussed the poems "To Christine" and "Instructions to my Mother"
• Discussed the poems "Two Prisoners" and "Our Appearance and analyzed some media images
• Looked at haiku and tanka poems
• Looked at crossword and acrostic poems
• Started our final poetry project : Sending a message

Reminders:

• Poetry Quiz: Thursday, June 12, 2014
• Final Poetry Project: Thursday, June 12, 2014
• Marks are up: Hand in any missing assignments by the end of the day Thursday! 

SS 9 - Monday June 2 - Wednesday June 4, 2014

Activities: 

• Watched the movie "Oliver Twist" and completed questions regarding the movie
• Chapter 5 Vocabulary sheet was distributed
• Worked on a Human Rights Assignment in the library

Reminders:

• Chapter 5 (Industrial Revolution) Test: Wednesday, June 11, 2014

SS 9

Have a great weekend!

Activities:

• Casey administered a quiz form her lesson yesterday on child poverty
• Presentation on the Mule (machine)
• We went over the Crossroads questions and they were handed in
• Powerpoint and notes: SOcial classes and the role of women during the Industrial Revolution
• Powerpoint: Looking at social classes on the "Titanic"
• Watched part 2 of  "The Children who Built Victorian Britain"

Reminders:

• No homework!

English 9

Blocks 3/4 and 5/6

Hobbit Test Monday!!! (June 2, 2014)

The test will be composed of the following:
1. Vocabulary - matching
2. Characters - matching
3. Multiple choice
4. True/False
5. Short answer questions:
-Elements from the story
-Themes
-History of dragons
-Comparison between the movies and the novel
6. Literary paragraph (topics/plan were given to you in advance)

*Your Bilbo's Journey Projects will now be due Thursday, June 5, 2014

SS 9

Great presentations today you guys! Presentations can be very challenging, so I am very proud of you for getting through it!

Activities:

• Re-cap: Innovations in transportation during the Industrial Revolution
• Worked on questions related to pages 140-142  in Crossroads
• Students presented their projects (inventions of the Industrial Revolution)
• Powerpoint and notes: The transformation from the "cottage industry" to the "factory age"
• Casey did a lesson on child labour and showed us a clip about children in the coal industry (she will be giving you a quiz tomorrow on her presentation)
• We talked about chimney sweeping and looked at a short clip from the movie "Mary Poppins"
• Watched 15 mins of a BBC video called "The Children Who Built Victorian Britain"
• Worked on questions related to pages 143-146 in Crossroads

Reminders:

• We will go over the Crossroads questions tomorrow, May 30, 2014