ELA+A10+and+B10+2014+and+2015

__**Final Project for ELA B10**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can compose and create a story that tells the story/events of someone else’s life
 * We can write to entertain an audience
 * We can use the 6 trait of writing process to assist in telling our story which includes writing with personality, flow and rhythm, focus on the topic, grammar and spelling, sentence structure, and appealing presentation of final copy
 * We can share out stories with our classmates using tone, speed rate, clarity, and pronunciation

Well we are finally near the end of the semester. Only a few weeks left until summer! There is one last thing that you will need to work on for class. Please remember:
 * __How we will FINISH it__**
 * ** Final project is worth 15% of final grade for the class. **
 * ** Final project is out of a possible 72 marks **
 * ** All elements for final project must be completed for final mark to be submitted for the class. **

You will be given plenty of class time to work on your final project, but it will be up to you to complete it before the due date.


 * Due date for this assignment will be during the classes of June 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. **

Here are copies of the final project and the rubric that I will be using to evaluate you:



Have a great summer!

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__**Monday, May 25th to Friday, June 5th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * Read and view to interpret, and summarize, a variety of classical and contemporary literacy
 * Compose and create to express thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes and audiences
 * Use the speaking skills of pronunciation, speed rate, volume, fluency

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, May 25th to Friday, June 5th, 2015**__: These are the things we will accomplish this week

1. Watch the 1940 version of Arsenic and Old Lace. During this time I want you to view the characters and how they are established. Look at the way they speak, their movement, the tone of their voices.

2. We will break off into our groups and be assigned a certain number of pages. Begin reading the play at the start of your selection. Remember we are working on pronunciation, speed rate, volume, and fluency

3. Go over the rubric so you know how you will be evaluated!



4. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

Have an awesome weekend!



__**Tuesday, May 19th to Friday, May 22nd, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * Read and view to interpret, and summarize, a variety of classical and contemporary literacy
 * Compose and create to express thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes and audiences

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, May 19th**__: Today, we are going to be viewing the documentaries that you created. Can't wait to see what all you have come up with! Please remember your self-reflection will be counted as an individual mark towards your final evaluation for this project.

__**Wednesday, May 20th to Friday, May 22nd**__: Beginning to look at the play "Arsenic and Old Lace". Individually, or in groups, Next week, we will be watching the 1940 version of the movie as we begin prepping for your "Reader's Theater" that will take place in a week.

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, May 11th to Friday, May 15th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can create and present a visual/multimedia presentation supporting a prepared talk on a researched issue, using either digital or other presentation tools
 * We can use oral language to express a range of information and ideas

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, May 11th to Friday, May 15th**__: You asked for it, and you got it! Welcome to Spring, when things get busy. You have this week to finish up and edit your documentaries. We will be viewing these on **Tuesday, May 19th**. If you aren't finished, they will need to be completed on your own time. No more class time will be given. Also, remember to complete your self-evaluations.

Have an awesome long weekend!

__**Monday, May 4th to Friday, May 8th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can create and present a visual/multimedia presentation supporting a prepared talk on a researched issue, using either digital or other presentation tools
 * We can use oral language to express a range of information and ideas

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, May 4th to Friday, May 8th, 2015**__: You have this week to work on your filming for your documentaries. You have the school to use plus outside the school, on the grounds. Please just let me know if you are going out there to work.


 * Things you need to remember**:


 * **Documentary is due on Wednesday, May 13th**
 * **You are being given the time to get your work done**
 * **If you have done some of your filming outside of school, on your own, you are more than welcome to use the time to work on your homework, study, work on other projects, or helping another group out with their documentary**
 * **DON'T WASTE TIME and DON'T BE SCHMUKS! :)**

Let's have a good week!



__**Monday, April 27th to Friday, May 1st, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can create and present a visual/multimedia presentation supporting a prepared talk on a researched issue, using either digital or other presentation tools
 * We can use oral language to express a range of information and ideas

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, April 27th**__: Today, we sat down to make a schedule for when your documentaries should be completed by. you chose the following dates as check in points and completion date,


 * Thursday, April 30th: All research completed**
 * Thursday, May 7th: Majority of filming to be completed**
 * Wednesday, May 13th: Documentaries completed (begin presenting)**

You will be given the rest of the class for your research time.

__**Tuesday, April 28th to Wednesday, April** **29th**:__ Time given for research and outlining your documentary.

__**Thursday, April 30th and Friday, May 1st**__: Each group meeting with Mr. Young to show your research and outline.

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, April 20th to Friday, April 24th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can create and present a visual/multimedia presentation supporting a prepared talk on a researched issue, using either digital or other presentation tools
 * We can use oral language to express a range of information and ideas

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, April** 2**0th and Tuesday, April 21st**:__ Continuing to work on your "Guiding Questions" for your documentary and beginning the research process (step 4 in your notes). We also had the opportunity to watch the documentary Video Games: The Movie (can be found on Netflix) and discuss the tools that they used in creating their documentary.

__**Wednesday, April 22nd to Friday, April 23rd**__: Viewed the documentary "Steve Jobs: One Last Thing" (can be viewed on Netflix).

Next week we will continue with the research portion of your documentaries.

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, April 13th to Friday, April 17th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can create and present a visual/multimedia presentation supporting a prepared talk on a researched issue, using either digital or other presentation tools
 * We can use oral language to express a range of information and ideas

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Ap****ril**__ **__13th__:** It's Girls Vs. Boys day as we look at different things between the guys and the girls. We will be breaking off into our genders and looking at some questions of how guys view things and how girls view things.

__**Tuesday, April 14th and Wednesday, April 15th**__: Today and tomorrow we will be viewing the documentary "It's a Girl's World". Everyone has been given specific questions based on their gender. Boys, you have 2 questions to look at. Girls, you have 1 questions to look at. Please keep notes on the questions as you will be handing those into me once we have completed the documentary.



__**Thursday, April 16th and Friday, April 17th**__: We have now finished viewing two documentaries. My hope is that you are starting to see how they are setup, designed, and the tools that are used to tell the film makers story. Today, we are going to go over the following handouts as you begin to work on your own 7-10 minute documentaries.

You will have today and tomorrow to get started on this task and we will setup a schedule next week of when we want to have things completed by.



Hope you have an AWESOME weekend!



__**Monday, March 30th to Thursday, April 2nd, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can write to examine our thoughts about a certain topic
 * We can describe to our audience our thoughts about a certain topic through a 5 paragraph essay
 * We can analyze a piece of media for truth and facts
 * We can question what is being presented to us
 * We can compose and create a piece of literature, multimedia, or presentation that looks at social responsibility and social action

__**How we will learn it **__ __**Monday, March 30th**__: This week may seem a bit mixed up, but we are going to roll with is as, let's face it, we have 4 days before Easter Break! That's exciting!

Today, we are going to be starting into a documentary called "The Cove". During the documentary, there are four questions that we are going to look at. I advice you to please make notes for yourself, as these will be worth 10 marks to you, for completion. Remember, your notes are your own. This will take us most of the week to get through and then, once we come back from break, we will begin on an assignment based around the art of documentary making.

If you need a copy of the questions, that we will be looking at during the documentary, you may download them here:



__**Tuesday, March 31st**__: Today, we will go into the lab to work on finishing up your essays for Flowers for Algernon. This will be the last day, I will be giving you, and they will be due **this Thursday, April 2nd**. You will need to remember, when you hand in your final copy you will need the following things:


 * 1. Essay, Final Copy**
 * 2. Cover Page (example in notes)**
 * 3. 2 editing evaluations completed by two people of your choosing**


 * Again, here is the rubric I will be using for evaluation:**



__**Wednesday, April 1st:**__ Continue with The Cove

__**Thursday, April 2nd**__: ** FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON ESSAYS ARE DUE **! Please make sure to hand in all of the elements, that I am looking for (listed above). We will also finish up The Cove, if we didn't finish it on Wednesday.

I hope you have an awesome and safe Easter Break! See you back here on Monday, April 13th.

Here is a YouTube link to the documentary, if needed:

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__**Monday, March 23 to Thursday, March 26th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend and respond to a piece of literature through visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts
 * We can read, listen to, comprehend, interpret, and summarize information and ideas within a piece of literature that deals with identity and social responsibility
 * We can write to examine our thoughts about a certain topic
 * We can describe to our audience our thoughts about a certain topic through a 5 paragraph essay

__**How we will learn it **__ __**Monday, March ** **23rd**: __ Today, the rough copies of your essay were due. If you showed me your rough copies, completed, you received 15 marks toward your final mark for this essay. You were then given time to work on the second copies of your essay. You will be given more time tomorrow, in the computer lab, to work on your digital copies and begin sharing your drafts with your peers and proofreading.

__**Tuesday, March 24th**__: Today, you will have the entire hour to work on your digital copies of your essay. This also includes formatting the essay they way we talked about in class, and it is also described in your notes (please see last week's entries if you need copies of the notes). Please use the example essay (the hockey one) as a guide to help you in your formatting. These will be due tomorrow and will be worth 10 marks to you, for having this part of the writing process completed.

__**Wednesday, March 25th**__: You will the opportunity, today, to work on your proofreading and editing of your essays by going through them by yourself, with a partner, or with me. Please remember to complete 2 of the "Peer Editing Rubric" forms to hand in with your FINAL version, of your essay. If you need an extra copy, please download it here:

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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Remember, you need to use your "Core 3" people to read over your essay to look for spelling errors, grammar, and that your writing just makes sense. Too many times we trust our own eyes and that is not always good because we don't see the mistakes!

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Also, with some of the time given, you are going to want to make sure that your lessons are ready to go for Mrs. Rusten's class, tomorrow. Each lesson will be 10 minutes in length and we will be presenting them during period 1 and period 3. Please be ready for the kids as I KNOW they are ready to see you!

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.66px; line-height: 22px;">__**Thursday, March 26th**__: Today we are with Mrs. Rusten's students! Let's have some fun!

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.66px; line-height: 22px;">Have an awesome LONG weekend! :)

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__**Monday, March 16th to Friday, March 20th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We can comprehend and respond to a piece of literature through visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We can read, listen to, comprehend, interpret, and summarize information and ideas within a piece of literature that deals with identity and social responsibility
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We can write to examine our thoughts about a certain topic
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We can describe to our audience our thoughts about a certain topic through a 5 paragraph essay

__**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">How we will learn it **__ __**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Monday, March 16th: **__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Finish the movie!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__**Tuesday, March** **17th**:__ Mrs. Rafuse is in for me today! Your job is to go over the "5 Paragraph Essay" notes, and begin working on the rough copies of your essay for Flowers for Algernon.

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__**Wednesday, March 18th to Friday, March** **20th:**__ You will be given this time to begin working on the rough copies and second drafts of your essay. I will give you some time, next week, to finish off the final copies in the computer lab.

Have an awesome weekend!



__**Monday, March 9th to Thursday, March 12th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We can comprehend and respond to a piece of literature through visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We can read, listen to, comprehend, interpret, and summarize information and ideas within a piece of literature that deals with identity and social responsibility

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Marc****h**__ **__9th__**: Today we will finish up to the end of "Progress Report 11" in Flowers for Algernon. Please remember that your quiz up to the end of Progress Report 11 will be tomorrow. All quiz questions can be found in your study notes.

__**Tuesday, March 10th**__: Quiz for Flower for Algernon up to the end of Progress Report 11.

__**Wednesday, March 11th to Thursday, March 12th**__: Continuing on into Progress Report 12. Please remember to complete the study questions associated with each progress report as those will be your study questions for the next quiz. If you need to download a copy of the questions, you can do so here:




 * Please remember that if you need to sign out a book to take home for the evening, come and see me and we can make that happen!**

Have an awesome weekend!



__**Monday, March 2nd to Thursday, March 5th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We can comprehend and respond to a piece of literature through visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We can read, listen to, comprehend, interpret, and summarize information and ideas within a piece of literature that deals with identity and social responsibility

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">How we will learn it **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__**Monday, March 2nd to Thursday, March 5th**:__ We will be spending most of these classes getting further into our novel study. Please remember that there will be periodic quizzes that will come up dealing with the chapter questions. If you need a copy to download, you can find those here:

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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.66px; line-height: 0px;">**Tuesday, March 3rd: 1st Quiz dealing from "Progris riport 1 martch 3" to "Progris riport 6th Mar 8"**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.66px; line-height: 0px;">Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, February 23rd to Friday, February 27th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can view and interpret ideas displayed in a film
 * We can analyze the characters within the film and interpret their actions
 * We can discuss what the themes are for this particular story and how they might play a role in our personal lives
 * We can create a reflection piece that examines a theme or multiple themes within the film
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We can comprehend and respond to a piece of literature through visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We can read, listen to, comprehend, interpret, and summarize information and ideas within a piece of literature that deals with identity and social responsibility

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, February 23rd and Tuesday, Februar****y**__ **__24th__:** You will have these two classes to work on finishing up your Freedom Writers Projects. See previous week's entries. The evaluation is also at the bottom.

__**Wednesday, February 25th**__: Today, we will spend some time sharing what we have created for the Freedom Writers projects. There will be a few people sharing there projects to the class. They are all due today!

Also, we will be starting into our new novel study, "Flowers for Algernon".

Some questions for you to think about individually and then discuss with a partner:


 * Would you rather..... **


 * Take a European sight seeing tour OR a relaxing Caribbean vacation?
 * No Internet OR No Cell Phone?
 * Go back in time and meet your ancestors OR go forward in time to meet your great grandchildren?
 * Have a song written about you by Taylor Swift OR have your life story documented on film?
 * Cookie Dough OR Pizza?
 * Power of invisibility OR able to Fly?
 * Wear wet socks the rest of your life OR Be allowed to wash your hair once a year
 * Only be able to whisper everything OR only be able to shout everything
 * have one wish granted now OR 3 wishes granted in 10 years (you can't wish for more wishes)
 * Be given a skill for 6 months that would change your life but then you lose it over the course of a few months and you won't remember you had it OR Never have the skill in the first place

During this class, I am hoping that we will also be introducing our new novel study, "Flowers for Algernon".

I have a full copy of the questions that you will keep in your binder. You can also download a copy of them here:



Your job will be to answer the study questions, as we go through the novel.

__**Thursday, February 26th and Friday, February 27th**__: Begin getting into the Novel.

Have an awesome weekend!



__**Monday, February 2nd to Friday, February 6th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can view and interpret ideas displayed in a film
 * We can analyze the characters within the film and interpret their actions
 * We can discuss what the themes are for this particular story and how they might play a role in our personal lives
 * We can create a reflection piece that examines a theme or multiple themes within the film

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, February 2nd to Wednesday, Februar****y**__ **__4th__:** For the next couple of classes, we are going to be looking at the idea of theme (the messages found in different forms of literature that the author is trying to represent) and the idea of telling a personal story.

A few questions before we dive into today. I will give you time to talk about these questions and then we will discuss, as a class:

1. What does is mean to "find your voice"? 2. What is the definition of a Hero? 3. What does it mean to "tell your story"? 4. Why are people so scared to share their personal stories, with others? 5. What's the difference between **bullying** and **teasing**? 6. Do we really need to know stuff about history? Why is it important/not important?

Today, we are going to start a movie called "Freedom Writers". The synopsis for the story is as follows:

"Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner-city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude - and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of their own. Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students' lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of supposedly "unteachable" teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives and change their world."

During the course of the movie, you will have one responsibility and that will be to make brief notes on the following themes that come up. There are 4 themes that will be looked at. Your notes can be in point form and show, within the film how these themes are brought up and expressed (using example from the film):

1. **Moral Responsibility** (responsibility to do the right thing) 2. **Bullying** (within the classroom/outside of the classroom) 3. **Diversity** (different races, different backgrounds) 4. **History** (whether it be through student stories or during the lesson on the Holocaust)

Make sure to make some good notes, as you will be using these themes in a later project! We will be pausing the movie every so often to discuss these themes.

__**Thursday, February 5th and Friday, February 6th**__: Once we have completed the movie, it will be up to you to choose one of the themes to explore. Once you have chosen the theme you want to look at, it will be up to you to complete that activity.

__**PICK A THEME!!**__

1. **Moral Responsibility** **:** Freedom Writers explores what might be called the issue of "moral responsibility". This could be described as the responsibility of every person to 'do the right thing'.

Questions for you to consider:
 * What practical responsibilities do you have, in your life?
 * What moral responsibilities do you think you have?

You will need to take a look at the difference between the two questions by defining what "practical" and "moral" are.


 * Activity:** Many of the characters in the film show "moral courage" and do the right thing even when it will cost them something, such as Eva when she tells the court the truth, and Miep, who protected Anne Frank at risk to herself. What other situations can you tink of where someone can show moral courage? Express your idea in a way that gets your point across to all of us. How will you do that? Use your brain! :)

2. ** Bullying **: What causes bullying?

The film shows many different kinds of bullying. The students in the class bully each other, their friends out of school pressure them to be a certain way, the police sometimes bully the students' parents and you could say that Erin's father and husband bully her to give up teacher.

In the film, Erin also makes the connection between the apparently small-scale bullying and gang culture within the classroom and the Nazis trying to control and then exterminate the Jews and other groups in Europe.


 * Activity**: Express your thoughts on this theme by creating a story (you choose how) that shows a situation where someone is being bullied, and someone has the 'moral courage' to stand up to the bully. Is it the person being bullied who stands up to the bully, or is it someone else? When creating your story, think about how your get across the feeling of each of the characters.

3. ** Diversity **: At the beginning of the film, most of the students hate any of their classmates who are of a different race. However, they are quite ignorant about their backgrounds. For example, one of the Cambodian girls was once in a refugee camp. It may be that other students in her group didn't know where she was from or the kind of journey that she and her family would have made to come to the U.S.A., or the reasons behind this kind of decision to leave Cambodia in the first place.

There are many different racial groups in Canadian society, and each of them has a history of where they came from and why each of the families decided to come to this country.


 * Activity**:
 * What are the different ethnic groups in your area?
 * From which country did they come from originally?

Your task is to choose an ethnic or religious group within our area and research their background. Questions you will want to research should include:

1. Why might people from that group have come to Canada? 2. What is their culture, beliefs, and traditions?

Once you have researched, you will then create a piece the highlights the culture you have been researching. How will you highlight your research? That choice is up to you. Just remember that I will be looking for details, history, culture and beliefs. The more visual you can be, the better!

4. ** History **: The students in Freedom Writers learn about the Holocaust in an experiential way through Gruwell's teaching. Some questions for you to consider and think about would be:


 * Does it make history more accessible/relevant when you can actually see it?
 * Did you want to find our more, how important is this stand of history (Anne Frank's story) to the narrative of the movie?
 * Think about Erin's reason for introducing the Diary of Anne Frank to her students

Anne Frank's Diary is an important historical document. Your task is to research into why Anne and her family were forced to hid in the "secret annex".

Within your research, your job is to create a piece (written or other) that looks at a number of the following questions:

1. What was the "secret annex"? 2. How old was Anne when the "secret annex" was discovered by the Nazis? 3. Choose 2 of the following people to do some research on and discover who they were and how they played a role in the life of Anne Frank:
 * Peter van Pels
 * Miep Gies
 * Margot Frank
 * Fritz Pfeffer
 * Victor Kugler
 * Hermann van Pels

4. After you have researched, think back to the connection between the story of Anne Frank and the story of the movie. What is the connection that they share?

The following rubric will be used to evaluate your projects:



** You will have the rest of the week to work on this project and ** ** we will set a due date, for this on Monday! ** ** Have a great weekend! **

<span style="color: #ef0d0d; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">ELA A 10 IS NOW OVER!!!!!!! B 10 STARTS NOW!!!!!!!!!!

__**Monday, January 19th to Thursday, January 29th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can compose and create multimedia, oral, artistic, or written texts
 * We can explain and present to our audience, the key ideas and events through an appropriate combination of charts, diagrams, sounds, models, drama, and print
 * We can read, interpret, and draw conclusions about the ideas, information, concepts, and themes presented in different varieties of literature.

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, January 19th and Tuesday, January 20th:**__ Today and Tuesday, you will have these last two class periods to finish up your "Radio" assignment. They are due on Wednesday. Please see last week's entries for specific details and evaluation.

__**Tuesday, January 20th**__: Please don't forget that your "Radio" assignment is due, tomorrow!

Today, as well, I want to go over your final assignment for ELA A 10. I will be passing the handouts to you. If you lose them, you are more than welcome to download them here:



Your final projects will be do by, **Thursday, January 29th.** You are more than welcome to hand them in before that date, however Thursday will be the last day I will accept them.

Once you hand in your "Radio" assignment, you may begin working on your final project.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you on your journey with completing this assignment.

__**Wednesday, January 21s**__t: Radio assignments are due today! Please hand them in with your proofreading checklist.

__**Thursday, January 22nd to Wednesday, January 28th**__: You will be given these classes to work on your final assignment, for the class.



__**Monday, January 12th to Friday, January 16th, 2015**__
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * View and interpret the moral ideas and information being presented in a film
 * Write a personal essay that incorporates the ideas from the film and connects them with your own character (who you are as a person)

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, January 12th to Wednesday, Janua****ry**__ **__14th__:** During these classes you will be going watching the movie, "Radio", and examining your own personal character and how you relate to others when it comes to interacting with someone that maybe is not the same as you. Your job is to cover over the following handout, view the movie (of course stopping for discussion is encouraged as you go through it), and then create your reflection for the end. We will work on that on Thursday and Friday, this week. Here is a copy of the assignment if you need it:



As always, I will need a copy of the proofreading checklist to be handed in, along with the signatures of your "Core 3".

We will see where we get by the end of the week. This will be due on Monday.

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, January 5th to Friday, January 9th, 2015**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts.
 * Summarize and draw conclusions about the ideas and information presented in a song or music video
 * Listen to and interpret the ideas that is being presented in a multimedia text
 * Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore social responsibility

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, January 5th to Friday, Januar****y**__ **__9th__:** Welcome back and happy 2015!!!! As you know, I am going to be away for the next week and half. Luckily, the AWESOME Mrs. Golding is here to work with you!

Before break, you were still working on your personal song assignments (please scroll down and find the entry for Wednesday, December 10th) for all the information. All the steps, and everything is there, that you need to finish up. Of course, Mrs. Golding will be available to help you proof read as one of your "Core 3", in my absence. Also, Mrs. Vaags will be available during Tuesday and Thursday's classes. I strongly suggest you take advantage of having them in here.


 * By the end of the week, your two songs must be completed. **

Online gaming definitely is **not** an option for you, during this week! Use your time productively and get it done. Remember, writing takes practice and it is up to you to take advantage of the time you are given.

Also, I am missing the following assignments from the following people. These assignments need to be handed into Mrs. Golding NOW. If they aren't done, the need to be! Thank you!

__**It's My Life**__ Kaleb Sarynn

Sarynn Daniel Emily K. Erica L. Kaleb Lane
 * __Cat's in the Cradle__**

Proofreading checklists are on the shelf by the photocopier and evaluations are on my desk.Here they are again, if you need to download them:



It is up to you to complete this task by the end of the week. Next week you will be starting something new.

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, December 15th to Friday, December 19th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts.
 * Summarize and draw conclusions about the ideas and information presented in a song or music video
 * Listen to and interpret the ideas that is being presented in a multimedia text
 * Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore social responsibility

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, December 15th to Friday, December 19th**__: This week we will be hopefully finishing up our assignments. Please make sure to look at last week's entries for all the details! Everything you need will be laid out for you there.

Just a reminder that I will not be back the first week of January and the following two days after, as I am away in Florida for my 5km, 10km, half marathon, and full marathon races. When I return, some of you may be pushing me around in a wheelchair!

I will have the wikispace updated and Mrs. Golding will be joining you for those days! Remember, what she says GOES!!!!! :)

I hope you all have an AWESOME Christmas break and we will see you back here in the new year!

Best wishes to you and your family!!



__**Monday, December 8th to Friday, December 12th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts.
 * Summarize and draw conclusions about the ideas and information presented in a song or music video
 * Listen to and interpret the ideas that is being presented in a multimedia text
 * Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore social responsibility

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Decem****b****er**__ **__8th and Tuesday, December 9th__:** Working on "It's My Life" and "Cat's in the Cradle". Here is the evaluation and the proofreading checklist, for you, again:




 * Due date for "It's My Life" is due tomorrow**
 * Due date for "Cat's in the Cradle" is Friday, December 12th**

Time for you to work on this will be given, for these two days. Remember your "Core 3" needs to be filled out on the proofreading checklist.

__**Wednesday, December 10th**__: Today, I am going to pass the reigns onto you as YOU are going to pick two songs from your playlist, which should be on your wikispace already.

Your job is going to be to pick two songs that have some sort of meaning to you. Again, this could be a song that has an impact on you because of the lyrics or holds a special place in your memory because of the situation that the song was played in.


 * Next, your job is going to be to decide which type of write-up you are going to completed**:

1. **If you choose a song that has lyrics that have an impact on you, you will be doing more of a "Lyric Analysis", very similar to what we have been doing for the last week or so. You will need to provide the following things:**
 * Rough Copy (this will need to be handed into Mr. Young)
 * Proofreading Checklist (completed and handed into Mr. Young)
 * Copy of the lyrics (posted on your wikispace. This can be copy and pasted or placed as a link)
 * Embed a copy of the music video or lyric video next to the lyrics
 * Your final draft will be posted to your wikispace and will include all the elements we have looked at that goes into a lyric analysis (introduction, 3 or 4 lines that you find relevant to the song quoted in the write-up, analyzing the lines that you have chosen and explaining them with examples, and a conclusion)

The major question you need to answer in your analysis is **"How has this song effected me in my life?"**

2. **If you choose a song that brings back a memory, your job will be to tell me the story of that song, and what it makes you remember. This is like taking a song and walking me through the memories that it brings back. What story does it tell?**

Here are some examples to help you out with this process:



You need to be able to bring me into that memory in a 1 to 1 and half page write up. You will need to provide the following things for this:
 * Rough Copy (this will need to be handed into Mr. Young)
 * Proofreading Checklist (completed and handed into Mr. Young)
 * Copy of the lyrics (posted on your wikispace. This can be copy and pasted or placed as a link)
 * Embed a copy of the music video or lyric video next to the lyrics
 * You final draft will be posted to your wikispace and will include a very detailed story about the memory you have of that song (introduction, explanation, specific lines to the song if applicable, conclusion)

The major element you are trying to capture, in your writing, is how that song bring back such a strong memory for you.

Again, the same rubric will be used for both.


 * We will be aiming to have these completed by Thursday, December 18th. **

__**Thursday, December 11th and Friday, December 12th**__: These are work periods for you. Please remember that "Cat's in the Cradle" is due on Friday, December 12th.

Have an awesome weekend!!



__**Monday, December 1st, to Friday, December 5th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts.
 * Summarize and draw conclusions about the ideas and information presented in a song or music video
 * Listen to and interpret the ideas that is being presented in a multimedia text
 * Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore social responsibility

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, December** **1st**:__ Refer to Friday's entry from last week. Today we will be looking at "Cat's in the Cradle". Please remember these notes from last week, as we are working on this song:


 * **Overall Meaning**: Give your interpretation of the lyrics of the song, the message that the artist is trying to get across with their song
 * **How You Relate:** Be very clear in telling your reader what this songs means to you (your interpretation) and why you think it is a message that is important to your generation
 * **Specific Lyric Analysis**: Choose at least 4 different lines from the song and explain why they are significant to the overall meaning (theme/message) of the song
 * **Conclusion**: Summarize all of your above points in a fashion that leaves the reader with an understanding of the song and its importance

I will using this rubric to evaluate your write-ups:



Also, as we are starting to work on our second drafts, over the next few days, I want you to take a look at this checklist. You will need to use this checklist in your writing assignments and will be handed in with your final draft so that I know you have taken a look at everything.



This means, for your writing assignments, I should be seeing that you have looked at all of those elements that will make your writing more organized, which will make your thoughts come through more clearer. Of course you can print of this checklist, online, but I do have some at the front of them room, that you are more welcome to come and get.

__**Tuesday, December 2nd to Friday, December 5th**__: You will have these classes to work on your rough copies, and final drafts for the three songs we have looked at. Please remember that for your final draft I will be using the rubric above, to evaluate, and I will be looking for you to hand in a finished copy of the "proofreading checklist".

The due dates for your write-ups will be, as follows:


 * Friday, December 5th: STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE (Final Copy) due **
 * Tuesday, December 9th: IT'S MY LIFE (Final Copy) due **
 * Friday, December 12th: CAT'S IN THE CRADLE (Final Copy) due **


 * With your final copies I will be looking for the following things:**


 * 1. Final Draft of your lyric analysis**
 * 2. Proofreading Checklis with initials and signatures of those that are part of your "Core 3" that proofread your drafts**


 * Hope you have an awesome weekend!**



__**Monday, November 24th to Friday, November 28th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts.
 * Summarize and draw conclusions about the ideas and information presented in a song or music video
 * Listen to and interpret the ideas that is being presented in a multimedia text
 * Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore social responsibility

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Novemb****er**__ **__24th__:** You will be given time to work on your "Standing Outside the Fire" reflection during this period. Please look back to Thursday's class for info. I will be using this rubric to evaluate your responses. Here are some of the things I want you to think about as you are writing your responses. You will want to include all of these elements:

The following model would be a good way to structure your write-up:
 * **Introduction**: Tell us a little bit about the song and your general impression about what the song is about.
 * **Overall Meaning**: Give your interpretation of the lyrics of the song, the message that the artist is trying to get across with their song
 * **How You Relate:** Be very clear in telling your reader what this songs means to you (your interpretation) and why you think it is a message that is important to your generation
 * **Specific Lyric Analysis**: Choose at least 4 different lines from the song and explain why they are significant to the overall meaning (theme/message) of the song
 * **Conclusion**: Summarize all of your above points in a fashion that leaves the reader with an understanding of the song and its importance

The following rubric will be used in evaluating your write-up. We will use this same rubric for the assignments we go through in this unit.



__**Tuesday, November 25th**__: Over the next few days we will be looking at two more songs before it will be your turn to take a look at some songs. We will work through the two of them, looking at the model above, from Monday, and you will be in charge of coming up for the responses for them. Again, a one to two page, well written reflection, is all that is expected.

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 * Question to reflect on with this song**: "What is this song saying about life?" Please use at least 3 to 4 lines from the song for you to reflect on as you answer this question. The response should be one page in length.

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 * Question to answer with this song:** What message does this song say about relationships? You can answer this from a "family" perspective or from a "friend" perspective. Please make sure to use 3 to 4 lines from the song that you feel answer that question and explain using examples.

__**Wednesday, November 26th to Friday, November 28th**__: During this time, you will have the opportunity to work on your responses for these two songs. Please make sure that you refer to the rubric so that you know how you will be evaluated.

Next week, we will be discussing your playlists that you have created on your wikispaces.

have an awesome weekend!



__**Monday, November 17th to Thursday, November 20th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts.
 * Summarize and draw conclusions about the ideas and information presented in a song or music video
 * Listen to and interpret the ideas that is being presented in a multimedia text
 * Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore social responibility

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, November 17th:**__ Today we started off by watching the first round of our "Welcome to Waknuk" videos. You also received your progress reports for the class.


 * __Tuesday, November 18th__:** Today, we will start off by beginning to watch more of the videos for our Waknuk projects. With some of the time we have left we are gong to start looking at our short music unit by beginning to dissect a song that has memories associated with the lyrics of a song.

I told you last week that the song "Collide" by Howie Day was used at a funeral I attended. The question I have for you today is "Why did they choose this song to play at that young man's funeral?" basing what you know about the story behind the young man (who died in a drunk driving car crash). Our job is to look at the lyrics and find the impact that the lyrics have up a situation like this. I have the lyrics printed off for you.

Here is a copy of the lyrics, if you need them again:



Here is the song, so that you can listen to it, if you need to again:

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Your job, as we listen, is to make notes on what lyrics have an impact on you. Again, with the art of interpretation, as long as you can back up your answers with personal reflection and relating it back to the lyrics, you can be wrong! The thing I will not be looking for is "cause" and "yeah". You need to be able to reflect and examine why these lyrics have an impact.

After we listen to the song you will be working with a partner or a group of three and examining what each of you have written down. Then we will discuss as a class. I encourage you to make notes as we discuss.

Before you leave today, your job is to write a quick response about what the song is about. If you can give me a few examples of the lines of the song that stick out to you, that would be great, but not necessary as it is a quick response. Please hand those in before you leave for the day.

__**Wednesday, November 19th**__: Today, we finished off the last round of Waknuk videos and then started into a new song "Standing Outside the Fire". This song was originally done by Garth Brooks in 1994 so it is a bit older of a song. Our job for this song is to ask ourselves the question "What does it mean to stand outside the fire? What does it mean to be in the fire" As we listen to the song (I have printed off lyrics for you), I want you to ask yourself that questions. What do you feel the answer to that question is?

Here is a copy of the lyrics, if you need them:



After we listen to the song you will be working with a partner or a group of three and examining what each of you have written down. Then we will discuss as a class. I encourage you to make notes as we discuss.

We will then have a class discussion about what you saw within the lyrics when it comes to "Standing Outside the Fire".

__**Thursday, November 20th**__: Today, we will continue with the "Standing Outside the Fire" song as we take a look at the music video that is connected with the song. Remember, a music video is an interpretation of what the artist is trying to get across in the message of his/her/their song.

First of all, take a look at the lyrics again. If you were to create a music video for this song, what would it look like. What images would you include? Would there be a story? You can work on this by yourself or with a partner. We will discuss after a few minutes. Please make sure to write down your idea on the back of the paper.

Next, we will take a look at the actual music video for the song, and we will discuss how the music video relates to the lyrics of the song.

Here's the video if you need to watch it again:

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After we watch the video, we will have a discussion about how the video relates to the lyrics and why this video was deemed a bit controversial back in 1994.

Your job, after our discussion is to write a one page reflection that answers the question:


 * "What does it mean to stand outside the fire?"**

Your job will be to use the lyrics from the song (that we discussed in class), examples from the video (if you wish), and your own personal thoughts (life examples or thoughts) to write a reflection that answers that question. You may either choose to write this or type this.

You will have more time to work on this reflection, on Monday!

Have a great long weekend!



__**Monday, November 3rd to Thursday, November 6th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through listening and oral exercises
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through class discussion about content from within the novel
 * We can summarize and interpret meaning through the use of visuals such as video and pictures
 * We can use our writing skills and to share our comprehension about the novel
 * We will be able to compose and create a visual or multimedia product that that explores the identity and social action of a group of people within our novel
 * We can present the key ideas of what Waknuk is like through posters and drama
 * We can use technology to create our representation of the society of Waknuk
 * We can examine the difference between Satire and Parody
 * We can summarize ideas from the text by using our writing skills
 * We can expand upon ideas from the text and classroom instruction by using our writing skills

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Novembe****r**__ **__3rd__:** WE FINISHED THE BOOK!!!! **Chapter 17 is DONE!**!!

__**Tuesday, November 4th to Thursday, November 6th**__: During these classes, we will be completing the following:

1. All response questions must be completed. The following rubric will be used in evaluating your study questions. There are 17 chapters in the book and each chapter will be evaluated out of 4 marks (using the rubric). 17x4=68. Therefore your total for this assignments will be out of 68 possible points. Please make sure that all questions are answered.



2. Waknuk project are due on **November 14th**. Please remember that the following evaluations will be used in your projects:



As of right now, you have had over a month to be working on this project. I will be giving you the next few classes to be finishing up this project.

Don't forget that the musical is this week, sports teams are playing hard, and lots of stuff is going on! Balance your time accordingly and use it well!

I hope you have an awesome long weekend!!!



__**Tuesday, October 28th to Friday, October 31st, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through listening and oral exercises
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through class discussion about content from within the novel
 * We can summarize and interpret meaning through the use of visuals such as video and pictures
 * We can use our writing skills and to share our comprehension about the novel
 * We will be able to compose and create a visual or multimedia product that that explores the identity and social action of a group of people within our novel
 * We can present the key ideas of what Waknuk is like through posters and drama
 * We can use technology to create our representation of the society of Waknuk
 * We can examine the difference between Satire and Parody

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, October 28th**__: Today we broke into groups (or read with Mr. Young) and read chapters 15 and 16 of The Chrysalids? Did you finish this task?

__**Wednesday, October 29th**__: Mr. Young is not here, AGAIN!!! You are in the lab working on the following things:

1. Completing all response questions for The Chrysalids, that have been posted 2. Working in your groups on your "Welcome to Waknuk" projects. These are due **November 14th**. All evaluations for this are posted a few weeks ago (below) 3. Working on your lessons from Christian Ethics. You will be working with Mrs. Parson's class on Monday!

Hope you have a great day and did you introduce yourself to my replacement teacher?

__**Thursday, October 30th**__: We are at the Exhibition Grounds setting up for the Better Together Food Drive. Yes, there might be snacks!

__**Friday, October 31st**__: Time will be given to finish up your lesson for Mrs. Parson's class for CE on Monday.

Have an awesome weekend!

__**Monday, October 20th to Wednesday, October 22nd**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through listening and oral exercises
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through class discussion about content from within the novel
 * We can summarize and interpret meaning through the use of visuals such as video and pictures
 * We can use our writing skills and to share our comprehension about the novel
 * We will be able to compose and create a visual or multimedia product that that explores the identity and social action of a group of people within our novel
 * We can present the key ideas of what Waknuk is like through posters and drama
 * We can use technology to create our representation of the society of Waknuk
 * We can examine the difference between Satire and Parody

__** How we will learn it **__ __** Monday, Octob **** er **__** __20th__: ** Today, you will have one last opportunity to make it through chapter 12 of The Chrysalids, on your own or with a buddy. Any time that is left is for you to work in your "Vacation in Wakunk" with your group! Please remember that the due date for these videos and posters in **Friday, November 14th**. We will be continuing into chapter 13, tomorrow.

__**Tuesday, October 21st**__: We will begin working our way through chapter 13 and 14 of the novel.

__**Wednesday, Octobe****r**__ **__22nd__:** We will be in the computer lab, today, working on our response questions plus working on our "Vacation in Waknuk" projects.

Hope you all have a great LONG weekend! You lucky kids!!!



__**Tuesday, October 14th to Friday, October 17th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through listening and oral exercises
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through class discussion about content from within the novel
 * We can summarize and interpret meaning through the use of visuals such as video and pictures
 * We can use our writing skills and to share our comprehension about the novel
 * We will be able to compose and create a visual or multimedia product that that explores the identity and social action of a group of people within our novel
 * We can present the key ideas of what Waknuk is like through posters and drama
 * We can use technology to create our representation of the society of Waknuk
 * We can examine the difference between Satire and Parody
 * We can read to comprehend information as we complete our Saskatchewan Ready for Work certification

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, Octob****er**__ **__14th__:** Today we will be working through chapter 11 and 12 in The Chrysalids

__**Wednesday, October 15th**__: Today, I am going to be taking you to the lab to begin working on your "Saskatchewan Ready for Work" certification. This is a certificate this is needed by all employers in Saskatchewan in order for you to work for their business. It is always a HUGE plus to have this certification already completed when you go in to apply or interview for a job. Before you take the certification, I would like to give you the opportunity to take a look through the site and study up. There is an online test that we will take tomorrow and there are two ways to take it. I will show you and then you will have time to work on it.

Here is the site you need to visit:

Saskatchewan Ready for Work Certification

__**Thursday, October 16th**__: Today you will have to opportunity to complete the Ready for Work certification by taking the test located at the site on the link above.

__**Friday, October 17th**__: Anyone that still needs to needs to complete the Ready for Work certification will have this time to do so and you will have the opportunity to finish up anything you will need for Christian Ethics. Remember, on Monday we will be going to Mrs. Rusten's class and you will be teaching them your thing!

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, October 6th to Friday, October 10th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through listening and oral exercises
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through class discussion about content from within the novel
 * We can summarize and interpret meaning through the use of visuals such as video and pictures
 * We can use our writing skills and to share our comprehension about the novel
 * We will be able to compose and create a visual or multimedia product that that explores the identity and social action of a group of people within our novel
 * We can present the key ideas of what Waknuk is like through posters and drama
 * We can use technology to create our representation of the society of Waknuk
 * We can examine the difference between Satire and Parody

__**How will we learn it**__ __**Monday, October 6th**:__ Work in the Lab! The following things should be getting accomplished:

1. Outline for your "Travel to Waknuk" project (due tomorrow) 2. Response to the study questions up to the end of chapter 8, on your wikispace 3. Any other things you need to add to your wikispace for your evaluation (Wikispace Start-up)

Remember, the choice is yours, but I hope you use your time wisely! :)

__**Tuesday, October 7th**__: Outlines for your "Travel to Waknuk" project are due today. Also, we will be working into chapter 9 of the book and we will be discussing the time line and evaluation for your project.



The difference between Parody and Satire explained

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__**Wednesday, Octob****er**__ **__8th__:** We will continue to read through the novel for half of the period and the second half will be used on going off with your group to PRACTICE your videos without a camera.

__**Thursday, October 9th**__:

__**Friday, October 10th**__: Lab time to finish up and response questions from the week. Also you can use this time to work on your "Travel to Waknuk" assignments.

Have an awesome LONG WEEKEND and we will see you back here on Tuesday!



__**Monday, September 29th to Friday, October 3rd, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through listening and oral exercises
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through class discussion about content from within the novel
 * We can summarize and interpret meaning through the use of visuals such as video and pictures
 * We can use our writing skills and to share our comprehension about the novel
 * We can create a visual presentation of one scene, within the novel, that shows our comprehension of the novel

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, September 29th**__: Today we were in the computer lab. You had time to work on your response questions and you also took the time to hook up my wiki with your wiki! Now that our wikis are linked, I can go and evaluate your wiki start-ups! You can view all student wikis on the left-hand side of the page under the "Student Wikis" section.

__**Tuesday, September 30th**__: Today we are going to work on getting through the rest of chapter 6 and start working on our next project. We are going to need to work on this part together because I have an idea, in my brain of what I want it to look like but I need you guys to help me flesh it out.

The idea is to have you gain a greater understand of what the world is like for David during this time, and what he has to live in. As we have seen he lives in a world that is quite simple yet expects absolute perfection otherwise there is consequences.

Your job is to create a "TRAVEL TO WAKNUK" type of travel project that shows what you believe the world is like for David, during this time. You must pretend that you are going on vacation to Waknuk and all of these things that you would see, hear, taste, and most of all experience as one of the "cleanest and pure" places to live.

How you will want it to look will be TOTALLY up to you! You could do as they examples below, or come up with a new way of taking your travels to Waknuk.

You can use Video, pictures, art work, etc. to show us how Waknuk is "THE PLACE TO GO" when it comes to vacations.

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__**Wednesday, October 1st**__: Time to continue creating what your "Waknuk Vacation" is going to look like. Remember, we are trying to represent what it would be like in Waknuk for a person coming there for vacation. You are definitely going to need to look back in the book to find different areas that you could use to create your project.

__**Thursday, October 2nd and Friday, October 3rd**__: Time for you all to keep creating your project, for half of the classes. We will also be moving into chapter 7 and 8 during the second half of the classes. Have you decided on what route you will be going down? Video? Art? Pics? On Friday, you will be given some time in the computer lab to work on the responding questions.

We will continue next week and see what form of evaluation we can use for this assignment. I may need to pick your brains again!!!! :)

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, September 22nd to Friday, September 26th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through listening and oral exercises
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through class discussion about content from within the novel
 * We can summarize and interpret meaning through the use of visuals such as video and pictures
 * We can use our writing skills to share our comprehension about the novel

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Septembe****r**__ **__22nd__:** Given time to work on the response questions for chapters 1 and 2, on your wikispace.

__**Tuesday, September 23rd**__: We have four more presentations from our mutant assignment that we need to get through and then we will be moving on to chapter 3 and 4 of The Chrysalids. We will read this is a class and check for understanding of the story, through class discussion.


 * __Wednesday, September 24th__**: Work on Chapter 4 of The Chrysalids. Once again, response questions will be posted on the response page on the left hand side of the page, under the "what did we learn today?" section.

__**Thursday, September 25th**__: Today we will have a young workers presentation on the safety in the workplace. This is for all of you that are deciding and wanting to go into getting a part time job over the next few months.

__**Friday, September 26th**__: We will be meeting in the computer lab to work on response questions and open class discussion, the for the novel. Remember the response questions are on the left hand side of this page underneath your section for the class.

Next week, we will be continuing on with the book and begin talking about our next project.

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, September 15th to Friday, September 19th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through listening and oral exercises
 * We can comprehend what we are reading through class discussion about content from within the novel
 * We can summarize and interpret meaning through the use of visuals such as video and pictures
 * We can use our writing skills to share our comprehension about the novel
 * We can create a visual representation (picture) of our comprehension about a certain topic

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Septembe****r**__ **__15th__:** You will have today's class to work on your "Mutant". Remember, how you create this is totally up to you. You can use the computers, hand drawing, clay sculpture, the choice is completely up to you. Please remember that you will be doing a short presentation (two to three minutes) that will answer the following:


 * 1. Name**
 * 2. Mutant Power or appearance**
 * 3. Back story of what happened to them and where they came from**

We will be presenting these on Wednesday, however you will NOT have class time to work on it on Tuesday, as we will be starting our novel study on The Chrysalids.

__**Tuesday, September 16th**__: Today we will be starting our novel study on The Chrysalids by working our way through chapter 1. We will be going over the response questions, first, before we read the chapter. You can find the response questions underneath the "What did we learn today?" section of your class. These will always be updated, as we move through the book.

Your job will be to create a page called "The Chrysalids", on your wikispace, where you will answer the questions IN FULL AND COMPLETE SENTENCES!!! No two word answers please! :)

You will be given time to work on the questions, in class. However, if you are away, it will be up to you to catch up on what you have missed.

__**Wednesday, September 17th**__: Today you will be making your short presentations on your mutants. I will be using the following rubric as a practice for you. I will be using this rubric later on when we do some evaluating on your speaking.



__**Thursday, September 18th and Friday, September 19th**__: We will use this time to get further into our novel, The Chrysalids. Please remember it is up to you to work on the response questions for each of the chapters. Please see Tuesday's entry for more information.

Have a great weekend!



__**Wednesday, September 17th**__: Today you will be sharing your mutants with us. I will be using the following rubric to give you as a practice

__**Monday, September 8th to Friday, September 12th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can write, use video and music, and images to express our personalities, interests, and hobbies that make us individuals
 * We can begin to create online portfolios that will be used throughout the school year
 * We can demonstrate our learning through verbal and visual direction (I do, we do, you do)
 * We can comprehend and respond to a variety of questions using oral and written response
 * We can listen and respond to others thoughts and opinions that are shared within class

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, September 8th to Wednesday, Septembe****r**__ **__10th__:** During these classes, you will be able to continue working on your personal wikispaces. Wednesday will be the last, in class, time to work on them. **They will be due on Friday, September 12th.** Again, please refer to the evaluation that you were given, last week, so that you know how you will be marked for this assignment.

__**Thursday, September 11th**__: Today we are going to start looking at what the idea of the perfect world would look like to you. Each one of us would probably have a different view of what that would look like.

Today, I want you to get into groups of your choosing and design a top 5 list of what your perfect world would look like. Remember, the 5 things will be how your world is governed and everyone will have to follow it.........or else!

We will then discuss your list with the class and see what each of your came up with.

__**Friday, September 12th**__: Today's Topic, "Mutants". After we analyze what a mutant is, it will be up to you to design and describe a mutant of your choosing. You could do this for yourself, a friend, a family member, a pet, etc. How you will design this will be totally up to you, just as long as you are able to show us and describe the abilities that they possess.

You will have all of Monday's class to design your mutant and you will be sharing them on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend! :)

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__**Tuesday, September 2nd to Friday, September 5th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can review course outline and discuss classroom procedures
 * We can write, use video and music, and images to express our personalities, interests, and hobbies that make us individuals
 * We can begin to create online portfolios that will be used throughout the school year
 * We can demonstrate our learning through verbal and visual direction (I do, we do, you do)

__**How will we learn it**__ __**Tuesday, September**__ **__2nd__:** WELCOME TO GRADE 10!!! Hope you are ready for a good year! If not, that's your choice! I can't make that choice for you! Today, we will be going over the course outline for ELA A10 and B10. ELA A10 will be taking place this semester and B10 will take place next semester.

Here is the course outline to download. We will go through this together, as a class and discuss my expectations for each of you, this year!



This will probably take us to the end of class. Tomorrow we will start looking at creating your own personal wikispaces that you are going to be using throughout the course of the year for many of our assignments.

__**Wednesday, September 3rd**__: During these classes, we will begin working on developing our own personal wikispace. We will be going over some of the basics of how to setup a wikispace in class an then you will be allowed to explore, on your own and with your classmates, on different things you can do with the wikispace site. Please refer to the handout for instructions (we will go over in class). As this is a big part of our class, I want to give you sometime to work on this project. You will be given the next few classes to get this completed. You will receive a rubric for your wikispace evaluation tomorrow.

Please go to www.wikispaces.com and we will get started on creating your own wikis.

To get started, you will need to have a few elements from the internet at your disposal. Please remember acceptable use when you are online!





You are going to be given these classes to work on your wikispace. Please remember to use the assignment above and the rubric down below so you will know what and how you are being evaluated on.

__**Thursday, September 4th and Friday, September 5th**__: You will have time to work on your wikispaces during these classes. We will see how far we get and on Friday discuss if we need to use Monday to finish a few things up. After that, we will be moving onto some other content. Your Wikispaces (the start up) will be due next **Friday, September 12th.**

I hope you all have had an awesome first week back and have a great weekend! We will see you on Monday!