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__**Tuesday, June 10th to Thursday, June 18th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__


 * We can create a short movie that uses the elements of our short stories, scripts, and storyboards to present to the class

__**How we will learn it**__


 * This is the last task**:

During these next number of classes, YOU are going to be responsible to work with your team, THAT YOU CHOOSE, in order to reach the objective above. Here is what you are going to need to do:

1. Decide who you are going to work with (maximum is 4 per group). Remember that you are going to be working with these people for the next number of classes and you need to make it work! If there is any drama please make sure you pop some popcorn for me so I can watch it first hand!

2. Decide which story you are going to be working on. Some people may only want to work on one story because it is an intensive story. Maybe after you look, you can decide on creating two short movies. That is totally up to you and your group.

3. Once you have decided on the story that you are going to focus on, you need to tell me.

4. Begin laying out a plan for what you are going to accomplish over the next few weeks. This will include cameras (Mr. Young has iPod Touches available with iMovie), props, scene locations, etc. You are going to want to have EVERYTHING laid out as best as you can.

5. Editing your movie. How are you going to go about doing this? This sometimes is a big decision. If I can be of help, let me know! I can setup a computer with Windows Movie Maker and I do have iMovie on the iPod Touches.

Together, we are going to be looking at the calendar to figure out our time line to get this project completed! Break out your cell phones and let's figure this out.


 * Presentation of the Movies will take place on**: **Tuesday, June 17th and Wednesday, June 18th**

Once again, here is the evaluation we will be using for your final project**:**




 * AFTER THIS, IT IS SUMMER TIME!!!! CONGRATS!!!! YOU MADE IT!!!!! NOW GO OUT INTO THE HALLWAY AND DO THIS!!**

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__**Monday, June 2nd to Friday, June 6th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can use our short stories and scripts to design a storyboard for our movie
 * We can use our proofreading skills to fix up our scripts so they make sense and are free of spelling and grammatical errors
 * We can create a storyboard, for our movie, that shows the story will play out (characters, setting, camera shots, etc.)
 * We can begin thinking about how we will be putting the movie together

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, June 2nd and Tuesday, June 3rd**__: Today and tomorrow you have a special treat! I'M NOT HERE! Take a minute, cheer, high five each other, now get back to work! :) Today and tomorrow, you should be finishing up your storyboards for your movie. IF ANY OF YOU say that you didn't have time to work on these storyboards, I'm going to shake my head and you're going to get the "Seriously?" face that you know I can give! Trust me, you're going to want to have them DONE for Wednesday! :) The computers have been booked out for you for the two days. Also, if you are in need of the iPod touches, they are in the cupboard in the computer room. My replacement teacher should have the key for you to use to get in there. Please just make sure they are returned at the end of the class.

__**Wednesday, June 4th to Friday, June 6th**__: First thing is first! STORYBOARDS ARE DUE!!!!! :) I will be collecting them or gathering them from you somehow if they are in digital form! Today, we are going to focus in on the actual making on your movies now. This is going to be the big objective for the next little while:


 * We can create a short movie that uses the elements of the story, script, and storyboard to present to the class.**

This is going to be a project where, yes you are working together, but you are going to evaluated separately on your story, script, storyboard, and your contributions to the group. We will be going over the following evaluation that I will be using to evaluate your overall project:



During these next number of classes, YOU are going to be responsible to work with your team, THAT YOU CHOOSE, in order to reach the objective above. Here is what you are going to need to do:

1. Decide who you are going to work with (maximum is 4 per group). Remember that you are going to be working with these people for the next number of classes and you need to make it work! If there is any drama please make sure you pop some popcorn for me so I can watch it first hand!

2. Decide which story you are going to be working on. Some people may only want to work on one story because it is an intensive story. Maybe after you look, you can decide on creating two short movies. That is totally up to you and your group.

3. Once you have decided on the story that you are going to focus on, you need to tell me.

4. Begin laying out a plan for what you are going to accomplish over the next few weeks. This will include cameras (Mr. Young has iPod Touches available with iMovie), props, scene locations, etc. You are going to want to have EVERYTHING laid out as best as you can.

5. Editing your movie. How are you going to go about doing this? This sometimes is a big decision. If I can be of help, let me know! I can setup a computer with Windows Movie Maker and I do have iMovie on the iPod Touches.

Together, we are going to be looking at the calendar to figure out our time line to get this project completed! Break out your cell phones and let's figure this out.


 * Presentation of the Movies will take place on**:

__Ok..........LET'S GET GOING AND WORK ON THIS TOGETHER!!!!__

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 * Monday, May 26th to Friday, May 30th, 2014**
 * What are we learning?**__
 * We can use our short stories and scripts to design a storyboard for our movie
 * We can use our proofreading skills to fix up our scripts so they make sense and are free of spelling and grammatical errors
 * We can create a storyboard, for our movie, that shows the story will play out (characters, setting, camera shots, etc.)
 * We can begin thinking about how we will be putting the movie together

__**Monday, May 26th to Wednesday, May** **28th**:__ During these classes we are AIMING to get our scripts finished off, printed off, and then begin working on the storyboard for our movie. Remember, YOU get to design the storyboard. This might mean using pencil and paper, computer, online program, anything that would help you out. One website that could help you is called StoryBoardThat ! You are more than welcome to give that a shot, play with it, and see if you can create something from that.

__**Thursday, May 29th and Friday, May 30th**__: During these classes we should solely be working on getting the storyboards finished up for your script! :)

Because everything we have been doing has been connected, in our class, with the stories, scripts, storyboards, and then the movies, I have made a rubric to use for all of the elements of this assignment. We will go through this together, on Friday, so that we know where we have come and where we are heading:



Remember, once we are done that, then the fun begins as we will be breaking into group and you will decide whose screenplay you are going to use to great your "mini movie". We will spend some of Friday, planning out what you want those movies to look like and how it will all work.

Have a great weekend!

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__**Tuesday, May 20th to Friday, May 23rd, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can begin to create a screenplay using a story that was created by ourselves or a member of our class
 * We can learn the design elements of creating a screenplay
 * We can begin the rough drafts of the screenplay using the elements learned from a movie example
 * We can use proofreading skills to edit out screenplays
 * We can share our screenplay drafts with our peers in a writer's workshop format

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, May 20th to Friday, May 23rd**:__ I hope you all had an awesome weekend! This week we are going to be spending the majority of our time going from our screenplays (see last week's entries) and the FINAL reading assessment for the year! We will decide, as a class, if you want to do them in sections (break up the assessment) or get it done in one swoop!

Whenever we aren't working on the reading assessment, you can work on your screenplays, or your prezis, on the computer. Please don't forget that the evaluation for the screenplay assignment can be found in last week's entries! I would love to see the screenplays almost completed, by middle of next week. They we can start deciding on the movie project.

It's a quick week so lets make the most of it!

See you next week!



__**Monday, May 12th to Friday, May 16th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can begin to create a screenplay using a story that was created by ourselves or a member of our class
 * We can learn the design elements of creating a screenplay
 * We can begin the rough drafts of the screenplay using the elements learned from a movie example
 * We can use proofreading skills to edit out screenplays
 * We can share our screenplay drafts with our peers in a writer's workshop format

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Ma****y**__ **__12th to Friday, May 15th__:** Hope you all had a great weekend! Today, we will be going over how to setup a screenplay! You may have started looking at it last week, using the example from Friday. However, today I want to go over the way we setup a screen play in more detail. Our first order of business is to see how a screenplay is setup. For that we will need a script to look at.

Click here for the Frozen script from Walt Disney Studios.

What we will do is go over the first two or three pages of the script as a class and then watch a brief clip from the opening of the movie. By using this, as an example, we can see how everyone in the production of a movie can see an outline for what the story is going to be about. Everything from characters ages, the way they dress, how the act, is all mentioned within the script.

As we discussed last week, each of you will hand in a screenplay based on either the suspense story you wrote in class OR you can go and see if someone else within the class will allow you to write a screenplay for theirs. This week is going to be all about getting the drafts of your screenplays going and by the end of the week, I'm hoping you will at least have a draft done that we can work with. Then, we can begin discussing the actual creation of your movie.

Here is the rubric that I will be using to evaluate your screenplay:



Let's see where we get to by Friday!

Have an awesome weekend!

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__**Monday, May 5th to Friday, May 9th, 2014**__
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can use our proofreading skills (self and partner) to look for errors in spelling, punctuation, and formatting
 * We can create our own stories of suspense
 * We can use descriptive elements within our story to add impact to the reader
 * We can discuss the appeal of suspense stories and films
 * We can assess the use of figurative language
 * We can analyse the pace of a story and what pace means

__**How we will learn it**__ Tomorrow we will be working in groups on our stories so please be ready for some sharing sharing sharing time! It's gonna be GOOD! :) If you are done working on your stories, you can work on your Prezis for computer class! Check your computer section for all the specifics!
 * __Monday, May 5th__:** Hope you all had a great weekend! As you can see I am gone today! I know, very sad and you will cry! I have booked out the computers for you (hopefully! You can pick them up in the library!). YOUR JOB? Have your stories completed and printed off for tomorrow's class! YES, COMPLETED!! Now, that does not mean a perfect copy! I just need to make sure that you have a copy of your story in your hands! Hopefully you understand that! ONCE AGAIN, FOR TOMORROW'S CLASS, YOU MUST HAVE A COPY OF YOUR STORY IN YOUR HANDS!!! I hope that is clear? :)

__**Tuesday, May 6th**__: We share, because we care! Yes, today, YOU are going to get into groups of your choosing (yes, I am letting you choose), and you are going to be sharing your stories with your group. This is what is formally called a "Writer's Workshop". In this WW (Writer's Workshop) each of you will share your stories with the group (you can read your story to the group or someone else can read it for you, it's your choice). While you are in the group you are going to have to answer the following questions for each member:


 * 1. What did you like about their story?**
 * 2. What descriptions did you like the best that they used to show suspense or details?**
 * 3. Was there anything confusing about the story?**
 * 4. Was there anything you could suggest to the author to give their story a bit more impact (description, situation, characters, etc.)?**

You are going to be working in room and hallway so take a picture of the questions to take with you so you don't forget them.

When we come back together as a group you can continue making changes/fixing your story up. Once again, proofreading is a big one that I want you to focus on!

The final copies for these stories is going to be due this **Friday, May 9th! I won't be here but you will turn them into Mrs. Golding! :)**

__**Wednesday, May 7th**__: Today you will have another opportunity to work on your stories and Prezis. Before I give you time though, I want to have a discussion about what we will do with your stories once they are done. I think the popular one is that we thought you could make mini movies out of your stories. Let's have a discussion about that and I will take some notes so that we get an idea of where we are join with this! I'm all for it, but we need to brainstorm what you want it to look like!

__**NOTES FOR MINI MOVIES**__

1. Need a screenplay 2. Open screenplay (you choose the story) 3. YOU ARE TOTALLY FINE TO DO YOUR OWN!

__**Thursday, May 8th**__: I'm not here and Mrs. Golding is back! yay for you! You will have today to finish up your stories (FINAL COPIES) and work on your Prezis (again check the computer section). Don't forget that Mrs. Golding will be getting your final copies of your stories tomorrow! You have 2 hours to work!

__**Friday, May 9th**__: Today, YOUR STORIES ARE DUE!!! ARE YOU SHOCKED?? Shouldn't be because I told you about this at the beginning of the week! :) Today, after you hand in your stories you are going to start working on the screenplays for your stories. Now that we have your story all worked out in your head, we need to take the story and make it work as a script. We will look more closely at examples of scripts on Monday. To get you started, here is an example of how your screenplay should be set up. Give it a shot and get started on your first draft right now. We will look more at this on Monday.

Have a great weekend!



__ **Monday, April 28th to Friday, May 2nd, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __
 * We can use our proofreading skills (self and partner) to look for errors in spelling, punctuation, and formatting
 * We can cr escriptive elements within our story to add impact to the reader
 * We can discuss the appeal of suspense stories and films
 * We can assess the use of figurative language
 * We can analyse the pace of a story and what pace means

__ **How we will learn it** __ __ **Monday, April 28th** __ : Today, we are going to see where we are at with our stories. Are we still in the rough draft stage, second draft......THIRD DRAFT???? :) I would love to see these stories completed by the middle of next week. Please check the entries below if you need any help and PLEASE ASK, if you would like me to proofread or just read your story! I would love to help you out!

__** Tuesday, April 29th to Friday, Ma **** y **__** __2nd__: ** During these classes we are going to continue working on our stories. Please remember that I will be using the following rubric to evaluate your stories. You are also going to need to complete the editing checklist (just like we did for the resumes).



I hope you have an awesome weekend!



__ **Tuesday, April 22nd to Friday, April 25th, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, April 22nd and Wednesday Apr****il** **23rd**__: Welcome back from your Easter break! I hope it is was a good one! As you know, I won't be back until Thursday. During these classes you are going to be given them time to work on your stories from before break. If you need a refresher, take a look back through the previous entries and find the assignment. Remember, these are the rough drafts that you are working on. Hopefully before the end of the week, you will have your rough drafts done and we working on your second drafts. I do have the computers booked out for you, so please make sure you check with whoever is in for me.

If you need some help in your writing with the suspense genre, take a look at this article:

6 Secretes to Creating and Sustaining Suspense

Please don't forget I will be evaluating your rubric, using this rubric:



__**Thursday, April 24th and Friday, April 25th**__: Hopefully, I'M BACK!!! Let's see where you are in your writing and maybe we can even share some of what you have written so far! !! This will also lead you into starting your second drafts!

Hope you have a great weekend!



__ **Monday, April 7th to Friday, April 11th, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __
 * We can examine and discuss the qualities of an effective resume
 * We can create our own personal resumes using all of the elements that make it effective
 * We can use our proofreading skills (self and partner) to look for errors in spelling, punctuation, and formatting
 * We can discuss the appeal of suspense stories and films
 * We can compare two characters
 * We can assess the use of figurative language
 * We can analyse the pace of a story and what pace means

__ **How we will learn it** __ __ **Monday, April 7th to Friday, Apri****l** __ **__11th__:**

This week, we are going to be finishing up projects and getting started on projects! Here's what we need to do:

1. ALL RESUMES (FINAL COPIES) MUST BE HANDED IN BY **FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH**!! Also, make sure your checklists are included (see last week's entries).

2. Questions answered for "Gore" on your wikispace (refer to last week's entries for the questions)

3. Begin working on your short story using the "Gore" style. (see last week's entries for all elements and evaluation).

We will continue working on our short stories, after the Easter Break!

I hope you have an amazing week with your friends and family!! ENJOY IT!!!



__ **Monday, March 31st to Friday, April 4th, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __
 * We can examine and discuss the qualities of an effective resume
 * We can create our own personal resumes using all of the elements that make it effective
 * We can use our proofreading skills (self and partner) to look for errors in spelling, punctuation, and formatting
 * We can discuss the appeal of suspense stories and films
 * We can compare two characters
 * We can assess the use of figurative language
 * We can analyse the pace of a story and what pace means

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, March 31st (and throughout the week)**:__ Today, we continued working on your resumes. By Thursday you should have your resume printed off and have taken it home for your parents to look over. Here is what you need to have done:

1. Complete your resume on the computer (see last week's entries) 2. Print off your completed resume 3. Have 3 people read over your resume (looking for errors in punctuation, changes, add in, etc.) 4. Bring your edited resume to class 5. Make changes to your digital copy based on the edits you have 6. Print off again 7. Read over again 8. Hand Resume into Mr. Young

When it comes to proofreading, I want your girls to OWN IT!! That is why I am going to be giving you a copy of a proof reading check list for you two complete BEFORE you hand in your finished resume. We will go over this together and I will give you each a copy. If you need to print off another copy, you can here:



Again, I will be using the following rubric to evaluate your final resume



__**Tuesday, April 1st**__: Final hour to get first draft of resumes completed! PROOF READING SHOULD BE HAPPENING!!!

__**Wednesday, April 2nd**__: Today, we are going to be reading a short story called "Gore". As we go through this story, we are going to be discussing the art of "scaring someone". Why do we like to be scared? As we go through the story we are going to be answering the following questions, as a class:

1. How does the author create suspense and fear in the story? 2. What are the two characters like? 3. What kinds of words are being used to bring about the feeling of fear? 4. How does the story use "pace" when it comes to telling a story? What does pace mean?

Once we have completed the story, please complete the following questions on your wikispace by creating "Gore" page:


 * 1. Discuss the appeal of horor stories or films. Why do so many people enjoying being scared by these kinds of stories? MR. YOUNG HATES THEM!!!! HE IS A SCAREDY CAT!!!!!!!!**


 * 2. Compare the characteristics of the twins, Lucas and Amy. Use evidence from the story to back up your analysis.**


 * 3. This story contains many examples of metaphors. Find as many examples as you can of each. Select two of each type that you feel are particularly effective, and explain the reason for your choices.**


 * Now, here's the next part of your assignment. You are going to create a story that is similar, in style, to Gore. It does NOT have to be part of the Horror/Suspense genre, BUT it does need to have the feel and pace. Here are the specifics:**


 * The story needs to be told in full (it does not have to be as long as Gore but I am looking for at least two typed pages
 * The pace of your story is up to you, but it might be similar to that of Gore
 * We are working on being descriptive so make sure you use strong words that describe the actions within your story
 * Who is going to tell your story? What point of view will it be told from?
 * Proofreading will need to happen and I want to see the drafts and the editing that takes place. You are going to need

Once again, as we are working on proofreading skills, here is the check list you will need to complete when you hand in or post the final copy of your story



I will also be using the following rubric to evaluate your stories:

__**Thursday, April 3rd and Friday, April 4th**__: Time to work on your assignments

Have a great weekend!

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__ **Monday, March 24th to Thursday, March 27th, 2014** __ __ **What are we learning?** __

__ **How we will learn it** __ Today we are going to be spending the first hour looking at what you need to be including on a complete resume. There are a number of different components to building a resume that is complete and will make you stand out from all the other resumes that might end up on an employer's desk. First up, let's take a look at some tips to building a complete resume.

In partners, I want you to go and explore online and on YouTube to see if you can find the "Top 5 Things that Make a Perfect Resume". I will give you about 15 minutes to do so and then we will have a class discussion to see what you found. Please be ready to share any information or videos that you find

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Next, we will be taking a look a site that will help you in building your perfect resume. This site does a great job of breaking apart all of the pieces of a resume and what each section should include:

Resume Wikispace

Next, we will take a look at the resume sample (below) and go through what a typical resume should include.

For next week's class, you need to have your transferable skills and your 3 references all figured out, so that we can add them to your resume. REMEMBER, you need to ASK PERMISSION to use someone as a reference. If you don't, chances are you won't get a good reference!

I would encourage you that as you go through the wikispace for building resumes, that you have the example resume opened up, so that you can use it as a template in creating your own personal resume. Please note that I have uploaded this file in .doc format so that you can edit it right from the document. Please make sure to save this resume to your "Z Drive".





__**Monday, March 17th to Friday, March 21st, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can hold class discussions on the importance of gathering information and how to do so
 * We can take a look at a large topics and break it off into smaller topics
 * We can design a way to gather information that we will need for an activity
 * We can write to respond to guiding questions
 * We can organize our writing in how to write a proposal
 * We can continue to work on our PSA projects (please see last week's entries)
 * We can use class discussion to begin exploring a topic that impacts girls and what they are interested in

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Marc****h**__ **__17th and Tuesday, March 18th__:** Today you will be given time to work on the following assgiments:
 * Finish up wikis
 * Finish up "It's a Girl's World" Response questions
 * Finish up up your PSA (these are due on **Wednesday, March 19th**)
 * Continue working on your "Golden Girl" assignments (please check last week's entries for details)

__**Wednesday, March 19th**__: PSA DAY PRESENTATIONS!!!!!!

__**Thursday, March 20th**__: Today we are going to be looking at another short story entitled "Kath and Mouse". As we go through this story there is a question I would like you to be thinking about?


 * Do you recall a time that it took courage to be yourself? This can be a a very difficult task when someone very close to you plays one of the cruelest of game.**

After we have completed the story, here are some discussion questions that I would like answered on your wikispace page that you can call "Kath and Mouse". You can copy and paste these questions onto your wikispace page.


 * 1. What does it mean to play "cat and mouse"? Give an example from a personal experience or from a movie, book, or TV show you have seen.**


 * 2. In what way does Kath play a "cat and mouse" game with Helen?**


 * 3. Explain the significance of the character Christine. Why did they author bring her into the story?**


 * 4. Conflict is created in a story in five classic ways:**


 * a. Human vs. Human -**
 * b. Human vs. Self -**
 * c. Human vs. Nature -**
 * d. Human vs. Society -**
 * e. Man vs. the Unknown -**


 * Discuss how the author has used conflict between characters to create tension. Why is conflict an important part of a story? How does conflict create a tense, fast-paced story? Discuss the types of conflict that exist in other stories/movies/TV shows that you have looked at, recently.**

__**Friday, March 21st**__: Today we are going to continue looking at our "Girl's Day" and start piecing together what a day like this would look like. Here are some of the things we would need to look at and answer in our discussion. I want every one to be a part of this as this is dealing with an entire day, set aside for you to explore topics that are interesting to you.

1. What topics would you want to focus on? Here is the page you created two weeks ago. Let's look off that and see what you would like to see.

a. b. c. d. e. f.
 * __Topics__**

2. When would you like to have it? (Someone get a calendar)

3. Do you want to have a lunch or snacks during the course of the day? Coffee break?

4. We would need to ask administration (Mr. Robertson, Miss Johnson, and Mr. Behrns) if we can have it and can we have use of classroom facilities?

5. Who would we want to ask to come and work with you girls throughout the day?


 * Have a great weekend! Don't forget, next week is Connections Week with the Hunter Brothers!**



__**Monday, March 10th to Thursday, March 13th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can hold class discussions on the importance of gathering information and how to do so
 * We can take a look at a large topics and break it off into smaller topics
 * We can design a way to gather information that we will need for an activity
 * We can write to respond to guiding questions
 * We can organize our writing in how to write a proposal
 * We can continue to work on our PSA projects (please see last week's entries)
 * We can use class discussion to begin exploring a topic that impacts girls and what they are interested in

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, March**__ **__10th__:** Thank you so much girls, for all of your help in getting the front entrance ready for Connections Week! Your posters and decorations are AWESOME!!!!



__**Tuesday, March**__ **__11th__:** Today, we will be finishing up the short story "Golden Girl" and begin working on the assignments based from the back of the story. You will have two tasks to complete:


 * 1. EVERYONE must complete the following on their wikispace by creating a page called, **
 * "Golden Girl". Here is what you need to complete using text, multimedia, and images: **

At the end of the story, the narrator refers to "Us cheap imitations." Read the story again (skim through), and list all of the evidence, either in her actions or her words, that shows the narrator (Donna) regards herself as a "cheap imitation" of Anna. On this page you either explain it yourself or you can take on the role of Donna and explain how she sees herself as being a "Cheap Imitation" of Anna.

**2. This is the choice part. You are going to be creating or demonstrating your understanding by completing 1 (ONE) of the following assignments. Some of these assignments could be done on your wikispace or in front of the class as a presentation**:

a. The story is written in the first person. What effect does this perspective have on the story? Is the narrator likely to give reliable information? Justify your answer in a short write up that explains.

b. Retell the story from the point of view of Michael, Mr. McCullum, or Anna herself. Present your tale as a monologue. I would suggest selecting a particular scene that you connected with. You could choose to do this as a write-up on your wikispace or in another creative way. If you would like to share with the class, that would be awesome!

The following rubric will be used for the two assignments above:



c. Present the information in the story as a talk show. Interview the various characters in the short story. Invite members of the audience to ask the characters questions about their feelings and motives. The host should ask questions of each guest in turn, and the guests can also interact.

The following rubric will be used for the assignment




 * __Wednesday, March 12th__:** Today, you will have some time to work on your PSA assignments and your assignments from "Golden Girl" (see above)**.**

__**Thursday, March 13th**__: We are together for 2 hours! :) Today, we will continue to work on our assignments for our PSAs and "Golden Girl". Please note that ALL PSAs are due this **Tuesday, March 18th**!!! We will be watching them on Tuesday!!

Hope you all have a great LONG weekend! :)



__**Monday, March 3rd to Friday, March 7th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can hold class discussions on the importance of gathering information and how to do so
 * We can take a look at a large topics and break it off into smaller topics
 * We can design a way to gather information that we will need for an activity
 * We can write to respond to guiding questions
 * We can organize our writing in how to write a proposal
 * We can continue to work on our PSA projects (please see last week's entries)
 * We can use class discussion to begin exploring a topic that impacts girls and what they are interested in

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Marc****h**__ **__3rd__:** Today we are going to be working on our PSA assignment.

__**Tuesday, March 4th**__: Today we are going to be going back to our discussion about "What do girls want and are interested in within their lives?" We also looked at the idea of what it would be like to hold a "Girl's Day" and what they would look like to you?

Here is what we came up with as our list of things that girls are interested in. Click Here

__**Wednesday, March**__ **__5th__:** Today, BACK TO OUR PSA!!! Let's finish them up!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!

__**Thursday, March 6th**__: We are together for two hours today! Today we will continue to finish up our PSA projects and in the second hour we will be taking some time to continue our discussion on "Girl's Day" and begin looking at a short story about two friends who are what we like to call "Frienemies"

__**Friday, March 7th:**__ We will be finishing up our short story

Hope you all have a great weekend!

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**__Monday, February 24th to Friday, February 28th, 2014__** __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can use our jot notes to expand upon our answers from the documentary "It's a Girl's World"
 * We can be more aware of our behaviours online
 * We can identify and demonstrate the proper behaviours of being appropriate online
 * We can create a 10 ten list that demonstrate the proper behaviours of being online
 * We can create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) that highlights 5 elements of our list

__** How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, February**__ **__24th__:** Today, we are going to finish up "It's a Girl's World" (last 5 minutes, very short) and then talk about the types of things that you would want to know about if you were dealing "stuff" as a grade 4 student.

During our discussion we will look at how to connect with the grade 4 and 5 girls and how we could share the knowledge we have and making them see that growing up, while still difficult, can be done in a positive way.

After our discussion, I am going to get you to write down three questions, that you could ask a group of grade 4 or 5 girls so that we could find out what is important to them. From there we will be able to figure put what our focus can be to help them out. This may seem confusing right now, but we are learning, and that's a good thing!

__**Tuesday, February, 25th**__: As you can see, I am not here today! GRRRR!! That flu virus is not a good thing to get!! Today, I am giving you an opportunity to start designing your "It's a Girl's World" page on your wikispace. The laptops have been booked out for you from the beginning of class until just before chapel. On your page you are going to want to include the following:

1. Your write up which answers the 3 questions from the handout you were given to put in your binders (refer to the handout from Monday, Feb. 10th if you need a digital copy). In your write up, I shouldn't see any job notes but will ask you to write the answers in complete paragraphs. The jot notes were for you to keep track, during the movie. Now, it is time to turn your job notes into sentences!

2. You can also include on your page images that you find that might be good to explain your answers or videos from YouTube that might be good to help answer your questions. This is the beauty of using a wikispace. It allows you to include things that you wouldn't be able to, on paper.

**MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SAVING AS YOU GO!!! YOU DON'T WANT TO CREATE A FULL PAGE AND THEN LOSE IT ALL**

__**Wednesday, February, 26th**__: Today, we are going to be carrying on from our discussion on Monday and begin planning something that we can do with the grade 4 and 5 girls. Let's see where this discussion takes us and what we can plan to include them in so that we can start to be more familiar with who they are.

__**Thursday, February 27th:**__ Today, I am going to give you 2 FULL HOURS to work on your PSAs in hopes that we can finish them up! Please make sure to refer to how you are going to be evaluated on this assignment!



__**Friday, February 28th**__: We will be taking a quick trip to the library and then finishing off anything that we haven't completed during the week.

Have a great weekend!

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__**Wednesday, February 19th to Friday, February 21st, 2014**__ __**What are we learning**__
 * We can complete the next round of reading assessments
 * We can read for understanding
 * We can use our reading and writing skills to show our understanding of a certain piece of literature

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Wednesday, February 19th to Friday, February 21st, 2014__:** During the course of these three days, we will be completing the second round of reading assessments. You completed the first round in November and now we are into round 2. We will be going through the assessment together, at first, and they you will be working on it independently.

For those the complete the assessment, you can use any of the extra time to work on your PSA project, finish up your jot notes for "It's a Girl's World" or finish up your wikispaces. Please see last week's entries for all the information on those assignments.

This was definitely a short week! I hope you have a great weekend!



__**Monday, February 10th to Friday, February 14th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can listen to verbal instructions and respond appropriately by demonstrating through our wikispaces
 * We can create a multimedia wikispace, from scratch
 * We can create a wikispace that is personal and contains information about ourselves and our hobbies, likes, and interests
 * We can examine the way that society is portrayed in a documentary
 * We can discuss the way the life of a teenager is examined in a documentary and decide if it is true or fiction.

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, February 10th and Wednesda****y,**__ **__12th__:** During these classes we will be working on our "It's a Girl's World" Documentary. If you need a copy of the questions, that were distributed last week, here is a copy for you to download:



Remember, we are watching this documentary as "active participants". We are listening to the message but also analyzing to see if the documentary is (in your opinion) accurate, or not.

The following rubric will be used to evaluate your writing on this assignment:



__**Tuesday, February 11th and Thursday, February 13th**__: During these classes, you will be given time to work on your wikispaces. Please remember to check out the assignment and evaluation, from last week. Also, I would like for you to complete the following.

1. Create a "It's a Girl's World" page for your wikispace (I will explain what to do later on, just have the page made) 2. I want you to search for four photo editing website that you can use to manipulate photos and put in text. This is on your own, but I want you to make sure you link them from your wikispace.

During Thursday's class, I will be giving you some time to continue on with your PSA assignment from our computer class. Here is the rubric I will be using to evaluation you on this project:



__**Friday, February 14th**__: SKI TRIP!!!!!!!!



__**Monday, February 3rd to Friday, February, 7th, 2014**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can listen to verbal instructions and respond appropriately by demonstrating through our wikispaces
 * We can create a multimedia wikispace, from scratch
 * We can create a wikispace that is personal and contains information about ourselves and our hobbies, likes, and interests
 * We can examine the way that society is portrayed in a documentary
 * We can discuss the way the life of a teenager is examined in a documentary and decide if it is true or fiction.

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, February 3rd to Thursday, February, 6th****,**__ **__2014__:** Welcome girls!! Today, we are gong to be taking the time to talk about the creation of your personal wikispace. We will be starting these in the next few days. Please remember to use this wiki (Mr. Young's) in case you need to see what we did in class when you are away or to download handouts that you may have missed in class. I will be posting to this page, each week, so that you know what your week will look like and what we will be covering.





__**Thursday, February 6th, 2014**__: Today, since we are together for the next two hours, we will break up our time like this:

__**1st Hour**__: We will be in the computer lab continuing to work on on our wikis. If you were missing yesterday, please see the assignment, posted above. As well, the evaluation for this project has been posted above.

__**2nd Ho****u****r**__: We will begin to watch the documentary called "It's a Girl's World".

It's a Girl's World is going to take us inside the tumultuous relationships of a clique of popular 10-year old girls. Playground bullying captured on camera shows a disturbing picture of how these girls use their closest friendships to hurt each other - with sunning, whispering and mean looks - to win social power in the group.


 * There are a few questions I would like to get you to respond to as we watch the documentary**:

1. Does this documentary do a good job of presenting what it is like to be a young girl and the pressures that come with it?

2. If you were in one of the girl's place, what feelings would be bubbling up inside of you? Explain what would make you feel that way?

3. What issues do you think that young girls (think grade 4 and 5) a lot at this age? What would be one piece of advice you would give them to think about what it comes to dealing with relationships?

Here is a copy for you in .PDF format if you need to print off another copy:



__**Friday, February, 7th**__: We will continue on with "It's a Girl's World" today. Please remember to be making notes on the following questions, listed above.

Have an awesome weekend! :)