Wishing you all the best for a wonderfully restful and rejuvenating Christmas break. Hope you all have a safe, happy and healthy year ahead!
Enjoy reading the Chrysalids. Reminder, when we return our focus will be on more essay writing and working on your Final Project - your own Passion Project.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Final Project January 2014
Your final Project details are under the course materials link in the right sidebar.
We are starting today to get your ideas flowing and to start the proposal process. By the end of the first week, your proposals will need to be completed including your conferencing with the teacher.
We are starting today to get your ideas flowing and to start the proposal process. By the end of the first week, your proposals will need to be completed including your conferencing with the teacher.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
December 2013 planning for the New Year!
Both Blocks: Read up to and including Chapter 4
Select 3 passages that you will be able to make connections with (text to text, text to self, text to world). These passages may be a particular sentence, paragraph or scene that grabs your attention and you need to be ready to describe the connection. Remember that we are not looking for literal connections.
Come prepared with these passages already selected as we will be using them for a discussion activity.
Block 2: Your task was to do some research on Genius Hour topic ideas and resources. Post some ideas on this Google doc: Genius Hour Resources and Ideas
Block 2: You were also supposed to look at some samples of writing to see the difference between Exceeds Expectations ("A" level) or Not yet Meeting Expectations ("I" level) for multi-paragraph compositions.
Here is the link for the Performance Standards and Examples in BC - you will need to scroll through them a few pages to find the samples.
For your reading enjoyment during the Holidays: Finish reading The Chrysalids
In January, you will have some multi-paragraph compositions, related to the novel, to write on your group blogs. At that time you will also be learning to give critical feedback to your peers in a constructive manner through comments on each other's compositions.
These comments will be done in the form of a "Constructive Sandwich" - start and end with a positive comment and "sandwich" your constructive advice between them. Remember good feedback comments will be specific, give examples, and done in a way that is respectful.
Review Austin's Butterfly if you need some reminders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjms
Then you will be working on your Final Project - this will be a Genius Hour Project. Before you go on break, you will have decided what you are doing and we will be working through the proposal process in class on Thursday and Friday. You will need to conference with me during the first week back in order to have your full proposal approved.
Select 3 passages that you will be able to make connections with (text to text, text to self, text to world). These passages may be a particular sentence, paragraph or scene that grabs your attention and you need to be ready to describe the connection. Remember that we are not looking for literal connections.
Come prepared with these passages already selected as we will be using them for a discussion activity.
Block 2: Your task was to do some research on Genius Hour topic ideas and resources. Post some ideas on this Google doc: Genius Hour Resources and Ideas
Block 2: You were also supposed to look at some samples of writing to see the difference between Exceeds Expectations ("A" level) or Not yet Meeting Expectations ("I" level) for multi-paragraph compositions.
Here is the link for the Performance Standards and Examples in BC - you will need to scroll through them a few pages to find the samples.
For your reading enjoyment during the Holidays: Finish reading The Chrysalids
In January, you will have some multi-paragraph compositions, related to the novel, to write on your group blogs. At that time you will also be learning to give critical feedback to your peers in a constructive manner through comments on each other's compositions.
These comments will be done in the form of a "Constructive Sandwich" - start and end with a positive comment and "sandwich" your constructive advice between them. Remember good feedback comments will be specific, give examples, and done in a way that is respectful.
Review Austin's Butterfly if you need some reminders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjms
Alternate version with Mr Berger explaining the process to an adult audience (school board)
Part I
Part II
Then you will be working on your Final Project - this will be a Genius Hour Project. Before you go on break, you will have decided what you are doing and we will be working through the proposal process in class on Thursday and Friday. You will need to conference with me during the first week back in order to have your full proposal approved.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Introduction to the Chrysalids
Today we discussed characteristics and common themes of the science fiction genre as a prelude to reading The Chrysalids.
By tomorrow, please read only chapter 1. No more please.
By tomorrow, please read only chapter 1. No more please.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Reminders for the last week before the new year!
Monday: Block order switch - 3412
Last of your poetry handed in Monday. Poetry review will be done Tuesday at flex - you must attend to re-do the Poetry quiz on Thursday in class. If you cannot attend, please speak to me Monday.
Flex this week: Tuesday, Wed 11:10 - 12:00, Thursday 11:30 (Save the Children club is at 11 am)
(except for wrapping and law students on case studies Monday)
Friday Schedule: A Firehawk Christmas Celebration!
Your teachers will serve you breakfast and entertain you too!
7:00 - 8:25 a.m. Pancake Breakfast -
Bring a can of food for the food bank
You might even see Santa :)
8:30 - 9:25 a.m. Block “3”
9:35 - 10:30 a.m. Block “4”
10:40 - 11:35 a.m. Block “1”
11:35 - 11:55 a.m. Nutrition Break
12:00 - 12:55 p.m. Block “2”
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Christmas Assembly
Never "professional" but highly entertaining, lots of laughs and fun! A great Firehawk tradition!
Your choice at this time - attend the Christmas Assembly for the whole time or you may enjoy early dismissal at 1:00pm, but you must exit the school.
Have a wonderful week!
Monday, December 9, 2013
The Poet's Craft PAGES.
There are 18 pages for the poems, but I've added the sheet to the scans, just in case someone doesn't have them tonight.
Poetry Reminders
Poetry Quiz on literary terms Tuesday Dec 10. The Power of Diction assignment is also due Tuesday.
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