Monday, September 28 - Friday, October 2
Friday
Following a rousing game of Kahoot! to practice the exam terms and devices, there was time to complete yesterday's rubric assignments and to complete the embedding quotes worksheet.
Thursday
Continuing with the inquiry question for this term (Is there a Canadian Voice?), on Today's Meet I asked who you would name as Canada's most powerful, influential citizen. And now I know who Drake is! After a few other names were tossed around, we came up with a set of criteria for a person of influence. These were narrowed down to the ones you see below. Your task was then to read the Maclean's Magazine article (link) and pick 10 individuals from the list. Individually or in groups, you are to create a "report card" for your 10 people. "Test" each individual against the criteria we came up with. Create a simple chart with the criteria statements and the names of the ten people. Check off which criteria they meet. At the end, give them a letter grade for how influential they should be based on our criteria. This chart should be put into your portfolio. If you work in groups, print multiple copies so each person has the work in their folder.
Wednesday
At the beginning of the class we did some short story terms & devices review using Today's Meet. For the latter part of the class we worked on the writing assignment: Discuss one of the characters from The Painted Door. The rubric for this written piece is in the links section of this blog. I am asking for your plan for the writing to be handed in with the response. Draft one is due tomorrow.
Tuesday
I did remember to go over the term novel assignment today during silent reading. Following that, we went back into the character groups and talked and recorded information about the characters from The Painted Door. Tomorrow I will have you write a paragraph on a character of your choice from the story.
Monday
Well I meant to discuss the assignment below with the class, but time got away on me. We did the quiz on The Painted Door and then went into groups to take a deeper look at the characters in the story. We will finish this activity up tomorrow.
Following a rousing game of Kahoot! to practice the exam terms and devices, there was time to complete yesterday's rubric assignments and to complete the embedding quotes worksheet.
Thursday
Continuing with the inquiry question for this term (Is there a Canadian Voice?), on Today's Meet I asked who you would name as Canada's most powerful, influential citizen. And now I know who Drake is! After a few other names were tossed around, we came up with a set of criteria for a person of influence. These were narrowed down to the ones you see below. Your task was then to read the Maclean's Magazine article (link) and pick 10 individuals from the list. Individually or in groups, you are to create a "report card" for your 10 people. "Test" each individual against the criteria we came up with. Create a simple chart with the criteria statements and the names of the ten people. Check off which criteria they meet. At the end, give them a letter grade for how influential they should be based on our criteria. This chart should be put into your portfolio. If you work in groups, print multiple copies so each person has the work in their folder.
Wednesday
At the beginning of the class we did some short story terms & devices review using Today's Meet. For the latter part of the class we worked on the writing assignment: Discuss one of the characters from The Painted Door. The rubric for this written piece is in the links section of this blog. I am asking for your plan for the writing to be handed in with the response. Draft one is due tomorrow.
Tuesday
I did remember to go over the term novel assignment today during silent reading. Following that, we went back into the character groups and talked and recorded information about the characters from The Painted Door. Tomorrow I will have you write a paragraph on a character of your choice from the story.
Monday
Well I meant to discuss the assignment below with the class, but time got away on me. We did the quiz on The Painted Door and then went into groups to take a deeper look at the characters in the story. We will finish this activity up tomorrow.
Canadian Books
You are
responsible for reading at least one novel this term. You will be selecting something that is
Canadian fiction or non-fiction.
Persuasive Final Paper (due before the end of term 1)
After reading your chosen novel, you will work individually to write an
essay in which you
Persuade your readers (in this case all those who visit the class blog)
that the novel you have just read has helped you to know your own country
better. Based on the text and its themes, language, ideas, etc., you will
create an essay of about 3-4 typed, double-spaced pages (750-1000 words) in
which you create and support an argument about how this book has
provided some insight into what Canada is. For this assignment, your only need
for an outside source will be the text itself—it will need to be present in
your arguments so that your audience (blog readers) can fully understand its
contents (I expect that you use embedded quotes to support your main points).
I want you to begin this essay with your own definition of Canada or
the Canadian people. From that definition, you will then build your argument about
your text.
The
assessment rubric for this assignment is on the class blog in the links
section (literary essay rubric).
This essay is due before the end of Term 1. We will review essay structure mid-October. You will be provided with two classes during which you may work on the essay. You can receive feedback on any drafts during class time, at lunch (by prior arrangement) or after school (by prior arrangement).
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