Monday, November 6 - Friday, November 10

Monday

Performance Task*: 
• Individual - 1 written stand-alone text response paragraph (student choice which text, but must be one from the resource list) 

• Individual or collaborative - 1 “creative response” to the unit inquiry questions with a focus on difference and power structures (examples of difference include: race, ethnicity, culture, class, gender).  
Due date: week of November 14-16  - to be presented during class time in a seminar format. 


Short story terms and devices
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/168944317/english-12-terms-and-devices-flash-cards/


Peer present Alien Profiles in small groups then self-assess...

Michelle/Ethan/ Ben
         
Zach /Celesta/Cameron

Lindsay G/  Lindsay H/Gabby
                             
Kamryn / Saffron/Diana  
                 
Ross /Sophie/Ella
                   
Avarie/ Isaac/Elijah

Dawson /Jay/Nico
                   
Jared/Easton /Braeden



Tuesday
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Hug a Bear Day!
Quick refresher on how to write stand alone text response for tomorrow
Remember 3 levels of reading:
1. What does the author/speaker say (show comprehension of the text).
2. How does the creator/author say what they say (show understanding of terms & devices used in the particular genre ex. metaphor, allusion, analogy, etc.)
3. What is the message about life, society, human behaviour? (show understanding of BIG IDEA in the text)
You can pick any of the texts listed for the Alien Inquiry unit. Your question will relate to


Next inquiry unit: Guided Inquiry = more freedom
What if....
What would happen if we lost our ability to remember anything? (memory and our perspective on reality)

What would happen if we started demanding something different from the Internet? (the battle for our attention - what do we want from the Internet?)

What happens when powerful people make bad decisions?

How can we, as grads facing severe climate issues in adulthood, use data to effectively lobby our community about the dangers of climate change?

Time to work on your creative response - some details in OneNote...

A.  Come up with a question about power structures and either race, gender, culture, etc.

B. Find a starting point (one voice) with some kind of resource: video clip, article, poem - this might be a provocation like this: 
Gary Younge interviews Richard Spencer
or this 
C. Gather more voices on the question to inform your view of your question

D. Create a presentation for the seminar next week - remember the rubic - Your goal is to be wise, mature, sophisticated, insightful NOT innocent/naive, egocentric, uncritical, literal!



Wednesday
Write stand alone text response

Thursday
Time to work on your Creative Response
Friday
Time to work on your Creative Response

If we have time, or need a brain break this week...
KAHOOT! Science Fiction and Writing Style Unit Review 
https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/33a06fea-0a2a-4104-8c18-7bb21d5d1849

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