FOR YOUR INFO WED AFTER SCHOOL See How a TREBUCHET works
What: "What about Jack?": Used jack o lanterns will be launched by a trebuchet onto our field where they smash and be collected for compost
When: Wednesday, November 3 from 3:00-5:00pm
Where: McMath back field / north end of student's parking lot
Why: to encourage composting of pumpkins after Halloween and composting in general and to promote school spirit
Who: the GVRD, Richmond district, the Natural Club, the Link Crew, and student's council will all be involved / participating in some way.
How: the GVRD is setting it up using their engineers and safety plan. The district is cleaning up. We bring the kids and pumpkins.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Oct 30,2010
HUM 8
No homework. Some of you may be finishing Max, if so make sure you bring a silent reading novel to class on Monday.
Great responses to what made the Vikings a powerful civilization.
Eng 11
Please post a link on your blog to help simplify Mabeth. Eg Sparks notes etc.
No homework. Some of you may be finishing Max, if so make sure you bring a silent reading novel to class on Monday.
Great responses to what made the Vikings a powerful civilization.
Eng 11
Please post a link on your blog to help simplify Mabeth. Eg Sparks notes etc.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Oct 27,2010
HUM 8
Just think about societies and civilizations. What do you notice around you.
ENG 11
Select your favourite blog entry and fillout the sheet on why it is your best. Feel free to make any changes to improve it. This will be your summative response entry to demonstrate your best piece of reflecting for this unit.
Select another word from the list and represent it to show you understand it. This piece will also be summative to show you have transferred what we did in class the other day.
Just think about societies and civilizations. What do you notice around you.
ENG 11
Select your favourite blog entry and fillout the sheet on why it is your best. Feel free to make any changes to improve it. This will be your summative response entry to demonstrate your best piece of reflecting for this unit.
Select another word from the list and represent it to show you understand it. This piece will also be summative to show you have transferred what we did in class the other day.
Friday, October 22, 2010
oct 22,2010
HUM 8
No homework.
Eng 11
Your summative projects on your short stories are due. Remember to include the persopnal part-the connection piece as well as connecting to the stories.
Due Tues Oct 26
No homework.
Eng 11
Your summative projects on your short stories are due. Remember to include the persopnal part-the connection piece as well as connecting to the stories.
Due Tues Oct 26
Friday, October 15, 2010
Oct 15, 2010
HUM 8
please finish your scale piece of the world. Those of you who do have two pieces can leave it as a box if you want.
If you didn't finish your role play please finish that. I will post the criteria later. It is what we discussed in class.
Eng 11
Begin thinking about the final task. You have it and it is also an older post on this blog and on the class blog.
please finish your scale piece of the world. Those of you who do have two pieces can leave it as a box if you want.
If you didn't finish your role play please finish that. I will post the criteria later. It is what we discussed in class.
Eng 11
Begin thinking about the final task. You have it and it is also an older post on this blog and on the class blog.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
ENG 11 Summative Task Identity
Here is your final task. It is also on the class blog.
SUMMATIVE IDENTITY TASK
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How are people transformed through their relationships with others?
How does what I know about the world shape the way we view ourselves?
How do our personal experiences shape our views of others? Ourselves?
What does it mean to be an insider or an outsider?
What personal qualities help or hinder a person’s growth?
Guiding thoughts to include in your final piece:
Which of the poems and/or stories had the most meaning for you personally?
What thoughts and/or feelings did the texts evoke in you. Why?
What ideas or feelings seem most significant to you? Why?
Does the literature remind you of anything significant in your own life? Explain.
How do the stories or poems resonate with your own experience?
How can reflecting on the differences and similarities help you clarify your own identity as distinct/or similar from/to the character in the text?
Explore the theme of identity and how it connects to the literary works we have studied in this unit. Your final piece can be written, oral, video, PowerPoint, piece of art, music, art, a combination of these or any other idea.(Please see me).
Introduction: explain the theme you’ve identified within the literary works. (Hint; look to EQ’s)
Body: present a well developed personal connection to this theme by employing concrete examples (evidence) from the literary works and by narrating incidents from your own experience and/or ways of thinking. (You’ll find some of this in your formative pieces on your blog—look to what you have done in your responses.)
Conclusion: bring your discussion to a logical and memorable close.
Fully Meeting Meeting Minimally Meeting Not Yet Meeting
Exploration of identity theme
Theme is explored in extensive depth, ideas have been interpreted and personalized, Meaningfully chosen text support is included from multiple sources and is well integrated.
Theme is explored and understood. Some interpretation and personal understanding is evident.
Text support used to express point.
Theme is referred to and basic understanding is demonstrated. Very little text support. Theme is basically referred to but understanding is not evident,
No text support.
Understandings of the concepts of identity
Has an insightful, original and detailed way in explaining and showing their identity(interpreted and personalized)
Has a solid understanding of the implication of the concept of identity
Has included several examples from multiple (diverse) sources Theme of identity is explored and there is some interpretation (personal) evident
Is able to explain show and connect identity with some evidence from a source. Mentions identity and basic
understanding is demonstrated Brief mention of identity
Understanding is not evident
Method of presentation
Format is powerful and captivating, conveys theme, clear effective, engaging, unique choice of material shows and understanding of audience and purpose
The presentation is coherent and organized with a clear and effective pattern of development. Format is unique, theme is clear, focused, effective.
Choice of material shows considerable sense of audience and purpose Ideas are presented effectively, with the format is in consistent organization and pattern. Format is functional, predictable, choice of material shows some sense of audience and purpose Format is incomplete
brief
SUMMATIVE IDENTITY TASK
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How are people transformed through their relationships with others?
How does what I know about the world shape the way we view ourselves?
How do our personal experiences shape our views of others? Ourselves?
What does it mean to be an insider or an outsider?
What personal qualities help or hinder a person’s growth?
Guiding thoughts to include in your final piece:
Which of the poems and/or stories had the most meaning for you personally?
What thoughts and/or feelings did the texts evoke in you. Why?
What ideas or feelings seem most significant to you? Why?
Does the literature remind you of anything significant in your own life? Explain.
How do the stories or poems resonate with your own experience?
How can reflecting on the differences and similarities help you clarify your own identity as distinct/or similar from/to the character in the text?
Explore the theme of identity and how it connects to the literary works we have studied in this unit. Your final piece can be written, oral, video, PowerPoint, piece of art, music, art, a combination of these or any other idea.(Please see me).
Introduction: explain the theme you’ve identified within the literary works. (Hint; look to EQ’s)
Body: present a well developed personal connection to this theme by employing concrete examples (evidence) from the literary works and by narrating incidents from your own experience and/or ways of thinking. (You’ll find some of this in your formative pieces on your blog—look to what you have done in your responses.)
Conclusion: bring your discussion to a logical and memorable close.
Fully Meeting Meeting Minimally Meeting Not Yet Meeting
Exploration of identity theme
Theme is explored in extensive depth, ideas have been interpreted and personalized, Meaningfully chosen text support is included from multiple sources and is well integrated.
Theme is explored and understood. Some interpretation and personal understanding is evident.
Text support used to express point.
Theme is referred to and basic understanding is demonstrated. Very little text support. Theme is basically referred to but understanding is not evident,
No text support.
Understandings of the concepts of identity
Has an insightful, original and detailed way in explaining and showing their identity(interpreted and personalized)
Has a solid understanding of the implication of the concept of identity
Has included several examples from multiple (diverse) sources Theme of identity is explored and there is some interpretation (personal) evident
Is able to explain show and connect identity with some evidence from a source. Mentions identity and basic
understanding is demonstrated Brief mention of identity
Understanding is not evident
Method of presentation
Format is powerful and captivating, conveys theme, clear effective, engaging, unique choice of material shows and understanding of audience and purpose
The presentation is coherent and organized with a clear and effective pattern of development. Format is unique, theme is clear, focused, effective.
Choice of material shows considerable sense of audience and purpose Ideas are presented effectively, with the format is in consistent organization and pattern. Format is functional, predictable, choice of material shows some sense of audience and purpose Format is incomplete
brief
Oct 14,2010
HUM 8
Please finish your joint paragraph on the journey of one of the characters from the movie. I realize you began it together, however for those of you who did not finish it in class you may finish it on your own.
Also please finish the sclae activity making the wrapper 50% smaller.
Eng 11
Please post on the class blog or your own if you are not on the class one yet a song or poem of your choice that connnects to identity with a brief explanation as to why you have selected it.
Please finish your joint paragraph on the journey of one of the characters from the movie. I realize you began it together, however for those of you who did not finish it in class you may finish it on your own.
Also please finish the sclae activity making the wrapper 50% smaller.
Eng 11
Please post on the class blog or your own if you are not on the class one yet a song or poem of your choice that connnects to identity with a brief explanation as to why you have selected it.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Oct7
Hum 8
No hmwk
W
Eng 11
Create your blog
Read second Short' story
Finish your resonse tobrother dear
Post an image etc on your blog for the second Short story
No hmwk
W
Eng 11
Create your blog
Read second Short' story
Finish your resonse tobrother dear
Post an image etc on your blog for the second Short story
Monday, October 4, 2010
OCT 4 2010
HUM 8
Finish Journal # 3 writing a detailed connection to the last short story you read.
Finish summarizing the notes on scale in your own words.
Due for WEd, Oct 6
Eng 11
Please create your blog.
Please return the signed letter of permission form your parents so you can blog.
The class blog address is MrsCEnglish11.blogspot.com
Please email me your blog address at mscenglish11@gmail.com
Write your response to "Brother Dear" for WEd.
Finish Journal # 3 writing a detailed connection to the last short story you read.
Finish summarizing the notes on scale in your own words.
Due for WEd, Oct 6
Eng 11
Please create your blog.
Please return the signed letter of permission form your parents so you can blog.
The class blog address is MrsCEnglish11.blogspot.com
Please email me your blog address at mscenglish11@gmail.com
Write your response to "Brother Dear" for WEd.
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