Feb. 26, 2021

 For in-class use:

"Ojibwe Culture:" https://www.mpm.edu/plan-visit/educators/wirp/nations/ojibwe 

"Ojibwa" (relatively detailed but lengthy): https://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Ojibwa.html 

"The Ojibwa People:" https://www.mnhs.org/fortsnelling/learn/native-americans/ojibwe-people 

Then we'll make a table:

Story Element	Connection to culture
e.g. Horus (if we were doing “Red Slippers”)	God of sky (is this why the characters thought the falcon was a sign of Horus?)

Socials: Please finish your latitude and longitude questions. 

Feb 25, 2021

English: Your good copy memoirs are due tomorrow. You can submit to MS Teams or submit a hard copy in class. 

Feb. 24, 2021

Your Defining Moments memoir (good copy) is due on Friday. Please focus your homework time tonight on drafting your story. For this reason, we won't have Socials homework tonight.

Feb. 23, 2021

In-Class Artifact Examination: https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online/ 

English: We will finish up with the gravestones tomorrow for the first part of class, and then we will write our memoir rough copies. No formal homework. 

Social Studies: If not completed in class, please ensure your religion chart is filled for Wednesday. 

 

Feb. 22, 2021

 English 8:

If not already done, please complete your "Two Lies" Analysis paragraph. Please bring the following to class tomorrow:

• Texty Tuesday novel 
• "Two Lies" paragraph rough draft
• "Two Lies" Questions 1-4 (that we did on Friday)

Next class, we will do our paragraph good copy and submit Questions 1-4, as well as the paragraph. This will be assessed for Criteria A and B, as shown in class. 

For the second half of class, we will be working on our Defining Moments assignment. 

Social Studies: 

You have looked at 4 religions in detail. Choose two on your chart to complete/ add more detail to. This will be used in class on Wednesday. 

Feb. 18-19, 2021

 English: Please complete your conflict and characters sheet from Thursday, and bring to class on Monday. As well, if you haven't finished Questions 1-4 on "Two Lies," please also ensure those are complete: 

1.)  Draw a table/ venn diagram to show the ways in which the memoirs are similar, and the ways in which they are different. POINT FORM?

 

The First Time…	Both	Two Lies

 

Short answers – I’m looking at the ideas – don’t worry about formal paragraph structure

2.) Quote two examples of description from the memoir, “Two Lies”.  How do they affect your understanding or how you feel about the story? How do they help the author tell their story?

 

3.) What is one example where the author shares her thoughts and/or feelings? Explain how that helps you understand the importance of the memory.

 

 

4.) Tip: Think for a few minutes before we start recording our answers:

What is the lesson of “Two Lies”? How do you know? Does the other memoir have a lesson? Explain your answer.

 

 Social Studies: Congratulations on having finished your FIRST unit and first presentation! I'm so proud of you all for sharing your work in front of everyone. You all showed great courage and communication skills (and humour, with some of your scripts). 

Feb. 17, 2021

 English:

PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR OUTLINE DRAFT BY THE END OF TODAY. I know this is quick, but please be assured this is just a draft. I wanted to give you more time than what we had in class. You will receive your paragraph outlines back tomorrow, for us to do our first practice analysis paragraph. 

We started developing our memoirs today - the assignment sheet has been uploaded to our MS Teams in the Unit 1 folder, but it is also here (and should be in your binders):

Socials:

Please prepare your presentation at home, to be shared in class on Friday. I am looking for your presentation to outline the research (what should we know about this issue?), as well as your solution pitch (what are the steps, what might some obstacles/cons be, how will we address them). On Friday, I will collect your pink booklets, the blue brainstorming sheet, and a copy of your presentation material (PPTs can be sent via email. posters can be left in the class). 

Bibliographies: If you want to view the lesson again, the link is here: https://sd38.zoom.us/rec/play/hwetFIkQx5PL1f5relFPWHWKl9J7N6gf0Dp4SQXoOpYWM0LUpGR77RheBGgdy5-yxN3lBG2LM63zZmbr.7sF3qqbFeUiZJnEM?continueMode=true

Please email me for the password (this video is password-protected).

Feb. 16, 2021

 Social Studies: We finished Entry 5 and Entry 6 today. Please finish the backside of your blue brainstorming sheet (Entry Six equivalent) for tomorrow.

No English homework. 

Feb. 11, 2021

 English 8: Please finish your questions on "Lost and Found."

Socials 8: Please continue your research. Ideally, we'd like 4C (and possibly the bonus) complete before Tuesday. Please also be reminded that while quality > quantity, a 1-2 bullet points per page may not reflect the depth of your research skills.... 

Feb. 10, 2021

 English: 

Today we started to reflect upon our own life experiences, as we enter the memoir-writing part of our unit. We also practiced comma and period usage. 

Optional homework: Tomorrow's story is uploaded to Teams. Feel free to read "Lost and Found" ahead of time, if you wish.

Social Studies: 

If not completed in class, please finish up your Marley Dias Cornell notes. I'll check them over tomorrow. 

Your Entry Four A and B should be done by the end of today. We've had class time yesterday and today for them. 

Feb. 9, 2021

PLEASE NOTE: AFTERNOON OFFICE HOURS ARE CANCELLED TODAY DUE TO A CONFLICTING MEETING. I apologize for the inconvenience. Morning office hours remain, and PM office hours will resume tomorrow.  

English: 

Please complete our following Devices Practice:

Part A: In the "Stressful" memoir, please find...

1. One example of imagery

2. One example of simile

3. One example of onomatopoeia

The story is here: https://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/memoir/article/1011072/The-Most-Stressful-Of-Stories 

Part B: Create your own device example based on Coca-Cola

4. One example of metaphor 

5. One example of personification: The bubbles...

6. One example of imagery 

Social Studies: We began our research. If you haven't completed writing your secondary questions (I strongly suggest having 3-4), please complete that as your top priority. If you can, you may want to finish your notes on Entry Four A (the first article/ website).

Tomorrow, we will practice how to write notes in our own words a bit better. We will then do Entry Four B (second article).

Course Planning: Here were the notes from our Zoom info session today.

Feb. 8, 2021

English:

Here is our reading of the day. It was written by a student like yourself, about starting school. But in part because this is a student submissiom,please note there are many places where commas should be periods.

"The Most Stressful of Stories:" https://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/memoir/article/1011072/The-Most-Stressful-Of-Stories 

Here's hoping I don't make you feel this way in our class!

Social Studies: 

We'll watch the first 3 minutes of this video to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLOLrUBRBY&feature=emb_logo 

And here's the reading we'll explore: https://web.media.mit.edu/~dsengeh/DJ%20Focus/Kelvin_Doe_DJ_Focus_Profile.pdf 

Feb. 5, 2021

Dogs: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2021/01/dogs-trained-sniff-out-covid-19/617846/

Toys: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/04/the-grim-truth-of-chinese-factories-producing-the-wests-christmas-toys

Pets: http://petsorfood.com/

Ancestors: http://fulkerson.org/ancestors/buydaily.html

Onion: https://ogn.theonion.com/report-playstation-5-has-already-been-out-in-japan-for-1836630249

Feb. 4, 2021

 Hello, Grade 8's!

For homework today, please continue to think about your how-to. We will be teaching our special skill (be it folding a paper crane or reciting the Pizza Hut commercial) to a small group of peers next class. No need to worry - this is a low-stakes, casual environment. There's no skill that's more special than others. 

Feb. 2, 2020

 Course Survey: https://forms.gle/hgqij2ZcbxK8pZ1WA

Feb. 1, 2020

 Podcasting: A Critique 

What could be the future of podcasts?

"2021 in Podcasting: Now What?" by Nicholas Quah, 2021: https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/2021-in-podcasting-preview-trends.html

"Spotify Staked its Future on Podcasts. Then the Pandemic Changed How We Listen" by Kerry Flynn, 2020: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/media/spotify-podcasts-risk-takers/index.html 

What are the effects of podcasts?

"Inside the Podcast Brain: Why Do Audio Stories Captivate?" by Tiffanie Wen, 2015: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/04/podcast-brain-why-do-audio-stories-captivate/389925/ 

"I Listen to 35 Hours of Podcasts Every Day. Is that Bad?" by Sirena Bergman, 2017: https://www.thecut.com/2017/10/what-is-listening-to-podcasts-all-day-doing-to-my-brain.html

"How Listening to Podcasts Can Benefit Your Brain" by Hannah Malachis, 2020: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/a34100126/podcast-brain-benefits/

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