Mar 31

In computer lab: https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/search

  

Rochester: https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/how-to-write-your-best-college-application-essay-493692/

Princeton: https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/college-essay

Purdue: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/undergraduate_applications/undergraduate_application_timeline/advice_for_writing_application_essays.html

Mar 30 - English

Mar. 30, 2022

 CLE:

A) Career Compass Quiz: choose 1 (5-10m) https://www.workbc.ca/CareerCompass/Career-Quiz.aspx   B) https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/plan/apply/how   C) Education Planner BC https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/search  D) Money Stuff 1. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/post-secondary-education/data-research/bc_tuition_fees.pdf 2.  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/post-secondary-education/data-research/lifetime-earnings.pdf   E) Housing 1. UBC: https://vancouver.housing.ubc.ca/getting-started/prospective/ 2. SFU: https://www.sfu.ca/students/residences/fees.html 3. UVIc: https://www.uvic.ca/residence/future-residents/fees/index.php

Mar. 29

 CLE:

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training/initiatives/skills-success/video.html 

Clusters Quiz (choose one):

(a)  http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/career-clusters.shtml 

(b) https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/careers/clusterSurvey 

Mar. 8, 2022

English 8 

Please use the following websites to help you on your Moana Before Watching guide: 

Britannica (questions 1-6): 

https://www.britannica.com/place/Polynesia

JSTOR (question 7): https://daily.jstor.org/origin-myths-behind-disneys-moana/ 

Feb. 28 - Mar. 4

 English 8: Your memoir good copies are due to Teams OR as a physical copy at the start of class on Monday. 

We signed out our novels and started reading them, but keep these dates in mind...

Unit Soft Start (Text Intro/ Sign-Out): Mar. 2 (Mon), 2022

on this day, we will introduce the LitKits & novels. Students will have a choice from this week onward, of reading from one of the LitKits during our Texty Tuesday/ Thursdays. 

       Week i ((3/1- 3/4): start Novel 1?

       Week ii (3/7- 3/11)

       Spring Break (3/14- 3/25)

       Week iii (3/28 – 4/1): complete Novel 1; begin Novel 2

       Week iv (4/4 – 4/8)

 

 

Unit Formal Start (Content to Complement Readings): Apr. 11, 2022

       Week 1 (4/11-4/22): 

-       project action-planning, characters, conflict, genre

       Week 2 (4/19-4/22): finish Novel 2 (minimum)

-       point of view & perspective, personal connections, creative advertising

Week 3 (4/25 - 4/29): 

-       Project Work