This week we have finished our silent film essays! 7-4 students' essays have been self- and peer-assessed in class today, and 7-5 will complete this process on Monday. Essays will be considered overdue after Monday, June 3rd.
Also, marks have been posted in PowerSchool for RR5 (7-4 will be posted by Monday) and our Glenbow reflection (7-4 and 7-5 only).
This is a very busy time of year! Over the next three weeks, we will be learning about indigenous cultures and history, looking at poetry, and exploring current events. We will also complete RR6. Students and parents, please let me know right away if you are struggling with deadlines. I can only accommodate busy schedules if I know about them!
Friday, May 31, 2019
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Essays & RR5
Essays:
Most students started drafting their silent film essays today, and are making excellent progress! If your essay planner is overdue, it MUST be finished by tomorrow, so you don't fall further behind. I think we should be able to finish the first drafts of our essays by the end of the week. Final edits and revisions will be made next week.
Reading Response 5:
RR5 should now be complete (art pieces are due tomorrow). Due to our upcoming field trips and track and field day, we will not be able to complete classroom presentations. Instead, I have asked all students to include a photograph of their art piece and 3-5 sentences explaining how their piece illustrates their novel's theme(s) at the bottom of their written work. Class time was provided for this work today, but some students may need to photograph their art pieces at home after they have competed them.
Most students started drafting their silent film essays today, and are making excellent progress! If your essay planner is overdue, it MUST be finished by tomorrow, so you don't fall further behind. I think we should be able to finish the first drafts of our essays by the end of the week. Final edits and revisions will be made next week.
Reading Response 5:
RR5 should now be complete (art pieces are due tomorrow). Due to our upcoming field trips and track and field day, we will not be able to complete classroom presentations. Instead, I have asked all students to include a photograph of their art piece and 3-5 sentences explaining how their piece illustrates their novel's theme(s) at the bottom of their written work. Class time was provided for this work today, but some students may need to photograph their art pieces at home after they have competed them.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Homework
Students, please make sure your reading response #5 (written work only) and silent film essay planner are complete by Tuesday, May 21st. Please see the previous post for more information.
We'll work on our reading response 5 art pieces during both periods on Tuesday. They will be due on Thursday.
We'll work on our reading response 5 art pieces during both periods on Tuesday. They will be due on Thursday.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Essays!
A reminder that our Silent Film Festival will take place on Wednesday evening, from 7-8 pm. There will be a concession and music in the foyer, and the films will show in nearby classrooms.
Silent Film Essays:
Today we started work on our first five-paragraph essays! Students have been asked to address changes that have occurred in Canada since Confederation, including social, political, economic and demographic changes. In order to be eligible for a 4, an essay must include at least two historical events.
We compared basic essay structure to paragraph structure, as follows:
Paragraph Structure:
Sentence 1: topic/introductory sentence
Sentences 2-4: supporting details (facts, ideas, examples, etc.)
Sentence 5: concluding sentence
Essay Structure:
Paragraph 1: introduction (includes thesis)
Paragraphs 2-4: body (supporting ideas, facts, examples, evidence, etc.)
Paragraph 5: conclusion
As a class, we brainstormed several possible arguments. You may choose one of these, word for word, for your thesis. You are also welcome to create your own thesis, or to reword one of these.
Silent Film Essays:
Today we started work on our first five-paragraph essays! Students have been asked to address changes that have occurred in Canada since Confederation, including social, political, economic and demographic changes. In order to be eligible for a 4, an essay must include at least two historical events.
We compared basic essay structure to paragraph structure, as follows:
Paragraph Structure:
Sentence 1: topic/introductory sentence
Sentences 2-4: supporting details (facts, ideas, examples, etc.)
Sentence 5: concluding sentence
Essay Structure:
Paragraph 1: introduction (includes thesis)
Paragraphs 2-4: body (supporting ideas, facts, examples, evidence, etc.)
Paragraph 5: conclusion
As a class, we brainstormed several possible arguments. You may choose one of these, word for word, for your thesis. You are also welcome to create your own thesis, or to reword one of these.
- Event is historically significant because it changed Canada
dramatically. (This is the simplest thesis)
- Event is historically significant
because it caused other events that changed our country.
- Event is more historically
significant than event because it caused greater change.
- The economy/politics/social conditions/demographics has been the driver of change in Canada since
Confederation. (This argument needs more than one event to support it)
All students need to complete the graphic organizer we started in class today before beginning work on their essays. I will review the organizers before we begin writing so I can make sure everyone's on the right track.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Update
We have finally finished our silent films, and can't wait to share them during our film festival on Wednesday night! This week we have settled back into our usual routine, and have begun work on reading response 5, which will focus on theme.
Reading Response 5:
- Retell: identify one or two main theme(s) of your novel. Then provide basic information about the characters and events the author has used to address the theme(s) you have identified. This should be a short paragraph (3-5 sentences, no more).
Sample opening sentence: "Harry Potter is about friendship."
- Relate: connect the theme(s) you have identified in your retell to your own life and experiences. Do you have personal experience with the theme? Have you seen it in another book or movie, or in the news? Provide detailed examples and a quote, just like you would normally do in your relate.
- Reflect: share your own opinions about how the author has dealt with the theme(s) you have identified. Do you think they presented the theme(s) in a believable and effective way? Did your own ideas about those theme(s) change or develop as you read? How? Provide details, examples and a quote, just like you would normally do in your reflect.
To see our standard reading response format, please click here.
Reading Response 5:
- Retell: identify one or two main theme(s) of your novel. Then provide basic information about the characters and events the author has used to address the theme(s) you have identified. This should be a short paragraph (3-5 sentences, no more).
Sample opening sentence: "Harry Potter is about friendship."
- Relate: connect the theme(s) you have identified in your retell to your own life and experiences. Do you have personal experience with the theme? Have you seen it in another book or movie, or in the news? Provide detailed examples and a quote, just like you would normally do in your relate.
- Reflect: share your own opinions about how the author has dealt with the theme(s) you have identified. Do you think they presented the theme(s) in a believable and effective way? Did your own ideas about those theme(s) change or develop as you read? How? Provide details, examples and a quote, just like you would normally do in your reflect.
To see our standard reading response format, please click here.
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