Thursday, September 30, 2010

Drama 10 Started to present their ten part solos.

Hist 10 Current Events. Reviewed for test.

CE 20 Worked on Variety Night number.

Soc 7 Went over previous days work and home-work on temperature. Notes and handouts on precipation were covered today.

Hist 10 Test on English Civil War.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Hist 10 Current Events: Kennedy and Yuki. Notes and discussion on the Acts that made up the constituition. H.W Complete questions on the Limited Constitutional monarch.

CE 20 Went over requirements for Service projects. Notes and discussion on the beginning of the Church. Readings and questions assigned for home-work.

Soc 8M Last class to work on Calendar projects.

Soc 9 Corrected current event articles.

Health 7 Continued working on # 4 and 5 on page 18. H.W. read pages 105-109. Copy down the subsystems on p. 100. Give four everyday names for the medical names of the bones. Explain five facts about the skeleton.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Drama 10 Worked on Ten Part Solos.

Soc 7 Checked maps of North America. Handed out maps of South America. Maps of South America are due on the next Day 5. Also on the next Day 5 is a quiz on the Continent Trivia and Map as well as the map of North America.

Soc 8-I Corrected current event articles. Took in maps of Pakistan. Collected Calendar projects.

ELA 20 Assigned Children's Storybook which is due Tuesday October 26. Students were encouraged to read numerous Children's books for the first week to build ideas.
Wonder and Imagination: Quote given. Journal writing on children and imagination. Read "The Centaur" and "The Key to the Kingdom." Write a comparison of the two. Consider the theme, writing style and your preference in your comparison.

8-M Took in maps of Pakistan. Corrected current event articles.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Hist 10 Current Events: Jorday. Went over questions on The Long Parliament and The English Civil War. Notes given on short term and long term impact of the war. H.W. Handout of Acts need to be completed.

CE 20 Continued presenting Models of the Church. Worked on Variety Night Act.

Soc 9 Notes and discussion on dating methods. Readings and chart given on Sumerian and Dene socieites. Chart needs to be completed, but it is not for home-work.

ELA 20 Handout on Elements of a Short Story. Went through questions on "Grace". Worked on their writing assignment.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Drama 10 Worked on movement to music. Ten part solos due next Thursday.

Hist 10 Current Events: Carolyn, Deanna, Hiroko, Karli. Notes on Monarch's relationship wtih Parliament. H.W. Read pages 17-19. Answer assigned questions.

CE 20 In partners and groups, students worked on their presentation of the Models of the Church and started presenting.

Soc 7 Correct home-work on longitude and latitude. Notes and handout given on Longitude and Time of Day. Questions 1-10 on the back of the handout need to be completed.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

ELA 20 11-K Went through elements of a short story. Went through questions on short story "Grace." Worked on writing assignment that is due Oct. 4.

ELA 11-C Shared some of their ideas for their writing assignment. Started reading the short story "Grace." H.W. Finish reading short story and answer assigned questions.

Soc 9 Reviewed material on civilizations, neolithicic age and paleolithic age. Notes and discussion on archaeology. H.W. Read pages 28-32 in text. Take note of two different dating methods and answer #7 on page 30.

8-I Work on Calendars.

8-M Assigned Calendar/Identity project. Due Wednesday September 29.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Hist 10 Current Events: Ina, Quinn and Brianne. Went over Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment test. Started notes on the monarchs relationship with Parliament.

Drama 10 Worked on pantomining with a partner and continued to make a list of characters for the "ten part solo."

Soc 7 Corrected the home-work on longitude and latitude. Assigned two more worksheets to practice longitude and latitude.

ELA 20 Discussion on Childhood memory and the use of RAFTS. Due October 4th. Started reading the short story "Grace". Questions were assigned and are due tomorrow.

8-I Worked on calendar assignment which is due on Friday.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Hist 10 Current Events. Introduced the English Civil War. Readings and questions assigned on monarchs and their relationship with Parliament.

CE 20 Opening Celebration

Soc 8-M Terry Fox Walk

Soc 9 Current Events: map work. Maps are to be handed in on the next Day 6.

Health 7 Notes and discussion on physical, social and mental health.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Drama 10 Continued work on pantomining

Soc 7 Checked world maps and continent trivia. Assigned maps of North America that need to be completed for the next Day 5.

Soc 8-I Worked on maps.

ELA 20 Discussed and took notes on False Security and The Doll's House. Assigned writing activity: Recount a childhood memory using the RAFTS writing strategy. For next class have the memory and the RAFTS done. Handout given on RAFTS.

8-M Worked on maps. Due next Day 5

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Hist 10 Test on the Scientificd Revolution and the Enlightenment.

CE 20 Models of the Church. In pairs/groups, research your assigned model and present the idea to the class.

Soc. 9 Brief review of previous day's work. Notes on characteristics of Early Civilizations. Introduction to archaeology.

ELA 11-C Oral exercise. Penny in the Dust: Read the story and discussed questions. H.W. Read the short story "The Doll's House" and the poem "False Security." Answer the following:
1. What characteristics of children and childhood are shown.
2. What common theme about childhood emerges from the pieces of literature?

Monday, September 13, 2010

Drama 10 Worked on pantomining everday actions.
Hist 10 Current Events. Went over home-work and took notes on the Impact of the Enlightenment. Reviewed for test on Wednesday.
CE 20 Started brainstorming on characteristics of the Church.
Soc 7 Notes on major lines of longitude and latitude. Learnt how to find a city's latitude and longitude. Home-work. Worksheet on cities needs to be completed.

Friday, September 10, 2010

11-K Read Penny in the Dust. Answered questions. H.W. Read the short story, "The Doll's House" and the poem "False Security" and answer the following:
1. What characteristics of children and childhood are shown by the two pieces of literature.
2. What is the common theme of the two pieces?

11-C Discussed poem "Home Street." Read and discussed "My Parent's Kept Me." Journaled on what students remember of childhood bullies.

Soc 9 Notes on early societies and how they led to early civilizations. H.W Read handout on Emergence of Civilizations. Answer questions in Section Review.

8-I Assigned Calendar assignment. Due September 24

8-M Completed "Over Canada."

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Hist 10 Current Events: Brianne, Ina and Quinn
Notes on forms of government. H.W Read Sections 3, Impact of the Enlightenment. Answer the following:
1. Explain four or five ways that the ideas of the Enlightnment spread.
2. Name three enlightened monarch and describe the reforms that they made.
3, Explain how the ideas of the Enlightenment went beyond government.

Drama 10 Continued work on the activity "What are you doing?'

Social 7 Introductory notes on location and absolute and relative location. Worksheet given to practice working with a grid.

ELA 20 Discussed the poem Home Street. Read and discussed "My Parents Kept Me.' Journaled on what students remember of childhood bullies.

Soc 8-I Continued viewing "Over Canada."

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Hist 10 Notes on Scientific Revolution. Went over worksheet on inventors/scientists. H.W Read pages 6-9 in text. Answer the following:
1. Explain what form of government each of the following supported
a. Thomas Hobbes
b. John Locke
c. Montesquieu
d. Voltaire
e. Rousseau

2. What social issues did the philosophes support?

3. What economic issues did the physiocrats support?

C.E. 20 Work class on prayer booklets. Booklets due Thursday.

Soc 8-M Notes on Canadian identity and what influences it. Started watching "Over Canada" to dtermine the connections between the land and identity.

Soc 9 Articles assigned. Due for next Day 6.

Health 7 text books assigned. Introduction on what is Health?

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Drama 10 Vocal and Physical warmups.
Sound Orchestra
pre work on "What are you doing?"

Soc 7 World maps and continent trivia assigned. Needs to be completed for Thursday Sept 17

8-I and 8-M Current event articles assigned. Due Thursday Sept 17.

ELA 20 Edited rough copies of childhood poem. Good copy due on Friday. Assigned the poem "Home Street". Questions are due next class.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Hist 10 The Scientific Revolution: Notes and discussion to introduce. Handouts given, readings in text (p. 2-5) and worksheet given. Worksheet needs to be completed for Monday.

CE 20 Work class for Prayer booklets that are due next Thursday.

Soc 9 Notes and questions on what is a society. Handouts given out and questions assigned.
Society and Identity
Horrible Hunters
The Stone Ages (questions 1 and 3)
Text: pages 35-38 (questions 1 a and b, 3)

ELA 11-C Handout Recollection of Children. Read the poem "I Remember Back Home." Notes and discussion on students similarities and differences to the poets childhood. Notes on theme.
Assignment: Write a poem that connects with the issue of childhood.
*at least 12 lines long
* must include positive and negative aspects of childhood
* must have a theme
* consider use of imagery, rhythm, etc.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Drama 10 Introduction to course. Physical/Vocal warm ups. Improv.

CE 20 Assigned texts. Went through course outline. Assigned prayer booklets. Due Thursday Sept 9.

Soc 7 Went through course introduction. H.W Handouts and questions given on longitude and latitude. Due Thursday Sept 9

Hist 10. Assigned texts and went through the course outline.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

ELA 11-K Read through handout "Recollections of Childhood"
Read the poem "I Remember Back Home" in duotang. Discussed and noted similarities and differences of students childhood to the poets. Noted themes.
Assignment: Write a poem pertaining to childhood
*at least 12 lines long
* must show the positive and negative aspects of childhood
* must deliver a theme
* consider use of rythm, imagery language usage, etc
Rough copy due on Tuesday.

ELA 11-C Assigned texts and introduced course. Brainstormed on characteristics of childhood. H.W: Create your own personal web of childhood.

Soc 9: Handed out texts and went through course outline.

Soc 8-1 Notes and discussion on Canadian identity. Started viewing "Over Canada."

Soc 8-M Introduced course. H.W Answer the question, "What is a Canadian?" Student must have at least ten responses.