Showing posts with label Grade 8-I. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grade 8-I. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

8-I and 9-O Corrected Current Event articles.

Hist 20 Current Events. Went over questions on "The Third World" video.

ELA 20 Went over symbols for the characters of Pete, Sucker and Maybelle. Read exert from St. Thomas More's Utopia. Assigned "Traveling Story".

CE 20 Took in Mother Rivier assignments. Took in Term 3 Service hours. Classroom clean up.

7-C Handed in World Organization posters. Built world puzzle.

Friday, March 26, 2010

C.E 20 Worked on Mother Rivier assignment. Gave reading assignments for Way of the Cross

7-C Worked on poster for international organization

8-I Assigned Culture project. Due Wednesday April 21

Hist 20 Test on WWII

ELA 20 Went over questions on the short story "Sucker."

Thursday, March 25, 2010

ELA 9 Went over elements of a novel and discussed the elements found in Mrs. Mike. Read Chapter 7. Home-work: Read Chapter 8 and 9. Do questions to the end of Chapter 9.

8-M and 8-I Finished presentations on World Religions. Notes and discussion on Arts and Recreational patterns.

7-C Went over responses to Development and Peace organization. Assigned World Organization poster. Due Wed. March 31.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

8-I Current Events: Worked on maps of Haiti

Hist 20 Current Events: Notes on USSR in WWII

ELA 20 Handed in poems titled, "Shadow Dark Night." Read the short story "Sucker". Questions were assigned.

CE 20 Worked on Mother Rivier assignment that is due March 31

7-C Went over language worksheet and their research on Devlopment and Peace. Worked on question 14.

Soc 9 Introduction notes on The Protestant Reformation. Read pages 181-187 in text and answer the following questions:
1. What are three issues that reformers did not like about the Catholic Church?
2. Explain what the sale of indulgences is.
3. Who is the "Father of the Reformation?'
4. What event began the Protestant Reformation?
5. What are "Wars of Religion?"
6. How did the Renaissance help the Protestant Reformation?
7. How did the Reformation affect the lives of women?
8. Describe two Protestant groups in two or three sentences each.
9. In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, what led to the belief in witches?
10. Why were women prosecuted as witches?

Friday, March 19, 2010

CE 20 Test on abortion.
Notes on Mother Rivier's steps and requirements to Canonization. Assignment: Write a letter to Pope Benedict XVI presenting a case for the canonization of Mother Rivier. The letter must include ten of her life works and examples of her faith (combined).
Evaluation:
Letter format (2)
Organization (3)
Content (20)
Grammar and writing style (5)
Due March 31
Service Projects due for Term 3: Wed. Mar 31

7-C Presentation by Japanese Exchange students.

8-I Presentation on World religions

Hist 20 Current Events. Documentary: Pearl Harbour to Hiroschima. Started taking notes on Japan's role in the war.

ELA 20 Read the poem Departure. Identified the senses and emotion in the poem. Edited their poems Shadow Dark Night, making sure that they have at least one strong emotion and three senses. Poem due on Tuesday.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

ELA 9-0 Silent Reading. Discussed answers to the short story, "The Leaving"

8-M and 8-I Home-work check on world religions. Students were broken into groups to prepare a presentation on one of the major world relgions. 8-M presents on Thursday. 8-I presents on Friday.

7-C Went over examples of positive and negative peace from the documentary "The Price of Sugar." Did research on Development and Peace organization. Must be completed for home-work if you did not finish in class.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

8-I Current event quiz and new articles

Hist 20 Completed notes on Germany's role in WWII

ELA 20 Worked on opposing arguments assignment

C.E 20 Continued with fetal development. Started methods of abortion.

7-C Test on rivers, natures wonders and cities. Handout on languages.

9-O Renaissance presentations.

Monday, March 8, 2010

C.E. 11-K Abortion Unit: Federal law; Saskatchewan law; Fetal Development.

7-C Completed the Price Of Sugar. In groups, filled out chart on positive and negative actions.

8-I Politcal patterns: notes
Religious patterns: notes and assignment. Assignment due Wed Mar. 17

Hist 20 Current events
Notes on the fall of the Weimar government. Notes on the rise of Hitler. Home-work: Read handout and take notes on what were Hitler's domestic policies politically, socially and economically.

ELA 20 Took in journal writings. Notes and pre-discussion on teen runaways. In groups, read articles on whether to arrest teen runaways or not. In groups they had to sum up the pros and cons of each argument.

Friday, March 5, 2010

ELA 9-O Silent Reading. Handed in comparative analysis. Handout on Surviving and Conquering. Broke into groups to work on "School" poems.

8-M and 8-I Reviewed cultural patterns on the Pokot people. Notes and discussion on educational patterns.

7-C Continued viewing The Price of Sugar.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

8-I Took in maps of British Columbia. Corrected articles. Quiz on articles on next Day 5

Hist 20 Test on the Russian Revolution

ELA 20 Read the poem David. Journal writing: Would you have made the same choice as David? as Bob? Why would you have made or not made those choices? Why do you think that each of them made the choice that they did? Must be handed in at Monday's class.

C.E. 20 Recapped the main points of Romance without Regret

7-C Corrected Nature's Wonders. Test on cities, rivers and natures wonders next Day 5.

9-O Notes on the Renaissance. Assigned presentation, Renaissance Figures. Due Thursday Mar. 11.

Friday, February 26, 2010

CE 20 Finished the video, Romance Without Regret

7-C Notes on globalization and peace. Handout on peace. Started watching the documentary, The Price of Sugar.

8-I Notes and discussion on Kinship patterns. Home-work: read the Pokot people of Africa and describe their economic and political patterns.

Hist 20 Notes on the Russian Revolution. Home-work: Read assigned handout and answer the questions

ELA 20 Continued presenting book reports.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

ELA 9-O Continued watching the movie Life is Beautiful

8-M and 8-I Reviewed and continued to make notes on economic patterns. Started looking at kinship patterns.

7-C Went over their test on Resources. Began unit on Globalization. Notes and discussion on the definition and examples of globalization.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

8-I and 9-O Worked on maps. Due next current events day.

Hist 20 Current events. Do not forget quiz on Friday. Notes on the Russian Revolution--a whole bunch of them!

ELA 20 Presented oral book reports.

CE 20 Celebrated birthdays.

7-C Worked on nature's treasures. Must be completed for the next geography day.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

CE 20 Continued and finished questionnaire on moral issues for teens.

7-C Test on Resources unit.

8-I Introduction and notes on new unit: Culture. Handout and questions to do on cultural and economic patterns.

Hist 20 Current Events. Notes and discussion on Democracy, Capitalism and we started on Communism and Socialism.

ELA 20 Work class for oral book report or writing assignment.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

C.E 20 Went through some of the questions in the questionnaire. Questions pertaining to morality were put on the board. They need to be completed for next class. Reminder: Many students have not started their service hours as yet. You need to have 15 hours completed by the end of this term.

7-C Went over the needs and wants that they have in their bedroom. Handout given and read through on a sustainable environment. Test on Resources Unit on Thursday Feb. 11

8-I Worked on human activist project. Due: Wed. Feb 11

Hist 20: Current Events. Notes on the Battles at Sea. Home-Work: Answer questions on the handout, "The Peace". Reminder: Test on World War One on Monday.

ELA 20: Continued watching Dead Poet's Society.

Friday, January 29, 2010

8-I Researched for human activist report. One more work class will be given to work on the writing of the report.

Hist 20 Reviewed nationalism and the Balkan States. Notes on the Franco-Prussian War, Darwinism, Colonial Acquisition and a handout on Military Alliances. H.W. Read and do jot notes on how the war played out on the Western Front, the Eastern Front and at Sea.

ELA 20 Continued viewing Dead Poet's Society

C.E. 11-K Survey: What Canadians really believe? Handout to be filled out on "Asking Questions".

9-0 Went over home-work. Notes on the feudal pyramid and the Church pyramid (organization and structure of society).
Assignment: Read pages 101-121. You may also use outside resources.
For each of the following classes:
a. explain their role
b. explain why you would want to be in that class
c. explain why you would not want to be in that class

Process:
a. Research: read and take notes
b. Outline: organize your notes and determine the important points you want to use
c. Draft: Consider introduction and conclusion
d. Revise/Edit
e. Final copy: neat and NOT IN PENCIL.

Due: Friday Feb. 5

Monday, January 11, 2010

10-C Current Events. Went over questions on previous review sheets. Assigned French Revolution sheet. Due for Thursday.

8-I Maps were due. Went over answers to current event articles.

7-C and 7-L Worked on handout, "Cities of the World."

10-T Current Events. Work on American War of Independence handout.

Friday, January 8, 2010

C.E 20 Went over handout on Vatican II. Worked on Photo Essay.

10-T Assigned review sheets on English Civil War and American War of Independence. All due on Tuesday. Monday is a work class to complete them.

8-I Discussion on levels of Citizenship. Students had to answer the following questions:
1. Do you believe it is important for citizens to take part in the decision making process?
2. Is taking part in the decision-making process less important, equally important or more important than other contributions that citizens can make?

Design two surverys. One that investigates the political knowledge and involvement of the school community and one for the parent community.. You should start with at least ten questions.

10-C Work on review sheets.

ELA 20 Gave review for midterm.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

8-I and 8-M Trying to assess a citizen's willingness to participate in Canada's politics. Worked on handout: Levels of citizenship.

10-C Review given for the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightnement. Should be completed for tomorrow.

C.E 20 Extension given on handout for Vatican Council II. Due next C.E class. Worked on photo essay.

9-0 Notes on the fall of the Roman Empire. Handout and questions on the Aztecs.

7-L Work class on photo essay that is due next Wednesday.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

ELA 20 To Kill a Mockingbird assignment given. Due Jan 8

10-T Current Events quiz. Review/work class

8-I Went over flowcharts of the democratic process. Handout on how a bill is passed.

10-C Current Event quiz. Notes, discussion and readings on the unification of Germany.

C.E 20 Christmas party