oct 24

• novel skits to be completed by this Friday
• geography prezi Toronto as a Region to be completed by this Friday
• creative writing novel to be completed by this Friday
• math corrections 3.4 below
• begin mid-chapter review in textbook

oct 23 other reminders

• final reading task questions assigned last week are due tomorrow
• geography prezi continue this week (refer to the success criteria checklist!)
• 8/27 art pieces from friday
• science lab 2 incompletes

oct 23 math corrections & hmwrk

oct 23 novel creative writing

 

Creative Writing: Tuck Everlasting

After many years had passed, the Tucks returned to Treegap only to find that many things had changed and Winnie Foster Jackson’s tombstone that read beloved wife and mother.  If Winnie had left 4 separate cards, one addressed to each member of the Tuck family, what thoughts or parting words do you think she would have expressed to Mae, Angus, Miles and Jesse?

Success Criteria:

·         Work with a partner to balance your workload

·         Dear (name)

·         1^st person point of view “I” Winnie is writing

·         Voice, feeling, heart-felt emotion from Winnie

·         Connection to what each Tuck taught her i.e. Mae-to be a loving mother, to face life with a positive attitude; Angus-life is natural, immortality is unnatural; Miles-to not be selfish and make a difference; Jesse-her lost love.

Post them up on side board by end of this week for grade.

oct 22 science & math

Science 1.1 Review Handout

1.  Solids, liquids and gases are all made up of particles that can be seen only with a microscope.

2.  These particles have empty spaces between them.

3.  These particles are constantly moving to some degree.

4.  When heated, these particles move faster and spread farther apart from each other; when cooled, these particles move slower and remain closer together.

5.  These particles are attracted to each other; they generally remain close together than fly apart.

In these solids, the particles are very close to one another with little movement and they are very attracted to each other.

The 3 states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.

Rock: solid

Grape Juice: liquid

Air: gas

When heat is applied to a solid the particles move faster and spread farther apart causing a change to liquid form.

All solids have a definite volume because its particles are packed tightly together and they are very attracted to each other.

Liquids have a definite volume but not a definite shape.

Gas does not have a definite volume nor a definite shape.

 Science 1.2 Review Handout

1a/ particles representative of a solid; little movement; close attraction.

1b/ particles representative of a liquid; more movement; spreading father apart; heat is being applied

1c/ particles representative of a gas; a lot of movement, a lot of spreading and expanding to fill a space.

Complete 2 & 3.

 

3.2 corrections below.  3.3 workbook & textbook #6,7 homework.

 

oct 19 weekend reminders

1. read over geography prezi checklist - presentations will begin on friday oct 26th
2. complete your perspective autumn art in paint

 

 

3.  now that you've read the book & seen both films, begin to think about what dramatic scene from the novel you wish to act out.  get your pdf file to cut, copy and paste the exact dialogue  in ms word for you and your group of choice to practice.

 

4. work on math handout bias in data pg.407 - we will correct it and 3.2 workbook on monday.

 

5.  begin working on your novel study final reading response task below - due wed oct 24th

 



Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting Final Reading Responses

 

Some readers have not been satisfied with the story’s ending.  In her quest for independence, Winnie chooses not to drink from the spring but to live the way life was meant to be lived, with death as part of the wheel and flow of things.  She chooses a natural death over living with Jesse in the unnatural state of eternal life.  What are your feelings and thoughts about her final decision?

 

The Tucks and The Man in the Yellow Suit are a contrast of selflessness versus greed.  The Tucks have had to live a very lonely life, never forming meaningful relationships with anyone to ensure no one else suffers the curse of living forever.  The Man in the Yellow Suit is only concerned and obsessed about building his own wealth.  In fact he says the water should be available “only to certain people, people who deserve it. And it will be very, very expensive.”   What are your feelings and thoughts about being selfish versus being selfless in life? about showing empathy/compassion versus apathy/indifference towards others?

oct 18 geography prezi success criteria

Toronto Region Prezi Checklist:

oct 18 math

avoiding bias when collecting data - favoring one group and discounting another
3.2 workbook for homework
textbook corrections below:

oct 18 progress chart

have your parents sign your current grades and return to me tomorrow

Math	Completed	Grade
Unit 1 /115
Unit 1 /176
Unit 1 modified /68
Unit 2 /42
Unit 2 /40
Unit 2 take-home /149
Unit 2 take-home modified /71
Unit 2 /78
Unit 2 modified /45
Unit 2 modified /58
Language
Summer highlights prezi
Novel study: 3 follow-ups
Novel study: 4 follow-ups
Novel study: Angus Tuck
Novel study: Miles Tuck
Novel study: character table
Novel study: Man Yellow Suit
Poetry: colors
Poetry: animals
Geography
Community map 17 landmarks
Textbook questions unit 1
Identify 21 Humberlea landmarks
Place of interest prezi
International landmarks/Toronto cultural districts
Matching test unit 1 /21
Science
Particle theory of matter mini-lab
Visual art
Geometric art
Nightscape painting

oct 17 geography

Geography U2 – Our city of Toronto as a region

Using the Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto  indicate on the map or below the following characteristics of our region:

·         3 major rivers

·         4 major boundaries

·         escarpment

·         Islands, Port Lands, Harbour

·         Major mid-town street from which Lake Ontario is visible

·         6 municipalities that form the city

·         10 districts

·         6 industrial districts

·         6 major parks

·         2 major governmental areas

·         4 major cultures

·         3 major religions

·         3 major languages

·         4 major subway stations: 1 north, 1 south, 1 east, 1 west

·         2 airports

·         5 major highways

·         2 major railways

·         3 major stadiums

·         1 major theatre

·         1 major shopping centre

·         Our climate

Working cooperatively in groups of 2-3 maximum and using the information you just collected from the Wikipedia link, you will create a prezi entitled "Toronto As A Region" focusing on the following content:
1. Urban Region: boundaries, key roads, key railroads and public transit systems, commercial and industrial area examples.
2. Physical Region: rivers, lakes, escarpment, protected green spaces
3. Human Region: spoken languages, major ethnicities, major religious groups, cultural districts, popular tourist destinations.
4. Climate Region: briefly describe Toronto's climate/weather pattern.
5. Political Region: municipal and provincial government locations