Jan 14-18

This week we are working away on the following tasks:

Math:  integers task 1 (due Thurs. Jan. 17)

Science:  water evaporation lab (due Fri. Jan. 25)

History:  French colonization (due Thurs. Jan. 17)

Health: physical activity vs mental health awareness flyer (due Fri. Jan. 25)

Performance sheet: self-assessment based on your task tracker (due Thurs. Jan. 17)

Knowledgehook Integers Key Assessment due Mon. Jan. 21


Ensure you have made the necessary corrections to your History responses, demonstrating appropriate sentence structure & language conventions:

The traditional ways of life of the Aboriginals included hunting, fishing, and gathering.

The Aboriginals lived in harmony with nature.  They practiced conservation and took and used wisely only what they needed from their environment.  They were careful not to destroy any ecosystem.  Before killing any animal, Aboriginals would ask for permission from its spirit.

Aboriginals believed in the Great Spirit or Creator who provided them with land for all to use, not private ownership.  Everything on earth was sacred and was to be respected.  All people were given spirits and special roles by the Great Spirit.  They were always thankful to the Great Spirit and gave him praise for this.

Decisions among the Aboriginals were made by consensus after long discussions and debates.  Everyone had to agree on a course of action.

When an Aboriginal boy became a man, he would go on a vision quest.  He would go to a quiet place, wait for a spirit to advise him, and not eat.  This journey of self-awareness would help him transition from childhood to adulthood.

Europeans who seeked new lands and routes to riches included the British, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Basque, and Vikings.

The goal of all European Monarchs was to gain power and wealth.  They wanted to claim, control or monopolize new lands and profit from its raw materials (mercantilism).

Finished goods that were manufactured from raw materials around the world and resold for profit included jewelry, tools, weapons, cooking utensils, and articles of clothing made from animal hides/furs.

Europeans accumulated wealth in both gold and silver.

French Colonization:

The colonial powers of Europe included: Spain, Portugal, England, Holland, and France.

Colonization involved a mother country bringing another country or region under the direct control of its Monarch (king) and establishing permanent settlements there (populated with inhabitants from mother country).

The mother country and king expected their colonies to supply them with the region's inexpensive resources, raw materials (not commonly found in mother country) and manufacture them into finished products to be sold for profit so they could increase their wealth.

The Spanish gained their wealth in Central and South America.

Two prosperous industries in early North America included cod fishing on the Atlantic coast and fur trade around Hudson's Bay.

For Europeans, land ownership was a status symbol (high class in society - the Aristocracy).

French colonies were located at the mouth and along the banks of the St. Lawrence River.

France's first colony at Port Royal (Acadia, Atlantic Coast) was unsuccessful because its location did not help establish and develop the fur trade.

Samuel de Champlain was an expert map-maker and navigator; he was known as "the father of New France" because he established a permanent settlement in early Canada for the King of France.

The Habitants were the French workers, farmers, and inhabitants of New France under the direction of Samuel de Champlain living and working in the Habitation along the banks of St Lawrence River.

The French established a friendly business and military alliance with the Algonquin/Huron Aboriginals; the French got furs, food, canoes, guidance, survival skills from them and the French helped them militarily against their enemies, the Iroquois.

The Coureurs de bois or Runners of the Woods, were entrepreneurs - adventurous, ambitious, risk-taking young men of New France interested in exploring deep in Aboriginal territory for furs and making profit for themselves, expanding the fur trade, and creating close alliances with the Aboriginals.

Jan 7-11 2019

Welcome Back!  Happy New Year!

This week, we pick up where we left off and chisel away at the following:

-Creative Writing: The Outsiders newspaper article:  we begin by looking at the text features and writing style of actual newspaper articles before we apply these same principles to our assignment.

-Math:  we look at Integers (gains & losses) in real-world applications i.e. weather, sports, speed, banking, landform elevation and showcase it.

-History: we begin exploring The First People (Aboriginals) & European exploration/colonization in early Canada.

-Science: we wrap up Separating Mixtures units by looking at evaporation, distillation, purifying, and refinement.


Newspaper Success Criteria we discussed when analyzing article text features:

See layout templates on MS Word, MS Publisher, GoogleDocs newsletter templates
Real-world integers sample:

Some things to note from math shown above:

(+) positive + (+) positive = more positive

(-) negative + (-) negative = more negative

(+) positive + (-) negative = less positive

(-) negative + (+) positive = less negative

(+) positive - (+) positive = negative

(+) positive - (-) negative = more positive

(-) negative - (+) positive = more negative

Besides temperature, consider showcasing any of the following to illustrate positive & negative:

-banking debits/withdrawl (-) vs credits/deposits (+)

-elevator up/down floors

-land elevation below sea level (-), above sea level (+)

-airplane ascending (+), descending (-)

-speedometer accelerating (+), deceleration (-)

-football gaining yards on a play (+), losing yards on a play (-)

-salary/tax increments over years (+) 2% every year or reductions (-) over the years

BE SURE TO SHOW THE MATH, BE SURE TO USE THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE

Science:

Reminders for Science, History, & Math tasks:

In terms of due dates:

• Creative Writing - Fri Jan 11
• Math - Fri Jan 11
• History - Mon Jan 14
• Science - Mon Jan 14

Dec.10-14

This week we are working on:

Task Tracker To-Do List:

• Science: separating mechanical mixtures (check your understanding + mini lab)
• Geography: movement review questions
• Drama: outsiders scence
• Art: 4 pieces (autumn perspective, geometric, urban sunset, outsiders shirt)

Math:  2D Measurement task 2 & knowledgehook mission (due Friday)

Reading:  The Outsiders plot diagram & dramatize noteworthy conversation scene

Geography:  Movement review pgs.48-70 questions (due Friday)

Dec 3-6

Math:  we wrap up area & perimeter of parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, & complex shapes and begin practice before key assessment

Reading: plot diagram for The Outsiders: exposition, inciting conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, themes (select any 3 from prompts to elaborate on).  Due Monday.

Geography:  theme of movement presentations underway

Science:  submit "Solutions Unit Review".  Begin "Separating Mechanical Mixtures" check your understanding & lab 7

Art piece:  your interpretation of urban sunset color blending & silhouette buildings

Nov.26-30

This week we are working on....

Reading/Writing:  expressing our personal opinion on The Outsiders' theme of "nothing gold can stay".  You will submit in my opinion task on Monday.

Math/Measurement:  calculating areas of parallelogram, triangle, & trapezoid using algebraic formula, substitution of variables, and calculation.

Geography:  theme of "movement" prezi continued (3-4 slides: definition, map of affected areas, news video if available).

Art:  geometric art piece to be completed & posted

Science: concentration & solubility lab 6 to be submitted + review of solutes, solvents, solubility, concentrated solutions, unsaturated solutions, and saturated solutions.

Nov.19-23

Nov.19-23

Math: patterning/algebra take-home task #2, knowledgehook key assessment 1 now with "upload your thinking" show your work feature for each question; key assessment 2 written

Reading:  The Outsiders Reflection 2, 3 + vocabulary; begin generating ideas of "gold" for team task

Science:  concentration & solubility check your understanding & drink crystal lab

Geography:  theme of movement team prezi task

Art: geometric piece

Your personal task tracker: ensure it's up-to-date, no blanks, no incompletes

Nov.12-15

This week:

• Parent-Teacher interviews Nov.14 & 15; P.A. Day Friday;
• The Niagara Escarpment, Seedfolks movie trailer, and Science Review Unit 1 now all due;
• We begin S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders Reflection 1 (due Monday), Reflection 2, and Vocab.
• We begin Patterning/Algebra pgs.35-43.  Begin take-home 1 test yourself.
• We complete a follow-up to Lab #5 Solvents vs Solutes with handout 2.2 Dissolving the Particle Theory (due Thursday)
• We complete Geography Review Unit 1 (due Thursday).
• Many Autumn art pieces remain incomplete 

Math corrections below:

Nov 05-09

This week we are working on...

• Math: data management Key Assessment (pencil/paper task due Wed)
• Math: knowledgehook pogo3767 "Di Croce Mission 4: Data Management Key Assessment 2" due Friday.
• Geography:  The Niagara Escarpment brochure (showcasing key ideas from handout provided; see Publisher examples on board) due Monday.
• Drama/Media: Seedfolks movie trailer/short slide show due Friday (see YouTube examples) due Monday.
• GoogleDocs Task Tracker: any incompletes and/or any "revise/edit/resubmits"
• Science: chapter 1 review text pg.32 questions with 1 partner only: questions 1b, 3a, 3b, 4, 6, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21 

Oct. 29 - Nov. 02

Oct.22-26

This week we are working on...

• Reading/Writing: handwritten draft copy of letter to author Paul Fleishman (due by Friday)
• Drama/Media Literacy: handwritten plan for either Seedfolks movie trailer or chapter scene (due by Friday)
• Math: data management (collecting, bias, database, spreadsheet, frequency, mean/median/mode) + knowledgehook mission 3 key assessment 2
• Science: solutes vs solvents check your understanding & lab 5 comparing solvents
• Health: sugar rate calculations for a processed food & beverage following our examples