Mar 31

Principles of Math continued: fractions, integers, data management corrections below:

Mar13

Over March Break, continue working little by little on the following:

• book talk
• history prezi
• math package

Mar9

Bud, not Buddy Reading Response

Prompts

      Bud, the protagonist, is a relentless character.  With great perseverance along with his self-developed “life rules”, Bud hits the road to track down and reconnect with his long-lost biological father to re-establish his family. Nothing stops Bud – not hunger, not vampires and not even Herman E. Calloway himself, who blatantly denies the possibility of Bud being his son.  These obstacles will not hinder his quest.

Bud has taught me the importance of… 

i.e. a sense of belonging, family ties, heritage, being loved and supported in all you do, knowing where you come from, not going through life feeling “disconnected”…   I think in life…

i.e. setting goals, working diligently towards achieving them regardless of the challenges or obstacles to overcome along the way…  I think in life…

i.e. the idea of being resourceful, creative, problem-solver, observant, turning a negative situation into a positive one

Submit Friday. 

Begin brainstorming:

Oral/Visual Book Talk

·       Title

·       Author

·       Genre (drama, fantasy etc)

·       Setting/time period

·       Protagonist (main character)

·       Antagonist (opposing character)

·       Supporting character(s)

·       Conflicts & challenges characters face

·       How were problems faced and resolved?

·       What did you learn about the character?

·       What life lessons could any person learn and apply?

Mar5

Complete creative writing task: put a voice (soul) to any tv, film, fictional/non-fictional character of your choice.  Write in the 1st person point of view.

History: Struggle for Control Key Ideas

·        The French and British fought to control North America

·        The French was headed by General Montcalm

·        The British was headed by General Wolfe

·        Both struggled to control the western fur-trading area, rich farmlands and rich fishing areas of the Atlantic coast

·        Both wanted to prevent each other from expansion

·        Western areas of control: Ohio Valley to Rocky Mountains

·        Eastern areas of control: Louisbourg, Halifax, Acadia

·        British competed with French over fur-trade.  Both depended on Aboriginals to supply their furs.  British only interested in profits from area and expanding Hudson’s Bay Company.  French interested in colonization through Seigneuries.

·        Aboriginals lost key hunting/gathering/survival skills because of cultural exchange of goods from British and French

Mar4

continue working on math showing your work

Bud, not Buddy culminating task to be submitted with character profile handout:

open-ended reading response

in your opinion, what key life lesson can any reader learn from Bud's quest to locate and reconnect with his father?

-formulate personal opinion

-clearly state it in 1 sentence

-what evidence from the story prompted you to arrive at this conclusion?

-in what real-life situation could this lesson be applied?

Mar3

continue with math package principles of math as much as you can.

continue working on character traits handout.  

submit science structures handout if incomplete by tomorrow.

remember: live loads, dead loads, dynamic loads