Apr30

apr28

Novel Study: Paul Fleishman's Half-a-Moon Inn

Plot Diagram & Vocabulary Chps 1-3

gesticulated

bewilderment

tapered

perilous

kindled

devoured

lair

rustle

whirled

admiringly

recognition

frantically

Aaron, 12 year old mute child, depends solely on his mother, father lost at sea

lives in countryside, medieval times horse-buggy era

genre: adventure, fantasy

mother stranded in blizzard, leaving son alone for first time

Aaron goes out into blizzard looking for mother, meets illiterate ragman 

Apr27

Apr23-24

Drama/Media Literacy

Independently or with a partner, script and video a promotional infomercial for any real or ficticious product, service or company of your choice. 

Using MS Word, write out your script in full using persuasive language that will engage your audience.  This will also help you avoid countless retakes.  After revisions and edits, increase the font size to 28 and separate into paragraphs to print into cue cards.  These will be like a teleprompter hung on the wall behind the person filming you as a point of reference should you forget what you're talking about.

Using MovieMaker, create an opening sequence: 2-4 title and caption slides with music BEFORE adding your video.  Finally, include a closing slide(s) with music to end your production.  You will need to adjust music options, start/end points, duration and animation where necessary.  See me for any technical issues that may arrise.  

Have fun and be creative!


Math: Classify Triangles Pg.28-29

1a/ isosceles triangle
1b/ scalene triangle
2a/ equilateral triangle
2b/ isosceles triangle
3a/ right angle triangle
3b/ acute angle triangle
4a/ acute angle triangle
4b/ obtuse angle triangle
5a/ scalene, obtuse angle triangle
5b/ isosceles, right angle triangle
6a/ scalene, acute angle triangle
6b/ equilateral, acute angle triangle
7a/ right angle, isosceles triangle
7b/ equilateral, acute angle triangle
8a/ triangle FDH is obtuse, triangle FHE is obtuse, triangle FDE is obtuse
9a/ triangle STX is obtuse and scalene, triangle XTU is acute and scalene, triangle STU is right and isosceles


Classify Polygons pg.31

1a/ irregular, pentagon
1b/ regular, hexagon
2a/ triangle, regular (equilateral)
2b/ quadrilateral (trapezoid), irregular
3a/ pentagon, regular
3b/ triangle, irregular (isosceles)
4a/ rectangle, four 90 degree angles, opposite sides are equal
4b/ square, four 90 degree angles, all sides are equal
5a/ parallelogram, opposite sides are equal and parallel, acute & obtuse angles
5b/ rhombus, all sides are equal, acute & obtuse angles
6/ PQTU is a trapezoid.  QRST is a rectangle.

Angle Properties pg.33

1/  180 - (35+85) = 60 degrees angle x
2/  180 - (72+58) = 50 degrees angle XZY
3/  180 - (35+90) = 55 degrees angle PRQ

4a/ angle x = 180 - (40+70) 
                 = 70 degrees
      angle z = 180- 70 degrees
                 =  110 degrees

4b/ angle k = 90 degrees - 25 degrees
                 = 65 degrees

4c/ angle m's = 180 degrees - 120 degrees divided by 2
                    = 60 degrees /2
                    = 30 degrees each

5a/ angle e = 62 degrees
      angle d = 180 degrees - 62
                  = 118 degrees
      angle f = 118 degrees

Complete 5b thru 9b

Apr20

• complete powers page
• e-mail link to your history prezi britain vs france
• e-mail real-life examples of structural supports
• e-mail jpeg of your ephemeral art
• rates, ratio, proportion, percents, powers quiz tomorrow
• social justice response due Wednesday

Apr17

Religion/Media Literacy:

What do you think “social justice” means?

·       fair, equitable, proper treatment of all people regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religion, or economic status.

What social justice issues is the documentary trying to raise? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onD5UOP5z_c

Social Justice Issues Made in Bangladesh

Words, phrases, key ideas to use in your reading response:

-write in 1^st person point of view: “I was shocked to see…”

-garment industry in Bangladesh

-world capital of “fast fashion”: cheap labour, high volume, big bottom line for North American companies like Loblaw/Joe Fresh, H&M, Gap, Walmart’s George brand etc.

-no social justice: no fair, equitable treatment of all people

-dismal working conditions for under-age employees, child labour

-abusive working atmosphere, physically/verbally assaulted

-earning $38/month, $0.24/hour (the lowest wage in the world)

-factories with no emergency escapes routes, employees caged in with barred windows

-as production requests rise, another floor is constructed to the building to accommodate demand; this caused structural instability eventually leading to total crumble of factory

-Rana Plaza factory: in its demise, designer stated that “it’s a symbol of greed”

-Do you think it’s “just” for this to be allowed in our world?

-Do you think companies we shop at, have a “moral obligation” to know where their goods are manufactured and of the “ethical treatment” of the workers that produce these goods?

-Should we buy more “fair trade” goods or support companies that truly “give back” to their suppliers?

April 15

• wrap-up pg.23 ratios
• wrap-up word art
• wrap-up science real-life examples of structual supports 
• wrap-up history prezi
• tomorrow we wrap-up outstanding book talks and begin history prezis

COMPLETE #4-8 PG.23

Apr13

• complete History Prezi using notes provided
• make corrections to Rational Numbers, see below
• begin Rates/Ratio/Proportion handout pg.21-23
• begin working on Word Art

Word Art Sample:

Apr10

INCLUSION vs EXCLUSION

We welcome everyone with a smile, in our inclusive classroom

We celebrate everyone’s uniqueness, in our inclusive classroom

We accept different points of view, in our inclusive classroom

We cultivate friendships with everyone, in our inclusive classroom

We are free to make mistakes and learn from them, in our inclusive classroom

We don’t make fun of people’s different ways of learning, in our inclusive classroom

We invite everyone to join activities, in our inclusive classroom

We will respect everyone’s differences, in our inclusive classroom

We will have manners and not think about ourselves, in our inclusive classroom

We are loving and caring, in our inclusive classroom

We do not joke about other people’s insecurities, in our inclusive classroom

We give second chances, in our inclusive classroom

We are a strong and loving community, in our inclusive classroom

We treat each other nicely, in our inclusive classroom

We keep negative comments to ourselves, in our inclusive classroom

We don’t make fun of people’s OTPS, in our inclusive classroom

We don’t leave anyone out, in our inclusive classroom

We are friendly towards EVERYONE, in our inclusive classroom

We make decisions together, in our inclusive classroom

We treat each other like a family, in our inclusive classroom

We will always think about each other, in our inclusive classroom

We shall not fight but be happy and shine bright, in our inclusive classroom

We will help people when they are faced with a challenge, in our inclusive classroom

We will treat everyone with the same respect they treat us, in our inclusive classroom

We will include each person in our activities, in our inclusive classroom

We listen to everyone’s ideas, in our inclusive classroom

We appreciate everyone’s generosity, in our inclusive classroom

We will give everyone a sense of belonging, in our inclusive classroom

We make everyone feel happy and joyful, in our inclusive classroom

We all get along, in our inclusive classroom

We appreciate people and their opinions, in our inclusive classroom

We talk about others in a positive way, in our inclusive classroom

We want everyone to feel comfortable, in our inclusive classroom

We speak highly of one another, in our inclusive classroom

We are helpful and respectful, in our inclusive classroom

We make encouraging statements, in our inclusive classroom

We faces challenges and achieve them together, in our inclusive classroom

We celebrate cultural diversity, in our inclusive classroom

We all have different personalities that are to be valued, in our inclusive classroom

We are all special in our own way, in our inclusive classroom

We always have each other’s back, in our inclusive classroom

We don’t negatively judge others, in our inclusive classroom

We don’t put others down for any reason, in our inclusive classroom

We elevate everyone to great heights, in our inclusive classroom

We can congratulate the winners and the losers, in our inclusive classroom

We will laugh with each other not at each other, in our inclusive classroom

We accept everyone’s flaws, in our inclusive classroom

We only say positive things, in our inclusive classroom

EVERYONE is accepted, in our inclusive classroom

Di Croce’s Sevens

Apr7

• Book Talks conclude this week.
• Analyze Media Elements presentations this week.  See my prezi example.
• Science Task: real-life structural supports due Friday
• Linear Relationships & Rational Numbers corrections below:

to be corrected Thursday