April 18

NEW NOVEL STUDY:

Check out audiobooks on my desk, then complete survey at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9RJVGJ6


OUTSTANDING TASKS:

The following students are to complete & submit any and/or all of the following assignments, which carry weight toward your final grades:

• Wrinkle in Time Theme
• Forces Science Lab
• Heat Transfer Prezi

James, Hannah, Josie, Steven, Marlon, Sergio, Michael, Jacob, Nathaniel, Daniel, Megan, Anthony, Leala, Vernon.  


ORAL/VISUAL/MEDIA:

Infomercial Rubric

Goal: To inform and persuade a target audience

Success Criteria

Hook Engaging interest of potential target audience in creative manner through use of video, expression, marketing slogan etc.

Information Clearly providing target audience with clear information about the benefits and specifications of product or service.

Persuasion Effectively convincing target audience to believe in and/or buy into the benefits of product or service

FRENCH TASK:

Mon Journal Alimentaire

	lundi	mardi	mercredi	jeudi	vendredi	samedi	dimanche
Petit Déjeuner
Collation #1
Déjeuner
Dîner
Collation #2

	lundi	mardi	mercredi	jeudi	vendredi	samedi	dimanche
Produits céréaliers
Légumes et fruits
Produits laitiers
Viandes et substituts
Aliments vides

April 17

U8 Final Corrections

April 16

Substitute Agenda April 16

Be cooperative and respectful towards your substitute teacher; do not misuse the netbooks ;)

French 9.55-10.25, Italian 12.35-1.05, Bus Duty 3.30 Bus #1 Weston Rd.

Math Task

text pg.297
#2, #3, #4, #5, #6 balance w/mirror line to solve, #7 balance w/mirror line to solve, #8 table of values,  pattern rule, substitute/solve balance equation, #9 2x=10 balance w/mirror line

text pg.299
#1 table of values, pattern rule, solve figure number, #2, #5 balance equation w/mirror line, #6, #7, #8 balance equation w/mirror line, #9 balance equation w/mirror line


History Task

Explore http://www.sliderocket.com/product/ to create a presentation about New France using the criteria below taken from your text pg.59-65

1. after the French & Aboriginal alliance was destroyed by weapons, alcohol, disease and forced religion (end of video we watched), King Louis 14th of France did not want to loose the colony of New France on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec; he took complete control making it a Royal Colony, governed directly by him; he was an Absolute Monarch with unlimited power over anyone and anything - no constitution, no parliament of politicians, no rich/powerful individuals could restrict his rule in any way.
2. King Louis of France appointed 3 important officials to manage and direct his Royal Colony of New France, namely:  Frontenac (Governor General), Laval (Bishop) and Tallon (Intendant).
3. Governor General represented King Louis and his authority in New France
4. Bishop was head of Catholic Church, schools, missionaries, hospitals
5. Intendant managed day-to-day activities of colony & finance
6. King Louis sent young women known as filles du roi to marry and populate colony

I suggest you step outside your comfort zone and attempt to work with a new partner on the above task:

Concetta/Megan

James/Evan

Rachel/Angela

Hannah/Emily

Sofia/Karen

Josie/Sarah

Evidence/Steven

Marlon/Michael/Nathan

Sergio/Leala

Jake/Samantha

Gabby/Bruno

Daniel/Anthony

Franny/Vernon

If any students are absent, you can team up with another classmate(s).

Science Task

text pg.286 What Do You Remember? #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10.

Gym

3.00-3.30 ensure class is tidy and clean before heading out; baseball A-L vs M-Z.

April 15

Language (Oral/Visual/Media)

In partners, you will create a simple infomercial to inform and persuade a specific audience.  Your goal is to promote the benefits of any product, service, website, school initiative, class initiative, new business, invention, to raise awareness for a cause, etc. to potential customers and persuade them to buy into it and believe in it as much as you do.  You will use your smartphone to capture a 2-5 minute video.  Brainstorm an idea, write a short script, film.  Be creative to engage the interest and curiosity of your audience!!

Infomercial Idea?	Benefits of product to showcase?	How to engage interest of target audience?

James/Sergio: promo new video game

Evy: promo new basketball shoe

Josie/Leala/Steven: promo new hockey stick

Vernon/Jake: promo new Nerf product

Daniel/Evan/Bruno: promo tv show

Emily/Angela: promo new fashion boutique

Karen: promo new website

Marlon: promo new business service
Sofia/Concetta: promo vacation destination
Gabby/Franny: promo new food product
Rachel: promo personal invention
Mike/Sam: promo dance studio
Megan: promo toothpaste brand
Anthony/Nathan: promo personal invention
Hannah:

Math Corrections 8.5 (Homework 8.5 Workbook to practice)

April 11 Task Tracker

April 10 Science, Math, History

SCIENCE: HEAT TRANSFER

Our Learning Goals

1. To identify various household appliances we use everyday that transfer heat by conduction, convection and radiation.
2. To describe the effect of heat on the motion of particles using the Particle Theory of Matter.
3. To identify examples of energy conservation in your home, school or community.

  

Vocabulary 

- Particle Theory of matter
- kinetic energy
- temperature
- thermal energy
- thermal expansion
- thermal contraction
- conduction
- convection
- radiation
- renewable
- non renewable
- Geothermal energy
- igneous rock
- Radiant energy
- solar energy
- friction
- fossil fuel
- biofuel
- greenhouse gases
- global warming

Youtube Video example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnVVJfUMkAo

Prezi example
http://prezi.com/jvokeb_lzwo1/heat-transfer/?kw=view-jvokeb_lzwo1&rc=ref-11254811

Task
Working cooperatively in pairs, create a Prezi or Video that explains              

• how heat is transmitted in your household everyday by conduction, convection and radiation in solids, liquids and gases;
• the effect of heat on the motion of particles;
• how we can reduce our energy consumption.

Success Criteria

• presentation engages interest
• layout easy-to-follow, chronological order
• supporting visual examples (images and/or video)
• visuals clearly titled and explained
• scientific vocabulary defined
• offer personal experiences and opinions

Email your Prezi upon completetion

Karen & Sarah Heat Transfer Prezi:   http://prezi.com/zr9ya4hakkqf/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-zr9ya4hakkqf&rc=ref-17875532

Sofia & Josie Heat Transfer Prezi:  http://prezi.com/wy7mvivhy6rl/science-heat-transfer/

Gabby & Franny Heat Transfer Prezi:  http://prezi.com/ewsumksi6san/untitled-prezi/

Emily Heat Transfer Prezi:  http://prezi.com/fl4kcetnq6h1/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-fl4kcetnq6h1&rc=ref-11254811

Evan & Bruno Heat Transfer Prezi:  http://prezi.com/l4lc2xdl6i3d/untitled-prezi/

Samantha & Michael Heat Transfer Prezi:  http://prezi.com/ke5trpt2wzmm/heat-transfer/

Concetta Heat Transfer Prezi:  http://prezi.com/llfbmnemklc1/heat-transfer/

Angela Heat Transfer Prezi:  http://prezi.com/qkloft-2yr4i/untitled-prezi/

Sergio Heat Transfer Prezi http://prezi.com/tmmudd9kw1a0/untitled-prezi/





Math Corrections 8.4  Begin 8.5 Textbook & Workbook

History (video conclusion, copy/paste notes to your table)

• French alliance with Hurons destroyed after 40 years - weapons, alcohol, disease and forced religion to blame
• King Louis 14th of France doesn't want to give up on New France and establishing/settling a new colony
• Louis wages a "holy war" against the Iroquois
• Louis also makes New France a Royal Colony with a government & administrators
• Governor of New France is impulsive and launches a surprise campaign against Iroquois in January (he has absolutely no experience dealing with a cold Canadian winter and is not prepared) as a result, hundreds of his soldiers die from the cold
• Eventually French sign a peace treaty with Iroquois for 20yrs
• King Louis offers large estates "seigneuries" for his New France administrators
• King Louis sends young, poor, abandoned girls "les filles du roi" to populate New France by getting married and bearing children 
• The goal is to change forests into towns and provinces, much like in the mother country France
• More servants (engagés) sent to New France to work; their labor was bought and sold; they would eventually become masters of the new land and Canadian Pioneers

Homework

Begin reading Canada Revisited textbook pg.59-63 

King Louis establishes a Royal Colony/Government in New France

April 9

Great job on putting together our class banner for the upcoming Way of Cross, it's well done!

Tomorrow morning we welcome Ms. Lehane (St. John) & Ms. Arpa (St. Eugene) for a mini Science lesson.  I suggest you take home your textbook and read through U8 Energy Transfer pgs. 206-207 Conduction, pgs.210-211 Convection and pgs.214-215 Radiation so you have some background knowledge for the group task.  

Group pairings:
Sofia/Concetta
Gabby/Franny
Sammie/Michael
Josie/Leala
Daniel/James
Evan/Bruno
Evidence/Sergio
Vernon/Jake
Emily/Angela
Rachel/Sarah
Hannah/Megan
Anthony/Steven

April 8

Continue working on your science lab.  Write your hypothesis before conducting the experiments for the internal forces of compression (squeeze), torsion (twist), shear (rip) and tension (stretch).  Observation table to be completed in MS Word.  Then analyze/evaluate questions in text.  E-mail write up by April 11th.

Math 8.4 corrections below.  Complete/check over 8.4 workbook for tomorrow.

April 5

April 5 Substitute Agenda

Be good, cooperative and respectful - no negative reports about anyone, no misuse of netbooks ;)

Today's tasks:

Novel Study (individual task, MS Word, emailed)

The theme of a book is its main idea or message to you, the reader. (This is not a retell of the story).  A work of literature can have more than one theme. 

A Wrinkle in Time deals with many different themes— importance of family, religious connections, celebrating diversity, overcoming challenges, light/love/reason vs dark/hatred/ignorance etc.  Ask yourself what L’Engle’s book is really about. Explain what you think is are most important themes of A Wrinkle in Time. Support your answer with details from the novel.

In regards to religion, think back to Aunt Beast's calling by God to heal others; think back to what can be seen is temporal and that what is important is unseen and based on faith; think about negativity (dark thing and hatred) vs positivity (light and love).

In regards to diversity, think about what Meg said at end of movie "like does not mean equal - you have to find your own beat"; uniqueness, diversity of ideas/opinions needs to be celebrated, respected not crushed and destroyed.  

Math
8.4 textbook pg.286-7 #3-11
8.4 workbook

Science
Individually or with a partner, begin a science lab write up (purpose, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, analysis, conclusion) for 10.5 modelling internal forces of tension, compression, torsion and shear in textbook pg.282 procedure #1-7, analyze/evaluate a-d.  Refer to science pkg about internal/external forces you completed this past Wed for any definitions.

April 3

Begin working with a partner on A Wrinkle in Time handout pg.20-21 chapters 9-12 Journal entry & Light/Darkness graphic organizer.