Hello All,
As you know I fractured my ankle on Sunday, 9 October. At present, I am suffering at home, mostly watching t.v, surfing the Net and doing a bit of homework support with my kids. I am taking it one week at a time. Unfortunately, mine will be a non-weight-bearing cast for the entire six-week expected healing time. When the doctor did a CAT scan of my ankle, he found what is thinks to be pre-existing damage to a bone in my foot; it is right under the fracture. They are a bit perplexed and other damage to the joint from my arthritis adds further complications. The end result is that I am currently unable to teach because I need to keep my foot up to control the swelling. In addition, my fluctuating discomfort (a euphemism for pain) is often such that I find it difficult to concentrate and I need to be able to concentrate in order to teach.
Thanks for your good wishes - especially for the card (Amber and Liz - it was very creative and made me LOL). I'm thinking of you. I hope things are going well for you all.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
En 8: Wednesday, 12 Oct
Go to Snow Goose Newspaper Assignment Lesson to view a video that gives some background information to your first end-of-unit assignment. Your teacher will give you an assignment handout and help you through the pre-writing stage of this activity. The newspaper activity is designed to give you a chance to show your creative side as well as to give you some autonomy (freedom) in demonstrating your learning.
I don't know if you will have access to computers, but this would be an assignment where computers would allow you to give a more polished finished product. Even if you hand write your piece, though, you will still be able to write in newspaper-style columns, and add photos, illustrations, maps or other graphic elements. Think about things like headlines and font sizes. Those of you who are into history or research can use this as a way to depart from the fiction aspect of the unit, and learn more of the factual aspects of this topic; perhaps you will add a real quotation from Winston Churchill - or perhaps you will create a fictional one! Of course, you can also investigate some of the "deeper" elements we discussed, such as symbolism.
Enjoy.
I don't know if you will have access to computers, but this would be an assignment where computers would allow you to give a more polished finished product. Even if you hand write your piece, though, you will still be able to write in newspaper-style columns, and add photos, illustrations, maps or other graphic elements. Think about things like headlines and font sizes. Those of you who are into history or research can use this as a way to depart from the fiction aspect of the unit, and learn more of the factual aspects of this topic; perhaps you will add a real quotation from Winston Churchill - or perhaps you will create a fictional one! Of course, you can also investigate some of the "deeper" elements we discussed, such as symbolism.
Enjoy.
En 12: Tuesday, 11 Oct
Well, I know we had a poetry activity planned, however, since I am unable to get around this week, I've decided to transition to a novel unit so you will be able to work more independently. 1984 is one of the great novels of the 20th century and just as relevant today in our era of post-911 security concerns as it was in the post-WW2 Soviet era. I hope you enjoy the novel; we may pair it with another novel for comparison/contrast: A Brave New World and The Handmaid's Tale are possible choices. We may choose to go another direction too; I want to leave it a little open to see where things progress in terms of flow and interest.
As you start the novel, pay attention to the setting - even the opening sentence hints that this is a strange world - take time to notice the imagery. Hint: words are important to Orwell - note how he uses them like a paintbrush.
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| As you read, think about big ideas that may be thematic. |
As you start the novel, pay attention to the setting - even the opening sentence hints that this is a strange world - take time to notice the imagery. Hint: words are important to Orwell - note how he uses them like a paintbrush.
Monday, October 10, 2011
En 11: Macbeth Lesson, Tuesday, 11 Oct
Go to the link http://bit.ly/q8wcFd to see a demonstration of how to complete the Act One quotations activity. These quotations are the ones that will be on your upcoming test.
SS 11 Map Lesson: Tuesday, 11 October, 2011
Let's try something new. Click on the link 1914 Map Lesson to view a ten-minute lesson on the map of Europe in 1914. I've used ScreenFlow to create a narrated PowerPoint slide show. You should, at some point, pause the video to hand-draw your own copy of the map using rectangles in the way I did. By the end of this exercise, you should have mastered the four signpost states and some of the other countries we discuss or you read about.
Friday, October 7, 2011
SS 11: Friday, 7 October
Today I collected your "The Nature of Canada in 1900" paragraphs. We also did an activity to highlight the nature of the conflict and competition that helped lead to the First World War and did a worksheet highlighting some key vocabulary terms linked to the causes of the war. We also viewed a PPT on Europe in the era prior to the war.
We read pp 21-24 in the text and completed Ex # 3 (outlining the chronology of the events that led to fighting in the war). Please ensure these two things are done for homework. Expect a quiz on Tuesday.
We read pp 21-24 in the text and completed Ex # 3 (outlining the chronology of the events that led to fighting in the war). Please ensure these two things are done for homework. Expect a quiz on Tuesday.
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