Monday June 7

Monday, June 7, 2010

7-13

  • Tomorrow will be the last day for researching for the Immigration Children’s Story project. We are going to begin working on the story at the presentation of it on Wednesday’s class. It is due on Wednesday June 16 as we will begin presenting this day.
  • Come prepared to work on your Passionate Poetic Perspective project tomorrow. You will have the rest of the week to do so. It is due on Monday June 14 as we will begin presenting that day. The presentation order will be random so everyone must be ready to go on this day.

7-16

  • Tomorrow will be the last day for researching for the Immigration Children’s Story project. We are going to begin working on the story at the presentation of it on Wednesday’s class. It is due on Tuesday June 15 as we will begin presenting this day.

8-CHA

  • We have now finished Part 1 of your final project. You should now be working on Part 2 which is creating the artifact as well as the museum card. Remember to look over your research and come up with what the country or culture’s  current worldview is with respect the element(s) of worldview that you selected. This is the tricky part. Once you have completed this you can then brainstorm ideas on how to represent this/these element(s) of worldview in an artifact. Your project is due on Monday June 14.

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Friday June 4

Friday, June 4, 2010

7-13

  • Make sure that your Passionate Poetic Perspective planning table is completed for Monday so that you can start working on the perspectives. The project is due on Monday June 14 as we will begin presentations that day. Everyone needs to be ready to go on this day as I will randomly select who will be presenting. If special arrangements need to be made because of items that you need to bring in for you project please let me know ahead of time.
  • You will have some more time to work on the research for your immigration project next week. Though I recommend that you do some of this work at home as you will still need to create the story and decide how you are going to present it.

7-16

  • You will have some more time to work on the research for your immigration project next week. Though I recommend that you do some of this work at home as you will still need to create the story and decide how you are going to present it.

8-CHA

  • Today was the last day to work on the research portion of your final project. Next week you will be given class time to work on creating your artifact as well as the museum card display. Please make sure that you are using you class time wisely as the due date for this project is firm.

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Tuesday June 1

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

I am asking that all books that have borrowed from my classroom library be returned as soon as possible so I can take inventory and find out what I have, what needs to be returned, and what is missing. I hope that everyone enjoyed the books that were in the class and that there was at least one story that inspired you to enjoy reading again. Any donations of books to the class library is also greatly appreciated.

7-13

  • Continue working on your poetry and look over the Passionate Poetic Perspective project so that you are prepared to begin working on this on Thursday.
  • Last reading response journal of the year is due tomorrow.
  • We are now finished the final Social Studies Project and I will do my best to finish the marking by Monday so that I can show you.
  • Take another look over the Immigration Project so that you are ready to go for tomorrow when we begin.

7-16

  • We are now finished the final Social Studies Project and I will do my best to finish the marking by Monday so that I can show you.
  • Take another look over the Immigration Project so that you are ready to go for tomorrow when we begin.

8-CHA

  • Make sure that you are keeping up on your final project so that you are not falling behind. You should be done all of your research by the end of this week.
  • The second draft of your short story needs to be edited and proofread for Thursday as we will have computers to finish making any corrections or improvements that need to be done. Remember that everything is due on Tuesday June 8.

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Monday May 31

Monday, May 31, 2010

Only 14 school days left in the fourth term. Make sure that you are keeping up with all of your work and checking your marks on a regular basis to ensure you are caught up. I informed students today of missing assignments and reminded them of the importance of taking responsibility for their learning. To be honest it turned into  a bit of a lecture which I really don’t like; however, I guess that sometimes it may be necessary.

7-13

  • Tomorrow will be the last class to work on writing poetry. Please make sure that you have a sufficient number of poems composed so that you will be able to proceed with the Passionate Poetic Perspective Project on Thursday.
  • Our Final Project Presentations wrap up tomorrow and then we will begin viewing an exemplary film to showcase an immigration story as a way of providing some insight on how the Immigration project could be approached.
  • Your last reading response journal entry of the year is due this Wednesday June 2.

7-16

  • Our Final Project Presentations wrap up tomorrow and then we will begin viewing an exemplary film to showcase an immigration story as a way of providing some insight on how the Immigration project could be approached.

8-CHA

  • A printed, second draft, copy of your short story is due for tomorrow. This must be done so that you will have time to proofread and edit your work. On Thursday you will have time to fix up any corrections or changes that need to be made as I have booked the lap top carts.
  • Chapter 15 questions were due today though I received a very small number.
  • We will continue the research on our final project tomorrow. Remember that you must be researching about the country or culture with relationship to one or two of the elements of worldview.

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Marks Updated

Thursday, May 27, 2010

The marks have been updated. I will do my best to finish marking the Nisshi entries as well as the reading response entries over the weekend. I appreciate everyone’s patience in waiting for the marks to be updated. Please understand that this is a very busy time of the year so it make take me a bit longer to complete the marking especially once the Short Stories, Passionate Poetic Perspective Projects, and the final projects are completed. It would help me out if more of you were keeping up with deadlines and due dates and doing your best to use your class time to finish your work on time. Please check your marks on a regular basis to ensure that they are being entered correctly.

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Wednesday May 26

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

7-13

  • Great start today on your Final Project presentations. Remember to look over all of the requirements and the rubrics to ensure that you are going to do the best that you possibly can.
  • Next reading response journal is due next Wednesday June 2.
  • Continue to work on your blogging project on your own time. You will have time next week to do some work on it and then the evaluation will be done the following week.
  • Begin thinking about the last Social Studies project of the term. If we have time each day we might be able to get a head start on it but the majority of the project will be done once we have completed all of our presentations.

7-16

  • Great start today on your Final Project presentations. Remember to look over all of the requirements and the rubrics to ensure that you are going to do the best that you possibly can.
  • Begin thinking about the last Social Studies project of the term. If we have time each day we might be able to get a head start on it but the majority of the project will be done once we have completed all of our presentations.

8-CHA

  • You will have time tomorrow to continue typing your short stories. If you are behind then you may want to do some of the typing at home. You must have a typed copy printed and present in class on Tuesday June 1 because we will work on editing this second draft that day. If you are not ready to go then you will be behind and you may not have time to catch up.
  • Japan Chapter 15 questions are due on Monday May 31.
  • I will be going over your Social Studies Final project this Friday and we will be beginning it on Monday.

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Tuesday May 25

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

7-13

  • Continue working on your poetry so that you have a nice collection put together for the poetry project when we begin it.
  • Remember when you are presenting your Final Project because you must be ready to go on that day.

7-16

  • Remember when you are presenting your Final Project because you must be ready to go on that day.

8-CHA

  • Your next reading response journal is due tomorrow Wednesday May 26. This is the last one that you will have to do this year, and possibly ever. It is great to see the progress that many of you have made.
  • Nisshi entries were due today, however I forgot to collect them so please have them in tomorrow.
  • Your will have more time on Thursday’s class to continue typing your short stories. However, they must be typed and printed for Tuesday June 1.

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Tuesday May 18

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I would like to remind all students to stay on top of your work in this last term and to use your class time wisely so that you do not fall behind. I know that in my classes I have had to schedule until the end of the year to ensure that I can cover everything. As a result we are unable to miss a day and I can not provide you with any extra time so please do your best to stay on task.

7-13

  • Continue working on your Blogs by answering the questions posted on May 11 and also by presenting your planned proposal that you worked on with Ms. Munroe.
  • Your next reading response journal is due tomorrow Wednesday May 19.
  • I handed out the Final Project Presentation schedule. All names were drawn at random. You must be ready to go on the day that you are expected to present on. If you are not ready you will be presenting with whatever it is you have that day. If you are away on the day that you present then you will be the first one to present on the day that you return. Please look over the rubric, part three of the project, and the checklist to ensure that you are doing everything that is needed and so that you will be prepared. You will have Thursday’s class to continue working on this part of the project.
  • Part one and two of the final project are due on Tuesday May 25. I will not accept this handed in after this date unless you are away. If you are away then you will be expected to hand it in on the day that you return. Remember to use the Citationmachine or the other website you were given to help you complete your resource list/reference page/works cited/bibliography in proper APA formatting.

7-16

  • I handed out the Final Project Presentation schedule. All names were drawn at random. You must be ready to go on the day that you are expected to present on. If you are not ready you will be presenting with whatever it is you have that day. If you are away on the day that you present then you will be the first one to present on the day that you return. Please look over the rubric, part three of the project, and the checklist to ensure that you are doing everything that is needed and so that you will be prepared. You will have Thursday’s class to continue working on this part of the project.
  • Part one and two of the final project are due on Tuesday May 25. I will not accept this handed in after this date unless you are away. If you are away then you will be expected to hand it in on the day that you return. Remember to use the Citationmachine or the other website you were given to help you complete your resource list/reference page/works cited/bibliography in proper APA formatting.

8-CHA

  • If you are not finished the rough draft of your short story then you are behind as we have already begun editing and proofreading it. Please finish editing and proofreading your draft yourself, using the rubric as a guide to help you focus your editing and proofreading. On Thursday May 20 we will continue with this process by working on peer editing.
  • Come prepared to work tomorrow on your element of culture for your Japanese group. On Thursday we will have the cultural celebrations so you must be ready to present what you have done.

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