Homework & News

7-13 & 7-16

• Overall, an awesome job on the Canada Fair projects. Many of you put in a great deal of effort and it showed in the quality of your work. Mr. Mah & Mr. Petrowitsch were both very impressed with what they saw. Keep up the great work. If you forgot to bring your notes please make sure you bring them in tomorrow.

8-CHA

• It is nice to see that some of you are starting to think, and I mean that in a polite way. It has been great to see the progress that many of you have made in terms of thinking about the bigger picture and purpose of what we are doing ni class. I appreciate the increased involvement and the quality of dialogue that is starting to take place in the class.
• Middle Ages Project is due on Tuesday Oct 6. Again, this project involved thinking not just regurgitating knowledge and might be a bit tricky for you. Please make sure that you are talking to me during class time about any questions you may have or if you need some guidance or help.

7-13 & 7-16

• Canada Fair is due tomorrow. You were given two extra days so I am expecting them to be pretty spectacular. From the looks of it this is going to be one heck of a fair with lots of cool things to look at and listen too.

8-CHA

• Continue working on your Middle Ages research based on your three questions related to worldview. It is expected that you are doing some of this at home because many of you are not using your time as wisely as you could be. You should be on Day 3 or 4 tomorrow.

Marks have been updated as of what was received by 12:30 today. Please make sure that you are looking to find out what you are missing or have not handed in as well as what has been suggested that you redo.

7-13

• Try and get used to the weekly routine as some of you are still struggling to remember who things work in the class.
• First Reading Response Journal entry is due on Wednesday Sept 30. You have had three weeks to get the first one finished so there are no reasons why it should be incomplete or late. Remember you will be doing one of these every two weeks.
• Tomorrow is the last class to work on your Canada Fair Project. Please make sure that you look at the assignment and rubric so that you know what is expected and how you will get marked. You were given two extra days to complete this so I am expecting them to be pretty amazing. The fair will take place on Wednesday Sept 30.

7-16

• Tomorrow is the last class to work on your Canada Fair Project. Please make sure that you look at the assignment and rubric so that you know what is expected and how you will get marked. You were given two extra days to complete this so I am expecting them to be pretty amazing. The fair will take place on Wednesday Sept 30.

8-CHA

• Please make sure to keep track of your progress on the Middle Ages project so that you are not falling behind. It is your responsibility to come and talk to me if you do not understand something, need clarification, or would like some extra help.  Read the assignment handout as well as the rubric so that you know exactly what is expected and how you will be marked.
• Your next Reading Response Journal entry is due on Wednesday Oct 7. Please look at the comments that I wrote in your first response to see what went well for you and how you can improve for your next response. Remember you will be doing one of these every two weeks.

7-13

• Make sure that you continue to work on your Canada Fair project. You will be given Monday and Tuesday class to work on it as well and the fair will be on Wednesday Sept 30.
• Try to think about your memoir topic and why it is important to you. Remember that you want should have strong memories about the topic you choose so that your emotions, thoughts, and feelings will come through in your writing

7-16

• Make sure that you continue to work on your Canada Fair project. You will be given Monday and Tuesday class to work on it as well and the fair will be on Wednesday Sept 30.

8-CHA

• For Monday please try to have done some work on “Day 1” of the assignment as this is really where you should have been today. Once you have selected your topic you begin doing some background research to see if this is a proper topic for you to explore further. At this point you can start writing down as many questions as you think of about that topic.

7-13 & 7-16

• Continue to work on your Canada Fair project. Make sure to take a look at the new due date as it has changed. You might want to take it home over the weekend to get some more work done on it.

8-CHA

• Finish the first part of the Middle Ages assignment that you were working on in class today and yesterday. You should have been able to finish during class time and we will be moving on tomorrow.