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*We did a venn diagram comparing Charlotte’s mom to Ms. Hancock.

-share ideas generated from our Venn Diagram

compare-and-contrast-powerpoint-2

*Reminder:  coming up next week….Short Story Test

-Sam the Athlete, House, Forgiveness in Families, Harrison Bergeron, The Tell Tale Heart, The Metaphor

(short story summary sheets, short story terms, application of the terms on the short stories.)   You can find terms quizzes…on kahoot or quizlet..

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Afternoon Class:

*House:  Why do we feel this need to fit in with Society’s constructs and peer pressure?  What are some solutions?  In what way’s are we influenced by others each day?

-We will start to read a new short story “Forgiveness in Families”.

*Discussion Questions:

1.  Which has the greater influence on child development, heredity or environment?
2. This story explores issues such as sibling rivalry, lifestyles, jealousy, conformity and spiritual beliefs.  Were there any of these issues that touched you the most and why?

*Short Story Summary

*first open up the following link…there is a pre-reading exercise that we will start with…

the-tell-tale-heart-activity-packet

-“The Simpsons” and Tell Tale heart

Short Story Summary

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Afternoon class:

*2081

*Please complete a Venn Diagram comparing the short story “Harrison Bergeron” to the movie 2081. You can use the document below, complete it on paper, or create columns in a word document for example. (M-Z we will have to finish watching 2081)

-Non-Fiction Articles on housing

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-housing-boom-is-ripping-apart-the-financial-fabric-of-canadian/

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/some-would-be-buyers-hitting-pause-on-metro-vancouver-s-frenzied-real-estate-market-1.5378753

•  http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crea-price-sales-1.3721141
• http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/vancouver-rental-market-places-people-in-a-lower-class/article31304421/
• http://vancouversun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-challenges-of-the-vacant-homes-tax

  perspectives on how people live around the world…

  http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/health/gallery/where-children-sleep/index.html

*Short Story “House”

 

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For my online learners

We already discussed what you would work on so this is taken directly from my white board…

1. Sam the Athlete Paragraph (good copy) keep working on this!  (it is due in on Wednesday May 5th, 2021
2. Wednesday Writes:  Ridiculous situation or a childhood experience DRAFT uploaded to Teams by Tuesday September 29th.
3. No Red Ink