Daily Archives: February 20, 2024

Tuesday February 20th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Head’s Up: Short story test next week…

Part 1:  Reading Comprehension:  sight passage with 8/9 multiple choice questions and a paragraph response (take a look at paragraph outline for “Identities”.

Part 2:  Short Story Test.

What to prepare:

Stories on Test:

1)Identities                              2)  Long Long After School

3) A Teachers’ Rewards         4) The Most Dangerous Game

5) The Waltz                             6) Borders

7) Dave Cooks a Turkey

-know your prose fiction terms  and how to apply terms to the short stories

-Short Answers including synthesis questions between the stories

REASONS TO CREATE A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT / STATEMENT OF RECONCILIATION
1. To acknowledge
Indigenous histories;
2. To acknowledge that Indigenous Peoples were here first;
3. To acknowledge that
there were Nation-to-Nation
agreements;
4. To acknowledge that these
agreements led to treaties;
5. To acknowledge that it is
because of these treaties that we
have a country called Canada

First let’s look at 500 years of the history of colonization of Canada in 2 minutes:

* We will read the short story “Borders” by Thomas King

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Wednesday February 20th, 2024

Good Morning!

I hope you all had a good long weekend!

*Spirit Week/Real Acts of Kindness:  clean up.  We will have to take the posters down and ensure there is no sticky notes left on floors etc….I’m ok if they are still on lockers or on the mirrors in bathrooms!

*Themed Lunches:  where are we at?  When are these events happening and do we need to update/add to instagram/my school day app/morning announcements.

*Relays:  building Teamwork

a)  you will be split into groups of 6.

b) each group will be designing a ‘relay’ for at least 2 other teams to complete.

c)  Explore and use materials from under the counter by the windows.

d) write clear instructions

e) have at least 2 other teams compete using the relay race your group has designed…

f) Have fun!