Monthly Archives: March 2025

Monday March 31st, 2025

English 12

Good Afternoon!

*I hope you all had a great Spring Break!

*Reminder:  Synthesis essays were due 3 weeks ago…some of you have not yet handed in.  If I don’t have it by Tuesday night, I cannot guarantee it will be marked in time for report cards….

*Head’s Up:  Poetry Terms Quiz –end of this week/start of next

*…and Back to Poetry:

https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/walking-both-sides-invisible-border

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*What did we learn about Residential Schools?

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*Analyzing Poems:  In groups, you will be going through the analyzing poetry resource and applying it to the three poems we studied:  “Walking on two Sides of the Border”, “What do I remember of the Evacuation”, and “Caged Bird”.  We will do this on larger paper so we can post/gallery walk

 

 

Monday March 31st, 2025

Leadership

Good Morning!

*Workshops:  You will have 10 minutes to reconnect with your partner(s)…after that we will start to go through our workshops.  I’m looking forward to seeing them!

*Retirement:  (last 5 minutes of class) …we will hold posters and distribute on the main floor…we will also make more posters if time!

Thursday March 13th, 2025

English 12

Good Morning!

 

* “What Do I Remember of the Evacuation”

http://www.joykogawa.ca/what-do-you-remember-of-the-evacuation.html

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*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

*Go through the analyzing poetry resource for “What do I Remember of the Evacuation.”

*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

 

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/09/22/history-sept-22-1988-apology-to-japanese-canadians-of-wwii/

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/rare-views-of-japanese-canadian-internment-19-images-remembering-one-of-canadas-darkest-hours

https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ePubFaShRacRedJap.pdf

https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/walking-both-sides-invisible-border

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*What did we learn about Residential Schools?

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*Analyzing Poems:  In groups, you will be going through the analyzing poetry resource and applying it to the three poems we studied:  “Walking on two Sides of the Border”, “What do I remember of the Evacuation”, and “Caged Bird”.  We will do this on larger paper so we can post/gallery walk

 

 

Thursday March 13th, 2025

Leadership

Good Morning!

*Best Buddies:

9 Al-Salim Fatema
9 Kamali Hirad
9 Kinloch Frances
9 Virdi Leon
9 Bloch Noah
9 Vukelic Alex
9 Narayan Ezekiel (SI)
9 Shaker Nadin
11 Elith Niamh
11 Stedman Jane
11 Cawthra-Mills Tyler
12 Cipparrone Clara
12 Duval Molly
12 Kim Chany
12+ Culbert Ian
12+ Darragh Matt
12+ Ho Kyle

 

*what will our activity be?

*Retirement signs:  Where are we at?

*Workshops.

Tuesday March 11th, 2025

English 12

Good Afternoon!

Essays are due tonight !:)

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*Analyzing Poetry:  Choose an appropriate song –one that you connect with.  You will analyze your song following the steps in the “Analyzing Poetry” resource.

a)  Find a ‘school appropriate’ song.

b) Copy/paste the lyrics to your song to a Word Doc.

c) Go through your song following ‘Analyzing Poetry’ resource.

d) If you see a poetic device, highlight and label on your lyrics.

e) watch the music video; is there anything that this adds/detracts from the meaning of your song?

 

Monday March 10th-Wednesday March 12th, 2025

Leadership

Good Morning!

Monday

*Unified Basketball:  Volunteers for Wednesday March 12th After School/

a) We will be making signs for the players

b) We will make a poster for Riverside Players to hang in the gym

*Calendar

Tuesday:

*Little Buddies:  Our Little Buddies are coming to Riverside tomorrow –and we will be taking them on a tour of the school.  You will all be having a different starting point to reduce congestion.  There is a word doc. and you will be placed at a different starting location.

Wednesday

*Retirement Posters:

We will be making Retirement Posters for Rick as well as each of you will be making 1-2 Individual signs (EACH) that can be used throughout the school….

a)  Some of you are making Big Posters for the Social Studies Wing) …these are drawn on the white board.

b) The rest of you are making 1-2 individual signs that will say “Happy Retirement Rick” or “Thanks for Everything Rick!” or “Enjoy your well deserved Retirement Rick!”…..

Poster 1:  Happy Retirement (Yasmin and Alex)

Poster 2:  Rick!  (Carter and Eshan)

Poster 3:  Riverside Will Miss You! (Paula and Jena)

Poster 4:  Thank you for Everything, Rick!  (Alexis and Hayley)

When you finish your individual or big poster, you are to work on your workshop….

Monday-Wednesday

Workshops:  This assignment is on Teams.

Monday March 10th, 2025

English 12

Good Morning!

*Synthesis Essay Drafts:  We will peer edit your drafts

*Synthesis Essay:  Due Tuesday March 11th, 2025

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Kahoot!

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*Analyzing Poetry:  Choose an appropriate song –one that you connect with.  You will analyze your song following the steps in the “Analyzing Poetry” resource.

a)  Find a ‘school appropriate’ song.

b) Copy/paste the lyrics to your song to a Word Doc.

c) Go through your song following ‘Analyzing Poetry’ resource.

d) If you see a poetic device, highlight and label on your lyrics.

e) watch the music video; is there anything that this adds/detracts from the meaning of your song?

 

Friday March 7th, 2025

Leadership

Good Morning!

*Volunteer Opportunity:  We need some volunteers today in Period 4 to help bring in items for KidsSport…If you don’t have a test and think your teacher may be amenable…let me know…

*Best Buddies:

We are going to put the desks into groups so that hopefully we can move around the room a little…

a)  Draw a portrait of “me” –using materials from outside –leaves, pinecones, grass etc…?

  1. Collect some natural materials such as leaves, twigs, seeds, berries and feathers – anything you can find on a walk or in your garden.
  2. On a piece of  paper, ask your group to draw a stick person or face.
  3. Apply glue or sticky tape over your stick person or face drawing.
  4. Ask your group to create a portrait of themselves by sticking the natural materials they collected to their stick person or face drawing.