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Wednesday March 13th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Reminder:  Poetry Terms Quiz Thursday March 14th.

*No Red Ink:  Connecting clauses with semicolons and colons, commas for clarity and parallel structure

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On Monday and Tuesday, we looked at “What do I Remember of the Evacuation”, “Walking on Both Sides of an Invisible Border”, and “Caged Bird”. Yesterday, you should have finished the analysis as well as the three way venn diagram.

*Gallery Walk…take a look at other groups venn diagrams…

*Discussion:  did other groups have the same things as you?

*Lyric Poetry:  We will start this poem…

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*Create a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting the two poems:  Caged Bird by Maya Angelou and Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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*The Shakespearean Sonnet

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*Create a Venn Diagram comparing the two Shakespearean Sonnets

*Question:  Why do you think I get you to do so many Venn Diagrams? 🙂

 

Tuesday March 12th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Poetry Terms Quiz:  Thursday March 14th, 2024

Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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Poetry and Non Fiction:  In Context “Lenses”

* “What Do I Remember of the Evacuation”

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

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

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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

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

Monday March 11th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Poetry Terms Quiz:  Thursday March 14th, 2024

Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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Poetry and Non Fiction:  In Context “Lenses”

* “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

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Monday March 11th, 2024

Good Morning!

*Themed Lunches:   Do we need to hang your, post on instagram/school app?!

*Spirit Group:  Should we do anything for the last day of school? If so, do we need a poster/announcement/canva for the app/instagram?!

*Promotion Video Assignment:  How are we doing?  Do we need time?

*Room Clean out:  under the counter

Friday March 8th, 2024

Hello!

Friday Writes:  What makes a scary story?  Brainstorm

Your Friday Write Topic:

1)  Write a Scary Story!

Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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* “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 7th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Synthesis Essays:  Due Last night

b) song analysis:  upload to teams!


Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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* “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 7th, 2024

Good Morning!

*How did babysitting go?!

*Reminder:  Parent Teacher Interviews –all hands on deck!  All students required for set up on Thursday March 7th.  This will occur right after school at 1:05.  Come straight to the gym!

Parent Teacher Interviews:  Volunteers –we will feed you!

2:15-4:30:  Gabby, Ella, Arnosha, Maddi, Julia

4:15-6:30:  Eden, Lilly, Nathan, Sarah (maybe)

Grayden and Carson 4-5 pm

If you cannot do a 2 hour time slot but can help out for only an hour, that also works!  Let me know.  I will need about 5 students on each shift.  You will be wearing your Green Shirts!

*Themed Lunches:  Anything this week or next?! Do we need to hang your poster?

*Spirit Group:  Should we do anything for the last day of school? If so, do we need a poster/announcement/canva for the app/instagram?!

*Leadership Spotlight Project:  Due Today!  Please upload on to Teams.

*Promotion Video Assignment

 

Wednesday March 6th, 2024

Good Morning!

*Reminder:  Babysitting:  Wednesday March 6th:  next Mary Hill PAC meeting is Wednesday March 6 from 7-8/8:30pm

Eden/Raj/Siyam

*Reminder:  Parent Teacher Interviews –all hands on deck!  All students required for set up on Thursday March 7th.  This will occur right after school at 1:05.  Come straight to the gym!

Parent Teacher Interviews:  Volunteers –we will feed you!

2:15-4:30:  Gabby, Catherine, Ella, Arnosha, Maddi, Julia

4:15-6:30:  Eden, Lilly, Nathan, Sarah (maybe)

If you cannot do a 2 hour time slot but can help out for only an hour, that also works!  Let me know.  I will need about 5 students on each shift.  You will be wearing your Green Shirts!

*Themed Lunches:  Anything this week or next?!

*Leadership Spotlight Project:  Due Today!  Please upload on to Teams.

You have time to work on your Leadership project OR

Promotion Video Assignment