September 21

Humanities 8

Today students were reminded that their Outsiders posters are past due and if there were any not handed in to make sure they get in ASAP.  Next we looked over the reading worksheet that students were given last Tuesday by Mr. Janz.  As there were a number of questions and some confusion, we went over the expectations and students made some amendments to their work.  Students were asked to hand this in.  Next, we brainstormed some current events that are happening in the world.  Students were asked to set up a KWL (What do I Know?  Want to Know?  Learned?).  Students filled in the first 2 questions and then we watched a video clip.  Before the end of class students filled in what they learned from the video and handed their work in. 

http://wn.com/refugee_crisis_%7C_today_perth_news 

English 10

Today we reviewed the rubric for the Identity project (see previous entries) and students were asked to provide feedback.  Next students were asked to work in groups to work in pairs to brainstorm answers to the following:  Why are stories so important to human beings?  (Ie:  What purposes do they serve?)  We shared out and discussed.  The next item on the agenda was an aboriginal story of meeting Captain Vancouver.  We discussed the influence of the author/teller of the story using it as an example.  Finally, we listened to an audio clip of Thomas King's lecture series "The Truth About Stories."  One of the key points we discussed after was King's assertion that stories can control your life and can be dangerous.