Humanities 8
Today we looked at a political cartoon that was critical of Stephen Harper. We discussed the use of exaggeration, symbols and text to convey meaning. Next students did a self test about what they know about the refugee crisis in preparation for a short quiz on the topic tomorrow. Most students did very well and shared some excellent answers!! Finally, students were asked to create a rubric about hamburgers using the following categories:
not meeting expectations, minimally meeting expectations, fully meeting expectations and exceeding expectations.
English 10
Today students handed in their identity projects after completing a self-assessment using the rubric discussed in previous classes. Then a couple of students presented their projects. Amazing work!!
Next we looked at a clip about a couple discovering they don't share the same worldview. From the concept of worldview, we started a comparison of the Judeo-Christian creation story and an aboriginal creation story. At times the topic generated some intense emotions and opinions. The focus is on how stories can have a strong influence on your life or as Thomas King asserts in his lecture series "can control your life" and can be dangerous. The discussion and comparison will continue next class.
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