Septemer 22

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.  Reminder that the Identitiy project is due Thursday!

Humanities 8

Today we started off a pair/share activity of what is similar about reading and viewing (a video clip, movie etc).  We discussed as a class.  Next we reviewed the things we learned about the refugee crisis and then we watched another video clip that utilized a lot of pictures, diagrams and charts to accompany the verbal presentation of information about the refugee crisis.  We discussed how for most students that the additional graphics assisted with comprehension.  The word xenophobia (fear of foreigners) was discussed before the end of class.