November 19

English 10

Today we started off the class with a review of the Hero's journey.  Next we had a bit of a town hall discussion about assessment and the issues around late work and stress.  At the end of the discussion, both myself and the students had a better understanding of some of the problems in tem 1.  

For term 2, we tentatively decided that a combination of portfolios for daily work and alternative assignments/tests would help with the late/absentee problem.  

Students were given notice that tomorrow was the last day to hand in #6-10 before alternative assignments would be given.

Before the end of class, we also cleared up some confusion around the project and students were asked to write their question on a ticket out the door.  

Due date for project: December 1

Access the online novel here:  http://readwritework.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/4/2/11420311/the_absolutely_true_diary_of_a__-_sherman_alexie.pdf

Humanities 8

Again we started off class with a practice quiz in preparation for our quiz tomorrow.  Then we watched a few more video clips associated with the terrorist attack in Paris.  Next we did an introduction to religion in general and students wrote notes.

Tomorrow: Both the BC and Canada map are due and there will be a test on these maps.