November 9

Mr. Janz was in today.

HUMANITIES 8

Today was the last day to complete the 'Lost Continent' mapping project. All students should have submitted your projects to Mr. Janz. If you were absent, please give the assignment to Ms. McCall and she will coordinate with Mr. Janz to have your work assessed.

ENGLISH 10

Today we learned that the aboriginal community were the most represented group of Canadians, proportionately, in the World Wars. We discussed how the desire to escape poverty and/or the hope to earn respect from the rest of Canadians and/or possibly to reconnect with a 'warrior' ancestry may have contributed to the higher ratio of First Nation men in the armed forces.
From there, we reviewed the previous three (3) chapters - Dance, Dance, Dance, Don't Trust Your Computer, and My Sister Sends Me a Letter. Students then had the remainder of the class to read the next three (3) chapters (Reindeer Games, And a Partridge in a Pear Tree, and Red vs. White) as well as complete the following questions:

Reindeer Games

1.    Why does Junior try out for the basketball team?

2.    What happens at try-outs? Why does Junior get in?

3.    Why does Junior say ‘it was like something out of Shakespeare’ (p. 142) when he discovers their first game is against Wellinpit?

4.    What happens when Junior enters the gym? How does he react? Why?

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

1.    Describe Junior’s Christmas.

2.    At the beginning of the last chapter (p. 136), Junior references the name of this chapter.  Why do you think Alexie did this?  

Red Versus White

1.    What good things about his culture does Junior realise?

2.     Why does Junior describe his grandmother as tolerant?  Provide at least 3 examples.