December 2

Humanities 8

Today we started off with silent reading.  Then we brainstormed some important things about presenting.  We spoke of:

• speaking clearly, loudly and enthusiastically
• Facing the audience and making eye contact
• ensuring our props are visible to the audience
• organizing in our partners who is speaking on what topic
• Being a good audience member - no call outs, full attention etc.

The rest of the time was reserved for continuing to work on our projects, which are due Monday
Dec 7.

English 10 (H block)

Today we started off with self-assessing our novel projects.  Students were also asked to provide some written feedback on at least one of the following:

 

I would like you to notice.....

What was difficult/easy....

Other comments......

Next we looked at the test outline (see below).  Finally, we went over the literary device worksheet and the Hero's Journey to review for our test.

1. Terms:  bias, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, figurative language allusion, onomatopoeia, alliteration, sarcasm, repetition
2. Concepts: duality, expectations, dreams, poverty cycle, identity, self-talk
3. Hero’s journey
4. Alexie’s provocative style
5. Use of basketball
6. Importance of titles
7. The ending
8. Comparison/contrast
9. Stereotypes
10. Use of pictures
11. Strategies for coping with trauma – resilience
12. Themes: family, racism, friendship, tribes, resilience
13. Quote analysis
14. Racism/aboriginal issues