April 6th
Please go to classroom.google.com and sign in using your edu account. You should be enrolled in your humanities class there. The work for the week will be posted at 8:00. If you are doing work through google classroom it is automatically share with me when you push the hand in button, so you don't need to share (or in most cases forget to share) directly with me
Please email me if you don't see anything when you log in.
Grade 8 tutorials this week are as scheduled and will be conducted through google meet:
Monday 9:00-12:00 Humanities
Tuesday 12:00-3:00 Math/Science
Wednesday 12:00 - 3:00 Humanities
Thursday 9:00 - 12:00 Math/Science
Login information will be posted in your google classroom (humanities) or D2L (math/Science)
April 1st
Welcome Back!
Your first assignment is now live. Please submit to your google drive folder by 3PM on Friday.
Graphic organizers if you want them
March 17
I'd like to pass on that the university has ended Mr. MacGregor's student teaching with us. He's been a valuable addition to the room over the several months and he will be missed. If you'd like to send him a farewell message it can be uploaded here
March 12
- Hexagon mapped the connections between the Italian city states.
Today students worked on researching the following Italian city-states: Genoa, Venice, and Florence.
March 9
Finish trade booklet, due tomorrow
Grammar booklets due Wednesday.
March 6
Today students began to work on a notes booklet that covers trading amongst Western Europe and Asia leading up to the Renaissance. They were given a period to work it but will be given more time next week to work on it.
March 2nd
Today we started the final project for Princess Bride. Students had 2 periods to complete the organizer. They will have one period to record and upload their video responses tomorrow.
Feb 27
- Black death simulation
- Continue reading buttercups baby. - this is taking longer than anticipated so we will start the final project Monday.
- Finish reading Princess Bride - Buttercup's Baby.
- Start on PB final Project. Extra copies are in the resources folder.
- Read Chapter 8 Princess Bride
- Looked at the crusades
- Watch these two videos for context
Words of the Day Quiz 2:
Contrive, Facile, adroit, anguish, ardor, audible, charades, commenced, conglomeration, degrading, discontent,
dulcet, entanglements, epochal, erasure, foray, incompetent, inducing, infiltration, invigorated,
jibe, ministrations, muckamuck, perturbed, petrified, posterity, privy, quandary, reconciliation,
dulcet, entanglements, epochal, erasure, foray, incompetent, inducing, infiltration, invigorated,
jibe, ministrations, muckamuck, perturbed, petrified, posterity, privy, quandary, reconciliation,
shellacked, soliloquy, spiel, ticklish, unsheathed, wary, Pious, conspicuous , Throng, Faction,
Illustrious,
Illustrious,
adversity, alternation, anachronistic, appalled, bode, clambered, claret, consolingly, contingencies,
conviction, efficiency, fiend, holocaust, humiliations, ladler, oracle, pinioned, proclamation,
procured, rebuttal, recluse, resignation, resonant, resurrection, reverberating, scoffed,
staunchly, tromping, ulcerating,unimpeachable
afflicted, cleric, contemplated, cowardice, crescendoing, fauceted, forlorn,
impediment, imperiously, lumbered, propriety,reminiscing, squabbled, swarthy, unendurable
Besiege, Scruple, Austere
conviction, efficiency, fiend, holocaust, humiliations, ladler, oracle, pinioned, proclamation,
procured, rebuttal, recluse, resignation, resonant, resurrection, reverberating, scoffed,
staunchly, tromping, ulcerating,unimpeachable
afflicted, cleric, contemplated, cowardice, crescendoing, fauceted, forlorn,
impediment, imperiously, lumbered, propriety,reminiscing, squabbled, swarthy, unendurable
Besiege, Scruple, Austere
February 21
- Today students presented their Chapter 7 poems
- Review Middle Ages life that was covered before the project before we start back in next week
February 10
- Word of the Day
- Portfolio update and assignment handback
- Review Project Rubric
- Review Script writing tips
- Begin planning script
- Choose Format - Interview? Discussion?
- Outline
- what information needed?
February 8
Project day today. Worked on posters. One period to finish them on Monday, with script writing starting. Make sure you research is done.
February 7
Today students had one period working on their Princes Bride Character sketch, thanks to Ms. Petrovic.
School Wide Write today.
February 4
Today students had one period working on their Princes Bride Character sketch, after hopefully completing the first part for homework last night. They have one period remaining. Due Monday
They also had one period working on research for the podcast project. They were focusing on how their disorder works and how it is treated today, as well as looking at a disorder that would affect it during the Middle ages (remember alternative search terms could be dark ages or medieval Europe).
February 2
Today students were introduced to APA style, which is how they need to complete the reference page for their podcast. If they need to reference them they will be in the project folder on drive. One person will copy this into their folder and then share to team members tomorrow
They spent one period on the second characterization assignment for Princess Bride. They will have 3 periods this week to complete the worksheet and the Character study, which is due Monday Feb 10. A digital copy is in The Princess bride folder (see link below)
January 30
Today students continued on with the interview practice activity for their podcasts. Groups were given in Science.
For Homework please complete Chapter 6 from:
804- Audio: Chapter 6 part 2- 21:47 Old Book: 225 New Book: 257
803- Audio: Chapter 6 part 2- 21:20 Old Book: 224 New Book: 256
January 27
Today students were introduced to the cross curricular podcasting project they will be working on over the next 4 weeks. The calendar is posted above. We will be continuing with Princess Bride during this time.
Students were also given a planner for their writing assignment tomorrow. It will be a one period write.
January 23
Word of the day Quiz
- 803- After our quiz we read a little bit of chapter 5. We then started looking at the religious society sources, discussing the importance of the church in Europe at this time.
- 804- After our quiz we read a little bit of chapter 5. We then continued at the religious society sources, discussing the importance of the church in Europe at this time.
Words of the Day Quiz 1:
adversary, antiquity, bewilderment, careening, droll, dullard, dumpling, hovel, inadvertent, mouldering, scullery, sublimity, supplication, undaunted, unfathomable, visage, Auspicious, Pedantic, Pedant, Evanescent, Facetious, Hubris, Mendacious, Abjure, Incognito, excision, grappling, simians, Miserly, Omnipotent, alliance, doted, etiquette, ferreting out, insolvency, supped, Auspicious, Characterization, Indirect Characterization, Direct Characterization, Abridgement, Paradigm, Subjugate, Usurp
01/22/2020
My apologies for not blogging lately. The words of the day for the quiz tomorrow are up to date.
- Monday
- 803- 2 Periods working on the start of book characterization assignment (see link below)
- 804- 1 period finishing the start of book characterization assignment (see link below). Period two we started looking at the big picture of Europe in isolation during the middle ages. This builds on on our look at daily life with the annotation last week. We watched this video and ended up with these notes.
- Tuesday
- 803- We did the chapter 5 vocab (see the folder above for princess bride resources) and started reading it. Period two we started looking at the big picture of Europe
in isolation during the middle ages. This builds on on our look at
daily life with the annotation last week. We watched this video and
ended up with these notes.
- 804- We did the chapter 5 vocab (see the folder above for princess bride resources) and started reading it. We then looked at Feudalism in Europe. Watch videos 1 & 2 and take notes on each category (King, Nobels, Knights and Serf/ Peasants). Read pages 18- 23 - add town life to notes (divide Peasants in half and add there)
- In reading we wrote apology notes to Ms. Petrovic regarding the lab in science on Monday
- Wednesday
- 803-We continuted on with reading Chapter 5 for one period. We then looked at Feudalism in Europe. Watch videos 1 & 2 and take notes on each category (King, Nobels, Knights and Serf/ Peasants). Read pages 18- 23 - add town life to notes (divide Peasants in half and add there)
- 804- We continuted on with reading Chapter 5 for one period. We then started looking at the religous society sources, discussing the importance of the church in Europe at this time.
01/16/2020
Today we read chapters 3&4 of the first of three characterization assignments. Students worked hard so extra time will be given Monday. Have the character traits sections done so Monday can be focused on the job interview section.
01/15/2020
IF YOU ARE AT HOME BECAUSE OF THE COLD OR ILLNESS COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
- Word of the Day: Incognito: A person or action where someone's true identity is concealed.
- Complete the chapter 2 vocabulary in from the document in the folder
- Read Chapter 2 of the Princess Bride. Listen to the Audio book above if you need it, and you can read from here.
- Complete the Chapter 2 Assignment in the above folder
- Complete the time travellers annotation assignment shared here. You must read and annotate the readings by the end of class Thursday
01/14/2020
804 -
- We went through the whole book assignments for Princess Bride. We did the terms (see list in folder above) for chapter 1 and the chapter assignment.
- We then went through our introduction to everyday life in the middle ages and started the time travellers guide. This will be due at the end of class Thursday. If you were away make sure you pick one up tomorrow.
- We finished chapter one and reviewed the chapter one questions.
- We then went through our introduction to everyday life in the middle ages and started the time travellers guide. This will be due at the end of class Thursday. If you were away make sure you pick one up tomorrow.
01/13/2020
804
Portfolios back - Essay marks now posted
Read Chapter 1 - chapter 1 questions
803
Portfolios back - Essay marks now posted
Went through full-book assignments for princess Bride
Vocabulary terms are now posted in the Princess Bride Materials
Started Chapter 1 with questions
January 10th
Students need to finish their Geography analysis PEC this weekend.
We've read the 3 introductions for princess Bride and start reading chapter 1 Monday.
December 14th
Japan Review:
Review Booklet
Last quiz (in your google drive folder)
https://quizlet.com/ca/397054549/social-grade-8-unit-1-japan-and-worldview-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/288814671/japan-review-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/372585626/our-worldview-chapter-4-japan-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/144713035/meiji-restoration-flash-cards/
December 13th
ESSAY ROUGH COPIES DUE MONDAY
Extra Intro/Conclusion videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvjeLUuITlQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WDclqoGouY
General Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgkRoYPLhts
December 12th
Intro & Conclusion Ppt - Essay rough copies must be completed for the revision activities Monday.
December 11th
We started writing body paragraphs today. We will look at how to write introductions and conclusions tomorrow. You should have 1 or 2 body paragraphs together when you come in tomorrow.
December 10th
If you were away or desperately need to retry the grammar quiz is here.
Essay planners must be done for tomorrow.
Articles for Tattoo Debate
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-49733519
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/08/japan-tries-to-please-rugby-world-cup-fans-with-rethink-on-tattooed-bather-ban
December 9th
Grammar quiz based on below.
Then portfolio update and handback.
Grammar Powerpoints - As mentioned in class, you will be completing punctuation independently over the long weekend
The notes are here: Commas, Colon/Semi-Colon, End Mark, Apostrophe
Extra copy of the booklet
Booklets will be checked on the test day - Dec 5th
Outsiders- The Audiobook can be found at this link
December 6th
803 has Instagram part 2 due monday.
Both Classes have your Grammar Punctuation Quiz Monday. Booklets will be homework checked while writing.
Both classes, please have headphones on Monday.
Essay outlines need to be done for Wednesday.
December 5th
803 - Instagram part 2 due Monday.
804- Instagram part 2 due tommorrow
The students started working on their essay outlines for Outsiders. This outline must be completed before writing starts on Wednesday.
December 4th
Building on our work around note taking independently take notes on the following Powerpoint
Japan Chapter 16 Notes
November 28
Japan Chapter 15 Notes
November 27
Outsiders needs to be done by Monday- The following chapter questions need to be done:
Chapter 8
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2,3,4
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Chapter 9
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1,2,7,8
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Chapter 10
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2,4
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Chapter 11
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1-4
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Chapter 12
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2,3,7,10
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If you've lost your chapter questions click on this link here
You also have your current events presentation tomorrow.
November 25
Outsiders quiz
Then we started the Instagram assignment. If you choose to go digital the template is here.
This will be due Friday.
November 20
This weekend students will have to work on reading The Outsiders for a chapter 1-5 test on Monday. This does include chapter 5. Students are also supposed to be working on their grammar booklets which will be homework checked on December 2. This will also be the same day as their grammar test.
November 19
School Wide Write.
November 18
Today we revised and typed the Japan paragraph. Due tomorrow
We finished presentations, handed out the grammar work (see Above) that will be due Dec. 5. Start this over the long weekend.
Outsiders Ch. 1-5 w/ questions will be completed for Monday Nov. 25.
November 13
After our conversation about everyone's misunderstanding of the presentations, those will be pushed to tomorrow. Please make the needed corrections.
Finish your notes on the Feudal Pyramid for tomorrow. Remember 10 words explaining each position and 10 words explaining why Japan placed each group in that spot on the pyramid.
Emperor, Shogun, Daiymo, Samurai, Peasants, Artisans, Merchants, outcasts
November 12
Grammar Quiz
Apostrophe Notes
November 6th
Tuesday you will have your Interjection and Prepositions quiz.
Look books and movie pitches will be presented on Wednesday.
Quiz
October 29
Today we continued with our work for grammar. Conjunction quiz tomorrow. Finish Ch 13 booklet for homework. REMEMBER: Score paragraphs are due on Wednesday. Any student who is not done will spend Thursday afternoon in the study room finishing rather than attending the Halloween Activities.
October 28, 2019
Today we worked on grammar, then worked on
- (804) Film score paragraph,
- 803 - Japan Ch. 13 Intro
The week ahead
Tuesday: Grammar Practice, Japan
Wednesday: Film - Mis-en-Scene
Thursday: Current events/ Halloween Activities
Friday: No School
October 21, 2019
In your clause workbook you should complete the first two pages of activity. we will finish the notes tomorrow, and work on the next section.
Your jigsaw section needs to be completed for tomorrow. You will be sharing in "letter groups" to complete the chapter.
October 17, 2019
Sentence Type Quiz
We completed our first current event presentation today, and worked on our political party research sheets from yesterday.
In period 2 students completed the grammar quiz for the week and resumed work on the Plot, setting and theme poster for their film. This is due tomorrow.
October 16, 2019
Today we looked at the political parties to get ready for student vote. Research can be done here. The research will have to be completed by Monday to go along with a PEC paragraph that will be done at that time. For tonight please complete Climate change, eduction and health care
Don't forget your grammar quiz tomorrow
Current events presentation number one will be tomorrow.
Yesterday we chose the short film for the final assignment from the list below. Today we started working on the individual assignment that goes with it. The assignment will be due friday
2.
I M Possible - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xcJzAabsw8&list=WL&index=2&t=0s
3.
Portal: No Escape - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drucg1A6Xk
4.
Kitbull - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZS5cgybKcI
7.
One Small Step - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWd4mzGqQYo
8.
Dragon Boy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIRMXJOtfMY
9.
Game Changer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JutrLer3k-A
10.
Jubilee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGexabg4QT0
12.
Wishgiver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zON0wDD7VJY
13.
Watermelon – a Cautonary Tale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTxn2BuqyzU
14.
Spring - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhWc3b3KhnY
15.
Snack Attack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38y_1EWIE9I
16.
In a Heartbeat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2REkk9SCRn0
October 10
aDJECTIVE quiz
Once the quiz was done 803 went to the learning commons where they broke into their Current event groups to work on "the basics" analysis of the film Ian
804 broke into partners and analyzed the film The Escape, with particular emphasis on identifying the climax of the story
October 8
We reviewed the Japan mapping activity today, and then moved onto looking at the advantages and disadvantages to its geographic location.
In ELA we finished our notes on "The Basics" of literary analysis circle (both classes) and started owrking on the plot diagram (803).
Tomorrow we will resume this and introduce our current events activity for the year.
October 7
Begin Adjectives. remember, if you've scored less than 65% on two of 3 tests thus far you should be doing extra practice on IXL
We started looking at the geography of Japan today. Reviewed this clip and began the mapping assignment. You will have time later this week to finish
October 4
Adverb Quiz
After reviewing the film study terms from last year you will be completing a writing piece.
- Rank the 3 most effective cuts or camera angels
you saw in the film.
- Explain why you chose them. This can be done in point form
- A paragraph justifying their number one pick.
- Identify why is it your number one pick. What effect does it create in your mind?
Battle at Big Rock
- Paragraph is Due Monday Oct 7
October 1
Study guide for tomorrow's Worldview test:
- Know the 7 worldview Elements
- know the questions that go with each element.
- Know how to write a worldview statement
- the worldview formula
Links while Mr Y is away:
Tuesday: Gods must be crazy - first 16 minutes only
September 13
- KWL charts need to be completed for Monday.
- Please have a duotang with you for the grammar unit
September 12
Cars analysis link
Welcome Back!
Grade 8 Graffiti will be due Monday.
Make sure you answered the prompts below in your bricks:
“I am inspired by…”
“I dream of…”
"I hope..."
Enjoy your weekend - pedal to the medal Monday
