Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Yesterday we brainstormed how to set up our brochure panels (6 panels). If you do not have your template, please get a copy from someone and I will photocopy it for you.

Today we continued working on our bochures and learned how to ID our sites for information and picture, which you will need to keep separate; we can use the site bibme.org to help do the work for us.

April Fools Day (Wednesday, April 1st)

Today we spent time focusing on our goals for the Smart Log. The goal area is where you focus what it is you want to work on for the current log. Please remember: be specific with your language e.g., "I want to make deeper connections that allow me to show perspective" rather than, "I want to make more connections"; write in the active voice e.g., I will... rather than I will try...; keep in mind that using imaging in your goal and chunks bumps things up a notch; stating how you will do something will be most helpful.

Homework form Monday, March 30, '09

Please finish off your reading log from chapter 6 of Iqbal. Don't forget to do the entire back side.

Ms. Minuk =)

For Friday, March 27th, 2009

Below are the addresses to the video clips that were shown in Block F yesterday, as well, you can go onto youtube- child labour or child poverty; you can do a google search for videos- same key words as for youtube. If you find anything you think the whold class can benefit from, let me know, or send me the link.

From yesterday:
www.stolenchildhoods.org/
www.youtube garbage dump
www.youtube.bonded labor
www.youtube.Clothing made in India
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dnQ6JpANCI&NR=1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ajmDxRHZQ

From Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Today we finished off reading unit 5 and completed a T-Chart of 5 things that are most important to remember and 8 things we found interesting. If you are in block E, we did not have an opportunity to view the child labour video clips due to technical difficulties; by Block F, we figured out the problem and went ahead and viewed the clips. Sorry Block E students). I will post the addresses here, so you can view them yourself, as well, I will include one as our new video clip for the blog.

Tomorrow you will be working in the library, using a graphic organizer to hold your research on child labour. We generated some key questions for you to think about while doing your reseach: what types of CL are there?, What area the living/working conditions?, What countries are the wosrt offenders, and why?, How much money is made?

From Monday, March 23rd

Today we met in the computer lab with Mr. Powell. As our performance task for unit 5/English, you have been selected to create a brochure and a public 30 second music video to teach other grade 9 students about Child Labour (CL). To this end, Mr. Powell taught us how to set up our child labour brochures: go to word, go to business forms, go to brochures, select the brochure you want, give it a title and start to play around importing images, Note: you will be given opportunities to research (print/internet) CL for your brochure.

Mr. Powell also introduced us to animoto.com, where we go to make the 30 second music video on CL. Everyone was asked to sign in and set up an account.

Homework for Wednesday, March 25 (Socials)

For Wednesday, you are to come to class having completed the "Drawing Conclusions Assessment"
(What you knew/understood about revolutions before unit 5 (The Glorious War, The English Civil War, The French Revolution etc.) and unit 5: The Triumph of Steam. You may show your knowledge understanding by using a Venn Diagram, picture, "T" chart or anything else you think will show what you know and understand.