Thursday, February 21, 2019

Storyboards


We began our day working on language. We continued exploring persuasive writing in the format of a letter. We read student samples of persuasive letter writing and generated a list of criteria that make for an effective piece of writing. I have now completed conferencing with all students. Students are aware of their areas of strength and areas that need improvement. Students will be writing their OWA post-assessment tomorrow, applying their learning to produce an improved piece of persuasive letter writing.

Next we worked on our Canada in the World inquiry unit. Students continued working on their ‘Welcome to _______, Canada’ summative task. Today’s goal was to complete the storyboard, where the frames, titles/captions/legends, and narration for each scene of the video was planned.  Students were also required to locate and save images they will need for each scene. We will be creating the video tomorrow. Devices are needed for this task as well as the chosen software for video editing.

We spent a little more time discussing the Group of Seven and their style of art. We also watched a couple of tutorials on how to paint in the style of the Group of Seven. Some of the take-aways from these videos are that the subject are Ontario features (especially wilderness landscape), features are exaggerated, much colour mixing is required, and there is an emphasis on colour, shape, and value. Students should choose an Ontario landscape image or Group of Seven piece that they would like to imitate.

Students had gym, French and math class today. For French homework, students are to complete the Le Pronom ‘Y’ worksheet. In math, students reviewed the following transformations.

·         A translation moves a figure along a straight line

·         A reflection is a flip. The figure and it image face opposite ways and are the same distance from the mirror line

·         A rotation is a turn. The figure and its image may face different ways.

Students practiced questions from the textbook. For homework they are complete Q. 2 on P. 264 of the MMS 7 textbook as well as the worksheet.

 Ms. Joseph suggests students refer to the following videos: 




The tentative date for the next math unit test is Monday 4, 2019.

 

Re-registration packages are past due. Please send these in as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you back for next year!

Graduation & sibling photos will be taken tomorrow. Students should be in full academic uniform – no hoodies or house ties.

 Homework & Reminders

·         Re-Registration Packages are past due

·         UOI

o   Complete your storyboard if you did not get done in class today.

o   Complete the Comparing Canada and the United States: VENN Diagram – this is past due

o   Devices needed all this week as students work on their project

o   Practice locating and naming all countries pinned on our class world map

·         Math

o   Question 5 on page 258 of the MMS 7 textbook

o   Questions 1 & 4 of the mid-unit review.

·         French - complete the Le Pronom ‘Y’ worksheet

·         Friday, February 22nd

o   Graduation and Sibling Pictures

·         Monday, February 25th – Grade 10 Personal Projects

·         Tuesday, February 26th

o   Bake Sale – hosted by Oakwood students

·         Wednesday, February 27th  Bake Sale hosted by Oakwood students & Casual Day

·         Thursday, February 28th – Anti-Bullying Day

·         March 4th – March 8th – Spirit Week

·         Monday, March 4th – Math unit test (Tentative Date)

·         Tuesday, March 5th – Pancake Tuesday

·         Thursday, March 7th - Grade 5 & 6 Ski Trip to Glen Eden, 6:45 am – 3:30 pm

·         March 11th – March 22nd – March Break

·         March 25th – Back to school, Term 3 begins

 

 

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