This week we will be working on our student choice tasks in response to "The Monkey's Paw", which will be due by the end of the week (see previous blog post for the assignment).
We will read another story this week as well, "Click Clack the Rattlebag", and analyze it more by looking at character qualities and motivations.
Helpful Links:
Neil Gaiman Reading "Click Clack"
"Click Clack" story
Annotation video - how to highlight, make notes, and analyze a text
Monday, October 28, 2019
Friday, October 25, 2019
Short Stories
We are moving into a short story unit this week, beginning with "The Monkey's Paw". We will be reading a script version of the story, and then creating some responses to it.
Student choice:
You may choose to write a short story about:
- someone who outsmarts the Monkey's Paw with their wishes and gets what they want without consequences
OR
- the person who had the Paw before Morris, whose last wish was for death
Here are some helpful links:
Short Story
Simpson's version
Tales from the Crypt version
Student choice:
You may choose to write a short story about:
- someone who outsmarts the Monkey's Paw with their wishes and gets what they want without consequences
OR
- the person who had the Paw before Morris, whose last wish was for death
Here are some helpful links:
Short Story
Simpson's version
Tales from the Crypt version
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Good Luck in the Boat Races!
to honour the AWESOME work you did to build and test your boats this week, check out this Ted Talk about Gondolas in Renaissance Venice! How did your boat compare to these traditional forms of travel?!
Monday, October 21, 2019
Welcome Back!
I hope you had a great Fall break and are ready to get back to work!
We are going to be finishing up your City-State Advertisements today, as well as beginning our work on Book Talks. Students will be reading for 15 minutes every day and preparing a short, verbal presentation about the book they chose. We will schedule these presentations in advance. You are welcome to bring a book from home as well, but we will check out the Learning Commons today.
Book Talks Task
We are going to be finishing up your City-State Advertisements today, as well as beginning our work on Book Talks. Students will be reading for 15 minutes every day and preparing a short, verbal presentation about the book they chose. We will schedule these presentations in advance. You are welcome to bring a book from home as well, but we will check out the Learning Commons today.
Book Talks Task
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
On to the Renaissance!
We have thoroughly reviewed the Feudal System and are moving forward into the Renaissance now!
With that comes things like The Silk Road, Italian City-States and more! But most of all, IDEAS fuel the Renaissance.
Here are some helpful links we'll be using this week:
The Silk Road
A Silk Road Map, and more info
Italian City-States
- Genoa
- Florence
- Venice
Italian Renaissance Information
City-State Comparison Worksheet
Powerpoint on Immigration Advertisements
Advertisement Task
We will be working to explore and compare the main city-states of Italy to start things off, and will use our textbook for some of that work as well.
With that comes things like The Silk Road, Italian City-States and more! But most of all, IDEAS fuel the Renaissance.
Here are some helpful links we'll be using this week:
The Silk Road
A Silk Road Map, and more info
Italian City-States
- Genoa
- Florence
- Venice
Italian Renaissance Information
City-State Comparison Worksheet
Powerpoint on Immigration Advertisements
Advertisement Task
We will be working to explore and compare the main city-states of Italy to start things off, and will use our textbook for some of that work as well.
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