Sunday, December 9, 2012

December 10th update

Just a reminder regarding our final two weeks before the Christmas break.

Monday, December 10th: 5th novel discussion and reflection post

Monday, December 10th: Novel poster or Animito assignment due

Wednesday, December 12th: One hour exam on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in chapter three of your textbook. The test will consist of a multiple choice section, PAT example questions involving analyzing source documents such as a political cartoon, and a final analysis section where you will be presented a current issue related to the Charter and asked to analyze in what ways fundamental rights and freedoms are being violated. Please use the study guide as your test preparation document.

Thursday, December 13th: Final novel discussion and reflection post

Friday, December 14th: Introduction to the final assignment for the novel study where you will be asked to write a five-paragraph essay related to a theme in your book. In this essay you will be asked to make connections between this theme and your novel, experiences and events in your own life, along with events and issues in the greater world today. To support you in this process Mr. Publack and Mr. Scott will be making a series of videos outlining how to improve your essay writing abilities based on criteria from the Language Arts PAT rubric.

Wednesday, December 19th: Five paragraph essay due
Keep in mind that Peace Festival will be happening during the final week which includes assemblies, plays, and various events. Consequently, use what little class time you have to write the essay wisely.