Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Rant Work Period and Iris Update

Use today's Period 3 class to complete and print your Rant for Humanities and also to complete the following Iris update:

Click here

We will be returning to Period 4 in Room 4, so use your time wisely.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Lottery instructions

You are to write two paragraphs:  A summary of the plot events as above (list on the board) and an argument for the author’s purpose or point (theme).

Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwhCf9D5gbg

Video Adaptation:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1TV1R1kK9A


Use the following site to choose a picture to respond to by writing an expository or narrative piece.  Your writing will be assessed for vocabulary.  Be sure to choose words and phrases that paint a vivid, accurate response to the picture you choose.

http://www.pobble365.com/

You do not need to respond to the Sleeping Supermen prompt - feel free to click through and select an image that speaks to you.  Describe what you see, tell a story inspired by the picture, or list observations.

Complete your work in Google Docs and print a copy for Stafford.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Use the following form to explore a minimum of three current events that are happening within Calgary, Alberta, Canada or internationally.

https://forms.gle/cQeApk9a936o1fF46


Thursday, November 21, 2019

Picture Prompt Quick Write

Use the following site to choose a picture to respond to by writing an expository or narrative piece.  Your writing will be assessed for sentence structure.  Be sure to capitalize appropriately and include a variety of sentence types and lengths. 

http://www.pobble365.com/

You do not need to respond to the polar bear prompt - feel free to click through and select an image that speaks to you.  Describe what you see, tell a story inspired by the picture, or list observations.

Complete your work in Google Docs and print a copy for Stafford. 

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

SE Hinton Biography Links

S.E. Hinton is the author of The Outsiders.

Use these links to familiarize yourself with S.E. Hinton's life and times:

https://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Hinton-S-E.html

http://www.sehinton.com/bioframe.html


Also considering googling images of:  Covairs (cars) and Madras (shirts).