Jan. 14 - 18: October Sky

**FINAL EXAM Fri. Jan. 25 and Mon. Jan. 28. Review the practice questions**  
Ch. 3-8 assignments: DUE Mon. Jan. 21
**Rocket Boys Musical**
**October Sky discussion questions** Chapter summaries **
Tweets from space
 
Fri. Jan. 18
- Lab 120 is booked.
- Finish your ch. 3-8 questions and paragraphs. Continue reading the novel.
- Hand in the documentary reflection assignment.
- The documentary Fractured Land by BC filmmaker Damien Gillis is currently in development and looks at the controversial issue of fracking in Northern British Columbia.
- This documentary film and many other  "indie films" are being funded through Indiegogo.

 
Wed. Jan 16 and Thurs. Jan 17
- Documentary film is an effective storytelling medium that is increasingly focused on social, political, and environmental issues / activism.
- We will be viewing The Last Mountain, which tells the story of controversial mountaintop removal mining practices used in West Virginia (the setting of the novel October Sky).
- Start work on the documentary reflection chart and paragraph responses.



Tues. Jan.15
- The book October Sky educates readers about the early years of the space race in the 1950s. Watch Our Generation's Space Race.
- Read the article Mining On the Moon.  Why would Canada be well-positioned for this new space race? 
- Then continue reading October Sky and completing Ch. 3-8 assignments.
 
Mon. Jan. 14, 2013
- Finish reading chapter 14 for Tuesday.
- Continue work on chapter 3-8 questions (DUE Jan. 21).
- Watch Part 3 of the Homer Hickam interview, then continue reading October Sky.