Jan. 13 - 17: October Sky

**FINAL EXAM practice questions**  
**Rocket Boys Musical****October Sky discussion questions** Chaptersummaries **
DUE Fri. Jan. 17: Ch. 1-8 October Sky questions
Final Exam (2 parts): Wed. Jan. 22 and Thurs. Jan. 23 

Fri. Jan.  17, 2014
- 30 min. for reading and assignment completion. Chapter 1-8 questions due today.
- Start viewing the movie October Sky.

Tues. Jan. 14 - Thurs. Jan. 16, 2014
ch. 1-8 questions DUE on Fri. Jan. 17 (91)
- 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).
- This film states that we are all connected to coal. How is this true in British Columbia? Check facts about the BC coal industry on page 9 of this report. 
- Start work on the documentary reflection chart and paragraph responses. Consult the discussion guide if you've missed this documentary.

Mon. Jan.13, 2014

- Lab 1 is booked for today. Use your lab time to research the ch. 4 topics and the Invictus poem in the ch. 8 questions. Complete the paragraph and question assignments for ch. 1 - 8.