Final marking deadline for all January work is Thurs. Feb. 5, 2015
Fri. Jan. 30, 2015
- Continue reading and completion of ch. 1 - 8 questions.
- If you have finished the reading and questions, use the Chrome Books to complete Grammar Bytes activities (follow the instructions on the site).
- Review cover letter templates and tips to understand the purpose and content requirements.
- If you wish you could be an October Sky rocket boy/girl, try interactive rocketry:
(Use Google Chrome browser for best access)
- NASA Rocket Science 101
- NASA Launch It
- NASA Bottle Rocket Simulator
- Rocket Simulator
- NASA Interactive Media
Thurs. Jan. 29, 2015
- Today, the class will be participating in a Lego Literature Challenge Contest to construct scenes from any of the literature we've covered in class this year. Use your imagination and knowledge to construct a scene that could win in any of the contest categories: Best Overall; Most Realistic; Most Humorous; Most Symbolic; Most Creative. You can work alone or in a small team of no more than 3 people.
Wed. Jan. 28, 2015
- Continue reading and completion of ch. 1 - 8 questions.
- If you have finished the reading and questions, use the Chrome Books to complete the editing exercises 1, 2, and 3 (follow the instructions on the site).
- In preparation for Thursday's Lego Literature competition, check out some of the online samples of Lego Lit novel scenes.
- If you wish you could be an October Sky rocket boy/girl, try interactive rocketry:
(Use Google Chrome browser for best access)
- NASA Rocket Science 101
- NASA Launch It
- NASA Bottle Rocket Simulator
- Rocket Simulator
- NASA Interactive Media
- Group activity on female characters and archetypes
- Continue reading and completion of ch. 1 - 8 questions.
Mon. Jan. 26, 2015
- Group discussion questions on the documentary The Last Mountain.
1. What did the filmmaker want you to feel and think?
2. What were the objectives of this film?
3. From your viewer perspective, did the filmmaker achieve his objectives?
4. Was the bias within the content necessary or unnecessary to achieve the film's objectives?
5. Did the film provide sufficiently balanced points of view? Must a documentary be balanced?
6. Which aspects of the film were most effective in engaging you as a viewer?
7. Which aspects of the film were least effective?
8. Did you feel that any of the content in the documentary The Last Mountain was incomplete, unfair, untrue or misleading?
9. Did the film inform you?
10. Did the film influence your views?
- Continue reading and completion of ch. 1 - 8 questions.
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