DUE Tues. Jan. 19: Documentary reflection chart and paragraph responses
FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for overdue January work is Thurs. Jan. 21, 2016
Wed. Jan. 20 - Thurs. Jan. 21
Have a wonderful second semester!
It has been a pleasure to learn with all of you.
- Continue to view the movie October Sky along with lab time to complete final assignments.
- If you've finished everything, check out the writing and media competition opportunities at the very bottom of this website.
- 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
Tues. Jan. 19, 2016
- Finish your reading and incomplete assignments.
- Start viewing the movie October Sky .
- Watch the Homer Hickam interview (part 3)
Mon. Jan. 18, 2016
- 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, the novel, and the text links below allow us to draw intertextual connections between stories that connect the past and present day mining activities with the peoples of British Columbia and West Virginia.
- A similar battle has been successfully fought in British Columbia in the Flathead Valley. As well, The Wilderness Committee has recently raised concerns about the impact of mining on BC's rivers.
- Start work on the documentary reflection chart and paragraph responses (20). Consult the discussion guide if you've missed this documentary.
- This CDC graphic shows the prevalence of cancer in proximity to MTR coal mines. Learn more about the human costs of mountain top removal coal mining. Physicians for Social Responsibility have produced the Coal's Assault on Human Health document.
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