Today we met in the library in order to pick up a silent reading book. You did not have to select a book from those out on the tables; however you must have a book by Monday and it should be written by a Canadian author, or have a story that deals with Canada and/or Canadians. The book should be fiction.
Next, we reviewed the symbols everyone had come up with to represent the hopes and dreams vs reality and disappointment that an immigrant family might experience coming to Canada. For the remainder of the class, I read the story There are no Coconut Trees in Toronto. During reading you were to chart the hopes and dreams, and the reality and disappointments faced by the characters. Thursday
We spent time today dealing with the e-Portfolios and ensuring that everyone is up to speed on how to access their portfolio and how to put a document into it. We also spent time identifying the evidence of quality on the time lines and graphic story panels. They were then photographed and uploaded into the e-portfolios as well.
Wednesday
WOW. I was really impressed by the effort and the information that you gathered for your 4 minute comparison presentation on aspects of life in Sri Lanka and Canada. I learned so much from all of you! I have posted the photos I took of you and your group members into the Humanities class on the Learn 71 e-portfolio site. See if you can add your photo to your own portfolio and see if it is possible to add a caption. So impressed by all your work today. Keep it up!
Links for Canadian Young Adult Fiction
Canadian Library Association
Links for Canadian Fiction and Non-Fiction
100 Young Adult Books that Make You Proud to be Canadian
Remind
https://www.remind.com/join/hum9adams
Tuesday
We spent some time with the Crossroads book today. I gave out a set of study guide questions. Before you started the questions, we did a quick brainstorm on what kind of quality is needed when completing the study guide questions.
Monday
Today, after going to the library to pick up the Social Studies textbook Crossroads, we checked out the district's web site where you e-folios are located. Everyone was able to access their portfolio and I assigned a document that is to be placed in this electronic folder: a table/chart with definitions (in your own words!) of the terms nationalism, colonialism, and imperialism. This work is due tomorrow so I should be able to check your e-folio and find it there. Please ensure you talk to me if you are having any trouble gaining access to the site as we will try to put as much of your work as possible into your e-folder.
e-folio web site
www3.sd71.bc.ca
Click on Utility links and then click on Sign-in
Your user name and password are the same as when you are to log-in to the school computers
Now click on Portal at the top right. This will take you to your site.
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