Monday, October 19 - Thursday, October 22

Thursday
I was away today at a workshop. Below are the notes I left for the TOC.

Silent read for 10-15 minutes

These guys are starting an analysis of a Canadian song or poem of their choice. They are to arrive with their song/poem. Today’s task is to do a close reading like we did together with the poem hanging at the front of the room. They are to annotate their song/poem, noting: all the types of things mentioned on the “Close Reading of a Poem” sheet.

Once they have done a really good job of “marking-up” their poems, they may either read or work on their Bead Timeline (ask them to explain this to them – FYI: 5 beads = 100 years )

Wednesday
I was true to my word today and we began the class with some beading. Next we began coming up with the criteria for the poem/song assignment, but we didn't finish.

Tuesday
We did a second attempt at taking Cornell notes using some video clips about: Cabot, Cartier and Champlain. Beading tomorrow - I promise.

Monday
Today we went over how to do Cornell notes and then tried it out using a section of the textbook. The format for Cornell notes is easy. Just remember to use the right side of the page as "input" from your source. The left-hand column is "output" where you reflect on the notes you've taken and note key words, ideas, vocabulary.  (link to sample page https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69665125463067948/
Knowing what to note can be difficult. With practice it does become easier to figure out what to include and what to leave out. A few tips: important people, dates, definitions of unfamiliar terms. Don't forget that it is perfectly okay to draw your understanding, or include a picture on the right-hand side.