We began a small project on Unwind today: a poster for an unwinding clinic or a poster encouraging parents to unwind, or tithe, their son or daughter. See the photo below for guidelines. We will work on this in class next week. It is due on Wednesday, December 16.
Thursday
Today was an Unwind quiz day. After the quiz there was time available to work on the life-sized character analysis posters. I ran through the criteria for this assignment. The elements that will be assessed are below:
Life-sized characters - things to include: • physical appearance • what they do • say • thoughts • how they change • what do others say/think about them • words narrator uses • words other characters use (quotes) • how characters describes themselves • problems they face • reactions.
Your life-sized character is going to be evaluated for a grade:
How well did your group exchange ideas and build a "picture" of your understanding of the character?
How well did your group respond to the story and produce a creative product?
How well did your group respond to the story and produce a thoughtful, insightful representation of the character?
How successful has your group been at producing a clear, effective, creative product?
The short stories based on a primary source document were due today. For a big chunk of the class after silent reading, everyone spent some time going through their story and identifying the evidence of quality that a strong story requires. Following that, we looked at another 10 minutes of the documentary about the role of children in the Industrial Revolution.
Tuesday
After reading, we viewed two very short videos about the Industrial Revolution and a longer one about child labour. During viewing I asked everyone to take some notes about the positive and negative aspects of the IR.
Monday
We spent some time reviewing how to use mapping or webbing to take note. We then viewed the Crash Course in History video on the Industrial Revolution in order to practice note taking and learn about the causes of the revolution and why it took place largely in Britain.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=crash+course+in+history+industrial+revolution
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