Monday, May 2 - Friday, May 6

Friday

1. Together we began constructing the criteria for a quality memoir using student examples.

2. Next, we began to storyboard your memoir before writing draft 1.

Thursday

1. "When I was a Puerto Rican" excerpt - read some more. Build on our definition of memoir from yesterday: 
2. What is a memoir? Read 2 with a partner and answer the following questions: What are the defining traits of a memoir? What must a memoir have? What can it include? What is the purpose of a memoir? Why did this person write about this specific event?
3. What are the CRITICAL traits for a memoir?
4. Your memories: Game - 2 Truths and 1 Lie. Something I will never forget is...

Wednesday

1. Memories.Writing prompt: My parents once told me...
2. "When I was a Puerto Rican" excerpt
3. What is a memoir? Read 2 with a partner and answer the following questions: What are the defining traits of a memoir? What must a memoir have? What can it include? What is the purpose of a memoir? Why did this person write about this specific event?

Tuesday - continuation of Monday's work...

1. Return to your region group based on the coloured paper you were given.
2. Attach one of your group/region cards to the area of the country where you believe your region is located. Research to see whether you are correct. Move region paper if needed. 
3. Label your own map of Canada with the location of its six natural regions.
4.  Identify 5 key points for each of the six natural regions studied. 
5. Create a list of images each person in your group has to make or gather (from magazines, etc.) that represent your natural region. Collage to be added to the map tomorrow.
6. Begin completing your own, individual copy of the research outline pages. You may do it in point form provided you do it very neatly, and your answers are detailed and thorough.

Monday

Today is Great Lakes Awareness Day! 

1. Find your region group based on the coloured paper you were given.
2. Help assemble the map of Canada.
3. Attach one of your group/region cards to the area of the country where you believe your region is located. Research to see whether you are correct. Go to:  http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/intro.aspx?lang=En# / from the menu on the left: explore by themes / the regions. 
4.  Move region paper if needed. 
5. Label your own map of Canada with the location of its six natural regions.
6.  Identify 5 key points for each of the six natural regions studied. 
7. Create a list of images each person in your group has to make or gather (from magazines, etc.) that represent your natural region. Collage to be added to the map tomorrow.
8. Begin completing your own, individual copy of the research outline pages. You may do it in point form provided you do it very neatly, and your answers are detailed and thorough.