To do list..

• Speech Research- due Monday (See post below for timelines)
• Weekly Blogpost- due Monday

Have a good weekend

BK

Grade 7/8 TSN ORIGINAL: PURPLE HEARTS

Write a reflection....

Things to consider:

• How did it make you feel?
• What did you learn?
• How are her friends honouring her?
• What are the big ideas
• Connections
• Other ideas..

SPEECH TIMELINES

March 2- Planning Phase completed (All Research)

March 2, 3, 4- Drafting rough copy in class

March 5, 6 - Peer and Teacher Editing

March 6 - 10 - Practise speech at home and school

March 11- 12 - Speeches in class

BK

To do list....

• T-Shirt Presentations continue tomorrow
• Speech Research- Ongoing
• 3D Measurement Math Test- Early next week (TBA)
• Weekly Blogpost- due Monday

Have a good night

BK

Powerful Speech Beginning

"10% of the population is Left-handed"

 Do you know what a Southpaw is?

The Oxford Dictionary defines me as "crippled" and "awkward."

The research suggests that I won't live as long as all my right-handed friends.

Literature Circle # 2- BOOK OPTIONS

Read the summaries of the books and choose three that you are interested in.

To do list....

• Weekly Blogpost- due Monday, March 2
• Math Checkpoint- Wednesday (SA and Volume of Rectangular and Triangular Prism)
• T-Shirt Presentation- Wednesday
• Speech Topic- (Must have top 2 choices) Wednesday

Have a good night

BK

WEEKLY BLOGPOST

A virus attacks humans, causing them to have memories of a life before they existed on Earth

YOU OPEN THE BOX..... WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

TELL THIS STORY

Explain hockey from the perspective of the puck

Due: Monday, March 2

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR!!!

Speech Topics

• personal connection
• audience engagement
• specific ( example: T-Rex vs. dinosaurs)
• 2 to 4 minutes (aim for 3 minutes)

MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO POSSIBLE TOPICS FOR WEDNESDAY

Thoughts?????

City can't afford to keep 52 rinks open, closes 23

Summary- Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty written by James Thurber is the story of a man who escapes into his dreams in order to fill up the boring routine of his everyday life. The story starts with Walter dreaming about being a pilot while on a trip into the city with his wife, Mrs. Mitty early in this dream Walter is awoken by her telling him that he is driving to fast. As it continues the story switches back and fourth between the city that Walter is in and the dreams he is imagining in his mind. As Walter drops off his wife he is given a series of tasks to complete in the city and for each one of these tasks has a dream to go along with it. One task is to simply park the car while doing this he escapes into his dreams of being a doctor while almost running down the parking attendant. Later when getting back to the hotel where Walter is meeting his wife he dreams about being a solider before being awoken by his wife again for being late to meet her. The last we see of Walter is him escaping back into a dream again to get away from the routine of his life. Walter Mitty is a story of escape and dreams for those who are looking for just a little bit more. 

To do list....

• Science Test- tomorrow
• Report Card signed envelope- tomorrow
• Finished T-Shirt- due Tuesday   (including your diary entry)
• T-Shirt presentations begin on Tuesday   

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

• Return Report Card Envelope Signed
• Math Textbook pg. 387 #7, 8, 9, 10, 14)

Congratulations!  Every student handed their Instructional Video on time :)

Have a good night 

BK

To do list...

• Instructional Video- due tomorrow
• Math Homework - due tomorrow (Math textbook pg. 390 & 391 #16, 18, handout)

Have a good night

BK

Are you suffering.........?

Are you suffering from 'Tech Neck'?

To do list...

• Instructional Video - due Wednesday  (Music, possible humour, transitions.speed, subtitles, hook, camera angles, etc.)
• Math Textbook Pg. 390 # 8 ab, 10, 11, 12 c, 14

Have a good family day weekend

BK

TO DO LIST....

• INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO- due Wednesday (You can't leave this assignment until the last minute)
• Independent Reading Book- ASAP
• History Individual Report - due Friday
• Please look in your closet for an old white or grey t-shirt

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

• Instructional Video- due Wednesday, Feb. 18 (Remember that Monday is FAMILY day)
• Math Quiz- Tomorrow (You need a COMPASS, RULER, PENCIL, PROTRACTOR)

Have a good night

BK

Energy Drink Reflection

Opening Statements

"The 5 billion dollar industry that no one talks about..."

"Colourful, powerful, dangerous, deadly, yummy.... This is Energy drinks"

"Who knew how deadly Energy drinks are?....."

"How many deaths is it going to take for Health Government to regulate Energy drinks?"

"Between Heaven and Earth"- Big Ideas

First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean.  When Sarah reached the summit, and became the first female porter, she reminded me of this historical figure.

 I found it very interesting that DJ's Grandpa wanted his ashes scattered across the top of Mount. Kilimanjaro.  Different people have different reasons for wanting to be buried at specific locations.  













"When they landed, the white man was covered with his own vomit, was even whiter than usual"

Page. 54

Do you have an old t-shirt?

If you have an old light (White or Grey) t-shirt, please bring it in for your final "Between Heaven and Earth" project.

*T-shirts will be provided for those who don't have one

SHIRTS OFF THEIR BACKS..... "Between Heaven and Earth"

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO- MEDIA

What makes a good movie?

• Music
• Your personality is shown
• Transitions / Speed
• Subtitle (Only important words)
• Strong Hook
• Different Camera Angles

Final VIDEO- due Wednesday, Feb. 18

ENERGY DRINK REFLECTION

A good Reflection:

·                Shares opinion of text (Did you like it? Dislike it? Learn something?)

·                Always tries to uncover the Big Idea in a text

·                Always tries to uncover the most important part of the text

·                Challenge the text by asking questions

·                Makes connections when talking about background knowledge

·                What’s the author’s viewpoint?  Do they show a bias?

Math Quiz- Wednesday

• Geometric proofs (Complimentary, Supplementary, Opposite angles)
• Constructions using a compass (Bisecting, parallel, perpendicular) 

MUST WATCH: ENERGY DRINKS

Grade 8 Health

On google drive, create a document called "Mental Health".  Make sure it is shared with me.

After watching the videos, please write a reflection on things that you learned or deemed important.

Geometric Proofs

To do list...

• Instructional Videos- tomorrow & Friday
• Lit Circle- self assessment
• Math Checkpoint- tomorrow (Constructions on blog, Intersecting angles, Supplementary/Complimentary angle proofs)

Have a good night

BK

Lit Circle Self Assessment

To do list....

• Math handouts- tomorrow (Use the blog to assist in your constructions)
• Instructional Video- Tomorrow, Thursday and Friday (PRACTISE, PRACTISE)
• Weekly Blogpost Hardcopy- due tomorrow
• Lit Circle- tomorrow 

Have a good night

BK