Humanities 8

Great job this week. Students did very well on their first quiz. We now have knowledge in the 5 mapping basics: title, direction, scale and distance, legend, location. Some students are still a little confused when it come to finding places using longitude and latitude, however, with a little more practice, things will be fine.

We are now putting our knowledge into practice by making our own fantasy maps. Students have been asked to create their own maps using the 5 mapping basics. In addition, students need cities, including a Capital, which should be clearly labeled in their legend. There should be a compass rose, borders and water features. In conjunction with the inclusion of the mapping basics, students will be marked on neatness and accuracy.

We will wrap up our Geography Unit this week and transition into writing great paragraphs. We will have a Geography test on Thursday.

 

Humanities 8

This week's schedule includes more Geography skills and content. Learning Outcomes will be met in the area of mapping skills, longitude and latitude work, lines on the globe and direction. Students will also begin to make their own maps, which will be a culmination of everything they have learned so far. We will have a quiz on Thursday and a Unit test early next week.

Monday's lesson starts off with another Current Event. Here is a link if you wish to check it out.

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Don't forget to check earlier posts for current event templates and write up requirements. 

Thanks and have a great week!

Hockey Academy

Here is a link to some sweet stick handling by Patrick Kane. Even two-time cup winners keep their skills sharp. Thanks for sharing James Share!


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Humanities 8—Current Events

Humanities 8 will be exploring Current Events throughout the year. Some will be chosen by students, while others will be chosen by me. I will start things off by showing students what is expected and how to write up their findings. I have given students a template to follow, which I will post below. Five marks are available to students for thoroughly completing all necessary components of the template, including two of the four questions at the bottom of the page. Drawing on our journalism skills, students will be required to summarize the five W's of the featured event by paraphrasing. Written work should not be point form. All Current Events must be properly labeled, dated, and placed (in order of date) in their journal books.

We will be looking at and discussing this event tomorrow:     Current Event for Monday, Sept 16th.

Current Events

Date:

Event title:

Format (i.e., video clip, political cartoon):

Source:

Using the 5 Ws, summarize the event in two or three sentences.

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Reflection/Response Questions:

1.     How do you think the people involved feel about what is happening?

2.     How might this event impact your life directly or indirectly?

3.     What factors may have contributed to the occurrence of this event—why did it happen?

4.      What do you think will happen now?

Humanities 8 week one summary

Hello and welcome,

This week in Humanities was an introduction to routines and the year ahead. Students were introduced to the computer lab, where we made sure we could all log on and create our own passwords. We explored google earth and then went to the Library to sign out textbooks. We spoke about current events, journal writing and began our first writing assignments.

Homework this weekend includes writing "the story of me." This assignment is a fun introduction detailing some information about themselves. I asked students to write a couple of paragraphs which would include both truths and lies. My job is to determine which is the factual information.

Students were also introduced to the concept of a topic sentence, which is a topic and something about that topic. For example, "Cats are interesting and complex animals." We explored the use of mind maps to help brainstorm and organize the writing process. I asked students to pick a topic, create a mind map and write one paragraph on their topic. To date, we have written two paragraphs and will write a third in class on Monday.

I look forward to reading their work.

Hockey Academy

Hi folks. I had a great day with the Academy today. What an awesome group. I just thought I would mention that we have the Lewis Park field booked for Thursday (1pm-3pm) and Friday (9:15am-11:45am). Please bring your softball glove if you have one. Parents are welcome if you would like to come and join us for some fun. We will change our plans if the weather is poor.

Humanities 8

What a great class. Had fun today. Check out the outline and we'll see you tomorrow:)