Thursday, October 10, 2013

Thank you for a wonderful week of student engagement!  Have a wonderful weekend with friends and family  :o)

POETRY: This is a Poem That... use the peer feedback given during class today and bump-up your poem second draft DUE Tuesday October 15th.

DRAMA: Brainstorm a short story plot (beginning, middle and end) based on your group focus for the Shadow Performances.  Create shadow images along the wall using your body (movement or tableau) to convey a message.

MATH: Classifying angles and 2D shapes into Venn Diagrams in-class activities.  Using protractors to measure angles.
- use a pair of dice to practice your 1 to 6 multiplication tables.  Use a pair of dice and one die to multiply two digits by one digit. Virtual Manipulatives select number cubes.

Voicethread: Focussing on your response to the Margaret Mead quote:
Create an action plan (this should be realistic for you to follow through on) on the a local/gobal issue that concerns you, how might you begin to help solve this issue.

  • identify the issue that concerns you and why it is an issue (plan)
  • images to support writing
  • solutions to put in action to address the issue
    • type all of your work within one document page and include images in this page
    • DUE Thursday October 17th