Spoken Word

To do...Jan. 29

1. Grade 8 Checkpoint - multiplying and dividing fractions
2. Spoken Word Performances tomorrow
3. Grade 8 History Presentations begin Thursday

Spoken Word example - Everybody Dies, But Not Everybody Lives

To do...Jan. 24

1. Grade 7 - p. 315 #8abc, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17
2. Grade 8 - multiplying fractions (assigned questions on worksheet)
3. Instructional videos due tomorrow
4. Spoken word - body part poem

Spelling Father

To do...Jan. 23

• Math worksheet - multiplying whole number by fraction
• Spoken word poems - 
• Instructional video turned in Friday
• Science Grade 8 Poster - due Monday
• Grade 7 & 8 Science test - Monday, Feb. 5
• Grade 8 Science 10.1 & 10.4 due tomorrow

Independent Reading Survey

To do...Jan. 17

1. Math - subtracting fractions (#5, 10 with models & 11-22 (odd numbers)
2. Math Quiz - Monday (adding & subtracting fractions, improper/proper/equivalent)
3. Literacy - instructional videos (feedback is available at beginning of week
4. Ottawa Trip forms (due by next Friday)
5. Spoken Word - writing is ongoing
6. Grade 8 History - research questions

Grade 8 trip - menu selection for Dinner on Day 2

To do...Jan. 16

1. Grade 7 Math - p. 310 #8adf, 11, 14, 15
2. Grade 8 Math - p. 288 #4-6, 11, 12ef, 15, 19
3. Grade 8 History - topic chosen & 1-2 "THICK" research questions
4. Literacy - instructional videos due beginning of next week

Grade 8s going on the Ottawa Trip - multiples form went home today - please fill out and return by the end of next week

Spoken Word - Rubric & Writing Prompts

Write a poem using the following start: “What good is a day…”’

Write a poem about the “ultimate” poem, or what a poem “should” do.

Write a poem concerning the “absence” of something. Consider the absence as a positive, or a negative.

Write a poem using, “how to…”. For example, “how to write a poem”, “how to break my heart”

In honor of Julia Child write a culinary poem celebrating food.

Write a poem using the title “Math Poem”

Write a poem using the title “What You Need to Survive”

Write a poem using the title “Results are In”

Write about your most or least favourite words.

Writing Prompts

• Write a love letter to your self-reflection
• Imagine writing from the opposite gender, what is life like
• Imagine being able to press the pause button on the world; you have 3 minutes, what would you tell the world?
• Write to a grade 2 student - life advice
• Who or what is a Canadian?
• What I wish my parents knew

Spoken Word Examples

Learning Skills

To do...Jan. 11

1. New Year's Blogpost - due Tuesday, Jan. 15
2. Instructional Video - due Mon., Jan. 21 (feedback is available as you work)
3. Math - worksheets (adding fractions with & without models)
4. Grade 8 Science
5. History - "Causes & Consequences" & have a research topic

Yearbook activity

To do...Jan. 10

1. Literacy - visual representation of chapter 1 - due tomorrow
2. Math - fix your number line homework

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS Blog Post

“I’m a big believer in goals.  More specifically, writing down your goals.  
A goal is a wish until you put it down on paper.”

Top 10 New Year's Resolutions

Reader's Digest Top 15

Learning Goal:

• Create a blogpost of your New Year's Resolutions

Success Criteria:

Writing:

• Specific goals target different areas of your life (Academic, Social, Sports etc..)
• Brief & engaging description of each item on the list
• Word choice
• Conventions (spelling, punctuation, grammar)

Media:

Include features of an “Effective Blog Post”

• Interesting title
• Well organized
• Different types of media (video, images, fonts etc.)
• “Hooks” you in

To do...Jan. 8

1. Grade 8 History - p. 140-147 complete "Whiteboard Quiz Questions"
2. Grade 8 Math - p. 285 #1-4, 5a, 6ab, 9
3. Grade 7 Math - p. 305 #1-9
4. Science title page (Gr. 8)

Sketchnoting

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