Monday August 29, 2016
Tuesday, August 30 2016
- Welcome new students: Introduction
- School rules: video from the principal
- Class folders distribution
- Current affairs: media, text, basics
- Computer lab: 1) read "Flossing" 2) read "Stop Flossing" 3) watch "Waste of time" 4) watch "Debate" and complete questions for each text
Wednesday August 31, 2016
- Current affairs: Main idea, Fact, Opinion,
- Class text: Water Bottles
- Independent text: Climate change, Technology,
Thursday September 1, 2016
- Current affairs: Intended Audience, Informative text, Expressive text
- Class text: Climate change, Lion pups
Friday September 2, 2016
- Current affairs: Bias/Opinion/Attitude
- Class text: Change genes in babies
- Rating the Quality: Hilroy Copybook entry
Tuesday September 6, 2016
- Situation: You did hear on a Global Television report that, the Honorable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is proposing that Canada legalize marijuana. You are not sure where you stand on that topic and choose to research it further in order to write him a letter to share your thoughts and views on the topic.
- Watch: Justin Trudeau (8 minute mark)
- Text: Weed
Wednesday September 7, 2016
- Text: Toronto star, Yakama say no
- Hilroy copybook: Rate the text
Thursday September 8, 2016
- Tips and tricks
- Computer lab: Print your own text
- Rate the text
Friday September 9, 2016
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
- Grammar book
- Assignment: Please write a formal letter to the Honorable Justin Trudeau in response to his proposal to legalize marijuana in Canada. Send your letter to
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Monday September 12, 2016
- Grammar continued
- Writer's workshop continued
- Computer lab 11:45 - 1:10
Tuesday September 13, 2016
Situation: You are responsible for organizing an event at the school you attend. You have been put in charge of the small canteen that will sell snacks and drinks to attendees. Someone on the organizing committee feels strongly that fair trade coffee and snacks should be sold. The group must come to a final decision by having each member voice their opinion during a student council meeting chaired by the teachers and the principal of the school.
Situation: You are responsible for organizing an event at the school you attend. You have been put in charge of the small canteen that will sell snacks and drinks to attendees. Someone on the organizing committee feels strongly that fair trade coffee and snacks should be sold. The group must come to a final decision by having each member voice their opinion during a student council meeting chaired by the teachers and the principal of the school.
Wednesday September 14, 2016
- A just world starts with you
- Documentary: Made in Bangladesh
Thursday September 15, 2016
Friday September 16, 2016
- Apple goes to war: In class quiz
- Demand a fair trade cel phone
- Hilroy copybook entry: Whom do you think is to "blame" for the working conditions of Apple workers and/or the destruction of the environment whilst looking for tin material.
Monday September 19, 2016
- Rules for debating
- Debate sample
- Debate sample
- What is your final decision regarding the sale of coffee and chocolate at the concession stand. Please voice your opinion and vote in favor for or against the sale of fair trade products during the school's special event?
- Hilroy copybook entry: I am against/for the sale of fair trade products during the school's special event.
Tuesday September 20, 2016
- Pick your topic: Gun control, Pit Bulls, Cell phones
- Debate: Topics provided
- Hilroy copybook: Write a paragraph in your notebook stating your own opinion
Wednesday September 21, 2016
- Introduction to blogging: Definition, Samples, Blogs
- Writer's workshop: How to Blog
Thursday September 22, 2016
- Choose your own topic: Computer lab 11:00 - 12:00
- Writer's workshop continued
Friday September 23, 2016
- Blogging assignment due: Computer lab 12:00 - 1:00
Monday, September 26, 2016
- Exam
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
- Exam continued