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toc =Social Studies=
 * **Timeline **
 * In September, as an introduction to the study of history, we each had to make a timeline of events that represented our own life.
 * **Cro-Magnon Poster **
 * TASK: We had to create a poster that featured four important parts of daily Cro-Magnon life. (Homes, Food, Tools and Social Structure)
 * INTENT: To develop a clear understanding of the Cro-Magnons who were the first modern people to live in Europe, about 40,000 years ago
 * CRITERIA: We were evaluated on the following key criteria:
 * Use of specific details of Cro-Magnon daily life in the four quadrant drawings
 * Clear headings and title
 * Good use of space/layout
 * Neatness (use of a ruler, drawn in pencil, coloured in pencil crayons)
 * Creativity and effort


 * **Egypt Title Page **

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/digging.html
 * **Definition Card **
 * We learned a lot of vocabulary words during our Ancient Egypt unit. We had to choose a word, and then define and illustrate it.
 * **Egypt Test **
 * =**Ancient Greece group work: Crafts People**=


 * **King Tut Link **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Greece Title Page **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Maps **

=Language Arts=


 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">My Story __**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">TASK: I was to create an organized piece of writing that tells my story. My story is made up of details and memories that construct who I am.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">INTENT: Everyone’s story begins the same way but from that moment on our “stories” become unique. Many people and many events are a part of our stories. The purpose of this assignment was for me to tell my story focusing on key events, people, and experiences that helped shape my story.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">CRITERIA: My final piece has three paragraphs and a reflection: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">a) How my story began (5 marks) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">b) A specific memory or event that had a meaningful impact (5 marks) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">c) My future self – Who do I see? What goals do I want to attain? (5 marks) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">d) Reflection on my final piece of writing (5 marks) media type="custom" key="14843200"
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Word of the Day __**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">TASK: Each day we were given a word and its definition. We then had to write the word in a sentence that showed we understood the meaning of the word.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">INTENT: The purpose for learning a new word each day is to enrich our vocabulary in our own writing and expand our knowledge of the English language.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">CRITERIA: We were expected to:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Keep our notebook up-to-date
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Share our sentences with the class
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Use the word in a context related to our subject areas

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">We read the short story, “Thank you, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. This story shows the consequences a young thief faces after attempting to steal a strong, yet compassionate, victim’s purse. Rather than punish the young thief, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones empathizes with him and takes him into her home for a hot meal. She teaches him a valuable life lesson.
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Thank you Ma'am __**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">I chose to draw the scene in the story where …..


 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Iqbal __**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">My class read the novel, //Iqbal//, by Francesco D’Adamo. This story is about a real boy named Iqbal Masih who is sold into a life of slavery at a carpet factory in Lahore, Pakistan. We learned about the working conditions of overworked and abused children who are forced to make carpets all day long and are denied many of their basic rights. Iqbal knows that this kind of life isn’t right and he tries to make a difference in the lives of many.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Throughout the novel, the chapters were only labelled with a number. I took on the role of being the author and I came up with chapter titles that I thought described the events of that chapter. I then summarized the chapter with 3 points of information. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">We learned that a simile is a figure of speech that uses the words “like” or “as” to compare two different things. The novel had many examples of similes and as we read we had to identify, record, and explain the similes. Once we had a large selection of similes, we created a simile card for a comparison of our choice. We had to explain the simile and draw an illustration that represented both parts of the comparison. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">We wrote an EXPLORE reading response after reading the first 5 chapters of the novel. Our response was 6 paragraphs each focusing on a different area. (Ex- Example, P-Purpose, L- Language and Key Lines, O-Organizational Features, R – Relate, E- Evaluate) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">I received a mark of /35. (Explain what you did well and/or what you can do better next time)
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">You are the Author **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Simile cards **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Explore Response **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">I chose to draw the scene where …. I chose to draw this scene because…
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Visual - chapter 6-9 **

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