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.
CRITERIA: My final piece has three paragraphs and a reflection: a) How my story began (5 marks) b) A specific memory or event that had a meaningful impact (5 marks) c) My future self – Who do I see? What goals do I want to attain? (5 marks) d) Reflection on my final piece of writing (5 marks)
Word of the Day
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.
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.
CRITERIA: We were expected to:
Keep our notebook up-to-date
Share our sentences with the class
Use the word in a context related to our subject areas
Coruscate
/Kor-uh-skayt/ (verb)
Definition: To give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes: sparkle Ex. The astronomy students observed the stars coruscate through a light powered telescope.
Finicky
/Fin-ih-kee/ (adjective)
Definition: Extremely or excessively particular or meticulous in taste of standards. Ex. Pam found it challenging to come up with ideas for healthy meals that her young son, a finicky eater would enjoy. Sentence: I am a finicky eater when it comes to eating chicken.
Torpor
/Tor-per/ (noun)
Definition: Apathy, dullness 2. A condition of mental or physical inactivity or sluggishness. Ex. The magazine article provided ideas for activities designed to shake off the torpor of a rainy day. Sentence: After a sunny day the people Torpor on the bus.
Palliate
/pal-ee-ayt (verb)
Definition: To cover by excuses and apologies Ex. Don’t try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies Sentence: Bobby palliates with his work.
Flatfoot
/Flat-foot/ (noun)
Definition: Slang police officer Ex. In the latest movie, the actor plays an earnest flatfoot who is bested my clever foot Sentence: A flatfoot chased down Jay as he stole a car
Wardrobe
WOR-drohb
Definition: A collection of wearing appeared (as of one person or for one activity) Ex. Over the years Sandra has managed to acquire a large and varied wardrobe Sentences: My mom has a big wardrobe in her closet.
Bioturbation
/bye-oh-ter-BAY-shun (noun)
Definition: The retraction of sedimentary deposits by moving organisms (as worms and borrowing worms) Ex. Many students have looked at bioturbation how plants and animals alter archaeological sites-but rarely in ground saturated by monsoons. Sentences: The archaeology students found evidence of bioturbation
Doughty
/DOW- Tee/ (adjective)
Definition marked by fearless resolution: valiant brave courageous Ex. When little Liza saw the bullies picking on one of the younger boys the doughty girl marched up to them and demanded that they stop. Sentence: When a bully was picking on another girl, someone called a teacher or parent and doughty and told them to stop
Hamatria
/hah-mah-tee-uh (noun)
Definition: Tragic flow Ex. Greed was the hamatia that ultimately brought down the protagonist (main character in a play, story or novel Sentence: The little boy hamatia at the store and stole something
Ruction
/Ruk-Shun/ (noun)
Definition: disturbance, uproar
Ex. The ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on Sentence; There was a ruction outside my house
Thank you Ma'am
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.
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.
Simile cards
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.
Visual - chapter 6-9
I chose to draw the scene where …. I chose to draw this scene because…
There are many quotable passages in the novel. We had to identify important quotes and explain why they were significant. After reading chapter 7 we wrote a quiz where we had to respond critically to certain passages. After the quizzes were marked, we then had to go back to our quiz and make corrections to our answers.
Child Labour Essay
TASK: After completing our novel study, I then had to use my knowledge of Iqbal to write an essay on child labour INTENT:
To make my reader aware of the issue of child labour
To inform my reader about the oppression that children like Iqbal face
To empower/encourage my reader to take action in support of children’s rights
CRITERIA: We were evaluated based on:
Strong thesis statement
Clear Introduction
Evidence from the novel with clear citations throughout the body paragraphs
Organizational structures and Use of Transitional Words
Strong Conclusion
Conventions and Language Usage
Followed the steps of the writing process including revising, editing, and proofreading
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 PosterTASK: 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
Definition Card
earned a lot of vocabulary words during our Ancient Egypt unit. We had to choose a word, and then define and illustrate it.
Table of Contents
Language Arts
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.CRITERIA: My final piece has three paragraphs and a reflection:
a) How my story began (5 marks)
b) A specific memory or event that had a meaningful impact (5 marks)
c) My future self – Who do I see? What goals do I want to attain? (5 marks)
d) Reflection on my final piece of writing (5 marks)
Word of the Day
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.
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.
CRITERIA: We were expected to:
Use the word in a context related to our subject areas
- Coruscate
- /Kor-uh-skayt/ (verb)
Definition: To give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes: sparkleEx. The astronomy students observed the stars coruscate through a light powered telescope.
- Finicky
- /Fin-ih-kee/ (adjective)
Definition: Extremely or excessively particular or meticulous in taste of standards.Ex. Pam found it challenging to come up with ideas for healthy meals that her young son, a finicky eater would enjoy.
Sentence: I am a finicky eater when it comes to eating chicken.
- Torpor
- /Tor-per/ (noun)
Definition: Apathy, dullness2. A condition of mental or physical inactivity or sluggishness.
Ex. The magazine article provided ideas for activities designed to shake off the torpor of a rainy day.
Sentence: After a sunny day the people Torpor on the bus.
- Palliate
- /pal-ee-ayt (verb)
Definition: To cover by excuses and apologiesEx. Don’t try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies
Sentence: Bobby palliates with his work.
- Flatfoot
- /Flat-foot/ (noun)
Definition: Slang police officerEx. In the latest movie, the actor plays an earnest flatfoot who is bested my clever foot
Sentence: A flatfoot chased down Jay as he stole a car
- Wardrobe
- WOR-drohb
Definition: A collection of wearing appeared (as of one person or for one activity)Ex. Over the years Sandra has managed to acquire a large and varied wardrobe
Sentences: My mom has a big wardrobe in her closet.
- Bioturbation
- /bye-oh-ter-BAY-shun (noun)
Definition: The retraction of sedimentary deposits by moving organisms (as worms and borrowing worms)Ex. Many students have looked at bioturbation how plants and animals alter archaeological sites-but rarely in ground saturated by monsoons.
Sentences: The archaeology students found evidence of bioturbation
- Doughty
- /DOW- Tee/ (adjective)
Definition marked by fearless resolution: valiant brave courageousEx. When little Liza saw the bullies picking on one of the younger boys the doughty girl marched up to them and demanded that they stop.
Sentence: When a bully was picking on another girl, someone called a teacher or parent and doughty and told them to stop
- Hamatria
- /hah-mah-tee-uh (noun)
Definition: Tragic flowEx. Greed was the hamatia that ultimately brought down the protagonist (main character in a play, story or novel
Sentence: The little boy hamatia at the store and stole something
- Ruction
- /Ruk-Shun/ (noun)
Definition: disturbance, uproarEx. The ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on
Sentence; There was a ruction outside my house
Thank you Ma'am
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.
I chose to draw the scene in the story where …..
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.
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.
I chose to draw the scene where …. I chose to draw this scene because…
There are many quotable passages in the novel. We had to identify important quotes and explain why they were significant. After reading chapter 7 we wrote a quiz where we had to respond critically to certain passages. After the quizzes were marked, we then had to go back to our quiz and make corrections to our answers.
TASK: After completing our novel study, I then had to use my knowledge of Iqbal to write an essay on child labourINTENT:
- To make my reader aware of the issue of child labour
- To inform my reader about the oppression that children like Iqbal face
- To empower/encourage my reader to take action in support of children’s rights
CRITERIA: We were evaluated based on:Social Studies
Science
Math
Integer
Volume
Surface Area
Pythagoras
percent
Proportional reasoning
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