Daily Update – October 31
Social Studies 7
Steps to Civilization
Assignment: Discovery of Fire comic strip (due today)
English 7
Non-Fiction
Current Events: The Plight of the Rohingya
Social Studies 9-C/D
French Revolution
Term Project: An Interview with Napoleon (due November 15)
Daily Update – October 30
Social Studies 9-G
French Revolution
Activity: Big Ideas Quiz
Term Project: An Interview with Napoleon (due November 16)
Math 7
Fractions
Assignment: Mixed Fractions, Improper Fractions & Simplest Form
Science 7
Matter
Lab: 4.6 Investigation: Will it Float or Will it Sink?
Daily Update – October 27
Social Studies 9-C/D
French Revolution
Activity: Big Ideas Quiz: French Revolution
Project: An Interview with Napoleon (due Nov 15)
English 7
Short Stories (Responding to Literature)
Assignment: Who I Am paragraph (publishing in computer lab)
Social Studies 7
Steps to Civilization
Assignment: Discovery of Fire comic strip
Daily Update – October 26
Social Studies 9-G
French Revolution
Term Project: Profiling Napoleon
REMINDER: Big Ideas Quiz: The French Revolution (Monday)
BIG IDEAS QUIZ QUESTIONS
- Identify and discuss the social, economic and political conditions within France that led to the French Revolution. (10 marks)
- How did the influence of Philosophers (Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesqieu, & others) and the success of other democratic movements (i.e. English Civil War & the American Revolution) help to drive the desire for change and revolution in France? (5 marks)
Math 7
Fractions
Assignment: Equivalent Fractions
Science 7
Matter
Assignment: Calculating Mass, Volume & Density
English 7
Non-Fiction
Current Events: Where has all the Wildlife Gone? (due Friday)
Daily Update – October 25
Social Studies 9-C/D
French Revolution
Term Project: Profiling Napoleon
REMINDER: Big Ideas Quiz: The French Revolution (Friday)
BIG IDEAS QUIZ QUESTIONS
- Identify and discuss the social, economic and political conditions within France that led to the French Revolution. (10 marks)
- How did the influence of Philosophers (Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesqieu, & others) and the success of other democratic movements (i.e. English Civil War & the American Revolution) help to drive the desire for change and revolution in France? (5 marks)
English 7
Short Stories (Theme)
Activity: Read short story, “Fear…”; complete literature response journals
Assignment: Who I Am paragraph
Social Studies 7
Steps to Civilization
Assignment: Discovery of Fire Comic Strip (due Tuesday)
Daily Update – October 24
Social Studies 9-G
Revolution
Activity: view movie, “Les Miserables”; identify social, economic and political conditions in during Revolutionary France
Math 7
Fractions
Assignment: Meaning of Fractions
Science 7
Matter
Activity: 4.2 Investigation
Daily Update – October 23
Social Studies 9-C/D
Revolution
Activity: view movie, “Les Miserables”; identify social, economic and political conditions in during Revolutionary France
Social Studies 7
Steps to Civilization
Group Collaboration: Early Humans
English 7
Non-Fiction
Assignment: Where has Canada’s Wildlife Gone?
Short Stories
Activity: Read short story, “Higher Animals”; do literature response journals
Assignment: Higher Animals comprehension/vocab activity
Daily Update – October 19
Core 7
Non-Fiction
Activity: Non-Fiction Reading Assessment
Social Studies 9-G
Revolution
Activity: view movie, “Les Miserables”; identify social, economic and political conditions in during Revolutionary France
Daily Update – October 18
Social Studies 9-C/D
The French Revolution
Activity: view movie, “Les Miserables”; watch for examples of social, economic, and political problems in Revolutionary France.
Core 7
FSA’s
Activity: Numeracy FSA (online)
Daily Update – October 17
Social Studies 9-G
The French Revolution
Activity: Khan Academy video lecture, The French Revolution, part 3
Assignment: The Reign of Terror
REMINDER: Parent/Teacher Interviews today 2-4pm and 6-8pm. See you there!