English 10
Today we signed out "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian." Students were asked to flip through the pages of the book and make predictions, comments, connections etc and write a few sentences in their duo tangs. We discussed a few of these comments as a class and then we listened to the author read the first two chapters of the book. In our duotang we also wrote a few notes about the protagonist's appearance.
Junior
- very skinny
- really large head, feet and hands
- 42 teeth when he was born (normally 32)
- eyes were lopsided
- wore ugly, plastic glasses
Next we discussed Junior' circumstances - living in poverty, has a sister, mother and father, is beat up and called names, has severe medical problems -lisp, stutter, seizures, water on the brain.
We also discussed why Junior likes to draw:
- to escape reality
- believe all famous "brown" people are artists
- to communicate effectively (even with people that speak another language)
We also talked about the words reserve and reservation.
First Nations 12
After a check in. We worked on some notes on Chapter 5 - The Colonial era.
We had a discussion also about Christy Clark's idea to reform the treaty negotiation process and also about if banning the Indian Act would make everyone "equal."
Humanities 8
Today we worked on our shields or read to begin class. Then we wrote some notes. See below. Next we worked on the study guide for Chapter 1: Europe's early Middle Ages.
The Middle Ages (410-1400 CE)
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The period of time between Roman times and the
Renaissance.
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Also known as (aka) Medieval times or the Dark
Ages.
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Medieval is Latin for middle.
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These times were “dark” because there was not any
progress. Civilization fell apart and
instead life was chaotic. There was war,
lawlessness and persecution (punishing someone for their beliefs).
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The Middle ages can be broken into 3 periods.
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Early – just after the fall of Rome
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High – feudalism is at its peak
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Late – advancement towards the Renaissance
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