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Our first focus in Language Arts this year is going to be character traits. We are going to be looking at and and distinguishing the character traits of real people and characters from the stories we read.
Our first focus in Language Arts this year is going to be character traits. We are going to be looking at and and distinguishing the character traits of real people and characters from the stories we read.
Analyzing and examining these traits allow us to make a decision about what kind of person we believe our character to be and then use text evidence to support your claim. Character traits are traits about a character's personality rather than looking at physical features.
Analyzing and examining these traits allow us to make a decision about what kind of person we believe our character to be and then use text evidence to support your claim. Character traits are traits about a character's personality rather than looking at physical features.
Boatlift- An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience
Boatlift- An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience
Students watched the short documentary Boatlift about all the people that came together to help evacuate lower Manhattan during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We then had a class discussion about what it means to be hero and the common traits of heroes.
Students watched the short documentary Boatlift about all the people that came together to help evacuate lower Manhattan during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We then had a class discussion about what it means to be hero and the common traits of heroes.
Due to student interest in the stories of heroes from 9/11, we looked at one other documentary that focused on a man that help save the lives of at least 13 people from the South Tower. Throughout the documentary they talked about the characteristics of Welles Crowther including being leader, brave, dependable and considerate. With these traits in mind and others we came up with, students provided examples from the documentary and the actions of Crowther to support their claim that he was...
Due to student interest in the stories of heroes from 9/11, we looked at one other documentary that focused on a man that help save the lives of at least 13 people from the South Tower. Throughout the documentary they talked about the characteristics of Welles Crowther including being leader, brave, dependable and considerate. With these traits in mind and others we came up with, students provided examples from the documentary and the actions of Crowther to support their claim that he was...
The Man in the Red Bandana
The Man in the Red Bandana
September 13th- September 17th
Indigenous Perspectives
Indigenous Perspectives
The Sharing Circle
The Sharing Circle
This week we are going to start looking at Indigenous perspectives. We kicked off our that look by discussing the importance and value of participating in a sharing circle. We will be incorporating this in our everyday learning. We will start each day with circle and also start incorporating a talking stick during class and group discussions.
September 20th- September 24th
Truth and Reconciliation Week
Truth and Reconciliation Week
This week, we are taking a pause from our character traits unit to recognize all those that have been impacted by residential schools. We have spent the week having important discussions around the experiences of those that attended residential schools and the impact it has had on Indigenous Canadians.
We are starting each day this week with a Zoom assembly and activities.
We watched and discussed a "promotional video" that discussed all the positives of residential schools and the kids critically analyzed what they think the message was behind the video. They then watched a contrasting video that described the experience of those that attended residential schools.
After those discussions and watching our videos, hearing stories from survivors, student decorated their own orange shirt to show their support and solidarity with survivors.
Brainstorming for your personal Land Acknowledgement.pdfToday we spent some time recognizing and discussing the importance of land acknowledgements. We went outside and brainstormed ideas to create our own land use acknowledgements using Canva or Google Slides.
Truth and Reconciliation Reflection
Truth and Reconciliation Reflection
Although we aren't done looking at Indigenous perspectives yet, in your journal reflect on what we learned the last couple weeks about Indigenous practices, residential schools.
October 5, 2021
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