September 3
General course overview
Birthday line-up
Talk to and present a peer
September 4
Finish talking to and presenting a peer - Chilliwack highlight
People bingo
September 5
Course outline
Chilliwack writing assignment
September 6
Finish Chilliwack writing assignment (30 minutes)
Pipeline work - not anyone's favourite thing about Chilliwack
Group work - know/wonder/learn about pipeline - add infographic for learn
Notes in learning log: Paying to push the TransMountain Pipeline through Indigenous Territory pipeline is acceptable.
September 9
COLLECT Chilliwack write
Infographic for 'learn' about pipeline
Read article/take notes about TM pipeline
Background information about pipeline
Add to last day's notes
September 10
Finish reading articles and adding to stakeholder chart
Note: MBA in Chilliwack
Develop oral discussion rubric
Discussion - Paying to push the TransMountain Pipeline through Indigenous Territory pipeline is acceptable.
September 11
Finish oral discussion rubric
Go over booklet pages - provide information about MBA
September12
Introduce discussion topic: Paying to push the TransMountain Pipeline through Indigenous Territory pipeline is acceptable.
Discussion and self-assessment
Begin short fiction notes
Bears introduction
September 13
Short fiction notes
Read Stolo story from text - apply notes to
Introduction to "Bears"
September 16
Library - independent reading until everyone is back
Continue short fiction notes
Review literary devices - scavenger hunt
Continue reading "Bears"
September 17
Independent reading
Complete first literary elements scavenger hunt
September 18
Continue short fiction notes
Continue reading "Bears"
September 19
Paragraph overview
Paragraph practice
Note application to "Bears" - paragraph response with a question around character, plot, setting, or conflict
September 20
Review of paragraph structure
One additional point added to yesterday's paragraph
Circular paragraph - in a group of nine, create a paragraph with a topic sentence that indicates which season is best
Individual response - Floyd is being developed into a round character. Identify two characteristics that we know about Floyd at this point in the story
September 23
Independent reading
Review paragraph format
Review collective paragraph example
Individual paragraph response
September 24
Independent reading
Continued paragraph work
September 25
Literary elements part II
Continue reading "Bears"
September 26
Volleyball game/Work period for those that are behind
October 1
Independent reading
Paragraphs returned
Continue reading "Bears"
Literary elements scavenger hunt
October 2
Review quotation integration
Sxwoxwiyam and sqwelqwel learning
Paragraph response - DUE FRIDAY
October 3
Independent reading
Read "Bears" looking for sxwoxwiyam and sqwelqwel evidence
Paragraph responses continued
October 4
Independent reading
Continue reading "Bears"
SUBMIT BOOKLETS AT END OF THE DAY
October 7
Quotation integration review: two methods
Independent reading
Review booklet work
Context from the media - two youtube videos
Responses
October 8
Independent reading
Complete reflection column for video #1
Watch video #2, completing reflection column as well
October 9
Sumas Lake presentation
October 10
Independent reading
Roles for lit circles
Continue collective reading of "Bears"
Practice for each role
October 11
Independent reading
Review roles
Divide into groups for reading
Roll die - assign each person a role
Group reading of play (pp. ___ - ___)
Fifteen minutes of work time on role, then lit circle
October 15
Independent reading
Finish play (in groups?)
Debrief the play, completing story graph and looking at character, conflict, etc.
October 16
Lit circle meeting
Abridged essay review - structure of introduction; cohesion between thesis statements and topic sentences; structure of conclusion
October 17
Independent reading
Essay writing review
October 18
Essay outline work
Essay question: Floyd interacts with a variety of animals along his journey. Discuss the symbolic meaning of two of the animals.
October 21
Essay work - laptops booked
October 22
Essay work - laptops booked
October 23
Essay work - laptops booked
October 24
Independent readinbg
Essay work - laptops booked
October 28
Independent reading
Essay work
October 29
Independent reading
Final work day on essays
October 30
Career Day
October 31
"Tick Talk"
Reader response
Sharing responses in groups
Summary question: What is the significance of the title "Tick Talk"?
SUBMIT ESSAY THIS WEEKEND/"BEARS" booklet today
November 4
*Make up day for Lit assessment
Independent reading
Review "Tick Talk"
Review essays - no essay? In at lunch today!
"Scariest Story Ever"
Reader response
Sharing responses in groups
Summary question: What might the author of the story say is the scariest thing we can encounter?
November 5
Independent reading
Collect paragraph response
"Scariest. Story. Ever." - look for recursive or cyclical elements
Reader response
November 6
Finish "Scariest. Story. Ever:."
Short story analysis
November 7
Sharing responses in groups
Summary questions: In your groups, identify the theme from "Scariest. Story. Ever." Identify irony.
November 12
Independent reading
Identify 2 moments highlighting Simon's deception. Identify 2 moments highlighting Mike's kindness.
Recursive/Cyclical story overview and application to a previously read story
November 13
Story development
Story writing continued
November 14
Story writing
November 15
Independent reading
"Peggy"
Response
Introduce Indigenous Trailblazer assignment
November 18
Continue Indigenous Trailblazer assignment
November 19
Finish Indigenous Trailblazer assignment