Class Wiki

At couple of the recent Teacher's Workshops that I went to I learned that Class Wiki's can be useful class websites. I created one for our class. You can check it out at this link: https://scs78class.wikispaces.com/. We will try to use in for our Coffee House preparation and then we will decide if it will be more useful than the class blog or not?

I would appreciate your comments/feedback.

The Old Cardinal Spirit

Choose either Mr. Gale or Miss Shaughnessy to be the voice of the narrator for "The Old Cardinal Spirit." Write 2 paragraphs recounting a section of the story and show how it would be significantly different when told from another point of view.

5 marks each paragraph.
Total 10 marks.

Due: Tuesday, October 27th

SS Canadian History Project

You have been granted an extension on your Canadian History project. This will means that you must be prepared to present on Nov. 2nd.

Please follow the criteria in the provided rubric!

Late projects will not be accepted!

CE Questions

Read 1 Sam. 18:6-29

A. What first made Saul angry with David? Why did this make him angry?

B. What made Saul afraid of David (v12)?

C. What actions were caused by Saul’s jealousy?

Due: Tuesday

Theme Verses for the Year

Choose a passage of scripture (minimum of three verses) to be your theme passages for the year. Memorize the verses and be prepared to explain why you chose those verses.

Memory verse test on October 27th.

SS Research Project

I just want to remind you to start researching your topic for your Canadian History Research Project. The school's library has limited resources and the availability in the computer lab is minimal. You will have to take lots of responsibility for completing this assignment on your own. Please make use of the Saskatoon Public Libraries. They will have lots more books! Also, research on credible internet sites (not wikipedia). Let me know how I can help you. Don't leave everything until the night before!

Class Goal: Assess how historical events in Canada have affected the present Canadian identity.

Student Goal: Assess how a Canadian historical event has affected the present Canadian identity.

Step 1: Brainstorm

Brainstorm a variety of historical events that have had an impact on Canada/Canadians.


Step 2: Choose a topic!

Choose a historical event to thoroughly research how it has shaped the Canadian identity.

My topic: ______________________________________________________

*One topic per person

**You may not get your first choice for the topic

Step 3: Research

Use a variety of research methods to research your historical event. Take jot notes and be sure to create a bibliography of all the references used (Use the “How to write a bibliography” hand-out).

Consider the following:

· When and where the event occurred?

· What happened during the event?

· Who was directly and indirectly impacted by the event?

· Why the event happened and why was Canada/Canadians involved/impacted?

· How has this event affected the present Canadian identity?

Due Date: Monday, October 19th

Step 4: Present your information

You will need to present your research in a document that can be handed in and evaluated.

Choose a method of presenting your research:

· Research essay or report

· Power Point presentation

Due Date: Thursday, October 29th

Step 5: Class Presentation

You will be required to present your research to the class.

When presenting to the class consider:

· How you can make your presentation interesting to the audience.

· How you can answer the questions that you were expected to research (see above).

· That the audience will be expecting to be able to understand how your event has affected the present Canadian identity so that they will not have to research it themselves.

· Good presentation skills (confidence, cue cards, visuals, volume, eye contact, etc.)

Due Date: Thursday, October 29th

Gr. 7 Christian Ethics: Looking in the Rear View Mirror

Your assignment is to rewrite a modern day version of Habakkuk 3:17-19. To help with verse 17 consider possible current events/disasters (military crisis, wars, terrorism, social injustice, pollution, pets dying, etc.). For verses 18-19 consider the key faith words used in Habakkuk (rejoice, God, Savior, Sovereign, strength, yet). Rewrite this as your own statement of faith.

Evaluation
Writing (spelling, grammar, style) /5 marks
Rewrite Habakkuk 3:17 /10 marks
Rewrite Habakkuk 3:48-19 /15 marks

Due: Tuesday, Oct. 13th