Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is coming up!   What are you thankful for?

Learn more about Pumpkin Pie and Thanksgiving traditions:

Pumpkin Pie!
Try the quiz and let me know how you did.
Here's a little video about the origin of American Thanksgiving:
The origins of Thanksgiving!

IXL:  
Period 2:  This week we are practicing NOUNS - 1 - D.1, D.2, D.3, D.4, D.5, D.6, E.1, E.2, E.3, E.4

Harder questions:  2 - F.1, F.2,      3- D.1, D.2, D.3, D.4, E.1, E.2, F.1, F.2

We are also finishing up our unit on Terry Fox.  What is your dream?  We will be talking about our dreams for the future and completing mini-presentations. 

Period 3 and 4:  This week we are practicing using context clues in a reading passage to help with understanding, as well as learning about different types of sentences, 
Try:   Synonyms:  7- II.1, II.2,  L.1, 0.1, O.2, O.3
                              8 - GG.1
                              9 - Want a challenge?  W.1, W.2, W.3

We will finish our summary and try another one on our own.  

Your opinion DOES matter!  We will also be talking about our favourite holiday and writing an opinion piece about it.

Practice writing your opinion:  Are professional athletes positive role models?

This short video summarizes and provides tips about how to write an opinion piece.

These slides give us further information about writing a series of paragraphs.
Opinion Writing - samples from the literacy test

Here are questions that have appeared in previous tests.  These are questions that are relevant to teenagers.  You might have a strong opinion about some of them...  So, what do you think?

• Should zoos exist?
• Are today’s famous people good role models for young people?
• Is it a good idea for high school students to have a part-time job?
• Are cellphones necessary in teenagers’ lives?
• Is participation in extracurricular activities an important part of secondary school life?
• Do teenagers place too much importance on what they wear?
• Should every student be required to take a Physical Education class every year of high school?
• Should Ontario high schools allow students to eat junk food and sell junk food in their cafeterias?
• Should the sale of junk foods be banned from Ontario secondary schools?
• Should Canada join the United States?
• Is it important for teenagers to pay attention to world news?