Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Getting ready for our first Book Club meeting!

I am so impressed with your incredible reading!  You all seem very interested in your books.  We will set reading goals at our first meeting.  Here is how you can come prepared.

Prior to each meeting:
  • Students are expected to prepare point form notes to answer the assigned questions based on their reading.  Use the bookmark provided by Mrs. B
  • Each student is to create her own 2 questions for discussion, with his/her answers. (Share with me on Google Drive) 

  •  Avoid literal/factual knowledge based questions that involve remembering without understanding, analysis, or evaluation.  (see the Q chart below)

Meeting #1 - ___:
  1. What scene is the most impactful? Why?
  2. Find a quote online (or from a text) that relates to the novel.   What connections can you make between the quote and the novel. (text to text, text to self, text to world, text to media)
  3. Which character is the most interesting? Why?
  4. Making predictions - what do you think will happen next?  Why?
  5. Using the Q-Chart as your guide to higher level thinking questions, create 2 questions for your group. Prepare your answers, but share them only after each member has had a chance to answer the question.

Reading Strategy:  Questioning!   We have been learning about the importance ofquestioning.  Effective readers ask questions all the time when they are reading.  Asking questions helps you to understand what is happening in the text.
In class, we have been using a “Q Chart”.   This is a grid containing various question starters.   By using these question starters, we have identified which types of questions would be hand-type questions (a question that you can find the answer to right on a page in the text) or a higher level thinking question, or a brain-type of question.  These types of questions require a reader to use information that they find in the text ANDtheir own ideas to develop an effective answer.
Below is a copy of the Q chart.    When you are reading, what are some questions that you can develop about your book?

Monday, 22 February 2016

Socrative

Period 3 and 4 - Sorry for the internet issues today.  The Socrative quiz is now up and running - ESL210.   This goes with the Newsela article - Teens find support in dealing with anti-Muslim bullying.  Good Luck!
Watch this video:  Strategies for completing multiple choice questions on the OSSLT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSV5nKxZ01k



Period 2 - try a Newsela article and a quiz.  Pick any one that looks interesting! 

Thursday, 18 February 2016

Global Oneness Project

In what ways do you celebrate diversity? 
What is diversity to you? Does diversity matter?
What happens when you have it? What happens when you don't?

With a partner, view the following photo essay.

https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/photo-essays/belief

Questions for homework:
· Does diversity matter? What would happen without diversity? 
· What are some ways diversity can be respected? 
· If you were asked to rename this photo essay, what title would you give it? 
· If you were a judge for a photo contest that celebrates diversity, which of these images do you think would be the winning photograph? Why? 


Now pick two of your responses above and give a detailed answer using the  ROPES
strategy. (On a separate piece of paper)

Remember:  Students who were absent are responsible for work missed. 



Saturday, 13 February 2016

February is Black History Month

Learn about the Underground Railway:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm

Begin the Journey and follow the route.  You can press Listen if you want to hear the information at each stop.


Read about the Underground Railway:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/underground_railroad.php

Then take this quiz:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/underground_railroad_questions.php

Learn more about Harriet Tubman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGRYf2ComY

Watch this Heritage Minute about the Underground Railroad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RLEE0ENHoI

Learn more about William Hall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44bDMiZiyTk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaLgZV9VnKM


Learn more about Viola Desmond:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GZn1QdhafM


Learn about the origins of Black History Month in the United States:




Thursday, 11 February 2016

Happy Valentine's Day! The History of Valentines. Video Listening Activity!

Sunday is Valentine's Day!   A day to tell the people close to us that we love them.


Listen to the History of Valentine's and try the quiz.  Let Mrs. B. know how you do!


http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_high_intermediate.php?id=10436


http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_high_intermediate.php?id=4114


http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/valentinesday/listening/history-of-valentines-day.html


Brighten someone's day - send an animal ecard!  Or write a letter telling someone special how much you appreciate them.  That means a lot!

http://online.nwf.org/site/PageNavigator/ecards?id=52

Figurative Language:  We talked about Similes comparing love to an object at home.  Can't wait to see what you come up with!   Can you find a song that compares love to another object?


Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Should Kids Play Football?

We have watched Superbowl commercials and discussed which were the most effective.

Period 2:  Action Magazine:  http://action.scholastic.com/issues/09_07_15/book#/22

Read page 23.  Do you think Kids should play football?

Period 3 and 4:  Read this article about Students playing football.  Then complete the quiz and pros and cons chart.



https://drive.google.com/a/ocsb.ca/file/d/0B6uajOWP-Qm9bGNZRHNDbVRPUGM/view?usp=sharing




Thursday, 4 February 2016

Superbowl Commercials! Some of the best ever!

In class today we talked a little bit about football.  For many of you, your sport of "football" is kicking the soccer ball.  Here in North America, football is used with this kind of ball:




This weekend is the Superbowl - a huge football game in the United States,  which millions of people watch.   It is also the biggest day of the year for advertising!  The Superbowl is famous for the incredible commercials!   Whether you watch the football or not, take a look at some of these very famous ads. (They are the part that I like!)   They are great for ESL.  Some use very little language, but still get across a very effective message.   We will talk about them on Monday.  Who is the intended audience?  What advertising techniques are used to sell the product?  Which one do you like best?  Why?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPKgC8KPBMg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRpPAibi_ck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xffOCZYX6F8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ZnwjTxLnw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDb-7DY3CjU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Ep0O5fWN4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFxzDwjsj-A

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Read, Write, Rock!

http://www.readwriterock.com/main.html



Check out this website - try the reading activities.  This is a fun way to prepare for the Literacy Test!  Something to do on those nights you don't have homework!