April 6th/9th

April 6th

Socials 9

Today we finished off Western Expansion by looking at the Treaty Process in the United States between Indigenous people and the U.S. Government as well as the Indian Wars from 1860-1890.

Students were given time to finish off assignments in class prior to the end of term.

Socials 8

Today we began a new unit on the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of revival in the Arts and Sciences in Western Europe which led to the era of Exploration, Reformation, and Colonization.

We watched three videos on Youtube to give us a better understanding of this period in time.

The Links can be found below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCz7qxmO2hA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut-e40u3lS0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf2G2Il8crw

April 9th

Socials 9

Today we finished off Western Expansion by looking at the Treaty Process in the United States between Indigenous people and the U.S. Government as well as the Indian Wars from 1860-1890.

Students were given time to finish off assignments in class prior to the end of term.

English 8

Today we began a short unit on Cursive Writing.

The Powerpoint for Capital Letters can be found here.

The Powerpoint for Lower Case Letters can be found here.

The Worksheet PKG can be found here.

English 9

Today we continued our exploration of Media Literacy by looking at Advertisements and the different types of Appeals that Companies use to try to persuade us to purchase their material. The students were tasked with doing a scavenger hunt around the school of the different types of advertisements that are around. They then were introduced to the various types of appeals that companies make.

The Scavenger hunt can be found here.

The Appeal form can be found here.