Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Characteristics of Living Organisms

Paramecium: A single-celled freshwater animal that has a characteristic slipperlike shape







Monday, February 27, 2012

Grade 8 Reminder

  • Ms. Stolar, from TDHS, will be coming to FHS Wednesday morning at 9:30 am to finish the grade 9 registration process

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Reminders

I am on vacation for the rest of the week.  Here are some important reminders:
  • Thursday, Feb 16th @ 7pm-Open House at THS
  • Friday, Feb.17th-gr.8 students will pick up high school forms
    • they are due Monday after the break
Homework

LA
  • Holocaust Unit Test-Friday
    • Daniel's Story
    • Map of Europe (WWII)
    • Ten Hours short story
    • The Wave movie
    • History of the Nazi Party
    • Population Density of ghetttos and camps
    • Propoganda
Math
  • estimating %- Friday
Science
  • Holocaust disease report-Friday

Lord of the Flies


Lord of the Flies: In-class Expository Essay
Use proper essay writing (5 paragraph essay), to answer the following question:
"Which person in the movie Lord of the Flies demonstrates that he was the most just leader?"
Criteria for a well planned and written essay:
  1. What is your definition of just? And just leadership?
  2. Why was ______ the most just leader?
  3. Why wasn't________ the most just leader?
Although we ran short on time, we began to discuss the following aspects of Ralph and Jack's leadership qualities:
-There are always people who, in a group, come out with better qualities to be a leader than others    however, sometimes the strongest person is not the best leader
- In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies Ralph though not the stronger person, demonstrates a better understanding of people than Jack which gives him better leadership qualities
- Ralph displays these useful human qualities as a leader by working towards the betterment of the boys' society  
- He creates rules and a simple form of government to achieve this order
-Jack does not treat the boys with dignity as Ralph does
-Ralph understands that the boys, particularly Piggy, have to be given respect and must be treated as equals
-This makes Ralph a better leader as he is able to acknowledge that he was not superior to any of the other boys
-Ralph's wisdom and ability to look to the future also make him a superior leader.  Ralph has the sense to keep his focus on getting off the island.  He insists on keeping the fire burning as a distress signal.  Ralph's leadership provides peace and order to the island while Jack's leadership makes chaos.

 -Under Jack's rule, the boys become uncivilized savages where theyhave no discipline.  
 - Ralph's treatment of the boys also demonstrates his knowledge of human nature.  While Jack considers the boys inferior to himself, Ralph treats the boys as equals.  Ralph's superior leadership qualities are reflected in his constant defence of Piggy. 

-Ralph's common sense and ability to recognize what is best for the group as a whole further demonstrates his superior leadership skills.   

-When the boys join Jack's tribe; Jack only satisfies their short term wants and needs, such as the desire for meat. 
It's now time for you to organize your thoughts and ideas into a well-written expository essay. Make sure you spend considerable time on the writing process: brainstorming, planning, 1st draft and final draft.  Considerable marks will be deducted if you do not have efficient evidence of all the stages of writing.  Good luck and remember you have 2 hours to complete this essay.

Daniel's Story-Point of View

Point of View Assignment

In Daniel’s Story, the story is told from the point of view of Daniel which means we see the events through the eyes of Daniel. What if the story was seen through another character’s eyes such as Daniel’s father, Erica, Rosa or even a Nazi?  How different would the same events be written?  In this assignment, you have the chance to pick a major event in the story and re-write it from the point of view of a different character. In order for this to be successful, you must do the following:
·         Make sure the events are exactly the same as the events in the novel
o   Use same dialogue
o   Events in same order
·         Understand the character who is telling the story
o   If it is a child the point of view  be fairly innocent and confused
o   If it is a Nazi guard the point of view should represent Nazi thinking (or should it?)
·         Be empathetic
o   Be sure to add emotion in to your writing
§  Think to yourself, “How would the character feel during these events?”
Below is a very good example of an event from Daniel’s Story told through the eyes of another character.  To gain the proper appreciation of it, first read the event from the point of view of Daniel (pg. 48-49).  Next, read the writing below which is the same event written from the point of view of Friedrich.  Look to see the similarities between the 2 pieces of writing (events, dialogue).  Also look to see how different the 2 pieces of writing are (feeling, empathy for children in the cupboard).  Now it’s your turn; can you do better?

Daniel’s Story –pg.48-49

Point of View-Friedrich

Erika and I had been chosen by the family to be the ones who would hide in the cupboard to try to escape those evil men…the Gestapo.  When I asked why we were chosen, Mother said, “Child, you do not want to know what happens to young children when the Gestapo get a hold of them.”
I never understood what she meant, but I knew it wasn’t good.  And then, one afternoon, I saw the Gestapo coming and I ran back into the apartment as fast as I could. 
“They’re coming!” I screamed as a crashed through the door, completely out of breath.
Quickly, Mother helped Erica and me into the cupboard.  We were both really scared and hugged each other as they quickly slammed the door.  I heard them doing something to the door.  I think they were taking the door handle off.  Next, I heard them slide something heavy in front of us. 


Then….it was so quiet.  I had never heard such quietness in a long time since so many of us had been crammed into that apartment. It was so quiet, it hurt my ears.  Erica and I were both too scared to talk so we just hugged each other.  I felt Erica shaking like a leaf so I gently kissed her on the top of her head.  After what felt like an eternity, I heard a Gestapo officer yell something that sounded like, “You may not go with them!”
I next heard Mother yell, “I will not leave them!”
“You must!” screamed the Gestapo.
I was really worried for Mother because the anger in the Gestapo voice was really frightening.
I then heard Mother say, “I will not” in a pleading voice.

It was silent for a few seconds and I thought maybe the Gestapo had let the children go with her.  The silence was broken with the sound of three gunshots.  The sound made both Erica and I jump. But we were both too scared to say anything.  Again it was silent for a long time and we both just kept our arms around each other.  All the while I kept saying to myself, “Please be okay Mother, please be okay”.

Friday, February 10, 2012

How Can We Communicate to Educate?- Public Service Announcement: HELP STOP BULLYING AT LAKEVIEW SCHOOL

A well made PSA will motivate people to take action to improve their communities, families and their own lives. Effective PSAs will attract attention, get the audience thinking, make the message personally relevant, believable and interesting to the target audience.

Activity 1
Using the sheet provided above you must analyze the following PSAs:














2.1 Video Assignment 1: Public Service Announcement (PSA)


Using the guidelines below, respond through research, writing and story boarding to conceptualize a :30-1min PSA.

A good PSA campaign focuses on service to the public. Make sure your campaign idea deals with a significant public problem for which a solution can be offered through advertising. Do not develop a campaign which arouses public concern but offers no solution. Media messages are fleeting. One compelling central message, clearly presented with a simple call for action, is the most effective. This is also usually summed up with a “tag line” that is easy to remember.

Good PSA campaigns are based on research. In a real campaign, it may be delivered over the period of three years in order to measure attitude or behavior change. Research allows for measurable results. Measurable results can be calls to a hotline, changes of attitude measured through surveys, etc.

Make sure your PSA can answer the following questions: Complete these questions and hand in to Mr. Catton

  1. Target Audience: Whom do I want to speak to? Are there any barriers to understanding the message?
  2. Message: What is the proposed message? What do I want the person who is watching this to understand?
  3. Action Step: What is the call to action? What do I want the person to do? What can an individual do in the home or community? How will the action solve the problem?
  4. Significance of Issue to the Public: What is the proposed issue? Describe the problem and why it is important to the public? Are there any statistics involved which might be useful?
Assignment Guidelines
You must submit the following as part of your pre-production:
- Storyboard


Class Co-Constructed Criteria
 An effective PSA has…
  • A reason or purpose
  • Facts or statistics to reinforce the purpose
  • A good tag line/ slogan
  • A relevant message (know your audience)
  • Follow-up information (if your audience wants more information, ex. a website or a phone number)
  • Good composition (the video is shot well)
Evaluation
Production Paperwork
  • Storyboard /30
    • Each shot is sketched out, using a variety of shot types and keeping composition in mind
  • Group work evaluation (see rubric) /30
  • Video (see rubric) /40

Your completed :30- 1 min  PSA will be evaluated based on the following rubric. Videos without accompanying production paperwork will not be marked. You may keep production paperwork in your group folder provided to you . The production paperwork will be taken into consideration for your grade.


Group Work
You will be peer-evaluated by your group members on the following rubric for a total possible 32 points. These will be considered part of your video mark as working on a team is part of video production. Mr. Cattonwill have the final say on your group work mark and group members will be able to submit their evaluations privately.



    Finished Products

    Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    Daniel's Story-Ch. 10 and 11

    Answer the following questions by posting your response to this post.

    1. How did Daniel become involved with the resistance within the camp?

    2. What does Daniel describe as the being the worst thing he saw while in Aushwitz?

    3. After 1944 defeat was inevitable for the Nazis, but they continued to kill the Jews.  Why did they do this?

    Monday, February 6, 2012

    Tuesday, February 7th
    • Bedford Road Collegiate
    • Centennial Collegiate
    Thursday, February 9th
    • Aden Bowman
    • Marion Graham Collegiate
    Tuesday, February 14th
    • Even Hardy Collegiate
    • Saskatoon Christian School
    Wednesday, February 15th
    • Walter Murray Collegiate

    Thursday, February 16th
    • Tommy Douglas Collegiate
    Homework
    Science
    • Ch. 9 test-Study notes 10%
    LA
    • ch. 9-10