Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Jan 27, 2021

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

Face to face

  • Silent reading time
  • Checking in
  • Recap of yesterday's discussion, assignment instructions, and semi-colons
  • Discussion: There are many conspiracy theories floating around about COVID and the vaccines. How seriously should we take them?
  • Freewrite
  • Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Considering the role of conspiracy theories around the Holocaust, and discussions we'll be having around the danger conspiracy theories can pose, it's worth highlighting.
  • Article on QAnon from yesterday.
    • How much of a threat do you think online conspiracy theories represent for society?
    • How do you think people like him should be treated?
  • The Atlantic on QAnon
    • What do you think is the best approach to combat conspiracy theories?
  • How I would approach A5 with QAnon
  • Time for A5
  • Lesson on commas
    • Compare to semi-colons
    • Activity on commas
  • Tomorrow will be mostly time for you to complete your A5 (we'll go over dashes and Works Cited as well). Your goal is to come to class with a rough draft of your paragraph mostly complete.

Remote

  • Tasks for today
    • Check in
    • Answer discussion question
    • Come to lesson at 1215
    • Respond to A6 Question
  • Checking in - How are you feeling today?
  • Discussion question - What emotions did you feel when you listened to "We Are More"?
  • Lesson on Shane Koyczan, spoken word poetry, and this poem at the 2010 Olympics
  • Link to the shared google doc.
  • Assignment 6 question #2: Do you believe Koyczan offers a fair portrayal of Canada? What would you change?
  • Discussion questions:
    • What is something he says in the video, that makes you think of a place, event, or person in real life?
    • Consider your own idea of Canada. What's missing from his definition?
  • For tomorrow, take a look at this link for the next video:


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