Hello! Here's what we're up to:
English 8
- Checking in
- Last bit of time for the podcast
- Introducing the novel unit(s)
- Schedule for reading
- Introduction to Strangers by David Robertson
- Introduction to Dry by Jarrod and Neal Shusterman
- Presentation Assignment
- Remaining assignments coming up
- A visual assignment
- A quiz halfway through Strangers
- An essay on Strangers
- A freewrite assignment on Dry
- A short story assignment on Dry
- A quiz on Dry
- Choosing an order for presentations
- Strangers
- Context for the story, and what to expect
- Who is David Robertson?
- What is a trickster figure?
- Historical context
- Colonialism
- Reserve system
- Residential Schools
- Illness
- Anxiety
- For Friday, read the Prologue and Chapter 1
New Media 10
- Checking in
- Wrapping up work on the Infographics
- Show me what you have so far!
- Due Monday
- Returning to Assignment 5
- Recap of Cognitive Biases
- Recap of Logical fallacies
- Examples (here and here) of an article to study
- Good locations for editorials or opinion pieces:
- National Post
- Globe and Mail
- CBC
- Fox News
- CNN
- NBC News
- BBC News
- Al Jazeera Opinion
- How to write an essay
- Time for research: your goal for tomorrow is to come to class with two separate editorials, with specific examples of logical fallacies and/or cognitive biases chosen.
- Tomorrow, your goal will be to hone the examples, make a plan, and start the essay. I'll show you an example then.
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