Our day started with music with Mr. Redding.
Upon their return to the classroom, we talked about the swearing in of Canada's newest Governor General Julie Payette. We will be learning more about her and talking about the role of Canada's Governor General.
Journal Entry - done at school - the students wrote about their reflections on Screen Agers, the technology video we saw last week. If you didn't have a chance to see, apparently you can find it on Youtube.
After recess was math. Drills That Thrill included adding to nine with 3 second and 2 second intervals! Next we watched Rob from Math Antics explain what mathematics is. Students then explained what they had learned from the video.
We started basketball in P.E. today, just dribbling and gaining control of the ball.
After lunch the Immigration Project was introduced. [See outline below.]
We also watched an iMovie that a previous student had made about his great grandfather.
We ended our day with Agendas and book exchange.
Immigration Project
DUE November 6th, 2017
[Presentations November
6-10, 2017]
Purpose:
to understand the circumstances around one’s decision to leave their homeland
and make a new life in Canada (or the New World). Also, to reinforce the
understanding that Canada is a nation of immigrants.
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Who immigrated? (person or group of people)
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Where did they emigrate from and to what part of Canada did they come?
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What was happening in their homeland? Were they forced to leave?
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Why did they decide to emigrate? (May be strongly tied to above.)
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When did they (as an individual or as a group) come to Canada?
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How did they travel? (boat, plane, train)
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How long did it take?
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How were they treated once they arrived / settled in Canada?
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And anything else you want to include.
Project
Description:
Include
a map showing the approximate route your relative/person/group took to arrive
in Canada, with an approximate time period.
If your person traveled within Canada to get to their destination,
include that on the map as well.
Include
a small flag of your immigrant’s homeland.
Be
prepared to explain why your person came to Canada: How? Why? When?
Where?
(See above questions.)
Assessment:
You
will be assessed on how well you explain your immigrant’s life and experience,
and the creative way in which you do it.
Use the above questions to guide your project. You may choose how you would like to present
your information. Here are some
suggestions:
-Prezi -Suitcase
with items in it
-iMovie
-Diary
-Stop
motion -Poster
-Oral
presentation -Map of trip with explanations
-role
play -A
letter or series of postcards
-other?
