Thursday 9 May 2013

May 9

Socials 11

Some students came to the all candidates meeting last night and got bonus marks. Others should look for it on Coast Cable. Politics test and student vote Monday.

English 8 and 9

Students have begun writing poetry with a class found poem and their own found poem.

Thursday 2 May 2013

May 2

I am in the Okanagan at a workshop led by Lorna Crozier, one of Canada's best writer's and recent winner of the Lieutenant Governor's award for lifetime achievement in literature. On Monday I will be at Chatelech discussing evaluating writing with other teachers.

English 8 and 9

Next week we will shift from responding to poetry to writing it. I will take their notebooks in one more time for a mark, then they will continue using them to draft poems.

Socials 11

Today students watched the televised leaders' debate and Friday will research political parties. Tuesday night at 7 there is an all candidates meeting at the Gumboot in Roberts Creek and Wednesday night at 7 there is one at the Gibsons Legion. I have asked students to try to attend one of these in our study of politics. Chapter 9 questions are due Tuesday.