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Any difficulties with access: pekelba@educbe.ca

Putting some "feeling in that writing" | Thursday April 2nd

3 Videos today.

• In hopes of inspiring you try sometimes to 'be productive' rather than 'be busy' in our new reality. Enjoy Spencer's definition in the first video.
• The second video is in preparation for a writing assignment coming soon.
• The third is to launch some descriptive writing practice, have fun with it.

Video 1:

"Description is one of the most important things when we consider our writing skills, especially when it comes to stories and fiction." --Mr. Kelba--yes I just quoted myself--

1. Please ensure you have completed and submitted our 'explorers scavenger hunt' (April 1 post). 
2. Review the video's below. One on 'feeling' in your writing and one is the writing topic.
3. Answer the writing prompt, as short or as long as you like, depending on how much time you have.
4. Submit your response titled Shrunk and submit on your Google Classroom (steps pasted below), if you have difficulty, sharing on google docs or email is fine: pekelba@educbe.ca

Video 2:

Video 3:

Here are the steps to find our updated assignment process on google classroom:

1. Go to your 'waffle' (the 6 dots, or google apps, in the top right of the page).
2. Find and click on 'google classroom'
3. Once in, click on 'join a class'
4. Enter this class code vrfo5na

Textbook Links

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Online Avalanche Tutorial

J. Hegan

Welcome to Avalanche Canada's Online Avalanche Tutorial!
In Canada, we enjoy the world’s finest opportunities for winter outdoor recreation. Each year, an increasing number of snowmobilers, skiers, snowboarders, mountaineers, and snowshoers venture into the backcountry with their friends to enjoy what nature has to offer. Unfortunately, each winter, some of these people die in avalanches, an outcome which could be prevented.

Finding our writing voice: Today's Writing Topic.

·       What causes racism?

·       The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hires you as a consultant to determine how best to use $20 billion to save the world. What’s your plan?

·       What’s the worst thing about the internet? 

·       Would you rather be very beautiful or very smart? Explain.

·       You can save one object before your house burns down. What is it? What makes that object important to you?

·       How much control over your life do you have? What makes you say that? 

·       Describe your ideal life 15 years from now. What is something you can do every day to reach that goal?

·       What would your friends say is your most lovable quality? Describe that quality. 

·       What is something scary that you would like to try? What makes it scary for you? How might you overcome that fear?

·       What things do you conscientiously do to feed your brain?

·       What are three of your most profound learning experiences? Where and when did they occur?

·       By age 18, the average American has seen 200,000 acts of violence on TV, including 40,000 murders. What is it about television violence that is so compelling to people?

·       Would you rather be loved or respected? Because?

·       Does social media represent individuals authentically? Explain with examples. 

Chapter 4 Timeline

"Learning a lot of dates is not what history is all about." p108

On the other hand, knowing the order in which certain things happened can be useful:

After reading the page below, please use this link to chapter 4 and complete the 2 questions on the page below.

Due Friday March 6 in class for sharing cafe.

https://www.rsf.gsacrd.ab.ca/eteacher_download/1119/18195

O Brave New World

O Brave New World

Pages 128 -137. Linked Here

European Imperialism

Please complete questions by Wednesday March 4 for your progress interviews.

Objective: What does the European treatment of people they came into contact with reveal about their worldview?

1.) Define the following terms:

a.) Imperialism:

b.) Immunity:

2.) Look at the picture on page 130.  Why do you think the artist included native people
(that Columbus had kidnapped from the Americas and Africa) in the painting to celebrate
Columbus’s return to Spain?

3.) How did King Phillip II view Sir Francis Drake?  How did Queen Elizabeth I view Drake?
How would you describe him - pirate or hero, and why?

4.) What attitude did Europeans have toward indigenous people they found in the new
territories that partly resulted in imperialism?

5.) Why did Spain and Portugal turn to the Pope to help solve their agreement? 
Why did they keep it secret from the rest of Europe?

6.) What was England and France’s response to this secret Treaty of Tordesilles?  Pg. 132

7.) Spain became the richest country in Europe for many years. 
How did Britain react to this wealth? What technology did the British create to take riches
from the Spanish ships?