What we did
Today we started the day by practicing the Geography Challenge in which we answered 30 hard questions about geographical history etc. After that we re-watched a video about the middle ages and the three various periods of the middle ages (early, high and late) while taking notes at the same time. After the break, we all went to the library to go and work on our various blogs, by discussing criteria and expectations for the blogs. For the rest of the block we were discussing the quality of blog posts of the fellow blogers in our blog groups by grading them on a scale of 1-5, 1 being the worst, and 5 being the best.
Why We did it
We practiced our Geography Challenge to prepare for the upcoming official Geography Challenge and to increase our overall speed in finishing them, since there will be many questions. We watched the video to learn about the middle ages and to finish it because we didn't the last time we watched it.
We spent a whole hour working on our blogging skills to improve them and to asses weak points to improve on and to decide who's good at posting and who's not so good.
My reflections/connections
I believe that by taking notes on the middle ages video, we would have improved our note taking skills, since we were watching a video instead of reading a book we would have to deal with taking notes and listening for more things to take notes on at the same time, so we should have improved. When doing our blog work on the second block I believe we improved our blog writing by looking for parts that are bad in the blog and improving on them, the blogging skills can be further used to help with essays you may write in the future or if you grow up to have a formal blog of your own.
Homework
Finish reading your novels, you have until Monday to finish
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
What we did : Today in humanities class we discussed key events and what we have done/worked on so far this year. We also talked about some upcoming events like the fuzzy drive (you can donate and clothing,slippers,socks etc. but only clean items). Also Ms.Lees' told us today that we will be having a geography challenge next week on Tuesday. After we were done discussing the upcoming events we were asked to draw a graph based on our: behavoir, understanding, and effort so far this year. We were also expected to write a few sentences on the back of our graphs explaing them and writing down a goal for January.
Learning Intention: I think that the reason that we discussed earlier events this year during class today is because Ms. Lees' wanted us to reflect on everything that has happened so far this year and to review the stuff we have already learned. We talked about upcoming events because it is important to know what is going on around the school and it is important to get involed and help out in any way possible for example the "Warm and Fuzzy Drive" by donating our clothes to people that are less fortunate is a good way to help society. The reason we did our graphs today is because Ms.Lees' wanted us to reflect on our behavoir/effort/understanding of what we have done so far this year. Ms.Lees' wanted us to write a few sentences and a goal on the back of our graphs because it is important and helpful to set reasonable goals in life.
Connections/Reflections: I think that what we did today was good for all of us because it is important to look back and see how far we have come since then. For example at the beggining of the year my plot diagrams and character webs were not very good they could be quite poor sometimes; however now my work had improved a lot and i am more confident in my work than i was before. Personally i think that it is good to set goals because it gets you motivated to get up and make yourself proud. I think that it is important that we learn how to pick a good goal while we are in school because this is a skill we can use in our lives as we get older and into the higher grades; no matter what path we all take this will help us to be inspired and not to give up.
Homework/Tips: remember that there is a warm and fuzzy drive going on this week and next week the winning class gets an ice cream party, also the geography challenge is next week. Also we must be finished reading our novels before next monday, even if you already have read your book it is always good to refresh your memory. Dont forget we will be doing webs about the novels soon and there will not be a mid term for humanities just a year end test.
John will be doing the next post.
Learning Intention: I think that the reason that we discussed earlier events this year during class today is because Ms. Lees' wanted us to reflect on everything that has happened so far this year and to review the stuff we have already learned. We talked about upcoming events because it is important to know what is going on around the school and it is important to get involed and help out in any way possible for example the "Warm and Fuzzy Drive" by donating our clothes to people that are less fortunate is a good way to help society. The reason we did our graphs today is because Ms.Lees' wanted us to reflect on our behavoir/effort/understanding of what we have done so far this year. Ms.Lees' wanted us to write a few sentences and a goal on the back of our graphs because it is important and helpful to set reasonable goals in life.
Connections/Reflections: I think that what we did today was good for all of us because it is important to look back and see how far we have come since then. For example at the beggining of the year my plot diagrams and character webs were not very good they could be quite poor sometimes; however now my work had improved a lot and i am more confident in my work than i was before. Personally i think that it is good to set goals because it gets you motivated to get up and make yourself proud. I think that it is important that we learn how to pick a good goal while we are in school because this is a skill we can use in our lives as we get older and into the higher grades; no matter what path we all take this will help us to be inspired and not to give up.
Homework/Tips: remember that there is a warm and fuzzy drive going on this week and next week the winning class gets an ice cream party, also the geography challenge is next week. Also we must be finished reading our novels before next monday, even if you already have read your book it is always good to refresh your memory. Dont forget we will be doing webs about the novels soon and there will not be a mid term for humanities just a year end test.
John will be doing the next post.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Wednesday, December 14th
What did we do?
We started with two rounds of geography challenge. Each round had ten questions about Canadian history. We went over the answers after. Ms. Lees then assigned us each a novel, and we were to silent read until approximately fifteen minutes after the start of block two. After we got into groups based on which novel we were assigned. Ms. Lees explained the web we have to do after winter break. It depends on ourselves whether we deserve to work in a group or on our own, but first, we had to brainstorm as a group about some heading there could be for our book.
Why?
The geography challenge was a practice for the real geography challenge coming up. Many questions were in Socials 9 and 10, so many of us didn't know the answer. We learned about Canadian history as we were being tested. Ms. Lees gave us time to read our novel because she wanted us to get a simple understanding of the time and setting of the book, and also letting us be able to come up with a few headings for our web.
My Reflection/Connections
I am not familiar with Canadian history, so I only got a few correct in the practice rounds. The geography challenge would be a good way to learn about geography. Reading a historical novel is much entertaining than reading off information on the textbook. By reading a novel, you can also enjoy the story while you absorb the historical information provided. A web will help us organize and understand the history and culture of the setting the novel is in.
Homework
Read your novel.
Brainstorm ideas for the web.
William will be doing the next learning log.
Monday, 12 December 2011
What we did today: Today we finished watching the "First Knight" movie, after we watched the movie, we all got sorted into groups to look and think about a quote from the movie.
Why we did it: We finished the movie so we could answer the last question on the sheet that we had from the first time we watched the movie. I think that the reason that we looked and thought about the quotes is because Ms.Lees' wanted us to understand the meanings and also to see how everyone in the class worked togethor as a group.
Reflections: i think that this was good to do because it was a fun activity and i enjoyed doing it. I think that these skills will help everyone in our class in the furture because as we get older we will be expected to understand and be able to write about famous quotes.
Tips and Homework: Today for homework we only have the questions from the king arthur movie and the sheet where we had to fill out about our group participation.
Why we did it: We finished the movie so we could answer the last question on the sheet that we had from the first time we watched the movie. I think that the reason that we looked and thought about the quotes is because Ms.Lees' wanted us to understand the meanings and also to see how everyone in the class worked togethor as a group.
Reflections: i think that this was good to do because it was a fun activity and i enjoyed doing it. I think that these skills will help everyone in our class in the furture because as we get older we will be expected to understand and be able to write about famous quotes.
Tips and Homework: Today for homework we only have the questions from the king arthur movie and the sheet where we had to fill out about our group participation.
Friday, 9 December 2011
Friday, December 9th
What We Did Today
Today, for the whole class, we did the class spelling bee and we chose spellers to go to the school one after school on Monday.
Why We Did It
Today, we did the class spelling bee to find out the best spellers and to make them go to the school one.
My Reflections
I kind of thought that the class spelling bee was very fun rather than doing other things.
Today, for the whole class, we did the class spelling bee and we chose spellers to go to the school one after school on Monday.
Why We Did It
Today, we did the class spelling bee to find out the best spellers and to make them go to the school one.
My Reflections
I kind of thought that the class spelling bee was very fun rather than doing other things.
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Learning log Dec 7
What We Did Today
Today we watched the movie known as "First Knight" it's about a knight named Lancelot who joins King Arthur fight against a rebellious knight and his forces. We spent both blocks watching the movie, and we couldn't work on our spelling bee due to lack of time.
Why we did it
I'm not too sure about exact reason, but I believe it's to help with our understanding of the middle ages and what they would consider normal, such as women marrying men 40 years older than them. We also had to answer questions so I believe it tests our listening skills too.
My Reflections/Connections
I felt that watching a movie was better than a normal day in humanities class, we didn't really have to do much, the only thing we had to do was pay attention to look for answers, answer them and enjoy the movie.
Homework/Reminders
Remember to study for Canspell, the class spelling bee is Friday
Today we watched the movie known as "First Knight" it's about a knight named Lancelot who joins King Arthur fight against a rebellious knight and his forces. We spent both blocks watching the movie, and we couldn't work on our spelling bee due to lack of time.
Why we did it
I'm not too sure about exact reason, but I believe it's to help with our understanding of the middle ages and what they would consider normal, such as women marrying men 40 years older than them. We also had to answer questions so I believe it tests our listening skills too.
My Reflections/Connections
I felt that watching a movie was better than a normal day in humanities class, we didn't really have to do much, the only thing we had to do was pay attention to look for answers, answer them and enjoy the movie.
Homework/Reminders
Remember to study for Canspell, the class spelling bee is Friday
Friday, 2 December 2011
Learning Log Dec 2nd
What we did
Today, we did nothing else except doing the geography test. The test was pretty straight forward and if you studied what ms. lees told you to study, you would have done a great job.
Why we did it
We did our test because in order to for Ms. Lees to know about our geography skills, we have to write a test.
My Reflections
Taking a test really stresses some people but it is something we must do because without tests, we wouldn't study.
Reminders
study your words for the canspell
make sure to come to flex if you have to finish the geography test
Today, we did nothing else except doing the geography test. The test was pretty straight forward and if you studied what ms. lees told you to study, you would have done a great job.
Why we did it
We did our test because in order to for Ms. Lees to know about our geography skills, we have to write a test.
My Reflections
Taking a test really stresses some people but it is something we must do because without tests, we wouldn't study.
Reminders
study your words for the canspell
make sure to come to flex if you have to finish the geography test
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