important dates:
September 6: Holodomor Bus: on site field tripSeptember 13: Bard on the Beach Much Ado About Nothing meet on 37th at 12:00 pm. No return bus.
TBD: Vancouver Writers' Festival
TBD: Vancouver International Film Festival
TBD: Vancouver Writers' Festival
TBD: Vancouver International Film Festival
Did you enjoy yourself at Word! at the Writers' Festival? Do you want to see more live poetry performances? Are you curious about performing poetry yourself live in front of people? If so, think about checking out Cafe Deux Soleils every fourth Monday for the Youth Poetry Slam.
Humanities 1-1/1-2 Planbook September-January, 2017-2018
Humanities 1-2 specific planbook September-January, 2017-2018
In other news... HEADLINES AND SIDELINES has been tweaked for 2016-2017 to include beat correspondents (people that are assigned to cover certain areas of the world/issues. Those students not assigned to a 'beat' will continue to provide ONE "headline" news item written in their own words answering the journalistic "5 Ws" and ONE "human interest or otherwise amusing" news item, also in your own words. A short paragraph for each will suffice.
Term One Correspondents for HLSL
Canadian Foreign Affairs: Sansian Emily C-S/Sasha,David E
Canadian Domestic Interest: Kat A Mia C-R /Jerry, Thomas
Regional/Loca:l Becca Sam/Andrea C, Alexa G
Middle East: Arman Maddie/Varun, Marcus
US Domestic: Milan Ethan M/ David M, Fritz
Term Two: Correspondents for HLSL
Canadian Foreign Affairs: Evelyn Calista /Reilen and Patrick W
Canadian Domestic Interest: Anna M Carson /Michelle V and Pia
Regional/Local: Shannon and Hannah P /Paige and Hannah J
Middle East: Jane Lyndsey /Joseph and Jacob W
US Domestic: Richard Kyle/Jack and Brandon
Term Three: Correspondents for HLSL
Canadian Foreign Affairs: Benny / Reilen and Rogan
Canadian Domestic Interest: Hannah M and Helena /Christine M and Anny X
Regional/Local: Phoebe and Olivia /Judah and Anna R
Middle East: Arman and Kyle / Adam and Jacob
US Domestic: Abby, Stef and Dayne/ Erik B and Patrick W
Term One Correspondents for HLSL
Canadian Foreign Affairs: Sansian Emily C-S/Sasha,David E
Canadian Domestic Interest: Kat A Mia C-R /Jerry, Thomas
Regional/Loca:l Becca Sam/Andrea C, Alexa G
Middle East: Arman Maddie/Varun, Marcus
US Domestic: Milan Ethan M/ David M, Fritz
Term Two: Correspondents for HLSL
Canadian Foreign Affairs: Evelyn Calista /Reilen and Patrick W
Canadian Domestic Interest: Anna M Carson /Michelle V and Pia
Regional/Local: Shannon and Hannah P /Paige and Hannah J
Middle East: Jane Lyndsey /Joseph and Jacob W
US Domestic: Richard Kyle/Jack and Brandon
Term Three: Correspondents for HLSL
Canadian Foreign Affairs: Benny / Reilen and Rogan
Canadian Domestic Interest: Hannah M and Helena /Christine M and Anny X
Regional/Local: Phoebe and Olivia /Judah and Anna R
Middle East: Arman and Kyle / Adam and Jacob
US Domestic: Abby, Stef and Dayne/ Erik B and Patrick W
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Here are the winners for the Capulet Mask competition:
Most Original Materials: Judah M, Dayne L Most Interesting Design:David M, Evelyn C Best Overall: Alexa G, Calista K All winner received Starbucks and Tim Horton's gift cards to fuel their minds! |
ROmeo and Juliet: The Capulet Ball
The Great Southern Cook-Off!
The 6th bi-annual Great Southern Cook-off took place on May 8 and 9. This was a great way for our students to learn more about the American South and wrap up our To Kill a Mockingbird unit. Students researched traditional dishes from the southern US and then prepared them for a fun competition. Winners will be announced soon....
The Re-trial of louis riel
Martyr? Hero? Traitor? Mentally Unstable? Father of Confederation? All these could apply to one of the most controversial figures from Canadian history. Recently, our classes put Riel on trial again for high treason for his role in the Northwest Rebellion. Each member of the class researched a character from the drama of history and in the end our jurors returned two different verdicts: Block 1-2 returned a verdict of guilty and 1-1 returned a verdict of not-guilty! We would like to thank Kinji Bourchier who spent the morning with our legal teams getting them ready for trial!
Confederation conference!
In late November, our classes assumed the role of British colonies attending the Quebec Conference where they rigorously debated the division of powers in the new confederation. Participation marks were on the line in this pressure-cooker simulation!
The Tragically Hip: A Classroom Celebration
Continuing on the celebration of Gordon Downie and the Tragically Hip, in September, the Humanities classes created a original compositions and poetry based on a song title prompt of a Hip song. Here are some examples...
a short story by Lyndsey B prompted by Escape is at Hand for the Traveling Man
a short story by Jane W prompted by Three Pistols
a short story by Helena Q prompted by Looking for a Place to Happen
a short story by Lyndsey B prompted by Escape is at Hand for the Traveling Man
a short story by Jane W prompted by Three Pistols
a short story by Helena Q prompted by Looking for a Place to Happen
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