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Short Story prezis
https://prezi.com/ozid-2qyjs8k/elements-of-a-short-story/
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Jan.11
Reminder: Culminating Task begins tomorrow; finish reading p.260 and do #1-3, 4; p.261-264 #1-3; p.265-269 (do the first #2 as a journal) and do the “Thinking” questions #1-3.
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National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
The Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council has released a prayer of thanksgiving for families to mark the 2016 National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. The Council and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops have promoted the annual National Day of Prayer since 2002. It is celebrated on December 12, the memorial of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom Pope Pius XII proclaimed …
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Key line from "Two Against the North"
"Your schools taught me to not be Indian. Now, you want me to be Indian again."
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Two Against The North Questions
Two Against the North: Write 3 paragraphs summarizing the character development. (15) 2. Write a one paragraph commentary on the film. (10) What is the genre: (1) What is the theme? (1) Write two or three sentences describing each of the following characters: Jamie Macnair, Angus Macnair and Awasin Meewasin (6) Why did Angus pay for Jamie's schooling? (1) Why was it necessary for Angus to …
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Nov.14/15
1. Work on group presentation (presentations: Thursday) (Nick, Emily, and Cameron have already presented their group’s)
2. Text work due Thursday: assigned last week: p.193-205, p. 204 #1-3; p.205 #1-3 (#1 has to be its own page response), who is Chief Angus Toulouse? What is unique about Anishinabe gov’t?, Define clan system, When was the Union of Ontario Indians established? Define … -
Downie quote
"I stand in support of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations and all Canadians who find themselves with no voice in our present version of democracy, who are trying to come up with the entry fee that gets them a seat at the table where their pollution future is being discussed." — Gord Downie, 2014
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Nov.3rd notes
-overdue: (some have not handed this work in) txt: p.58-63 #1-3 & #1-2; p.64-71 #1; p.72 (read carefully, this is test material); p.77 #1-2
-“Poetry Slam” in the class on Monday. Individually or in pairs, they are to write a poem that has to be related to Aboriginals. Or they can recite a poem related to Aboriginals or written by an Aboriginal. For each poem, the class will guess if the … -
Treaties Week
November 6 to 12 marks the first Treaties Recognition Week in Ontario. Proclaimed earlier this year, the week was created to promote public education and awareness about treaty rights and treaty relationships.
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Oct.20th
txt: p.58-63 #1-3 & #1-2; p.64-71 #1; p.72 (read carefully, this is test material); p.77 #1-2: due: Friday
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Oct.5th
This week's work:
1.read p. 49-52, do both #1's on p.522. p.53-54 #1-23. overdue: Make an 8x10 colorful drawing of your name and add at least one animal that you think represents you and anything else (color(s), number(s), that might represent you. 4. p.55 #1 Today, we are watching the film Dances With Wolves (our guest co-teacher yesterday, Mr. Beacom, introduced the film talking about the … -
Sept.12-13 in-class work
Ch.1: p.5 #1, p.11 #1-2, Journal: 1. Why did we hunt the buffalo/bison to the point of extinction? 2. Interpret: "Language for me shapes the personality of a culture."
p.30 #2-3
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#TrendThink
#TrendThink is our own class hashtag this semester for use in our discussion board and on Twitter to promote social commentary and class-inspired observations regarding social justice and potential paradigm shifts #paradigmshift
