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Parent Guide: Altruism
This week in class, we’re reading “Altruism: Why We Risk Our Own Well-Being to Help Others” by Kendra Cherry. In the informational text “Altruism: Why We Risk Our Own Well-Being to Help Others,” Kendra Cherry discusses various theories for why humans act altruistically. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Community, Education & Knowledge,…
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Parent Guide: Readtheory KP Goal (100)
Students will be assigned a Readtheory goal in Google Classroom that depends on their accumulated “Knowledge Point” score or KP. You can help support your child’s learning by asking them to show you their “Readtheory Dashboard” and recording their “Knowledge Point” total at the beginning of the week. Periodically check that that number is increasing…
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Parent Guide: Move to the Beat
This week in class, we’re reading “Move to the Beat ” by Colin Hickey. In the informational text “Move to the Beat,” Colin Hickey discusses a West African musician who teaches kids about music by playing for them. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Community, Education & Knowledge, and Identity as they relate to the text.…
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Someday
Read “Someday” by Drew Hayden Taylor. Read Alfred Fisher’s brief review of the play from the author’s site: http://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/books/someday/ Page 393: http://www3.brandonu.ca/cjns/15.2/bkrev152.pdf Write an essay exploring any one of the following statements from the review: 1. “A short, tight work of finely calculated tension and economy, SOMEDAY is an effective play that develops the inherent…
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Journey of Discovery
Describe and discuss Taylor’s journey of discovery. As you write your composition, remember to: In your introduction, give the title and author of the text. Give specific examples, reasons, and details from the text to explain Taylor’s journey of discovery. Give any necessary plot information but avoid giving a plot summary. Write in complete sentences.…
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Themes in Canadian Literature
We are myth destroyers. We are paradoxical – we search for our own identity. We celebrate victims. We celebrate individual suffering – defeated by rebellion. Truly authentic Canadian experience is shrouded in violence and paranoia. External world defines who we are. Fear of America, Europe, “Old World.” Interior Separation Garrison Mentality Exploration and Discovery: Quest…
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ELA 30-1 Diploma Suggested Reading List
from: http://education.alberta.ca/media/1325271/03_ela30-1_studentguide_2014-2015.pdf The following is a compilation of literary texts that students have discussed on diploma examinations. If you are not in a classroom setting or wish to broaden your range of choices, you may want to study one or more selections from each of the categories on this list. This list is not prescriptive.…
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ELA 30 Midterm
ELA 30-1 Discuss the idea(s) developed by Elie Wiesel in Night about the role adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity. You must carefully consider your controlling idea and how you will create a strong unifying effect in your response develop your ideas and support them with appropriate, relevant, and meaningful examples from Night. ELA…
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ELA 30 Writing Assignments: Modernism
First and second assignments: 30-1, 30-2, and 30-4 do the following: Introduction to Modernism Alienation and Helplessness Third assignment: 30-1 do the following: Separation from a Loved One 30-2 do the following: The Artist in Society – Alone, Isolated, and Alienated 30-4 do the following: Employability Skills Fourth assignment: 30-1, 30-2, and 30-4 do the…
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Hamlet and the Human Condition
“Hamlet is a name; his speeches and sayings but the idle coinage of the poet’s brain. What then, are they not real? They are as real as our own thoughts. Their reality is in the reader’s mind. It is we who are Hamlet.” – William Hazlitt (1817) Write an essay about what Hamlet (the play…