Blog 14 - Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Halloween should always be FUN! It is a time when we get to dress up and eat LOTS of candy!

Tell me about your BEST Halloween memory?
Explain.

Blog 13 - Monday, October 29, 2018

This weekend, another shooting happened at a place of worship in Pittsburgh.
11 people died, 6 were injured.
It seems that every week there is another tragedy in the United States.
President Trump recommends that there be security guards in front of all schools and places of worship.
Will this alleviate the problem?
Do you believe anti-semitism is still present today?
Explain.

Blog 12 - Wednesday, October 24, 2018

The Greasers and Socials are about to RUMBLE! 

In rumbles, people get hurt and could possibly die.

Is fighting the best way to solve a problem?

What are other possible ways of solving an external conflict?

Have you ever been in a conflict with someone? How did you resolve it?

Explain.

Blog 11 - Monday, October 22, 2018

An important part of my English class is to make you aware of what you post on-line and what it means to be a good digital citizen.  

Being a good digital citizen includes:

- being aware of your digital footprints;

- demonstrating safe and respectful online etiquette;

- not cyberbullying, sexting, or posting inappropriate photos and/or videos,

- making important decisions about what to post to social media sites; and,

- not downloading or uploading inappropriate content

For this blog, I would like you to CREATE an important Digital Citizenship message using MEMES!

A meme is a generic message about a behaviour that is passed around on-line.

Using makeameme.org, create a MEME about being a GOOD Digital Citizen.  

On the blog site, write an explanation about the meme you've created.  Explain why you've chosen that image? Explain the text on your meme!  How is your meme effective?

On classroom, I want you to submit your meme by copying and pasting it to a Google document and then TURNING it in!

Blog 10 - Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Today is a HUGE day in Canadian History.

Cannabis (marijuana) is now legal across Canada. 

Do you have any concerns about legalizing marijuana? If so, what are your concerns?

Do you think the legalization of marijuana will be good or bad for Canadians?

Explain.

Blog 9 - Monday, October 15, 2018

Ponyboy and his siblings (Darry and Sodapop) have their differences, but inevitably they love each other a lot.  They are family after all.

Tell me about your siblings? Do you have any?

What is your relationship with them? Do they bug you? Do you bug them?

If you are an only child, would life be better or worse with a sibling? 

Explain.

Blog 8 - Wednesday, October 10, 2018

In Chapter 4 of The Outsiders, Johnny and Ponyboy run away to Windrixville.

If you could live on your own with one friend, who would you want to live with?
Why would this work?
What challenges would you two face?

Blog 7 - Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Since Thanksgiving is around the corner, we need to remember to be thankful for what we have and thankful for who we are surrounded by.

For this blog, write about someone you feel deserves a BIG THANK YOU!

Why do they deserve a BIG THANKS?

Explain.