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Silent Read 20 min - personal novel read time. Settle & Attendance.  If Time - Fun Friday Times - Board Games - from library - E.g. Recommend - Unos - quick & easy. Or Battleship/Catan. EA can assist.  Note: Those groups who have not presented their 3D Survival Models will need to be ready to present after break! 3 Groups left to present. If some groups need a tad more time to finish - they can do so.  Groups x 3  Vicent's Group Caleb's Group Noah's Team

Fun Wednesday!!!!  Survival Episodes! You Vs. Wild - Bear - Mini Ep 1 2 & 3 Choose Bear's Path!!!  Caleb & Gaurav & Ollie  Keenan & Noah Vincent, Harper  -  3D groups - to work on project. Present after Christmas break! 2nd Half - Christmas Train Field Trip - after break - come to classroom - dressed ready - attendance - 1:55 - departing school at 2:00pm to CP Railyard.  YOU MUST CHECK OUT WITH ME FROM TRAIN AREA BY 3:15pm!!!! 

Silent Read 15 min. Survival Item Poster & 3D Model Presentations!  Presenters -  Dec 15 1 Silas & Corbin 2. Mavis, Amelia & Elaya  Dec 16 Vincent, Edit, Harper, Ariel Noah & Keenan DJ/Mateo/Avery  Exploration Vocab Review: Definitions:  Vocabulary –  Alone  (Exploration chapter) Exploration – p. 78 Definition:  The act of traveling through or examining a place to learn more about it. In the text, it refers to the narrator moving through the empty town to figure out what happened and how to survive. Permutation – p. 80 Definition:  A possible arrangement or version of events; one way something could happen. In context, it refers to the narrator thinking about different possibilities or scenarios. Indefinite – p. 80 Definition:  Not clearly limited or known; without a clear end. Used to show that the situation the narrator is in might last for an unknown amount of time. Giardia – p. 81 Definition:  A parasite that can...

IMPORTANT - : ) Collect GREEN field trip forms - Holiday Train - for next Wednesday Nov 17 -  These can be clipped together on my desk - thanks!~ Remind any students who have not brought this in- final deadline MONDAY! Extra copies of form - if they need - on my desk.  Silent Read Personal Novels to 15 min Class to stay in room to finish up their 3D projects - scissors & markers in wooden cabinet behind teacher desk - will need to send student or EA to library - to collect glue if required. More coloured paper available in the back room cabinet FYI if required.  Students - Groups - one group per library table - To Finalize - 3D Survival Camp Models. - Presentations will be on Monday!!!!  Review of what you need on your 3D Model.  “Turn Your Poster Into a 3-D Survival Camp” Goal Use your completed  Survival Poster  to build a  3-D model  of your group’s survival campsite. The model should bring your poster to life and show how your 10 item...

Continue with Alone - Exploration Chapter Continue Page 120-155 Vocab Page 120-155 Exploration Section Alone 1. Dystopian - pg 122 2. Asphalt pg 135 3. Imposing (Impose) pg 136 4. Chastise pg 150  Definitions Review: Vocabulary – Alone (pp. 120–155) 1. Dystopian – p. 122 Definition: Describing an imagined world where life is harsh, frightening, or controlled in a negative way.  2. Asphalt – p. 135 Definition: The dark, hard material used to make roads and pavement.  3. Imposing / Impose – p. 136 Definition: Impose: To force something on someone or make them accept something. 4. Chastise – p. 150 Definition: To scold or criticize someone for doing something wrong.  English 8 – Survival Model Extension Activity - Library (Intro to mid week project)  Review Project Marking Criteria  “Turn Your Poster Into a 3-D Survival Camp” Goal Use your completed Survival Poster to build a 3-D model of your group’s survival campsite. The model should...

Silent Read 20 min. Intro to double block project -  (Intro to mid week project) - to bring materials to use Dec 10!!!! Wednesday Double & Friday! Due Friday!  “Turn Your Poster Into a 3-D Survival Camp”  - AGAIN WE WILL NOT START THIS UNTIL WEDNESDAY!!!! Review Project Marking Criteria  Goal Use your completed  Survival Poster  to build a  3-D model  of your group’s survival campsite. The model should bring your poster to life and show how your 10 items would actually be used in the wilderness. Your poster will guide: Your camp layout Where each item goes How you use each tool Your shelter, fire, water, and safety plan This is a hands-on, creative extension activity. Requirements for the 3-D Model ✔  1. Use Your Poster as Your Blueprint Your model must follow the survival plan you already created: Same 10 items Same survival strategy Same layout ideas (shelter, fire, water access, food prep, etc.) Your poster should be beside you while y...

Silent Read 20 min Review & Third Person/Past Tense Paragraph/Personal Novel Read Assignment Final Block To Work On & Submit Personal Novel Assignment Teams Due TODAY! & Any other overdue work to date - Teams Check. Survival Camp Posters Complete?

Silent Read 15 min Review of New Teams Project - you will be completing your good copy typed - on Teams - Assignments - 'Poetry To Prose Assignment - Final Copy - Forsaken Section - Alone' Review Assignment - extra samples - remind class where to type their good copies and how to submit. We will be doing this 2nd half today. Library - 1st Half   Poster / Mini-Project Creation - Based on Dec 1 Group Work. Using your Items List - From Monday. Each group makes a  Survival Plan Poster  that includes: Must Include Group name  (optional creativity bonus: create a survival team name) Their 10 chosen items A brief explanation (1–2 sentences each) A simple  visual or drawn map  of their camp setup using the 10 items Where they’d build shelter Where fire would be How they get water What they will use their tools for Students can draw - colour. Group Presentation  Each group gets  2 minutes  to present: Their 10 chosen items Their logic - why you c...

Silent Read 20 min Teacher Presentation Pages 30-75 'Forsaken'  Teacher Presentation Page 30-75 Megan E. Freeman_s Alone (Forsaken) Page 30-75 Teacher Megan E. Freeman_s Alone (Forsaken) Page 30-75 Student - Fill in the blanks. 

Silent Read 20 min Review of a selection of your noted Journal Entry Survival Items. Survival Scenario & Group Formation - Max 3-4 - you formed your groups on Friday -  Explain: “You are now a survival team, but you can only take  10 items  total. You must negotiate and decide together.” Put students in groups of 3–4. Item Selection Challenge (20 minutes) Provide each group to review the below: Sample items: Matches Lighter Water purification tablets 2L water jug Hunting knife Rope Tarp Sleeping bag First aid kit Flashlight Batteries Map Compass Cooking pot Fishing line + hooks Protein bars (10) Firestarter magnesium Metal cup Extra clothing Notebook + pencil Flare Small hatchet Blanket Emergency whistle Multi-tool Task: As a group, choose  10 items . They must write down: Which 10 items they selected Why those items are essential Which items they did NOT choose and why Encourage debate and justification.