Gr 7 - Canadian Explorers

Here is a list of explorers to research for your upcoming project:

Explorer and Indigenous Options 

	Explorer	Indiginous Group
1	John Cabot	Beothuk and Mi’kmaq (Did not officially meet)
2	Jacques Cartier	Mi’kmaq, Stradacona (Diary entries in the textbook)
3	Samuel De Champlain	Stradacona, and Kichesiprini
4	Samuel Hearne	Matonabbee (Dene Suline)
5	Another Explorer in the text book - ASK ME FIRST

Please use: 
The Canadian Encyclopedia

Monday 25-29

Humanities 7

Monday - Operation Survival - Plot diagram and begin writing rough draft Assignment Link

Tuesday - Continue writing - Peer editing Peer Editing Checklist

Wednesday - Current events - 7-14 - Kiana and Siena, Milly and Annabel, Illamaran and Jack, Owen and Darien, 7-10 - Katelyn and Olivia, Clare and Ethan
Editing/Begin typing

Thursday - Type good copy - Revise

Friday - Complete good copy - Revise, if complete begin Explorer Journal Project, by choosing an explorer and researching using The Canadian Encyclopedia. Operation Survival Story Rubric

Humanities 8

Monday - Take up Ch. 2 Qs (Part 1), watch Invention of Banking, begin Ch. 2 Qs (Part 2)

Study Guide for Chapter Quiz

1. Vocabulary Words

2. Silk Road

3. The Crusades

4. Factors of Italian city-states

5. Competing for trade

6. Making money in the city-states

Quiz will be multiple choice, and a few matching questions

Tuesday - Complete Ch. 2 Qs - Finish Expansion of Trade Presentation - Take up Factors of Successful Italian City-States Chart - Make sure the paragraph on the most important is handed in. Work on Reading Response for a book completed this term - Gr. 8 Reading Response Rubric - Gr. 8 Reading Response Outline

Wednesday - Current Events - Tyson and Jeevan, Sophia, Raeikka and Laura - Take up Ch.2 Part Two Questions - Watch: The City: Building Reputations - Continue Reading Response

Thursday - Complete Reading Response - Study for Test

Friday - Social Test - Chapter 2

Life Skills 7

Monday - Culminating Project Culminating Project and Rubric

Tuesday - Results in Learning Self-Evaluation - Culminating Project

Wednesday - Culminating Project

Thursday - Culminating Project

Friday - Literacy/Numeracy/HW Finish up

Grade 7 Book List

It has been wonderful meeting everyone at learning conferences. If you are looking for book suggestions here is a list of books that I recommend for grade 7, Book List.

Have a wonderful long weekend!

November 18-22

Humanities 7

Monday - Operation Survival - Annotate for foreshadowing, begin plot diagram, Cabot, pg. 45 respond 1, 2, 3, Pros and Cons of Contact Chart.

Tuesday - Operation Survival - Take up Plot Diagram, create a vocabulary bank for Operation Survival Story
7-10 Bank
7-14 Bank
Continue Pros and Cons of Contact Chart

Wednesday - Current Events - 7-10 Lucia and Sabhianna, Ishana and Julue, Miguel and Lukass 7-14 Derry and Kevin, Owen and Darian, Anusha and Maksa - 7-14 Hand-in Current Events Journals, write paragraph on imperialism - Student Teacher Conferences PM

Thursday - Student Teacher Conference AM and PM

Friday - PD Day

Humanities 8

Monday - Answer: What were the 3 main reasons for beginning the Crusades?
What were the results of the Crusades? What was most significant?
Chapter 2 Questions (Geography Knowledge, Hinterlands), begin Success of the Italian City-States Chart (see previous blog post including all Ch. 2 work if needed). Test next week on knowledge.

Tuesday - Success if the Italian City-States, hand-in question about what aspect of the city-state was most influential.

Wednesday - Current Events - Haleema and Crystal, Martin, ChouChou, Aalam- Reading on Marco Polo - Student Teacher Conferences PM

Thursday - Student Teacher Conference AM and PM

Friday - PD Day

Life Skills

Monday - IDEAL Decision Model

Tuesday -  Body Language and Communication Styles, Assertive vs. Aggressive, I Statements

Wednesday - Culminating Project - Intro

Thursday - Student Teacher Conference

Friday - PD Day

November 12-15

Humanities 7

Tuesday - Descriptive Writing intro - Other Ways to Say Practice - Words are: blue, walk, good, bad, said + European Explorers Presentation slides 4-21. Begin reading Early Navigation Technology

Wednesday -  Current Events - 7-10 - Miguel and Lukass, Hayden and Alex + 7-14 - Gianna and Bingxuan, Basha, Asad and Vinnie + Finish reading Early Navigation Technology - What were the early technologies used for navigation? How did this affect exploration? + Sensory Descriptions

Thursday - Read Operation Survival Find the Story Here + European Explorers Presentation

Friday - Operation Survival - Elements of Plot - European Explorers

Humanities 8

Tuesday - The Silk Road - Expansion of Trade Presentation Slides 1-15 - Read Silk Road Answer Chapter 2 Questions Page 9

Wednesday - Current Events - Aalia and Olivia, Daniel and Ben, Jeevan and Tyson - Read page 41 - Chapter 2 Questions Page 3
RAFT Assignment Due Today!

Thursday - Chapter One Test - The Crusades

Friday - The Crusades

Life Skills

Tuesday - Stress Management Poster

Wednesday - Stress Management Poster

Thursday - Literacy - Reading Time/ Stress Management Poster

Friday - Numeracy - Stress Management Poster Due!

Grade 7 Similes

Please paste your simile into this document:
7-14
7-10

November 4 - 8

Humanities 7

Monday - We are beginning our write-up for our culminating activity for Chapter 1. Assignment and Rubric. You may choose to start with this Graphic Organizer.

Tuesday - Continue yesterday's writing assignment.

Wednesday - Current Events 7-14- Katherine and Melody, Ilana and Ava, Mikayla and Nova, Darian and Owen 7-10 Rasool and Subhanna, Eunice and Frances- Continue yesterday's writing assignment.

Thursday - Peer edit, last-minute touch ups to drawing

Friday - Project Due

Humanities 8

Monday - Changes and Challenges to Feudalism and finish Ch. 1 Presentation

Tuesday - Begin R.A.F.T. Assignment found here on page 6-7, R.A.F.T. Handout

Wednesday - Current events - Jun and Kabine, MeiMei and Cathy, Pasquale and Brendan, Lily and Arianna - Continue working on RAFT

Thursday - Work on RAFT

Friday - Work on RAFT - Due Monday, November 12

Life Skills

Monday - Stress Management Centres

Tuesday - Finish Stress Management Centres

Wednesday - Introduce Poster Stress Management Poster Assignment

Thursday - Stress Management Poster

Friday - Stress Management Poster


Remember, next Monday is a holiday for Remembrance Day!