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1. Describe what Canadian culture is to you.
2. How does your heritage/ culture influence or define you?
3. What aspect of Canadian culture do most admire and why?
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Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
History 10
After writing your geography test with Mr. Marshall, we began our history unit. My name is Ms Wagner and I am a teacher upgrading my qualifications. I will be teaching history for the next six weeks in place of Mr. Marshall. Today we discussed some of the "big ideas" in Socials 10, namely that history is made up of multiple stories and multiple perspectives. We also noted the importance of thinking critically when we study history and view things from all sides. We read the " blind men And the elephant parable" and listened to a Ted talk called, "Africa, not a single story."
If you have missed today's class please be familiar with both the Ted Talk and the parable.
If you have missed today's class please be familiar with both the Ted Talk and the parable.
First History Lesson
I am Mrs Wagner and I am a teacher upgrading my qualifications. For the next six weeks I will be teaching history in Mr. Marshall's Social Studies classes.
Today we had a brief discussion about the attributes of civilization. We looked back to grade seven and came up with a number of factors such as, food supply, population, water, a system of government and a highly developed culture. We then did group work and generated as many ideas we could with three aspects of civilization namely, power, culture and religion. Once we had done that, we tried out some Tableaus. First, we created scenes from a wedding, to practice and once we go the idea, we created Tableaus to reflect culture, religion and power. I was really please how engaged and willing each of the groups were.
Lastly we watched the "History Teachers" parody of Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls" called "civilization." To follow the link press here. The music video review many of the aspects of civilization we had been talking about.
Today we had a brief discussion about the attributes of civilization. We looked back to grade seven and came up with a number of factors such as, food supply, population, water, a system of government and a highly developed culture. We then did group work and generated as many ideas we could with three aspects of civilization namely, power, culture and religion. Once we had done that, we tried out some Tableaus. First, we created scenes from a wedding, to practice and once we go the idea, we created Tableaus to reflect culture, religion and power. I was really please how engaged and willing each of the groups were.
Lastly we watched the "History Teachers" parody of Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls" called "civilization." To follow the link press here. The music video review many of the aspects of civilization we had been talking about.
Urban Legends
Today, we continued story telling, however this time with a bit of a twist. We shared stories called Urban Legends. Stories that seem true, but in fact are not. I was able to tell a few of my favourites like, the "bunny next door" and the "scuba diver caught in a tree."
We then did a "four corners" exercise to see what kind of writer you think you are. It was also a tool for me to see how writing is for you. I very much enjoyed your engaging slogans and metaphors.
Finally, it was your chance to write. We used a blogspot as a source of examples and in pairs we sat down to write an urban legend. The guidelines you were given of how to write a short story based on a legend were:
We then did a "four corners" exercise to see what kind of writer you think you are. It was also a tool for me to see how writing is for you. I very much enjoyed your engaging slogans and metaphors.
Finally, it was your chance to write. We used a blogspot as a source of examples and in pairs we sat down to write an urban legend. The guidelines you were given of how to write a short story based on a legend were:
- You can rely on as little or as much material in the urban legend given to you as you like.
- You can change any detail and add any detail to make it a better story.
- You can choose to make the ending positive or funny but it must aim to make the readers scared.
- You can make one up.
You will have time to work on these tomorrow. For those of you away, check out the link above to read a few urban legends.
Monday, 6 October 2014
First English Class with Ms Wagner
I am Ms. Wagner and am a teacher upgrading my qualifications. For the next six weeks I will be teaching in Mr. Davis' English class.
Today, we began by telling stories. We then discussed some of the elements of a good story, such as, relatable subject, humour, engaging story line and so forth. From there we discussed issues of stereotyping and misconceptions and how these can be shared in the form of stories. We discussed stereotypes both in the school and in society.
We the watched a 10 minute clip called, The Power of Outrospection. Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves. He noted the importance of "cognitive empathy," which he refers to as perspective taking; the ability to step into another persons shoes in order to understand their world view. To close I asked if you would write me some comments about what you learned from the video. I have received most of these comments and am pleased with your insights for the most part. Please take the opportunity to watch it again.
Today, we began by telling stories. We then discussed some of the elements of a good story, such as, relatable subject, humour, engaging story line and so forth. From there we discussed issues of stereotyping and misconceptions and how these can be shared in the form of stories. We discussed stereotypes both in the school and in society.
We the watched a 10 minute clip called, The Power of Outrospection. Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves. He noted the importance of "cognitive empathy," which he refers to as perspective taking; the ability to step into another persons shoes in order to understand their world view. To close I asked if you would write me some comments about what you learned from the video. I have received most of these comments and am pleased with your insights for the most part. Please take the opportunity to watch it again.
The First History Lesson
I am Mrs Wagner and I am a teacher upgrading my qualifications. For the next six weeks I will be teaching history in Mr. Marshall's Social Studies classes.
Today we had a brief discussion about the attributes of civilization. We looked back to grade seven and came up with a number of factors such as, food supply, population, water, a system of government and a highly developed culture. We then did group work and generated as many ideas we could with three aspects of civilization namely, power, culture and religion. Once we had done that, we tried out some Tableaus. First, we created scenes from a wedding, to practice and once we go the idea, we created Tableaus to reflect culture, religion and power. I was really please how engaged and willing each of the groups were.
Lastly we watched the "History Teachers" parody of Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls" called "civilization." To follow the link press here. The music video review many of the aspects of civilization we had been talking about.
Today we had a brief discussion about the attributes of civilization. We looked back to grade seven and came up with a number of factors such as, food supply, population, water, a system of government and a highly developed culture. We then did group work and generated as many ideas we could with three aspects of civilization namely, power, culture and religion. Once we had done that, we tried out some Tableaus. First, we created scenes from a wedding, to practice and once we go the idea, we created Tableaus to reflect culture, religion and power. I was really please how engaged and willing each of the groups were.
Lastly we watched the "History Teachers" parody of Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls" called "civilization." To follow the link press here. The music video review many of the aspects of civilization we had been talking about.
The first history lesson
I am Ms. Wagner and I am a teacher upgrading my qualifications. For the next six weeks I will be teaching history in Mr. Marshall's Social Studies classes.
Today, after a series of interruptions ( at least two fire alarms), we managed to have a brief review of the attributes of civilization. We remembered back to grade seven and came up with a number of factors: stable food supply, water, a system of government,specialized labour and finally, a highly developed culture. We listened to the "history teachers" parody of Gwen Stefani's"Harajuku Girls" called "civilization." Link here: We noted that the song reinforced attributes of civilizations including: architecture, super cities,money, art and religions. We ended the class with Tableaus of a wedding. Although a wedding has little to do with civilization we are preparing ourselves for Wednesday's class.
Today, after a series of interruptions ( at least two fire alarms), we managed to have a brief review of the attributes of civilization. We remembered back to grade seven and came up with a number of factors: stable food supply, water, a system of government,specialized labour and finally, a highly developed culture. We listened to the "history teachers" parody of Gwen Stefani's"Harajuku Girls" called "civilization." Link here: We noted that the song reinforced attributes of civilizations including: architecture, super cities,money, art and religions. We ended the class with Tableaus of a wedding. Although a wedding has little to do with civilization we are preparing ourselves for Wednesday's class.
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