Posted: June 9, 2020
Canadian Identity 9U
My apologies for the tardiness with this last week's work. This week you will examine Citizenship and what you can do as a responsible citizen to contribute back to our nation and be part of creating/forming the ever-shaping Identity of Canada
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Posted: June 8, 2020
Language Arts 6J
Mon. June 8th – June 12th
1. Read 20 minutes silently everyday.
2. Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignment
3. Choose one writing choice from the grid below each day.
You are living through a time that will go down in history. Write a letter to your future child and describe what your life has been like living during this pandemic especially during shut down. | Write a thank you note to a front line worker in your family who had to go to work each day while we stayed home and safe. Tell them how much you appreciate them going out and doing their job, risking getting sick, to help us all. | How would you like to see this school year end? It was cut short so abruptly, write about what you think would be a perfect ending to the year. |
How did the new yellow stage guidelines presently by Premier Higgs change your and/or your family’s life? Does having more businesses open up and being able to gather in groups of under 50 changed your way of life. Write about it. | COMMONLIT READINGS Discuss how the two readings this week explore different aspects of a person’s identity. Why does Amy try to hide parts of her identity? Why do you think the speaker in “Underface” presents a certain identity to the world? Do you think the characters are disadvantaged if they choose to hide parts of who they are? | Have you seen any really memorable online musical performances? Write about the one that sticks out in your mind and why. |
What are you looking most forward to this summer? Write about it. Is this an activity that may be unavailable to you because of the pandemic. | Do you have a favourite spot in your house or yard? Write to explain it, how you feel when you are there and why it is special for you. | It looks like the travel within NB will be our only option for a while. Search Tourism NB’s website and choose a place that you would like to visit and write about it. Explain why you chose it, how long it would take to get there and who would you like to travel with. |
Posted: June 8, 2020
Language Arts 8C
Mon. June 8th – Fri. June 12th
1. Read 20 minutes silently everyday.
2. Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignments.
3. Choose one writing choice from the grid below each day.
You are living through a time that will go down in history. Write a letter to your future child and describe what your life has been like living during this pandemic especially during shut down. | Write a thank you note to a front line worker in your family who had to go to work each day while we stayed home and safe. Tell them how much you appreciate them going out and doing their job, risking getting sick, to help us all. | How would you like to see this school year end? It was cut short so abruptly, write about what you think would be a perfect ending to the year. |
How did the new yellow stage guidelines presently by Premier Higgs change your and/or your family’s life? Does having more businesses open up and being able to gather in groups of under 50 changed your way of life. Write about it. | COMMONLIT READINGS | Have you seen any really memorable online musical performances? Write about the one that sticks out in your mind and why. |
What are you looking most forward to this summer? Write about it. Is this an activity that may be unavailable to you because of the pandemic. | Do you have a favourite spot in your house or yard? Write to explain it, how you feel when you are there and why it is special for you. | It looks like the travel within NB will be our only option for a while. Search Tourism NB’s website and choose a place that you would like to visit and write about it. Explain why you chose it, how long it would take to get there and who would you like to travel with. |
Posted: June 8, 2020
Law 120
- While there is a significant amount of reading this week (pay attention to the links embedded within each section), there is only one short assignment of questions to cap off the course.
-Topics this week include: Appeals, Sentencing, Prisons & Paroles
This is our last week of online/home learning. Thank you to those who have completed work. It has been a pleasure reading your submissions and providing you feedback. Its been a learning curve for all of us but those of you who completed this work have done admirably in the face of stressful and difficult expectations.
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Posted: June 1, 2020
CANADIAN IDENTITY 9U
This week's activities revolve around Canada's government, how it is structured and how it works. There are two activities that can be returned to me via email. The first is a multiple choice; just write the number and the answer (written out) beside it. For the second acvitity, you may answer the questions in an email and return this to me.
NOTE: Be sure to do the reading.
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Posted: June 1, 2020
Law 120
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Posted: June 1, 2020
Language Arts 8C
Mon. June 1st – Fri. June 5th
1. Read 20 minutes silently everyday.
2. Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignments.
3. Writing Activites
4. Complete ANY 2 of the attached options for Quickwrites this week (I have one listed for every day and while you are free to do it every day for 5 minutes (go for longer if you wish…but don’t go past 15minutes), aim for 2. Feel free to share these with me via email, Microsoft Teams or on our weekly call. I encourage you to share your writing with somebody at home too.
Quickwrites | |
Monday | Narrative Monday: Weather affects people in different ways around the globe. Think about a time when the weather has had a significant impact on your life. Write a story sharing your experience. |
Tuesday | Persuasive Prompt Tuesday: Is it better to be a child, a teenager, or an adult? What are the benefits of each age? What are the drawbacks? Choose the period of life that you think is best and write an essay arguing why it is the best time of life. Support your position with anecdotes from your own life as well as facts and details drawn from the lives of others. |
Wednesday | Explanatory Wednesday: Smartphones, tablet PCs, social media, and constant connectivity are changing the ways that people live, think, work, and connect. How do these technologies shape your life? Are you plugged in or tuned out? Why? Write an essay that explains to your fellow students the ways that you connect digitally and predicts how people will connect in the future. |
Thursday | Picture Prompt/Quote Thursday: http://visualprompts.weebly.com/uploads/2/5/2/2/25222088/_6654603_orig.png |
Friday | Descriptive Friday: Write a story that begins with the phrase, “No one really understands why I always run when I see a __________.” Remember, the goal is to describe clearly what you see, fear, etc. |
Posted: June 1, 2020
Language Arts 6J
Home Learning Plan – Gr.6
Mon. June 1st – Fri. June 5th
1. Read 20 minutes silently everyday.
2. Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignment
a. “Malala Yousafzai: A Normal Powerful Girl” by NPR Staff
b. “Charles” by Shirley Jackson
3. Writing Activites: Do the following ONLY after you finished the CommonLit readings this week. Please respond to this in a paragraph and submit to me via email
4. Complete ANY 2 of the attached options for Quickwrites this week (I have one listed for every day and while you are free to do it every. NO TIME LIMIT ANYMORE. Try to write until you feel the quickwrite is finished.
Quickwrites | |
Monday | Narrative Monday: Weather affects people in different ways around the globe. Think about a time when the weather has had a significant impact on your life. Write a story sharing your experience. |
Tuesday | Persuasive Prompt Tuesday: Is it better to be a child, a teenager, or an adult? What are the benefits of each age? What are the drawbacks? Choose the period of life that you think is best and write an essay arguing why it is the best time of life. Support your position with anecdotes from your own life as well as facts and details drawn from the lives of others. |
Wednesday | Explanatory Wednesday: Smartphones, tablet PCs, social media, and constant connectivity are changing the ways that people live, think, work, and connect. How do these technologies shape your life? Are you plugged in or tuned out? Why? Write an essay that explains to your fellow students the ways that you connect digitally and predicts how people will connect in the future. |
Thursday | Picture Prompt/Quote Thursday: http://visualprompts.weebly.com/uploads/2/5/2/2/25222088/_6654603_orig.png |
Friday | Descriptive Friday: Write a story that begins with the phrase, “No one really understands why I always run when I see a __________.” Remember, the goal is to describe clearly what you see, fear, etc. |
Posted: May 25, 2020
This week's work is related to the Rights and Responsibilities of Canadians. There are two worksheets to complete.
1. Road to Rights Timelines - this will require some internet research and is a matching activity where you match the year to an event in the development of Rights related to LGBTQ2+ Canadians, Canadians with disabilities, Black Canadians, and women in Canada
2. Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities worksheet - this information will come from your own ideas and thoughts
Answers will uploaded to this same link on Friday.
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Posted: May 25, 2020
Law 120
This week we will examine: standard defences in court cases and see how they are used in Week 8a file. In week 8b file, we will specifically examine Assault.
Work includes:
Week 8a - a lot of reading followed by a Check Your Understanding matching (please copy the chart and email to me for review). The case studies of how defences are used are for your review and understanding. Read through, answer, and then check your work with the answers provided in the same document.
Week 8b - a review of definition of assualt, a referral to NB Public Legal Information and Service website (a must read), a case study for review and then an Assignment Case Study
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Posted: May 25, 2020
Language Arts 8C
Mon. May 25th – Fri. May 29th
1. Read 20 minutes silently everyday.
2. Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignments. They are all poems and thus shorter in length. However, they require the same amount of attention as they will require multiple reads to truly understand the meaning/theme. As such, there are no writing activities this week.
3. Complete ANY 2 of the attached options for Quickwrites this week (I have one listed for every day and while you are free to do it every day for 5 minutes (go for longer if you wish…but don’t go past 15minutes), aim for 2. Feel free to share these with me via email, Microsoft Teams or on our weekly call. I encourage you to share your writing with somebody at home too.
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Monday | Narrative Monday: You are on your way home when zombies begin to take over your town. You've never believed in zombies, but now you see them with your own eyes. Write a science fiction story telling what the zombies do, what happens to everyone you know, and what you do about it. Make sure you create and describe characters, conflict, and the setting. |
Tuesday | Persuasive Prompt Tuesday: Some day, you and your classmates will be the adults in charge of running the world. Is that thought exciting or terrifying? Which of your classmates would make the best Premier of New Brunswick or Prime Minister of Canada? Write an editorial announcing a bid for Prime Minister or Premier by a classmate of yours (or yourself). Tell why the person would make an excellent Premier/Prime Minister, provide the person’s qualifications, and urge readers to vote for the candidate. |
Wednesday | Explanatory Wednesday: Pets are not people. After all, dogs don’t go to school and cats don’t hold down jobs. But pet owners often consider their dogs and cats to be members of their families. In what ways are pets like people and in what ways are they not? Write a comparison-contrast essay explaining the similarities and differences between pets and people. |
Thursday | Picture Prompt Thursday: http://visualprompts.weebly.com/uploads/2/5/2/2/25222088/_1511428_orig.png
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Friday | Descriptive Friday: Write a story about how you and your best friend originally became friends. |
Posted: May 25, 2020
Language Arts 6J
Mon. May 25th – Fri. May 29th
1. Read 20 minutes silently everyday.
2. Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignment “Teacher Tamer” by Avi (pen name of author Edward Irving Wortis). I have only given you one reading because it is a long one but please take your time with this.
3. Writing Activites: Do the following ONLY after you finished the CommonLit reading this week. Please respond to this in a paragraph and submit to me via email
a. Watch this video to see everything teachers do for their students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=147&v=L2LNK2MW_xQ&feature=emb_logo
i. Compare the reasons given in the video to thanks teachers with the reason that Gregory thanks Mrs. Wessex in "Teacher Tamer." AND
ii. What is something you would like to thank your teacher for?
4. Complete ANY 2 of the attached options for Quickwrites this week (I have one listed for every day and while you are free to do it every. NO TIME LIMIT ANYMORE. Try to write until you feel the quickwrite is finished.
Quickwrites | |
Monday | Narrative Monday: You are on your way home when zombies begin to take over your town. You've never believed in zombies, but now you see them with your own eyes. Write a science fiction story telling what the zombies do, what happens to everyone you know, and what you do about it. Make sure you create and describe characters, conflict, and the setting. |
Tuesday | Persuasive Prompt Tuesday: Some day, you and your classmates will be the adults in charge of running the world. Is that thought exciting or terrifying? Which of your classmates would make the best Premier of New Brunswick or Prime Minister of Canada? Write an editorial announcing a bid for Prime Minister or Premier by a classmate of yours (or yourself). Tell why the person would make an excellent Premier/Prime Minister, provide the person’s qualifications, and urge readers to vote for the candidate. |
Wednesday | Explanatory Wednesday: Pets are not people. After all, dogs don’t go to school and cats don’t hold down jobs. But pet owners often consider their dogs and cats to be members of their families. In what ways are pets like people and in what ways are they not? Write a comparison-contrast essay explaining the similarities and differences between pets and people. |
Thursday | Picture Prompt Thursday: http://visualprompts.weebly.com/uploads/2/5/2/2/25222088/_1511428_orig.png
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Friday | Descriptive Friday: Write a story about how you and your best friend originally became friends. |
Posted: May 19, 2020
Canadian Identity 9U
This week's lesson will have you looking at Canada's involvement in World War II. It is video-based and is testimonials and accounts from World War II veterans. This is an important Social Studies skill, being able to listen to, and get information from a primary source.
There is also an opportunity, if this interests you, to take it further and look at other stories and accounts from this time period. These have been provided as extra if you so wish.
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Posted: May 19, 2020
This week's assignments will deal with Trial and Judicial Proceedings including an examination of juries. We will also look at the rules of evidence, the types, and what may be used in court.
Part 7a is a lengthy read with a short Check Your Understanding and an assignment at the end with 3 small mini-essays.
Part 7b is a shorter read with an assignment at the end. Gauge your time accordingly.
I have also included the "Try Judging" resource which has relevant passages pertaining to each of this week's topics.
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| week_7a_-_judicial_trial_procedures_and_juries.docx | 524.71 KB |
| week_7b_-_the_rules_of_evidence.docx | 15.12 KB |
 week_7a_resource_m02_tryjudging_resource.pdf | 220.82 KB |
Posted: May 19, 2020
Language Arts 8C
Tues. May 19th – Fri. May 22nd
1. Read 20 minutes silently everyday.
2. Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignments.
3. Writing Activites: Please respond to this in a paragraph each and submit to me via emaila. After having read the 2nd CommonLit assignment:
4. Complete ANY 2 of the attached options for Quickwrites this week (I have one listed for every day and while you are free to do it every day for 5 minutes (go for longer if you wish…but don’t go past 15minutes), aim for 2. Feel free to share these with me via email, Microsoft Teams or on our weekly call. I encourage you to share your writing with somebody at home too.
Quickwrites | |
Monday | Narrative Monday: Write a story about a kid who is moving to a new school. How do you think they might feel? |
Tuesday | Persuasive Prompt Tuesday: The first lesson of school every day should be exercise. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Argue one way or the other. |
Wednesday | Explanatory Wednesday: The Chinese celebrate New Year with a dragon dance. How do you celebrate New Year? What other special days do you observe? In an essay, explain a celebration or ritual that you know about. Tell what is usually done and why. Explain it to a reader who is new to the event. |
Thursday |  Picture Prompt Thursday: Write what comes to mind seeing this image. https://www.alamy.com/old-fashioned-office-interior-image184289762.html |
Friday | Descriptive Friday: Imagine that the appliances in a family’s kitchen could talk when the family was not present. Write a story about what they would have to say to each other. |
