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HUM 9: Grammar Lesson on Commas handout and PPT shared on Google Drive Students will have to get the second assignment sheet from Ms. Adshade in class.  Random Topic Round up-sheet shared on Google Drive Majority vs. Minority Government- video Fill out handout according to video The Role of Politics in the Media Textbook questions-textbook available on D2L Reminders:  Ch 1 Test-Thursday, Nov 8 Business Letter Due: Thursday, Nov 1 HUM 8:  Away at Riverwatch  Life Skills 9:  Power Imbalances 

HUM 9:  Typed up business letters. Since the printer is not working, students will need to complete their business letter AND envelope by Wednesday and hand in on Wednesday, Oct 31 . Students are required to print off their assignments in their own time; before or after school or over lunch time.  Reminder: Chapter 1 Test on Thursday, Nov 8 HUM 8:  Brainstormed what productive, supportive discussion groups looked like in preparation for our upcoming novel study on The Outsiders Lesson on Inferencing. Inferencing worksheet #1 is due on Wednesday, Oct 31 , once students return from River Watch.  Life Skills 9:  Brainstormed and discussed factors that contribute to violence in someone's life as well as society.

HUM 9:  current event  brainstormed one change you want to make at Tom Baines School in preparation for business letter on Monday. Business letter will be written in one block (2 periods) on the computers.  Handed out one practice business letter for the weekend in preparation for Monday's assignment, which will be handed in.  HUM 8:  worked in groups of three to brainstorm what was the biggest challenge to feudalism? We will present these charts on Monday for assessment under stem 3-manages and evaluates ideas and information.  worked on RAFT's-->DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH   at the beginning of class. Note: no time will be given to print off assignments in class.  Life Skills 9:  Passion Project day

HUM 9:  reverse planned a business letter from a student exemplar Lobbyist foldable -information on Google Drive and page 51 of textbook  HUM 8:  Feudalism RAFT Due MONDAY, OCT 29 Life Skills 9:  types of violence-PPT and note

HUM 9:  went over Senate foldable and how a bill becomes a law business letter puzzle and assessment  HUM 8:  Homework check for challenges/changes to feudalism sheet Feudalism RAFT introduction and planning period  DUE MONDAY, OCT 29 Life Skills 9:  Gr 9 assembly 

HUM 9:  Business letter-envelope formatting Senate foldable due for homework stations on Google Drive HUM 8:  Freeze Frame creative writing assignment finish for homework and keep for a future assignment Life Skills 9:  Characteristics of healthy relationships-final assessment 

HUM 9: Completed listening assessment on voting issues : Video Questions shared on Google Drive Went over the political spectrum Comparing political platforms sheet. Front and back of first sheet sue for homework.  Website  Link Assignment sheet shared on Google Drive HUM 8:  Split into groups and explained Feudalism Jigsaw assignment.  Group leaders shared jigsaw Google Sheet with group members If you are going to band camp, you are expected to complete your portion of the assignment over the weekend

HUM 9:  Reviewed House of Commons foldable Voting foldable-shared on Google Drive HUM 8:  Handed in Poetry Projects Compared town and country life during medieval times  Life Skills 9:  Resisting negative peer influence 

HUM 9:  Finished Google Doodle presentations House of Commons Foldable-PDF file shared on Google Drive HUM 8:  Analyzed images for bias in textbook (page 21) Last work period for poetry projects Life Skills 9:  Looked at positive and negative peer influences 

HUM 9:  began day 1 of Google Doodle presentations Completed 3 branches of government foldable HUM 8:  Completed diagram on feudal hierarchy Began Renaissance Poetry Project Renaissance Poetry Project due WEDNESDAY, OCT 10th  Life Skills 9: passion projects  

HUM 9:  current event  2nd foldable-3 branches of the federal government  HUM 8:  current events  mapping intro activity  Life Skills 9:  created and rehearsed skits depicting healthy/unhealthy relationships  Preforming skits on Friday for assessment 

HUM 9: filmed monologues, day 2 in preparation for Google Doodle presentations Looked at responsibilities of three levels of government link: https://tvo.org/video/programs/civics-101/who-does-what  HUM 8:  handed in Worldview Projects completed Vocabulary Connector for bolded words on pages 18-19 of the textbook-6 words total.  Vocabulary connector has been shared on Google Drive Life Skills 9: looked at examples of healthy and unhealthy relationships and how to potentially improve unhealthy relationships

HUM 9:  filming/critiquing monologues (Day 1) in preparation for Google Doodle presentations Last class period to work on Google Doodles To Hand in on Thursday Google Doodle Sketch Persuasive paragraph  HUM 8: Hand in Renaissance GIST Current event GIST Maker Space in LC for one period  Life Skills 9: Orange shirt day Taking up article from last week watching "Secret Path"