Tuesday 27 November 2012

Formal Speech Presentation Dates

You will presenting the speeches on one of the following dates: December 14th, 18th, or 19th, 2012
Be Afraid!!! Hahahahaha

Formal Speech Assignment

Wednesday 21 November 2012

The Giver - Chapters 9 and 10

In today's class, (November 21st, 2012) we listened to and read chapters 9 and 10. We also split up into partners and discussed each person's favourite and least favourite rule Jonas received on page 68.

Tuesday 20 November 2012

The Giver Oral Presentation Rubric

The Giver Presentation Assignment

Dear Community Member,

You have been assigned a topic from The Giver to present to the class in three to five minutes. You will be presenting these topics once we finish reading the novel. Once that date nears, I will inform you of the exact day you will be presenting. You have to answer the following question about your topic: What does the author say about your topic?

Topics:

1) Memory - Justin and Kelsea
2) Individual vs Community - Natasha, Nathan, and Cody
3) Ability to make choices - Jasmine, Natanya, and Sam
4) Pain and Pleasure - Precious and Ryan M
5) Multi-generational families - Michaela and Jonathan
6) Diversity vs Sameness - Phil, Stewart, and Kerri
7) Importance of honesty - Zach, Jermey, and Jordan