English: This week in Miss. McFarland's English class we are working on questioning while we read. We discussed how good readers question before, during and after reading and identified the features that make a good "thinking" question. We read a first nations story about a young boy who takes an interesting journey after being thrown from his boat while fishing out at sea. Students asked many thoughtful questions throughout the story. We will be continuing with various questioning activities throughout the week, including a mock interview with a character from our novel.
Socials: This week in Miss. McFarland's Socials we are working on two ongoing projects. Students are continuing to work on their Illustrated History that we started last week. We also started doing research for a debate on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. Students were assigned as either for or against the proposal and are required to research the arguments and evidence for their position. Students will then debate the issue at the end of next week. This is a great opportunity for students to investigate a current event!
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