Mackenzie Glen Intermediate Weebly

Parents:

This is just a reminder as we start the new year that you can access all the teacher's blogs from Mackenzie Glen's weebly site... 

http://macgintermediate.weebly.com/teachers-blogs.html

...and stay up to date with your child's upcoming assignments or any homework.

Heritage Minutes

For your Heritage Minutes on either the Komagata Maru or the Anti-Asian Riots, please make sure you...

• Keep it to 1-2 minutes
• Add the "A Part of our Heritage" graphic
• Include different scenes with different angles
• Add music and sound effects that are appropriate
• There should be narration at the end
• Make it real! Add costumes 
• Ensure that it flows and that it makes sense. Did you communicate your message?
• How impactful and moving is your video?
• How convincing and appropriate is your acting?

Signed Assignments

Hey 7A,

Please have your assignments signed and returned as soon as possible to be filed away in your portfolio.

Thanks!

Winter Break

Great job, 7A! Hope you all have a restful break and I'll see you in 2015!

Artifact Assignment

So let's recap the expectations of the assignment.

You are to choose FIVE artifacts from the founding of Quebec in 1608 to the Upper and Lower Canadian rebellions in 1837. These artifacts can represent the Voyageurs, the Filles du Roi, The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, The Battle of Detroit, Sir Isaac Brock, Louis Joseph-Papineau (just to name a few). 

You can choose anything of significance.

Remember, the what you're choosing however are artifacts. So these five objects must represent the historical subject you're talking about. What do I mean? Think about it:

• A cannonball could represent an artifact from the War of 1812

• Beaver pelt could represent an artifact from the Voyageurs or Coureur des bois

• A hankerchief could be an artifact representing the tears you cried when you found out a cousin had passed away during the the 7 Years War.

How will you know you're successful?

• When you've chosen five strong topics 
• You've chosen artifacts that best represent them (e.g., chosing a banana to represent the War of 1812 is a poor choice!)
• That you've accurately described the topic and the history that it represents
• That you've clearly and successfully communicated your ideas
• That you've identified the significance (why is, say, the fur trade something that's important to know in Canadian history?

Before the Break...

7s: 

The winter break is fast approaching and we have a number of assignments on the go.

To begin with, your letter to the government is coming due next week. I'll be collecting them next Thursday, December 18th.

Similarly, your political cartoon is also coming due. That will also be collected on Thursday, December 18th as well. 

Lastly, your history presentation is also coming due. That will be collected next Monday, December 15th. 

Please keep track of your assignments before they're due!
 

Holiday Food Drive

Please continue bringing in non-perishable food donations for our Holiday Food Drive!