oops. I forgot. Here we go!!
- Check out the Google Calendar - I am hoping to have it updated by tomorrow for important dates. Actually, Trent - you get on that!!
Grade 7 Science:
I am hoping that we will spend November journelling about our Ecosystems and reporting on our Biomes in a Box. Starting December, we will begin our experimental unit, "Solutions and Mixtures", focusing on the Scientific Method.
Grade 8 Science:
Our Cell unit is going very well. We will finish the end of November and join the 7's in the experimental unit, "Solutions and Mixtures", focusing on the Scientific Method. I know it's a grade 7 unit, however, my understanding is you had mostly theory regarding this, so we will continue with mostly hands-on learning, and, we really need to focus on the Scientific Method and the process involved. You will be expected to know this going into grade 9.
Grade 7/8 Language:
We will finish our Narrative study of novels and segue into my absolute favourite type of fiction: the short story. Some people hate short stories; some people love them. I happen to love them and so does Ms. Baker. She will be guiding us through a unit on short stories. If you are excited about exploring this genre, you could check out some of my favourite short story authors:
Mavis Gallant (expat Canadian)
Alice Munro (Canadian)
Shirley Jackson (American)
Dave Beynon (local - Fergus author)
and my all time favourite short story author:
Stephen King (universal!)
Some authors need 400 pages to tell a good story. Some need only 8.
