Success Criteria - Persuasive

Grade 8 Exit Survey

There is no homework (unless of course you have overdue work).

To do...May 27

Forecast in HOT. Dress appropriately, sunscreen and bring lots of water.


Homework:

• 750 word reflection on Montreal Trip (most people completed in class)
• Math - p. 89 - 95 (it is not as much as it seems - relax)
• Art - new sketchbook assignments (hand in to Mrs. Nye before track & field)
• Music - composition performance - Tuesday

To do...May 18th

1. Math p. 142 #3, 4, 5, 8
2. Checkpoint - tomorrow (graphing algebraic expressions)
3. Genius Hour - complete self assessment & share any materials with Mr. Congram
4. Health - presentations Friday (you will have one period to work tomorrow)
5. Book Club - final reflection due Friday
6. Final Montreal forms by Friday
7. Thinking Book - collected Mon., June 6 (this should have been on-going!!!)

On Monday, May 16th, our class will be presenting our shadow puppet plays in the school lunchroom. The plays will be presented from 10:45 to 11:30 approximately. Students have developed stories to illustrate the United Nations' Sustainable Goals.

If you are able, please join us to see what they have accomplished. Thank you.

Genius Hour

Dear Parents/Guardians,
On Tuesday, May 17, you are invited to come view your son/daughter's Genius Hour School project. Projects will be set up in our classrooms, the lunchroom and the gym from 9:30 to 11:30.  As you know, students have put in a lot of hard work over the last 12 weeks and are excited to share their projects.  We hope you can be part of this special day!
Thanks,
B Kaufman
T Congram

Upcoming dates

Friday, May 13 - Genius Hour Presentations
Monday, May 16 - Shadow Puppetry sharing
Tuesday, May 17 - Genius Hour school sharing
May 24 to 26 - Montreal
May 30 - Track & Field
June 3 - PA day
June 10 - Band Trip
June 24 - Awards Assembly
June 27 - Graduation

Friday's Genius Presentations

1. JC
2. MD
3. BL
4. TM
5. DS
6. MY
7. GW
8. SS
9. AS
10. HR
11. KM
12. JM
13. SL
14. JL
15. YH
16. CC
17. AB
18. FA
19. BA
20. YA

Tomorrow's Presentations

1. MH
2. ML
3. MA
4. BW
5. SM
6. JC
7. MD
8. BL
9. TM
10. DS

Final meeting of Book Club will take place before presentations.

How to make stress your friend

What are the BIG ideas?

Thesis Statements

The thesis statement is the main idea of the written work. Every other paragraph fits within the main idea presented in a thesis statement.

 A thesis statement should be:

• specific enough to be more than simply a vague topic
• general enough that every paragraph fits inside of it 

 A thesis statement should never explicitly state that it is a thesis statement. Phrases like, “I think” or “I feel” or “I believe” are poor choices. Simply state the main idea. Avoid using a term like, “this is my thesis statement” or “my thesis statement is.”

Next week...

Monday

• Artist in Residence (Periods 3 & 4)
• Hoops in Heart (Period 5 & 6) - $5 donation
• Math worksheet 4.2
• Geography - fill out chart and colour map

Wednesday

• Artist in Residence (Periods 5 & 6)

Thursday

• Book Club - final session
• Gauss Math Contest
• Genius Hour presentations begin

To do...May 4th

1. Blog Post due tomorrow
2. Book Club - session #4 tomorrow
3. Math - "Do You Remember?" p. 123 #2-6 

Hoops for Heart - minimum $5 is requested

Week Ahead

Tuesday      - Artist in Residence
Wednesday  - Book Club reflection due
Thursday     - Book Club Session #4
                   - Music Blog post due

Montreal trip forms due

Next week -

• Genius Hour presentations - May 12 and 13
• Hoops for Heart - Monday
• Artist in Residence - Monday and Wednesday

Order of Operations!!!

Genius Hour Presentations

In your presentation, you should:

• State your big question
• Show us “what you did”
• Talk about your “JOURNEY” (challenges,  Ah Ha moments, successes, key learning)
• Explain connections you made with experts/resources
• State your overall conclusions

This should be around 3-5 minutes in length

Presentation Skills (Oral Communication)

1. Eye Contact with audience, avoid just reading notes
2. Speak loudly, clearly, and confidently
3. Know your material well
4. Engage the audience (How will you hook them? Can you involve them somehow?)

*Be Creative and Push yourself to think outside the box

Presentations begin on Thursday, May 12