Devon

Language Arts/Social Studies
In chapter 13 of the novel, we learned about the working and living conditions of children who have to make bricks all day long. After reading this chapter, we tried to experience a small example of their daily life by taking part in two activities. We then had to reflect and describe what we learned. 
 * Reflection for stations**


 * **Child Labour Essay **

TASK: After completing our novel study, I then had to use my knowledge of //Iqbal// to write an essay on child labour

INTENT:


 * To make my reader aware of the issue of child labour
 * To inform my reader about the oppression that children like Iqbal face
 * To empower/encourage my reader to take action in support of children’s rights

CRITERIA: We were evaluated based on:


 * Strong thesis statement
 * Clear Introduction
 * Evidence from the novel with clear citations throughout the body paragraphs
 * Organizational structures and Use of Transitional Words
 * Strong Conclusion
 * Conventions and Language Usage
 * Followed the steps of the writing process including revising, editing, and proofreading

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">TASK: Each day we were given a word and its definition. We then had to write the word in a sentence that showed we understood the meaning of the word.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">INTENT: The purpose for learning a new word each day is to enrich our vocabulary in our own writing and expand our knowledge of the English language.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">CRITERIA: We were expected to:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Keep our notebook up-to-date
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Share our sentences with the class
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Use the word in a context related to our subject areas

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">TASK: I was to create an organized piece of writing that tells my story. My story is made up of details and memories that construct who I am.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">INTENT: Everyone’s story begins the same way but from that moment on our “stories” become unique. Many people and many events are a part of our stories. The purpose of this assignment was for me to tell my story focusing on key events, people, and experiences that helped shape my story.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">CRITERIA: My final piece has three paragraphs and a reflection: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">a) How my story began (5 marks) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">b) A specific memory or event that had a meaningful impact (5 marks) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">c) My future self – Who do I see? What goals do I want to attain? (5 marks) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">d) Reflection on my final piece of writing (5 marks) There are many quotable passages in the novel. We had to identify important quotes and explain why they were significant. After reading chapter 7 we wrote a quiz where we had to respond critically to certain passages. After the quizzes were marked, we then had to go back to our quiz and make corrections to our answers. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Throughout the novel, the chapters were only labelled with a number. I took on the role of being the author and I came up with chapter titles that I thought described the events of that chapter. I then summarized the chapter with 3 points of information. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">We wrote an EXPLORE reading response after reading the first 5 chapters of the novel. Our response was 6 paragraphs each focusing on a different area. (Ex- Example, P-Purpose, L- Language and Key Lines, O-Organizational Features, R – Relate, E- Evaluate) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">I received a mark of /35. (Explain what you did well and/or what you can do better next time) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">I chose to draw the scene where the kids were looking through an old door at Hussain Khan. I chose to draw this scene because It was the only thing I could draw nicely.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">In September, as an introduction to the study of history, we each had to make a timeline of events that represented our own life.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;"> World History Title Page **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Ancient Greece Title Page **


 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Iqbal __**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">My class read the novel, //Iqbal//, by Francesco D’Adamo. This story is about a real boy named Iqbal Masih who is sold into a life of slavery at a carpet factory in Lahore, Pakistan. We learned about the working conditions of overworked and abused children who are forced to make carpets all day long and are denied many of their basic rights. Iqbal knows that this kind of life isn’t right and he tries to make a difference in the lives of many. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">We learned that a simile is a figure of speech that uses the words “like” or “as” to compare two different things. The novel had many examples of similes and as we read we had to identify, record, and explain the similes. Once we had a large selection of similes, we created a simile card for a comparison of our choice. We had to explain the simile and draw an illustration that represented both parts of the comparison.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">TASK: We had to create a poster that featured four important parts of daily Cro-Magnon life. (Homes, Food, Tools and Social Structure)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">INTENT: To develop a clear understanding of the Cro-Magnons who were the first modern people to live in Europe, about 40,000 years ago
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">CRITERIA: We were evaluated on the following key criteria:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Use of specific details of Cro-Magnon daily life in the four quadrant drawings
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Clear headings and title
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Good use of space/layout
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Neatness (use of a ruler, drawn in pencil, coloured in pencil crayons)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Creativity and effort

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