Sarissa

toc =Language Arts=  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.
 * __Iqbal __**

This is my visual that i drew for the part when Iqbal made a promise to Fatima that they would fly a kite together in spring, meaning that they would finally be free. I pictured that to look somewhat like that. This happened in chapter 7-9.



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. This is a simile card that i had drew for the part in chapter 6 in Iqbal on page 44. The simile means that when Ail ran as lighty as a kitten, so was being very cautious, and quiet. 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.
 * **Simile cards **
 * __My Story __**

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.

CRITERIA: My final piece has three paragraphs and a reflection: a) How my story began (5 marks) b) A specific memory or event that had a meaningful impact (5 marks) c) My future self – Who do I see? What goals do I want to attain? (5 marks) d) Reflection on my final piece of writing (5 marks)

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. 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.
 * **Hut and Water Jug reflection **
 * __Word of the Day __**

<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;">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;">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="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">You are the Author **

**Social Studies**
This is a title page that i drew that reprecents Ancient Egypt. Such as drawings of the pharaoh and some of the symbols in the Ancient Egypt wrighting system (known as hieroglyphs).

== This is a title page that has to do with Ancient Greece. It includes a few of the godesses and gods, such as Aphordite, Zeus, and Dionysus. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">We learned a lot of vocabulary words during our Ancient Egypt unit. We had to choose a word, and then define and illustrate it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Definition Card **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Cro-Magnon Poster **
 * <span style="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="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="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">CRITERIA: We were evaluated on the following key criteria:
 * <span style="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="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Clear headings and title
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Good use of space/layout
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Neatness (use of a ruler, drawn in pencil, coloured in pencil crayons)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Creativity and effort

**Science**
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Volume
[|My Volume Post]

Surface Area
[|My Surface Area Post]

Pythagoras
[|My Pythagoras Post]

Percent
[|My Percent Post]

Proportional Reasoning
[|My Proportional Reasoning Post]



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