Friday 27 March 2015

7B Media Assignment - Summarizing and Making Connections

Students will be given this assignment on Tuesday, March 31, AFTER they have received both peer and Teacher feedback on a summarizing activity this week in class.

Due Date: Friday, April 10, 2015 AT THE END OF CLASS

Materials: Student copy of The Mirror, YouTube video for Dove Evolution:

Task:
1. Write a paragraph for each Media Text, summarizing the main idea for each. (What are they about?)
2. Write a paragraph to make connections between the Media Texts. Refer to: morals, characteristics or other features (main "character", etc.).
3. A statement is made at the end of the story and the end of the commercial.
a) Identify the statements.

b) Write a paragraph to identify the connection between the two statements you identified in part a). 

Co-Created Success Criteria:

I can…
- clearly summarize the main idea in each Media Text
- use the Somebody Wanted But So Then model to help me summarize
- make clear connections to each Media Text and give examples to show those connections
- identify and explain the statement made on each Media Text
- make clear connections to each statement and give examples to show those connections
- write 5-8 sentence paragraphs for each answer
- make notes for each Media Text to help me write my rough draft
- write a rough draft
- edit my work (showing all of my changes and improvements)
- write a second draft (good copy)
- hand in my notes, edited rough draft (showing all of my changes and improvements) and my good copy
- hand my work in on time
- demonstrate a positive mindset towards my work
- show good work habits
- use my time wisely in class

Marking Scheme: 

Media Summary / Connection Rubric


Criteria
Level 1

Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Media Text Analysis
Student has difficulty identifying and summarizing information from both texts. Little to no explanation included.
Student identifies some of the information included in the text, and experiences some difficulty summarizing text. There is very little explanation.
Student identifies information included in the texts, and summarizes texts with adequate explanation.
Student clearly identifies information from both texts. Student clearly explains both media texts.
Personal Connection
Student attempts to make a personal connection. Example (i.e. moral, characteristic, etc) is attempted, but incomplete.
Student makes one personal connection.  Student identifies one example (i.e. moral, characteristic, etc.) Example is related to one media texts.
Student makes personal connections. Student identifies a few examples (i.e. morals, characteristics, etc.) Examples are related to both media texts.
Student has clearly made several personal connections. Student clearly identifies several examples (i.e. morals, characteristics, etc.). Student can clearly explain their connection to Media, with examples.
Moral / Statement
Student attempts to identify a moral related to the statement.
Student identifies one moral related to the statement.
Student identifies each moral related to the statement.
Student clearly identifies each moral related statement, with textual evidence
Media Connection
Student attempts to make a connection. Example is attempted, but incomplete.
Student makes one personal connection. Example is related to  one media texts.
Student makes personal connections. Examples are related to both media texts.
Student has clearly made several personal connections. Examples are clearly related to both media texts. Student can clearly explain their connection to Media, using examples.

Students are required to hand in: notes, rough draft that SHOWS ALL EDITING and good copy. All components are due at the same time on the due date. LATE ASSIGNMENTS will be marked at 85%. 

Monday 23 March 2015

6/7/8 HSP Monday, March 23, 2015

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing March Break!

Here is our week:

ENGLISH:

1. "Pink Shirt Protest" - we will be reading an article about why the Day of Pink was initiated.

Tasks:

 - using note-taking strategies to help identify important information and begin to take notes in order to write independent Summaries of the article
- t-charts of what we can do to stop someone who is bullying and help someone who is being bullied
- MEDIA posters / announcements / advertisements to create and share a message about anti-bullying

2. Guided Reading - We are beginning new Guided  Reading groups this week

Group 1 - MN, NB, EK, NN, SK

Group 2 - YG, BL, SP, RJ

Groups will be working on vocabulary building, comprehension, making connections and extending their thinking.

MATH:

Students still needing to do their test: YG, MN, NB, BL, SK, RJ and SP

OPEN BOOK TEST WILL TAKE PLACE Wednesday, March 25th

Groups:

NN, EK - 7.3, 7.4, 7.5  - text and workbook (Nelson)

MN, NB, SK - Cartesian Coordinates, Flips, Slides and Turns

SP - Tranformational Geometry work

YG, BL, RJ - Flips, Slides, Turns and Symmetry


GEOGRAPHY - All students working on tasks using an Atlas