Archive for February, 2012

Resource Reflection

As I said in an earlier post, in Technology class we have been investigating book trailers and how to make them. We each had to choose an application to try out to see if it will be good to make a trailer. I chose Prezi, a zooming presentation software, and tried to create a book [...]

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Child Labor Debate

Reflection on performance (something to improve, something you’re proud of, a questions that you would ask yourself if you were the other side). I think that I maybe had a quiet voice, even though I myself did not think so. I should probably improve this as I am not the one listening so perhaps I [...]

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Folktales, Legends and Myths

A folkstory is a story that is passed down by word of mouth, generation by generation, while a legend is often based around a famous person’s life, except a bit over exaggerated. A myth is a story that explains the unexplainable (such as the weather, the seasons,etc.) with deities such as gods or spirits. A [...]

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Reflection on Criteria Development

In Technology class we have been thinking about how to make book trailers, and we have come up with 11 criteria for an effective book trailer as a class. We were then asked to write a reflection on the criteria we made. Hope you enjoy! 1. How many criteria do you think it is useful [...]

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International Rules Football

In PE class we have been doing a unit on International Games so we learnt about International Rules Football. We also learnt about the topics of internationalism and spirit in sport. 1. Create your own definition of Internationalism (small paragraph). I think that internationalism means the coming together of two different nations or cultures. I [...]

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French Cafes As Social Institutions

French Cafes As Social Institutions Les deux magots Ellen et Iruka February 1, 2012 Maeda S. In French class, we are researching cafes in partners. I am researching the cafe Les deux magots in Paris, and the following answers to the questions were written by my partner Ellen and I (questions 1 through 4 were answered [...]

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