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What question does your media piece need to answer?
What new skills or knowledge have you gained in this course?
This transferrable skill refers to "the interplay of the interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies necessary to participate effectively and ethically in teams...and learn from and with others.
Collaboration
In this unit, you worked to find different layers of meaning in a text by identifying literary devices like metaphor, simile, personification, etc.
Poetry
In this unit, you had to really showcase your creativity and innovative thinking for your final assignment
Poetry
When is it due?
Thursday, January 15
The point of your media piece is to show your learning in a _________ way.
Figurative
This skill refers to your ability to receive and express meaning (e.g. reading, and writing, viewing and creating, listening and speaking) in different contexts
Communication
In this unit, you developed your ability to organize your ideas in paragraph form and to identify theme in a text.
In this unit, you learned about a thesis statement.
Non-Fiction
What are you going to submit on the due date?
1. Your media piece
2. Your graphic organizer
There are two things you need to explain (in graphic organizer and in the interview). What are they?
1. What new skill/piece of knowledge/personal growth did you gain in this course?
2. What Transferrable Skill does this relate to?
This skill involves "reflecting on diverse worldviews and perspectives" and developing "an appreciation for the diversity of people and perspectives."
Global Citizenship
In this unit, you looked at a text from a variety of different angles
Book Club
In this unit, you had to overcome a potential fear of speaking in front of others
Poetry
OR
Book Club
This assignment is made up of 3 parts. What are they?
1. Media Piece
2. Graphic Organizer
3. One-on-one interview with Ms. B
You be the judge.
Student A feels like they've grown in their ability to organize their ideas in writing and express themselves clearly. Their idea is to submit a short film of them sitting at a desk and writing, first crumpling up papers they're unhappy with and then finally finishing one and smiling.
Student A is your best friend and asks you what you think. They really want a good mark. Would you encourage them to pursue this idea?
No--it's a bit literal!
This skill is necessary for "addressing complex issues and problems by acquiring, processing, analysing, and interpreting information to make informed judgements and decisions."
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
In this unit, you learned about different reading strategies to help you understand a text.
Short Story Unit
In this unit, you were asked to think more globally than personally.
Non-Fiction (Essay)
In a couple of days, I will be posting a 'sign up sheet' on Google Classroom. What will you be signing up for?
Your one-on-one interview
There are a number of steps that you will have to work through before your assignment is done. Can you think of 4?
1. Brainstorm: your skill AND how you can represent it figuratively
2. Review the rubric
3. Create your media piece
4. Complete Graphic Organizer
5. Practice explaining (using GO as a script)
6. Submit
7. Conference
This skill "means becoming aware and demonstrating agency in one’s process of learning, including the development of...motivation, perseverance, resilience, and self-regulation. It is rooted in belief in one’s ability to learn (growth mindset), combined with strategies for planning, monitoring, and reflecting on goals."
Self-Awareness & Self-Directed Learning
In this ongoing assignment, your mark reflects your ability to be an active, engaged, and respectful participant in classroom discussions and activities.
PLC
Whether you loved it or hated it, this was something you had to complete before submitting every assignment this semester.
A graphic organizer