Tuesday

Hello parents and students.  Today was a busy day in that we had to play catch up from missed instructional time due to picture day.

In Raven's today we covered the following concepts:

FN 12
Revisited Scott Momaday's poem and discussed his world view
Introduced to a textbook reading strategy SQRRR
Completed a bus stop activity using the introduction in our textbook

English 11
Discussed what a stereotype is and brainstormed examples
Viewed "I'm not the Indian you had in mind" and discussed how media has made inaccurate assumptions of First Nations people
-Started the DVD Reel Injun which focuses on stereotypes of First Nations people in early Hollywood films.

SS 10
-Reviewed Absolute location (lines of latitude and longitude)
-Started a mapping assignment #2 Marathon of Hope (Due on Friday Sept 13)

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