Quality of Life Around the World

Today, we will be talking about how for centuries, people around the world have moved or stayed where they are for many different reasons. As this has already been a big theme in Social Studies, today, we will focus more on the financial component and how different places in the world can view quality of life differently.



Let's take a closer look by building our knowledge about the differences in the Quality of Life around the world. You will be following along in the PowerPoint below and taking notes.

Quality of Life Around the World

Les trois petits cochons - à la 7ème année!

Bonjour! After many months of speaking, reading and writing, we are now "tellement excitée" to present to you our French paper slide films!



Adam and Damon

Hailey, Faith, Tallia, Shiyanna and Cheyenne
Les trois petits cochons from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.


Wahb and Troy
 
Untitled from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Holly
Untitled from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

 
Les Trois Petits Cochons from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Les trois petits cochons from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

petit cochon Alex Riley Theo Brayden from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Les trois petits cochons from Mrs. Steinhoff on Vimeo.

People on the Move

Don't Eat the Marshmallows Yet!

How much self control do you have?  Today we will watch a Ted Talk and ask ourselves, would you have the control to NOT eat the marshmallow?

Remembrance Day - Building Our Prior Knowledge

Today we will be doing a listening and viewing activity to help us prepare for our upcoming mini unit on Remembrance Day. We will spend some time this week and next writing poems to honour the people and places affected by war. Let's start by watching a video to get us thinking.


1. Who is giving the speech?
2. Where does the speech take place?
3. Approximately how many Canadians fought in WWII?
4. How many Canadians were killed in action?
5. How many soldiers were wounded?
6. What does the General get the audience to repeat?

Why do you think it is important that young people pay tribute and remember those who gave their lives for the freedom of others? Clearly explain your thinking (minimum 3-5 sentences).

Remembrance Day Poetry - I am Poems

In ELA, our next topic is focusing on elements of poetry.  We will be using Remembrance Day and it's significance for our inspiration. Remembrance Day takes place in Canada every year on November 11th. By writing poems from the perspective of soldiers, children, parents, poppies, crosses and other symbols of Remembrance Day, we will make connections to our country and the world around us.  Personification, similes and metaphors will also used in our poems to create a deeper connection for the audience.  Here is a quick definition of those terms . . . 

Personification: 

per·son·i·fi·ca·tion

pərˌsänəfəˈkāSH(ə)n/

noun

1. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Example:

sim·i·le

ˈsiməlē/

noun

1. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

Example:

met·a·phor

ˈmedəˌfôr,ˈmedəˌfər/

noun

1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
2. 
   

Example:

Here is the template we will use for our poems.  You will be following the same format to write your own, but first we will write one together. 

Our Physical World - What does it look like?

Our Physical World - What does it look like?

What does our world really look like? How do we describe how vast and different planet Earth can be? Take a look at the PowerPoint presentation below and fill in the missing information on your corresponding handout. Once finished, we will discuss a bit more about the different types of climate, vegetation and landforms there are in the world and where you might best like to live or at least visit.