Silent Film

Hello Grade 7s,

Today we are beginning our Silent Film Unit! Please see your groups and roles below:

7-2 Groups and Topics
7-4 Groups and Topics
7-1 Groups and Topics

Everyone is responsible for their own research within their group topic. This research is a large portion of their unit, and may require some work at home. Please be prepared to use your class time effectively.
The Self-Directed Research document can be found here:

Self- Directed Research Template

Please make a copy for yourself and save it to your Humanities folder. Please title your document: Class-SF-Name  for example: 7-2-SF-Amy

Assignments for March

Confederation Questions and Paragraphs: Due March 6
Reading Response 4: Due March 13
Silent Film Topic Research: Due March 19

Confederation Questions

Today the class with begin an important research assignment. Look in the Resource tab for Confederation Questions. Follow the directions carefully. Please use the textbook for your first source and then choose a second source. It may be an online source. Choose wisely and remember the Canadian Encyclopedia is Ms. Brown's preferred source.

Reading Response #4

Please have your book finished by March 6. We will be writing our responses the week of March 9-13. RR4 will be due March 13. Visuals will be due the 18th.

Reading on the Go

The Calgary Public Library has a great digital library for teenagers.
Google Calgary Public Library, click on Digital Library, click on A-Z Resources.
Scroll down to TeenBookCloud.

They have a wide variety of graphic novels, fiction and non-fiction, even AP English books.

Questions for the War of 1812

Please answer all 5 questions in 3-5 sentences. You may look at the novel to find the answers.
7-2-1812-Name

1. If you were in one of the character's places in the novel, would you choose the same actions or different ones?

2. What character can you relate the most to and why?

3. What did the War of 1812 accomplish? Who won and who lost?

4. What did Laura Secord really do? Does Laura Secord chocolates exist?

5. How did one character's actions impact another?

War of 1812

History in a graphic novel. What fun!

Here is the link to the Loxley's War of 1812 Graphic Novel:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sJccyTi6REKIZ0FYY8vWd9PIdRIqFvSN/view