1d+Mar+12-16+class+summary

Substitute teacher: Ms. McKay 1. Lit Power: __**Can You Spare a Home? p. 69-72**__ See LIT POWER for specific instructions. 2. p. 72 Part B Research and Create an ad for an organization that helps street kids. 3. ROOM- answer the following question in a paragraph of at least 6 sentences. Be sure to include a topic sentence, at least 2 details each with at least 1 example or proof, and a closing sentence. Question: Who do you think needed the other more, Jack or his mom? Why? Use evidence from the text to defend your opinion. /10
 * Mar. 12**

View this video, which is the time and song that "Can you spare a home?" was based on: [|Can You Spare a Dime? Depression era video]
 * Mar. 13**

Follow the following notetaking skills in order to write original information on your shelter advertisement from yesterday, rather than just copy and pasting. An example is below:

[|YESS Youth Shelter Organization]

Notes from reading the first 4 pages of their website. Notice, there are only a few main points because you are creating a poster, not a report. Poster should have only a small amount of text, as learned in earlier examples of advertisement.
 * For 16-18 years
 * Give youth at risk a chance
 * Honest, respectful and committed to success of youth
 * Offer several programs including armoury, shelter, sky, and start
 * Won 6 major business and youth awards

Paragraph for the poster, created from my notes: Yess is a youth shelter organization provided for 16-18 year olds. They are trying to give youth at risk a chance. This organization is honest, respectful and committed to the success of youth. They offer several programs to help improve the lives of youth. These include an Armoury, Shelter, Sky and Start program and are continuing to develop more. Yess has won 6 major business and youth awards since they opened in 2008.

Here is the rubric I will use to mark your Street kids advertisement: /2 bold image /2 bright or appropriate colours for message/audience/mood /2 no/little white space /2 text- size and font, not too much /5 information- main points only, not plagiarized, contact information /1 effort into design and appeal for audience /1 conventions (spelling, etc.) Total /15
 * __Can You Spare a Home- Original Advertisement Rubric__**

March 14 1. Lit Power: __**Word Power p107-110**__ - See LIT POWER for detailed instructions 2. Review of how to summarize, level of language 3. Discussed and modeled how to write an opinion letter- letter to the editor. Pick up handout. 4. Chose a community issue. Write a formal letter expressing your opinion to the Reminder. Follow instructions provided in Word Power, except it only has to be three paragraphs, not five. Be sure to use letter format, formal language, and write about something you truly care about and have an opinion on. /30

March 15-16 Sandra Garinger came in to train the students in Essential Skills Profiles and resume building. After discussion and examples, each student must complete: 2 Essential Skill Profiles 1 Resume These 3 items are worth 5% of your total English mark, because they are sooooooo important. Come in for details and paper needed.