DAY 44

AGENDA

1. Working on our introductions for our documentary reports.

Don't forget to check out the model to make sure you are structuring the report correctly.

DAY 43

AGENDA

1. Working on our introductions.  Check out the model to see what it should look like!
2. Talking about recommendations: what is a recommendation for?

DAY 42

AGENDA

1. You should be finishing up your final body paragraph about the documentary you have chosen.
2. Have someone edit it!
3. Start your introduction: check out the model of an intro so you can see what it looks like and how to set up your paragraphs!

DAY 41

AGENDA

1. We are meeting in the library today.
2. Most of us are finishing up typing our final body paragraph for our reports.

DAY 40

AGENDA

1.  Choose a documentary that you would like to watch independently.
2. Complete the criteria sheet for your documentary.
3. If you have completed watching your doc and filling in the criteria sheet, then you are working on the graphic organizer for your paragraph.

DAY 39

AGENDA

1.  Choose a documentary that you would like to watch independently.
2. Complete the criteria sheet for your documentary.

DAY 38

AGENDA

1. We are in computer lab 309 today.  Make sure you are typing up your Blackfish paragraph.

DAY 37

AGENDA

1. continue to work on your paragraph for the documentary Blackfish.

DAY 36

AGENDA

1. finish typing up our rough copies for our Blackfish paragraphs
2. complete some editing and revision on our own.
3. conference with Ms. McMillan about our rough copy.

REMEMBER: you will have to watch a documentary of your choosing on Thursday!  Come prepared!

DAY 35

AGENDA

1. completing our graphic organizers for Blackfish
2. typing up our rough copies in lab 309.

DAY 34

AGENDA

1. Choose the three criteria that you want to talk about in your paragraph about Blackfish.
2. Fill in the graphic organizer for your paragraph about Blackfish.

DAY 33

AGENDA

1. Finish watching Blackfish and filling in our sheet.

DAY 32

AGENDA

1. Today we are watching Blackfish and filling in our criteria sheets.

DAY 31

AGENDA

We are in the library today to work on our paragraphs!

1. Editing: once your paragraph is typed, print out a copy to show Miss McMillan and conference with her about it.

DAY 30

AGENDA

1. Today we are going to lab 211 to type up our paragraphs about the documentary "Bowling for Columbine"
2. If you have not completed your graphic organizer, grab a seat at one of the tables and finish it up before starting to type.
3. Once it is typed, print out a copy to show Miss McMillan and conference with her about it.

(DAY 29) PD DAY!

If you haven't had a chance to watch the whole documentary, find it on youtube this weekend and get caught up!

DAY 28

AGENDA

1. Complete our graphic organizers so that we are ready to type on Tuesday!

DAY 27

AGENDA


1. Watching the film and completing the criteria sheets.
2. Fill in our graphic organizers after discussing the model for a paragraph.

DAY 26

AGENDA

1. Watching the film and completing the criteria sheets.

DAY 25

AGENDA

1. Watching the film and completing the criteria sheets.

DAY 24

AGENDA

1. Using the co-created criteria for a good documentary, we are going to watch a documentary as a class and see if we can find elements that demonstrate a quality documentary.
2. Watch documentary and record notes.

DAY 23

AGENDA

1. What makes a good documentary?
2. In computer lab 309, go to the NFB website and watch 3 short documentaries of your choosing and decide what is good about them and what needs improvement.
3. As a group: what does a quality documentary need to include?

DAY 22

AGENDA

1. What is a documentary?
2. What makes a good documentary?
3. In computer lab 211, go to the NFB website and watch 3 short documentaries of your choosing and decide what is good about them and what needs improvement.

DAY 21

AGENDA

1. Meet in lab 212: type up our opinion paragraphs to hand in!
2. If you finish, check out the next activity with Ms. McMillan!