Theories of Relativity Day 9

Intro: Budget Worksheet

• Students complete the Budget Worksheet, where they create a household budget based on earning B.C.'s minimum wage and paying the average amount in rent (in pairs).  
• How much does a typical person need to make in order to maintain a modest lifestyle in the Metro Vancouver area?
• What additional monthly expenses were not mentioned on the worksheet?
• What would you do if you didn't earn enough money to pay your expenses? 

Activities:

• A recap of chapters 10-11.  I realize a lot of students didn't get a chance to read through the end of chapter 12.
• Mr. Mac reads chapter 12 aloud to the class.
• Students spend the rest of the block working on their Reader Response Journals.  Have this fourth one complete for Thursday for sure.
• Mr. Mac will circulate to see how much progress is being made.
• If students need to use this time to complete or print any assignments from our Creative Writing unit, please do so.  No additional class time will be given.

Theories of Relativity Day 8

• Students take a few minutes to complete the Myth Busting Worksheet. Review, taking a poll for each question, the answers, with discussion.
• Read chapter 10 (teacher reads to class)
• Students read chapters 11 and 12 (individually).
• When students finish the reading, they are to start working on the Reader Response Journal for chapters 11-12 (due Tuesday, February 28th; by this day you should have FOUR completed).

Theories of Relativity Day 7

• Quick brainstorm: "What's going on in the novel at this point (up to end of chapter 7)?"
• Mr. Mac reads chapter 8 out loud to class.
• Students read chapter 9 (individually).
• Students work on a Reader Response Journal entry for chapters 7-9 (due Thursday, February 23rd).

Theories of Relativity Day 6

• An exploration of the links found on Barbara Haworth-Attard's web site.
• Read chapter 7 (out loud).
• Students work on their Reader Response Journal (while Mr. Mac does a homework check - you should have two entries done). 

Theories of Relativity Day 5

• Read chapter 5 (Mr. Mac, out loud to the class) and chapter 6 (individually).
• Students work on a Reader Response Journal entry for chapters 4-6.  By Thursday, February 16th, everyone should have two journal entries complete (ONE for chapters 1-3 and ONE for chapters 4-6).  I'll be doing a "homework check" to see what has been done.

80/20 Project Day!

• What is 80/20?
• What are your choices?  A review of the Learning Intentions.
• Today will mainly be a planning/brainstorming day.  Handout: "Empowering Kids through Project Skills" p. 2 and 3.

Theories of Relativity Day 4

• Read chapter 4.
• Students work on Personal Response Journals (you need to write one for every three chapters that we read).
• Make sure you have finished other work, including Assignment 1.1 Part A and B.

ENGLISH 9: Theories of Relativity Day 3

Mr. Mac reads chapters 3 and 4 aloud.

Students continue working on the unit developed by Tracy Larson.

ENGLISH 9: Theories of Relativity Day 2

1.) Class brainstorm on board (students take as notes): 1.) What are some of the causes of homelessness?  

2.) Class reads the first couple of chapters of Theories of Relativity (20-30 minutes). 

3.) Assignment 1.1: Photo Essay Part B: (10 marks) - Personal Response 

Write a one page double-spaced typed or 250 word personal response that gives your views on “homelessness”. Consider the following: 

• Why do you believe people become homeless?
• What responsibility does the family of the homeless have for them?  
• What is society’s responsibility to the homeless? 
• What is being done for the homeless in your community? (You may need to do some research for this. Think about who will have some information on this or where you can find some information.)
• Submit this assignment with a self-assessment (purple sheet) attached.

4.) A look at Assignment 1.2: Reader Response Journal (if time).

Reminder: short story due today.