Today was the first day of a new semester :)
We reviewed course outlines, reviewed rules, got acqainted with the new classroom layout and started an activitiy...
In ELA 10 & 30 we will be exploring global issues and understanding ourselves through literature...
Today we found quotes that reflect our individual selves and posted them up on the back board. You then reflected on the quote you chose and did your first portfolio entry...which is for HW if you are not finished... (Helpful questions to guide you:
How have your experiences led you to a place where this quote has meaning in your life? How could this quote help guide you through life? What does this quote say about you as a person?)
Tomorrow we will share our quotes and why we chose them! Here is mine:
To Have Succeeded
To laugh often and love much:
To win respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children;
To earn the approbation of honest critics
And endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To give one's self;
To leave the world a little better,
Whether by a healthy child,
A garden patch,
Or redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm
And sung with exultation;
To know even one life has breathed easier
Because you have lived...
This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the afternoon Kevin Brooks came to share his experience with drinking and driving with us- it was a powerful presentation. Check out his site!
http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/
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