ELA 20- Family History Projects and Still I Rise

We have been working on family history projects for the past few classes.So far the research done has been very interesting. Please make sure you have information at school to do your work.
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Today we will be looking at an extremely famous work entitled "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou.

Watch it be performed here:







Like I said, music is poetry!

ELA 30- Grammar Workshop Week!

Beginning tomorrow, November 29, we will be reviewing basic to intermediate grammar principles. It is important to review these principles to improve your writing and prepare yourself for the departmental exam.

Here is a list of interactive activities that will help you as we go:


Comma Splices and Fused Sentences


Sentence Fragments

Irregular Verbs


Commas

Parallel Sentence Structure


Pronoun Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement


Word Choice


Modifiers

Food Studies 7-

Chicken Strip Lab Questions:

1. Describe, step-by-step, how to make homemade chicken strips.
2. Why did you need to put flour on the chicken before the egg?
3. What was the purpose of dipping the chicken in egg and milk?
4. What spices did you add to the cracker crumbs? What other spices might you use?
5. What is the safest way to tell if chicken is cooked? What are two other ways to tell if chicken is cooked?
6. What method did you use to cook the chicken? What other methods could you use?
7. What food bourne illness (type of food poisining) could be caused by raw chicken?
8. What is cross contamination? Explain two ways you prevented cross contamination during the lab.
9. What other ingredients do you think you could use, other than cracker crumbs, to coat the chicken?

Games! Woo Hoo!

The Food Safety Wheel

Safe Temperature Game- hit CTRL and + to enlarge


Fight Bac Game

Stack the Fridge

SpudZone- Various Games

Check the BBQ!

Food Safety Mobile

NEW GAME- FIGHT BAC

ELA 20- Your Memoir- Understanding your family history

You will be embarking on a quest for answers regarding your own personal history.

You will be required to do research outside of school and compile your own personal memoir. You will receive more detail in class!






"Voices of the Grandmothers" Personal Essay by Christine Welsch





Creating your own life story blog.

Grade 10- Poe's "The Raven"

A helpful, interactive version of the poem, "The Raven"



The Simpson's version of "The Raven"

Grade 10- Edgar Allan Poe and The Tell Tale Heart

We will be reading and viewing two of Poe's most famous works- "The Tell Tale Heart" and "The Raven"







Is it more effective to view or read "The Tell Tale Heart"?