In class Ms. Willemse put up concept charts all around the room and for ten minutes at the end of everyday she encouraged us to add a few ideas. At first I didn’t know why we were doing it, but then she later revealed that…
If you’re a frequent reader of my blog, then you obviously know that I’m part of a special program called PLP. In the Performance Learning Program, we don’t just do tests, quizzes, and questions from a text book, but we strive to delve deeper and…
For this past week we had a sub in class, as Ms. Willemse was down in Oregon with the grade 8’s. When I first heard that Willemse would be away, my initial thoughts were that it was going to be an easy week. However, this…
For this assignment, we had to become a Canadian soldier from World War One, and write a detailed diary entry from any point in their life. To do this effectively, we had to include tone and voice, and really adapt to the time period. In class…
As we look back into history, World War One was one of the largest, most influential wars of all time. It was known as, “the war to end all wars” (it didn’t end anything but that’s a topic for another time). In class, we learned…