Satire, what is it? Before we get into that I shall reflect on our current unit as a whole. ‘The Act of Writing’ is the unit PLP 12 cohort is currently working through. The unit is before us for the main reason of preparation, as are writing the English 12 provincial in January. We are […]
Arizona n’ Nevada
I’ll warn you, this blog post is going to be a lot of words because of the two essays I wrote. But anyways the trip! The trip was great like all PLP trips, it opened my mind to another part of America I hadn’t seen before and I experienced the condensed learning of weeks over […]
TPOL Summer 2017 —-> GR 12
Why do I feel I am ready to advance to the next grade level? Address this question using carefully chosen examples from your learning portfolio Reflect on your growth as learner in Humanities I feel like I am ready for grade 12 because I’ve learned and grown. _This year in humanities I have […]
Debate Battle Dome Extravaganza
I guess you can say that this unit is no longer, “Up for Debate” On June 14th our new unit was introduced to us as a Lord of the Flies / Debate hybrid. We split our selves into Lord of The flies teams for a few weeks in the beginning and got to it. We […]
Conceptualizing the Concept of Concepts
In PLP its not the 7 wonders of the world, we don’t learn about the Pyramids or Machu Pichu, in class we learn about the 7 Concepts of great intelligence. I have illustrated a pyramid to show how these seven concepts have meaning along with my explanation below. These seven concepts all challenge and affirm […]
Nuclear Death and Disaster
Nuclear and Radiation are dangerous. The angst and anxiety that come with the perceived deadly power is warranted. Over seventy five people have directly died in nuclear power plant accidents since 1961, with an approximate expected four thousand more eventual deaths from radiation exposition at the Chernobyl disaster. These deaths are accountable to nuclear power […]
Country of Opportunities
The process of creation was wonky for this project. It started out with a grand plan, a group of five consisting of Chris, Tom, Cashel and I creating one video. Then it all fell apart and plans for the project went dormant for weeks until it was overdue. After a kick in the behind from […]
Helmut’s seen war, but he’s never seen anything like PLP
A German man named Helmut Lemke came into our class a few days ago, he brought so much knowledge along with many experiences he was keen to share. Helmut was a German solider during WWII and a held under Russian, American and English occupation after the war. He experienced the front lines of battle and […]
Ortona and the ( Fallschirm Jäger Division ) x 2
In the summer of 1943 the Allies invaded Sicily, the southern most city in Italy, and this was the physical start of the Italian campaign. This campaign was designed by the Allies to spread the German strength and allow Allied troops to push towards Germany from the soft underbelly of Europe (Italy). Allied troops pushed up […]
SLC, You and me, We’re a big happy family.
SLC 2017, I would be lying if I said I am really looking forward to this. A SLC is a ‘student led conference’ that I get to have with my teachers and mom. I explain about things that I am proud of and things that I am not, things that made me grow and things that […]