A weird week as week had Tuesday and Thursday off, but productive nontheless!
In English we looked at extracts from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. We discussed the context of the era, emerging science, and the connection of the story to the Prometheus myth. Students created their own monsters with the parts of various people and justified why they would choose those parts. They wrote a short paragraph on the events and reactions of bringing their own monsters to life. Then, they reviewed some vocabulary and looked at how the author created the mood and atmosphere in the original text. Finally, they analyzed an extract and answered some questions about how Shelley creates sympathy and empathy for her monster.
We also went over exactly how to do week 7’s research project homework. We used a paragraph from Frankenstein to answer the question prompts and use the text to explain our answers. Students are encouraged to start typing up their work on a Goggle Doc and they can share it with me to be checked next Friday. So far, most everyone has been hard at work on these tasks – keep it up!
In math, everyone finished their units and took a test on Friday. Workbooks and tests will be returned next week, but students are aware of their scores. There is no math this weekend as we will start a new unit Monday, whoo-hoo!
In science, we took a close look at genetics, Joseph Mendel, and using a Punnett square to find out the chance of genotypes when cross pairing two parents. We did a lot of practice in class, so there is much to reference in student notebooks when studying for the science test on Monday. Student’s were informed, and wrote down in their planners, that they need to know the MR CHEDDR mnemonic, the cell cycle, all about mitosis and meiosis, as well as genetics and using Punnett squares. Studying our in class notes and worksheets, and doing the Punnett square homework will help students prepare.
Finally, in Design and Technology we talked about the future and transportation and some of the changes currently under development. We watched a lot of concept design to inspire thinking about future possibilities. Next week, students will start their project thinking of innovative solutions to transport problems and finding solutions in their own minds or being developed by others. Everyone is very excited by this as the use of Padlet as a medium to showcase work is popular. The homework includes a themed cloze reading with questions regarding the future of transport which will hopefully prep minds for class on Monday and Thursday.
Have a restful weekend and see you Monday!
Mrs. Leah
