Commercial 4

 Is the following commercial Ethos, Logos, or Pathos? Explain your answer using evidence from the commercial in your blog posting below.

 Mary Riter Hamilton

A Winnipeg Artis, work found here from the First World War, some of her story below

A street in the West End.

 A hockey team from the West End

The Bearcat Story-Planning Part 2

 

Your Bearcat Story Book

When done the rough planning sheet, add some more details,  with this more detailed story planner.

The Bearcat Graphic Novel/Comic/Story Book

 

Your Bearcat Story Book-Part 1

Rough story planning

We are writing a story to add to our school library (maybe even read to students at Athlone). The story is going to involve our school mascot the Bearcat.

With your rough planning sheet,  copy available here, make a rough plan for your story. A more detailed story plan will be done later. 


Some Story Suggestions

How the Bearcat came to be

How the Bearcat gain its superpowers and decided what to do with them

How the Bearcat saved us from a comet, godzilla, flood, . . .

How the Bearcat teamed up with  the Athlone Atom and/or Sturgeon Husky,  Mick E. Moose,  Buzz and Boomer or . . .  to save us from a comet, godzilla, flood, . . .

Turtle Island

From the Anishinaabe and the Ojibway
 

 

Die Slowly

He who becomes the slave of habit,

who follows the same routes every day,

who never changes pace,

who does not risk and change the color of his clothes,

who does not speak and does not experience, dies slowly.

He or she who shuns passion,

who prefers black on white,

dotting ones 'i's rather than a bundle of emotions,

the kind that make your eyes glimmer,

that turn a yawn into a smile,

that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings, dies slowly.

He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,

who is unhappy at work,

who does not risk certainty for uncertainty,

to thus follow a dream,

those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives, die slowly. 3

He who does not travel,

who does not read,

who does not listen to music,

who does not find grace in himself, dies slowly.

He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,

who does not allow himself to be helped,

who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck,

about the rain that never stops, dies slowly.

He or she who abandon a project before starting it,

who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn’t know,

he or she who don’t reply when they are asked something they do know, die slowly. 5

Let’s try and avoid death in small doses,

always reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort by far

greater than the simple fact of breathing.

Only a burning patience will lead to the attainment of a splendid happiness

by Pablo Neruda

Even more on Trenches and the Mud

 Because that is how in Western Europe the war was fought. 

More on Trench Warfare

 Using the resources below, fill out your note frame about trench warfare

Trench warfare reading link

Sound of Silence

 You are not alone. As Frost said in the book we are reading, you may feel lonely, but that is different than being alone. With Covid and physical distancing, feeling lonely is becoming a pretty common feeling for many of us, but you are not alone. The classic song below, which came back as number 1 recently, is about people having trouble communicating with each other, though they may make a lot of noise. 

The Sound Of Silence

By P.Simon

Hello darkness, my old friend,

I've come to talk with you again,

Because a vision softly creeping,

Left its seeds while I was sleeping,

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Still remains

Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams I walked alone

Narrow streets of cobblestone,

'Neath the halo of a street lamp,

I turned my collar to the cold and damp

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light

That split the night

And touched the sound of silence. 2

And in the naked light I saw

Ten thousand people, maybe more.

People talking without speaking,

People hearing without listening,

People writing songs that voices never share

And no one dared

Disturb the sound of silence.

"Fools" said I, "You do not know

Silence like a cancer grows.

Hear my words that I might teach you,

Take my arms that I might reach you."

But my words like silent raindrops fell,

And echoed

In the wells of silence 4

And the people bowed and prayed

To the neon god they made.

And the sign flashed out its warning,

In the words that it was forming.

And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls

And tenement halls."

And whisper'd in the sounds of silence

Corrected in class. Marks given for handing in your corrections. Need some help? Click here

 Coming Up

Early dismissal today

Starting to collect our Survival Stories

Moving onto other writing projects, we have to pick as a class

Continuation of the First World War, see below. 

Causes of the First World War

 The causes of the First World War didn't go away with the war and are very much still around, and still a concern today. Using your notes, try and answer the questions below. I have also thrown in a few math questions about the War to test your problem solving skills. 

This coming Tuesday, Survivial Story is due

 Share the story with me AND post it to share on Kidblog. 

Name_____________________    

 

Title of Story_______________

1200 to 6500 words-Hand in this sheet when ready to be marked

Mood, smell, feel, appearance of the Setting:   

Main characteristics of your protagonist (main character):

Major Conflict in your story

 

Initial Action:

Rising Action:

Climax:

Conclusion:

Setting		4 lots of descriptive words to describe location/ mood		3Some descriptive words		2 Limited description of place		1 Location . . .?
Characters		4 Identifies main character(s) with lots of description / detail		3 Identifies main character(s) and explains their roles		2 Identifies character(s) without much explaining		1Character must be in witness protection
Conflict		4Clearly states problem as it relates to the character and includes additional details		3 Clearly states the problem as it relates to the character		2 Partial information about the problem stated		1No relation to the problem or how it affects the character
	Initial action-Rising Action climax		4Lots of incidents of rising action, starting with initial action and ending with a climax		3 Some incidents of rising action, starting with initial action and ending with a climax		2 Missing some parts of initial action/rising action/climx		1Little evidence of tension, finish
Solution		4 Clearly states detailed information about the solution and how it relates to the character		3 States solution clearly but is limited on the amount of detailed information		2 States solution but does not give detailed information		1Does not state solution or provide detailed information
Mechanics		4 Strong sentence structure, Spelling and grammar are accurate		3 Few errors in sentence structure, spelling and grammar		2 At times the reader is confused due to lack of sentences, spelling, grammar		1 Little evidence of effort of proofreading by student, proofreader or computer.

The Road not Taken

From our book, Frost reads the Road not Taken, and he thinks it makes him feel sad, but his Dad says that feeling is regret. With school application forms being handed in, students all around us are making choices that will have an impact on their future.

Survival Story-One Week Left

 

How is your Plot coming along?

Conflict		4Clearly states problem as it relates to the character and includes additional details		3 Clearly states the problem as it relates to the character		2 Partial information about the problem stated		1No relation to the problem or how it affects the character
	Initial action-Rising Action climax		4Lots of incidents of rising action, starting with initial action and ending with a climax		3 Some incidents of rising action, starting with initial action and ending with a climax		2 Missing some parts of initial action/rising action/climx		1Little evidence of tension, finish
Solution		4 Clearly states detailed information about the solution and how it relates to the character		3 States solution clearly but is limited on the amount of detailed information		2 States solution but does not give detailed information		1Does not state solution or provide detailed information

How readable is the story?

Mechanics

4 Strong sentence structure, Spelling and grammar are accurate

3 Few errors in sentence structure, spelling and grammar

2 At times the reader is confused due to lack of sentences, spelling, grammar

1 Little evidence of effort of proofreading by student, proofreader or computer.

Coming Up

 Afternoon reading in room 10 this week

Early dismissal this Tuesday

More the First World War

More Posted

Robert Frost from Posted

Finishing up The Meaning of Home

2 weeks left of class time for our Survival Story

Class Party the Tuesday after the long weekend, Feb 9

Still need some Meaning of Home permission forms and School Registration forms