Congratulations Candidates!

Queenie says "Congratulations to all the candidates who made such excellent speeches during today's All Candidates Meeting.  You were all well prepared and thoughtful as you shared ideas about changes you would bring if elected.  The future is very bright.  Continue your campaign efforts over the next couple of days, in preparation for Election Day, Monday, November 3rd.  Good luck to all the candidates."

All Candidates meeting. Tuesday October 28th

Socials 11 students will kick off their political campaigns on Tuesday, October 28th during our All Candidates Meeting in class.  All candidates must have their campaign speeches ready to present during Tuesday's class.  Follow the criteria provided in class, rehearse and think positive!

Poe . . . a master of Spooky Stories

The Tell Tale Heart - Audio only

The Tell Tale Heart - Video

What's Your Platform?

Try this survey to see approximately which Political Ideology your current views might fit with.  Once on the home page, click on the link on the left "Take the Test".  Complete all the multiple choice questions and at the end, scroll all the way to bottom to see your results, in graph form.  Click on the box "see your graph on a separate page" and then PRINT and submit a copy of your graph to me on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

Spooky Stories: Let's Learn from some masters

The Cask of Amontillado

The Monkey's Paw

A Ghost Story

Gore

Each of you will get the opportunity to read at least one of these Spooky Short Stories and explore one aspect of it during Literature Circles.  The stories are posted here if you need to re-read yours, or if you'd like to read the other Spooky Stories shared, read, and discussed in class.

All of this is helping you to prepare for writing your own Spooky Story, to be submitted as part of your Term 1 Writing Portfolio, due November 7th.  Happy Haunting Writing!

What's your PLATFORM?

Today we're beginning our government simulation to experience the realities of establishing a government system, and being an active citizen participating in the process.  What will your party platform be?  What promises will you make? How will you get yourself elected?  How easy or difficult is to make changes in government?  We shall see!

Check out this party platform from a Mayoral Candidate in Burnaby running in the coming civic elections.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1613505/candidate-for-burnaby-mayor-promises-to-ban-kissing-in-public/?utm_source=Other&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014

Try this survey to see approximately which Political Ideology your current views might fit with.  Once on the home page, click on the link on the left "Take the Test".  Complete all the multiple choice questions and at the end, scroll all the way to bottom to see your results, in graph form.  Click on the box "see your graph on a separate page" and then PRINT and submit a copy of your graph to me on Friday, October 17.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

Elements of a Short Story

Elements of a Short Story Lesson

The Elements of Fiction

Text "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

Audio The Lottery by Shirley Jackson