Hiroshima by John Hershey is a book that tells Hiroshima from the perspective of 6 civilians. As we read through the book we took detailed notes and had many detailed class disscusions, dissecting the ideas and main points, finding connections to our lives now and trying to understand the legacy of Hiroshima from a new […]
Category: Humanities
English, social studies
Echoes of Seattle: A PechaKucha Tale
Walking onto the stage, I felt a rush of nerves mixed with excitement. My PechaKucha presentation was about to begin, and I was ready to dove into stories with the audience behind Seattle’s famous music scene. From the grunge sounds of Nirvana to the beginning of Sub Pop Records, and even the Climate Pledge Arena’s […]
Dear future me…
Who do I want to be? This is a question that doesn’t have one answer. It is a question whose answer will change through time and circumstance. At the moment I live life as a teenager and student. I want to do well in school and have fun with my friends. I want to enjoy this time and […]
Tantalus (Winter Exhibition 2023❄️)
Memorials are used as a public memory, to remember and honor a past event, or influential person. Our class started off this project by discussing some notable memorials and we learned how to analyze the different aspects (size, shape, colours, symbology, placement, location) and thought that went behind the design. Some memorials that we talked […]
The truth about the biggest war in modern history!! 🇨🇦
World War II (WWII) was an extremely impactful event for countries all over the world, including Canada. This project we learned about the main events that occurred during WW2 and how Canada contributed to the war efforts of the allies. The final goal of this project was to write an essay on the importance of […]
Canada 🇨🇦 through my eyes
The goal of this project was to understand how Canadians are viewed by the countries around us and how to beat the general stereotypes of Canadian life. Important Starting Information We started or by learning about Canada and how the laws here are created following the Charter of Rights. The Charter rights protects different rights […]
Tpol 2023
What am I most proud of this year? There are 2 projects that I am so proud of this year. My Alberta book and my Avatar video. The reason I’m proud of these projects is because even when I had difficulties I was able to create a product that I was proud of. Alberta Book […]
Canadian Confederation 🍁
Canada is a huge country full of many different nations and communities. On July 1st, 1867 the colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, West Canada and East Canada came together to form the Dominion of Canada. What does nationalism mean for people around Canada? Confederation Simulation Our class broke up into groups of 6 colonies […]
Mpol 2023
Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and […]
🇫🇷 French Revolution 👩⚖️
In this project we were assigned a revolution and a group in this group we made court cam style videos to try and prove if our revolutions where effective or ineffective. Our group tried to prove that the French Revolution was effective. Graphic Organizer I made an organizer that showed the different stages and properties […]