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All students:  Please check out the various posts under the label "Message & Meaning". Your assignment is to write an analytical response to one of the entries.  Enjoy!

http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Romeo_and_Juliet/0.html

  To aid in your Mind Map assignment click the highlighted Mind Map link! Also, for more information on The Hero's Journey check out Carl Jung . 

Please read up to "Old Age" by Friday November 26th.  Enjoy!

For a more detailed exploration of the controversial topic of human cloning follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUh0HvNK_uI

We have just read Issac Asimov 's "All the Troubles of the World".  For the next few classes we will explore the genre of science fiction.  For homework, search through magazines or visit the web to find an interesting article about technology.  Where is technology taking us?  How does it shape our lives?  How is changing the way we live and how might it change our future?  Consider also, some of the social and ethical implications that arise through advances in technology.  Please be prepared to share your article AND your thoughts about it.  What connections can you make between issues with technology today and the underlying message presented in Asimov's story? 

Please complete for Wednesday Sept. 22nd: 1) Rough draft of neighbourhood stories and 2) any revisions to your neighbourhood  map.

Be sure to have completed: a) Your brainstorming sheet for the stories that took place in your neighbourhood b) Your visual map c) Your word bank of titles and descriptive words (at least three titles with ten words each).

Please view the previous grade 12 post for a link to dioramas.  This is a reminder to come to next class with all the materials needed to build your set!  Remember that you are creating a setting that reveals details about your character and the central conflict she or he faces.  Have fun!

Please create a good copy of your " epiphany " paragraph.  Also, bring all the materials needed to create a three dimensional set ( a diorama ) for an imagined character.  Be sure to include any details or items that will reveal a central conflict facing your protagonist. 

Please edit and rewrite your " epiphany " paragraph and hand in next class! 

1) Read the Arthur Miller handout 2) Create vocabulary list of ten words from the reading. Include definitions. 3) Please prepare two questions and two statements in response to the reading.  Write these down and bring them for discussion.

http://vancouverpoetryhouse.com/vanslam/youth-slam/

Now referred to as the Human Library this was Moscrop's second annual event of this nature. Huge thankyous to all the volunteers who made this day an intriguing success for our students. Close to 400 students visited the library today with open minds and keen interest,to check out 27 volunteers from diverse walks of life. Guest "books" included the titles: MLA/Politician; Black Woman/Survivor of Breast Cancer; Gay Law Student/Farmer/Figure Skater; Ex-Gang Member/Severely Bullied as a Student;Interior Decorator from West Vancouver; Afro-American/Actor; and many more! These guest volunteers reported that our students were wonderful individuals with many thoughtful questions. Please feel free to post your comments. 

Check out Jay Walker's "Imagination Library"! Jay Walker's library of human imagination | Video on TED.com

Amy Tan tells us that a key to creativity lies in the act of questioning. View this TED talk and post your comments. Amy Tan on creativity | Video on TED.com

http://www.skepdic.com/essays/haskins.pdf