English Dept. at Monsignor Percy Johnson, TCDSB, Literacy, Lovers of Books. "The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories." - C. M Bateson
This week our grade 9 book clubs are focusing on character development. They’ve been brainstorming traits, finding important quotes etc. Today as a critical thinking challenge, they used their ideas to connect characters using hexagonal thinking. Results were great!@ MpjEnglish
Reading declines sharply when kids enter high school. If we provide choice and engaging texts that reflect their experiences, they WILL read. Here are some of the popular ones for my grade 9s right now.
Inspired by “Small Kindnesses” by Danusha Lameris,our grade 9 class collaborated to create our own poem about that little things that help show we appreciate and care about each other in our very busy world. A code for caring if you will. @MpjEnglish
@byjoannesantos@MPJ_TCDSB Hi! That’s amazing! Congratulations! Best people to speak to right now are either Mr. Fratterelli or Mrs. Ferreira. Gives a call and we can set up a meeting.
Book club season has arrived in our grade 10 classes. Students engage in book talks about their chosen novels from our offerings: Gutter Child, The Hate You Give, Patron Saints of Nothing, Dear Martin, Book Thief, Hunger Games, Internment, etc. @MPJ_TCDSB
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This is what makes Indigenous Tourism special! It was a powerful, emotional, transformational experience for all-we welcomed Etobicoke highschool students for a multi day Reconciliation Program!