Week of February 10th reminders

• Our class is walking to see the theatre production of Matilda at Brookswood secondary at 11:00am
• Our class has been learning about fossils and will begin studying about minerals this week
• Our class has been reviewing Passé Composé verbs. There will be no quiz this Thursday.
• Students' spelling words this week come from our Rocks and Minerals unit. The quiz will take place on Thursday since Friday is a Pro-D.
• Passion projects are due on Tuesday, January 11th. Thank you to our wonderful librarians for their help in finding books!
• Our speech presentations will take place on February 19th

Evaluation for Passion Project Slides                                                                            Name:___________________________________

Total mark:    /16 for writing on slides;   /4 marks for ‘on time’ completion     Total:     /20 marks

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Meaning	Unclear focus. Your slides go off-topic. Some info is copied. Some info might be inaccurate/wrong. 1-2 paragraphs.	You include details but some of your information is incorrect. Your focus may wander (for example: at first you wrote about cars, and then you wrote about guitars). 3-4 paragraphs.	Purpose is clear, and writing is generally focused, generally accurate, complete, in own words Some relevant details and examples	Project is focused around a clear purpose. Information is well-chosen, detailed, in own words; may use more than one source/website/library books/interviews. 6+ paragraphs.
Style	Simple, repetitive language; may misuse terms. Sentences are often short and repetitive	Language is simple. Sentence length may be varied – sometimes long, sometimes short; relies on a few basic patterns.	Language is clear; some variety and description. Some “Triple Scoop” words. Variety of sentence lengths; may vary sentence beginnings, try different conjunctions (therefore, in conclusion, furthermore, etc.)	Language is clear and varied; some precise, expressive, or figurative, poetic language. Flows smoothly, with a variety of sentence lengths and patterns.
Form	Text features (e.g., titles, headings, diagrams, illustrations) are missing or inappropriate. No title page to identify purpose. No final page with conclusion.	Text features (e.g., titles, headings, diagrams, illustrations) are included; may be flawed or not well connected to text. Introduction states purpose. Very short conclusion (less than 4 sentences).	You include titles, headings, diagrams, illustrations are included with few errors. Your first title page slide clearly presents purpose. Paragraphs have main ideas and some supporting detail. Conclusion makes sense and is more than 4 sentences long.	Required text features (e.g., titles, headings, diagrams, illustrations) are clear, effective, well-constructed, and connected to your topic. Your first page introduces your topic and effectively establishes purpose and engages the audience Paragraphs have main ideas developed with supporting detail. Conclusion sums up the information in more than 4 sentences; may attempt to have impact
Conventions	Many spelling/typing mistakes.	Some noticeable errors; these may cause the reader to hesitate or reread parts to make sense of what you wrote.	Few errors; these do not interfere with your reader’s understanding of what you wrote.	Sense of control; few errors; these are usually the result of taking risks to use complex language and structures. You tried, for example, to use semicolons (;) and CATDOO words. You also obviously used POMMES.