Mrs. Tenenbaum's class

Lost Generation video

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What do you think?

The end of the near is here...

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With less than 30 days to go in this year's school year -- how are you feeling?

Did you meet all of the goals that you set for yourself at the start of September? What insights do you have for next year's Grade 7s? What do you wish that you had known before you started at SAM?

Blog about it.

May will be the last set of blogs for this year --- feel free to blog over the summer!

Happy end of Grade 7! YIPPEEE! You made it!

April Blog Posting -- CLONES!

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We have recently started our class novel study, "The House of the Scorpion". Check out these sites about cloning and then blog about it. (One of your blogs this month should be about cloning/our book!)

Cloning and Dolly the Sheep

Check out these sites for more information about Dolly and cloning:) On your blog, answer the question: What do you think of cloning? Are you for or against it? How is it beneficial to humans? If you could clone an exact copy of yourself -- would you? Why or why not?

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/antenna/dolly/

http://archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/biotechnology/clips/4479/ (CBC video clip)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3393-dolly-the-sheep-dies-young.html

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml (human cloning information)

http://science.howstuffworks.com/genetic-science/cloning.htm (cloning videos)

Put a link in your post!

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Do you want to have a blogging goal this month? Try adding a link to your post.

Here's how to do it:

1. Highlight the text that you want to link to (for example: I'm going to add a link here, so I am going to highlight the word "link")
2. Once the word is highlighted, click on the green globe icon next to the T at the top of your options. It looks like a green globe with glasses.
3. A hyperlink box will come up -- type in your URL (web address) and press OK.
4. Your linked word should be underlined. Check out my link -- I have linked to a wikipedia page about blogs!

Now,...you try it!

Academy Awards

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Did you watch the 82nd annual Academy Awards? They originally aired on Sunday March 7th. Do you agree with the winners? Have you seen any of the winning movies? Blog about it.

Here's a list of the winners just in case you missed it!

A well-deserved break...

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This year, March Break runs from Saturday March 13 - Sunday March 21st. Do you have any plans? Will you be relaxing on a beach or skiing on a mountain or hanging out with friends at the mall?

How do you plan on spending your vacation?

Black History Month

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Are you celebrating?

Check out this link for more information!

February posts!

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The Red Maple reading program is well underway. Your job is to post a review of your 2nd Red Maple book. What did you think? Is it a winning book? Would you recommend it to your friends?

...oh and February 12th marks the start of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Are you watching?

What do you think of this? Or this?

Hope for Haiti

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What are you doing to help the Haitian people during this tragedy? What do you think Canadians SHOULD be doing?

Check out this site for more information on the earthquake in Haiti. Blog about it!

TTC drivers sleeping on the job...

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What do you think of this?

TTC Driver - Is he sleeping? Check out the article with a picture here!

Do you have a crazy family tradition?

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In my family, we always have crackers at our Christmas dinner. Everyone wears the silly cracker hats throughout the whole meal.

Here's Ben wearing his first cracker hat (he was too young last year).
Later on,... he was trying to put his cracker back together.
What family traditions do you have?

Hope you enjoyed your vacation! See you at school tomorrow!

January Blog Posts!

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Happy New Year! Can you believe it's 2010 already?!

Blog topics? Check below for some ideas!

1. What are your New Year's resolutions for 2010? Check out this site for some ideas.

2. What is your favourite website on the internet? Post a link of it on your blog and explain why it's your favourite. Do you have it bookmarked?

3. Top 10 News Stories of 2009. Check it out here. What do you think? Which one do you remember the most?

4. If you could be the teacher for a day, what would you teach our class?

Climate change...the deal.

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Check out this site for the climate change deal.

Copenhagen...what do you think?

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December Blog Topics!

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We've made it to December! Can you believe how quickly this year is passing us by?

Now that you have your report cards, reflect on your accomplishments this term. What new goals do you now have?

The Olympic Winter Games are coming soon to Vancouver, Canada! Any early predictions? Will you be watching? Check out this awesome link about the Olympics!

Let's give back. 7C will be visiting the Agincourt Community Service centre in December to package + box food for the needy families in the SAM community. What are your thoughts on empathy?

How would you finish these sentences? Put the sentence in your blog title and then continue your thought in the body of your blog message.

If I could be doing anything right now, I'd be. . .
If I was Prime Minister of Canada...
It makes me blush when. . .

And so ends another term...

2009-11-25T20:43:00.002-05:00

Can you believe how fast Term 1 flew by? It's shocking, really.

FYI -- report cards go home with students on Monday November 30th. Parent / Teacher interviews will be conducted on Thursday (pm) and Friday (am) of next week.

Did you meet your goals for term 1? What are your new goals for term 2? What was your biggest learning experience so far at SAM? Your greatest accomplishment?

Trip to see 'New Moon'...

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On November 24th, ALL of the grade 7 classes went to the STC to see 'New Moon' (the 2nd book in the 'Twilight' series).

so... what did you think?

Was the book better than the movie? What did you think of the actors protraying the main characters? Did they live up to your expectations?

Blog about it.

November Posting Topics...

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Here are some blogging suggestions...

If you could visit any place on earth, where would you go?
Which person, living or dead, do you admire the most? Why?
Which super power do you wish you had? How would you use it to do good?
Term 1 is coming to an end... did you meet your goals? What are your goals for Term 2?

It's November!!

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Did you get your 2 posts in for November? Remember,... it's a new month -- a new time for blog posting. Get your November posts in.

In the meantime, Happy Hallowe'en!!! What did you do for Hallowe'en? Did you dress up? Did you give out candy? Did you go to SAM's dance? If so, what did you think?

Here's two pictures of my son, Ben, dressed up for Hallowe'en.

(Oh and two of us together...)

10 days until November...

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Don't forget --- you need 2 blog posts per month! You still have 10 more days to get writing and reading ;) Blog entries will be checked November 1st. I will be posting a rubric (for how your blog will be assessed) on the English section of the class website as well as in the FORMS and DOCUMENTS section. Rubric assessments will be sent directly to your SAM email address :)

Toronto education director wants school for boys - Parentcentral.ca

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Toronto education director wants school for boys - Parentcentral.ca

What do you think?

So long to 7x...

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7x is going through a wee bit of a change. SAM was able to hire another 0.5 teacher and so 7B will now have their very own CORE class!!! We will miss the 7 students (Shanglin, Haley, Nora, Umeko, Rohan, Jenny, and Hiral) from 7B that made up the 7C+7B=7X group and we wish them luck with their new teacher.

So... what do you think of the change? Try to see the positives... I know it can be hard sometimes when we go through changes but it will benefit everyone. The Grade 7 classes will be smaller ;)

Blog about it.

Thanksgiving Weekend!

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This past weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving -- a time to reflect, spend time with family and eat lots of yummy food.

What are you thankful for?

H1N1 -- the flu!?

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How are you preparing for the upcoming flu season? Are you worried? Share your thoughts on your blog! Check out this article for more information.

Teens and Technology...

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What do you think about this article?

New blog topic...

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What do you think about this? Cellphone ban takes place October 26th! Blog about it.

October Blogging Topics

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Congratulations on starting your blog!

Each month, you will be responsible for creating two blog posts on a variety of different topics. I will be posting possible topics to choose from; however, if there is something else you wish to blog about -- go right ahead! Each month, you will also be responsible for commenting on at least two other people's blogs (after all, reading blogs is as important as writing them). Keep in mind, you can always read and write more often :)

Posts should be between 200-400 words long and yes, spelling counts.

1. September's theme at TDSB schools is Respect. Give your definition of respect along with examples of when you've shown and been shown respect.Are there certain groups of people to whom you show more respect than others? What are some ways in which you could be more respectful?

2. "How many people do something they really believe in? I
just wish people would realize that anything's possible if
you try. Dreams are made if people try." - Terry Fox
What are your dreams for your future?

3. Check out this article. Phobias -- do you have one? Explain!

Blog Assignment #1 - An Introduction

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Welcome to your first blog assignment! Read through the list of questions posted below and answer them on your blog (in complete sentences, please!). You must choose at least 3 questions to answer. Enjoy!

Questions to blog about (choose at least 3):

Think about a time when you really enjoyed school. What was going on in class?
Think about your favourite teacher (no names, please!). What made that person so special?
What are your favourite subjects in school? Why?
How do you like to spend your free time?
Do you plan on joining any extra-curricular activities? If so, which ones?
What are your goals for Term 1?

Grade 7 Tips (and tricks...)

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Want some advice from last year's Grade 7s? Check out the comments section in this post!