Monday

*Fort York forms and money
*Marlies forms and money

English/Media 

*If not finished in class

Analyze and Redesign an Advertisement

1.Which advertisement do you feel is LEAST effective? Explain why. Try to give at least TWO reasons.

2.Which advertisement do you feel is MOST effective. Explain why. Try to give at least TWO reasons.

3.Choose one advertisement and describe what the product is, the name of the company and who you feel the target audience would be (age, gender, etc.).

4.Make a quick sketch to redesign any one of these to make it more effective.

5.Explain TWO reasons why you feel your redesign is more effective than the original.

 



History
-War of 1812 due this Thursday

Math
-Finish both side of the Cartesian co-ordinates worksheet (if not done in class)
-Make sure you can plot ordered pairs confidently in all four quadrants, that know where all four quadrants are located and the origin (0, 0)
-Mini-quiz tomorrow!!!
-Play another round of "Cartesian Battleship"

Weekend!

Great work this week 7B!
Congratulations to Y.V. on her award for Teamwork

*Marlies forms and money
*I have just booked a full-day trip to Fort York (focusing on the War of 1812!) for all Grade 7 classes on February 8th. We are in need of one parent/guardian volunteer. If interested, please let me know

*This is a reminder that ANY incomplete work as of Monday January 30 will not be assessed for your Term 1 report cards! Please get anything outstanding in to Mr. Mak!!


English/Media
- Electric Car advertisement analysis
-Evian commercial advertisement analysis
-Magazine articles (with images/captions/references for images/references for information/catchy title/author and font)


Math
-Great job on your expressions quizzes!
-Neatly complete the following in your Math journals
-Show all steps in your solution
-If possible, try your best NOT to use a calculator for some of these!!!

History

-Continue research for War of 1812 projects (due next Thursday!)

-See History website for project expectations

Thursday

*Marlies forms and money
*Terrific Tigers assembly - Friday 9:20am

Media
-Answer the following in your Language journals, using full sentences.
-Answer #1-3 only for the commercial you like best
1) Who do you think the target audience for this product is? Explain your reasoning.
2) Are there any elements of this advertisement that are misleading to the consumer?
3) Which commercial do you prefer? Give two reasons why.
4) For the commercial you find less effective, give one or two suggestions as to how the creators could have improved it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdYWSsUarOg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZN-4JtICDA


History

-War of 1812 project research

Math

-Great job on your quizzes today!
-If you would like further practice, evaluate the following expressions:

19 + 10s - 13p  s=13  p=4

18a - 25b      a=17 b=5

85h + 13j         h=7 j=6

Wednesday

*Marlies forms
*Terrific Tigers assembly Friday at 9:20

English
-Make sure your magazine article (with images/captions/catchy title/font/images references/information references) has been sent to me

-Make sure your procedure/materials/safety/troubleshooting for the pop pop boat is complete

-Make sure your "Evian Commercial" media assignment is complete

-Choose your experiment for our Procedural writing/Mini-Science fair by tomorrow

Math
-Make sure you look over the vocabulary from today: expression, coefficient, variable, constant, expression, equation, sum, difference, product, quotient

Simplify the following expressions (use the EXACT format we did in class please!!! refer to examples in your journal if you need to)

3. 2z + r use z = 7 and r = 5 

3. 9f + 4c use f = 8 and c = 9
   
   8 + 5c + 3f use c = 3 and f = 4
   
   
   
   14r + 10r - 16   use r = 8
   
   11c - 13 + 10c use c = 6
   
   
   
   
   

History
-Continue research for 1812 projects

Tuesday

*Please return Marlies forms and money
*Terrific Tigers assembly on Friday - 9:20

English/Media

*Please complete all answers in your language journals using full sentences

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PHnRIn74Ag

1.             Spell advertisement.

2.             What product or service is this advertisement for?

3.             What is the name of the company advertising this product or service?

4.             The target audience for an advertisement refers to the people or groups of people they hope will purchase a product. Who do you think the target audience is for this advertisement? Explain.

5.             What have the creators done to make this video appealing? Explain.

6.             How do you think the designers want you to feel about their product?Explain, using evidence from the advertisement.

7.             Does this advertisement tell you anything about the product? Explain.

8.             Is there anything else the designers have done to make you want to purchase or use their product? Explain.

9.             Is there anything misleading about the advertisement? Explain.

10.          Do you feel this is an effective advertisement? Explain why, or why not.

11.          If you were able to re-design the advertisement, explain one thing you would do to make it more appealing.

History

-Decide on the format for your 1812 project (see History website)

Math

-Complete every second question in your Math journals

Monday

*Marlies money and forms
*This month's Terrific Tigers assembly is Friday 9:20, for any families interested in joining us

Math
-Complete the six algebra "warm-up" questions from class today
-textbook - pg. 178 #1a), 1d),2,3,4a),4b)

English/Media
-Add in the title/author/creative font/images/captions/references for images/references for information for your articles
-Steam boat procedure/safety/materials/troubleshooting
-Smoke Jumpers - Inferring activity

History
-Amazing work on the tests! Class average is looking like it will be over 90%!!!!
-1812 starts tomorrow

Weekend

*Bring in Marlies forms and money as soon as possible!

English
-If you have not typed or neatly handwritten your boat procedure please do so (if typed, please e-mail it to me)
-Include: key steps (numbered, clear and concise) + materials +safety concerns + troubleshooting (most common mistakes made and how to avoid them)
-Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ki9Kta8g14

-If done, start looking online for an interesting Science experiment or simple project you can make for our mini Science Fair
-If you did not complete Jacques Plante questions or Smoke Jumpers Inferring questions, please finish and show me on Monday

History
-Starting War of 1812 next week
-Spend a few minutes looking over key battles, importance of the war and key historical figures
http://www.eighteentwelve.ca

Math
Try a few questions on A+ click and/or keep improving your multiplication table speed (can you write out up to 12 x 12 in less than 12 minutes? Time yourself!)
http://www.aplusclick.com

Wednesday

*Great work today 7B, and great game of "desk ball!"

English
-Type out or neatly write your boat procedure/safety concerns/material/troubleshooting
-Bring in aluminum cans and 1 litre cartons to build your boats (if you have any extras for other students, please bring them in!)

History
-If you missed the test, complete it tomorrow

Math
-If you missed either part of the Data test, complete it tomorrow


*Wednesday Feb 22 - Toronto Marlies Hockey Game - Forms and money due as soon as possible! (only 200 tickets for Grade 5-8)

Tuesday

*It was great to see so many of you working together at lunch today studying for the History test! *Looking forward to some awesome results!

Math
-No homework

History
-British North America unit test tomorrow! Keep studying!

English
-Finish your procedure for the steam-engine boats (steps/materials/safety/troubleshooting - common mistakes)
-Bring in 355ml aluminum cans and 1L cartons

-If you were absent or did not complete our Inferencing Activity on "Smoke Jumpers," please get it  done and hand it in !

Monday

Math

-Data Management Unit Test tomorrow - focus on: word problems (like we covered last week), interpreting graphs, mean, median, mode, range, sample vs. population, what is a census the purpose of one, creating circle graphs

English

-Make sure you completed the "Smoke Jumpers" Inferring/Reading Comprehension activity from class today and handed it in (I am assessing this!)

-Complete the procedure/materials/safety for the steam-engine putt-putt boat (see last week's posts for links to the video)

-Bring in materials (especially 1 litre cartons!) tomorrow

History

-British North America - test wednesday (questions are on the website already)

Weekend!

Math
-Data Management unit test next Tuesday (extra help on Monday at lunch)
-Look over the learning goals in your journals and make sure you are confident with all work we've done (especially the word problems we worked on over the past few days!)

English
-Make sure you have complete the Jacques Plante article questions (posted earlier this week)
-Make sure you have finished the steam-engine boat procedure/safety concerns/materials see yesterday's post for a link to the video)
-Collect the materials for your steam-engine boat as soon as possible

History
-British North America Unit Test next Wednesday (questions will be posted on Sunday)
-We will complete the final scavenger hunt (#4) in class Monday

*Hope everyone enjoyed the field trip today (we have a few more exciting ones coming up soon!)

*Thanks and congratulations to those that applied and were selected for the long board and guitar building club with me. It should be a fantastic learning opportunity!!!

Thursday

*Field trip to York Basketball is tomorrow - bring your lunch

Math
-Make sure your are comfortable with the terms/concepts we went over today:
-Census (what is it, what does the government use the info. for?)
-Population vs. Sample (what is it? why useful?)
-Biased vs. Unbiased Data (explain what they mean, and be able to make your own example)
-Ways to collect data in a less biased (more unbiased) way

Check out some actual census data:
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/index-eng.cfm


Complete the following:

1. There are six values in a data set. The mode is 11. The range is 50. The smallest value is 11. The median is 25. The second smallest value is 20. The mean is thirty. Find the values. Show all work and briefly explain your method.

2. There are 25 students in Mr. Mak’s class. The mean on their History test is 72 (Boo! Too low!). Unfortunately, Mr. Mak realizes he has inputted Ryan’s mark as 36 instead of 86! What should the mean for the class be? Show all work, and briefly explain your solution.

English

Procedural writing - In your journals, complete your procedure (clear, concise wording, number each step), materials list and safety concerns list for the Steam-engine boat project 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ki9Kta8g14

History Test Next Wednesday - It will be posted over the weekend!

Wednesday

*Field trip forms and money due tomorrow!

Math

1. A data set contains five values. The mode is 18. The largest value is 31. The range is 26. The median is 18. The mean is 16. What are the values? Show all work and briefly explain your method.

2. A data set contains six values. The modes are 1 and 7. The range is 40. The mean is 12. What are the values? Show all work and briefly explain your method.



English

-Read the article below and complete all questions using full sentences.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/game-changer-how-the-goalie-mask-transformed-the-face-of-hockey/article33541965/

 https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/jacques-plante

Jacques Plantes – Article Comprehension Questions 

1.   Explain, in your own words, what insistence and protestations mean in the following sentence: “Mr. Plante’s insistence that he be allowed to wear it – despite the protestations of Montreal Canadiens coach Toe Blake – not only changed goaltending, it changed the game of hockey.”
2.    According to the book by book by Jim Hynes and Gary Smith, who was the first person the wear a goalie mask?
3.    When, where and why was it worn?4.    What type of mask did Clint Benedict wear on his face in January of 1930?
5.    What form of face protection did goalies with glasses tend to wear?
6.    Who offered to make a plaster mold of Mr. Plante’s face?
7.    What lightweight, strong material was used to then make his mask?
8.    Describe how the idea of goalie-mask artwork came to be.
9.    In the 1972 Summit Series, what did the Russian goaltender wear on his face.
10. In your own words, explain what is meant by the word IMPUNITY in the following sentence: Now, goaltenders found they could “go down” with impunity.

11. How did the position that goalies played in change, as a result of this new style of mask?

Tuesday

*Field trip forms due Thursday with $6 (the trip is on Friday!)

Math

Textbook: 

-pages 306-307 #1, 5,6,9,10

-pages 310-311 #1b)1c), 2, 3, 4, 5 c) 5 d)

-page 323 #11b) 11c), 15

-Read over section 10.3 on Biased data

History
-Scavenger Hunts #1 and 2 for British North America should be complete
-Small test next Wednesday or Thursday (questions will be posted on the History site this weekend)

Monday

Welcome Back 7B!

Math
-Complete the mean, median, mode, range, mini-test worksheet from class today (if not done already)
-We will have a final Data Management test on Thursday or Monday depending on how our week goes!)
-See me for any extra help, if needed

*On Friday we will be heading to York University to watch some University-level basketball!
*Forms will go home tomorrow and are due back Thursday  (cost is $6/bring a lunch)

History
-Complete Scavenger Hunt #1 - British North America (if you need to sign out a textbook let me know)
-History test next week on Wednesday or Thursday questions will be posted over the upcoming weekend)