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