Happy+Holidays!!!


 * Week of Dec. 15th - 19th**

At this time of year, it is better to give than to receive. This is true for all aspects of life, not just in terms of Christmas gifts. This week, I want you to think about this statement. Ideally, it would be great if this sentiment was practiced 12 months a year and not just during the holiday season.


 * Monday**

Your task is to create a section in your LA binder and name it, " My Holiday Gifts". No, you won't be giving yourself presents. What you will be doing is keeping a journal of thoughts based around gift giving.

Your journal entry today is as follows: If you could __give__ one gift this year, what would it be? I want you to give this some thought. Please consider such things as: -who would the gift be for? -what would the gift be? -is there a significant reason for this gift? -would this be a "lasting" gift? -how many people would this gift benefit?

You will have approximately 10-12 minutes to do this entry. Please take your time and pay attention to detail and EDIT as you go!


 * Tuesday**

" I'm dreaming of a **//green//** Christmas..." Wait...?!?!

What are some things we can do to make Christmas more "environmentally friendly"?

Dec. 11th

Today's mini-lesson will look at a writing error that happens quite often, even with adults this error makes reading a piece of writing very difficult can you guess what it is that's correct, it is the [|run-on sentence.]

The main event...please follow along as you work on your holiday assignments.

"You're a mean one, [|Mr. Grinch.]"

Dec. 10th

Mini-lesson: the enigmatic [|semicolon!!!] The semicolon isn't so scary, let's take a look at it.

Grade 8,

We have 2 more weeks left until we break for the holidays! Today you will be starting a holidays project that is due on Thursday, Dec. 18th. (Yes, it is due NEXT Thursday.)

A few tips to remember as you complete this assignment:
 * take your time. This is not a race. Some of you have a bad habit of trying to finish an assignment quickly instead of taking the time to do it to the best of your ability.
 * Everything is to be done on looseleaf. You may use the laptop for research (no copy and pasting), that's it.
 * Colouring and decorating should be the **__last__** thing you do.
 * Finish on time. This assignment is a gift, these are easy marks to get.



** The Bonus Assignment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**