We have been working all week on completing a response to Ryan's story. Given the recent knowledge of a local grade 9 student committting suicide, this issue has become very real for a number of students and for me as well. We were all greatly affected by the reality of the situation. My intent as a teacher is to bring issues such as this to the forefront and discuss them in an open way within the classroom. Students greatly benefitted from being able to have an outlet for expression. It is always my hope that students will spend time discussing the literature and the issues it presents with their parents.It is also my hope that parents keep the lines of communication open with their children.
After spending two classes in the library working on responses, students should be prepared to hand in a full page response to Ryan's story typed. I have read over a number of responses and they are quite perceptive.
When students have finished their responses, please click on this link and feel free to play some English games.
VOCABULARY GAMES
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