Today we read about why Rick Mercer rants and studied the art of ranting as a means of persuasive writing and oral communication.  We observed the following rants by Rick Mercer, and did some reflections about what makes a good rant.  We then started to brain storm our own personal rants using a graphic organizer.  See the attached materials below:

Sample rants to watch:

The materials provided in class:

Grade 7 ELA Rick Mercer Rant Handout
Grade 7 ELA Rick Mercer Rant Outcomes
Grade 7 ELA Persuasive Writing Organizer/Checklist
Grade 7 ELA Peer Conference Form

Read the following article:

Rick Mercer: Why I rant. And why you should too.

This week we are working on the skill set of induction.  To help students please see the video lessons below showing how to complete this assignment.  The expectation of these videos is that students may use them to correct their assignments in preparation for the next problem solving quiz.

Here is a helpful video for what to consider when finishing your CYOA project.

Today we are starting out new novel study on Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis.  We are starting by observing an interview with the author Deborah Ellis.  See below.