Blog 20 - Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Your BLOG topic is FREE CHOICE!  You could blog about whatever it is you want, except what you've already blogged about!  You could go on a rant or you could simply blog about something important to you.

Be creative and write about something you feel important or something you would like to tell your audience. Write about something you are passionate about.

You must remember your audience.  It is not simply me (Mr. Katz) reading this blog!  

If you will be ranting about a certain individual, you need to leave their name out of this.  You could give them a pseudonym (example: Mr. Ed) or simply leave their name as anonymous.

Make sure your language is appropriate.  Do not go on swearing tangents.

Blog 19 - Monday, November 27th, 2017

This week is Pride Week at St. Thomas!
St. Thomas is known for its emphasis on student involvement and school spirit. All throughout the week we will be celebrating our school and the students in it.
Are you looking forward to this week's events?
How do you think school spirit has shaped your high school experience so far?
Explain.

Blog 18 - Monday, November 20, 2017

There will only be ONE (1) blog this week!
No school Thursday or Friday - YAY!!!

For this blog - I want you to use FlipGrid
Enter Code: baabff

It is not often that you get a chance to BRAG about something.

For this BLOG - I want you to BRAG for 1:30.

You could brag about some medals or trophies (and show them).
You could brag about something you drew or a mark that you got.
You could brag about how AWESOME you are.

Have fun!

Post 17 - Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

Many studies suggest that high school students experience a high amount of stress and anxiety due to their heavy course load. Do you agree with this?
If so, what could be done to improve the situation?
Explain.

Blog 16 - Monday, November 13, 2017

An extremely controversial topic is the name and/or mascot of certain professional teams. Many North American sports associations have used names and/or mascots that derive from indigenous culture. While many believe this is a way of honouring native culture, others argue that it is offensive and promotes harmful stereotypes.
What do you think?
Should teams begin to change their names out of respect for the indigenous population?
Explain.

Blog 15, Wednesday, November 8, 2017

It seems like EVERY year I am posting a blog topic about GUNS.

Recently, the following acts occurred:
LAS VEGAS - 59 dead, 527 injured
NEW YORK CITY - 8 dead, a dozen injured
TEXAS - 26 dead, a dozen injured

When will this END?

What is your view on GUN CONTROL?

Blog 14 - Monday, November 6, 2017

Thanks for allowing me to present my project to you last Friday.
As you could see, digital citizenship is pretty important for me. 

Being a good digital citizen includes:
- being aware of your digital footprints;
- demonstrating safe and respectful online etiquette;
- not cyber-bullying, sexting, or posting inappropriate photos and/or videos,
- making important decisions about what to post to social media sites; and,
- not downloading or uploading inappropriate content

For this blog, I would like you to CREATE an important Digital Citizenship message using MEMES!

A meme in a generic message about a behaviour that is passed around on-line.

Using makeameme.org, create a MEME about being a GOOD Digital Citizen.  On the blog site, write an explanation about the meme you've created.  Explain why you've chosen that image? Explain the text on your meme!  How is your meme effective?

TURNING IT IN: You need to PRINT your MEME.  

Blog 13 - Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Term 1 has come and gone.  We are already in November!

Tell me about your Term 1. How did it go? Explain.

Did you set any goals for yourself in term 1? 

What did you do well with?

What do you still need to work on?

What are your term 2 goals?

Explain.