6D Drama: Script Rubric and Evaluation

Good evening 6D! Here is a link to the rubric I will be using to assess your scripts. Remember to follow the format we have been using during our readers theatre unit. 

Script Rubric and Evaluation


Script Due Date: Friday, January 29th (Next Drama Class)

***Remember to print one copy for each of your group members to practice AND an additional one for me. If you need me to print all of them please email your script to me with the number of copies that you need at chris.alexopoulos@tdsb.on.ca

Presentations: Friday, February 5th

Gr. 6s: Homework for Next Week

We have all started our Substance Use and Addiction Unit. By now each of these MUST be completed and handed in to me by next health class.

1. Title Pages

2. 'Skim and Scan' Marijuana readings 

3. Exit Card

Great Visuals to help you with your Stretching

Here is a great article which highlights the muscle groups you are working when you stretch. Any of these look familiar? :)

Check out the link below:

http://beyoungbegreen.com/36-pictures-see-muscle-youre-stretching/

Gr. 7: Facts of Bullying and Harassment

Please read the following facts on bullying and harassment.
Homework: Fill out the mind-map on the 'Impacts of Harassment/Bullying' (ex. Social, Physical...)

Source: Canadian Red Cross

Facts on Bullying and Harassment

Bullying, cyberbullying and harassment jeopardize learning

·         Canadian teachers ranked cyberbullying as their issue of highest concern out of six listed options—89 per cent said bullying and violence are serious problems in our public schools.¹

·         Victims of harassment report a loss of interest in school activities, more absenteeism, lower-quality schoolwork, lower grades, and more skipping/dropping classes, tardiness and truancy.²

·         Young people who report lower academic achievement levels or negative feelings about the school environment are more likely to be involved in bullying.³

·         71 per cent of teachers say they usually intervene with bullying problems; but only 25 per cent of students say that teachers intervene.⁴

·         Over half of bullied children do not report being bullied to a teacher.⁵

Statistics on bullying and harassment

·         A 2010 research project studying 33 Toronto junior high and high schools reported that 49.5 per cent of students surveyed had been bullied online.⁶

·         Between 4–12 per cent of boys and girls in grades 6 through 10 report having been bullied once a week or more.⁷

·         For boys, bullying behaviour peaks in grade nine at 47 per cent, while it peaks for girls in grades six, eight and nine at 37 per cent.⁸

·         In a 2007 survey of 13–15-year-olds, over 70 per cent reported having been bullied online and 44% reported having bullied someone at least once.⁹

·         One in four students from grades seven to nine in an Alberta study reported experiencing cyberbullying.¹⁰

·         Over 80 per cent of the time, bullying happens with peers around ¹¹—and 57 per cent of the time, bullying stops within 10 seconds when a bystander steps in. ¹²

Trends in bullying and harassment

·         Since 2002, fighting behaviour has increased, especially in grades six to eight. As many as 18 per cent of boys and 8 per cent of girls report having been in four or more fights in the past year.¹³

·         Boys are more likely to experience direct forms of bullying (physical aggression) while girls experience more indirect forms of bullying including cyberbullying.¹⁴

·         Sexual harassment is higher for boys in grades six and seven, but higher for girls in grades nine and ten.¹⁵

Grade 6/7 Substance Use and Addiction Title Pages

We have finally come to an end of our healthy eating unit. For the next couple of months we will be working on the Substance Use and Addiction Unit. Our first assignment is to create a title page that will reflect topics discussed throughout the unit. Be sure to be creative and add color, visuals, and words to help with your designs :) 

Please watch the video below as a brief introduction to the unit.

Substance Use and Abuse Short Video

Due Dates
6A - Wednesday, January 20th
6C - Monday, January 18th
6D - Tuesday, January 19th
6E - Monday, January 25th
7A - Tuesday, January 12th
7B - Friday, January 15th

Grade 6 Health Posters

Due Dates can be seen below:

6A - Tuesday, January 12th

6C - Friday, January 8th

6D - Friday January 8th

6E - Wednesday January 13th

Your presentations will all take place next week during Health Class. Here are some pointers as to what to include in your presentations

- Who is your target audience?

- What elements did you include in your design? 

- What are your nutrition facts?

- Who was responsible for what?

- How did you manage your time?

- What is your main message?