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Theme

• create original texts to communicate ideas

Project
Working in small groups, research a poem(novel, story, drama) using electronic and print sources. Choose a narrative poem, such as Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott; a ballad, such as Keats’ La Belle Dame Sans Merci; a dramatic monologue, such as Browning’s My Last Duchess; or any other poem that lends itself to research that can be developed into an appropriate presentation.

Blend text, images, music, and sounds in an original presentation, animation, or short film that conveys the poetic elements in an effective multimedia form.

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Theme
Many nations and corporations are investing considerable resources in technological innovations to improve the efficiency of energy transfer. Such innovations will result in making society’s economy and the environment more sustainable.

Project
Create a multimedia presentation that provides an overview of the latest energy efficiency technologies being developed around the world, including developing nations.

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Theme
The economies in the developed nations, whether they be net fossil fuel producers or consumers, are influenced greatly by the cost of oil and by implication the cost of energy.

Project
Produce a 3-5 minute documentary film on the real costs of increased energy prices on teens.

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Theme
3D Modeling

Project
Take digital photographs of common geometrically shaped objects found in your kitchen. Transform your objects into 3D models using Adobe software.

Place your collection of 3D objects in a single point perspective map of your Mother’s kitchen using Adobe mapping/rendering tools.

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Theme
Film Review

Project
Select one film for extended study. Prepare a audio or video podcast review of that film. The review should reflect your thoughts about the film, as well as opinions expressed in published reviews.

Your discussion should include the following:

• your response to some of the elements of the film; e.g., acting, action sequences, characterizations, film techniques and effective telling of the story
• references to critiques of the film from several reviewers.

In your research, you should consult a variety of sources, including more than one print and/or online source, that reflect critical viewpoints. Compare the critical commentary with your own personal responses. Trackback/pingback the completed podcast, include links to your outline of the research plan that you followed and a list of the resources from which you quoted.

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Theme
Some individuals believe that the best way to measure “quality of life” is to adopt the model of a developed nation, such as Canada. These individuals point to Canada’s high standard of living, material wealth and its highly developed industrial and technological base. Others believe that “quality of life” can be measured by other standards, such as traditional values and beliefs, community standards and environmental considerations. Still others believe that societies can incorporate contemporary and traditional ideas to ensure a better “quality of life”.

Project
Your task is to investigate the lifestyles of an Alberta high school student and a high school student in a developing nation, in order to compare the Western emphasis on technological advancement with at least one other perspective.

Produce a 3-5 minute documentary film that compares and contrasts the lifestyle of an Alberta student with the lifestyle of a student in a developing nation.

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Theme
Lewis dot diagrams, VSEPR theory and Pauling electronegativities can be used to predict the polarities are small molecules, generally with fewer than ten atoms. Once the polarity of several molecular substances is known, it is usually possible to indicate the relative order of their boiling and/or melting points with some confidence.

Project
Use Adobe Flah to draw faithful animations, with perspective, of the following bonding arrangements: AX and AX2 (linear), AX2 (V - shaped), AX3 (trigonal planar), AX3 (trigonal pyramidal) and AX4 (tetrahedral). Craft a short flash animation illustrating the polarity of these bonding arrangements.

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Theme
Plastic is used to package all manner of household goods. Six polymers constitute the bulk of the material incorporated in household plastic packaging. Since there is no commercial market for mixed plastics, numbers from one through six adorn all plastic packaging to aid recycling depots.

Project
Using a suitable source of information, electronic or otherwise, identify which polymer corresponds to a given recycling number. Armed with this information, perform an audit of the plastic packaging products in your household.

The digital document that reports your investigation is to incorporate:

• information outlining the frequency of each of the plastic types and their uses in your household
• a computer-generated bar or pie chart illustrating the relative frequencies/numbers of each plastic used in your household
• a second bar or pie chart illustrating the relative frequencies/numbers of each plastic used in the average household, according to industry sources
• a short discussion of any similarities or differences between the two charts.

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Theme
The intent is to build a database of information on the aquatic ecosystems of Alberta. Opportunities should be made available for this information to be expanded, updated and refined by other school groups over time.

Project
Your task is to:

• identify at least five abiotic factors that are crucial to an
  aquatic environment
• create a photoblog documenting your findings.

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Theme
Accountability

Project
In a group of two or three students, research the annual budget for your town, city or municipal district (or a single project, initiative or department). This information may be on an Internet web site or available in a print form from your municipal district, town or city office.

Determine the categories used to identify expenses, as well as the amount spent in each area. Enter the collected data into a spreadsheet, and produce an appropriate graph to represent the per cent of expenses allocated to each category.

Electronically, prepare a brochure for taxpayers, outlining the budget categories and expenses.

This brochure should contain a description of the categories, the table of data collected and the graph of the distribution of expenses.

Where possible compare final data to proposed data.

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Submit any revisions you would like to make to the existing Religion 25 exams (see the links in the sidebar).

Thanks.

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Several huge changes, but a zillion minor changes. Visitors to the front pages will notice no changes but the Dashboard has changed dramatically: Write, Design, Settings, widgets, editing pages, managing comments, managing Tags.

When you first land on the Write page, it’ll take a moment to see the usual Save, Publish, and Preview. Categories are now set below the Post form under Tags. Suggested Tags has “droolworthy automagics” to feed your inner geek. Tags, tags, and more tags. I’m looking forward to tagging my posts and adding a Tag cloud widget to my sidebar. I’ve plugged in other new and familiar Advanced Options below all that. Adding images(with thumbnails), videos, and audio has a new “Add media” section in the editor buttons.

The Design menu replaces the old Presentation admin menu. You’ll find a huge(albeit contoversial) change to the way widgets are managed. It should be quicker(less drag and drop), but it’ll take a bit to figure out how to add widgets to a theme with multiple sidebars.

The Settings was Options and does the same sorts of task managment, timezone, comment moderation settings, etc.. Activating plugins general puts a new menu under Settings. If a new plugin seems not to do much, check its Settings. Settings–>Discussion boasts the Avatars. You’ll want to register at gravatar.com to experience the fuss. Settings–>Misc changes the default thumbnail size when inserting images. Under Settings–>Writing you may want to increase the “Size of the post box” from 10 to 30 or 50 lines.

As always, if you spot something that needs attention stop by the forums.

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Choose one of the following:

1. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Life Pressures. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Life Pressures?
2. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Values. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Values?
3. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Consequences. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Consequences?
4. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Career Decisions. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Career Decisions?
5. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Apathy versus Action. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Apathy versus Action?

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Rubric:

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What I should do….

Bucky says, “Determining the factors that will be most powerful is on of the greatest pressures.”

Megan says, “Reread to find mistakes like writing you, it, and thing.”

Shustyn says,” Stop generalizing everything at the beginning of the post.”

Chetter says, “Make more debatable topic sentences.”

Sarah says, “ Quit writing (x=x) statement!”

Amie says, ” Write defiant opinions from within yourself. Tie into personal experiences.”

Myles says, “make sure your make contains more voice.”

Justin says, ” Avoid A vs. B in halves.”

Jordan says, “to start putting personal experiences.”

Conor says, “Make better thesis.”

Yarmz says, “Align picture” or “In the life there is a lot of decisions to be made.”

Kaitlyn, “I have been through an experience with cancer, one that I have learned from, knowing the consequences and fears it caused.”

Jacq says, ” I’ve been in my living room for countless hours working on this work of art.”

Brett G. says, “Start with an example of your own voice.”

Owen says, “he had afflicted lost of pain.”

Derek says, “The best way for the boy in the story stains to learn a life lesson.

Aubrey says, “Make your topic sentences.”

Tanner says, ” use your own voice.”

Nicole says, “I have long pondered over an invention that could make me famous.”

Chantal says, ” In my spare time I really enjoy reading stories and novels because they help me to leave doctor mode and just enjoy my spare time

What I need to stop doing…

Bucky says, “Emotion and feelings play.”

Chetter says,” Both John and Jonny attend a banquet.”

Tanner says, “there are any issues.”

Shustyn says, “possessing values is a key part in my life. My everyday decisions are based on my values.’

Megan says,” There are many pressures in the teenage life styles.”

Sarah says, ” There is a way” or “Somehow”

Justin says, ” What their beliefs are.”

Amie says, “The characters in the story.”

Myles says.” ThiS way we can make the right decisions.”

Curtis says, ” There are many similarities, along with many differences.”

Conor says, “There are always.”

Jordan says, “I think.”

Jacq says, “Being surrounded by the people who love them can help the person pull through the tough times.”

Kaitlyn says, “differing life views can affect the decisions made.”

Yarmz says, “stop putting elementary words, start using high school words. start to not put x=x.”

Owen says, “He has to learn from mistakes.”

Brett G says, “Avoid thing all time and places.”

Derek says, “Use words that are grade 10 appropriate.”

Aubrey says, “Don’t argue the obvious.”

Jason says, “stop writing good inconstantly.”

Nicole says, “almost always.”

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1. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Life Pressures. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Life Pressures?
2. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Values. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Values?
3. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Consequences. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Consequences?
4. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Career Decisions. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Career Decisions?
5. Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines Apathy versus Action. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding Apathy versus Action?

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Unit Plan

Rubric:

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We must constantly make decisions in daily life. Some decisions are simple choices while others affect people’s entire lives. Furthermore, every decision has consequences and often there is not a clear alternative. Decisions involve weighing alternatives and considering the consequences. This is an opportunity for students to examine values, beliefs, and pressures that surround decision making.

When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice. -William James   

Write an essay based on literature you have studied in which the author examines decisions involving weighing alternatives and considering the consequences. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding decisions involving weighing alternatives and considering the consequences?

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