Good morning everyone.

There will be no class tomorrow or Monday (Good Friday and Easter Monday).  I hope your weekend is wonderful and that you can be grateful for family, friends, and good health.

The following comic is for your parents, but I'm sure you'll get a chuckle as well.

This is for all you moms and dads out there working hard to teach your kids at home.  I know it must be hard to manage the subject matter, juggle time on devices, encouraging kids to read, PLUS run the household. This cartoon made me laugh so I hope it brings a smile to your face as well.  Keep up the good work!

8ELA
-Please continue to read 40 minutes to an hour everyday.  Please send me your book title and pages read.
- Yesterday, we read the poem "This Was My Brother" by Canadian poet Mona Gould.   I'm collecting homework today from the following people:  8M-Maya, James, JE, Jayson, Iris, Roman, Emily and 8B-Israel, Athaniel, Gabby, Alyssa, Sara, Morgan, Sherah-Mae

8SS
-Today's topic is Roman Entertainment.  I'm sure some of you have some ideas about what the Romans did for fun.  I've included a picture of me at one of the Romans' major sites for fun.  Can you guess where I am?

-Our Useful Latin Phrase today is invictus maneo which translates to I remain undefeated--add  this to your notes.
-Open your text to page CLVIII and read The Circus Maximus and Kill or Be Killed.  It would also be helpful if you read Figure VIII.XVI on page CLIX.
-Do the following questions.  They'll be due on Tuesday and I'll collect homework then.

Roman Entertainment

1.  Identify how Circus Maximus events differed from the Colosseum’s events.  /2

2.  What was the function of a gladiator?  /2

3.  Explain how Romans were different from Greeks when it came to sports.  /2

4.  Identify a modern sport that is similar to yet different from the activities in the CM or C.

5.  Why do you think these events were free?  /1

6.  Using the photograph of me, at what famous Roman entertainment site am I?  /1

7.  Pink Question:  Do you agree with Martius’s decision to kill his friend, Preticus?  /5

7SS
-Last class we learned about Amnesty International. If you think about our last few topics, it's easy to see that we're focussing on how people are working to make the world a better place.  We can think of this as improving quality of life.
-Today, we're going to build on that knowledge and we'll look at what's being done to improve "global" quality of life.

-Think about Viola Desmond and Nelson Mandela.  These were individuals who worked to make their situations and their communities better.  Can you think of other individuals who have worked to make the world a better place?   (Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King, Ellen, Malala, saints, etc.)

-Think about Amnesty International.  This organization started to make life better for two people in a difficult situation.  Can you think of other organizations that have worked to make the world a better place?  (Greenpeace, World Vision, UNICEF, etc.)

-Read text p. 118-ask:  At the end of this reading, you should be able to answer the question:  What is an NGO?

-Read text p. 119 then watch the video produced by the Canadian Red Cross.  It's called Responding to Disasters.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vvmJCc5rck

-From what you've learned, in one sentence, what is the Red Cross?

-Do the following questions.  They're due on Tuesday and I'll collect homework then.

Global Cooperation

1.  Explain the acronym NGO.  /1

2.  Why was the Red Cross founded?  How has that changed over the years?  /2

3.  a)  What destruction/loss happened because of the Asian tsunami of 2004?  /2

     b)  How did the Red Cross respond?  /2

4.  Name two disasters that the Canadian Red Cross has responded to in recent years.  /2

5.  The Red Cross is there “before, during, and after” an emergency.  What is the Red Cross doing in the “before” stage?  In the “during” stage?  In the “after” stage?  /3

6.  Explain why the Red Cross is a valuable NGO for improving quality of life.  /2