November 29 - December 3

Hello!  Here is what's going on in my classes this week:

ENG 406-01:  The Shawshank Redemption  movie review/critique is due on Tuesday.  If you haven't yet handed in your On the Beach diary entries, please do so ASAP.  We will be finishing Chapter 5 in On the Beach, and starting Chapter 6.  Also, our next big assignment will be introduced:  the formal speech.  (This will be a little like the rant, but 5-7 minutes long and less-casual.)  We will be presenting this before Christmas, and beginning our research and planning very soon.  In-class presentation dates will be Dec. 17.  There will also be lunchtime presentation opportunities on Dec. 15 and Dec. 17.  You should pick a date this week.  (If one of these times doesn't work for you, try scheduling a different one with me.)

GEO 206-01:  We will be wrapping up our introduction to Native territory.  Before talking more about Nunavut, we will be doing a complex task assignment related to the movie, The Last of the Mohicans.  We'll be watching the movie next Monday and Tuesday in class.  Before the holidays, we will continue working on the territory of Nunavut, and you will receive and have some time to research/plan your next major complex task.  For this task, you must choose an Aboriginal territory in Quebec, Canada, or elsewhere, and you will have to answer a variety of questions related to Competency 1, 2, and 3.  For those who did not do so well on the term 1 complex task, you must read the instructions carefully and make sure to answer the questions as fully as you can.

POP 304-01:  We will be continuing work on our PowerPoint presentations.  The presentations will be after Christmas, but I need the PowerPoint slides finished by December 22.  There will be more guest speakers, a career aptitude test, and you will get back your resumes.

ETH 140-01:  We will be continuing work on creation stories and religion.  Should be fun!

ENT 402-01:  Your "test" will now be a complex task assignment, and it will cover all the basic Economics stuff we've covered in class, such as needs, wants, supply and demand, price, revenue, cost, profit, market research, etc.  This will be due Dec. 21.  This is very important.  I will be adding more video and work in the lab, but we need to have the basics before we continue.

LAW 802-01:  We will be transitioning from Criminal Law to Civil Law.  You will get back your newspaper article homework assignments, plus we will go over questions from Runaway Jury.  There will be a test on Tuesday, December 7.  It will cover searches, warrants, jury selection, police powers, war crimes, and other materials and articles we have done this term.

Everybody, I hope you have a great week.  If you have any problems or questions, please let me know...

Mr. Foster

Week of November 15-19

Hello,

ENG 406-01 - We'll be going over questions from Chapter 4 of On the Beach, and moving on to our next major CT:  a movie review!  If you haven't handed in your diary entries for 3 characters from On the Beach, do so quickly because they were due last Thursday...

POP 302-01 - For those who haven't handed in resumes and cover letters, you need to do so ASAP.  We will continue working on our PowerPoint presentations.  Guest speaker information coming soon...

GEO 206-01 - We will be continuing our unit on Native territory.  Continue to bring texts and workbooks, but we will be working with videos/movies for much of the month, which I hope will make the class a little more interesting/exciting.

ETH 140-01 - After finishing our Remember the Titans questions, we'll be starting our next unit and looking at creation stories from around the world.

ENT 402-01 - We should finish our economics overview this week, and will soon be starting some mock business projects/activities

LAW 802-01 - We will cover trials and pleas, before moving onto a movie activity.  (Which, not coincidentally, deals with a trial!)  Should be fun...

Everyone, have a great week.  If you have questions or problems, please make an effort to let me know!

Mr. Foster

Regular homework/assignment updates from next week on...

Due to marking, entering grades on the computer, and general end of the term insanity, I haven't updated the HW Zone this week.  It will be up and running with new updates by the beginning of next week, so don't worry!  Have a great weekend and take care.

Mr. Foster

The end of the term is near...

Hi everybody.  I hope all of you had a scary - but happy - Halloween.  Speaking of scary, the end of the term is almost upon us.  November 4 (Thursday!) is the final day of Term 1, so if you owe me any work you need to give it to me before then.  After November 4, I will not be accepting any late work.  There have been many opportunities to hand in/present work during the last couple of weeks, so no more excuses!  If you need to give me something, do it ASAP!  See previous posts or check with me if you think you may not have handed something (s) in.  Good luck and have a great week.

Mr. Foster