Dear tv2a,
Thank you for all your posts. You can't post anymore, since the deadline was officially yesterday. I will have a look at your comments and give you a mark for your input.
Enjoy your well-deserved holiday,
Ms. Vollering
Saturday 26 February 2011
Thanks everyone
Dear tv2a,
Thank you for all your posts. You can't post anymore, since the deadline was officially yesterday. I will have a look at your comments and give you a mark for your input.
Enjoy your well-deserved holiday,
Ms. Vollering
Sunday 20 February 2011
Your opinion, assignment 7 week 8
Assignment 6, week 8
Chapter 1
How does Cole view adults and authority? Cite examples from the book.
Chapter 3
How does Garvey convince Cole to eat the groceries?
Chapter 7:
Cole plans on escaping the island, yet still attempts to kill Spirit Bear. What does this say about Cole, and his respect for life?
Chapter 12
When Spirit Bear comes back, why do you think Cole chooses not to spit on him, but instead touch him?
assignment 5, week 8
Dear guys,
This week is the last blog-week for this book. So far you have done a brilliant job!
Assignment 6: Come up with a question/assignment about the book. The question should be an open question and it important that fellow-bloggers are challenged to come up with different answers. The question/assignment can also be sth that we can do as a class (or even in class and spend some time on this week during one of our lessons).
Good luck!
This week is the last blog-week for this book. So far you have done a brilliant job!
Assignment 6: Come up with a question/assignment about the book. The question should be an open question and it important that fellow-bloggers are challenged to come up with different answers. The question/assignment can also be sth that we can do as a class (or even in class and spend some time on this week during one of our lessons).
Good luck!
Sunday 13 February 2011
Assignment 4, week 7
Find a movie on youtube that you feel has a link with the book. Post the link and explain your choice.
note: the movie shouldn't be offensive in any way.
View my choice here! This is a movie made by someone in a skiff in Alaska. I imagine that Cole must have had similar views when he was brought to his island for his banishment. Overpowering nature.
note: the movie shouldn't be offensive in any way.
View my choice here! This is a movie made by someone in a skiff in Alaska. I imagine that Cole must have had similar views when he was brought to his island for his banishment. Overpowering nature.
ASSIGNMENT 3, week 7
Directions: The Tlingit (pronounced /klɪŋkɨt/ or /tlɪŋɡɨt) native people lived in the area this book takes place. Learn more about the setting of the book.
Search on the internet to find answers to the questions below. Post the link (should be an English website). Try to find another link than the people who posted before you.
1. Where were the Tlingit people located and what provided them protection?
2. What animals were important to these communities?
3. What was the climate like in this region?
4. Why is the bear the most sacred animal to these people?
5. Describe the crest that a Tlingit person receives and what it represents.
Sunday 23 January 2011
Assignment 2 deadline week 4
assignment: post 2 words you looked up in the book "Touching spirit bear." Include in your post:
- the word
- the definition from Oxford
- how the word is used in the book (the context)
- Check previous posts to make sure you don't post a word that some else has already put on.
used in the book: p.3 The boat in which Cole is brought to the island.
Thursday 20 January 2011
Assignment 1 deadline week 4
Read the following text and then answer the question:
Can you think of situations where it would be right to break the law?
What You Do When No One Is Around
Laws let us know what is considered right and wrong by society, but should we rely on laws
and the consequences for breaking them to guide our behaviour? Aboriginal societies did not
traditionally rely on laws imposed by authority and punishments for breaking those laws to
guide people’s behaviour.
There is great diversity among Aboriginal peoples but there are some common elements.
Customary Aboriginal laws are not something that people are forced to obey or face punishment.
Customary laws are made to help people know and live by their community’s ideas about
duty and responsibility. The “good life” or a “good mind” often has the same meaning as law.
Customary Aboriginal law is all the social mechanisms that teach people from birth to death
how to live a good life. This idea was expressed by a Cree Elder when he compared Canadian
laws to Aboriginal law and asked “Why do your laws…speak only about what people should
do? Why don’t your laws speak to people about what they should be?” The Cree concept of
Miyo-wicetowin requires Cree peoples to conduct themselves in a way that creates good in all
relationships.
Every person must find for themselves the “good mind” that allows them to know Aboriginal
law and comply with it. Reaching the “good mind” requires an understanding of the wisdom
that the community has gained through the ages. Because this wisdom is not written down
anywhere, this knowledge is often gained from Elders. The role of Elders sometimes varies
but generally consists of helping people, individually and collectively, to gain knowledge of
the history, traditions, customs, values and beliefs of the community. They are respected for
their wisdom and experience and being able to advise people about what to do in difficult
situations.
In Aboriginal law there is a respect for individual independence. People are encouraged to
make their own decisions and accept responsibility for them even at an early age. Stories are
used because the listener is free to understand in their own way and act on it or not.
and the consequences for breaking them to guide our behaviour? Aboriginal societies did not
traditionally rely on laws imposed by authority and punishments for breaking those laws to
guide people’s behaviour.
There is great diversity among Aboriginal peoples but there are some common elements.
Customary Aboriginal laws are not something that people are forced to obey or face punishment.
Customary laws are made to help people know and live by their community’s ideas about
duty and responsibility. The “good life” or a “good mind” often has the same meaning as law.
Customary Aboriginal law is all the social mechanisms that teach people from birth to death
how to live a good life. This idea was expressed by a Cree Elder when he compared Canadian
laws to Aboriginal law and asked “Why do your laws…speak only about what people should
do? Why don’t your laws speak to people about what they should be?” The Cree concept of
Miyo-wicetowin requires Cree peoples to conduct themselves in a way that creates good in all
relationships.
Every person must find for themselves the “good mind” that allows them to know Aboriginal
law and comply with it. Reaching the “good mind” requires an understanding of the wisdom
that the community has gained through the ages. Because this wisdom is not written down
anywhere, this knowledge is often gained from Elders. The role of Elders sometimes varies
but generally consists of helping people, individually and collectively, to gain knowledge of
the history, traditions, customs, values and beliefs of the community. They are respected for
their wisdom and experience and being able to advise people about what to do in difficult
situations.
In Aboriginal law there is a respect for individual independence. People are encouraged to
make their own decisions and accept responsibility for them even at an early age. Stories are
used because the listener is free to understand in their own way and act on it or not.
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