Miss Brakke's Grade Six Humanities

This week in humanities we:  Completed our second picture prompt. We were given a picture from the NY Times What's Going on in this picture? with no caption or context. Our job was to examine the picture and using clues from the five W's (who, what, when, where, and why) try and figure out what is happening in the picture.  Learned about the Federal Election which is taking place on October 21st. Each student had a chance to complete the Youth Vote Compass , which explained the different political parties and which group their beliefs and values align with most.  We have no school next week. Students will return to school on Monday October 21st. Enjoy your Fall Break!

Read the article about Greta Thunberg and then complete the Google Form with your answers. Greta Thunberg Article  Google Form

This week in humanities we: learned about the  Pillars of Democracy : Justice, Equity, Freedom, and Representation. Students created vocabulary booklets to help them with their understanding of each term.  practiced using a  plot diagram  with the short video called  Sweet Cocoon . Check out the vocabulary page to find out more!  learned about three types of government systems: dictatorship, oligarchy, and democracy. Each student chose a piece of paper with a coloured dot on it, representing a different government system. We then had to make a decision as a class using each type of government system.  Next week:  Field Trip to YouthLink on Wednesday - please bring back your field trip forms before then! Student Progress Conferences Thursday afternoon and Friday!