Episodes
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"Quality Of Life" - Friday, May 29th
In Language students will continue Chapter 2 of The Outsiders. In Geography, students have a full week to complete the 'Quality of Life' unit, and then write their Google Forms Quiz at the end of it. En français, students will work with the négatif of the passé composé.
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"I'm Back" - Thursday, May 28th
Today students will be working on The Outsiders Chapter 2, and passé composé.
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"Slang" - Tuesday, May 19th
Today's students will be beginning pre-reading activities prior to read "The Outsiders". Students will examine the slang language used in the novel, and attempt to guess what the words actually mean.
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"Long Weekend" - Friday, May 15th
Today in Geography students will be working on their Land Reclamation articles, rough draft due Monday. And in French, more passé composé.
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"Overdue" - Thursday, May 14th
Essays are now overdue, so students need to make sure they are submitted. In Geography, students are working on their Land Reclamation Articles. There is no French work today.
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"Due Date" - Wednesday, May 13th
Today students will ensure their essays are handed in. In Geography, students will continue to work on their Land Reclamation article projects. In French, students will watch the lesson/review their homework with the attached videos posted by Mr. Lindsay.
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"VANDERTRAMP" - Tuesday, May 12th
In Language today students will be submitting their completed essays. In Geography, students will continue to work on their Land Reclamation Article Projects. In français, students will work on their passé composé - VANDERTRAMP verbs
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"Revise and Edit" - Monday, May 11th
Today in Language, students will revise and edit their independent essays. In Geo, students will begin to their Land Reclamation article project.
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"MLA Style" - Friday, May 8th
Today students will be creating their cover pages and bibliography in MLA Style Format. They will also create the conclusion sentences for their body paragraphs. In français, they will continue to work on the passé composé.
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"The Message" - Thursday, May 7th
Today students will be writing their conclusion paragraphs.
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"Strongest Argument" - Wednesday, May 6th
Today students will be building their third body paragraph of their essay, as well as working on the passé composé.
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"Sad News" - Tuesday, May 5th
Today students write their second body paragraph, as well as begin some written work learning passé composé.
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"Quiz!" - Monday, May 4th
Today students will be writing their first body paragraphs of their essays - their topic of choice. They will also be writing their first quiz, so good luck to all!
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"Bonjour!" - Thursday, April 30th
Today students will be writing their INTRODUCTION paragraphs for the essay they are creating, topic - their choice. In French, they will begin learning the passé composé.
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"Stakeholders" - Wednesday, April 29th
Today students begin writing an essay on their own. In Geo, students will be looking at other challenges posed by settlement.
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"Put It Together" - Tuesday, April 28th
Today we will put all of the components of the essay, and add a bibliography and cover page. We will also learn about how Settlements affect the environment.
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"Conclusion" - Monday, April 27th
Today we look at writing the conclusion paragraph for your mock essays.
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"Megaregions - Friday, April 24th
Today students will be learning about 'Megaregions' in Geography, as well as writing their CONCLUSION SENTENCES for each body paragraph. Once completed, they will share their work with their peers.
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"Settlement Trends" - Thursday, April 23rd
Today students will work on building BODY PARAGRAPH #3 of their essays, as well as look at today's settlement trends in Geo.
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"Earth Day" - Wednesday, April 22nd
Today we celebrate EARTH DAY! We take a break from essay writing for one day to create something to address 'Climate Action'.
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"Body Paragraph #2" - Tuesday, April 21st
In this episode we go over today's assignment, which focuses on the second body paragraph of our practice essay.
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"Bangladesh And The Body" - Monday, April 20th
In this episode we take a look at how to write the first Body Paragraph of our essay. I go through the graphic organizer and the lesson that breaks down how to write the Body Paragraph, step by step. I give you an example, a model to follow. We also discuss the Case Study on Bangladesh that we're...
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"Mapping and Refining" - Friday, April 17th
In today's episode we will review what makes a strong MAPPING statement, as well as look at the work ahead for today. This includes completing your City of Brampton LAND USE MAPS, as well as refining your INTRODUCTIONS.
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"The Intro" - Thursday, April 16th
In today's podcast we review what makes a good MAPPING STATEMENT, as well as go over today's assignment on putting the HOOK + THESIS + MAPPING = INTRODUCTION. Students will share their created intros with their classmates, who will in turn learn from each other and provide feedback to their peers.
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"Mapping Statement" - Wednesday, April 15th
Today we will be looking at general feedback Mr. Lindsay has for students regarding yesterday's THESIS STATEMENTS, as well as explaining today's task about creating the MAPPING STATEMENT - which is the final sentence of your introduction.
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"Land Use Mapping" - Tuesday, April 14th
Today we will be looking at writing the Thesis Statement for your practice essay, as well as introducing your Land Use Map of Brampton assignment. We'll also look back at a few notable sneaker drops from this past weekend.
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“The Thesis” - Thursday, April 9th
In this episode we look at how to write a THESIS STATEMENT. Students will learn about the purpose of a THESIS STATEMENT, how to create a THESIS STATEMENT, and example of THESIS STATEMENTS. In today’s activity in Google Classroom, students will create their own THESIS STATEMENTS and have them…
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“The Hook” - Mr. Lindsay’s Podcast - Wednesday, April 8th
Office hours switched to Skype, and as we begin to learn how to write a proper essay, we focus on the introduction and today in particular we write “the hook” sentence.
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Distance Learning Day 2 - Tuesday, April 7th
A look at today’s Geography lesson and talk about office hours.
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Pilot - Monday, April 6th
This is the pilot episode, providing details about Zoom/office hours, today’s LASS assignment, and a special sneaker segment.