January 28, 30, 31

It's raining cats and dogs means that it's raining heavily.

January 28
New Unit - Is it raining cats and dogs? pp. 70-87

Global Context: Globalization and sustainability
Key Concept: Communication
Related Concept: Message
Statement of Inquiry:  In today's world, there is a need for us to communicate a new message: as members of  a global community, it is our responsibility to sustain our environment by taking a stand against climate change.

Key Words:  climate, extreme, forecast, phenomenon/phenomena, meteorologist, meteorology, weather, weather forecaster

Inquire Questions
Factual:  What is the weather? What is climate? What is climate change?
Conceptual: How can weather affect our emotional state? What are our feelings and reactions towards daily and seasonal weather?
Debatable: How can we counter the effects of climate change?

ACTIVITY: Question starts p. 71
ATL - Reflection Skills: Consider content
          Creative-thinking skills: Make guesses, ask "what if" questions and generate testable hypotheses

In pairs, discuss what you think makes a good question. Now look at the following question starts. They provide a framework, in other words a tool/template, for asking good questions.

Brainstorm a list of at least 12 questions about the topic of weather. Use the question starts to help you think of interesting questions.  Write the questions in your notebook.

January 30
1.  5 minute Paragraph Writing Warm-up https://www.online-stopwatch.com/candle-timer/full-screen/
Prompt: What's the worst thing about the internet?
Write your answers here:  https://padlet.com/rddietrich/d9dwxegle20z

2.  How can weather affect our emotional state? pp.72-73
p. 72 What are our feelings and reactions towards daily and seasonal weather?

What is an idiom? https://examples.yourdictionary.com/idiom.html

ACTIVITY: Weather idioms  p. 73 (write answers in your notebook)
Task 1,
Task 2

Look at the idioms in Task 1 and complete each sentence with a suitable expression.

1.  Emilia _______________ $50 a month ________________.
2.  Dakini goes jogging after school _________________.
3.  Álvaro was in bed with the flu all of last week, but he is ________________ now.
4. Taavi ______________ about football. he much prefers rugby.
5.  Pietro got home late after the party. His father had a _______________ when he opened the front door.
6. Maya has gone to bed because she is feeling a bit _____________________.
7. Zaina is totally _________________ with school-work right now. The exams are next week.
8. Pablo had an argument with his best friend yesterday, but it was just a _______________.
9. We have to cancel the picnic tomorrow. It's going to __________________.
10. On our first day at school, the teacher asked us to play games to __________________.
11. Mr. Dubois left his job at the bank.


January 31
5 minute Paragraph Writing Warm-up https://www.online-stopwatch.com/candle-timer/full-screen/
Prompt: Would you rather be very beautiful/handsome or very smart. Explain.

Write your answers here:
https://padlet.com/rddietrich1/d78xr3ws4ga4

ACTIVITY: Why do Brits talk about the weather?
You are going to read an article called "Why do Brits talk about the weather so much?"

Task 1 - Read the article and then answer the questions on p. 74
www.bbc.com/future/story/20151214-why-do-brits-talk-about-the-weather-so-much