520R- a follow-up to today's class

Remember in class today I mentioned the National Geographic DNA Project? Here is a link to more information on it which you might find interesting!
https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/journey.html

I am also including a link to a really interesting documentary series related to the work of scientists on trying to save lost tribes.
http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2008/theadventurers/

An Article on Blogging

I recently read an article on blogging that you may find interesting (and also challenging, in a good way of course!).

Here is the start of the article, which is called "Why I Blog":

For centuries, writers have experimented with forms that evoke the imperfection of thought, the inconstancy of human affairs, and the chastening passage of time. But as blogging evolves as a literary form, it is generating a new and quintessentially postmodern idiom that’s enabling writers to express themselves in ways that have never been seen or understood before. Its truths are provisional, and its ethos collective and messy. Yet the interaction it enables between writer and reader is unprecedented, visceral, and sometimes brutal. And make no mistake: it heralds a golden era for journalism.
by Andrew Sullivan


The full text of the article can be found here: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/andrew-sullivan-why-i-blog

Yuk Yuk

A friend sent me these funny answers that young students gave to some math questions. I hope you enjoy them too! (click on each one to see it clearly)

420W- Journal #4

Hi everyone:

I hope that you are enjoying the weekend! I just wanted to let you know that I have posted coments on all the #4 journals that you have done - thank you for these posts; I enjoyed reading them. (There are still 3 journals which haven't been posted yet...)

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

520R - Journals

Hello everyone!

I hope that you are having a restful weekend after a busy week with work, work and more work! I just wanted to let you know that I have left comments on all the journals posted to date. There are still 4 journals (#4) which have not been posted yet...... you know who you are!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and I hope that it doesn't rain tomorrow!

(I took this picture of the double rainbow last week in my neighbourhood )

Catching Up

It has been too long since I last posted - the last few weeks seem to have passed very quickly, and we are now almost near the end of the session, which is hard to believe. The final exams will be in just a couple of weeks, and we have a lot to do before then! I know that many of you are feeling tired and overworked, but you are making progress and this can be seen in your work in class, in your homework, and in the work that you do on class - well done!

Here are a few reminders:

420W- for week 10 (November 24th - 28th)

• please comment on at least one other person's blog
• Journal number 4 was due last week - some of you have not posted yet - 5 of you, in fact. Please remember that you are receiving a mark for your journals.
• Draft 2 of the compare/contrast essay is due on Wednesday
• This week we will be doing a cause/effect essay

520R- for week 10 (November 24th - 28th)

• please comment on at least one other person's blog
• Journal number 4 was due last week - some of you have not posted yet!
• We will be working on Unit 5 this week
• Reading Project - keep working on this - the next part (draft) is due the week after next

That's it for now. Your blogs are looking really good> I am enjoying reading them, and I hope that you are too! Keep up the good work!