How hot was it?
As the temperature soared in the TALONS classroom during today’s Socials test, I offered the following prompt on the board:
Best figurative language describing how hot it is in class gets +2 on the test.
Here are a few highlights:
The heat isolated us in discomfort, as if we were Mr. Unger living in Mexico, wrapped in Pink Panther Fibre Glass Insolation.
Being steam-cooked into a TALONS™ Dumpling isn’t cool.
The Last Best West Vacation for the Inuit!
The heat is so extreme that… I couldn’t compare it to anything.
The weather melts me like a slowly withering candle in the fire of a scorching hot dragon’s breath.
This class is as hot as a sweaty block of cheese after five days in our go-gear packs.
You know that one marshmallow that always manages to catch on fire when you’re making s’mores? I feel that the occupants of room 204 are the burned remains of that marshmallow. And we’re being burned again. [ps. If we bought 10+ new tents last year, and have 7 new iPad 2s, why can't we buy a fan? Mr. J note: Indeed.]
The room is hotter than I was the night before today’s test when I woke up in a cold sweat after dreaming about what some of the questions might be.
The heat in this room is as hot as Mr. Jackson’s beard set ablaze by a stove on the third day of the Adventure Trip, as it illuminates the starry night.
The room is as hot as Tartarus in a large, boiling pot being cooked at an unimaginable temperature. It is almost as if the sun developed a personality of its own and is plotting revenge on the world with a raging passion. In addition, it is highly plausible that the TALONS room’s windows actually produce more heat for us to “enjoy” than doing the opposite. [ps. If anyone shows up at school tomorrow, call the police and inform them that the zombie apocalypse is underway.]
A few soft cookies doth sit united
as doth they bake in the oven of death.
The heavy heat fills the room unbearably like the incessant sound of steadily dripping water, gradually turning from a distraction into a means of insanity.
My insides heat up like a pot of boiling water left forgotten on the kitchen stove. It bubbles under the intense heat and the condensation becomes trapped against my forehead. There is no stovetop fan in this class, so the steam begins to settle, lining my fingertips with tiny pools of water. As the temperatures rise, we begin to wonder how much longer it will take for these pots to boil over.
The classroom is hot enough to melt people I have made contact with in the past.
It’s so hot that the test tube animals in the back room have come alive and jumped through the windows seeking fresh air.
There was also this entry, which wouldn’t be the same if transcribed:
The Controversial 11 Treaties
Intro:
Our lovely host Isaac M. will bring up some small talk and a current event (The Boston Marathon Bombings: Brothers arrested) like usual, and will then steer the show into the question of the day: “With the original treaties signed (between the Natives and Canada), what do both sides think they have “honoured” and what do they think the other side has failed at?”
Act 1:
Two of the guest experts and Isaac will give background information on the “Numbered Treaties”. As usual, if any information that Isaac believes the viewers would like to hear is missing, he will inquire and prod the experts for answers.
Act 2:
Isaac knows that something is unfair with the treaties so he drills the guests for answers. He believes that the treaties had miscommunications and were unfair to a degree so he questions the guests in hopes they will answer.
Act 3:
Any more pressing questions that were not answered in Act 2 are asked and answered.
Conclusion:
A few of the experts give one last point on anything they think that needs to be said.
-Isaac, Angela, Sierra, and Duncan
Socials – 2 for 1 Beaver Pelts
Act 1 - The rise of the HBC
Act 2 - HBC’s peak
Act 3 - The HBC’s downfall
*Note: All audio is ours
- Jess, Emily, Tyler, Katie, Galen
A new look at the effect of Europeans on Native Americans
SHOW NOTES
Introduction- Ideas are introduced, theme is revealed.
Act 1- The effects of Europeans on the Native’s trade
Act 2- The effects of Europeans on the Native’s lifestyle
Act 3- The effects of Europeans on the Native’s culture
Conclusion- Wrapped up main points and finalized.
-Avery, Liam, Raymond, Daniel
NOTE: “A whole new world” removed due to Disney copyright. Sorry about that.
A Fresh Perspective on the Northwest
Join us for a wonderful adventure looking at how time has changed our perspective on history.
SHOW NOTES
Introduction- Hosts Marie and Cheslie invite guests Devon and Max to cover people’s shifting perspectives on the Metis, Hudson’s Bay Company and Louis Riel.
Act 1- Marie and Cheslie post questions about the Hudson’s Bay Company to invited guest Devon Findley
Transition
Act 2- Max Pang explains and answers questions about the Metis
Transition
Act 3- Cheslie and Marie talk about people’s perspectives on Louis Riel
Conclusion- Restating main ideas and giving thanks
THANKS TO:
Les Michell from the Metis Society in Fraser Valley for letting us interview him!
Anamanaguchi for making good music that we used!
Production Music, for remaking some vintage songs that we used!
Clint Mansell, form making the song Lux Aeterna, a song that we used!
-Cheslie, Devon, Max, Marie
The Fur Trade and the HBC/NWC RIvalry.
A podcast presented to you by the lovely Yilin, Emily, Elle, and Sam.
This post is to share our podcast, so you can all hear and enjoy as you please.
A brief summary goes as follows:
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Introduction: The hosts (Elle & Emily) will introduce the individual topics that will be covered throughout the show by introducing different questions in which they will share the answers to later in the broadcast.
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Act I: Sam will talk about the relationship and marriages with the Cree. Elle will then state the importance of the Cree. Yilin will voice an interview. Sam will conclude about why HBC banned cross cultural marriages, and how it went for them.
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Act II: Yilin will give background information between the two companies (their rivalries etc…) Emily will explain the merging of the two companies.
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Act III: Yilin will explain the causes for the downfall of the Fur Trade.
Enjoy!
Today, people from around the world and in our country recognize Canada through many of her symbols and much of her history. These range from our Royal Canadian Mounted Police to our peacekeeping past, our unique cultures to our vast lands. But what role did these defining elements of Canada’s past do to advance our nation? Our country, since Confederation, has driven expansion into the Northwest from the East-this is where a new country would be shaped. Three hosts, Owen, Bronwyn, and Sean, explain what happened in the Canadian Northwest from the birth of a new country in the 1800s.
Summary
In our first Act, we discuss Canada from Confederation and Rupert’s Land. As well, we discuss the fur trade, the Metis, and the Hudson Bay Company.
In our second Act, we go into Canada’s wants and needs, settlers, Riel and the Red River Rebellion, the HBC monopoly and its fall, as well as the establishment of the North-West Mounted Police in addition to the Canadian militia
In our final act, we conclude with the Manitoba Act and the NorthWest Rebellion, Riel’s fate, and ask how it could have gone differently; also, we discuss questions that remain to be answered.
This Podcast was recorded with the Audacity program and edited with Garageband 3. All sound effects and music files are found in Garageband’s loops collection.
Further resources:
http://www.militaryheritage.com/nwmp.htm
http://talonsoweng.edublogs.org/2013/04/07/the-northwest-mounted-police/
http://talonsbronwyn.edublogs.org/2013/04/09/the-hbc/
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar462200&st=red+river+rebellion
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar477460&st=rcmp#h3
