DMCI English with Mrs. Jones
Welcome to Room 55!
Grade 10 Reading Goals
Grade 10 students in my ELA classes have been steadily working their way to earning their 30 points. Students should be logging their reading in their reading log, so they can self reflect on their reading progress. Students also have a personal goal to work on for the next two weeks. Please feel free to ask to see their logs and talk about what they are reading, how often they are reading and how they are building good reading habits.
The Anxious Generation
In his newest book, The Anxious Generation by Dr. Jonathan Haidt he discusses the substantial increase in anxiety levels in our young adults. Please watch this video or listen to the March 21, 2025 podcast.
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Let me tell you about room 55, in warm weather, it gets hot, in cold temperatures, it is cold. With three exterior brick walls, no possible windows to catch a cross breeze, two windows that flank a wall of windows that open 14 inches in direct sunlight; it gets hot. Then add in 25 students. Seriously hot. While following the guidelines provided by the WSD, I try my best with multiple fans running in the room, or leaving the room all together when possible. Please encourage your student to wear layers of light-weight clothing. Provide a water bottle so they may have water with them. Keep an eye on them when they are at home and ensure they are getting fluids after school. With thanks 🙏 |
The Case for Cursive
Tik or Talk?
Reading Reshapes the Brain
Winnipeg Public Library
Together We Read
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ABOUT THE BOOK: International chef Jake Hardy has it all. Celebrity, thriving career, plenty of friends, a happy family and faithful dog. Until one day when a tragic accident tears it all apart. Struggling to recover, Hardy finds himself in a strange new world—a snow-swept prairie town that time forgot—a place where nothing makes sense. Cold is beautiful. Simple is complex. And doubts begin to surface about whether Jake’s tragedy was truly an accident after all. As the sun sets in the Land of Living Skies, Hardy and his glamourous, seventy-eight-year-old transgender neighbour find themselves ensnared in multiple murders separated by decades. In Bidulka’s “love letter to life on the prairies” he delivers a story of grief and loss that manages to burst with joy, tenderness and hope. Redolent of his earlier works, Going to Beautiful brings us unexpected, under-represented characters in settings that immediately feel familiar and beloved. Beautiful—a place where what you need may not be what you were looking for.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anthony Bidulka is a Canadian writer of mystery, thriller and suspense novels. Bidulka's books have been nominated for Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Awards, Saskatchewan Book Awards, a ReLit Award, and Lambda Literary Awards. https://anthonybidulka.com/ https://libbyapp.com/library/winnipeg/campaign-together-we-read-10218/page-1/9034630
Social Media is Disproportionately Hurting Girls
Article from After Babel Written by Kara Alaimo, PhD
This is an article that every parent, teacher, and teenage girl should read.
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This is an article that every parent, teacher, and teenage girl should read.
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Grade 10s handle cursive writing
One of the most memorable skills that Grade 10 students in Room 55 will learn is cursive handwriting. Oh, the torture! The fear! All in the name of penmanship!
This year-long work in progress is very slow-going at first and usually met with plenty of resistance. But never fear—practice, practice, and more practice! By June, we have students who can really string a beautiful sentence together!
This year-long work in progress is very slow-going at first and usually met with plenty of resistance. But never fear—practice, practice, and more practice! By June, we have students who can really string a beautiful sentence together!
Grade 10 students have officially been given their reading logs, in our introduction to how much do I read student probe. Students are expected to record the exact page numbers they read both while in in class and at home, next week we will examine their reading data, and narrow down goals for each student to follow in our quest for increased reading fluency, frequency and stamina!!
Classroom novel returned after 14 years ♥
We know there are definite attributes that set DMCI students apart from others; our students are kind, extremely respectful and courteous. Our scholars are known to hold open doors, pick up and dispose of litter on their own accord or randomly break into song or dance in the corridors. We now have another example DMCI integrity; an alumnus recently returned a classroom novel 14 years after graduation. Yes, fourteen years. Wow!
This former student also added a second book to donate to the class library. We are very grateful, and hope word gets out- it's never too late to bring back your novel!
This former student also added a second book to donate to the class library. We are very grateful, and hope word gets out- it's never too late to bring back your novel!
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