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A note to my grade 9 students:  I'm writing this to you on Sunday morning because I'm a geek.  I'm also doing this to avoid other things I'm supposed to be doing, like folding my laundry. ...gotta love Snapchat I'm learning about something called critical thinking , which is really interesting to geeky people like me.  Today, you're going to use a bit of critical thinking to help you question what you're going to see and hear.  After you watch the two short videos, you will form an opinion based on your new knowledge.  Don't worry:  it's easy and fun.  Time to get your geek on. Your first video is made by McHooots , and I found myself totally enjoying his sense of humour, even though I didn't think I would.   When we think critically, we want to go beyond simply watching a video or reading text.  Critical thinking helps us understand what we're watching & reading. I have a few questions to help you think about what ...

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Each month, the grade 11 art class will have one week completely devoted to learning about new materials and techniques.  Each “Week De Technique” will focus on providing students with the chance to become more familiar with media in order to develop their skills and to provide a wider range of options when they are responding to themes in class. Some of these materials and techniques might include: shading centering clay on the potter’s wheel linear perspective monoprinting animation (ex. stop motion) collage stitching contour line drawings silkscreen printing etc.... It is important to remember that artists don't always work with traditional techniques or materials. Depending on an artist's goal or message, he/she might work with unconventional media... such as rainbow loom elastics, moss text, or sound installations. In this class, effective communication is key.   Artists communicate through their use of materials. We simply have to fi...