GRADE 8CHOICE BOARDCreated by Karl Fernandes

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FILL YOUR HEART Brainstorm the people, places, objects, memories, achievements, travels, experiences, and events that have impacted you. Everyday comforts, such as a favourite blanket or toy, are welcome. Use the following links to help you to generate ideas.

Questions for mining your Heart Map

Poets write from their heart and share what is important to them

Draw a large heart shape and begin the process of filling the heart. As you do so, consider the placement of your ideas. Which ideas are at the centre of the heart? Which are on the outer edges? Should some ideas be written larger than others?

When finished, provide an explanation about why your “Heart Map” was created the way it was.

WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL?Read the article, “Will model Chantelle Brown-Young redefine what it means to be beautiful?”

Think about how we may have been prescribed a sense of beauty by media and culture, and begin to consider alternatives.

Choose an everyday subject that you find beautiful. For example, a well-worn piece of sports equipment, the keys of a piano, the rich soil in which a plant grows. The idea is to find and share something that is beautiful to you, which may be easily overlooked by others.

Choose any form of writing (metaphors or poetry) that allows you to convey the story of the beauty of your subject.

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PERSONIFICATION MYSTERYUse the writing technique of personification to create a piece of writing that gradually reveals its subject.

Use this document as an example.

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THINGS I LIKE Create a descriptive list of your favourite things that are connected to the five human senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).

Include a variety of things, such as foods, textures, colours, sounds, etc. Narrow your list to your top 10. Be sure that you have at least one example for each of the five human senses.

Begin writing about each of your top 10 likes. Focus on using descriptive vocabulary and avoid mentioning the sense word in the description. For example, avoid writing, “the sweet taste of ice cream,” and instead write, “the rich creamy sweetness of ice cream on a hot summer’s day.”

Edit your work and ensure that you use descriptive language to engage the senses of the reader. Publish your list using any format you like.

WATER FOOTPRINTRead about Your Water Footprint.

Read the article: “Denim production is incredibly polluting. Jeans makers are trying to clean up their act.”

Choose a consumable product, preferably something that you use regularly.

Investigate and determine the water footprint of the consumable product.

Create a scale model of the amount of water used in the production of the product.

Develop a equation that includes a drawing of the item and the amount of water involved. For example, one pair of jeans = 7,600 litres of water.

Write or record a reflection about what you have learned, and the importance of awareness of water consumption in the production of goods.

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DE-STRESS 101Think about positive ways that you have learned to manage stress. Consider advice from teachers, family members, friends, and experts. Using information from a variety of resources create a brochure of stress relief tips for teens.

Check out these helpful links:

Kids Help Phone: stress

Kids Help Phone: 12 instant stress busters

COVID-19: youth mental health resource hub

Be sure to include the features of a brochure. You can choose to create your brochure digitally or by hand.

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THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND MY SHIELDThink about the values and virtues program in your school and review the Ontario Catholic School Graduation Expectations.

Choose the values, virtues, and Catholic Graduate Expectations that resonate most with you. Represent these ideas on a shield or crest. You can design your shield digitally or create something through visual art. Be sure to include pictures, bold words, and symbols in your shield/crest.

A CITY OF DREAMS: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITYYou will create an urban plan, which demonstrates an understanding of land use patterns and sustainability.

Use the links below to review land use types and typical land use patters. Types of Land Uses: Recreational, Transport, Agricultural, Residential and Commercial

Urban Land Use

Consider what types of land use are complimentary. For example, there should be institutional and recreational land near residential land.

Think about how to make communities more livable.How can land be organized so that it is healthier to live, work, and play? Use grid paper or a computer program such as GeoGebra to plan a community that reflects the approximate land use percentages. Use a legend to show each land use type. Give your community a title and write a brief explanation justifying your decisions.

- Karl Fernandes

The Greatest Math TextbookYou are tasked with designing the cover for a new math textbook. Use a variety of geometric shapes and include rotations, reflections, similar shapes, and any other math concepts that can be illustrated. Give your textbook a catchy title. Describe using mathematical language what you have chosen to include on the cover.

MathematicsStudents may demonstrate an understanding of various math strands expectations.

Shopping 101Your favourite store is planning a reopening sale and needs your help. Design a flyer which features some hard-to-find items. Create a promotional discount (%) for each item. Bonus: include sales tax on the final prices.

Curriculum ExpectationsMathematics, Number Sense, and Numeration: solve problems involving whole numbers and/or decimal numbers, using a variety of computational strategies.

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