EI Se Eu Te Pego

Lais teaches us a popular Brazilian dance!

Fate... Destiny

The movie we watched in class today (Slumdog Millionaire) begins with a million-dollar question where one of the answers is "It is written". The theme of this movie is fate or destiny.

Fate - The development of events outside a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.

Destiny - Events that will happen to a particular person or thing in the future

Please create a two part answer:


1) Explain how this theme appears throughout the movie.


2) Explain if you believe in destiny or fate. Why or why not?

Music In My Language

Thank you Mr. Pereira for teaching us about music and for giving us a wonderful lesson on the true meaning of music lyrics. I really enjoyed the activities you planned and I like that there is choice in the homework assignment.
For my song I chose a song by my favourite musician Joe Bonamassa. He is a rock & blues artist and is one of the most skilled guitar players in the world.

This song is about a relationship gone wrong. A man who has given everything he has to a woman and then discovers that she is cheating on him with another man. He struggles with this because he still loves her so he can't leave her and it's tearing him apart. I think his voice and the way the music is played really makes you feel the pain in this man's heart.


Stop! - By Joe Bonamassa

All that i have , is all that you've given meDid you never worry , that i'd come to depend on youI gave you all my love , that i had in meNow that i've found you lied , i can't believe it's true
Wrapped in his arms , i see you across the streetI can't help but wonder , if he knows what's going onYou talk about that love , but you don't know how it feelsWhen you realise , that you're not the only one
You'd better Stop , before you tear me all apartYou'd better Stop , before you go and a break my heartOh whoa , you'd better Stop ...
Time after Time , i've tried to walk awayBut it's not that easy , when your soul is torn in two
So i resign myself , to it every dayNow all i can do , is leave it up to you
You'd better Stop , before you tear me all apartYou'd better Stop , before you go and a break my heartOh whoa , you'd better stop
You better Stop if you love meOh it's time to be sorryNo it won't last foreverI can't believe you walked out on me
You'd better Stop , before you tear me all apartYou'd better Stop , before you break my lonely heartWhoa whoa you better , whoa whoaWhoa oh you better StopBetter Stop

What Is Your Favourite Recipe?

We spoke yesterday about how sometimes when we eat too much we feel guilty. This can also be called gluttony.

Definition: Gluttony - to make a habit of eating or drinking in excessive amounts.

Alternate Use: "He is a glutton for punishment".




I believe that the reason we eat too much is that we love what we are eating. What is your favourite food to eat?

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I would like you to share the steps that you would follow to make this food. When you put the steps in order so that someone can follow them to make the meal the steps are called a recipe.

Definition: Recipe - A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.

Alternate Use: "This is a recipe for disaster"

Please do not copy a recipe from the Internet... I would like this written in your own words in complete sentences.

Please include pictures and/or video can help us to understand what the finished product should look like.

Who Inspires You?

Inspire - Definition - The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative:

In life, we all wish to be better people somehow. Often we will meet people who are a good example of what we wish to be like. These people inspire us to be better.

Someone who inspires me is Terry Fox:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFQHJCEpnsY

Reading & Questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZW7joOVDrc4IzPH1yEKiQH7KrTJSM-1W1zq5IYAyxPc/edit?usp=sharing

Writing: Who inspires you? How do they inspire you? Why do they inspire you? 

Include links to pictures, video or other Internet artifacts if possible. You may also upload pictures to your posting if you like.