Our third group project is an exploration of entrepreneurship. In this project you will create a Pitch Deck, a PowerPoint presentation which you will use to pitch a business idea to the class.

A pitch deck is a brief presentation, often created using PowerPoint, Keynote or Prezi, used to provide your audience with a quick overview of your business plan. You will usually use your pitch deck during face-to-face or online meetings with potential investors, customers, partners, and co-founders. In this presentation your group pitches a (fictional) business plan using a pitch deck.

In this activity you respond to the short film, “The Notebook” by writing a composition from the perspective of the mother or the boy on what happened in the story and their emotions. You answer the question, “what happened in the story from the perspective of the boy or the mother (including their emotions)?

To summarize:

• It must answer the question, “what happened from the perspective of the boy or mother (including their emotions)?”
• Your composition must have a minimum of three paragraphs (intro, body and conclusion). You can petition to do a single paragraph ahead of time if applicable.
• Minimal grammar errors
• Use of appropriate vocabulary (especially having to do with emotions… not just “happy” or “sad”)
• Minimal spelling errors / typos

In this activity you watch the short film “Le Miroir” (the mirror), a discussion of this film segues into a simple worksheet which explores our own lives.

Our second project takes the lessons we learned from our first project and adds new challenges such as new groups and a greater emphasis on grammar.

In this presentation you present three decade-defining items / events / social movements:

• What was the most important book / film / song / album of the 2010s? Why?
• What fashion(s) will represent the 2010s in the coming decades? Like bell-bottoms in the 70s or neon fashion of the early 90s? Why?
• What video game will Gen Z (your generation) feel nostalgic for (in 10 or 20 years)? Why?
• What was the most important social/political moment/event in the 2010s? Why?

… For each item that you pick (be that a video game, a song, a fashion, or a political event) explain why you think it was so important to the 2010s. The three items can be connected or unconnected.

This activity is part of our weekly routine. You are assigned 15 words on Monday. For each of these words you must provide 2 things:

1) Either a synonym or an antonym.

2) A sentence of your own which uses the word correctly.

Every Friday (or Thursday if there is no class Friday) I select five of your words at random from your cumulative list of words.

Our first project is about building confidence with a 30 second to 2-minute presentation. As long as you meet expectations you will receive full marks on the presentation.

What topics can I do my presentation on:

• Book / Film / Music Recommendation
• Fashion / Fashion Tips
• Favourite Game / TV Series

… If you have a different idea please check with Mr. Little

In this activity, students research a word that interests them and which has an interesting etymology. A pdf of this assignment is available here.