Book Club A – Thurs. Sept.

9th

“OILSANDS WATER TOXINS NATURAL,

MONITOR SAYS” CBC NEWS ARTICLE
Attendance:
Our 1st Student Presentation!
 QUIZ!
(Write your answers on paper)

1. What did Jay buy with the credit card? (Tuesday’s)
 A) books and magazines about business
 B) deodorant, body wash, cigarettes, water
 C) deodorant, body wash, cigarettes, alcohol
 D) soap, cigarettes, alcohol
2. Were more pollutants found upstream or
downstream from the oil operations? (Today’s)
 A) upstream
 B) downstream

3. Does Mr. Kuzmic of the Aquatics Monitoring

Program think the pollution is because of human
activities?
 A) Yes, he does.
 B) No, he doesn’t.
 Oilsands Interview Video

A reporter talks to Mr. Kuzmic about his reaction to

the environmental study…

Watch for the answers:

 Who does Mr. Kuzmic work for?
 Who believes a conflict of interest exists?

http://
www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/31/oilsands-
ramp-kuzmic.html
 Vocabulary!

What do each of the following mean?

Elevated
Reclamation
Tributaries
Concentration
Responsibility
Stakeholder / multi-stakeholder
 Discussion Questions

Discuss each of the questions with a partner or small

group.
Make sure that everyone shares their opinion.

Share your opinions for one question with the whole

class.
 Ghost Story!

Do you like ghost stories? Do you like scary movies?

Why or why not?

Do you know Mark Twain?

“Cardiff Giant” hoax.

 Twain’s “A Ghost Story”

Read before next Tuesday.

Some of the vocabulary Twain uses is a bit older, and

some may be difficult for you.
Focus on the main events and meaning of the
story; don’t worry about understanding every single
word.