Feb 4 2026 Digital Literacy Unit Mini Quiz & What is Happiness - Intro - Theme - Re: Our Class Novel! No Fixed Address
Attendance.
What does it take to be happy? Brainstorm.
The Nordic countries seem to have it all figured out. Finland and Denmark have consistently topped the United Nations’ most prestigious index, The World Happiness Report, in all six areas of life satisfaction:
*Income
*Healthy life expectancy
*Social support
*Freedom
*Trust
*Generosity.
Note: Felix's mom - Astrid - from No Fixed Address is from Sweden :) Each year, a group of happiness experts from around the globe rank 156 countries based on how “happy” citizens are, and they publish their findings in the World Happiness Report. Happiness might seem like an elusive concept to quantify, but there is a science to it. When researchers talk about “happiness,” they’re referring to “satisfaction with the way one’s life is going.” “It’s not primarily a measure of whether one laughed or smiled yesterday, but how one feels about the course of one’s life.” Since the report began in 2012, Nordic countries — which include Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, plus the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Aland — consistently turn up at the top of the list. (The United States, on the other hand, typically lands somewhere around 18th or 19th place.)
In prep for next week's Grade 9 Literacy Assessment
Before Viewing: take a moment to look at the title - record a pre-viewing questions that captures what you are wondering about.
During Viewing: take a moment to write down a question that came to you during the viewing.
After Viewing: take a moment to write down a question that you have after the viewing.
Viewing of Video: 25 min.
Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S.
Audio Book Version - Audible - intro to novel. "No Fixed Address"
ABOUT THE BOOK
Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil, and is brilliant at memorising trivia. So far, pretty normal. But Felix and his mom Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van. Astrid promises it’s only for a while until she finds a new job, and begs Felix not to breathe a word. So when Felix starts at a new school, he does his very best to hide it from his friends. But Felix has a plan to turn his and Astrid’s lives around: he’s going to go on his favourite game show Who,What, Where,When and win the cash prize.All he needs is a little luck and a lot of brain power . . .
ABOUT SUSIN NIELSEN
Susin Nielsen got her start feeding cast and crew on the popular television series, Degrassi Junior High.They hated her food, but they saw a spark in her writing. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit TV show. Since then, Nielsen has written for many Canadian TV series.
Her young adult novels have received critical acclaim. She lives in Vancouver with her family and two extremely destructive cats.
* Next week - Intro to District Literacy Assessments - Tuesday intro -Feb 10 th - completion during double block - Feb 12th FYI.
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