Day 72: Social changes

A look at events in history during the Cold War period: Billy Joel's song, We Didn't Start the Fire.

• Social changes in the 1960s
• Women
• Government
• Different generations: Baby boomers, Generation X, Y, Z
• Feminism
• Welfare state

Pg 206-211.  Answer Pg. 210, #1a, 2,3

Answer Pg 214, #3,4

Provincial exam review tomorrow.

Happy holidays!

Day 71: Economic issues in the 1960s-1980s

15 minute journal write: With respect to residential schools, is today's government responsible for injustices of the past?
Sharing responses in groups.

Handout on economic issues:

• Women's movement
• Aboriginal Nations: Decades of action
• Social Welfare
• Economic Challenges
• Regionalism
• Expanding Canada's international profile
• New Economic Ideas
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• NAFTA
• Liberals tackling the debt
• A New Age of Globalization

If students have any outstanding assignments please come in at lunch today and tomorrow to complete your work.


Friday: Meet directly in the library computer lab for Provincial Exam review

Day 70: Guest speaker

We listened to Roberta Price, a First Nations elder, who gave a powerful, emotional presentation on her experiences with Residential Schools, and how it has impacted her life, and family members.

Students were very attentive during the presentation - you could have heard a pin drop in the theatre.

Day 69: Residential schools. Is today's government responsible for injustices of the past?

Watched: "We Were Children."
This documentary shows how "as young children, Lyna and Glen were taken from theier homes and placed in church-run boarding schools.  The trauma of this experience was made worse by years of untold physical, sexual and emotional abuse, the effects of which persist in their adult lives...We Were Children gives voice to a national tragedy and demonstrates the incredible resilience of the human spirit."

Guest speaker tomorrow: First Nations elder.  Please meet directly in the library.

During the video, please keep in mind: What emotions do you feel from watching?  What parts/story impacted you the most?
Journal write on Wednesday: "Is today's government responsible for injustices of the past?"

Handout: First Nations in 1980s and beyond.  Answer questions for HW.

Day 68: Residential schools and cultural extinction

Provincial exam: Groups according to topic.
Went over the exam marking rubric (6 marks)

Self assess, and then peer assess 3 other papers.

Question: What makes you, you?  What do you identify with? (brainstorm)
              : What happens if these are taken away from you?  How do you stay you?

Handout: Residential school/photo analysis

Worksheet: Cultural extinction (a look at First Nations/Aboriginal issues in Canadian history)

Guest speaker next week: Meet in the theatre on Tuesday

Day 67: In class provincial exam essay

Choose one of the three topics (open textbook)

During the provincial exam, aim for the following format:

• Introduction (clear thesis statement)
• Body paragraphs (aim for 3.  Minimum of 2 paragraphs)
• Conclusion (tie your thoughts somehow)

Develop your thoughts.  Incorporate facts.  Make connections where you can.

Mindmap: Quebec nationalism (due at the end of class)

Day 66: Mandela and Provincial exam essay analysis

A look at South Africa's celebration of Nelson Mandela's life.
World leaders flock to South Africa.
Memorable scenes and speeches.
Obama shakes hands with Raul Castro (Cuba).  Cold War connection (Cuban Missile Crisis)

Groups of 4: Provincial exam practice

Handout: How to write a thesis statement
Handout: List of curriculum organizers and possible essay topics for the provincial exam

In your groups, brainstorm how you would answer your topic.

• Create three topic sentences
• Create a thesis statement
• Present to the class

Great practice session.  We discussed what to include/not include in some of your answers.
Make sure you answer the question directly. 
Include relevant facts:

• Fox example, if the question asks for facts from 1914 to 1945, don't talk about a bunch of information from 1905.
• Another example, if the question asks for examples between 1945 to 2000, try to include points that cover the different decades.  Don't just talk about events between 1945 to 1970 and leave out 30 years of history

Good luck on the in-class essay write tomorrow.

Day 65: FLQ Crisis and Canada's role as peacekeepers

CPH clip: "October 1970". (Cross and Laporte.  FLQ crisis.  Trudeau implementing the War Measures Act)

Brainstorm what is Canadian identity presently? How are Canadians seen on the world stage? (athletics, pop culture, military, etc)

HANDOUT: Key ideas...

• What was Canada's response to modern conflicts?
• Describe Canada's involvement in the UN
• What was Canada's involvement in the Cold War

Canada's concerns during the Cold War.  Getting too close to the US.  Branching away from the US and developing our own foreign policy.

 

How did PM Mulroney's approach differ from PM Trudeau.

 

What was Star Wars?

 

End of the cold War:  Perestroka and Glasnost.  Mikhail Gorbachev. 

 

Peacekeeping: A tradition in Peril? (pg 274)

 

Answer questions #1, 3,4, 6 on Pg 279.

Look at Canadian Peacekeeping missions (Afghanistan)

Provincial exam essay write.  In class on Thursday, Dec 12th

 

Day 64: Cold War Quiz and Quebec Nationalism

Cold War Quiz

Finished Quebec Notes:

• Great Darkness  Premier Maurice Duplessis led the Union Nationale party
• "Time for a change"  Jean Lesage became premier of Quebec after Duplessis.  Period known as the Quiet Revolution.  Rise of Separatism
• Bi and Bi Commission
• Official Languages Act.  French Canadians still wanted special status in the constitution as a distinct society
• October 1970 - FLQ Crisis.  War Measures Act
• Constitution act 1982. 
• Kitchen Compromise in 1981. 
• Brian Mulroney's plans: Meech Lake Accord and Charlottetown Accord
• Results of the 1995 referendum (almost a YES)

Watched CPH clip: "Time for Change" (discusses Duplessis, Levesque, RIN)
                                "Opening vignette" (discusses  the moon landing and Quebec Sovereignty)
                                "Under a new flag" (developing a new Canadian flag

In Class provincial exam essay write on Thursday

Day 63: Nelson Mandela, sports & politics, Quebec Nationalism

Current events: The legacy of former South African president, Nelson Mandela. 

The connection between sport and politics:

• 1936 Olympics in Berlin.  Jesse Owens
• 1972 Summit Series.  Henderson scores the goal
• 1980 Olympic boycott from Moscow games (Soviets invade Afghanistan)
• 1984 Olympic boycott from Los Angeles games
• 1987 Canada Cup (Lemieux scores the goal on a pass from Gretzky)
• 2000 Olympic selection
• Nelson Mandela and the Rugby world cup

Notes: Quebec Nationalism

Handout: Quebec Nationalism

Cold War Quiz on Monday, Dec 9th.

In class essay write: Thursday or Friday of next week

Day 62: Canada in the post war years - a changing society

Brainstorm of what you know from the 1950s/60s with regards to pop culture.

Handout: Canada in the Post-War Years: A Changing Society

• Rise of the suburbs
• The age of the automobile
• Teen culture
• Television and consumer society
• Protecting Canadian Culture
• The new face of Canada (immigration)
• Post war prosperity
• Post war politics (St. Laurent, Diefenbaker, Pearson, Trudeau, Mulroney, Harper)

A look at pop culture (Elvis, Lassie, Mickey Mouse Club, Davy Crockett, Ed Sullivan Show)

CPH: "A Prairie Storm" (discusses John Diefenbaker, TransCanada pipeline).
        : "First Tremors" (looking at changing society and the automobile)
        : "Shifting Symbols" (discusses St. Lawrence Seaway, Queen's visit)

Day 61: WW2 test

WW 2 test.

Only 11 more Social Studies classes till Breakfast with Santa.

Upcoming key dates:

Monday, December 9th: Cold War Quiz

Friday, December 13th: Provincial exam inclass essay write.  Possible topics will include Quebec Nationalism or Canada's role in international affairs during the Cold War

Tuesday, December 17th: Guest Speaker - First Nations Elder to discuss past experience with Residential Schools

Day 60: Canada's foreign policy during the Cold War

Reminder: SS 11 test tomorrow. Maps due tomorrow

 

Pink sheets on the 4 wars (Korea, Cuban Missile Crisis, Suez Canal, Vietnam war) should have been completed for home work.

 

DVD: Episode "On Guard for Thee" (looks at US military presence, Suez Crisis 1956, Pearson and the UN, Cold War)(8 minutes).

OVERHEAD NOTES: "Canada's Foreign Policy in the Cold War".

DVD: Episode "The Shadow of Nuclear War" (looks at NORAD, Avro Arrow, Voice of Women, Cuban missile crisis, Pearson as PM 1963) (10 minutes)

Read Pg 232/33 "Should Canada's foreign policy be independent of the United States?" Answer Question #1, pg 233

 

Read Pages 234 to 237. Answer Question #1-5, pg 237

• Trudeau's Foreign Policy
• Canada's International Profile
• The Cold War Renewed (SALT 1, ABMT)
• Sovereignty in the Arctic
• The Politics of Global Warming

Day 59: WW2 review and the wars during the Cold War

JEOPARDY review for WW2 test on Wed, Dec 4th

Review of NORAD and DEW Line.

Handout: "Not so cold wars of the Cold War"

• Korean War (pg 199)
• Suez Canal Crisis (Pg 199/200)
• Cuban Missile Crisis (Pg. 228-229)
• Vietnam War (Pg. 230-231)

Clip: "Seeing Red" (Discusses NATO, Korean War, Red Scare)

Day 58: Cold War begins

What was the Cold War?

Post WW2:

• Rebuilding the European Economy
• Creation of the United Nations (pg 198/99)
• Superpower agendas
• Creation of two military blocs (NATO and WARSAW PACT)

CPH: Intro (Igor Gouzenko)

Pg 190-196.  Complete questions #1-5 (p. 196)
Was the "Red Menace" real?
NORAD and North American Defence

Day 57: End of WW2

Life is Beautiful OPINION PAPER due today.

Review of key events for Canadians after D-Day (Operation Overlord):

• Battle of the Schedlt
• Battle for the Rhineland
• Liberating the Netherlands

Victory in Europe (VE Day): May 8, 1945

Nuclear Weapons: is the use of weapons of mass destruction ever justified? 
Current events: Nuclear agreement with Iran (5 members of the UN + Germany).  What does this mean for the Middle East and the world?
Answer #1,2 on Pg 151.


CPH: "Sacrifice and Secrets."  US building the Alaska Highway through Canada.  Dene (First Nations group) mining Uranium in the Northwest territories for a secret project (Atomic Bomb).  Side-effects of uranium exposure was withheld and many of those people exposed later died.

"The Price of Victory"  Spring 1945.  Liberation of concentration camps.  Atomic bombs on Japan. 

Read page 153-159.  Add details to the review MIND MAP

WW2 TEST on WED, DEC 4th

Day 56: Life is Beautiful

PEP Rally today.

Finishing Life is Beautiful.

Life is Beautiful OPINION PAPER is due tomorrow.

• Meaning /12 marks
• Form (introduction, body, conclusion) /4 marks
• Conventions (spelling, sentence structure and punctuation, usage) /4 marks

Day 55: Life is Beautiful

A look at this outstanding, Academy award winning, movie about a man who believed in living life, at all costs, during his time in a Nazi concentration camp.

Day 54: Debate and D-Day invasion

Cross-examination debate format: Should Japanese Canadians have been sent to internment camps?

June 6, 1944: D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy.
USA lands on Utah and Omaha.
British land on Gold and Sword.
Canada's role is to land and conquer Juno beach.

Watched video clip regarding the attacks on the beach.

Read Battle of the Scheldt, Battle of the Rhineland, Liberating the Netherlands, and Lasting Gratitude (p. 147/148)

Handout: for movie assignment next week:  Life is Beautiful

Day 53: Practice debate and Canadian involvement in the war

Practice session for our debate tomorrow.  Students did very well.

Dieppe: Success or failure?
Italian Campaign: Sicily and the capture of Ortona
Holocaust: what was the "final solution" and what happened at the concentration camps.

CPH: Dieppe

Day 52: Battles in the Atlantic and Pacific. Japanese Internment

Review: Operation Barbarossa.  Hitler's mistake in breaking the non-aggression pact?

Canada's contribution to the war and air in the Battle of the Atlantic.
A look at women's roles.

CPH: "A Miserable, Rotten, Hopeless Life" (U-boats, Canadian Navy and Battle of the Atlantic

Japanese internment DEBATE.
Begin preparation today by reading case study "Racism and Japanese Canadians" (pg. 157).
Students also need to read and analyze primary source documents handed out.
Develop points FOR and AGAINST the internment of Japanese Canadians (5 points MINIMUM) for each.
Please TYPE out a two-column organizer with your notes.  Use "direct quotes" to build up your argument.

CPH: "The Dispossessed" (Pearl Harbour, Japanese Canadians, Internment Camps)

Format for the debate will be discussed tomorrow.

Group debate on Friday.  Should be interesting!

Day 51: Projects and a look at different battles

Finished off projects on the 1920s/1930s.

Handout and continued mapping assignment.

• Axis and Allies.
• Evacuation at Dunkirk
• Battle of Britain
• North-African Campaign
• Operation Barbarossa

CPH: Episode beginning (Winston Churchill, Mackenzie King, National Resources Mobilization Act, internment camps, joint defence with the U.S)
        : The "Razor's Edge" (Battle of Britain)

Day 50: 1920s/1930s student projects

Individual presentations on topics from the 1920s/1930s.

We have some amazingly talented students in the class.

Well done!

Reminder: if your project is web based please make sure to EMAIL ME A LINK.

Day 49: Canada's response to war

Review of questions from yesterday.
CPH: "Mr. King goes to Berlin" (Spain, Fascism, King's visit to Hitler)

Questions on CANADA'S RESPONSE THE THREAT OF WAR (p.127-129) and CANADA DECLARES WAR (p. 130-132)

CPH: "Our only hope is Canada" (Nazism, Senator Cairine Wilson lobbies for refugees, Immigration policy and Frederick Blair)
        : "Canada goes to war" (Germany invades Poland, Phony War 1939-40, voluntary enlistment in  Canada)

Maps: Europe, North Africa, Asia
(Colour code based on year attacked.  Create legend.  Make notes on the map)
Ongoing mapping/notes assignment
1) Italy invaded _________ (1935)
2) Japan invaded _________(1931) and _____________ (1937)
3) What resources did Japan want?
4) Hitler's aggression in Europe (1936-39)

Day 48: Causes of WW2 and Hitler's rise to power

Handout: Terms you should know for 1920s *(Ch. 3) and 1930s (Ch. 4).

Class activity:  Find someone who knows..... (an introduction to WW2).

Notes: Rise of Fascism (and review of the other causes of WW2).

Video: Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler

Rises of Totalitarianism.  Q #3,4,5 Pg 123.
Causes of WW2.  Q#3,4 Pg 126.

Day 47: Japanese aggression leading up to WW2

Federal-Provincial Tensions: Rowell-Sirois Report that recommended that the federal government give poorer provinces grans or equalization payments.

The Depression and Global Politics (114/115)

• Germany after the war
• The Depression in Asia
• Russians Embrace Communism
• Prelude to war

Q#1-4. Pg. 115.

Powerpoint and video on atrocities committed by Japanese forces in China

• Invasion of Manchuria in 1931
• Massacre of Nanking/Rape of Nanking in 1937 (Nanjing)

Notes regarding the lead up to WW2.
What is "Appeasement?"

Day 46: Business Cycle and solutions to the Great Depression

Current events (CTV): a look at the destruction caused by Hurricane Haiyan in the Phillippines.

Provincial exam question (example):

• CANADA EXPERIENCED MANY CHANGES DURING THE 1920s.  TO WHAT EXTENT DID CANADA'S NATIONAL IDENTITY CHANGE DURING THESE YEARS, AND WHAT FACTORS (DOMESTIC AND EXTERNAL) CONTRIBUTED TO THESE CHANGES.
• Please EMAIL me if you would like a copy of the 1920s mind map

Handout: Business cycle (recession, recovery, prosperity, depression)
Overhead: a look at the housing crisis in 2008.  Close to another depression after the US mortgage/housing crisis.

Finished notes: solutions to the depression.

CPH: "The End of the Line'.  Looking at FDR and the New Deal.  Canadian labour camps.  Vancouver strike, and the On to Ottawa Trek.

Read pg. 94-100.  Questions #1, 2a, 3, 6
Read Pg 110.  How involved should the government be in the economy during a depression?

1920s/1930s project due on Monday, November 18th

Day 45: Remembrance Day ceremony

Thank you to the committee for planning a very respectful Remembrance Day ceremony.

Thank you to Captain Dean Pilkey (did a tour in Afghanistan) for attending and sharing your thoughts.

Current events: 3 senators suspended.  Toronto Mayor under fire.

Projects due on Thursday, November 14th

Day 44: Government response to the Great Depression

Causes and effects of the Great Depression

Government response to the Great Depression.

A video on "Mr. Bennett's letters" (PM Bennett's response to the Great Depression).

Remembrance Day ceremony tomorrow. 
Poppies will be distributed in Block A - donations welcome!

Day 43: Causes and effects of the Great Depression

 
A New Challenge to Federalism: Regionalism
Maritimes
Prairies
Rural Ontario
Quebec
Western interests

Canadians choose a new government.

 

Mr. Adel teaches on the Stock Market Crash and causes and effects of the Great Depression

 

Day 42: 1920s/1930s research project

Continued work on the project.

Due date: Thursday, November 14th

Day 41: Research and different forms of presenting

Library computer lab for the 1920s/1930s project

What was demonstrated by the librarian:
a) Padlet
b) Glogster
c) Two was to do proper bibliography (MLA)

An idea for one-act plays.  Watching Canada - Heritage Minutes (historicacanada.com)

Tomorrow we will meet in the library again.
2 pages of notes and correct MLA format.

Remember: how can you creatively present your topic?
Have fun!

Day 40: Canada's independence and 1920s/1930s project

Finished off the remaining topics for Canada's growing independence (pg. 83).

• Imperial conference and the Balfour Report
• Statute of Westminster

Handout: Project for 1920s/1930s.

A look at an aspect of life during this time. 
Due date: Wednesday, November 13th.

Read pages 67-71: Canada and the Roaring 20s.
Answer Questions #1, 2a, 3,4 (pg. 70)

Library computer lab on Monday/Tuesday for project research.

Have a great weekend!

Day 39: Canada's growing independence

Welcome to UBC student teacher, Mr. Gasmi.

Taught a lesson on Canada's growing independence (pg. 80/81)

• Chanak Crisis
• Halibut Treaty
• King-Byng-Crisis

Day38: WWI test

WWI Test

Day 37: Winnipeg General Strike & Growing US Influence

Current events: latest in the Canadian senate scandal

What is inflation?  Communism ideology spreading?  What are workers seeking?

Winnipeg General Strike.  Purpose.  Reaction by the Canadian Government.  Outcome (pg. 64/65)
CPH: "Winnipeg General Strike" video

Growing US influence in Canada.  Canada's Changing economy/US investments (Pg. 63/66).

Page 67-70.  "The Roaring Twenties"
CPH: "At the mercy of our neighbours" video

Day 36: Wrapping up WWI and intro to the Roaring 20s

Group project marks handed back:  Feedback for future presentations.  Things to keep in mind:

• Turning on the lights when performing in front of the class so the audience can see you
• Group work: what went well
• Sharing information
• Setting and meeting deadlines
• Leadership within the group (did you step up?)

Review:  Russian revolution.  Paris Peace Conference.  Trouble with the Treaty of Versailles.  League of Nations.

Europe maps due on Wednesday.

Provincial exam essay marking rubric (6 marks).  What does a "6" look like?

WWI Test on Wednesday.  One of the following two essays will be on the exam.

a)  Discuss the impact of  WWI on Canada's autonomy/status as a nation.
b) Discuss the impact of WWI on the Canadian home front.

Pg. 57.  Problems that soldiers faced upon returning home.  What is a pandemic?  Examples include SARS, Bird Flu, Swine Flu.  Spanish influenza that killed many people after WWI.

Read Pg. 62 "Workers respond" and "Rise of Communism"

Day 35: The end of WWI

Russian Revolution brought an end to the Eastern Front
USA joins the war
Hundred Day Campaign
War ends and an armistice is signed November 11, 1918.

Role and significance for Canada with regards to:

• Paris Peace Conference
• Treaty of Versailles (War guilt clause, reparations)

League of Nations.

Canada People's History: "A Painful Peace"

Review sheets.

Test on Wednesday, October 30th

Day 34: Group presentations

Battle of Passchendaele

Billy Bishop

New Weapons of WWI

Vimy Ridge

Great effort by all groups.  Well done!

Day 33: Group presentations

Battle of Ypres

War in the Trenches

Battle of the Somme

Women and the War

Well done groups!

WWI test on Tuesday, October 29th 

Day 32: Canada's Emerging Autonomy and the end of the war

WWI Test on Tuesday, October 29th.
 
 

Read Pg. 52. The End of the War. What happened in Russia with its government? Why did the US eventually declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917? What was the "Political ideology" of the Bolsheviks who overthrew the Provisional Government?

 

What was the Hundred Days Campaign? 
What is an armistice? When was it signed? Significance of this date?

Canada's Emerging Autonomy (53). What was the purpose of the Paris Peace Conference? More than 30 countries attended the conference, each with_______________________________. What was the significantce of Canada's participation in the Paris Peace Conference?

Group presentations tomorrow.  Last opportunity to fine tune your performances.

Day 31: Keys to group work

WWI presentations on Monday and Tuesday (4 per day).

Reminder that all parts of your assignment are due on Monday (even if you are not presenting till Tuesday).

I know that group work can be challenging.  Please make sure you provide a detailed write up for your reflection.

Keys to good group work/obstacles to successful group work:

• Personalities
• Common goals/view
• Ability (personal strengths/weaknesses)
• Planning
• Vocal?  Do you ask for help?  Offer help?
• Adaptability
• Leadership
• Responsible (as an individual?  Within your group?)
• Accountable
• Teamwork or "lone wolf?"

Looking forward to seeing fantastic presentations next week.

Day 30: War on the home front

WWI Test on Monday, Oct 28th

Earthquake drill.  Get under cover and stay away from windows.

Notes on the War Measures Act and paying for the war

Handout: questions on

• Home front
• Supporting the War effort
• Propaganda
• Halifax Explosion
• Conscription crisis - dividing the country

Day 29: Scenes from WWI

Group presentation plans.  Several groups are behind pace and need to work better to complete the group portion for the project.  All individual parts should be near completion and groups should be rehearsing before presentations starting on Monday.

Presentations: Monday, Oct 21 and Tuesday, Oct 22.

Reading a handout on All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque.
Watched several scenes.

Day 28: Canada's Response to War and the War on Land

Canada People's History episode.  Focusing on:

1. What did Canadians expect war to be like?
2. What is propaganda?  How was it used?  Effective?
3. How did Canada contribute to the war?
4. Reaction of French Canadians to English imperialism

Worksheet on topics and terms from P. 32-35.
Europe map due on the day of the Ch. 2 Quiz.

Time for project group work tomorrow.

Presentations:
Monday, Oct 21 and Tuesday, Oct 22

Day 27: Causes of WWI

What was Canadian Identity before the beginning of WWI?  (just a follower of Britain.  Boer War & Alaska Panhandle dispute from Ch. 1)

Chapter overview question:  What effect did Canada's participation in WWI have on Canadian society and its status as a nation?

Notes:  Causes of WWI and trigger to WWI.  A look at the political cartoon, "Chain of Friendship"

Covered page 24-31.

Group work in the library.  Presentations on Monday, Oct 21 and Tuesday, Oct 22.

Day 26: Victoria fieldtrip

A long day of travel, but a fun day overall.

This included a tour of the Parliament Building, the Royal Museum, and the Imax show "Titans of the Ice Age."

All students were very well behaved.  Well done, SS 11 classes!

Day 25: Developing a presentation plan

Fantastic work in the library today!

Students began to discuss their presentation plan.
Questions to consider:

• How will the presentation be divided?
• What are some key points that will be discussed?
• How will the audio-visual clip be integrated?
• How will you balance time between speaking roles and showing clips
• What summary activity can you do at the end?

Remember - this presentation plan should be typed and handed in at the beginning of the presentation date.  This will include the length of each presenter's segment (includes the length of any video clips used).  This will demonstrate that your group has rehearsed and can follow your presentation plan.

Day 24: Group project

Library time today.  Research on the topic your group selected:

1. New Weapons of War
2. Life in the trenches
3. Battle of Ypres
4. Battle of Somme
5. Battle of Passchendaele
6. Women and the War
7. Battle of Vimy Ridge
8. Billy Bishop

Follow each section closely and understand what is required for this project.

Day 23: Alliances - a simluation

Ch 1.  Should the Canadian government be responsible for injustices of the past?
A look at the Chinese Head Tax and the Komagata Maru incident.

Atweena vs. Nurovia: War or Peace simulation.
Interesting dialogue and results!

Groups for WWI projects selected.
Library and computer time for tomorrow.

Day 22: Canada at the start of the 20th Century

Journal write up due today.

Handout: Chapter 1 worksheet

Overhead:  Titanic.  Cost of goods back in 1900.

Canada People's history:

• Looking at settling the west
• Suffragists
• Growth of cities
• Hydroelectricity and the growth of industries

Handout: WWI group project outline.  Groups and topics to be picked on Monday. 

Day 21: Criminal vs. Civil law

UN Rights of the Child.
Pg 346/47.  Q #2,3,4

Law: Criminal vs. Civil law.
A look at the court structure in BC

Retribution vs Rehabilitation.
Article: Karla Homolka & David Milgaard.
Journal response: How would you improve the criminal justice system?  Retribution or rehabilitation?  Is it possible to improve?

Day 20: Human Rights

Worksheet on Chapter 10:

Advocating for your rights.
Federal and Provincial Human Rights Legislation.
BC Human Rights Code.
Supreme Court and the Charter.

Aboriginal Rights
News clip: Reconciliation Day (Global National)

Group work: Human Rights student manual

Day 19: Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Review Human Rights legislation in Canada, and the Canadian Bill of Rights.

Pg. 329 (chart).  Evolution of HR in Canada. 

Pg 331.  Q#1,3.  Pg 334.  Q#1,2

Video clip: Who is Pierre Elliot Trudeau?
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom.

Group discussion:  Fig 10-8.  Do you think the family should be compensated for the cost of private school?
"An illegal search" (pg. 334).  Agree/disagree?

Video clip:  Tiananmen Square massacre.  Aung San Suu Kyi. Nelson Mandela

Day 18: Test

Government test.

Field trip money and forms collected.  If you still want to attend the field trip please let me know ASAP.

Reading at home: Pg. 328.

Human Rights Legislation in Canada
Bill of Rights in Canada

Day 17: Human rights abuse

Computer lab:  a look on human rights abuses.

1. Tiananmen Square Massacre
2. Dalai Lama
3. Aung San Suu Kyi
4. Nelson Mandela
5. Cambodian Genocide (Khmer Rouge.  1975-79)
6. Rwandan or Darfur genocide
7. Human Trafficking

Government Chapter 9 test on MONDAY

Day 16: Human Rights

What are human rights?
What do human rights violations look like?

Video clip: Brief history of Human Rights

Pg. 348/349.  Critical thinking.  Q#8 a-I

Video: Who is Malala Yousefzai?  Shot by the Taliban for fighting for girls right to an education

Pg 346 Q#3 and 4
Read Pg 327.  Do you think universal standards for human rights are possible in a world with cultural and religious beliefs?

Day 15: Government responsibilities.

Government responsibilities (Federal/Provincial/Shared)
Municipal government. 
Review of 3 branches of government (Legislative, Judicial, Executive)

Voter apathy.  Causes.  Would compulsory voting be effective in Canada?

Create Test/Review questions.

Time for Review mindmap question.

Chapter 9 test on MONDAY, Sept 30th.

Bring field trip money and forms.

Day 14: Election process

Victoria Field trip forms distributed.  All $ needs to be handed in by Monday, September 30th (bus and Victoria locations need to be reserved and paid for).

Steps to an election.  Pages 313 - 317.
First-past-the-post (FPTP) vs. Single Transferable Vote
Voter apathy - would electronic voting help increase voting %?

Handout: Review mindmap for Thursday. 
Due before the start of the test

TEST on Thursday, Sept 26th.

Meet the teacher on Thursday, Sept 26th in the evening.

Day 13: Minority/majority gov't. Election

Current events:  Vancouver Island teen charged in sexting case (CTV).  Read a CBC article analyzing this growing trend among teen culture.

Journal write:  At what age should a person be responsible for the content on their technology?

Pg 310 - Minority Gov't.  Advantage/disadvantage
Coalitions and Mergers\Prorogue parliament
Dissolution (pg. 311 Q#1-3)

Begin to look at steps to an election.

Chapter 9 test on THURSDAY, Sept 26

Day 12: Private members bill

Wonderful presentations.  Way to go!

Day 11: Is the senate worth keeping?

Victoria Field Trip:  Thursday, October 10th.  7am - 7pm.  Approximately $45.

Read pg. 303 - "The Ideal Senator"

Handout: Is the Senate worth Keeping.
Journal Rubric handout (5 marks scale). 
Collect in class journal write.

Learning to analyze political cartoons.

Prep for private members bill tomorrow (1 minute to present).
Write up will be collected immediately after your speech.

Have fun.

Day 10: Passing legislation

Quiz: Political ideologies

Pg 308/309
How a bill becomes a law
Party loyalty and Party discipline/solidarity
Free votes and Private members bill.

Time to write your bill proposal.  Presentations on Thursday

Day 9: Branches of Government

Review for Quiz tomorrow.  Any information we have covered (Pg 288-302)

Review government DVD from last week

A Guide to Government:
3 branches: Legislative, Executive, Judicial.
What government does.
Taxes and Spending
How Government Works: civil service/bureaucracy
The Executive Branch: Consolidating Power
The Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office
Orders-in-Council
A look at the House of Commons (Youtube clips)

Day 8: Political parties and our government

Powerpoint presentation: federal parties and leaders

What issues are important to you?  Canadians?
Read Pg 290 together.

OH notes: Ways to influence government

Read: Court and Democracy/Role of media (pg 294).

Civil disobedience: clips of Gandhi and MLK

DVD: Our Parliament

QUIZ on Tuesday.  Have a fantastic weekend. 

Day 7: Political ideologies and parties

Review of the political spectrum.

Handout - Political Thoughts/Beliefs

Pg 299 - 302 (Canadian Politics and Ideology, Party platforms, Party membership, Party politics and accountability, Patronage, BC Politics)

Day 6: Political spectrum

Current events: Latest events in Syria (Obama's address to the American people).

Finish notes on Ideologies.
Handout: World's smallest quiz - discovering your likely political ideology/beliefs

Text: Begin Ch 9 (pg. 288).

Brainstorm: What does active citizenship look like in Canadian politics?

Pg 297/98: Political spectrum (make notes on the different ideologies)
a) Major political and social beliefs
b) Founders/major thinkers
c) Posive/negative factors of the ideology (your beliefs).

In class essay: finish in class by the end of this week.  Come in at lunch if necessary.

Day 5: Shipwrecked

Groups: Shipwrecked assignment.

Great energy and discussion in your groups today!

Related the topics discussed to the role of government in our everyday lives.

New textbooks handed out.

Begin notes on Ideologies.

Day 4: Monday, Sept 9

Current events: Syria dilemma.  Trouble with UBC students.

Work on essays. 

Handouts to be included with the final copy:
1) Self-editing essay checklist
2) Evaluating your writing

Day 3: Friday, Sept 6

In class essay: What does it mean to be Canadian?

Day 2: What does it mean to be Canadian, eh?

If interested in the optional workbook, please bring in $30 ASAP.

Canadian stereotypes/symbols/people
What does it mean to be Canadian?

Watched clips on Canadian/American stereotypes.

Assignment: What  does it mean to be Canadian.

In class write tomorrow.

Day 1: Social Studies 11

Class introduction.  Handout and expectations.

Powerpoint: Current events over the summer
Baby George Alexander Louis.  Chemical weapons on Syria?  Senate scandal.  Calgary floods.

Handout: personal profile "All about me"

Brainstorm: symbols.

Homework:  What do you think it means to be Canadian???

Friday, June 14

Final in-class assignment:

Using Counter-factual history to determine how things may have turned out differently if.....
(open book/open notes)

Thursday, June 13

What is Counter-Factual History?

Counter-factual history applies hypothetical questions to historical events to examine how events may have unfolded differently given alternative occurences.

Looked at different examples of situations that may have played out differently.

Fun lesson!

Wednesday, June 12

Current events:  Protests in Turkey (a key Western Ally).  A look at Nelson Mandela (currently sick in hospital.  What is his legacy)

Continuing with chapter 9: Canada Moves West

Pg  279, Questions #2 (both Thompson and Fraser) and #4
Pg 281, Question #1 and #2

Canada People's History:
a) Fur trade continues to grow, voyageurs, portages
b) David Thompson studies surveying, the key to map making: charts the North west
c) Alexander Mackenzie, 1793 overland journey to the Pacific

Tuesday, June 11

Review answers on HBC and NWC.

Explorer notes: Vitus Bering, Juan Jose Perez, Juan Francisco de la Bodega Y Quadra, James Cook, Alexander Mackenzie, George Vancouver, David Thompson, Simon Fraser

Canada People's History
a) Des Groseilliers & Radisson, fur trade, Charles II created HBC
b) English vs. French systems of fur trade, North West Company, HBC moves inland

Hand back and review test

Monday, June 10

Chapter 8 & 10 Test

Friday, June 7

Read introduction to Chapter 9: Canada Moves West

Handout on Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company (p.257-258)

Review Chapter 8 & 10 for test on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Only 8 days remaining starting on Monday...wow.

Thursday, June 6

Begin Chapter 9.

Voyageur simulated activities....fun!

Portage and voyageur songs.

Handout: Chapter 10 review.

CHAPTER 8 & 10 TEST ON MONDAY.

Wednesday, June 5

Continued with discussion on treaties in Canada.

Chapter 8 review.

Chapter 8 & 10 test on MONDAY.

Tuesday, June 4

Opinion piece:  What would you do if.....

A look at Treaties today.

Very interesting discussions took place.

Monday, June 3

First Nations group presentations:

a) Inuit
b) Iroquois
c) Plains
d) Plateau
e) NorthWest Coast

Last day in June!

A fun (modern and historical ) look at Quebec (Quebec City and Montreal) through the eyes and taste buds of CNN's Anthony Bourdain.

Some questions reviewed include:

• Why do people trap beaver now? (was once at the heart of the fur trade and European exploration)
• Who did hte French lose to on the Plains of Abraham?  (7 years war.  Wolfe vs. Montcalm).
• What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?  Treaty of Paris
• Famous landmark in Quebec?
• What % of maple syrup is produced in Quebec
• French sovereignty.  Sign laws.

Chapter 7: Group presentations on Monday.

Inuit, Iroquois, Plains People, Plateau People, Northwest Coast People.

Have a fantastic weekend.  Only 13 school days left (starting on Monday)

Thursday, May 30

Field trip debrief:  Canadian Government allocated $25 million to education people about the War of 1812 (200 year celebration).  What did you think?  Did you learn anything?  Was it worth $25 million?

CPH: "Traitors and Heroes" (Canadian Turncoats, Battle at Lundy's Lane, 1814 Peace Treaty - Treaty of Ghent)

Begin Chapter 7: The Native Peoples of Canada

Handout group assignment:  Each person is responsible for taking his/her own set of full notes (see topics on the sheet)

INUIT Kate Richie Terrina Mitsu Nicole M. Brady	IROQUOIS Vanessa Dylan Jodi Lovin Ayesha Desmond	PLAINS PEOPLE Janie Amy Jill Amanda Anthony Nicole W.
PLATEAU PEOPLE Michelle Jason James Chris Aleksis Kevin	NORTHWEST COAST PEOPLE Anita Aiden Alicia Hao Caleb

Wednesday, May 29th

Field trip to Canada Place: War of 1812 Experience (Canada government)

Great day!

Tuesday, May 28

Constitution Act 1791 notes

War of 1812 notes and questions.

Canada People's history:
a) "A Mere Matter of Marching": War of 1812.  Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Madison declares war on British
b) "The Detroit Bluff": Fort Detroit seige, William Hull's surrender
c) "Tecumseh's Last Stand": William Henry Harrison (Indiana governor), American and British fleets in Lake Erie, British abandon Fort Detroit, Brock's death, Tecumseh

Monday, May 27th

Events leading to the American Revolution: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts.

CPH: Quebec Act.  Guy Carleton replaces Murray, unrest in the American colonies, Intolerable Acts, 1774 Quebect Act, American Revolution.

Notes on the American Revolution - Loyalists.  Americans vs. British.

CPH: American Revolution, Quebec loyal to Britain, Governor Carlton, Thomas Walker recruiting rebels, George Washington, Declaration of Independence, Enemies of American Liberty, thousands of refugees to Canada.

Friday, May 24

Current events: 140 years of the RCMP (originally the NWMP)

Handout: Chapter 10 questions.  Do #3-8 - due next day.

CPH episodes:
a) Carving the Spoils (Aboriginal resistance, Pontiac (Ottawa), small pox blankets in silver boxes (germ warware), Royal Proclamation

b) The World Turned Upsidew Down (Treaty of Paris 1763, Governor Murray finds ally in Bishop Briand, French-English tensions)

Thursday, May 23

Battle on the Plains of Abraham.
What happened?
Wolfe vs. Montcalm.
Canada People's History.

Begin Chapter 10.  Map of the 13 colonies.

Wednesday, May 22nd

Current events: Disaster in Oklahoma

Looked at the Seigneurial System and took notes on Conflict and Rivalry: The 7 Years War and Fall of New France.

Watched Canada People's History. 
a) Seven Years War
b) Ben Franklin, American colonies, expansion, French-Indian alliance, Acadia
c) Vaudreuil, Montcalm, Montalm's victories at Fort Oswego and Fort William Henry, Louisbourg campaign
d) Invasion of Canada, Wolfe

Hand in field trip forms.

Tuesday, May 21st

Went over the worksheet from last day onNew France.

Looked at the structure of government in NF.

Canada People's History: Death of Huronia.  Birth of the Canadiens (settlement in NF)

Page 239 - 244: Mindmap of life in New France.

Victoria Day long weekend!

Last presentation shown to the class.

Chapter 8 worksheet:

• Settlement and colonization
• The Jesuit missions
• The Role of the Coureurs de Bois
• The Royal Province of New France
• The First Government

Canada People's history:  Looking at Champlain's role in New France, and the role of the Jesuit missionaries

FIELD TRIP FORMS DUE NEXT WEEK

Wednesday, May 15th

Project presentation: debate.

Current events: election results.

Go over the Chapter 8 handout.

Canada People's History: Cabot and Cartier

Tuesday, May 14

BC provincial election projects due. 

Went to the gym to view the election set-up.

Finish the handout on Chapter 8.

Monday, May 13th

Student Vote in the library.

BC Election projects due tomorrow.

Handout: page 219 to 231

1. Early European Arrivals
2. The French Explorers: JacQues Cartier and the Iroquois
3. The English and the Dutch
4. Samuel de Champlain
5. An alliance with the Huron Empire

Friday, May 10th

BC Election project.

Last check for assessment rubrics.

Projects due on Tuesday.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Thursday, May 9

Field trip forms: Please have your parents and teachers sign.  Return next week.

BC Election Projects due next Tuesday.

Refinining assessment rubrics with each group.

Wednesday, May 8th

Chapter 6 Regions of North America + environmental issues quiz.

Chapter 8 introduction and questions on the Vikings.

Explorers timeline.

Tuesday, May 7th

Chapter 6 quiz prep.

Begin Chapter 8.  Reasons for exploration.

Keep your tweets coming.

Monday, May 6th

Current events: BC Provincial Election (a look at the Polls)
                      : Israel bombs Syria.  What might this mean for the Middle East?

Topics on the environment.
Identify:
a) Causes
b) Effects
c) Solutions

1. Global Warming
2. Ozone Layer depletion
3. Acid Rain
4. Ocean Water Pollution
5. Fresh Water Pollution
6. Water Shortage Problem
7. Waste Management
8. Recycling

Due tomorrow: TYPED COPY OF YOUR ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

CHAPTER 6 + Environment QUIZ on Wednesday, May 8th

Friday, May 3rd

Computer lab time to work on your BC Provincial Election project.

Typed copy of your evaluation RUBRIC is due on Tuesday.

Keep the tweets coming.

Thursday, May 2nd

Went over the handout on Regions of North America.

Powerpoint presentation on wildlife, vegetation and landscape for the different regions.

Quiz next Tuesday on Chapter 6.

Time to work on your project.

Please keep your tweets coming.

Wednesday, May 1

Handout: complete chart for regional geography of North America.

Meet with each group regarding developing assessment for the upcoming BC Provincial Election project.
How to create a rubric?  What is important in assessing something?  How do you want your project assessed?
Students are expected to have a draft of their assessment rubric for Monday, May 6.

Keep on "Tweeting" on the election.

Last day of April

Current events: Jason Collins (NBA player).
                      : BC Election debate (introductory speeches, and answering a question on economics)

Chapter 6: Looking at how to read climographs (Temperature and Precipitation of a region)

Handout: Complete the chart for Western Cordillera

Leaders research projecvt handed back.  If you have ANY questions regarding your paper please come see me!

Monday, April 29th

Chapter 6: Regional Geography of North America

Review of themes of geography: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interactions, Movement, Regions
Terms covered: Glaciation, vegetation, topography, climate

Handout:  colour Map of Regions of North America (Pg. 163)

BC Election Project.  BC Election takes place on May 13th:
Part A: Tweeting (sign up on Twitter.com and tweet about the election).  Follow the guideines for posting and what to post about.  In order for me to see your Tweet you must include @AunDarren at the start.  Then include #slsselectionproject at the end in order for me to be able to search your comments easily.  If you are uncomfortable with using social media, or do not want to sign up for Twitter please see me IMMEDIATELY for an alternative option.

Part B: Group assignment.  Your choice of format.  Throughout your project make sure that you answer the questions/topics outlined in the purpose of the BC Election Project
We will discuss ASSESSMENT as a class.

Due for tomorrow: Coloured regions map of North America. 
                             : Group project outline which includes: a) Format, b) Main ideas/sections,
                               c) Duties/responsibilities

Friday, April 26th

BC Election Project: Brainstorming ideas within your groups.  Fantastic ideas developed.  I will look over your ideas this weekend and create an assignment.

New unit: Regional Geography of North America

• What is geography?
• I need to know geography because.....
• Jobs related to the field of geography (overhead)

Handout: Themes of geography

1. Location (absolute and relative)
2. Place (physical and human characteristics)
3. Human-environmental interactions (relationships within places)
4. Movement (mobility of people, goods and ideas)
5. Regions (how they form and change)

Write up paragraph on the back of the handout.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, April 25th

Industrial Revolution Test

Wednesday, April 24th

Parent-teacher interviews today.  Short class.

Chapter 5 review on the Industrial Revolution.

Group mindmaps which discusses all changes (including +/-) during the industrial revolution:
Make connections to major themes/ideas.  Provide specific examples where possible.

•  Politics/Law
• Economics
• Social/Society
• Technology
• Culture

TEST TOMORROW

Tuesday, April 23rd

Parent-teacher interviews tomorrow.  Short classes on Wednesday and Thursday.

Going over answers for:

• Cottage Industry
• Factory Age
• Child Labour

Watched different clips on Child Labour in the world today (examples: minining in African countries.  Agriculture in the Philippines). Discussed how the Poverty Cycle works.

Handout: Society and Culture

Chapter 5 test on THURSDAY.

Monday morning block change

Going over answers to questions on Transportation and Mechanisation during the Industrial Revolution (pg. 140-143):

• Roads
• Canals
• Railways

Child Labour: group readings of poems about the United Nations Rights of the Child

Handout: Cottage Industry, Factory Age, Child Labour

Chapter 5 test on Thursday.

Thursday, April 18th

Partner infomercial presentations: Outstanding effort by all groups.  Way to go!

Topics covered included:

• Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell
• Power Loom: Edward Cartwright
• Internal combustion engine: Gottlieb Daimler
• Daguerre Photograph: Louis Daguerre
• Canal system: Duke of Bridgewater
• Incandescent light bulb: Thomas Edison
• Phonograph: Thomas Edison
• Steam powered ships: Robert Fulton
• Wiireless/Radio: Guglielimo Marconi
• Telegraph: Samuel Morse
• Brilliant dye made from coal: William Perkins
• Electric batteries: Alessandro Volta
• Cotton Gin: Eli Whitney
• Airplaine: Orville & Wilbur Wright

Handout: Industrial Revolution - Transportation and Mechanization

Wednesday, April 17th

Industrial Revolution mini-assignment: research an invention from the 1700s-1800s (topics assigned)

Work in the library computer lab and prepare for the 60-90 second "infomercial" tomorrow morning.

Students picked partners (Caveat: can not work with someone that you have worked with previously for a project, and you cannot partner with someone that is currently sitting in your row).

There were some students that were unable to find a partner based on the above criteria.  It is important for students to be able to branch out and work with different people in the classroom.  When some of the students finally picked a partner, they were unable to tell me the name of their partner?!!  This should not be happening 2.5 months into semester two - this was a good teaching moment for the class.

Beautiful, sunny Tuesday morning

Current events: Bombing during the Boston Marathon (globalnational.com)
                      : Jackie Robinson Day (April 15th) in baseball yesterday.  Why is he famous? (Biography)
                      : "42" trailer

Questions:

1. What conditions made it ideal for a profitable wool industry?
2. How was Britain's textile industry connected to colonialism.
3. Explain the advantages/disadvantages (or benefits vs. losses) of the coal industry.

Went over answers from Inventors/Inventions worksheet.

DVD: Living History: Living During the Industrial Revolution (10 minutes)

Monday, April 15th

Leaders research project due today.

Group oral interviews.  Students did a great job discussing their projects.

Current events: answer questions on the Shark Fin debate.

Friday. April 12th

Leaders research project due on MONDAY.

Current events: Story involving the bullying and death of a Nova Scotia teen.
                      : Youngest golfer, age 14, at the Masters.

Economic Revolution (pg 134/135):

1. Describe, in detail, the government in England during this era: policy, composition, etc
2. In your own words, explain the economic policy of laissez-faire ("leave it alone").  List advantages/disadvantages

Handout: Chart on inventors of the 1700s.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, April 11

Current events: UNICEF.  Canada 17th out of 29th (globalnational.com)
                      : Latest with North Korea

Industrial Revolution (Ch. 5)

• Introduction.  What do the words "industrial revolution" bring to mind?
• Discuss how the relationship between humanity and nature changed with the IR
• What 6 elements did Britain contain to result in her becoming and industrialized nation?

Web/mind map on topics between 130-134 (hand in at the end of class):

1. Why Britain?
2. New Farming Methods
3. New Crops and technology
4. New Breeds

Final day for Napoleon

Napoleon test today.

NEW DUE DATE: Leaders research project Monday, April 15th.

Tuesday morning review

Chapter 4 Napoleon test tomorrow.

Groups of 4: Final report card for Napoleon.  How would you grade his achievement/effort on:

• Domestic policy (France)
• Foreign policy (Europe)
• Ability to gain trust of people

Napoleon Review Questions.
Read story on the Battle of Waterloo (pg 89-93)
Read Napoleon's farewell speech.
Created review/test questions (1 mc, 1 matching/fill in blank, 3-mark, 5 mark)

Good luck tomorrow.

Leader research project due this FRIDAY.

Monday, April 8th

Reminder: Leaders research project due on Friday, April 12th.

Review of Napoleon's loss vs. Spain.
What is Nationalism (pg. 111/112).  The difference between Nationalism and Patriotism.

Handout on the Russian Campaign and talking about Napoleon's latest defeat (pg 114-116).

Finished watching the Biography DVD on Napoleon.

Handout: Chapter 4 review sheet (double-sided)

Napoleon TEST on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10th

Friday, April 5th

Researching in the library computer lab.

Students are continuing taking handwritten notes on their topic.
Everyone is using Biographies (InfoTrac) and World Book Encyclopedia (students can access the SLSS library through destiny.sd38.bc.ca).  Please email me if you forget the login password.

Projects due next FRIDAY, APRIL 12th.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Thursday morning research

Day #1 of the Leaders Research Project.

I thought that this was an invaluable lesson on how to do a library search for material.

In this project you are not to rely on Wikipedia.  This goal of this project is for you to learn how to do "real" reseach on not just rely on typing in your topic on Wikipedia or Google.

Access the school library through destiny.sd38.bc.ca.  You must use ONE book source, the online BIOGRAPHY (through INFOTRAC), and WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA.

I was amazed watching students having difficulty (how to properly find the call number) searching the book shelves for material.  Eventually everyone found a book to use.

Students are asked to create a login name and password in order to save the online searches you have done.  Ms. Shigeno also demonstrated ways to email yourself the information, and ways to select save the bibliography.
Students also had "fun" being able to use their phones to access the school library and do searches for material.

Wednesday, April 3rd

Read the write up on Napoleon, The General (pg 108/109) and answered question #2 on page 111.

Discussed and brainstormed similarities between a Coach/Athlete vs. General/Soldier relationship.

Handed out the new project outline: Leaders Research Project.
Selected leaders to research.  If you decide to change the leader you have chosen, please let me know tomorrow morning.

Discussed Napoleon's loss in Spain (pg. 112-113) and answered notes (overhead).

Lets meet tomorrow morning directly in the library.

Welcome back!

Hopefully everyone had a fantastic and relaxing Spring Break.

Worksheet on Napoleon and Europe:

• Continental System (pg 104)
• Conquering Europe (pg 105)
• New Map of Europe (pg 110)

Watched a clip from the Napoleon Biography on the beginning of Napoleon's demise (declaring himself Emperor, and then implementing the ineffective Continental system)

Finished class with notes on Napoleon and his campaigns (Marengo, Austerlitz, Friedland)

Thursday class....now enjoy Spring Break!

Current events reading comprehension assignment: "A Historic Wynne"

Current events: CTVnews coverage of the naming of the new Pope.

Review of Napoleon's military strengths and strategy.

Handout: Napoleon and Europe (Pg 104) - we will continue with this in April.

Watched the Tiananmen Square massacre and the attempts at a revolution against the Chinese government.

Have a fantastic Spring Break!

Wednesday, March 13th

Current events: New pope elected.

DVD: Napoleon (Biography)
a) at whag age did he become an officer?
b) Battles involved in?
c) Meteoric rise to power
d) Relationship with Josephine
e) How was he "greater than just a conqueror?"

Political Cartoon - China censorship of Google (Tiananment Square).
What is political cartoon?  What are some techniques used by political cartoon artists?
Read 102/03 and answer the overhead questions regarding censorship.

Youtube video: Tiananmen Square Massacre.

Rainy Tuesday morning

Continued with group work from yesterday.  Groups created a summary statement for their section.  Review of Napoleon's early years (pg 94-97)

Handout: Napoleon, his success and failures (pg 98-101)

Current events: Harlem Shake as a form of protest/revolution in the Middle East
                     : New York City's ban on certain sized soft drinks is overturned by a judge (gov't control)

Monday afternoon

Discussed Friday's activity in the computer lab which looked at Egypt's 18 day revolution in 2011.

We then watched a video on Tunisia, which set off the flames and started the Arab Spring revolutions.

Moving onto Napoleon - watching "Napoleon Bunnyparte".

Finishing the class with a group - carousel activity looking at the initial information about Napoleon's life (pg 94-97)

Final Friday before Spring break

Handed back assignments at the start of class - if you are missing any assignments please hand them in on Monday.

French Revolution jellybean simulation: King, Nobles and Peasants.

Library online research: looking at Egypt's 18 day revolution (Arab Spring).

Reminder that we are NOT doing the French Revolution project. 
Napoleon begins next week.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday morning

Current events: The death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.  Looking at his leadership ideology and his impact on the world stage.

Completed the Self/Group evaluation for the skits.  Discussed what it means to work well in a group:

• Leader(s) selected?
• Deadlines met
• Specific roles assigned
• Taking an active vs. passive role during brainstorming/script writing/rehearsal
• Communication with group members (phone/email)

Watched the French Revolution DVD - looking at the Reign of Terror under Robespierre and the end of the bloody beheadings when he was later sent to the Guillotine.

Handed out the final assignment for review.  Please take this home and think about which option you will choose.  Open book/notes.  In-class write over the next two classes.

Only one week till Spring Break!  Keep working hard, class.

Wednesday Oscar performances

Outstanding, hilarious, entertaining French Revolution skits today!

Bravo, class!

We will continue filling in our individual/group self evaluation sheets tomorrow.

One more day until you act....

Read together the Reign of Terror: during this period, many harsh laws were passed by the revolutionary government to intimidate or eliminate anyone who disagreed with the radical Jacobins.

Lots of beheadings during the Reign of Terror.  Danton in 1794.  Robespierre ruled France with the powers of a dictator.

Watched the DVD "The French Revolution."  Looked at two episodes, the "Death of a king" and "Noble Blood."  We saw King Louis and Marie Antoinette both go on trial and eventually sent to the guillotine.  The revolution continued to get bloodier with the death of Marat and the role of Robespierre.

"Revolutions cannot be made with rosewater".

Performances tomorrow!  Looking forward to fantastic group skits.

Monday, March 4

French Revolution Quiz.

Finished discussing and writing notes on the End of the Monarchy.

Working on French Revolution skits.  Group presentations on Wednesday.

Friday, finally!

"A revolution devours its own children" (pg 80-83).

A look at the political clubs in France, and a a look at where they are on the Political Spectrum. 

Notes on leaders of the revolution: Marat, Danton, and Robsepierre.

Also a look at the Revolutionary Wars.

Time to work on your group skits.  Looking forward to fantastic performances on TUESDAY.

QUIZ on Monday up to Page 77,

Rainy Thursday morning

Debrief and feedback on watching Les Miserables yesterday.  Most seemed to say that it was an excellent movie!

Discussed The Great Fear, Paris and the King, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
Compared the Declaration of the R of M&C to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Similarities and differences.

Time to work on the group skits.
Discussing the process behind working in groups: a) dividing up the responsibilities, b) Meeting times,
c) Taking charge, d) Being efficient with time, e) Organization.

Homework check tomorrow to see that you have completed your portion of your skit.

Can't believe that tomorrow is March 1st. 

Terrific Tuesday morning

Trip to see Les Miserable tomorrow.  Reminder of early dismissal at 12:30pm.  Meet in Room 507.

Watched this History Channel DVD on the French Revolution.  Events leading to the storming of the Bastille.

Groups of 6 to begin skits (presentations on Monday).

Monday, February 25th

Any field trip forms and money to be handed in by tomorrow in order to watch Les Miserables. 

Groups of 3 looking at the Philosophes and the emergent thinkers: Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau.

Would you consider yourself more of a follower of Rousseau or of the skeptics?

Notes and reading to determine the "Recipe for Revolution" in France (page 72)

Finished with notes on The 3 Estates/Estates General.

Keep working hard - only thirteen days until Spring Break!

Meet directly at the library computer lab for tomorrows lesson.

Friday

If you have not handed in forms or field trip money please bring this for Monday!

Letters to the king were due today.

A detailed look at the lifestyle of Marie Antoinette and the extravagance of the the French monarchy and upper class.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Thursday

Field trip money and forms tomorrow.  Silvercity will NOT be accepting your movie passes for this showing.  Students will need to bring in $8.75.

Discussed New Ideas and the Enlightenment (p.68/69).  Many ideas for revolution came from thinkers known as philosophes.  Many of the philosophes were against any religion that they viewed as old-fashioned or superstitions.  This period was known as the "Enlightenment."

Complete map of France in the 17th & 18th Century. 

Due tomorrow: Letter to the French king

Reminder of "Meet the Teacher" afternoon from 3:45 to 4:40pm.

Happy "hump day"

Identified the issues facing Louis XIV ("Sun King") and Louis XVI (pg 62-64).

Field trip form: LES MISERABLES (watched the official movie trailer).
Please hand back forms with $$$ by this Friday.
If enough students show interest then we will proceed with the field trip next Wednesday, February 27th.

ASSIGMNENT: Question #2 on page 68 (outline a minimum of 3 problems.  Propose a solution for each.  Convince Louis why he should listen to you - what are the benefits of changes).
Typed: 1 page double spaced (OR) 2 pages written double spaced (pen please)
DUE this FRIDAY

Tuesday morning fun

Projects due today.

Brainstorm: What comes to mind when you think of "FRANCE?"  A very fun look at France - great participation and answers shared.

Intro to the French Revolution: Youtube clip of "The Revolution in two minutes".

Read pages 58 to 62 and answered several questions:
1) How does the textbook describe the French Revolution as opposed to the English Civil War?
2) Find key words that support the opinion that "the revolution was not unexpected."
3) Regions in France: what is a cash crop.  examples.

Finished off by completing the handout on the hierarchy of French society in the 17th century.

Monday, February 18th

English Revolution Test.

Timeline projects due TOMORROW.

Discussed the Chapter 3 outcomes for the Revolution in France (pg 50)

Remind your parents of MEET THE TEACHER on Thursday, February 21st at 3:40pm.

Starting tomorrow only 18 school days till Spring Break.

Flag Friday

Finished off Chapter 2 with notes/discussion on the Restoration (pg 44-46) and The Glorious Revolution (pg. 46-47).

Political parties at the Federal level of Government in Canada.
a) Conservatives (PM Harper)
b) NDP (official opposition)
c) Liberal
d) Parti Quebecois (PQ)
e) Green

Time to work on the Timeline assignment before the earthquake drill.  Reviewed what to do if there is an earthquake when you are not in class (during break/lunch).

Unit test on MONDAY, Feb 18th.  (Test format: Multiple choice, matching, sentence/paragraph answers, mapping)

Projects due on TUESDAY, Feb 19th.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Valentines Day!

Current events quiz (2 questions).

Oliver Cromwell profile (who was he?)  Pages 42-44.

Continue working on the Timeline Project. 
Due Monday, February 18th.

Chapter 2 unit test: Monday, February 18th.

Wednesday

Witch hunt writing assignment due today.

Discussed the Long Parliament worksheet (handout from yesterday) (pg 34-35)

Took notes on the Civil War, Rump Parliament, and the Trial of Charles I.

Discussed the House of Commons and its role in government.  Discussed Canadian government: Member of Parliament (MP), ridings/constituencies, and how these MPs are voted in to represent us in Ottawa.

New Assignment: Illustrated Timeline of the English Revolution (partners).
Students given the criteria sheet.  Time will be given in class tomorrow to work on the project. 
Due date is Monday, February 18th.

Current events QUIZ TOMORROW.

Welcome back

Hopefully everyone enjoyed their Family Day long weekend!

What is leadership?  What are characteristics of a good leader?  Made connections to James I and Charles I.  Great answers you came up with!  For current events today we watched the news article on North Korea conducting a nuclear test.  Describe the leadership of Kim-Jong Un after watching the clips from CTV and CNN.
How does someone in the Monarchy come to power?  In a military dictatorship? 

Handout: Pg 31-33.  Looking at King Charles' " Fight with Parliament"

Handed back the Witch Hunt Investigator write up.  Please add onto your write up and be creative and add in specific details.  Typed, double spaced copy (and your written draft) due TOMORROW.

Handout: The Long Parliament (pg. 34-35).

Current events QUIZ on Thursday.

UNIT TEST (Monday, February 18th).

Last day of the school week!

Current events: Looking at Family Day on Monday (blog.gov.bc.ca/bcfamilyday) and the various events happening in the Lower Mainland.  Also watched a clip on National poutine week in Quebec. Mmmmm

Collected in the United Kingdom map assignment.

Review of the Stuarts worksheet from yesterday.  What is parliament, absolute monarchy, Divine Rights of Kings, Tyrant.  Also looked at the reign of James I and Charles I (family tree).  Both believed in the Divine Right of Kings and often clashed with parliament.

In-class assignment (12 marks): WHI (Witch Hunt Investigators).  Pick one of the 3 profiles.  Decide which person is most likely a witch.  Follow the criteria on the handout.

Have a fantastic long weekend!

Role of Religion, Witches, and Kings

Today we took notes on the role of religion in the 17th C.  Looking at how Puritanism spread rapidly through England. 
What is a Witch Hunt?  "Fear + Trigger = Scapegoat"  After taking notes and discussing these two topics, we watched a Youtube clip of the Salem Witch Hunts.  Then we watched a scene poking fun of the ridiculous nature of witch hunts (Monty Python).
We finished off the class by working on a handout on The Early Stuarts: James I and Charles I.

Map assignment due tomorrow.

Terrific Tuesday Morning

What is a Revolution?  Do revolutions always involve violence?

Todays current event discussion was about Malala Yousefzai and her inspiring message of wanting girls in Pakastan to being allowed to go to school.  Last October 2012, this 14 year old girl, was shot in the head by the Taliban and nearly killed.  They did not want her to start a revolution allowing girls in the country to be educated.  Malala is making a miraculous recovery in a hospital in England and just spoke for the first time since the incident.  She is still promoting her goal of an education for all girls all around the world (malalafund.org).
Handout: A look at 17th C England's class system (Upper vs. Middle vs. Lower class).  How did they live?  Luxuries/privileges?  Diet?  Yearly income?  Cost of goods/what could people afford? (Pages 20-25 of the textbook)

Time to work on the map assignment (Due this Thursday morning)

Monday review of the Modern Age

Current events: discussed Punxsutawney Phil and the history of Groundhog Day.  Also looked at the "End of the Canadian Penny"

Chapter 1: Reviewing the Modern Age.  a) Kings Gain Power, b) a Prosperous Age, c) A New View of Humanity, d) A New View of the World.  In groups of 4 students identified 3-5 keys points from a section. 
Students completed a handout on "statements/effects of" change during the Renaissance and Modern Era.

What is democracy and civil war? Countries involved in the "Arab Spring" revolution (Egypt, Libya, Syria)

Started an England mapping assignment for Chapter 2. 

Welcome to SS 9!

Course outlines to be read and signed by your parent/guardian.

Remind them to follow this blog to keep up to date with what you are doing.

Students completed a profile sheet describing themselves, and also wrote down any questions/hopes/expectations for this course.

Enjoy the weekend!  If you are a football fan, enjoy Super Bowl Sunday!

Birthday of this post

It has been a very interesting process in creating a daily education blog.  I was inspired by a colleague's blog spot and decided to start implementing more technology in my teaching practice.
Hopefully this will be the start of an interesting blog for my students.